Stories from Thursday, September 18, 2025

Bernita Mae Ala, age 104, La Cygne, Kan., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 at the La Cygne United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Louisburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 at the Schneider Funeral Home, La Cygne Chapel. Online condolences can be left at www.schneiderfunerals.com...

Michael Morris "Mick" Bradbury, a cherished husband, father, and friend, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at the age of 82. Born in the family home north of Uniontown, Kan., near the Dry Ridge area on Dec. 1, 1942, Mick's roots ran deep into the country soil. His early years were marked by the simplicity and richness of rural life, and he carried those values with him throughout his life...