The Americanism Committee, established in 1919, oversees the awarding of the Daughters of the American Revolution Medal of Honor. Since its creation in 1972, the award has been presented to less than 2,000 individuals across the United States and overseas.
Cosmos
There you are — a Kansas teacher supervising a high school hallway in between classes.Students flood past you in a clattering blur of high-top sneakers, yoga pants and laughter.One student strides past you, pulling a cellphone out of her purse to respond to an email. Another student, on her way to photography class, slides her digital camera into its case.
Last month I attended patriotic night at the Ellis County Fair. I turned up just after 6:30 p.m.
Hot summer days remind me of fishing on several rivers with John Routh, an old, retired Marine. He had survived the island hopping in World War II and earned sergeants’ stripes.
One of the obvious characteristics of our daily lives is that we are very busy. Our days are filled with things to do, people to meet, projects to finish, meetings to attend, letters to write, calls to make, appointments to keep and families to look after.
For a group of senior baseball players from across the region, this weekend’s tournament, (Ryan Grace Memorial Tournament in Liberty, Missouri), marks more than just the end of a season — it marks the closing of a chapter written over a decade of shared memories, hard work and unshakable friendship.These athletes, who began playing baseball together as children, have reunited for one final tournament before heading on to their senior years. Though they now attend different high schools and compete on rival teams during the school year, the bond formed in their early playing days has remained strong.What makes this final run even more meaningful is who's leading them: their dads.
Two Lansing residents argue in a federal lawsuit that their constitutional rights were violated last year when their dog was fatally shot by a police officer.
With the lead-up to the high school sports season in full swing, it has been fun watching the way our local teams are represented across lists of preseason rankings. None of those teams is ranked higher than the Lansing girls’ volleyball crew, which has earned the No.
When they met this week, Leavenworth County commissioners approved a notice for a public hearing related to the proposed 2026 county budget. But commissioners changed the proposed tax rate before approving the notice.