Coffeyville
LATEST NEWS
Kansas secures federal matching grants for 11 infrastructure projects, but eight rejected
TOPEKA — Officials in Dodge City secured a $14.2 million federal matching grant to improve water treatment and support releases into the Arkansas River streambed to assist with recharging wells linked to the rapidly depleting Ogallala Aquifer. The city of Ellsworth will make use of $117,000 in federal funding...
KBI: Fatal crash involves vehicle registered to missing interim Peabody city clerk
HARVEY COUNTY— The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) are conducting a death investigation after a fatal crash site was discovered in Harvey County, Kansas. Just before 3p.m. Sunday, the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office received a call from...
CFB analyst surprisingly chooses Kansas football to represent Big 12 in CFP
Aside from the two most recent college football seasons, the past 15 years or so have not been too kind to Kansas Jayhawks fans. Fans have endured the lowest of the lows, but those who stuck with the program are now being rewarded generously. Everything is coming together thanks to head coach Lance Leipold. KU finished 9-4 with its first bowl victory since 2009 in the 2023 campaign. However, the current roster has an even higher ceiling, and the 2024 squad could be playing for more than what anyone could have anticipated a decade ago. When asked who would represent...
Police: Body of man recovered from Kansas lake
WYANDOTTE COUNTY —A man drowned at a Kansas lake on Saturday. Just after 5p.m. Saturday, emergency crews responded to report of a body in Wyandotte Co. Lake, 91st and Leavenworth Road in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a media release. First responders including the Kansas City, Kansas fire department...
USD 251 superintendent confident students can continue ongoing academic achievements
USD 251 Superintendent Bob Blair is confident his district can continue a range of academic achievements noted for his students the past several years. Blair joined KVOE’s Morning Show on Friday to discuss the start of classes, which comes after an active spring and summer for the district. Much of the work done by the district’s board had to do with setting policies on open enrollment after action by state lawmakers last year, and that work appears to have paid off with over 10 students transferring in. Blair says overall enrollment should be level or slightly higher than last year.
Go-karts, antique tractor pull new at Hoisington Labor Day Celebration
One of the largest parades in Kansas will work its way down Main Street in Hoisington for the 128th time on Monday, Sept. 2, as part of the annual Labor Day Celebration. The big weekend will also feature some new events. Hoisington Chamber Director Karen Baldyga said that begins Friday, Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. with the Thunder in the Wetlands Kart Nationals at Bicentennial Park.
Six for 26 in the Sunflower State: JJ Dunnigan
With much of the foundation set for the Wildcats in 2025 prior to a handful of fall evaluations and an imperative postseason portal push, the months ahead will also serve as a prime opportunity for K-State's coaches to entrench themselves with a handful of favorites in 2026. Knowing how important...
Kansas State Fair adds new cameras
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas State Fair not only wants to be Kansas' largest classroom, but also Kansas' safest. Kansas State Fair general manager Bryan Schulz ensures that the addition of new cameras and security features on the fairgrounds should provide peace of mind. "When you drive on State...
Unclaimed dual veteran, late spouse to be laid to rest at Fort Sill National Cemetery
ELGIN, Okla. (KSWO) - Fort Sill National Cemetery will be holding an unclaimed veteran burial for a veteran and his spouse on Monday, August 26. Officials with the cemetery want to ensure that Dual Service Veteran Vincent Regalado is not laid to rest alone. They encourage veterans and community members...
Chickasha's Hollywood closeup in 'Twisters' almost didn't happen because of strike
In the spring and summer of 2023, principal photography on the blockbuster movie "Twisters" zipped from Oklahoma City and El Reno to Fairview and Okarche to Burbank and Pawhuska. Like the 1996 hit "Twister" before it, the standalone sequel "Twisters" took its production team all over the state, as filming also took place...
Around 120 Kansas kids are abandoned by their families because their mental health needs are too high
An adoptive mother knew that caring for three children from the Kansas foster system meant nurturing those kids through some truly serious problems. Yet the mother dramatically underestimated what she was taking on. Particularly the danger. Two of the adopted children made shanks out of broken glass and damaged toys....
College student drowns in southeast Kansas river
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Neosho County Sheriff’s Office said an international student from Fiji was recovered from the Neosho River Saturday night. The sheriff’s office said around 6 p.m. Saturday, deputies, along with the Chanute Fire Department and KDWP, were called to a drowning call at Detners Dam east of Chanute.
PBS documentary delves into love story of Julie Andrews and Oklahoma filmmaker Blake Edwards
Even more than a dozen years after his death, Blake Edwards remains an influential Hollywood icon, revered for directing movies like "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Days of Wine and Roses" and the "Pink Panther" comedies. Born in Tulsa and raised primarily in Los Angeles, Edwards, who died in 2010 at age 88, was married...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.