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Nila Mack of Arkansas City created radio’s ‘Let’s Pretend’
The Arkansas City native ran children's programs at CBS and created a fairy-tale series that won two Peabody Awards.
By Jolene Marquardt
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The people of Winfield and Cowley County, past and present.
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John Peter Baden gave Winfield a college
The Lutheran businessman's $50,000 gift founded St. John's College, whose buildings are now Baden Square.
By Garrett Pruitt
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Benjamin Clover, the Cambridge farmer who went to Congress
Clover settled near Cambridge in 1871, led the Kansas Farmers' Alliance and served one term as a Populist.
By Wade Ellison
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Dean Strother went from Winfield High to four-star general
The Winfield native led North American Air Defense Command; the county airport is named for his brother.
By Jolene Marquardt
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Ruth Maycliffe grew up in Winfield and became a Broadway star
Born Fern Krehbiel near Winfield, she made her Broadway debut in Clyde Fitch's Girls in 1908.
By Garrett Pruitt
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Sara Sothern, the Arkansas City actress who was Elizabeth Taylor’s mother
Born Sara Warmbrodt in Arkansas City, she acted on Broadway in the 1920s before retiring to raise a family.
By Wade Ellison
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Karen Wheeler paints for hundreds of hours on a single piece
The Winfield-born artist, who has spinal muscular atrophy, spends 150 to 500 hours on each painting.
By Loretta Vance
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Jerry Kill’s coaching career started as a Southwestern player
Kill played at Southwestern from 1979 to 1982 and went on to coach Minnesota, Northern Illinois and New Mexico State.
By Garrett Pruitt
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Delano Lewis: from Arkansas City to NPR and South Africa
Lewis, son of a Santa Fe railroad porter, led National Public Radio and served as U.S. ambassador to South Africa.
By Wade Ellison
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Dick Metz won on the PGA Tour and came home to ranch
The Arkansas City golfer won 10 PGA Tour events and the 1960 Senior PGA Championship.
By Jolene Marquardt
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Eugene Pallette, the Winfield-born actor with the gravel voice
Pallette appeared in more than 240 productions and is best remembered as Friar Tuck and as the father in My Man Godfrey.
By Garrett Pruitt
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Griffin to lead Southwestern College football
Brad Griffin, William Penn's defensive coordinator, is Southwestern's new head football coach, the 28th in the program's history.
By Garrett Pruitt