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FORECAST: Morning storms give way to afternoon heat
Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect for Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington [OK] and Chautauqua, Montgomery [KS] until 11 AM.
Muskogee Man Arrested in Montgomery County
Multiple law enforcement agencies assist in the arrest of an Oklahoma man after a pursuit in Montgomery County. Sheriff deputies responded to a call to assist the Coffeyville Police Department in a burglary in progress. CPD reported that the suspect had fled on foot but quickly entered a vehicle to escape. A deputy located the fleeing vehicle and initiated a pursuit as it sped away.
Former CPD and MGCS Officer Passes Away
A former Montgomery County Sheriff's officer passes away. Craig Medsker passed away on Monday at the age of 49 after a battle with cancer. Medsker served with the Coffeyville Police Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. He served as a patrol deputy, a police service dog handler and a sergeant with the MGCSO. In 2014, Medsker joined the Sherman County Sheriff's Office as their undersheriff, where he was instrumental in implementing the K-9 Program at the sheriff’s office. Medsker worked as a teacher at Northwest Kansas Technical College in the CSI program.
2nd Congressional District Candidate Walking the District
A candidate for the Kansas Second Congressional District plans to walk every county in the district. Candidate Chad Young begins his walk today in Baxter Springs and will walk all 25 counties stretching from the south to the north of the state. Young says he is doing this so they can win the state and the country back because the patriots have to beat out the politicians.
Montgomery County at Odds With Rural Water District
Montgomery County could be facing a fight with a Rural Water District. At this week's Montgomery County Commission meeting, Public Works Director Jim Wright told commissioners that the county is ready to begin work on Buckeye Street in Coffeyville south of the railroad tracks, but that Rural Water District #2C is dragging their feet on their part of the process.
Comprehensive Plan Still an Issue in Independence
The new Comprehensive Plan for the City of Independence has been approved by the City Commission, but residents along US-160 east of the city still have concerns about annexation. Over the past few weeks, the issue has made its way from social media to the Independence Planning Commission and then...
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