“I’m going to spend it at my house with my husband.”

— Melissa Olson, clerk, Maple Park, Ill.

“(I will be) singing in a band in Rossville, Kansas, at Mikey’s Bar.”

— Randy Penry, truck driver/singer, Topeka

“We are going to go to my friend’s house ... and watch the ball drop.”

— Melanie Pilkington, student, Lansing

“I’m going to celebrate New Year’s with my friends in Waldo, Kansas, (with) KU alumni and just party and have a good time.”

— Mark Roland, Web developer, Overland Park