Lightning early last Thursday morning has been ruled as the cause of a house fire about 1 1/2 miles southwest of Wymore. The report came in just after midnight and by the time firefighters arrived at 12:20 am, the house was fully engulfed. Sharon Colgrove was the lone occupant and was able to escape without injury, however a cat and ... Read More »
Plan to attend an upcoming program, Simple Home Modifications for Aging in Place. Discover simple modifications that can be made to your house or apartment so you can stay in it as you get older. Everyone wants to stay in their house as long as possible. This program will be taught on Wednesday, April 3 at the Washington County Extension Office ... Read More »
The Waterville Opera House and the Koester House Museum in Marysville received news that they will each receive almost $90,000 through the Kansas Heritage Trust Fund Grants. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Opera House will receive $89,800 for exterior repair and restoration of windows, doors, and guttering and to do some work on the stone exterior. The museum will ... Read More »
The John and Katie Naaf family lost their house to a fire late Wednesday morning. The Beattie, Summerfield, and Oketo Fire Departments responded to the fire, but by the time they got there, it was too far along to save the home. Nobody was home at the time as the parents were at work and the kids were at a ... Read More »
William Price, the 43 year old Cortland man that authorities have been looking for since last Friday evening, turned himself in to the Gage County Sheriff’s Office late Tuesday morning. Price allegedly grabbed a .22 caliber pistol Friday evening and began firing shots while his wife fled the house. She estimates he shot the pistol 20-25 times. Authorities surrounded the ... Read More »
A man-hunt continues for 43 year old William Price of rural Cortland, NE. Police were called to the house south of Cortland Friday evening after his wife called authorities saying he had a gun. Price’s wife escaped unharmed and authorities surrounded the house overnight. They believe he fired 20-30 shots inside the home and they also think he left before ... Read More »
Fire destroyed the home of a rural Filley family early Thursday morning. Tim Cowell, his wife and his two teenaged daughters were able to escape without any injuries. It happened around 1:30 Thursday morning and is believed to have started in the garage, spreading to the attic and basement. Firefighters thought they had it under control, not knowing that it ... Read More »
The Marysville Fire Department responded to a house fire at 900 Carolina early Sunday morning. Crews were called out around 3 a.m. to the Lynn and Kandy Haverkamp home, located just west of the Marysville Elementary School. First reports were that there were people trapped inside, however that was not the case. The Haverkamps and their children were out of ... Read More »
This Monday August 13th at the Marysville city council meeting the major topic was the2013 budget. At the meeting it was approved to raise the tax levy 1.94 mills. There are many variable reasons for this increase but two more prominent were general expense increases as well as health insurance for city employees. The levy will cause an increase of ... Read More »
The Diller Opera House Committee has completed it’s $50,000 renovation of the social hall. Improvements included removing old plaster on the walls to expose the brick, new lighting, polishing of the concrete floors, an archway was added, and the bathrooms were redone. An air conditioning unit and central heating unit were added as well. The opera house is rented out ... Read More »
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