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...Yesteryears

70 YearsOct. 04, 1956 • Vol. 71, No. 51Bryant Holmes, Publisher • Bess Holmes, Asst Pub/EdCity Police― The only case completed in local city police court during the past week, up to this morning, was heard before City Police Judge Carl Wonsetler on Sept, 28, when Darrell Huling, of Scott County,...

Indians Football Dominates Elkhart

The Indians traveled to Elkhart for a non-conference game on Friday, October 2. The team was coming off its most convincing win and first shutout of the season, a 60-0 Fall Homecoming victory over the winless Stanton County Trojans.
Author and former Leoti resident Melanie Bonner Thomas reads from her book about her family’s fossilhunting adventures.

Author and former Leoti resident Melanie Bonner Thomas reads from her book about her family’s fossilhunting adventures.

Melanie Bonner Thomas Holds Book Signing and Reading at WC Library

Melanie Bonner Thomas, who grew up in Leoti (graduating class of 1975), returned here to discuss her book, Old Man of the Fossil Beds, which is about her father, Marion Bonner.A longtime Leoti resident, Bonner spent a 60-plus year career hunting fossils.
South of town, the two old creek beds, White Woman and Sand, are usually dry. When there’s actually been enough rain to make them run again, it feels like an extra special treat. Photos on this page by Dave Breitkreutz

South of town, the two old creek beds, White Woman and Sand, are usually dry. When there’s actually been enough rain to make them run again, it feels like an extra special treat. Photos on this page by Dave Breitkreutz

Rain? What Rain?

If April showers bring May flowers, what do September rains bring?Well, in the case of Wichita County in 2026, September rains bring water back to the old, dry creek beds in the county, some unfortunate flooding, and devastation to remaining fall crops.But these photos and the ones on the next page...
A Baby Boy!

A Baby Boy!

A Baby Boy!

Matt and Jenny Long, Leoti, KS, announce the birth of their son, Collin Wade Long, born August 28, 2026.
The Old Stone Church is in Need of Repairs

The Old Stone Church is in Need of Repairs

The Old Stone Church is in Need of Repairs

There are some historical buildings left in Wichita County. One of these is the Old Stone Church, located in northeast Wichita County. It is across the road from the Beulah Cemetery, which was established in 1889.In 1900, Alberto H. Stiles and family moved to Wichita County.

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