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Topeka man arrested for alleged drug possession in Osage County Saturday
A Topeka man was taken into custody on suspicion of drug possession in Osage County Saturday. According to Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells, an Osage County Deputy initiated a traffic stop at 1:35 pm Saturday for an alleged traffic violation at the intersection of US Highway 56 and South Topeka Avenue. During a search of the suspect vehicle, driven by 27-year-old Aaron M. Griffith of Topeka, illegal narcotics were allegedly located.
Barton Register of Deeds candidates attend League of Women Voters forum
A few political candidates who were invited to attend Thursday's League of Women Voters - Barton County forum at the Great Bend Senior Center were unable to attend in person. That was not the case for the Barton County Register of Deeds office as candidates Glennda French and Susan Williams were both present to answer two questions each. The second question pertained to how the office can make records accessible to the public. The incumbent French answered first.
Falling into a quite pattern this week with seasonable temperatures
Tonight’s temperature will fall to the lower 60s with light winds from the northeast, becoming calm overnight. A gradual decrease in our clouds, leading to a drier day for Monday. There may be a few more isolated showers late Monday. Temperatures will be in the middle 80s by tomorrow...
Barton Co. currently unable to process motor vehicle transactions
At this time, the State of Kansas is not able to process any motor vehicle transactions. Included in the outage is the Barton County Treasurer’s Office. However, the Treasurer’s Office is open for business and can process other work, including tax payments. As a reminder, the Treasurer is now located in Suite 107, on the first floor, of the Courthouse.
KTJ Earns First Silver Crown Triumph
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Believe it or not, Kevin Thomas Jr. had never won a USAC Silver Crown Series race before Saturday night. After five runner-up finishes in the series during his career, Thomas finally went to victory lane Saturday night at Salt City Speedway. Thomas’ quest for his initial...
Thompson ready to make music at SCCC
Claire Thompson graduated in 2012 from Michigan State University, and after some time teaching music at two USD 480 elementary schools, she will now be teaching at another school known for the color green. Thompson was recently hired as the instrumental music instructor at Seward County Community College. She came...
Library completes ‘awesome’ summer reading program
The staff at Liberal Memorial Library has been keeping extremely busy this summer with its summer reading program activities and events, and the program officially wrapped up last week. And as the library’s staff tells it, everything ended up very positively. “I felt like everything went awesome, we had...
Second annual Father Pete O’Sullivan Golf Tournament raises funds to support Sacred Heart School Saturday
The memory and spirit of longtime Sacred Heart Catholic Church leader Father Pete O’Sullivan was celebrated with the second annual Father Pete O’Sullivan Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday. Parishioners and community members alike gathered together to take part in the fundraiser supporting Sacred Heart Catholic School. Organizers Cindy and...
Topeka ER & Hospital celebrates fourth anniversary
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A little bit of rain didn’t prevent Topeka ER & Hospital from celebrating their fourth anniversary at the Topeka Zoo Saturday morning. The first 500 guests received free admission to the zoo as a thank you for all of the support the community has given them in the past four years.
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