As a young girl, Linda O’Nelio Knoll knew something was missing in her education.   Despite being regaled by the heroics of her ancestors who worked in the coal mines of Southeast Kansas during the…

WEST MINERAL, Kan. (AP) — A historic coal mining shovel that was hidden under bramble for more than 70 years has gone on display in southeast Kansas alongside its more well-known successor, an 11-million pound…