Posted in American Countryside Kansas Podcast

The Dalton Gang

Today these streets and the adjacent alley are peaceful avenues lines with small town businesses. The fall of 1892, it was the sight of citizens…

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A Hometown Holdup

Bob, Emmit and Grat–three brothers that would return to their hometown to do business–but the business to be transacted would cost the lives of some…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas Oklahoma Podcast

The Oklahoma Land Rush

Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. The reason they jumped and mass chaos…

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The Cherokee Strip

It’s called the Cherokee Strip; a stretch of land in north central Oklahoma originally given to the Cherokee and later opened to settlement by the…

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Oklahoma’s First Gusher

George Keeler noticed his horses wouldn’t drink from this spot on the river. The location today is an important spot that draws visitors from around…

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Black Gold in Oklahoma

William Johnstone and George Keeler were looking for a way to attract the railroad to their new town. Who knew their method to lure them…

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Getting to FFA Contest

An FFA advisor was driving his students to a competition when the bus broke down with twenty eight students and the teacher stranded on the…

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Freeways to Fuel

Dallas Hanks sees millions of easily accessible cropland in the United States that could be better utilized. In fact, we’re already paying to maintain that…

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The Roots of the 4-H Clover

The 4-H Program is now over a century old and many people recognize the familiar green clover that symbolizes those well-known clubs. But the story…

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A Chocolate Display

For 90% of this agricultural product’s history, it was used as a drink. People certainly still drink it today, but its form has changed and…

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