Auburn News

Heartland Visioning is reporting back to the Topeka community Wednesday about what has happened with this crucial process over the past year.

Area stages are packed this weekend with performances. In addition to three high school plays and "Medea" at Washburn University, there are three more theatrical choices: -- Auburn Community Theater presents "For the Troops," a USO-style salute to veterans, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Auburn Community Center, 121 W.

Flint Hills Technical College has awarded $60,225 in scholarships to students who have met the qualifications of academic achievement, leadership and desire to succeed in their chosen programs of study.

The 58th annual reunion of the Silas Smith and Charles Staats families was held Oct.

Superintendent Brenda S. Dietrich offered a draft of this year's portion of the Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437's 2005-2010 strategic plan to board members at Monday night's meeting at the Shuler Education Center, 5928 S.W. 53rd.

The centennial edition of the Auburn Community Fair gets started Thursday and runs through Saturday.

Authorities were investigating a one-vehicle accident late Monday in which a wrecked sport utility vehicle was found abandoned on a dark roadway in southwest Shawnee County.

The villainous Simon Darkway tries to steal from the Widow Hopewell her deed to railroad property in a scene of the Auburn Community Theater's production of the melodrama, "Love Rides the Rails " Photo 1 of 5 Photo 2 of 5 BILL BLANKENSHIP/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Dirk Sneath tells Fifi that his boss, Simon Darkway, wants her mistress, Carlotta Cortez, ...

Topeka Mayor Bill Bunten kicked off the 20th year of Project Re-Directory with his customary toss of an old phone book behind his back into a trash can.

The villainous Simon Darkway tries to steal from the Widow Hopewell her deed to railroad property in a scene of the Auburn Community Theater's production of the melodrama, "Love Rides the Rails " Photo 1 of 5 Photo 2 of 5 BILL BLANKENSHIP/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Dirk Sneath tells Fifi that his boss, Simon Darkway, wants her mistress, Carlotta Cortez, ...

A woman sustained minor injuries Thursday afternoon after her Toyota 4Runner rolled over during a three-vehicle crash at S.W. 29th and Auburn Road, a sheriff's officer said.

Tammy Sanders, a kindergarten teacher at Auburn Elementary School, was awarded a classroom mini-grant this month by the Kansas Association of American Educators.

TOPEKA , Kan. -- Kansas State Fire Marshalls suspect arson is involved in a fire that happened just after midnight Friday morning.

A two-hour search for an Osage County child who wandered away from her home Saturday ended successfully with the help of volunteers, authorities said.

Auburn Elementary School teacher Melissa Sanders asked her husband to drop her off in the parking lot of Capital City Nissan late Tuesday afternoon.