By Beccy Tanner All through Stafford County, the signs of Christmas are upon us. There’s the many arrays of lights on rooftops, decorated trees and best of all, community gatherings with food and Santas and all his volunteer helpers. This Saturday, (Dec. 2), Macksville and St. John are both hosting celebrations. Macksville’s “I’ll Be Gnome […]
By Beccy Tanner For many Kansans, the Christmas holiday season begins first with a visit to the Delp Christmas Tree Farm in St. John. It’s tradition and for good reason: The Delp Christmas Tree Farm is the oldest continuously operating commercial Christmas tree farm in Kansas. Cecil and Ruby Delp started the farm in 1959 […]
By: Ryan Russell and Beccy Tanner It’s Thanksgiving week and you might be needing a little help thinking of some new recipes to try. Why try to find new things when you have the best from the old recipe books that grandma had laying around. In 1979 the town of St. John put together a […]
By Beccy Tanner For four generations, the Cornwells of Stafford County have farmed and raised some of the top beef cattle in Kansas. Now, it is the fifth generation – the grandchildren who range in ages between 15 and 6 – who are taking the next steps for the future of the family name. In […]
By Beccy Tanner When Darrell Bauer, owner of the Wheatland Café in Hudson talks about the quality and uses of Hudson Cream Flour, his voice takes on that enthusiastic tone of a loyal fan. “There’s all kinds of flour out there but Hudson Cream never fails,” Bauer said. “And, they have a lot of good […]
2023 SCCF $5,000 Children’s Health Grant Recipient: City of Stafford: West Park Equipment Update 2023 SCCF Community Grant Recipients: Lucille M. Hall Museum for Education and History: Isaac B. Werner Memorial Fireproof File Cabinet……………… $1,000 USD 349 – Stafford Schools: Art Program Materials and Supplies……………. $1,000 Macksville Middle School: Social Studies Books…………………………………….. $1,000 Zenith Community Presbyterian Church: Stafford […]
Quartermania is almost upon us! November 18th to be exact. St. John-Hudson Trap Shooting Team is holding a quarter action to fundraise for the team. The event will be held at the St. John High School Cafeteria with doors opening at 6:30. Grab a paddle for the auction and watch the mayem begin. Items to […]
By Ryan Russell Stafford County leaders have been working to finalize details in opening a commercial kitchen at the Stafford County Annex in St. John. While some of the initial construction has yet to be completed, the county commission has generously given to help get the kitchen going. In addition, Stafford County Economic Development Inc. […]
Stafford County Economic Development has been working hard the last 2 years to complete 10 houses that are in St. John, Stafford, Hudson, and Macksville respectively. These houses have government requirements for income and age and meet the need of a critical group in our community. We are now looking for a lucky person or […]
By Beccy Tanner St. John’s century-old photo studio, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013, is about to get an interior make-over. The board at the W.R. Gray Photo Studio at 116 N. Main has created a partnership with Stafford County’s Economic Development office to help finish the building’s interior. The building […]
