Corning News

Keeping ahead of the curve and making Jefferson West the best school district it can be are reasons Tonya Holthaus has spent the past year serving on a bond committee with her neighbors.

Troopers say the crash happened just after 5:30 Thursday evening on a rural road about 2 miles south of Ellsworth.

Three Kansas companies will get a combined $11 million in grant/loan monies, a portion of 66 new Recovery Act broadband projects nationwide that, according to the grantees, will not only create jobs up front, but will also help spur economic development in some of the nation's hardest-hit communities.

Parts of Northeast Kansas were hit with strong winds at an estimated 80 miles per hour.