Nekoma News

By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com BURDETT -Two Burdett businesses will be recognized by the Kansas Department of Commerce at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Burdett cafe.

ENLARGE A group of men attending last year's Barbed Wire Show in La Crosse, Kan., are examining the fencing display owned by Larry Greer.

Shock, dismay and a 20-percent discount greeted Duckwall shoppers in La Crosse and Ness City on Tuesday, a day after it was announced that the chain of dime stores would be closing for good.

ENLARGE The Rush County Historical Museum, housed in an old Santa Fe Depot moved from Timken, Kan., on the left; Grass Park in the background, and the building to the right, housing both the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum headquarters of the Kansas Barbed Wire Assn.

In early October, my dad and I drove around a bit on the western wing of the state - Barton, Rush, and Ness counties.