Plains Folk: A bit of rodeo history
The first weekend of June marks the annual occurrence of the Flint Hills Rodeo. This year (2023) was the eighty-sixth year of the rodeo, the… Login to continue reading Login…
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East Lake ‘Blue-Green Algae Warning’ remains
By Kansan Staff Harvey County East Lake’s blue-green algae status remained stable this week, remaining in a warning status following a July 14 update by… Login to continue reading Login…
Plan and Plant a Hummingbird Garden
by Melinda Myers Whether you are making some late additions to your gardens or planning for the future include some hummingbird-favorite plants. Select plants and… Login to continue reading Login…
In the garden: Dealing with Walnut caterpillars
By Scott Eckert It seems like clockwork that I start getting questions on this particular pest about the same time each year. They are not… Login to continue reading Login…
Mission trips are an evangelical rite of passage for US teens – but why?
By: Caroline R. Nagel As tourists head to airports this summer, American travelers are likely to see groups of young people in matching T-shirts awaiting… Login to continue reading Login…
A Kansas gardener is suing for the right to sell honey and fruit from her Ottawa yard
By Celia Llopis-JepsenKansas News Service OTTAWA, Kansas — Ellen Finnerty revels in working her backyard garden as much to learn the science as to harvest… Login to continue reading Login…
East Lake swimming, boating closed
By Kansan Staff Harvey County East Lake’s blue-green algae status remained stable this week, upgraded from a watch to warning status at the end of… Login to continue reading Login…
‘Bike and Build’ to be in Newton
Special to the Kansan Bike and Build, a program that hosts bicycle rides across the nation during which cyclists call attention to housing, will be… Login to continue reading Login…
MIT cyclists to be at NPL
MIT Spokes Science & Math Workshop will be at Newton Public Library from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 5. Students from MIT are biking… Login to continue reading Login…
On the garden: Dealing with yellow nutedge
By: Scott Eckert There are special weeds that grow in our lawns. They are special because they are very challenging to get rid of. Yellow… Login to continue reading Login…