Peabody mayor Catherine Weems spoke longingly at a city council meeting Monday night about hiring a city administrator. “All our other municipalities have city managers, and they make a huge ...

A felony charge of child abuse was reduced Thursday to misdemeanor battery, but the defendant contends she didn’t agree to the deal. Defendant Amy D. Stutzman, 51, formerly of Peabody, now living in ...

The inexperience of Centre is not unique in the county, as public school enrollment in rural Kansas has declined in lockstep with the general population. Goessel’s boys team, for example, graduated ...

An around-the-lake fun run March 15 to raise money for Youth Core Ministries was approved Monday by county commissioners. Planning and zoning director Sharon Omstead showed commissioners a map of the ...

Iris’ life began Feb. 6, 1925, in Springfield, Missouri. Her parents were Edward and Cora Mae (Ward) Raffety. Iris attended school in Springfield and on Aug. 30, 1941, she was united in marriage to ...

If those senators stop backing WRAPS, it could lead to ecological paradise for algae and disaster for the water quality in Marion Reservoir. But if the money keeps flowing in, algae blooms may soon ...

In the main building, the heating system works better, though Raymer noted that some classrooms on the northwest side can drop into the low 60-degree range. More portable heaters are used in those ...

A water pipe burst at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Goessel, causing damage to S. Buller St. and the water to go out for many residents. The public works department, of which director Alex Goossen is the only ...