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April 11, 2013
- Spring is a good time to start a compost bin in your yard for a natural way of fertilizing soil.
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April 10, 2013
- Events reported this week in The Chieftain from 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
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April 4, 2013
- Events reported this week in The Chieftain from 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
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April 2, 2013
- Candy Dials is a Leavenworth County master gardener and has been butterfly gardening for five years. She shares tips on how to attract butterflies and provide much-needed habitats.
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March 27, 2013
- Events from this week reported in The Chieftain 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
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March 27, 2013
- Comments on some election-related stories on The Chieftain and Sentinel’s websites previously may have appeared to be disabled. This was not intentional.
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By Staff Report
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March 27, 2013
- After submitting its request to realign Basehor’s ZIP codes, City Council members have received confirmation that the United States Postal Service has approved the proposal.
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March 26, 2013
- Douglas County Emergency Management Director Teri Smith explains why National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration All-Hazard radios should be in all homes as Kansas enters the severe weather season.
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March 20, 2013
- Events reported this week in The Chieftain from 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
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March 19, 2013
- Cynthia Ewer, editor of organizedhome.com, offers tips in the article “Garage sale tips: Clear clutter with a yard sale.” Here are some of those pointers.
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March 15, 2013
- In Kansas, as well as Ireland, planting potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day is a tradition. The plants don’t know it’s March 17, of course. But Dennis Patton, horticulture agent at the Kansas State University Research and Extension office in Olathe, said the holiday is a good time to start, or at least start thinking about, planting. And according to Patton, increasing numbers are doing just that.
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March 13, 2013
- Events reported this week in The Chieftain from 10, 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
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By Ann Margret Montemayor
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March 13, 2013
- Taylor Leach won’t be wearing high heels and a sparkly dress during prom weekend this year— she’ll be in cowboy boots and jeans.
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March 7, 2013
- That’s definitely a possibility, say officials with the National Weather Service. Kim Qualls, public affairs manager with the Kansas Department of Transportation, addresses the recent snowstorms and what we can expect from the rest of winter.