It’s funny, write a travel and tourism column every week for four years, seldom a word is said about.

The use of poultry litter as a substitute for commercial fertilizer is becoming more and more common.

Over the years I have often talked about the importance of correcting soil pH problems to maximize crop yields.

It took much patience, a lot of grinding of teeth, some hair pulling and several pounds of a fist to the table, but I finally graduated.

Did you know hand washing is actually a five-step process?

If the low temperatures materialize this weekend as predicted, there will be some serious reduction in yield in a large percentage of the soybeans in the county.

This is one of the weekend’s that no matter who you are, or what your interest is, chances are within 30 minutes of Pittsburg or Crawford County, you can find something fun to do.

It takes a community to prevent bullying of children. The fourth Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, Oct. 4-10 encourages communities nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children.

Soybean rust is back in the news after being absent all year. 

With the Kansas Tourism Conference just around the corner, there is still time to register online if local members of the travel and tourism industry are interested in attending.