Seward County News

A 6-year-old has died, the victim of crash in Seward County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol online report, the boy, Eduardo Moreno, was in the car with a 15-year-old driver who was headed west on a county road just outside Liberal, about 15 minutes before midnight last night.

It wasn't enough to classify as an outbreak, but it was nonetheless impressive how many different states reported tornadoes on Wednesday.

The amber waves are starting to show their color. Wheat harvest is right around the corner.

On June 5, 2009 at about 9:56 a.m., officers from the Liberal Police Department were summoned to National Beef, 1501 E. 8th, for a report of an armed robbery.

Pleading ignorance is no longer an option. Starting July 1, adults who allow minors to drink in their homes -- either by providing booze or turning a blind eye to drinking -- could face legal prosecution and fines of $1,000 or more.

Dodge City and Seward County are at the top of a couple of charts, but maybe only one can claim bragging rights.

The Cowley College Board of Trustees has approved a three-year lease agreement with Builders, Inc., on property on the west side of Wichita for a new college location.

Nine counties have issued disaster declarations: Barton, Harper, Pratt, Reno and Seward are the latest to do so.

One person was killed and four counties declared disaster areas Friday as a result of intense snow and drifting across the state, Kansas officials said.

Mother Nature provided a little bit of everything throughout parts of the country on Saturday.

Significant snow fall and drifting has resulted in one weather-related death and led to numerous road closures.

The Kansas Department of Transportation is urging travelers to use the 511 road condition information this afternoon because of technical difficulties with the agency’s Web site.The map at 511.ksdot.org isn’t working properly, but travelers can find quick information as a winter storm approaches by calling 511 or 1-866-511-5368. The ...

A 16-year-old from Liberal is dead after an accident Monday afternoon in Seward County.

The chairman of the House energy committee said Monday he has decided not to grant a hearing to a bill that would make it easier and more affordable for companies to provide rural residents with broadband ...

Students who attend Garden City Community College in the fall will pay $2 more per credit hour in tuition after Wednesday night's GCCC Board of Trustees meeting.

The Hutchinson News, Feb. 1: When the Kansas Supreme Court decided last June that juveniles were entitled to jury trials the same as adults, many prosecutors across the state immediately fretted about the ...

Seward County has been recognized by a federal agency for its work in recovering the methane gas produced by its landfill.

Ed Young is director of aviation for the Kansas Department of Transportation. The department is primarily responsible for the state's 142 public general aviation airports.

The 121-year-old newspaper in the southwest Kansas town of Liberal is suing its upstart competition - a daily publication in the same town that's published by its former employees.