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Betty Maxine Johnson passed peacefully from this life on Friday, January 5, 2024, at the age of 98 in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She was born in Medford, OK on November 4, 1925, to John and Floy Ruth Mohney. She married Wilbert (Webb) Johnson on December 23, 1945, in Corbin Methodist Church, Corbin, Kansas. He preceded her in death on June

Charlotte was originally found in the country and rescued with her littermates. The rescuer found homes for all the kittens, except for little Charlotte. She quickly grew into a beautiful little lady and is now at the shelter to find her forever home. Charlotte is about a year old and was shy at first, but is gaining confidence living in the cat colony. She is enjoying volunteers and visitors giving her lots of love!

Linda Jeanne Nease Mirt passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at the age of 73. She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts to Jesse and Kathryn (Knechtel) Nease. Linda spent her childhood and formative years following her father, mother, and brother up and down the east coast, as Jesse, her dad, was putting together a forty-year career with General Electric. She went to high school in Waynesboro, Virginia where their school mascot was known as the “Little Giants.” When it came to going to college, she wanted to be like her mother, so she enrolled at Kansas State University in Kansas to become a home economics teacher. Her father and mother were both from small towns in Kansas. Jamestown and Larned respectively. They both attended K-State and met while Jesse was tutoring Kay in statistics. Jesse was recruited by General Electric right off the K-State campus just before World War II broke out. So, they moved him to the east coast to Lynn, Massachusetts as his first assignment. Linda graduated from K-State with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics. She then went to work for Stouffers Inns and Restaurants as an Assistant Director of Food Management in Cleveland, Ohio. Linda often told the story of mixing salad dressing while watching the Cleveland Browns play football quite a few stories below them in the old stadium. She then decided to pursue a master’s degree in Extension Education at Penn State. This was because her folks had moved to Erie, Pennsylvania by then finishing up Jesse’s career. She remained a diehard Penn State football fan her entire adult life, along with K-State of course. Linda graduated from Penn State in 1975 and accepted a position as County Extension Agent Home Economist on January 1, 1976, clear back in Sumner County, Kansas. Wellington, Kansas to be exact. She remarked that Gene Heasty was on the board at the time they hired her. All the way from the Penn State campus. She held that position for forty years. The title chan

Mother’s Sloppy Joes 1 ½ lbs lean ground beef 1 small onion 2 stalks of celery, minced 2 T brown sugar 12 oz bottle of chili sauce 1 T Worcheshire sauce 1 t salt 2 T sweet pickle relish ½ t pepper Brown the beef, onion and celery together. Drain the fat.