Author: Tom
Hatch Chili
If you play with fire you’re liable to get burned. But on Jim Lidle’s farm, fire is what they grow. It’s fire in the form…
Munson Angus Farms
This family has been raising prime Angus cattle for years, but when they had to make the switch to marketing the beef direct to consumers,…
The Largest Horse in the Nation?
For those who have spent much time around horses, they know that a horse that stands 16 hands high, 64 inches to the withers, is…
Aboard the Orphan Train
Imagine being an orphan boarding a train on the East Coast, not knowing where your next home might be. That was the case for nearly…
250,000 New Homes in the Midwest
In a restored rail depot building in Concordia, Kansas you can find an intriguing story of nearly a quarter million orphans who found new homes…
The Alibates Flint Quarry
It’s called Alibates Flint, and this spot in the Texas panhandle is the only place in the world where you can find it. Not only…
On Top of Mount Sunflower
Mt. McKinley. Mt. Rainier. Pikes Peak. They are some of the tallest mountains in the United States. But this peak may be better known,…
The Highest Point in Kansas
The Harold family has farmed and ranched along the Kansas-Colorado border for over a century. Their homestead may appear to be much like many others…
The Kit Carson County Carousel
We appreciate the folks listening on KNAB in Burlington, Colorado who helped us with a story that’s nearly a century old in their community. It’s…
A Bad Purchase?
The general public usually wants its elected officials to be fiscally responsible. But the purchase the commissioners in Kit Carson County made was so over-the-top,…