Burlingame News

Karen Johnson gives her Model T a crank to get it started back on the road in the "Ocean to Ocean in a Model T" tour, which stopped Friday in Burlingame.

Jerry Millican, left, a credit coach with Crown Financial Ministries, watches as Pam Masters, of Burlingame, crosses off a list of creditors she has paid off.

Kansas State Fire Marshalls suspect arson is involved in a fire that happened just after midnight Friday morning.

Holton Glory Days Car Show a ' Today in Holton. Registration: 9 a.m. to noon. Show: Noon to 3 p.m. Information: 364-2824. Briggs Dodge Classic MOPAR Show a ' 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 30.

Osage County originally was the home of several Welsh settlements. One of these, Arvonia, sprung up in April 1869 along the Marias Des Cygnes River.

Motorcycle and Classic Car Rally a ' 4 p.m. Sunday at the Santa Fe Cafe on 56 highway in Burlingame.

The O'Bryhim family and groceries go back 77 years in Overbrook. The store has survived the Depression, the recession of the early 1980s, the 1989 stock market crash and scores of other challenges.

The Topeka Capital-Journal will publish its Briefly column and clubs and meetings calendar each week for activities scheduled through the following week.

Firefighters from four area departments battled a blaze this afternoon that destroyed a farmhouse just northwest of this Wabaunsee County town.

KC Central at Washburn Rural girls, ppd. to Jan. 10, 1 p.m. Topeka High girls at Free State, ppd.

A lot of people are discovering it is OK to give a used item as a gift. They are called antique shoppers.

The first weekend in December traditionally is the busiest for holiday events, including craft shows and home tours.