Lewis News

AgWeb.com Editors Continued showers and storms delayed harvest through this week, according to Kansas Wheat Harvest Report .

“It appears the victim was targeted”

Police said Tuesday that James Collins was not randomly abducted from his business Monday morning before being killed a few minutes later in downtown Wichita. via Kansas.com

“A lot of people have seen rotation, but no one has reported a funnel”

At least one tornado has touched down on the High Plains of western Kansas this afternoon, and a line of thunderstorms is pounding central sections of the state with large hail and damaging winds. via The Wichita Eagle

“We try to help the kids figure out what they want to do next, ”

Sarah Garlow, a 21-year-old Lawrence resident, used to be a lot like students attending the University of Kansas. via The University Daily Kansan

“The office has been rebuilt and we will move in next week”

Nearly eight months after being hit by an F5 tornado, the reconstrution of Southern Plains Cooperative 's Greensburg, KS facility is about 75% complete. via Milling Journal

Wichita police arrested a 22-year-old man Saturday night after he lost control of his car and hit a street sign as officers attempted to pull him over in a routine traffic stop. via Kansas.com

A Lewis teenager was killed Saturday when his vehicle overturned near Kinsley. Brandon S. Baker, 17, was eastbound on P Road in Edwards County shortly before midnight when the 2000 Dodge truck he was driving ... via Dodge City Daily Globe

A 17-year-old from Lewis, Kansas dies after crashing his truck in Edwards County near. via Kansas' CW

A man convicted of first-degree murder in Stevens County nearly 25 years ago is up for a parole hearing next month. via Garden City Telegram

“It's just amazing the amount of things you can get coordinated in a short amount of time by all different agencies working together”

Daniela Gamez, 9, talks to Red Cross volunteer Doris Lewis and Red Cross board chairman Ralph Rojas as they coordinate their efforts at the Labrador Apartments after an August storm damaged the complex. via Garden City Telegram

I read your article ('Choosing scouts a right turn,' Sept. 19 Olathe Neighborhood News') and I thought it a great one. It shows what can be done with a little patience, and that good that's come out of this young man.

We need to see more things like this in our papers. My niece e-mailed it to me because she knew that I have been involved with youth in scouting and think it is the best program in the world for kids.

I started a Troop in 1987 in this small southwest town of Lewis, Kan. There were 500 people living there, including 21 boys, all of whom were Tenderfoot in rank with no Cub Scout experience among them. Read more