Colby News

Colby soon will be home to a new aquatic park, thanks to a three-quarter cent sales tax that was voted into effect Tuesday.

Winter weather systems put in place by the Kansas Department of Transportation worked as they should, agency officials said.

Several roads in northwest Kansas have been closed by authorities as a blizzard hammers the area this morning.

Pat Doran, a member of the Leadership Kansas 2009 class, spoke during a break in Friday's activities with Debbie Vignatelli Konzem, the statewide program coordinator.

Snow is already falling in Goodland this morning, and as much as 9 inches of snow is forecast in parts of western Kansas as a strong winter storm strikes the High Plains.

Kansas State University Research and Extension is again hosting the Kansas Income Tax Institute for accountants, ag producers, attorneys and others who are interested in learning the latest on tax issues.

LAWRENCE University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little released the following statement regarding the death of Robert "Bobby" Weiss.

Kansas DropINs, a collaborative dropout prevention effort led by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment , recently hosted eight regional pre-summit conversations in preparation for the state's Dropout Prevention Summit on October 20 in Wichita.

Friday & Saturday September 18th & 19th 11:00am - Saydrah picks us up from the Denver Airport 12:00pm - Saydrah runs out of gas, our food gets cold 2:00pm - Tour the Associated Content offices, abuse WiFi 6:00pm - Denver meet-up at the Cruise Room 10:00pm - Switch over to a local brewery 12:00am - Leave for Kansas 4:00am - Picked up by a fresh ...

If you see a really long, oddly-shaped trailer decorated with a Kansas State University PowerCat headed down the highway or notice one of K-State at Salina's Cessna 172s landing at an airport near you, there is no cause for alarm.

State: Subsurface drip irrigation can cut crop irrigation needs by 25 percent Sep.

The Thomas County Sheriff says more than one million dollars in stolen farm equipment has been recovered.

Authorities have recovered stolen farm equipment in what's being called a significant multi-state theft ring.

Kevin Stoppel has been scrambling throughout Logan County -- if you can call driving down the road at about 22 mph scrambling -- getting his fields ready for drilling wheat.

Heavy rain sent floodwaters over highways in Logan County overnight, shutting down power to at least three communities.

Fort Hays State University's Kansas Small Business Development Center will offer two tax workshops in three separate locations.

There's not a lot that's going to shake B.J. Dauer. He's seen just about everything in his eight years of racing in the IMCA hobby stock class.

Yes No Rous-Owings Tanya and Brian Staats, Colby, and Vernon Rous, Hays, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Charell Elizabeth Rous, to Jeremy Scott Owings, son of Bob and Jackie Morgan, Okeechobee, Fla.

Do you agree with the Hays USD 489 school board's decision to raise workbook/material fees from $15 to $100 for all students? Yes No Results / 2 comments Suggest A Poll Question [var top_story_head] Jerry and Robba Moran Published on -8/2/2009, 3:49 PM Jerry and Robba Moran, Hays, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary July 28, 2009.

Landry and his wife, Geri, of Colby, were visiting their son, Keith, who lives in Indiana, when they first saw the phrase printed on license plates.