Victoria News

Sara Blide and Chris Teeter were married Aug. 8, 2009, at First United Methodist Church, Hays, with the Rev.

Amy Shawn Carpenter, Brewster, and Skylor Glenn Flaska, Victoria, plan to wed Sept.

Victoria Mason, right, holds up the check after winning the Kansas Lottery's Holiday Millionaire Raffle Grand Prize for $1,000,000. A Wichita woman who said she bought a Kansas Lottery raffle ticket "on a whim" claimed the $1 million prize late Thursday in Topeka.

Following is a list of several area and local community leaders and former or current business owners who died in 2009.

Of all the paint jobs and car restorations Thad Ward has done in his life, the one he's working on now is easily the most important.

Suzanne Hansen and Blaine Younger were married July 3, 2009, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Lawrence, with Father Michael Scully officiating.

The Hays Fire Department soon will have 600 free smoke detectors available to Ellis County residents.

Hundreds of people drove through the fog and cold to Victoria on Sunday to attend the afternoon performance of the annual Christmas concert at St.

Kara Gross and Shawn Denton were married June 27, 2009, at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with Father Mike Scully, O.F.M, Capuchin, officiating.

Deep in the heart of Kansas, if indeed Russell is the heart of the Sunflower State, there's a father and son shop turning out customized cars and pickups that rival the best of them.

VICTORIA, KS - Isabella Bruno hopped aboard the Kansas City Southern Holiday Express train Friday to see Santa Claus and ask him one question: Is he missing a reindeer? The Shields Elementary School kindergartner and her mother Heather drove into the country Friday morning to see snow and spotted a loose reindeer.

Wayne Billinger had a love of music. What we will miss more is his approach to government.

Paul J. and Lucy Baier, Hays, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Nov. 7, 2009, with a Mass at St.

Four Hays schools earned building-wide recognition in all four areas -- reading, math, writing and science -- in the Standard of Excellence achievements from last year.

Karen Nowak ran her fingers across the cover of the brand new dictionary she held in her other hand and smiled.

Melissa Wasinger and John Mayers were married Aug. 29, 2009, at St. Fidelis Catholic Church, Victoria, with Father Mike Scully officiating.

Alvin and Irene Dortland, Victoria, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Oct.

No matter what you call it, the flu season is in full force in Hays schools. Even with the H1N1 pandemic scare, it's tough to tell what type of flu an ill person is experiencing because H1N1 symptoms are similar to the seasonal flu, health officials say.

Joselin Faith Froelich, daughter of Clint and Savanna Froelich, Hays, was born July 17, 2009.

Marli Ann Smoot and Jared Daniel Schippers were married June 27, 2009, at an outdoor wedding at Custer State Park, South Dakota, with Rev.