Anderson County

Garnett "Ghost Tracks" Holds Memories for Former Racer

They call places like Garnett, "ghost tracks."

Places that long ago used to reverberate with the excitement of thousands of auto racing spectators; the smell of hot oil and gasoline exhaust; the sounds of screaming engines straining for the next inch of ground to prove who was the best.

The Joy of Writing in Kansas: Colony Native Spins the Grit of Kansas to Tales

Topeka author Max Yoho takes words – those plain ol’ words we all use daily, reading and writing -- and scrubs them off with a little bit of spit and a dirty hankie, shuffles them like a worn deck of cards and then just when you think he’s going to deal, he hollers “52 card pickup” and tosses them in the air.

Montgomery County

From Akron Aircraft to Kansas Tractor Collectibles

Joe and Howard Funk were born just 30 minutes apart on September 17, 1910, in Akron, Ohio. The brothers seemed to have a knack for all things mechanical, and both excelled in drafting and shop classes in school. They took an immediate liking to flying machines, which were becoming quite popular in the Akron area. Their folks, however, had other ideas and set them up in the retail grocery business. But that just provided them the financial platform needed to pursue their interest in aircraft.

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