Driving into Neodesha that Friday afternoon, we found a neat and tidy downtown. A handful of cars passed as we visited a flea market and drugstore and looked for lunch. The sky stretched endlessly blue overhead, while muggy summer heat pressed down as we strolled to and fro on Main Street. This was the big city I knew as a kid, and the small town I recognized as an adult. My son ran ahead, peering through windows. One storefront proclaimed it would soon become the Main Street Diner. Another, freshly clad in black with boarded-up windows, kept its secrets. This quiet street might mislead visitors, though. Neodesha has ambition aplenty. In fall 2019, retired businessman and native son Ben Cutler stepped forward to fund the generous Neodesha Promise scholarship program>. The town’s high school graduates will have college tuition and fees covered.
Source: Kansas Reflector
