Leavenworth Antique Mall New Owners By Peggy Bair Expect to see a lot of changes in the coming weeks at the Leavenworth Antique Mall, 505 Delaware St., Leavenworth. Kathleen Wade is the new owner of the shop. Wade purchased the popular mall last month from Alma and Diana “Dee” Barr, who owned the building since 1998. Wade, along with her husband Ric Almack, bring … Continue reading Antique Mall Changes
Cassandra Dickerson has been leading the weekly protests on Fridays at the state Capitol in Topeka. She wants Governor Kelly to come out to the next protest and meet with the group to hear them. Continue reading Pandemic Poverty Grips Middle Class Jobless
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
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
…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
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 to … Continue reading Hillside Honey
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 minutes … Continue reading Jester Frost
“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
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 people … Continue reading From Their Family to Yours
