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Published online 12/7/2009 11:18 PM A rural life made all the difference for Leoti woman Kansas Journal By Kathy Hanks Lori Hudson grew up on the high Plains of western Kansas riding horses with her grandpa.

Last Updated: Dec 3rd, 2009 - 16:35:11 From a young age, Jerrod Niemann's parents knew he was bound for something.

Rose Marie Peine Hill Rose Marie passed away at the Manor of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas this past Thursday, December 3, 2009, at the age of 90 years, one month and three days old.

Work off that turkey fat _ I love the idea of improving garden soil this time of year.

There's an entire litany of old sayings that could pertain to this year's fall harvest.

When I left you last week, my father and I were traveling Kansas Highway 96 westbound, about to enter Ness City.

Thirty minutes before the dedication of Park on the Plains, volunteers spent time putting the finishing touches on the $300,000 playground.

No tall grass for winter _ It sounds right to let the lawn go into winter at a tall height for insulation.

Julie Eikenberry and others on site constructing the Scott City Community Playground Wednesday had various ways to stay warm, or dry rather.

Emergency crews in Meade County were called to a grain silo accident Saturday. It happened in the town of Plains.

One person has been seriously hurt after an accident at the Plains, KS, grain elevator.

Fertilize fescue - September is the best month to fertilize a fescue lawn, and we're about out of it.

Scott City is trying to raise $70,000 more for the $300,000 playground that will be built by volunteers next month.

Voting has begun in the latest a oe8 Wonders of Kansasa series sponsored by the Kansas Sampler Foundation.

Clicking your heels three times and saying 'There's no place like home' is a finalist for a top Kansas custom.

Janet Anguiano walked into the Deerfield Community Learning Center Wednesday morning, sat down at a computer and began reading chapters and taking notes in world geography.

Rarely are detailed glimpses of 19th century life in the Flint Hills available to the 21st century reader.

Mushroom Rocks, on Alum Creek, Kansas. 7 Miles east of Fort Harker & 496 miles west of St.

Mushroom Rocks, on Alum Creek, Kansas. 7 Miles east of Fort Harker & 496 miles west of St.

Some former kindergarten classrooms that have sat empty for years are planned to have a new use starting next month - a learning center where adults who never graduated from high school can earn Holcomb High School diplomas.