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In 1864, Confederate forces evacuated Savannah, Georgia

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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2022. There are 11 days left in the year. more

Associated Press / news@morningsun.net | 12/20/22

No charges were filed against Carl Benso in the killing of his father

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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net | 12/17/22

In 1777, France recognized American independence

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Today is Saturday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2022. There are 14 days left in the year. more

Associated Press / news@morningsun.net | 12/17/22

There’s nothing like mother’s touch

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Mother Helen’s funeral was yesterday. I’m running this column, originally published May 12, 2008, in her memory. more

By J.T. Knoll, Morning Sun Columnist | 12/17/22

Crawford County Sheriff John Turkington, third from left, and other officials often displayed confiscated stills and moonshine in front of the jail in Girard; January 1925.

Temperance in Crawford County, Kansas, part 6

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The Kansas prohibitory law was strengthened in early 1911 with the passage of an act pertaining to persistent violators. Two convictions under the law qualified as a felony punishable by one year in prison at hard labor. more

By Ken Peak / Special to The Morning Sun | 12/17/22

Rain leaking into the courthouse dampened hundreds of tax receipts

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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net | 12/16/22

In 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place

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Today is Friday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2022. There are 15 days left in the year. more

Associated Press / news@morningsun.net | 12/16/22

City officials outlined plans to replace unpaved streets with brick and asphalt

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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net | 12/15/22

In 1791, the Bill of Rights went into effect

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Today is Thursday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2022. There are 16 days left in the year. more

Associated Press / news@morningsun.net | 12/15/22

Christmas on the plains – 1913

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The following was sent to me by Neil Sowards. His mother, Genevieve Sharp Sowards was born in Kansas on June 29, 1903. In 1913, her parents homesteaded for a year in eastern Colorado. Neil sent a marvelous recollection by his mother of their first Christmas there. — J.T.K. more

J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net | 12/15/22

In 1939, the League of Nations expelled the USSR for invading Finland

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2022. There are 17 days left in the year. more

Associated Press / news@morningsun.net | 12/14/22

Five men were jailed for loitering on the streets without a job

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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net | 12/14/22

PHS drama students penned an original play based on the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip

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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net | 12/13/22