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Pottawatomie Co. sees an increase in car break-ins
WAMEGO (KSNT) – Over the past week, Pottawatomie County has seen an increase in car break-ins. This prompted the Wamego Police Department to make a Facebook posting warning resident’s about potential burglaries. While there have been no break-ins yet in Wamego, Police Chief Paul Schliffke said that when they begin happening in surrounding areas, they […]
2 avoid injury after small plane mishap at Wamego airport
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY—Two Kansas men avoided injury after a small plane mishap just before 5p.m. Thursday in Pottawatomie County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Cessna single engine fixed wing aircraft piloted by Mason Jay Patrick Camera, 22, Manhattan, was northbound on runway 36 at the Wamego Airport. The...
Weekly area fishing report for July 6
Jul. 5—Fishing reports provide general angling information from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks staff and are normally updated on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Many factors determine angling success, and fishing conditions and individual fishing success may vary from the report. Anglers are responsible for deciding what species to fish for, what methods to use, and where and when to ...
What First Amendment attorney says about judge sealing civil suit case in Girl Scout deaths
A judge acted unconstitutionally when he sealed the case file entirely for a civil suit over a Kansas Turnpike crash that killed three Topeka Girl Scouts, contends an attorney who maintains a First Amendment-focused law practice. Jeff Elder, chief judge for the state's 2nd Judicial District, which includes Pottawatomie County, recently sealed the file for that case, Pottawatomie County District Court Clerk McKenna Smith told The Capital-Journal on Monday. ...
With more rain in forecast, Flood Watch issued for Topeka and vicinity
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - With more rain in the forecast, the National Weather Service office in Topeka has issued a Flood Watch for much of northeast and east-central Kansas. The Flood Watch is scheduled to be in effect from 5 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday morning in Shawnee, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee, Jackson, Jefferson, Pottawatomie and Riley counties.
Insight: Growing Recognition
Glenn Brunkow, Pottawatomie County farmer and rancher. Farmers and ranchers in Kansas are amazing people. Yes, I am tooting our own horn, but we deserve it. We are hard-working and all too humble people, and the work we do is something our fellow humans literally cannot live without. We grow food.
Bosse looking to bring experience on Planning Commission to the County Commission
Armon Bosse Jr., of Onaga, has announced his running for the district 5 seat on the Pottawatomie County commission. Bosse says his previous 7 years on the planning and zoning board has given him the institutional knowledge required for the county commissioner position. Solar power is something Bosse would like...
Four arrested in Wamego after illegal activity investigation
WAMEGO - The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office and Wamego Police Department executed a search warrant on Tuesday, June 18th, in the 1000 block of 10th Street in Wamego. Following an investigation into illegal activity in the Wamego area, the search warrant was issued. During the search of the residence, law...
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