Hiawatha News

Oklahoma man injured in rollover

The Hiawatha Community Hospital Auxiliary will be sponsoring a garden tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 27.

A bicyclist killed in a Kansas accident early Sunday has been identified as Earl Johnston, 51, a former Johnson County resident who had moved to Arizona.

Supercell thunderstorms formed near the Nebraska/Kansas border, just west of Hiawatha, Kan., Sunday afternoon.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are popping up tonight across much of eastern Kansas, from the Nebraska to Oklahoma borders, including in the Topeka vicinity.

The power of Mother Nature is something area residents always want to respect. Three people died 25 years ago when a massive storm system swooped across Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri on June 7, 1984, damaging many areas that hadna t seen such devastation in a lifetime.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This week, Topeka Capital-Journal reporter Jan Biles will be traveling US-75 highway from the Nebraska border to the Oklahoma state line to talk to people about the economy and the impact the recession has - or hasn't - had on them.

Notices of upcoming events should be sent to the newspaper several days in advance of the publication date.

The Washburn University students and the music they will play Sunday at the 2009 Honors Concert spans four continents.

Brian Shay and Jillian Fulk both of Paola, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Construction on the former Clock Tower building, located at Seventh and Oregon streets in downtown Hiawatha, Kan., is set to begin in early April.

An accident near the Belt Highway and Faraon Street late Thursday afternoon tied traffic up for about 45 minutes and sent one person to the hospital.

The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. is requesting comments from the public on the candidate OpenGISr Web Map Tiling Service Interface Standard.

Northeast Kansas residents Tami and Darrell Davis have begun a seat belt awareness campaign in memory of their late son, Corey.

David Weber, Wathena, Kan., by the State on a felony charge of burglary and two misdemeanor charges of theft.

Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, March 4, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

BROWN COUNTY, Kan. a ' A St. Joseph man was injured when he was struck by a vehicle in eastern Brown County late Friday night.

Cora Holt spoke publicly three years ago in favor of a proposed Manhattan city ordinance offering nondiscrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in employment and housing.

Two people were injured Monday when a large chunk of ice that fell from the trailer of a semi-truck shattered the windshield of the vehicle they were in.

Brown County authorities have a man behind bars they say shot a woman and fled from police.