Time has a bad tendency to fly by much faster when the weather gets nice. With that being said, as the weather gets nicer, the fewer people we tend to…

Sometimes in life you feel like a fake. A phony. You are doing something or discussing something on a topic about which you have no real experience. It happens to…

Sometime in early September, a lone 700-pound heifer turned up in northwest Nemaha County. The Sheriff’s office has been feeding her and trying to locate her owner. Here we are…

If you are enrolled in Original Medicare, you should receive a Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) every three months. This is an important document that should not be automatically discarded. Reviewing…

Fall is finally in the air and officially on the calendar! I’ve pulled my vests out of the closet, appreciate the freshness of mornings/evenings and enjoy fall colors dotting the…

Over the past couple weeks, many people have noticed plants that are blooming out of season. Crabapples and lilacs that normally flower in the spring are starting to bloom. You…

Last year at this time, moth numbers in our fall armyworm traps had dropped significantly after a summer of up and down numbers that mirrored the significant feeding we saw…

Marvin’s “M” is miles, 1,758 from Los Altos, Calif., to Sabetha. I drove my Mini Cooper. Karen and I took this same trip in 2021 to see the grandchildren during…

Black walnuts are ready to be harvested when the hull can be dented with your thumb. You can also wait until the nuts start falling from the tree. Either way,…

With flu season just around the corner, Sabetha Community Hospital (SCH) is taking proactive steps to help the community stay healthy this fall. SCH will host a walk-in flu shot…

I would like to alert the public to an increase in suspicious activity in our rural areas and surrounding counties. I have had several residents voice concerns about unknown persons…

Have you ever stopped to consider how much salt you consume each day? Sodium is found in many of the foods we eat, especially processed and packaged foods. Even foods…

For those who suffer from seasonal allergies, ragweed can be one of the biggest challenges of fall. Many times, pasture managers get concerned about the presence of this native plant…

Soybean finishing weather is fun. Adequate moisture, then hot and dry. Good drying weather, then rain… and more rain. These conditions can end up causing problems even beyond dodging rains…