Photo archive for January 29, 2008
Jaime Walker, playing a Jewish mother, looks through a suitcase at her child's belongings during a rehearsal of "Life in a Jar" Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 in Fort Scott, Kan. The play celebrates the life of Irena Sendler who helped rescue 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust more than 60 years ago. View photo
Megan Stewart-Felt, left, playing the part of Irena Sendler, holds a jar containing names of Jewish children as she talks to her friend played by Jessica Shelton-Ripper during a rehearsal of "Life in a Jar" Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 in Fort Scott, Kan. The play celebrates the life of Sendler who helped rescue 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust more than 60 years ago. View photo
Megan Stewart-Felt, left, playing the part of Irena Sendler, talks to her friend played by Jessica Shelton-Ripper during a rehearsal of "Life in a Jar" Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 in Fort Scott, Kan. The play celebrates the life of Sendler who helped rescue 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust more than 60 years ago. View photo
Megan Stewart-Felt, right, playing the part of Irena Sendler, tries to convince Jaime Walker, playing a Jewish mother, to give up her children during a rehearsal of "Life in a Jar" Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 in Fort Scott, Kan. The play celebrates the life of Sendler who helped rescue 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust more than 60 years ago. View photo
Director Norm Conard, right, talks to Jaime Walker, left, Megan Stewart-Felt, second left, and Jessica Shelton-Ripper during a rehearsal of "Life in a Jar" Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 in Fort Scott, Kan. The play celebrates the life of Irena Sendler who helped rescue 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust more than 60 years ago. View photo
Snow yesterday caused several wrecks in Emporia. This wreck on I-35 happened at about 10:30 a.m. near the Industrial Road exit. View photo
Tyson Foods said the decision to end slaughter operations in Emporia was influenced by many changes in the beef industry. If the decision stands, the cattle pens on the east side of the plant will stand empty and trucks loaded with live cattle will no longer stream into the plant. View photo
Arnold Graham, owner of Reeble's, talks with Debbie Wheeler on Monday afternoon at Reeble's North. Graham's last day is Wednesday after being in the grocery business for 46 years. View photo