With scorching temperatures reaching the 90s Tuesday and the temperature still 92 degrees at 7 p.m. last evening, most people were searching for air conditioning. But for a handful of devoted vendors and customers, the Morris County Farmers Market was still the place to be.
Feral pigs, notorious for their rapid reproduction and destructive behavior, have become one of rural America’s most pressing threats. Nationwide, their population has grown from an estimated 2 million to as many as 9 million over the past 20 years, expanding their range from 20 states to at least 41. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates annual agricultural damages at $2.5 billion, with an additional billion in losses to wildlife habitat, wetlands, and infrastructure.
With help from Kansas Farm Bureau’s campaign to End Hunger Morris County Farm Bureau is working to address food insecurity issues in our county.
OVERLAND PARK -- Overland Park emergency crews are on the scene of a flash flood that turned deadly late Monday morning.
Two hundred years ago, on August 10, 1825, a significant meeting took place near the banks of the Neosho River—one that would permanently shape the identity of a small settlement on the Santa Fe Trail. That day, representatives of the U.S. government and the Osage Nation met beneath a grove of hardwood trees to sign a treaty granting safe passage for traders and travelers venturing west along the Santa Fe Trail. The site of that meeting was given a name that has endured through the centuries: Council Grove.
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