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SWMC Auxiliary Presents Service Awards - April 15, 2011
Southwest Medical Center Auxiliary members were honored for their hours of service in 2010 during a reception on February 23. This year’s honorees and their awards ...
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Poetry Contest Winners Announced - April 15, 2011
Winners of an area-wide high school poetry contest read their poems for a crowd of around 80 people Thursday evening at the Poetry Coffee House, hosted by Seward County Community College/Area Techn...
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FaceBook Threat Closes Colby Community College - April 15, 2011
The Colby Community College campus is closed today, as authorities investigate a threat found on a social media site. According to the college's website, the threat was discovered on a recently dis...
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Woman Freed From Pet Python - April 15, 2011
City officials are recognizing an officer who reached into the jaws of a pet 8-foot albino python and pried it from the neck of its owner. Lyons Police Chief Chris Detmer says the incident occurred...
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Soldier On Plane Back To Kansas For Son’s Funeral - April 15, 2011
A soldier overseas, who was told he couldn't attend the funeral of the boy he calls his son, is actually on a plane to Kansas. The Army changed its mind after an outcry of thousands who thought Owen ...
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Kansas Budget Revenue Forcast Ready - April 15, 2011
Kansas officials are preparing to issue a new revenue forecast that legislators will use to complete a proposed $14 billion state budget. Friday's forecasting meeting involved university economi...
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Kansas Dept Of Education Want Teachers Fingerprints - April 15, 2011
The Kansas State Department of Education wants to add security measures for its schools, including fingerprinting about 40,000 educators who were licensed before 2003. Pam Coleman, a department o...
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Dewind Co. Acquires 160 MW Oklahoma Wind Project - April 14, 2011
DeWind Co a wholly owned subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. Ltd acquired the rights to an initial 160 MW portion of the Novus wind project from developer Novus Windpower LLC...
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Woman’s Body Found Lodged In Window - April 14, 2011
Police say a man found his wife's body lodged in a basement window at their home when he returned from an out-of-state trip. Investigators in Lebanon in southwest Ohio do not suspect foul play in...
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Kobach Says Immigration A Serious Issue - April 14, 2011
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says Kansas has become both a destination and passage state for illegal immigration. Kobach spoke Tuesday evening at the University of Kansas. Hundreds of protes...