Chapman News

The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center will host two astronauts in the next two weeks, as part of the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first moonwalk.

With a wife and three children depending on him, Ryan Fore did not realize the extent of struggle he would face after being laid off from New Horizons RV Corp in December.

I sometimes wish I'd grown up on a farm. People who grow up on a farm seem to be the best gardeners.

Tears were heavy when the morning sun graphically revealed the tornado's devastation.

Chapman police chief Mike Brown reflects on the community's experiences with the June 11, 2008 tornado on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.

One year ago, a powerful tornado ripped through the tiny town of Chapman, Kansas, leaving one person dead, destroying over 100 homes and causing millions of dollars in damage.

It's hard to believe that Thursday marks the first anniversary of the deadly Chapman tornado.

Chapman will host several events this week to mark its rebuilding and recovery efforts since a tornado ripped through homes and schools June 11, 2008.

Chapman is planning to celebrate a year of rebuilding and a recovery from a tornado that swept through the central Kansas town.

Tanya and Tamara Garner, Chapman, Kan., have signed letters of intent to play basketball at Bethany College for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Chapman Mayor Bob Gaetz proudly wears the green shirt proclaiming Chapman's survival as a community.

A1: It's been nearly a year since a tornado tore through Chapman, destroying businesses, homes and schools.

Shawn Crabb and Travis Moreland, both 17, of Chapman, were charged Tuesday with burglary, drug possession, car theft, criminal damage to property and shoplifting.

Covenant Films LLC was involved in the production of the film, entitled "Can We Talk?'' The Chapman-based independent production and distribution company says on its Web site that it was founded last year to produce family and Christian movies.

The students from Russell County instead took 191 books to Chapman Tuesday, and 11 of the 13 students who made the two-hour bus trip handed them over to Librarian Brenda Lemon.

Voters in Dickinson and Geary counties have approved an $8.2 million general obligation bond issue to rebuild four school buildings that were damaged or destroyed this past June when a tornado ripped through Chapman.

Voters in this tornado-damaged town will decide Tuesday whether to OK an $8.2 million bond issue to rebuild three schools damaged or destroyed by a June 11 twister.Federal and state funds and insurance money should cover the rest of the $75.1 million cost, officials said.Tuesday also is Election Day across the Kansas City area, where voters will ...

Tickets to Universal's Campus U free screening of "Fast and Furious" went fast, but don't miss out on getting a free sneak peak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

A twister won't stop Chapman from wearing the green this year. The small Dickinson County town, heavily damaged by an F-4 tornado last June, is holding its annual St.

Superintendent Tony Frieze stands in a barren lot where Chapman High School stood less than a year ago and takes note of the mild late-winter weather.