A recycle and overlay project will take place on U.S. Highway 77 north of Marysville, a more than 11 mile stretch, up to the Nebraska State Line. Bettis Asphalt and Construction, Inc of Topeka won the bid, which will cost more than $988,000. Hall Brothers, Inc of Marysville will overlay 3 1/2 miles of K-233 from the junction with U.S. ... Read More »
The first phase of the water plant improvement plan is underway in Marysville. This week they started putting down new 10 inch waterline across from the Marysville water tower on Highway 36 and it will extend from 17th Street westward to 14th Street. There is a water line currently running under Highway 36 and this project will eliminate that. There ... Read More »
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism along with local law enforcement officials will be conducting joint checkpoints in Northeast Kansas in early December. These checkpoints are intended to enforce state and federal wildlife laws and state’s driver’s licensing laws. There will be two stages of checkpoints. The first stage will be local officials checking that drivers are properly ... Read More »
Turtle Island Quartet to Arrive Next Week Holiday Concert Scheduled for Tuesday Evening After months of intricate planning and preparation, members of the Marshall County Arts Cooperative are ready for the arrival of their next visiting artist, Turtle Island Quartet. The string chamber ensemble will be in the area Tuesday, December 4; they will perform a concert, “A Solstice Celebration,” ... Read More »
Washington Fire Department will host a benefit soup dinner Saturday at 5 pm for Troy Miller, local firefighter and carpenter who fell and broke both his wrists recently. The dinner will be at the Washington Firehouse. Donations are also being accepted for the Troy Miller Family, which includes 6 children. The Barnes Fire Department is hosting a benefit soup dinner ... Read More »
Christmas celebrations are planned for Saturday evening in area communities. Summerfield Community will host a soup dinner at the Classic Café from 5-7 and the Transue Brothers Blacksmith Shop will be open beginning at 5 featuring Pioneer Christmas Décor, to include a live lighting of the tree at 7 and 8 pm. The Hollenberg Station State Historic Site northeast of ... Read More »
As the end of the 2011 rapidly approaches, the Kansas Department of Revenue has begun posting information concerning the changes in state income tax laws that take effect January 1st. The state of Kansas has sent out mailers to 160,000 businesses to inform them about the new tax law and how it applies to them. State Revenue Department Spokesperson Jeannine ... Read More »
REPUBLIC, KS—The Kansas Historical Society announced that Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site will host a holiday open house 2 – 4 p.m. Saturday, December 8. Visitors can tour the museum and shop in the newly stocked store. Refreshments provided. Admission is free 2 – 4 p.m. Regular admission fees apply the rest of the day: $5 adults, $1 students. ... Read More »
The Marysville City Council extended the contract of City Administrator Rick Shain for one year at the City Council Meeting Monday night. The council also voted to repeal the closing of streets along the 7th Street corridor north of highway 36, from the northside of Carolina Street to the south side of Calhoun Street. The streets had been vacated since ... Read More »
Kyle Joekel, the man Gage County authorities searched for for a year after he led them on a high speed chase, that ended in Oketo, for making terroristic threats at a bar in Barneston and now under arrest in Louisiana for first degree murder charges of 2 Louisiana Sheriff’s deputies, which happened almost a year to the day of the ... Read More »
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