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Kansas Corn Crop Being Planted - April 07, 2015
Kansas farmers have begun planting this year's corn amid growing concern for the deteriorating winter wheat crop in several counties where it is dry. The National Agricultural Statistics Serv...
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USD 480 Budget Up Due to Increased Enrollment - April 07, 2015
The USD 480 school board met Monday night and republished the budget. This is a standard procedure based on this school year's enrollment. The budget is up 700 thousand dollars due to increased stud...
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Rural Kansas Road To Become Home On The Range Highway - April 06, 2015
Kansas is honoring the place where its famous state song was written by designating a nearby road as the Home on the Range Highway. Gov. Sam Brownback's office says he signed a bill last week t...
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Elkhart Wins Extreme Challenge At SCCC/ATS - April 03, 2015
It was April Fool’s Day but that didn’t matter as more than 350 students from nine area high schools showed their savvy in the 10th annual Xtreme Challenge Wednesday at Seward County C...
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Seward County Farm Bureau Gives to Scholarship Endowment - April 02, 2015
Seward County Farm Bureau brought farm animals, food demonstrations and lots of small children to the campus of Seward County Community College/Area Technical School March 25. The annual Farm Ed...
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UPDATE: Governor Signs Conceal Carry Bill - April 01, 2015
UPDATE:Governor Sam Brownback signed Senate Bill 45 bill today that would allow residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit. Legislators approved the measure last week, and the new law woul...
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UPDATE: Only 1 Suspect Remains At Large - April 01, 2015
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at approximately 11:29 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of 2nd Street and Princeton Ave for a report of a vehicle being shot at. Responding officers located ...
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Tyrone Fire Department Receives Training - March 31, 2015
On Saturday March 28th, Tyrone Fire Department hosted a vehicle extrication and pumper/tanker training day. Tyrone Firefighters were joined by Turpin and Baker Fire departments. Former Seward County...
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Phon-a-Thon at SCCC/ATS Starts Strong - March 31, 2015
With help from Saints baseball players, the annual Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Phonathon had a successful “first inning” March 23, as students, faculty and st...
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Couple Arrested In 1992 Dodge City Murder - March 30, 2015
A couple wanted for a 1992 murder in Dodge City has been arrested in Georgia. Roger and Kelly Jones were arrested at a Monroe County, Georgia campground last week. A tip to Kansas authorities led ...