Rice County News

More than 36 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine have been shipped nationwide. Still, people in rural areas say they're not getting access to it fast enough, and many have questions about how it's being distributed.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared three Kansas counties -- two of them in northwest Kansas -- as primary natural disaster areas.

Published online 11/3/2009 10:28 PM Brothers accused in separate killings One awaits sentencing in Barton Co.

A Lyons woman who was found dead in her home had taken out a protection order last week against the man suspected in her death.

Published online 11/3/2009 9:37 AM Pharmacy owners found guilty in scheme Sentencing not yet set for Lyons couple accused of running online 'pill mill.' By John Green - The Hutchinson News - jgreen@hutchnews.com LYONS - The owners of a pharmacy in Lyons entered pleas Monday in connection with the operation of an alleged Internet "pill mill" scheme.

Published online 11/2/2009 10:19 PM Man charged with first-degree murder in Lyons woman's death By Darcy Gray - The Hutchinson News - dgray@hutchnews.com LYONS - A 35-year-old Lyons man arrested Sunday in Baytown, Texas, has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Lyons woman.

Published online 10/26/2009 10:49 PM Peanuts left on the ground to dry are harvested by a pull-type harvesting machine near Sterling.

Published online 10/25/2009 10:27 PM Two injured when SUV hits roadside vehicle Two people were injured Saturday night - one critically - when an SUV struck a roadside vehicle in Rice County, which in turn hit another parked vehicle and a man standing nearby.

A Kansas farmer is trying to grow peanuts in a state known more for its wheat production.

Yet he figures he's been the talk at the local elevator and morning coffee shops for his 65-acre peanut field not far from Sterling.

Sale 10:00 AM Ellsworth Recreation Center Ellsworth's Assembly of God Church conducts a consignment and donation auction.

Lyons and Sterling will pay less for their use of Rice County 911 services. Rice County commissioners approved the new rates for the 911 Dispatch Center that the two towns had contracted to pay for 911 service.

Raymond H. Pflughoeft Last Updated: August 31, 2009 Raymond H. Pflughoeft Raymond H. Pflughoeft, 91, died Sunday, Aug 30, 2009, in Lyons.

Note to any would-be burglars - stay out of the Geneseo Mini-Mart. Jeremy Michael Ray Simmers and Andrew Thomas Hanscom, both of Lyons, didn't get this memo.

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Frank Evans, Dodge City, will celebrate his 80th birthday Thursday. He was born in 1929 to Ruth and Cress Evans in Dodge City, and at age 6, moved with his family to New Mexico where he graduated from Santa Fe High School.

Lyons officials are answering a call for change, dropping a measure it hoped would save the city $72,000 a year.

Sterling family coping after wind sends tree into home. By Clara Kilbourn - The Hutchinson News - ckilbourn@hutchnews.com Bob Barker, left, and his brother Terry Barker watch as part of the bedroom wall of Terrya s house is pulled down Friday afternoon.

Changes to 911 in Lyons sparks a federal lawsuit. One woman says the new system is putting her life and others in danger.

By Kim Wilhelm A burst of applause echoed from the Lyons City Council chambers Friday afternoon.