Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Address Information For Hospitalized Dwite Sharp

Dwite Sharp of Council Grove is recovering at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka after being airlifted there with serious injuries following a head-on collision, Sunday, March 24, 2019, on K-177 south of I-70. While he is not able to receive phone calls at this time, cards can be mailed to: Dwite Sharp, c/o Ricci Ziegler, 611 […]

Morris County 4-H Foundation Influential Support Recognized

Positive return on investment was most apparent when 4-H club members presented the program at the annual Morris County 4-H Foundation Recognition Banquet in Council Grove. Incorporated in 1977, the Morris County 4-H Foundation is supported entirely with voluntary membership, gifts and memorials. It assisted an increasing number of 4-H members in educational and leadership […]

Old Ways Still Best

“Just a newspaper.” That simple phrase brought ire from a dedicated reader when writing about checking the mailbox and finding “just a newspaper.”

Reaping What Is Sown

Reflections of this heroine keep returning in the memory. Farm girl, cowboy’s wife, encouraging mother, never ceasing community thinker, lifetime friend Donna Muller passed away several weeks ago.

Leasing Grazing Land For Wild Horses Is More Complex Than Initial Reports Indicate

Continually growing wild horse herds overpopulating and destroying or damaging rangelands controversy has again heightened. A touchy subject for decades, wild horses have come into public awareness in recent days with wire service stories. Pitch of the writing is: “More pastures needed for West’s overpopulation of wild horses.”

Leasing Grazing Land For Wild Horses Is More Complex Than Initial Reports Indicate

Continually growing wild horse herds overpopulating and destroying or damaging rangelands controversy has again heightened. A touchy subject for decades, wild horses have come into public awareness in recent days with wire service stories. Pitch of the writing is: “More pastures needed for West’s overpopulation of wild horses.”