Dwight News

Those involved with Heartland Visioning say knowing where they have been will help Shawnee Countians better determine where they want to go. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“We've brought in composers for the last concert of the year for the past two years, and I think it has been great for the students to get to meet and interact with living composers”

There will be plenty of life - ' not only in the music but also in the composers - ' in Krehbiel Auditorium when the Bethel College Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra perform Sunday. via Newton Kansan

A Dwight man was transported to Morris County Hospital on Sunday night after he lost control of the car he was driving and the vehicle rolled four times after it went into a ditch. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“Sometimes we joke about the attractions in Kansas, but we have rich heritage here”

The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Museum displays the Apollo 13 command module, an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane and the largest collection of U.S. space artifacts outside the nation's capital. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call 'out there.' ”

Mount Sunflower, in Wallace County, is 4,039 feet above sea level. This mansion was built in 1928 and became the governor's residence in 1962. via Topeka Capital-Journal

Vision Chanute committee shares dream of Public Square Community On Dec. 13, 2007, several business and community representatives met with the Vision Chanute Steering Committee for lunch. via Chanute Tribune

“Cranberries. Can somebody get cranberries?”

A volunteer leaned into the kitchen and asked: "Are you ready? Let's do this thing." And with that, the 40th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner was under way. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“I may wax nostalgia but to me Eisenhower was a great president. The economy was great, it was post World War II and I think the people felt great about themselves. As a nation, it was probably our highest point about how we perceive ourselves.”

New Yorker Barry Landau saw the White House as a child and his memories of the sight have never left him. via Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

“It will get tighter when we get the rest of the 135Rs”

An obscure provision of federal law requires a dozen air refueling tankers at Forbes Field in Topeka to be kept in operational condition even though the aircraft no longer serve a national security purpose. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“My husband and I would not have bought our home and raised our two kids if we did not believe in the safety of this plant”

Favorite son Dwight Eisenhower inspired the commercial nuclear age in 1953 by calling for the transfer of expertise devoted to atomic weapons to the generation of electricity. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“If we're going to expand and grow, we're going to have to do this ourselves. We've got to have something to bring people to Clay Center.”

Desperate for housing for employees they need for their booming business, Hutchinson-Mayrath-Terratrack division is considering financing their own development of eight-plexes on 92 company-owned acres. via Clay Center Dispatch

PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW ACCOUNTING Ginger Farney has been promoted to partner at Ernst & Young. via Kansas.com

The Kansas Highway Patrol confirmed for 13 News a female teenager was killed in an accident in Morris County Friday afternoon. via WIBW-TV Topeka