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Reuben Rhodes, left, of Shaw Environmental, uses a metal detector to find pieces of test bombs in a field south of Alma recently as Cindy Burns takes detailed notes of the places where the metal is.
Waubaunsee High School Students Clean For Elders
Wabaunsee High School-USD#329 students and staff spent Thursday, November 12 in the communities of Alma, McFarland, Paxico and Maple Hill cleaning yards for their elders.
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Gail Spencer puts on her slick tires for racing at Heartland Park. Photo 1 of 6 Photo 3 of 6 ANN WILLIAMSON/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Gail Spencer does a burnout on the track in her 1966 Chevy Nova at Heartland Park recently.
A small church in Varazdin, Croatia and its local, full-time, missionary will benefit from a charity motorcycle ride in Wamego on October 10, 2009.
Fall is the season for pumpkins and hay rides, and many area farms have opportunities for picking out prospective jack-o'-lanterns and playing in the field.
The Randy Rogers Band, which earned an ACM Award nomination for Top Vocal Group, will cap the Flint Hills Music Festival, which will be Friday and Saturday in a Wabaunsee County pasture just north of Interstate 70 at Exit 324.
Randy Rogers Band, which earned an ACM Award nomination for Top Vocal Group, will cap the Saturday night lineup of the debut Flint Hills Music Festival, which comes to a pasture northeast of Alma on Sept.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 The semi-annual historic stone fence renovation workshop is being scheduled for north of Alma on the Native Stone Scenic Byway.
Friends of Kaw Heritage and the Voices of the Wind People Pageant Committee invite the public to the fifth annual free Community Band Concert at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Kaw Mission State Historic Site in Council Grove, 500 N. Mission St.. Back by popular demand is the Flint Hills Community Band, led by Dennis Brooks, made up of musicians from Alma, ...
Man Sentenced in Kansas Cattle Theft
A Tecumseh man has been sentenced to prison in connection with the theft of 15 head of cattle stolen from a farm in Alma, Kan.
Man Sentenced in Kansas Cattle Theft
A Tecumseh man has been sentenced to prison in connection with the theft of 15 head of cattle stolen from a farm in Alma, Kan.
A Tecumseh man has been sentenced to prison in connection with the theft of 15 head of cattle stolen from a farm in Alma, Kan.
Friends of Kaw Heritage and the Voices of the Wind People Pageant Committee invite the public to the fifth annual free Community Band Concert at 6:30 p.m. Aug.
KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Emporia
Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Chase, Coffey, Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, in Emporia.
County gears up for sesquicentennial celebration
Descendants of a Potawatomi chief are coming to help the county that bears his name celebrate 150 years next weekend.
Daylong sesquicentennial celebration in Alma scheduled
From Native American blessings to cowboy poetry and discussions on the influence of African-Americans, the residents of Wabaunsee County are celebrating 150 years of history.
Wabaunsee County Celebrates 150 Years
Wabaunsee County celebrates it's sesquicentennial Saturday, June 6th. Highlights of the celebration include: a Native American Ceremonial Smoke Blessing of the Grounds, flag raising, national anthem, Fort Riley Mounted Color Guard, Commemorative Walk following the Underground Railroad, guest speakers, cannon demonstrations by 3rd Kansas Light ...
WWII Bomb Range Searched for Explosives
Wabaunsee Precision Bombing Range No. 2 near Alma was used during World War II to train pilots and bomber crews.
A building method set in stone
Rocky Slaymaker, of Americus, shows volunteers the perfect stone to go into a spot for a limestone wall north of Alma.
Craftsman makes pieces come together
Furniture makes up the bulk of the inventory at the Flint Hills Trader. Photo 1 of 2 Photo 2 of 2 Thad Allton Brad Hamblet operates an antique shop in Alma, but he is busier helping repair and restore buildings around the area.