Coming home to Comanche County

Posted by Wynn Ponder

Economic Development Director Linda Hart invited us to Comanche County to visit three remarkable towns. We were there for a day and a half, but we got to talking so much that we only made it part of the way through our agenda in Coldwater, so we’ll be going back to learn more about the good things happening there, as well as in Protection and Wilmore. I’m particularly looking forward to Wilmore Saturday Nite: Live.

The Ghost Town

Posted by Wynn Ponder

We recently visited Kanona, Kansas, to find out what a town looks like after everyone has left it. The last citizen departed Kanona in 1966. This is a real ghost town, not a quotation-marks ghost town, like the ones listed on Internet registries. Their version of a “ghost town” often overlooks the fact that a few people still live there.

Good places we’ve been so far …

Posted by Wynn Ponder

LaVon’s Bakery & BBQ in Buhler. Delicious home cooking, rich with character, gorgeous setting … and don’t leave without having a piece of that banana cream pie.