Mankato City Library will host "Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills," a presentation and discussion by Rex Buchanan from 5 to 7 p.m., on Friday, March 18, in the Community Center meeting room (access through Mankato City Library). Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. Contact the Mankato City Library at 785-378-3885 for more information. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas.

Too often Kansas history seems to start with the Coronado's trip through the state in 1541. For centuries before European arrival, Native people lived on the plains, and some left...