Come gather around the kitchen table. That sounds like a setting for a delicious meal and good times with others. Today we’ll meet a young couple who are using that theme to create a family environment offering good food and fellowship.
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“I’m going to leave a piece of ground better than I found it.”
A Manhattan artist is nearing the finish line on a mural in the state capitol.
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One of the steps in Xatyiswa Maqashalala’s daily routine is calling her family.
What’s cookin’? Let’s open a cookbook and find a recipe.
How are things on the old homestead? That sounds like a friendly conversation, but in the case of one young Kansas couple, it could mean even more than that.
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Some may associate the Riley County Fair with carnival lights and the spectacle of the rodeo. However, one family of 4-H members encourages people to visit the various exhibits showcasing their hard work and learning experience.
The big truck pulls onto the scale as it prepares to make a delivery in Texas. It is essential that the weight be accurate when delivering these products. That scale was installed and calibrated by a company in rural Kansas.
It’s a busy day in town. The manager at the snack shop is offering a special, the mayor has scheduled a meeting, and the doctor is checking on her patients.
An old saying goes, “Don’t cry over spilled milk.” That reminds us not to have regrets over something that hasn’t worked out in the past.
What do you take with you when you travel? A suitcase? Extra clothes? A book to read?
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Reid Carlson can talk swimming.
Does the general public know about the indigenous people who live in Kansas? Today we’ll meet an innovative rural educator who is helping her students learn about the culture and literature of indigenous people in our state and beyond.
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It’s often said we must live our lives to the fullest. Christopher Sorensen certainly does.
“Ad Astra per Aspera – To the Stars through Difficulties” is the Kansas state motto. As a kid, I learned a lot about Kansas from wonderful teachers.
Kansas Supreme Court Justice KJ Wall walks into a room, but this isn’t the Supreme Court Chambers. It’s not even a courtroom. This room is at a high school in Ashland, Kansas.
Forty times. That is the increased magnitude of water consumption attributed to an eastern red cedar tree, compared to open grasslands in Kansas. The unchecked spread of those cedar trees has not only consumed more water, it has created a fire hazard that can threaten homes, farms and famili…
Graduation season is here, and the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” and alma mater hymns are a familiar part of the occasion.
Two friends, two centenarians, one birth date.
What town is in the very corner of Kansas?
Over time, places change. Kathy Coleman knows that firsthand because she’s seen the Hale Library at Kansas State University undergo many variations during the years she worked in its interlibrary loans unit.
“Go to the source.”
When trying to decide what to do in life, some young people may worry about limiting themselves to one thing.
A child walks along a path next to a verdant garden surrounded by farm fields, pausing every few feet to read a few more pages from a children’s book as displayed on stands along the way.
Wilma Brooks was a business woman, a jokester and a lifelong area resident, and she left behind a legacy of love for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
“Party time” sounds like fun. It’s also the name of a specialty ham that a rural Kansas meat company has been producing for more than 60 years.
Achieving a goal can be a challenge, but Janet Carl proves it is never too late to make a change.
What if there was a hub that could connect local growers and consumers of food?
The Gemoll family was on its way back to its Midwest roots when unexpected vehicle trouble halted the journey.
Clearing trees and brush is one of the challenges in eastern Kansas, where woods will naturally encroach upon fields and sometimes need to be removed. Today, we’ll meet a rural-preneur who has designed better equipment to cut trees and clear fields.
Tim Thomas is a husband, an Uber driver and a dad figure to Aggieville bar-goers.
Nothing quite gets the crowd going at K-State basketball games this season more than two octogenarians who like to shake it.
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Kansas might not be the first place to come to mind when considering the home states of famous LGBTQ+ people.
Kansas State University’s Student Union is a popular venue for on-campus events, conferences and meetings. It houses the campus’ bookstore and art gallery, as well as several restaurants.
“Connect the dots” was a fun game when I was a kid. It reminds me of an initiative that is connecting farms, communities and visitors across the Flint Hills – not with dots, but with the art of barn quilts.
A sergeant with the Riley County Police Department said his time as a K-9 handler was basically a “second marriage” for him.
The women’s college basketball team is on the road, trailing the No. 2 ranked team in the nation by five points with 2:40 to play in the game. The visiting team begins a furious comeback and claims a one-point lead with just over a minute to play.
The Dodge City Classic Car Show is coming to an end. It’s time for the prizes to be presented to the winning entries. The classic show winners are receiving unique, hand-crafted trophies.
Aging can be a time when bodies slow down, but that does not mean people can’t be healthy or have fun.
College football fans have more to be excited about than four quarters of play in upcoming bowl games. This holiday season is the time when some football programs are likely to gift fans a taste of alternative uniforms.
There is no ‘me.’ It’s all about the ‘we.’
Among the phrases Joseph Brown used most while deployed in Germany as a military police officer for the U.S. Army in the 1980s were “Kann ich ein Bier haben,” or “Can I have a beer?” and “Wo ist der bahnhof,” which translates to, “Where’s the train station?”
High school sweethearts Jan and Steve Galitzer moved from New Jersey to Manhattan in 1971 and have never looked back.
A local rapper, bodybuilder and now children’s book author strives to inspire the youth of Manhattan and beyond with his story.
It doesn’t have to be a wedding or a prom to experience a “ride to remember” with Manhattan Limousine.
The line, “Somewhere over the rainbow” from the song in The Wizard of Oz makes me think of Dorothy and her desire to return to Kansas. It also makes me think of modern Kansans who are using the wizardry of modern telecommunications to help their home state.
Fred Torneden said there was a time where he was known as “Mr. Deb” throughout the city of Wichita. The 66-year-old is married to Deb Torneden, the most accomplished native Kansan in women’s distance running.
Newspapers are delivered to its subscribers. For one particular copy of the paper, we might say, ‘Bon Voyage,’ because this paper is going to a subscriber in Paris, France.
Betti O is all about this business we call show.
Transitions can be challenging, exciting, scary and difficult – all at the same time. They are also a part of life.
The sound of a piano playing the timeless music of Beethoven, Debussy and Bach filled the room as the residents of the Meadowlark Hills retirement community listened on Saturday.
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