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Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior. My wife and I were recently talking about updating our will and wondered if we should also set up a trust.

Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Now that my building on Main Street in Cheney has been completely cleaned out, it’s time for a little reflection. Healthy reflection is good, if you’re reflecting back on something you did that actually was healthy.

Guest Column Being a sports fan used to require just three things: a comfortable couch, a TV that picked up the Big Three broadcast networks and a loose family agreement that weekends belonged to sports junkies. Bountiful snacks were assumed, and no one ever uttered the now-dreaded question, “What’s the streaming password?” Back then, you grabbed a lawn chair for overflow seating, parked it beside a large cooler and gathered around a console television roughly the size and weight of a dishwasher.

From the Editor’s Files I spent much of the Memorial Day weekend working...some because I had to, some because I wanted to, and some because it’s just a tradition for this newspaper publisher. For more than three decades now, I’ve worked while others played on holidays, mostly because that’s when things are happening that we tend to cover and then publish in the newspaper.

Insight Summer started on Memorial Day, even though the solstice is about a month later. Schools are out, it’s warm enough to stay out late and it’s the beginning of road trip season.

District court clerks are the workhorses of the state’s court system. They handle the bulk of the court’s day-to-day work and interact frequently with the public. They are good people doing good and often difficult work.

Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are retiring later this year and hope to travel more while we’re still healthy and active. Our budget will be tighter, so every dollar counts. Are there worthwhile senior travel discounts you can tell us about, and at what age do they begin?

Another school year has wrapped up for my children and summer on the farm has officially begun. My husband and I saw major growth in both of our kids this year personally, academically and athletically.

One of my fondest memories of my father was how skilled he was at making work seem like fun, even when the work itself wasn’t exactly a night at the county fair. This past weekend, I attempted to recreate that kind of experience with my own family.

9 Years Ago Campus golfer, Mikey Kelly, is heading to the Class 6A State tournament. Kelly won a playoff with four other golfers to take ninth at Monday’s regional tournament at Carey Park in Hutchinson.