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R. W. Williams was arrested after three quarts of whiskey were found in his suitcase
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3/7/23
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J. D. Wentz told to ‘stick em’ up,’ robbed at gunpoint of $1
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3/4/23
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100 years ago, a contract was let for the paving of McKay Street in Frontenac
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3/3/23
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Lowe’s Grocery & Mercantile, part 3
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Here is the final excerpt from a memoir by Norma Lee (Lowe) Bird about small town life in Hepler, Kansas centered around a family grocery store and other businesses 1946 - 1954. — J.T.K.
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3/2/23
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Both teams claimed victory in a basketball game between Pittsburg and Cherokee
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3/2/23
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Dynamite, two kegs of black powder stolen from Heim & Hoots mine
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3/1/23
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‘Freedom Tree’ planted at Memorial Auditorium in honor of fighter pilot Col. William H. Nelson
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2/28/23
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Couple wed after being arrested, spending night behind bars
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2/25/23
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Fists flew after junior high school principal refused to resign
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2/24/23
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Lowe’s Grocery & Mercantile, part 2
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The following is the second excerpt from a memoir by Norma Lee (Lowe) Bird about Lowe's Grocery & Mercantile in Hepler beginning in 1946. It continues her look at small town life centered around a small grocery store and other businesses. Poignant scenes that were duplicated all through rural Kansas. Last week I mistakenly wrote that Norma Lee now lives in Oswego. It’s Ottawa. — J.T.K.
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2/23/23
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A large quantity of black powder ignited, killing one, injuring two
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2/23/23
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A train running from Fort Scott to Parsons went through a bridge
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2/22/23
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A woman was charged with arson for a fire at her son-in-law's home
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2/21/23
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Area legislators said they will continue pushing for southeast Kansas highways
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2/17/23
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A Fort Scott man was arrested for violating the bone dry ordinance
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2/16/23
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Lowe’s Grocery & Mercantile, part 1
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The following is the first excerpt from a memoir by Norma Lee (Lowe) Bird about Lowe's Grocery & Mercantile in Hepler in 1946. It’s a classic look at small town life centered around a grocery store (and pool hall) that was duplicated all through rural Kansas. Norma Lee now lives in Oswego. — J.T.K.
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2/16/23
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Wholesale intoxication was responsible for the stupefaction of several thousand wild ducks
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2/15/23
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Two cars were badly damaged in a crash at the Columbus square
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2/14/23
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KSC announced the Pearl Brinkerhoff History Scholarships
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2/10/23
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Beaver trapping in S.E. Kansas
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Last week’s excerpt from Frank Jeler Jr.’s memoir described trapping muskrat hereabouts in 1951 –’52. This week he continues his description of the art of trapping near Arma — sharing the benefits (and dangers) of trapping beaver. — J.T.K.
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2/9/23
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