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A TIMELINE OF THE ATTACK

Chief John Adams, Oxford Police Chief and City Administrator, was approached by a Kansas Power Pool employee in November with an interesting opportunity. KPP had a $1,000 grant they wanted to give to the city to present to Hometown Market, the...

Udall School District Receives Grant

Jan. 15, 2021 — The stone arch bridges in Cowley County, Kansas, were honored as a source of pride to the area by Valley Coop Inc. and Cenex ®, the energy brand of CHS. As part of this award, the Udall Unified School District received a $5,000 grant...

Udall Dollar General Set to Open Feb. 15

The Dollar General in Udall is nearing completion. According to Mayor Steve Brown, Feb. 15 is the date the new store, located just east of town on K-15, is set to open to the public. Photos by Belle Plaine News & Oxford Register Staff

Snowman Contest Winners Announced

Congratulations to Kellie Hatfield, left, and Riri Ford, right, for submitting the winning snowman photos! Runners up (below, left to right) include photos contributed by: Abby Elliot; Alex Delaughder with grandpa Kenny; Emmalee Foulk; and Hanna,...

Unemployment In Kansas: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Editor’s Note: This is Part Two of a two-part story. Part One was published in our Jan. 7 edition.

First Snow Brings Fun - And Our 2021 Snowman Contest!

Do you want to build a... no, we’re not going to sing it. We DO want to see your snowmen, though! Snowmen, snowwomen, snowdogs, whatever you’ve built, send a picture to us at NewsBellePlaine@gmail.com or post it on our Facebook post. Because your...

News

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In his iconic speech at the Lincoln Memorial for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, King urged America to "make real the promises of democracy." King synthesized portions of his

The Message Is Staring You In The Face

In a recent national survey, 26.9 million American adults age 18 and older reported experiencing vision loss.

Snowman Contest

Ariahna and Ezra Wilkerson’s snowman photo was inadvertently left out of the snowman contest entries two weeks ago. Our apologies, and thank you for submitting your photo, Ariahna and Ezra!

Sports

Wellington Varsity Routs Mulvane

The now (3-5) IRONDUKES pulled in their 2nd win in as many weeks, downing the Mulvane Wildcats Friday evening at Sellers Park, 20-13! It was a close contest, knotted at 7 at halftime.

By Steve Sturgis

Udall Homecoming

Udall High School. celebrated Homecoming Friday night, crowning Isaac Jirak King and Savanna Rebold Homecoming Queen.

Miss Oxford 2020 Announced

Daisy Voice has been named Miss Oxford 2020. Daisy is an Oxford High School Senior and plans to pursue a degree in teaching or possibly nursing.

Opinions

Living with Children

Making children happy became a parenting goal in the early 1970s.

By John Rosemond

Winners Wisdom

There are many factors in 21st century life that we must plan for.

By Winners Wisdom By Jim Stovall

Dave Ransey Solutions

Have you been stressed during budget conversations? Are you anxious at the grocery store checkout when you hear the total?

By Dave Ransey Solutions

Lifestyle

A Zesty Spin on Weeknight Meals

(Family Features)To help reinvigorate traditional weeknight dinners, chef Bobby Flay and Hidden Valley Ranch created this recipe to help reinvigorate weekday meals.