Whimmydiddle Fair Draws Thousands in Scott City
Thousands visit the annual Whimmydiddle fair at Park on the Plains in Scott City with 5000 to 10000 attendees. Alpha Omega Sorority funds scholarships with booth fees. Local artists like Kristin Johnson sell gourds and religiously decorated pieces, while Sticky Spoons offers jams and kitchen goods. The park’s new playground, Park on the Plains, was built last year. Next year’s fair is planned for Sept 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Omega Sorority
Scott City
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Scott
Hoxie
Kristin Johnson
Johnson
Johnson, Who Attended Whimmydiddle
Debbie Gerard
Kris Salle
Sticky Spoons
Gerard
Salle
Salie
Passion drives athlete career in adaptive sports
Rogers explains her switch from physical education to recreation citing job cuts in PE and a better fit in community recreation. She handles payroll, scheduling, and events at the GCRC, including a successful Fun Run and plans to grow the two mile ten kilometer run to 75 to 100 participants, while coordinating adaptive basketball, softball, soccer, Punt Pass and Kick, and a horseshoe tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
ESU
GCRC
Schedul
Satanta
Kelsey proposes tax overhaul to shift burden on services
Kansas lawmaker Kelsey suggests eliminating corporate income tax and most sales tax exemptions while taxing services and groceries. The plan aims to shift revenue, with supporters noting service-based economy and concerns over outmigration if tax policy, while opponents warn of cliffs, offsets, and political risk. Other candidates discuss revising tax policy, study commissions, and maintaining grocery exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelsey
R-Goddard
South Dakota
John Wong
Department of Urban and Public Leadership
University of North Texas At Dallas
Wong
Wichita State University
Hugo Wall
Kansas
Johnson County
Missouri
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kent Beisner
Chamber
The
Tax Foundation
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Beisner
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Sherriene Jones-Sontag
Holland
Kansas Advisory Council On Intergovernmental Relations
Americans shun farm work despite economy says study
The AP reports few Americans apply for farm jobs through the H-2A Guest Worker Program. California data show 1,160 postings for US citizens and legal residents with only 233 applying and one grower hiring 36, leaving most farms to rely on foreign workers. Labor Dept notes many farmworkers are unauthorized or foreign born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stephen Colbert
Comedy Central
Steve Fortin
Nevada
California
Texas
Arizona
U.S
Lucy Ruelas
California Employment Development Department
Agricultural Services Unit
Fortin
Labor Department
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barbara Kirk
Scott City Park
Bers
Wichita
Jane Byrnes
Gene Suellentrop
Byrnes
Suellentrop
Eric's Communications
Talk
Stevens Ave
Garden City
Scott County
Harkness
EPA
KDHE
Haskell Co
Ingalls
Healy
Moscow
the Land Company Farm and Ranch
Cheryl Zortman
Landcompanyonline.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!