Strong City News

' The raw-boned beauty of the Flint Hills will be on display in Garnett in early August.

' The raw-boned beauty of the Flint Hills will be on display in Garnett in early August.

Friends of Chris and Yvonne Passmore have planned a barbecue meal, a dance with a live band and a sausage-and-gravy breakfast afterward Saturday night in Strong City.

Dale Hartley bends over her wet oil painting lying in the tall grass at the side of a gravel road southeast of Bazaar.

The fireworks display at the 19th Annual "Stars and Stripes Extravaganza" in Lebo Friday, July 4. People thrilled by colorful explosions in the sky have a few more opportunities for entertainment before the ...

The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Cottonwood Falls will be hopping this holiday weekend with a host of Fourth of July activities.

Originally published 02:34 p.m., July 1, 2008 Updated 02:34 p.m., July 1, 2008 Honored graduates Area students who received Kansas State University spring graduation honors included Sara Elizabeth Jones of ...

God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.

Originally published 08:44 a.m., June 28, 2008 Updated 08:44 a.m., June 28, 2008 Chase County The Chase County Leader-News reported that Chase County USD 284 School Board hired a replacement for Chase County ...

It's time to fire up the bike for the eighth annual C&J's Poker Run, a 100-mile ride to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

A group of young students from Camp United created signs that indicate where people can take shelter in case of a storm.

Tom Eddy, biology professor at Emporia State University, estimates about 500 plants have taken root in the Flint Hills, and the "best of the prairie" vegetation has been preserved in the refugia, such as the ...

Set in Elmdale, population just over 40, is a slice of history - ' Baumgardner Grocery Store.

There is so much to do once school is out! This weekend is the St. Dionysis Greek Festival in Overland Park, or, closer to home, the Flint Hills Rodeo in Strong City and the Toad Hollow Art in the Garden tour.

Originally published 01:10 p.m., June 2, 2008 Updated 01:10 p.m., June 2, 2008 Saddle 'em up and grab the cooler - ' it's once again time for the Flint Hills Rodeo in Strong City.

Originally published 01:15 p.m., June 2, 2008 Updated 01:15 p.m., June 2, 2008 Tuesday Wednesday - Lyon County Commission study session, 8 a.m., commission room in the courthouse.

Originally published 09:30 a.m., May 31, 2008 Updated 09:30 a.m., May 31, 2008 HOSPITAL Admitted Friday: Alexa Brown and baby girl Brown, Emporia; Carole Cookson, Madison; Elizabeth Dexter and baby boy Dexter, ...

I am a bus driver for the Chase County school district. On a recent Tuesday, about 6 p.m., as I was driving on U.S. Highway 50 between Highway 150 and Strong City, I had a very bad scare. via Newton Kansan

The Madison News reported that the newspaper was chosen as Business of the Year by the Madison Area Chamber of Commerce for 2008. via Emporia Gazette

Jane Bell, Emporia; Josephine Best, Neosho Rapids; Tonya Burpee and baby boy Burpee, Emporia; Wayne Fowler, Emporia; Fayola Linneman, Emporia; Madelyn McDonald, Emporia; Roy Morgan, Strong City; Barbara Shaw, ... via Emporia Gazette