Russell Stover: Learn about chocolate king and Kansas native Russell Stover. Born in Osborne County, Stover and his wife Clara went on to create the candy empire now famous throughout the country. 2005: 1800 Series 84 Valentine Diners: Manufactured in Wichita and sold throughout the country in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s, these pre-fabricated eateries were the vision of entrepreneur Arthur Valentine. In this segment we look at the history of these diners. Plains People - Hometown Cafe: Spend a day at the Hometown Cafe in Barnes, Kansas, where the coffee is hot and the conversation steady. When the cafe closed a few years ago, boosters in this tiny town in Washington County decided to buy it and keep it open as a community-owned eatery.