Fredonia News

Mary Nesbitt, left, state family program director, hands boxes to Pfc. Stephanie Hodges in the Kansas National Guard family programs office Wednesday.

I noticed the noise Tuesday night when I pulled off the highway, stopped at the traffic light on Central Avenue in Carthage and then hit the gas again.

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a freezing fog advisory for a half-dozen counties east of the metropolitan area until 10 a.m. The advisory covers Chase, Greenwood, Allen, Woodson, Wilson and Neosho counties.

Calling Sam Brownback's election as Kansas' next governor premature, Kansas Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a candidate of their own: Tom Wiggans, a retired Olathe pharmaceutical executive.Wiggans, 57, is a political newcomer largely unknown in the state he hopes to lead.

FREDONIA, Kan. - Rena M. Topham, age 85, of Fredonia, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at her home.

Published online 11/4/2009 10:22 AM Police reports Hutchinson Police Department Tuesday, 4:11 a.m. - Thomas E. Westfall, 68, reported his residence was entered by an unknown subject and missing is his 40" Panasonic HDTV.

Three children were uninjured when the school bus they were riding in crashed Tuesday afternoon in Wilson County.

If you like Shriners, marching bands and horses lots of horses this parades for you.The 84th annual American Royal parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Pershing Road and Grand Boulevard.

As it has for 83 years, this weekends American Royal parade seeks to entertain. But this years theme aims to remind onlookers as they marvel at dancing horses and cheer on marching bands that theres a reason behind the spectacle.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 Heavy rain has caused widespread road flooding in Wilson County, and as a result, the Wilson County Emergency Operations Center was activated at 7:30 am.

A collision between a southbound SKO train and an eastbound one ton truck and trailer hauling hay injured the truck driver, and blocked the tracks near 700 and Gove Roads approximately 4 miles southwest of Fredonia at about 8:30 Tuesday morning.

A collision between a southbound SKO train and an eastbound 1 ton truck and trailer hauling hay injured the truck driver, and blocked the tracks near 700 and Gove Roads approximately 4 miles southwest of Fredonia at about 8:30 Tuesday morning.

A collision between a southbound SKO train and an eastbound 1 ton truck and trailer hauling hay injured the truck driver, and blocked the tracks near 700 and Gove Roads approximately 4 miles southwest of Fredonia at about 8:30 Tuesday morning.

I sat in my car for a second and pondered my choices. I could get out of my car, walk up to the little window, order my lunch and get back in my car and wait for the nice young lady to signal to me when my food was ready.

Kansas summers are a time for exploring. It can be a time for whimsical trips or journeys with purposeful planning.

A young victim of an accidental shooting has been identified. Wilson County authorities said Tanner Kahler, 12, died as a result of Monday's shooting.

Wilson County Emergency responders were called to the scene of an apparent drowning at Middle Dam near Neodesha on the Verdigris River Saturday evening.

A resident of New Albany, northwest of Fredonia in Wilson County, died after a storm packing winds of more than 100 mph destroyed several buildings, including a historic church.

Wilson County Emergency responders were called to the scene of an apparent drowning Saturday evening at Middle Dam near Neodesha on Fall River.

One person died this morning when straight line winds and hail swept over Wilson County.