It was in 1980 when Leanne and Wade Russell began their Jaffle Sandwich pilgrimages to the Kansas State Fair. The couple from Hudson have always been great cooks. But that year, before the fair started, they were looking for something a bit different to try. The Russells had a café in Sterling. And, in 1980, […]
By Jennifer Stultz Editor [email protected] And just like that we ripped the band-aid off something new that has been in the works for some time but not considered public information until today. Hopefully by the time readers make it to the back page of this weekly newspaper they will realize the Pratt Tribune, the Kiowa […]
A letter signed by 32 city and county officials from 5 counties was created in response the Quivira’s Call for Water. The letter which outlines the catastrophic effect the diversion of water would cause to these counties was sent to Martha Williams Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. It was also sent to Gov. […]
It was only a few years after Keno Maxom opened Sunflower Trailer at the corner of the old St. John Motel off US-281, that Bruce Heller, first began hauling trailers. It’s been a trailer dealership since 1991, according to their website, sunflowertrailersales. Com. Their inventory is endless – equipment trailers, car haulers, tilt trailers, utility […]
Years ago, there was a little restaurant on Stafford’s Main Street with a sign out front saying “Pizza.” That’s how it was known until a family stepped in. Now, it is “Elroy’s,” and its pizza is legendary. And so is its family history. In July of 1985, Leroy and Ollie Meyer bought that restaurant – […]
An article came out yesterday written by Mike Courson of the Great Bend Post. Mike’s a great guy from what little interaction I’ve had with him. The article was unfortunately titled “Stafford Eco Devo looking to Enhance Gateway to Quivira.” Kind of a touchy subject right now right? So here’s the back ground of how […]
Grant Writing Certification If your organization wants to build capacity in grant writing, then check out these great opportunities where you can send someone to get trained. Stafford County Economic Development will have some limited funds available to give scholarships to individuals that wish to attend. Fort Hays State University Grant Certification Program • 8 […]
“A Refuge to Explore” is a program developed for Stafford County with the goal to cultivate a county level pride/identity. It’s part of the Engaging Placemaking for Innovative Communities (EPIC), which is a placemaking pilot program lead by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC). The goal is to find, preserve, and provide programming that […]
People living in Stafford County know that this county has an abundance of raw materials. We are agriculturally focused. We have everything from orchards, a tree farm, a flour mill, watermelons, honey, vegetables and several farms producing high-quality meat and dairy products to name a few. However, there are still just a few farm to […]
