The annual Hunter’s Safety course field day will be offered this year on October 24 from 8 am to 4 pm. The course work and registration must be completed on-line prior to the field day. The event is sponsored by Ringneck Chapter of Pheasants Forever and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT).
Two bids were received for painting/repairing the city pool, one from a vendor in Salina and another from Wichita.
In April of 2018, the ribbon was cut and the Post Rock Disc Golf Course was officially opened. Originally the course had grass pads. According to organizer Adam Boyd, grass pads are adequate when the course gets limited traffic. However, as a course becomes more popular, the grass pads wear, leaving dirt spots. That makes it difficult to play when the ground is muddy, and thankfully, the Lincoln course has had enough use to have creat-ed this problem.
If you have a tattered U.S. Flag, now is the time to deposit it in the drop off box in front of the VFW building at 144 S Fourth Street so it can be retired with dignity.
This week, September 14-18, is Constitution and Celebrate Freedom week at USD 298 and throughout the state. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s because it is relatively new and celebrated by only five states in the nation.
Lincoln’s homecoming is Friday, Sept. 18. The parade begins at 2:00 with the pep rally to follow at Jim Mettner Field. The crowning of homecoming royalty is set for at 6:00, also at Metner Field, with kick-off at 7:00 against Logan-Palco. Above, the 2020 Homecoming Court sits for a photo. Back Row (L-R): Tyler Good, Landon O’Hare, Dalton Cooper. Front Row: Jaycee Vath, Brecken Obermueller and Mya Squires. (Photo courtesy of LHS photojournalism)
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) and James Kelly from Moran’s Manhattan, Ks. office stopped in Lincoln Tuesday, September 1, to tour the MarCon Pie facility on W. Lincoln Avenue. Along with employees Chelsea Meyer, Jill King and Sharon Coad, Economic Development Director Kelly Larson and Mayor Travis Schwerdtfager were on hand to greet them.
Even though celebrations commemorating the 150th year since ratification of Lincoln County have been canceled or delayed until 2021, there are still ways to recognize this milestone.
Rylan Gier and his family have just come out on the sunny side of a five-month nightmare.
The Board of Trustees of the Lincoln County Hospital met Tuesday, August 25 for their regular monthly meeting.
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