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By Ashlee Kieler
June 3, 2009
De Soto’s USD 232 announced the appointent of Earl Martin as the director of teaching and learning beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.
June 3, 2009
Derby Saturday at Prudden’s pond
June 3, 2009
Jeremy Riggs
June 3, 2009
Concert June 20
June 3, 2009
De Soto brush dump open Saturday
June 3, 2009
Alumni gathering June 13
June 3, 2009
Arica Maurer
By Elvyn Jones
June 3, 2009
Libby Stone had a busy day Saturday spooning out chili at the De Soto Rotary Club’s Chili Cook-off she couldn’t have eaten two years ago.
Before her liver transplant near Thanksgiving 2007, Stone’s liver couldn’t process meat and many other foods, forcing her to subsist on a very limited diet, gradually losing strength to the effects of a rare genetic condition.
Chris Smith
June 3, 2009
Five games into the 2009 baseball season when the Wildcats were 1-4, things were looking grim for coach Joel Thaemert’s bunch.
By Elvyn Jones
June 3, 2009
As a wife, mother of a teenage son and part-time teacher, Dana Pasley deals with the daily time scheduling pressure of other suburban soccer moms. But she says she now approaches life with a more relaxed attitude.
Chris Smith
June 3, 2009
Chad Brecheisen knew he had a special golf team before it won the regional championships and earned a bid to state.
By Ashlee Kieler
June 3, 2009
Starside third-grader Connor Nimrod likes to draw. He also like to fish. Combining the two interest may not seem like an easy task when you add in dental health, but Connor made it happen, and won a contest.
By Chad Lawhorn
June 3, 2009
Lawrence, get ready for a little horsepower harmony.
Dispatch Staff Reports
June 3, 2009
Don’t be alarmed if you hear storm sirens late this morning.
Staff Reports
June 3, 2009
On Saturday, the air in McLouth will be filled with the smell of smoked meats as the 18th Annual BBQ Blowout comes to town.
By Alex Harrington
June 3, 2009
We should have some morning sprinkles, but not enough to stop road work from commencing.
By Shawn Linenberger
June 3, 2009
Barbecue enthusiasts are going to be gearing up for another Tonganoxie Days.