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Clarence (Slim) Alvin Pettyjohn was born Aug. 19, 1931 to Goldie Carroll Pettyjohn and Albert Pettyjohn in Independence and passed away from this life Feb. 29, 2024. Slim grew up in Montgomery County, with his two brothers and went to grade school at Brewster School and then Grades 5-12 at Fredonia Schools. Slim graduated from Fredonia High School and enlisted in the Army and served in the Korean Conflict. After his discharge, he later married Donna Beth Morgan on July 6, 1957 and they were blessed with three children. Clarence worked at R & A Rural Electric, Telephone United Utilities, Cessna Aircraft, State Grain Inspection, Garvey Grain, Boeing Aircraft and Cookson Hills Childrens Home. Later in life, Slim and Donna started two successful businesses, The Swap Shop Antique Mall in Severy and Cleansed and Polished Cleaning Service in Wichita.

Martha Evelyn (Hellman) Strong of Eureka, died on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, at Greenwood County Hospital, in Eureka, at the age of 91.

During the Feb. 26 meeting of the Eureka City Council, officials approved the employment of incoming City Administrator Joel Laws. Laws, who will begin serving as Eureka City Administrator Tuesday, March 12, is no stranger to municipal government or rural agricultural-centered towns.

Time in the kitchen is a great family activity. Although we have been blessed with some warm weather lately, with more on the way, our outdoor activities can be limited in the winter months.

Poems & lyrics celebrating Kansas Flint Hills land & people by Annie Wilson – the “Flint Hills Balladeer”

Six Eureka Wrestling Club (EWC) members will represent Eureka at the State contest next weekend, in Topeka, as they placed in the top four in their weight classes at the District 2 qualifying tournament.

Seven Elk County Wrestling (ECW) club members competed on Sunday at two different events, in Mulvane: Kansas Heartland Duals and 6U State.

March is here, but the way the weather has been, I don’t know if you consider it came in like a lamb or lion! Whatever you call it, it is a busy month, with Easter, spring break, gardening, St. Patrick’s Day, Palm Sunday, the first day of Spring on the 19th, and March Madness for all you basketball fans!