Hoyt News

Don Hrenchir is king of his mesa. About five years ago, Hrenchir had a heavy equipment operator remove the silt from the pond on his 235-acre farm east of Hoyt.

An accident on Highway 75 north of Topeka sent a teenager and another man to the hospital.

A man is in custody after a police chase in Topeka this morning. The chase started at 62nd and N. Topeka Blvd.

A Mayetta teenager is in satisfactory condition this morning in a Topeka hospital after a two-vehicle collision Wednesday about a mile west of Hoyt in Jackson County.

After being in labor for several hours before delivering her first child, Shawnda Holcomb was hoping things would go faster with her second.

Aug. 20. Meeting at McB's. 6:30 p.m. dinner; 7:30 p.m. meeting. Pride of Hoyt Days Car Show - Aug.

The following animals have been brought to the Helping Hands Humane Society, 2625 N.W. Rochester Road.

Fort Scott Community College kicker Derek Helton has committed to LSU. The Hoyt, Kansas native that will graduate in December from Fort Scott, according to Rivals.com. Helton received the offer while making an ...

Lori Pierce, an employee of Durham School Services, watched in horror Thursday morning as the driver of a stolen pickup truck struck one of her co-workers. Pierce was mowing grass at the school bus facility, ...

Nearly two years after Eldon Ray ran afoul of some overzealous state regulators, his story continues to offer proof to the old saying that no good deed goes unpunished.

A lightning strike is thought to have caused a blaze early Friday. Soldier Township firefighters were called at 6:07 a.m. to a fire that left a house at 6747 N.E. Indian Creek Road "pretty much a total loss," ...

First Friday Art Walk participants will have to step up their pace to see all the art at this month's event. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“But while they were on the way, they ran into another grass fire. We told them to stay there and take on that one.”

Rural firefighters across Shawnee County, with an assist from Topeka firefighters, battled more than 10 grass fires Monday as people took advantage of April's first warm, dry day to burn off the dead grass in ... via Topeka Capital-Journal

Published Monday, March 10, 2008 at 6:03 p.m. CDT A day after a dozen grass fires were reported in Shawnee County, several more blazes scorched pasture land in the area on Monday, but no injuries or property ... via Topeka Capital-Journal

“It's like the glass just exploded. The metal on the drop ceiling buckled.”

Bright yellow tape reading "Sheriff's Line Do Not Cross" is draped over the book return just outside the door of the Meriden Community Library. via Topeka Capital-Journal

A 75-year-old Mayetta woman was found dead following a house fire early Thursday. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“Pizzas, wings, or little smokies work best.”

Big-screen TV? Check. Friends? Check. Seats? Check. Food and drink? That may be a problem. via The University Daily Kansan

“Danny could step right in and play with anyone. His music was just unbelievable.”

Dan's Guitar Shop at 1400 S. Kansas Ave. was quiet Sunday afternoon. But just a few blocks to the north, music and memories of Dan Falley could be heard long into the night. via Topeka Capital-Journal

The following animals have been brought to the Helping Hands Humane Society, 2625 N.W. Rochester Road. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

A Hoyt man injured in a two-vehicle collision shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday at N.W. 82nd and Topeka Boulevard died later that evening at a Topeka hospital, said Sgt. via The Topeka Capital-Journal