Thomas County News

A semitrailer collided with a cart pulled by two Scottish Highland oxen driven by an 86-year-old Gem man seven miles northwest of Colby Thursday.

One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident northwest of Colby on Thursday afternoon.

Colby soon will be home to a new aquatic park, thanks to a three-quarter cent sales tax that was voted into effect Tuesday.

The Thomas County Sheriff says more than one million dollars in stolen farm equipment has been recovered.

Authorities have recovered stolen farm equipment in what's being called a significant multi-state theft ring.

There's not a lot that's going to shake B.J. Dauer. He's seen just about everything in his eight years of racing in the IMCA hobby stock class.

American Petro-Hunter, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has executed Letter of Intent to acquire a 25% Working Interest in the Colby Prospect, a Kansas oil play added to the Company's growing Kansas project portfolio.

It it weren't for that pesky Pottawatomie County, northwest Kansas could lay claim to the three most vibrant retail trade areas in the state.

Do you agree with the Hays USD 489 school board's decision to raise workbook/material fees from $15 to $100 for all students? Yes No Results / 2 comments Suggest A Poll Question [var top_story_head] Jerry and Robba Moran Published on -8/2/2009, 3:49 PM Jerry and Robba Moran, Hays, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary July 28, 2009.

Landry and his wife, Geri, of Colby, were visiting their son, Keith, who lives in Indiana, when they first saw the phrase printed on license plates.

It it weren't for that pesky Pottawatomie County, northwest Kansas could lay claim to the three most vibrant retail trade areas in the state.

This is day 14 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain, the Kansas Grain & Feed Association and Kansas Wheat.

All four divisions had new winners for the year. Jason Schoenberger won the Modified division moving to second in points, Ryan Wark won in the Stock Car class putting him in a tie for first in points, Brett Glassman won the Hobby Stock class moving up to fourth place in points and Chad Normandin won the Econo class.

A Colby man died Tuesday after a one-vehicle accident near Levant in Thomas County.

One man is dead, another is in a Denver hospital. Both are victims of a one vehicle crash in Thomas county.

Two weeks earlier, all Ronnie Hill could think about was what might have been. Despite having a fast car, the modified driver couldn't make his way around cars ahead of him, and he eventually finished third.

The tale of two women struggling to homestead land in Thomas County will be among a series of pioneer stories included in the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit.

Racing action returns Sunday to WaKeeney Speedway. IMCA modifieds, stocks, hobby stocks and Northern sport mods again will be in action, beginning at 6 p.m. The night is sponsored by Rural Telephone and Nex-Tech. RPM Speedway takes a week off This Friday night is an off week for RPM Speedway in Hays.

It's not that Matthew Crowell didn't like racing. Actually, he loves it. But it also is a grind for a teenager to compete during three straight nights of hobby stock racing, then get back for school the following Monday.

The Thomas County Speedway season had a late start with the first scheduled races canceled because of rain.