Chad Frey

Chad Frey

Amish Cook: Tackling a project for family

By Gloria Yoder “Yes, let’s do it… but then we’re going to have to wait until after they’ve left. Do you know what color paint… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Camping at the gallery

This summer the Carriage Factory Gallery is hosting a pair of art camps, the first was this week for children age 5 through 8.

Kansas traffic fatalities trend downward after seven years averaging more than 420 deaths

TOPEKA — The number of traffic deaths on Kansas backroads, streets and highways increased in the decade from 2013 to 2023 despite three consecutive annual reductions that cut fatalities below 400 for the first time since 2015.State and federal transportation reports and an assessment by TRIP, a nonprofit organization researching and distributing data on transportation issues, said traffic fatalities in Kansas expanded 11% during the 10-year period.

Nicodemus descendants preserve history of former slaves’ quest for freedom in Kansas

LAWRENCE — Fifth-generation Nicodemus descendant Angela Bates draws inspiration from carrying forward the history of people who left the South in the 1870s to establish a town in rural Kansas where they might move closer to the promise of freedom.Bates, who was raised in California by parents born in Nicodemus, eventually relocated to Kansas, formed the Nicodemus Historical Society and campaigned to preserve the documentary history of a town that had gradually fallen on hard economic times.

Sand Creek Summer Daze caps busy week

Sand Creek Summer Daze will cap off quit a week for the community of Newton, a week punctuated by competition.That week touched off with the 76th annual Mexican-American Fastpitch Softball Tournament before turning to the U.S.G.A.