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This KCK native started his own Black rodeo to celebrate cowboys left out of Western lore
Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. Ivan McClellan’s new photobook, “Eight Seconds,” documents the Black riders, ropers and rodeo queens encountered in dusty arenas around the United The post This KCK native started his own Black rodeo to celebrate cowboys left out of Western lore appeared first on Startland News.
Emerald ash borer heads south, confirmed in five new Texas counties
The devastating and invasive emerald ash borer beetle is confirmed in five new Texas counties, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The non-native small green beetle has now been confirmed in Grayson, Hill, Hood, McLennan, and Palo Pinto counties. On Monday, the city of Dallas confirmed the beetle had been found at two locations in city limits, including inside the Great Trinity Forest which is estimated to be 40% ash trees.
HPS Tennis Celebrates Retiring Coach, Mentor
Congratulations to Henryetta Coach Nadine Graham on her well-deserved retirement. She was surprised last week with a special retirement celebration by coaches, students and supporters. Graham retired May 10 after 10 years with Henryetta Schools.
Preston Pirates walk-off Wister Wildcats in state quarterfinals
The Preston Pirates were battling two foes in Thursday afternoon’s Class 2A State Baseball Tournament quarterfinals at Shawnee High School’s Ed Skelton Field. First, they were battling the Wister Wildcats. Secondly, they were battling Mother Nature. The good news for the Pirates is they beat them both. Despite...
Boley Rodeo Makes Improvements To Arena Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend
It’s a Memorial Day weekend tradition for thousands of people from all over the country, but this year things will look a lot different. “The rodeo started back in the early nineteen hundreds, around nineteen three,” said Henrietta Halloway Hicks, with the Boley Chamber of Commerce. It has...
Lori Fullbright returns to FLEAS in May
The April meeting was full of fun. The décor was spring, and the underlying theme was the support of our local businesses. The hostesses were Kay Owens, Barbara Johnsen, Brenda Bahr and Iris Harp. They did a lovely job decorating, and the door prizes were full of surprises. In line with the theme, the prizes were colorful, insulated, large, zippered tote bags.
Oh, So Close
An outstanding season came to an early end Friday afternoon as the Preston Pirates fell 10-3 to the Oktaha Tigers in the semifinals of the Class 2A State Baseball Tournament. The Tigers went on to capture the state title the following afternoon in Shawnee by beating Cashion 15-5. Oktaha got...
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