June 2022

LeRoy Steckline

LeRoy J “Roy” Steckline, age 91, of Ogallah, Kansas passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas. Roy graduated from Ellis High School. On April 25, 1955 he married Jacqueline (Ferland) in Damar, Kansas.

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Glen Armbruster

Glen Armbruster, age 82, of Hays, Kansas, died Monday, June 20, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society Hays. He was born on February 12, 1940, in Trego County to John and Mary (Gassner) Armbruster.

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News Column

Plant analysis for testing nutrient levels in corn Plant analysis is an excellent in-season “quality control” tool. It can be especially valuable for managing secondary and micronutrients that do not have high-quality, reliable soil tests available, and for providing insight into how efficiently you are using applied nutrients.

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If Headstones Could Talk

The story of the Baumer family is similar to others who came to Ellis County in the early years. Along with their two-year-old son, the family left Indiana in 1876 and settled on a claim fourteen miles southeast of Hays along the Smoky Hill River.

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Stock Market Insights

BEAR MARKET … FOR NOW You’re Entering Bear Country! The bear was my high school mascot. We had a big bear painted on the side of our gym (though it was a little controversial) and a sign on the road telling drivers passing through that they had entered “Bear Country.” I’m sorry to tell you our stock market has entered bear country too, but I think we may be exiting it soon.

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