by RICK DANLEY // February 17, 2015 NEOSHO FALLS — Sitting at a long table beneath the fluorescent lights of the Senior Center in Neosho Falls, Thelma Bedenbender, 84, searches for something amid a pile of papers. While she does that, the Rev. Russell Anderson, the soft-spoken, genial pastor of the town’s United Methodist Church, … Continue reading God in Neosho Falls
by RICK DANLEY // June 1, 2015 One evening, years ago, when Thelma Cook was still working as a club manager and bartender at the Holiday Park Motel in Chanute, a man from Georgia walked into the club, eyed the oil paintings on the wall and decided to purchase the lot. But he had to … Continue reading The Marvelous Art of Thelma Cook
by RICK DANLEY // March 30, 2015 Soon Iola will be as known for the trails that encircle the town as it is for the historically large courthouse square at its center. An aerial view of the county — showing the Prairie Spirit Trail dropping in from the north, the Southwind coming up from Humboldt … Continue reading The Trail Capital of Kansas
by RICK DANLEY // April 22, 2015 CHANUTE — Having heard that Gov. Sam Brownback would be addressing a group of business leaders Tuesday morning at a reception hall in downtown Chanute, four participants from the local Circles Out of Poverty program assembled outside the building’s entrance to protest the substance of recent legislation. Their … Continue reading On Brownback
by RICK DANLEY // April 13, 2015 As long as there’s been a Walmart in Iola, Bob Jones has worn its uniform. Most days you’ll find the 60-year-old produce specialist …. This article first appeared in The Iola Register on April 13, 2015. Continue reading Keeping up with Bob Jones
by RICK DANLEY // January 2, 2015 HUMBOLDT — In 2008, as Thabo Mbeki was entering his final year as president of South Africa, the country was still feeling its way toward a racially integrated economy after decades of apartheid rule. Mining — gold, platinum, diamonds — remained the country’s industrial backbone. And Sandvik, a … Continue reading The Kamangas
by RICK DANLEY // December 23, 2014 On Monday morning, ten members of the Iola Fire Department left the fire station a little before 10 o’clock and formed a short caravan of SUVs and trucks. A fire engine and an ambulance followed. They traveled less than half a mile, parked their vehicles in front of … Continue reading A Firefighter Christmas
by RICK DANLEY // January 20, 2015 GARNETT — It’s worth remembering, as the sign-up deadline for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace draws near, that the exchange-based plan with the most inviting price may not be the best choice for the consumer…. Originally appeared as “Tricky insurance rules plague area couple” in the … Continue reading Attempting the ACA
(Part III in a series looking at the labor shortage in Allen County.) by RICK DANLEY // December 10, 2014 COFFEYVILLE — In 1999, Amazon.com opened its largest distribution center to date on an industrial access road just north of Coffeyville. It quickly became the city’s largest employer. But in late September of this year … Continue reading Amazon Ships Prime Jobs Out of Kansas
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