Looking Back - The Morning Sun

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The photos on this paper’s front page on Friday, March 7 th were heartbreaking. Which is to say, when they took down the old water tower in Frontenac, they cut a hole in my heart as big as the … more

By J.T. Knoll | 3/15/25

What Do You Know?

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I’ve been told in the past, and I pass it along from time to time, that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. We can only learn something, we can only know something, when we … more

By Bobby Neal Winters | 3/15/25

‘Fewer than 14 percent cast votes’

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Mar. 14, 1925 Wilder S. Metcalf, of Lawrence, Kas., was nominated today by President Coolidge as … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 3/14/25

Icing on the cake

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Mar. 13, 1925 The 1926 legislature has set a record of passing the smallest number of bills for many years. … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 3/13/25

My Accidental Mentor Pt. 3

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Here’s the third of five installments provided by George Weeks about his adventures on the open road in 1972. — J.T.K. After I explained my motorcycle problem to Dick Lee (the … more

By J.T. Knoll | 3/13/25

Man awarded 35 cents for back rent

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Mar. 12, 1925 One of the smallest verdicts on record was returned this afternoon in Judge George E. … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 3/12/25

Blooming into new achievements

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Mar. 7, 1925 Few persons are aware that the man who founded Labor Day back in the 1870s, lies buried … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 3/7/25

This this sign, which marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to Sea Highway, is cut from a massive piece of Redwood over 1,400 years old and sits in the visitor’s park in Winnemucca, Nevada.

My Accidental Mentor Pt. 2

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Here’s the second of four installments provided by George Weeks about his adventures on the open road in 1972. — J.T.K. I threw out my sleeping bag in a dirt field of a KOA … more

By J.T. Knoll | 3/6/25

Gathering achievements all around

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Mar. 6, 1925 Kansas coal mines are more than holding their own with other districts in the Middlewest, for … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 3/6/25

Weeding through the candidates

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Mar. 5, 1925 With the seizure in the east bottoms railroad yards here last night of a carload of Cuban … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 3/5/25

Singalong on Sunday

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“The only thing better than singing is more singing.” — Ella Fitzgerald I had a great time at open mic night at T.J. Leland’s on Tuesday. We had rock guitar, stand-up … more

By J.T. Knoll | 3/1/25

Paving the way to a pie contest

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Mar. 1-3, 1925 Hundreds of Crawford County citizens are affected by the new tax bill which became law when … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 3/1/25

Collaboration to reach higher goals

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Feb. 28, 1925 Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. True of this city, their niece, Miss Margaret Hamilton of Kansas City, … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 2/28/25

My Accidental Mentor

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This week I’m running the first of four installments of George Week’s recollections of his captivating adventures on the open road in 1972. — J.T.K. It was partly … more

By J.T. Knoll | 2/27/25

Letters reach better than biographies

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Feb. 27, 1925 William Tecumseh Sherman, seasoned veteran of many a campaign during the Civil War, leader of … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 2/27/25

Issues in infrastructure

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Feb. 26, 1925 Pittsburg brick will be used in the construction of the new $5,000,000 Sears-Roebuck building … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 2/26/25

Building leadership through education

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Feb. 25, 1925 Pietro Yon, one of the world’s greatest organists and the foremost composer for that … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 2/25/25

No loss for words

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It seems that since my favorite reference librarian retired, she’s had more time to lollygag and, therefore, skedaddle around the Internet in search of underused jargon to send me. … more

By J.T. Knoll | 2/22/25

Invisible Joinery

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about making a frame for a cedar chest. My intention was to segue off that and talk about frameworks in a more abstract way, but I got sucked into a vortex of … more

By Bobby Neal Winters | 2/22/25

Bridging the way to a great season

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Feb. 22-24, 1925 Grading and chatting of several road projects in Crawford County, delayed since December … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 2/22/25