June 2025
Wavemakers second at home
The Linsborg Wavemakers placed second in an event at their home pool on Saturday. The team scores: 1.
IN BRIEF
Gallant’s lawyer needs more time before trial The trial of Emile Gallant on federal drug and gun charges was delayed for a second time so his public defender can go over prosecution evidence that has been added to twice since the first delay, in March. Gallant is now scheduled for trial on July 29 in Wichita.
Payments to lift farm income in 2025
TOPEKA — Kansas farm income in 2025 is expected to be among the strongest in the last 20 years, bolstered by $2 billion in government payments for depressed crop prices and weather conditions, an agricultural economics specialist said.
Pioneers and cottonwoods
When the Kansas legislature selected a state tree it chose the native cottonwood because its presence was synonymous with homestead success. The fast-growing trees require adequate moisture to grow, so a standing grove indicated crops were likely to succeed as well."It might honestly be said that the successful growth of the cottonwood grove on the homestead was often the determining factor in the decision of the homesteader to stick it out until he could prove up on his claim," legislators reasoned in 1937.
DOROTHY E. ”DOTTY” HEDQUIST
Dorothy E. “Dotty” Hedquist, 77, of Lindsborg, went to be with Jesus, Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Bethany Home, Lindsborg. Dotty was born April 6, 1948, in Denver, Colorado. She…
AGNES KATHLEEN JENNINGS
Agnes Kathleen Jennings, 85, of Lindsborg, Kansas, passed away on June 12, 2025. Agnes was born on January 24, 1940, in New Haven, Connecticut, to Gustav Brynolf Johnson and Alice Kathleen…
REV. DR. VANCE LEROY ECKSTROM
Rev. Dr. Vance LeRoy Eckstrom, 94, passed away on June 08, 2025, at Riverview Estates in Marquette, KS. Vance was born on March 14, 1931, in Butterfield, MN to parents…
Gallant’s lawyer needs more time before trial
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Bethany hires VP for cultivating support
Bethany College hired Christie Denniston to be vice president of Advancement & Alumni Engagement. She will begin July 21.