Joe Tinker Day Draws 300 Plus To Muscotah Event
On Joe Tinker Day in Muscotah hundreds gathered at Joe Tinker Field to honor Hall of Fame Cubs shortstop Joe Tinker born in 1880. They enjoyed Cracker Jack and an 1870s style exhibition game in a celebration that drew roughly twice the town’s population, with Jeff Hanson promoting “The World’s Largest Baseball.”
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Mammoth bones may reveal oldest Kansas human tools
KU researchers in west central Kansas study a 15 500 year old mammoth find on a Scott County bluff. If a human tool lies near or embedded in mammoth bone, it could push evidence of humans in the Midwest back about two millennia, challenging established timelines.
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Westcentral
Kansas
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Great Plains
Rolfe Mandel
North America
Mandel
Kansas Geological Survey
Scott County
Shawnee gun shop owner markets women focused sales
Becky Bieker, 34, runs She's A Pistol LLC in Shawnee, a shop aimed at women and emphasizing cautious ownership. A Johnson County native, she teaches safe handling from youth and stresses a handgun is not always the right answer. Since moving to Nieman Road near City Hall last August, business has surged with an influx of customers.
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She’s A Pistol LLC
Shawnee
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City Hall
Comics Deaths at Social Media Pages
A brief notice invites readers to connect with the newspaper on Facebook and Twitter for updates. It emphasizes following the LJWorld pages for comics related posts and announcements.
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City Threatens Eminent Domain Over Dilapidated Home
City officials warn owners of a deteriorating residence that condemnation and razing are possible if repairs stop. Eminent domain action is pegged to preserve the building due to its historic value, though full demolition remains unlikely.
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