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John Owen was captured, convicted and hanged for murder in 1900. The invitation to his execution included strands of rope, seen in the upper left corner, remaining after preparing the noose.

Hanging has been the primary form of capital punishment in numerous countries and regions since Medieval times. The first known account of someone being hanged was in Homer’s, … more

Daniel Briseno daniel@prairiepress.com | 1/30/23

The Kansas Presbyterian Church, built in 1909, continues in service with the congregation meeting the second and fourth Sundays of the month.

Church origins

Plans to create a Presbyterian Church in the village of Kansas started in November 1858, the same year the village was incorporated. C.A. Hite, a local historian of the Kansas area in the 1920s, … more

By ROGER STANLEY Rogerstanley769@yahoo.com | 1/23/23

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