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"I think this is a rude awakening for her," Bill Simhiser said. "I can only hope that she'll be a little more careful from now on." Tara, 17, returned to class at Hillsboro High School on Monday, four days after a Marion County sheriff's deputy delivered her home to Lehigh, located in Marion County.

An Odessa man arrested in Kansas after allegedly aiding a teenage runaway is also suspected of trying to enroll in several high schools - including Coahoma High School.

Mayor, others back COMBAT ballot issueSeveral Kansas City council members, Mayor Mark Funkhouser and Police Chief Jim Corwin on Thursday urged voters to renew the Jackson County anti-drug sales tax known as COMBAT.

A 17-year-old Lehigh girl who Marion County authorities believe was taken from her home against her will was found unharmed in Hiawatha on Thursday morning, and a 21-year-old Texas man she was with was taken into custody.

A Kansas AMBER alert has been deactivated for 17-year-old Tara Renee Simhiser, and she was found on Thursday in Brown County, Kan.

Cory Lay was off-duty when he spotted Rojelio Hernandez. Cory Lay of the Brown County Sheriffa s office was off-duty when he heard scanner traffic indicating Amber Alert suspect Rojelio Hernandez was driving through Hiawatha.

KWCH television in Wichita is reporting Tara Simhiser has been found safe in Hiawatha, Kan., according to the Brown County Sheriff's Department.

HIAWATHA, Kan. a ' Mounting medical bills from breast cancer treatment, diabetes and several other illnesses led a former high school secretary to steal more than $9,100 from the Hiawatha, Kan., school district.

HIAWATHA, Kan. a ' The attempted murder case against Robert Atlas is no longer headed for a jury trial.

Bolts of fabric rest in the booths of Mueller's 1950s, soda fountain-style kitchen.

Ottawa, Kan. - A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a "great white hope" was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Obama or his political agenda.

Kansas Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins offered advice to struggling Republicans last week at a Hiawatha, KS forum: [...]Jenkins was discussing the GOP's future, with Democrats in control of Congress and Obama elected the nation's first black president, in response to an audience question.

HIAWATHA, Kan. a ' A former secretary has been charged in connection with the theft of money from the Hiawatha School District.

Home << Local << Thrifty shoppers hunt during last day of bargains Mike Grier didn't mind taking a long drive just to make a thrifty purchase on a laptop computer for the family.

Home << Local << Thrifty shoppers hunt during last day of bargains Mike Grier didn't mind taking a long drive just to make a thrifty purchase on a laptop computer for the family.

Charles Baird, whose father was a World War II veteran, stands beside a 1954 Chevrolet, a reminder of the car dealership his family ran for three generations in Hiawatha, Kan.

Oklahoma man injured in rollover

The Hiawatha Community Hospital Auxiliary will be sponsoring a garden tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 27.

A bicyclist killed in a Kansas accident early Sunday has been identified as Earl Johnston, 51, a former Johnson County resident who had moved to Arizona.