Dickinson County News

A load of soybeans spilled onto a Dickinson County highway Monday evening after a semi truck was unable to stop while making a turn and overturned, the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Troopers say the crash happened just after 7:00 Thursday morning 3 miles East of K15 highway on 1400 Avenue in Dickinson County.

Troopers say that the car veered across the median and into the path of an oncoming truck.

A New Mexico excursion to explore a niche market convinced Salina cattleman Jack Cossette that the Japanese Wagyu breed was worth a try to increase profits.

The fire was reported about 10:30 p.m. at a two-story home occupied by Michael Schoby, 28, Renae Schoby, 27, and three children ages 7, 6 and 5. The family wasna TMt home when the fire broke out, Sheriff Gareth Hoffman said.

Troopers say the crash happened just after noon on Sunday, 15 miles west of Junction City on K 18 Highway.

Selling alcohol on Sundays remains up for debate in a couple Kansas communities.

United Way of Dickinson County will have its annual Campaign Kick-Off from noon to 1 p.m. Sept.

"Take-out, frozen and eating out. Those are the three food groups once you retire," she said.

Dickinson County sheriff deputies and officers from the I 135 / I 70 Drug Task Force break up an alleged marijuana cultivation operation.

Some vehicles turn around while others drive through the intersection at S. Santa Fe and Prescott shortly after heavy rain flooded the intersection Monday morning.

Dickinson County Deputies say the suspect was driving a stolen vehicle and had outstanding arrest warrants from Georgia.

Dickinson County Deputies say the suspect was driving a stolen vehicle and had outstanding arrest warrants from Georgia.

Dickinson County Deputies say the suspect was driving a stolen vehicle and had outstanding arrest warrants from Georgia.

The weather station at the Salina Municipal Airport reported rainfall of just under 1.5 inches during the storm, though one rain gauge in east Salina recorded two inches in about 15 minutes.

Health officials on Thursday reported Kansas' first death of a person with H1N1 flu, saying the Wichita-area resident already suffered from a chronic medical condition made worse by the virus.

Edward Swisher was booked into the Saline County Jail. Along with charges from his outstanding warrants Swisher now will face numerous other charges that could include felony fleeing and eluding, felony obstruction, and felony DUI.

A Saline County Sheriffa s Office deputy attempted to stop Edward Swisher, 47, who was wanted on warrants from the Kansas Department of Corrections and Dickinson County, at 8:24 p.m. in Gypsum, said Sheriff Glen Kochanowski.

Svaty represented the 108th District in the Kansas House since 2003. Gov. Mark Parkinson chose the 29-year-old fifth-generation farmer July 20 to succeed agriculture secretary Adrian Polansky, who returned to his old job heading the Kansas Farm Service Agency.

You know it's grim when taxes go up but budgets are cut and salaries frozen. Cost of living adjustments - COLAs in budgetspeak - have long been a way of life in local government.