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All charges against a man in Blue Rapids, Kansas, who flew a "F*** Biden" flag outside his house were dropped Wednesday after the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas came to his defense.
Seven veterans honored with Quilts of Valor during Vets Day ceremony
Funeral Announcements for April 14, 2021 A Celebration of Life for Laronda J. Selecman, 66, of Sedalia, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17 at Lake Creek United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel. A memorial service for Laura LaVerne Heitmeyer, 81, of Sedalia, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 14 at Heckart Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no formal services for Jack Cleveland...
The family of Nina Mae Huddleston, 91, of Sedalia, will receive friends on Wednesday, April 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church Celebration
Husband-and-wife duo Randy and Mickey Shannon grew up just 5 miles apart from each other in northeast Kansas. According to Mickey, the pair met in middle school after their separate school districts in Waterville, her hometown, and Blue Rapids, Randy's hometown, consolidated to form Valley Heights Unified School District 498. "That’s where I met him," Mickey said. She was a year younger than Randy. And as she entered her freshman year of high school, the pair began dating. They stayed together throughout their high school years. He graduated in 1974 and she in 1975. And in August of 197...