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At the time, it seemed a Herculean feat: Create a huge tent city in the middle of the Kansas prairie, haul a major orchestra out there and invite 5,000 spectators to bake in the sun and ward off the skeeters while listening to a musical prayer for the tallgrass.As it turned out, though, the Symphony in the Flint Hills was just getting started.For ...

Spectatorsa passion for rodeos will be unbridled this weekend as the 72nd Annual Flint Hills Rodeo opens on Friday.

There is no shortage of things to do in Chase County with a recent burst of new businesses.

By The Emporia Gazette Saturday, May 9, 2009 Road work planned Chase, Marion and Morris Counties will have roadwork in the county following letting of bids by the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Wrong day In Monday's Gazette, the wrong day was given for the visit of the "Help Is Here Express" bus that offers prescription assistance to uninsured people.

Since getting there can be part of the fun of a road trip, Kansas Scenic Byways has mapped out scenic roadways that offer views of nature and history.

Elmore G. Stout, 93, of Bazaar, died April 20, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Cottonwood Falls.

A Kingsnake found during the Kansas Herpetological Society's Spring 2009 Field Trip on Saturday, April 25, 2009, near Cottonwood Falls.

By The Emporia Gazette Thursday, April 16, 2009 Those wishing to take a bus tour of the prairie at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will no longer have to pay for it effective immediately.

Birthday reception The family of Sharon Umholtz, who will celebrate her 70th birthday anniversary on April 11, request a card shower for her, with cards to be sent to P.O. Box 630, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845.

Gene Obee had the misfortune of falling Thursday morning, and will have to have surgery on his elbow and a shoulder replacement.

Because of an error in the production department, the Bauer Financial rating for the Cottonwood Valley Bank was incorrect.

WE'VE just met, but I think Daniel may hate me already. Daniel is the voice in our new Global Positioning System unit.

The Madison News reported that John Whitmore, Madison High School class of 2007 received his high school diploma during the USD 386 board of education meeting recently.

Members of the Fifth Judicial District Nominating Commission today chose Cottonwood Falls Attorney Douglas P. Jones to replace John Conklin as magistrate judge.