Plainville News

Dara Dix will tell you there's no secret to her success, though she may balk at taking credit for it.

On Saturday, local bikers participated in the "Broken Body Parts" Poker Run to benefit Greg Thyfault.

Rooks County Health Center has recruited a new chief executive officer, ending a six-month national search for someone to fill the position.

It was a mixed bag for northwest Kansas, with employment falling -- slight as it might be -- in some counties.

Chuck Comeau launched his luxury furniture company, Dessin Fournir, in L.A. But he grew frustrated by the city's overhead costs and frequent employee turnover.

Bass player Tom Cannon rehearses with Jimmie Lewin and the Kingtones on Tuesday, Aug.

There is a new song just a few weeks old that has a line that says "God is great and the people are crazy." How true.

The Rev. Larry and Patsy McDermott, Plainville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their children and families at a later date.

Alex and Shari Dreiling, Victoria, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Heather Dreiling, to Cody Pfaff, son of Blaine and Nikki Pfaff, Plainville.

Marian Conyac could tell when the economy started collapsing nationwide. That's because business came to a standstill at her End of the Line Hobby's shop in Stockton.

With temperatures soaring to near 100, combines were pushed into high gear for the 2009 area wheat harvest.

A rodeo, turtle races and a downtown carnival are just some of the events scheduled this weekend at Plainville's Paradise Creek Festival.

More than 1,000 miles from New York City, one rural Kansas physician recently found her clinic in the national spotlight.

Last Friday, the New York Times featured Jennifer Brull, a family doctor in rural Kansas, and the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville as being ahead of the nation in electronic health records.

In Washington, the Obama administration is promising to spend billions to make health care more efficient, but Jennifer Brull, a family doctor in rural Kansas, is already a step or two ahead.