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Alexis Smith crowned Miss Kansas 2024
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A new Miss Kansas was crowned Saturday night in Pratt. Alexis Smith, who represented Butler County and grew up in Wichita, won the title out of 26 participants. Along with winning it all, Smith won the Lesley Moss Preliminary Health and Fitness Award. Smith’s court includes:...
Eureka High School Class Of 1979 Held 45th Class Reunion
Twenty members of the Eureka High School class of 1979 gathered together on Saturday, June 1, at TNT Catering in Eureka for their 45th class reunion.Members of the class are pictured above from left to right: Tim Purkeypile, Albert Gulick, Eric Moots, Gary Boles, Janice (Richardson) Massey, Kristy (Spain) Turner,
Celebration Of Life
A celebration of life for John A. Gulick will be held on Saturday, June 15, at 1 p.m., at his home, located at 1698A State Highway 99, in Eureka.A hotdog roast will follow. Family and friends are invited to attend. Those attending are asked to bring lawn chairs.An obituary can ...
Academic Letters Sent To Seniors
Academic letters, based upon 2023-24 grades, were recently announced for those graduating seniors at Eureka Junior/Senior High School. The criteria to receive a letter are as follows: students must be listed on the High Honor Roll for two consecutive semesters, be in at least five classes and not receive an ...
To Celebrate 60th Anniversary
Patrick and Mary Ellen (Hendrickson) Forbes will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, June 12. The couple was united in marriage at the Christ Lutheran Church in Eureka on June 12, 1964. The couple has two children, Michael and the late Andrea Illausky. They have three grandsons, Andrew and ...
Sad and Mistaken
I love my hometown! I come back quite often to visit family and friends, eat at the restaurants and to enjoy some down time in Small-Town USA. I come “home” almost every holiday to be with the family. Eureka, KS…….. The place I call home.This is the first time I ...
Greenwood County History
Robert ‘Bob’ Hodge was born in 1929 in Lawrence and lived there until 1947. He then went on to graduate from Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia. After living in a number of states, he moved to Emporia in 1992. While living in Emporia, Hodge spent hundreds of hours researching ...
The Eureka Herald Named Boyd Community Service Award Recipient At KPA Awards Of Excellence Celebration
Two southeast weekly newspapers received special awards last Friday, June 7, during the Kansas Press Association’s (KPA) Awards of Excellence (AOE) Celebration.Among the recipients was the staff of The Eureka Herald, as they received the Frank and Mamie Boyd Community Service Award.The Frank and Mamie Boyd Community Service Award began ...
Local man continues recovery after motorcycle accident in Butler County Saturday
A 20-year-old man from Cowley County is continuing to recover after being seriously injured in a weekend motorcycle accident near Augusta. Kostner McClung, a Winfield native who currently lives in Ark City, was hospitalized in Wichita following the accident. He has since been released and faces a considerable road to full recovery, according to his father, Kevin McClung.
Ninety-Six Area Ballers Participated In Eighth Annual Be Your Best Basketball Camp
The eighth consecutive “Be Your Best” basketball camp was hosted by the Eureka Lady Tornado basketball team with head coach Shelly Hoyt leading the way. The camp was held last Monday-Thursday, June 3-6 at the Tornado Activity Center at Eureka Junior/Senior High School (EJSHS).There were three age groups, grades Kindergarten ...
Blood Drive To Be Held Tuesday, June 25
The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive on Tuesday, June 25 at the Eureka United Methodist Church from 12 to 6 p.m.Those who donated locally at the Eureka Junior/Senior High School (EJSHS) blood drive in April are eligible to donate at this drive.Appointments are required and can ...
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