Gove News

It's not hard filling an elevator to overflowing, what with the corn, soybean and grain sorghum yields that northwest Kansas farmers have been seeing.

A 14-person jury -- 12 regular jurors plus two alternate jurors -- were seated this morning in the first-degree murder trial of David A. Stevenson.

A large, fragmented line of thunderstorms hammered several western Kansas counties Friday evening, resulting in heavy rain, hail and four reported tornados.

A 14-person jury -- 12 regular jurors plus two alternate jurors -- were seated this morning in the first-degree murder trial of David A. Stevenson.

Gove County residents will be transported to WaKeeney Monday for jury selection in the first-degree murder trial against David A. Stevenson.

In four equal groups, Gove County residents will be heading to WaKeeney beginning Monday morning for the selection of a jury to hear the first-degree murder case against David A. Stevenson.

Historic-minded Collyer now has a bit of breathing room in its quest to buy back a 1926 fire truck that once stood guard over the community.

Economic stimulus or economic calamity? That is indeed the question being asked today, what with the announcement that Kansas Highway 23 south of Gove -- one of the highways being rebuilt under the federal stimulus program -- will be closed for five months next spring.

Chris Rodgers came to see what had been served up only as a model at Exploration Place in Wichita.

As with individuals, it's important for communities to watch their health. That said, though, there's no reason to sound a code red in response to a recent health assessment in which Shawnee County received sub-mediocre marks.

The logistics of conducting a Gove County trial in Trego County's Courthouse dominated discussion during a pre-trial hearing Friday for David A. Stevenson.

When the Kansas Health Institute released a study identifying Gove County as the healthiest county in the state, some eyebrows might have gone up.

A new study of Kansans' health puts Gove County first and Wyandotte last among the state's 105 counties.

Attorney General Steve Six announced today that on Wednesday, Delbert McBroom was arrested and charged with the March 12, 2008, burglary of a rural Gove County residence.

For all the hoopla accompanying the federal stimulus package, its actual effects can seem small, such as the improvements planned on a 16-mile stretch of two-lane highway in rural northwestern Kansas.