Category: Kansas
The Kansas Oil Boom
You may not think of this state as a top producing oil area. However, turn back the clock about a century and an oil boom…
Kafir Corn
You’ve probably never heard of Kafir Corn. However, turn back the clock a century and you may have been hearing about it on national radio….
A Change of Fortune
The first settlers to this region began to farm the land, but drought and grasshoppers made life miserable for most. But just when things seemed…
Seven Great FREE Places to Visit with the Family this Summer
Here are seven places my family and I have discovered in the American Countryside listening area that are not only fun to visit, but also…
Video Stars from the Farming World
Music video stars and farmers may seem to live in two far different worlds. Don’t tell that to the Peterson Brothers. They are Kansas farm…
American Countryside Video: Kansas Territorial Capital
KS Territorial Capital We’ll be adding more video over the coming months, as we bring you a fuller picture of The American Countryside. Here’s the…
The End of the Pony Express
Today we say hello to our listeners on KNDY. It was in their home town one hundred fifty years ago this week that the Pony…
William Quantrill
Mention the name William Quantrill in Kansas or Missouri, and you’re likely to get stories of Quantrill’s Raiders sweeping into Kansas to burn cities and…
The Farm Foundation
The world will add approximately three billion people in the next forty years. Farmers will be asked to feed those souls with less land, less…
The Kansas Cosmosphere
Today we’re back in Hutchinson, KS and say hello to our listeners on KWBW. I can attest to what folks there already know…the space museum…
