The Wichita County Junior/Senior High School celebrated its 116th Commencement on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Memb e r s of t h e Board of Education, the Superintendent, and staff and faculty across District 467 gathered in the building's gymnasium to recognize the twenty graduating seniors.
National…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The convenience store formerly known as JJ's Country Store and Stop 'N' Shop, and Coastal Mart, and the K-Store, and, most recently, the Eagle, has changed ownership, effective May 9, 2024. Its new name is Vivo Mart. As of press time, there was no word regarding any upcoming renovations or…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Wichita County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 8:30am at the Wichita County courthouse located at 206 South 4th St, Leoti, KS. Commissioners present were Jason Wells, John Gould, and Cole Carpenter. Also present were Lynda Goodrich, Herb Peters, Lanna…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Residents of Wichita County are given warning in the below posted Legal Notice that the company therein intends to commence the injection of saltwater into a well within our County, in a process commonly known as 'fracking.' The Native Sun is drawing special attention to this because fracking is…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
This year's Graduation supplement didn't turn out as planned. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the all-color version came off the press misaligned and looking, basically, like mud, no matter how many adjustments were made. In the interest of getting the supplement out prior to the…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Two things that happen when you’re helping a friend clean out a deceased family member’s house: 1) You laugh together. 2) You take stuff home.
Here’s Tracy to me, as we are working through her mom’s kitchen… “Do you use almond paste?” “Hmm, I don’t. What do you use it for?” “Well, Mom used it when…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Curiosity about Paul developed into reverence for the Master Jesus.
Acts 19:18 (The Message) It’s interesting, the things people believe and the things they don’t. I have always heard that Edgar Allen Poe was addicted to cocaine and lived in his own haunted world. Reading some of his stories, it…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Sometimes we can feel far from God, and during those times we can also feel that God doesn’t want to be near us. But the truth is that God’s plan has always been to be with man. At the beginning of creation, Genesis 3:8 (CEB) tells us “during the day’s cool evening breeze, they (Adam and Eve) heard…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Beginning with last week's issue, we are printing some reminders related to spring and summer severe weather. Already this spring, there have been several outbreaks spawning multiple tornadoes. One person in Pottawatomie County was killed and three injured when an EF3 hit the town of Westmoreland…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
New books at the WC Library
Items added from 4-29/24 to 5/11/24:
Adult Nonfiction:
The Demon Of Unrest: a saga of hubris, heartbreak, and heroism at the dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
Adult Fiction:
A Calamity Of Souls by David Baldacci Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin The Museum of Lost Qui l…
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The end of the school year has arrived, and with it comes a full schedule of events showcasing the students’ talents and celebrating their accomplishments. This is also the time to thank educators for their selfless service to the profession.
The past two weeks have brought field trips to places…
News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The convenience store formerly known as JJ's Country Store and Stop 'N' Shop, and Coastal Mart, and…
News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Wichita County Track and Field has been working all season to be ready for Regionals. On Thursday…
News Staff
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Mothers are so many different things to us at different stages of our lives. We enter the world…
News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The Wichita County Junior/Senior High School celebrated its 116th Commencement on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Memb e r s of t h e Board of Education, the Superintendent, and staff and faculty across District 467 gathered in the building's gymnasium to recognize the twenty graduating seniors.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Wichita County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 8:30am at the Wichita County courthouse located at 206 South 4th St…
News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Residents of Wichita County are given warning in the below posted Legal Notice that the company therein intends to commence the injection of saltwater into a…
News Staff
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
This year's Graduation supplement didn't turn out as planned. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the all-color version came off the press misaligned and…
Columns
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
I’ve spent some days over the past two weeks helping my friend, Tracy, clean out her mom’s house since her passing at Easter. Tracy and her daughter visited us…
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
The sins of some people are blatant and march them right into court. The sins of others don’t show up until much later. The same with good deeds. Some you see…
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Sometimes ideas about God that aren’t accurate, that aren’t even Biblical, find their way into our cultural maxims. They’re often intended to encourage or…
