Garnett News

In the Fall of 1966 our girl singing group, the Fantastic Five, sang against the Jackson 5 at Beckman Junior High and yes, we won -- only school supplies -- but still we did it.

" A small community is shocked about its sudden connection to the shooting deaths of three people in rural Missouri.

Authorities said one man has been charged in connection with the shooting deaths of three people in rural Missouri earlier this month.The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 45-year-old Robert Blurton was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and arrested at his home in Garnett, Kan., early Saturday without incident.Blurton is being held ...

Osawatomie police said a man died Thursday morning when his vehicle went off a bridge and into a river in Miami County.

Franklin County Sheriff Craig Davis talks with Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents, Ottawa Fire Department officers and Franklin County Sheriffa s deputies as they document evidence from a burned vehicle March 5 at the Franklin County Public Works building, 1939 Elm St., Ottawa.

As one of several budgets discussed at Monday's commissioner meeting, a large portion of time was spent on the Linn County Rural Fire budget.

Alan and Darla Peterson, Greeley, have announced the engagement of their daughter Megan Peterson, Ottawa, to Jeremy Raby, Ottawa.

Sumner County native Jill Zimmerman has been selected to fill the agriculture agent position with the Cowley County K-State extension office.

OTTAWA a ' Two century-old banks in northeast Kansas will merge in July. The combination of Citizens State Bank and Garnett State Savings Bank will be known as GSSB.

Virgil H. Hermreck, 77, Williamsburg, died Thursday, May 7, 2009, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday at St.

It can be an unsettling feeling: youa re lost and disoriented. Or maybe a loved one is missing.

How have you been affected by the lack of jobs and layoffs? I think we're doing fine.

The finals of this yeara s National Federation of Professional Bullriders have special implications for one bull rider.

Two juniors at the University of Kansas have won national Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate awards to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics.

Bill and Phyllis McConnell of Fort Morgan announce the engagement of their son, Nolan McConnell of De Beque, to Treva Keim, daughter of Floyd and Loren Keim, all of Garnett, Kan.

A portion of John Brown Road soon will ride a bit smoother. The resurfacing project has been selected to receive federal stimulus money - the only project selected in the county to receive road or bridge improvements.

Four University of Kansas students, all involved in undergraduate research at KU, have been nominated to compete for national Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to ...

The couples will be honored at a banquet March 20 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Junction City.

Franklin County, Kan., authorities have identified a body found in a burned car as that of a woman from Garnett, Kan.Lena Roye Mathenthin, 39, apparently was on her way home from the Princeton area when she ...

A Garnett woman died of smoke inhalation Wednesday night in her vehicle near Richmond, though precise details surrounding her death remain unknown, Franklin County Sheriff Craig Davis said.