Mary Louise Wynn, age 100, of Lincoln, Neb., died Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, at  Waterford Assisted Living, Lincoln. Mary was born on July 6, 1921, in Iola, to Walter A. Coblentz and Nettie I. (Hall)…

Gary Eugene Meats went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. He was born on May 19, 1946, in LeRoy, to Sharon “Doc” and Marian WardMeats. Gary grew…

Dear Carolyn: What do you do when you have changed your mind about having kids? My husband and I previously agreed that we didn’t want them, but we were young and immature. I now do.…

The need for nitrogen in wheat is well known, but sulfur and chloride deficiencies are more common in than many farmers realize. Sulfur deficiency looks a lot like nitrogen deficiency and chloride deficiency looks just…

 “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Sir Winston Churchill   Conflict is challenging — I don’t enjoy it and I dread when I know…

The Southwind Extension District will be offering a hands-on mushroom cultivating workshop from 9 a.m. to noon March 20 at the Extension office at 1006 N. State St. This workshop will demonstrate low-cost methods for…

The K-State Garden Hour, a popular online program featuring horticulture experts from across the state, will highlight best plants for a beginning landscape from noon to 1 p.m. March 3. Learn the right plants for…

By mid-1986, an area in the Klein Tools plant near Moran will house a new manufacturer of adjustable wrenches. Jim Cloud, formerly head of the Klein engineering department, will manage the new plant. Cloud is…

Texans’ anger with Ted Cruz right now could power an entire electrical grid. The outrage was sparked by viral images on social media Thursday showing Texas’ junior senator making his way through the airport, bag…

There is no need to pretend that Myanmar’s short-lived democracy was perfect or full before the rapacious military snuffed it out. But for all its serious shortcomings and limitations, the civilian government was the choice…