Workshop features fencing, watering options
Kansas farm groups are putting together a workshop on electric fencing and livestock watering options amid the deepening drought.
August 2012
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Kan. unemployment up in July, but good trends seen
Kansas officials say they're seeing positive economic trends even though the state's jobless rate moved higher last month.
New book of photographs documents Dodge City’s early history
The history of Dodge City will soon be documented in a new book by George Laughead Jr.
The book, "Images of America: Dodge City," has been assembled using photographs from the collection of the Ford …
3 Topeka men survive small plane crash
Three Topeka men survived when a small plane crashed in rural Kansas.
Oil and gas region welcomes new dairy plant
A southwest Kansas county that has long made its living from the oil and gas industry is welcoming a new dairy processing plant.
Illinois State Fair vendor introduces the ‘buca-wich’
GateHouse News ServiceWho knew there was a new way to make a sandwich? Making its debut this year at the Illinois State Fair is the buca-wich, a 6-inch hoagie roll with filling stuffed into a grilled…
Brunch Coffeecake
Julie Kern-Morrison of New Berlin, Ill., loves this coffeecake. “My mom, June Kern, made this recipe all the time. She found it in a farmer’s magazine many years ago. She’s gone now, but I make it al…
Food Network star Jeff Mauro hosts coffee showdown at five state fairs
GateHouse News ServiceAs Food Network celebrity Jeff Mauro was explaining the rules of an on-stage coffee competition at the Illinois State Fair last Friday, he jokingly said he likes to see mishaps.…
The birth of Crisco
Proctor & Gamble needed a way to produce hardened soap from fats. They didn’t get a soap, but they did get a billion-dollar winner: Crisco shortening, which was introduced on Aug. 15, 1911. The produ…
Happiness comes from your actions
A person’s emotional health is just as important as his or her physical health. There are various aspects of an individual’s emotional health, such as being sad, depressed, angry, insecure... and the…