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Area native returns to serve Valley Falls Family Medicine
Valley Falls Family Medicine will gain a new doctor this month in Dr. Elizabeth Wolfe-Meyer, a Nortonville native who has returned home to serve her community following medical school and training. Dr. Wolfe-Meyer will fill the vacancy left behind by the retirement of Dr. Larry Campbell in April of 2021....
Rain Thursday but clear skies, cooler for Labor Day weekend
Hays received .93 inches of rain at the Eagle Media Center, 2300 Hall, on Thursday. No official K-State Ag Research Center report has been received as of this post. Hays has received 5.18 inches of rain for August and 19.08 inches of precipitation year to date. That exceeds the 3.01-inch...
Garage sale sets stage for father, son team's original musical
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka father and son have joined to create an original musical. You can be among the first to hear it. Playwright Doug Goheen visited Eye on NE Kansas with Teri Walton, one of the actor’s who’ll be part of a special reading of the show.
Former Emporia police officer arrested on rape charge
EMPORIA (KSNT) – A former Emporia Police officer was arrested on charges of human trafficking and rape on Thursday. According to the City of Emporia, the 33-year-old man had been employed by the Emporia Police Department from Mar. 13, 2017 until Dec. 6, 2017. He was released from the department before he completed his training. […]
Prisoner whose escape in a dog crate became a movie dies behind bars
An inmate who once escaped from prison by hiding in a dog crate, and whose story inspired a book and a movie, died behind bars on Sunday at the age of 45 in Arizona. John Manard managed to escape from a prison in Lansing, Kansas, in 2006, while serving a life sentence for a suburban Kansas City killing.
Dairy Queen plan put on ice while negotiations with city continue after CID proposal falls short 3-2
The Liberal City Commission found itself revisiting discussion of community improvement during a special meeting Tuesday afternoon. The main topic of the meeting was the use Community Improvement District (CID) and how they should be approached. A proposal for the use of a CID for a Dairy Queen project had come before the commission at its Aug. 13 meeting from Damien Denmark.
Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Chad Tuchek, M.D. to the Neurosurgery Department
Stormont Vail Health proudly welcomes Dr. Chad Tuchek, a neurosurgeon subspecializing in neurosurgical oncology, to the Stormont Vail Neurosurgery team. His expertise in advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques, including robotics, will help promote assurance and better outcomes for patients with brain, spinal, and peripheral nerve disorders at the Cotton O'Neil Neurosurgery and Spine Center at 2660 S.W. 3rd St., Topeka.
Crimestoppers: SPD looking for suspects in Salina wallet theft and attempted fraud
On Thursday, August 1, 2024, a woman was shopping in Walmart, 2900 South Ninth Street in Salina, when she was approached by two Hispanic males, who asked for help. While one of the males distracted her, the other male removed her wallet, which contained credit cards, from her purse. The...
Just a fan in Prairie Village: Bill Hancock eager to be football fan after retiring as CFP executive director
— Bill Hancock loves college football, but it’s been a long time since he’s been able to relax on his couch and watch a weekend slate of games. Hancock retired earlier this summer as the executive director of the College Football Playoff, a role he’d served in since the CFP’s inception in 2012.
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