Fred and Marjorie Giefer, members of St. Michael’s Parish in Girard, celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, August 10.   They were married August 10, 1946 at St. Joseph Church … more

This week’s chronicle, submitted by Bill Lavery, is about his great-grandfather, Michael Joseph Lavery, who was born in 1867. — J.T.K. In 1903, Mike Lavery and his Big Green Band of Frontenac … more

PITTSBURG, Kan. — From Aug. 6 through Aug. 13, the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts will stream four concerts recorded during the annual Pittsburg Festival of the Arts in June.  The … more

Before I left for Chicago in 1973 to find a new life I could write home and describe, I had the good sense to spend a night and day with Grandma Ada Fowler in Arcadia. The most memorable part of … more

This week’s column features another excerpt from an essay by music lover Don Falletti about the big bands that played at PSU (then Kansas State Teacher’s College) when he was a student there. — … more

Here’s another excerpt from “Frogdancer,” an autobiography by former Arma native Frank Louis Jeler Jr. — J.T.K. Arma Theater There was picture show theater in Arma where I failed to … more

In late September, 2013, Linda and I were sitting on our front porch glider when a pickup rolled up and the daughter of a friend strolled across the brick street and said (with a very mischievous … more

This week’s column by Gary Gleason is excerpted from his essay “Boyhood Days in Pittsburg, Kansas.” Gary is now retired and living with his wife in Gainesville, Georgia. — J.T.K. During … more

This week’s column features the second excerpt from an essay by music lover Don Falletti about the big bands that played at PSU (then Kansas State Teacher’s College) when he was a student there. … more

This week I’m sharing another excerpt from an autobiography by former Arma native Frank Louis Jeler Jr. This one brings to mind the oft-repeated local statement that mules were treated better by … more