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For the Lampe family, the 2008 harvest began June 25. They started cutting wheat shortly after 9 a.m. Mountain time.

“That's where we plan to keep it”

Security Savings Bank avoided its fourth consecutive quarterly loss thanks to proceeds from selling three branches.It used the money to pay a $5 million dividend.Olathe-based Security Savings earned $3.35 ... via KansasCity.com

“I am blessed with great friends.”

The saying goes, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." I would argue that and say, "When life gives you lemons, call a girlfriend!" 2008 rings in the year of the big 5-0 for me and my girlfriends, along ... via Buffalo News

“Many women served only one meal a day”

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Priscilla Henning began her talk by telling of a quandary faced by Thelma Warner in 1935 in Syracuse, Kan. via Joplin Globe

“As native people, our walk is carrying the message that all life is sacred and every step we take is a prayer”

Hundreds of American Indian activists traveled through Kansas in 1978 as they walked from California to Washington, D.C., for Native American freedoms.

Wichitan Rick Regan, who met them at the Mid-America All-Indian Center, said he'll never forget the sea of people in red T-shirts participating in the Longest Walk, a civil rights march.

He's proud that his 23-year-old daughter, Sage, is among roughly 200 people now walking to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the march.

Participants arrived in Syracuse, Kan., from Colorado late Monday and are expected in Wichita on April 16. The Mid-America All-Indian Center, 650 N. Seneca, has planned a reception. Read more

Travel Headlines A 13-year-old girl died after an ATV accident in Western Kansas over the weekend. via WIBW-TV Topeka

“There are several scams going on”

Syracuse Co-op Exchange in Syracuse, Kan., is among several elevators in southwestern Kansas that have recently fallen victim to wheat theft scams. via KansasCity.com

Record-high grain prices are attracting the strangest people and it's not only grain market speculators who are paying attention to Kansas wheat prices. via Seoul News.Net

Lennea Montadon with the Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging speaks to a couple during an open Medicare Part D enrollment, Wednesday afternoon in Dodge City. via Dodge City Daily Globe

“We don't have a chance to ever get there”

Finney County Extension Agent Dean Whitehill said Tuesday a large portion of the area's wheat was under stress this fall, with the dry weather either not allowing wheat to emerge from the ground or keeping the ... via Garden City Telegram

Security Savings Bank on Thursday announced plans to sell three branches in and near Garden City, Kan. via Kansas City Business Journal

Olathe-based Security Savings Bank has agreed to sell its branches in Garden City, Kan., which had been its headquarters when the current owners bought Security 18 years ago.

The buyer is First National Bank in Syracuse, Kan., which is two counties west of Garden City.

Kevin Gilmore, chief executive officer of Security, said he and other management had not been comfortable doing significant lending to agricultural and ranching businesses, though those industries are keys to the bank's growth there. Read more

“Ten years ago, we had 100 more kids than we do now”

Though enrollment at Finney County's school districts has declined slightly this year, the student population at about half of the districts in The Telegram's coverage area is on the rise, with administrators ... via Garden City Telegram