Tag: area news
Colony man faces sentencing COLONY — Joshua Lohff, 34, of Colony faced sentencing Wednesday on a single charge of illegally entering Crest High School in the wee hours of the morning last October, according to…
One rescued, one drowns at SEK lakes A 65-year-old woman was rescued 12 hours after fallilng into the water on the east side spillway of the Toronto Lake Dam in Woodson County May 17, according…
Voters to decide $2M school bond LE ROY — Voters in the Le Roy-Gridley USD 245 school district will decide on May 14 whether to approve $2 million in bonds for improvements including a new…
Elderly couple die in house fire EMPORIA — An elderly couple killed in a Sept. 22 house fire has been identified. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office identified Lee Roy Phillips, 88, and Mary Ann Phillips,…
Garnett plans airport upgrade GARNETT — City leaders are preparing for a major upgrade to the Garnett Industrial Airport, according to the Anderson County Review. The project will widen the runway from 45 to 75 feet…
Chanute restaurant, bar to close CHANUTE — Dalton’s Back 9, a bar and restaurant at Chanute’s Stone Creek Golf Course will close. Owners Michael and Haley Dalton cited labor shortages and increased food costs, according…
Possibilities for vacated school being explored GRIDLEY — A group of citizens are working to breathe new life into the town’s former middle school, vacated in 2021, according to the Coffey County Republican. The Gridley Community…
Our Market earns $49k grant HUMBOLDT — Our Market grocery store in Humboldt recently received a $49,068 USDA grant to help its meat operation, the Humboldt Union reported. The federal Rural Development’s Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)…
Fredonia to install solar farm FREDONIA — City commissioners decided Dec. 21 to move forward with installing a solar farm to help diversify its energy production. Commissioners signed a $4.2 million contract with Priority Power…
