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Looking Back: Population figures for 1973 released
July 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Johnson County is the second largest in the state according to figures released this week by the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
The county population for 1973 is 236,766, following only Sedgwick County with 355,564.
The state population was set at …
Looking Back: 1973 Vacation Bible School
July 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Pictured are the first grade vacation Bible school students from the First Presbyterian Church who brought a psalm they wrote to the Gardner News. The psalm, written by Michael Voights read, “Praise the Lord for He is good; Love and …
Looking Back: 1973 New school year approaches
July 2, 2010 by 1 Comment
To the delight of many mothers after a long loud summer, school begins in Gardner Monday. To the estimated 1,375 students who will be attending here, it may be somewhat less delightful, but necessary all the same.
Eight-two teachers including …
1975 Letter: GHS basketball team deserves notice
May 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment
From: Shawn Stevens, Lynne Shreve, Wes Stacy, Becky Shreve, David Fleming, Ken Nellor, Mike Kessler, Kevin Pyle
As spirited fans of Gardner High School, we feel our basketball team is being neglected. Our basketball team has an 11-2 record, but …
Citizen group opposes expansion project
May 29, 2010 by 1 Comment
This article first appeared Jan. 29, 1975 edition of The Gardner News
A series of meetings between city officials and representatives of a citizens opposition group to expansion of Executive Airport is being planned in Gardner, De Soto and Spring …
1975 Archives: Chamber, city debate Chamber’s merits
May 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This first appeared in the Feb. 12, 1975 edition of The Gardner News
By Ellen Jordan
The Gardner Chamber of Commerce is not dead, according to a response by Mayor Cline Hart to an earlier statement from Chamber president Kenneth …
Edgerton library celebrates 10 years
May 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Corbin H. Crable
chcrable@gardnernews.com
It was a long, difficult road to travel, but Edgerton residents for years spoke loud and clear through both their words and their actions: We want a library, and we will build it ourselves if we …
The Origins of Evil
May 18, 2010 by 1 Comment
Part I of a three-part series exploring the Clutter murders’ ties to our area
Corbin H. Crable
Folks in Edgerton could always tell how much trouble young Dick Hickock was in by counting the number of horses on his …
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