Candlelight Vigil
In remembrance of Logan and Austin Jackson, a candlelight vigil was attended by about 80 mourners Monday night in Leavenworth, KS. Continue reading Candlelight Vigil
Halloween 2020
Saturday is also the last day of daylight savings time in 2020 before clocks are to be set back one hour early Sunday. Continue reading Halloween 2020
Extra Ballot Boxes for Kansans
…finding the right polling place and finally slipping that ballot into a machine to earn a simple little sticker that says something a lot of Americans consider a point of personal pride: “I voted” Continue reading Extra Ballot Boxes for Kansans
Hillside Honey
Advertisements The Art of Bee-ing in Easton, KS by Peggy Bair Keeping bees happy isn’t a perfect science but it is a family endeavor for the veteran-owned Martin family. Hillside Honey Apiary is in Easton, KS, a small town nestled in Leavenworth County. Shelley and her husband Ty Martin tend about 80 hives. The farm has a myriad of custom products ranging from face creams … Continue reading Hillside Honey
Jester Frost
Advertisements Nefarious Graffiti Artist Goes Legit by Peggy Bair Saturday, under a noonday sun, Jester Frost is at David Brewer Park in Leavenworth, KS with a roll of cellophane and a red wagon filled with spray paint. A woman with several children are hanging out watching him as he stretches the plastic between two posts at a picnic shelter. It takes him only a few … Continue reading Jester Frost
United as One
Advertisements United as One Christians Come Together to Heal Divisive Social Climate by Peggy Bair The grassy open space at 4th & Chestnut next to First United Methodist Church Leavenworth was the site of the outdoor event United as One Thursday night in Leavenworth, KS. Sixteen area churches joined together to bring the event which continues September 18 and 19th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. … Continue reading United as One
The Bean Patch
“We would like to say we feel very privileged that our customers continue to hang in there with us during what has been a very stressful year for all,” Mary said. Continue reading The Bean Patch
River’s Edge Produce
Farming Tradition Near Farley, MO Stretches to Six Generations of Oberdieks – from HeartKC Continue reading River’s Edge Produce
From Their Family to Yours
Advertisements A Season in the Life of Jirak Family Produce by Peggy Bair Any given day out in Cummings, KS, Mark and Theresa Jirak will be getting dirty. The Jirak Family Produce farm is never short on chores as it produces slicing tomatoes, grape tomatoes, green beans, eggplant, sweet corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, zucchini, yellow straight neck squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, peppers, winter squash and honey. When … Continue reading From Their Family to Yours