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.

A unique opportunity for Rural America?

Posted by Wynn Ponder

Jeff Hofaker of Phillips County shared an intriguing thought with me at the September wKREDA meeting in Leoti. He said that, in these times of economic uncertainty, Rural America has some unique advantages that make it a more attractive place than ever:

Small town, big thinking

Posted by Kirby Ross

Hot Wheels fans walk in line to receive their special edition Hot Wheels car as Director of Photography Nick Unruh and Writer/Producer Wynn Ponder film the event for "Small Town USA".

In case anybody was skeptical regarding whether it is possible to catch lightning in a bottle twice, the people of Phillips County, Kansas, answered that question a few weeks ago.

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.