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Five Questions: How Labor Day came to be a holiday

Why do you have today off work or school (if you’re one of the lucky ones who did)? The history of Labor Day dates back to the late 19th century, and it’s the topic of this week’s five questions. Answers provided by the United States Department of Labor.Q. So what exactly does Labor Day ...

KU students with brain injuries relearn college life

Lawrence ? After a 2010 car accident left Amanda Thompson with a severe brain injury, the onetime pre-law student at Kansas University had to relearn everything, including how to feed herself.A year later she returned to campus to begin school again. Coming from having to reacquire skills she ...

Kansas: Mammoths may hold clues to early humans, researchers say

Lawrence ? The bones of a mammoth that died more than 15,000 years ago in what’s now west-central Kansas could hold revolutionary clues for a group of Kansas University researchers.But the scientists aren’t hoping to learn about the giant elephant relative that once roamed the Great Plains. ...

Five Questions: Shawnee Mission Park

With summer in full swing and a few weeks left before the kids head back to school, it’s time to hit the park. The most visited park in Kansas and the largest one in Johnson County, Shawnee Mission Park is a great option. It’s the subject of this week’s five questions, with answer ...

Tonganoxie resident’s barbecue team appearing Sunday on Pitmasters

Truebud BBQ outcooked hundreds of competitive barbecuers last year, but will the local team be able to smoke its competition on national TV?Find out this weekend, when the Kansas City episode of BBQ Pitmasters premieres on TLC’s Destination America.Truebud BBQ — with its meticulous ...

Stages of support

Mothers are supportive of their children, whether they’re cheering along the sidelines at a soccer game or getting a costume lined up for a school play.Before those days come, though, there are the first stages of motherhood.And a Tonganoxie group is available to offer support for mothers ...

Photos: Seniors meet, eat at Basehor VFW Post Thanksgiving dinner

Basehor VFW Post members estimated about 200 senior citizens came through the post building's doors for its annual free Thanksgiving dinner for senior citizens Saturday, Nov. 19.See the photo gallery at left to find out more and to see scenes from the dinner Saturday afternoon.

Senior citizen dinner set for Monday at Riford Center

Tonganoxie Senior Citizens will meet Monday at the Riford Center at the corner of Sixth and Main streets. Dinner will start at 6 p.m. and those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and table service.The program will start at 7 p.m. and be presented by Hannah Davidson, a member of the ...

Back in the saddle:?Woman rides again after 60-plus years

RANTOUL — Danila Rock didn’t vice-grip the saddle horn with both hands, or sway like a rag-doll when the horse started moving. No, she had done this before. Even though it had been more than 60 years since Rock, an 85-year-old resident of the Sweet Life in Shawnee, rode a horse as a girl in ...

Girl Scouts get worldly experience at event in Bonner Springs

About 150 Girl Scouts from throughout northeast Kansas traveled around the world Saturday morning, but they didn’t have to go any farther than the Lake of the Forest Clubhouse in Bonner Springs. World Thinking Day, which provides Girl Scouts an opportunity to learn about different cultures, ...