Brown County Information Techology (IT) Director Dallas Johnson and IT Support Specialist Donnie Wooddell spoke with the county commission about upgrades needed for the courthouse during Monday morning’s county meeting.
The shear pin that connects a post hole auger to a tractor PTO is designed to break when the auger bit hits an obstacle, like a rock or piece of metal. This way, instead of grinding through something important, or damaging the gearbox, the PTO shaft, or the tractor itself, the (relatively) inexpensive shear pin breaks. The digger stops, and the operator can assess the situation, clear away the obstacle and replace the pin, before resuming digging. However, one hot day, I got impatient after shearing three pins while digging post holes through heavy, rocky soil. Grumpy, sweaty and irritable, I made the mistake of replacing that third shear pin with a grade 8 tempered steel bolt of the same diameter. With this unbreakable bit of hardware, I finished digging the post holes quickly and easily, in a fraction of the time.
Hiawatha Post 66 beat the Post 23 Nationals in the first game on Sunday. The final score was 5-0.
Tomatoes often have problems with cracking caused by pressure inside the fruit that is more than the skin can handle. Cracks are usually on the upper part of the fruit and can be concentric (in concentric circles around the stem) or radial (radiating from the stem). We don’t know everything about cracking but here is what we do know.
Hiawatha Post 66 played a red versus blue scrimmage on Wednesday evening.
A fireworks show was held near the Fisher Center and Noble Park on Thursday, July 3.
Kris Miller Hiawatha World A fireworks show was held close to the Fisher Center and Noble Park on the evening of Thursday, July 3. Included… Login to continue reading Login…
The Board of Education of the Brown County Kansas Special Education Interlocal #615 held its regular July Board of Education meeting at 6:00 p.m. on July 2, 2025 at the Special Education Annex in Hiawatha.
Be sure to check out the Brown County Free Fair in Horton, KS on July 12-18. A schedule of events can be found on our website: http://www.brown.k-state.edu/ along with this year’s Fairbook. You can also follow along on Brown Co 4-H and Brown County Kansas Fair Facebook page for results and pictures. This year’s fair theme is Blue Jeans & Country Dreams.