Lindsborg News

Lindsborg planner John Riggs talks to members of the Ellsworth Planning Commission, including Joni Glaser, in background.

On Thursday, Marlin Berry was named superintendent of the Olathe School District.

A group of economists and policy-makers slashed Kansas tax collection estimates Thursday by $235 million, reflecting signs of continued weakness in the state economy.

Ottawa University sophomore Theresa Harper blocks the ball in a match played earlier this season.

Kansas is "very close" to being forced to consider raising taxes to deal with budget problems, Gov.

A state commission wrestled for hours Monday before adopting a recommendation for moving dozens of residents at Kansas Neurological Institute in Topeka and the Parsons State Hospital into community-based housing.

New students in Kansas' public schools and declining property values have punched what could become a $70 million hole in the state's already shaky budget, a top education official confirmed Friday.

In alphabetical order: Bringing musicians together: For a decade there's been a lively jam session at the Emma Chase Cafe in Cottonwood Falls almost every Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Chanting a school fight song: The University of Kansas's Rock Chalk Jayhawk cheer is one of the best in the nation.

The Lindsborg Boy Scouts will host their 18th annual Pancake Feed from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov.

The president and chief executive officer of Moundridge-based Mid Kansas Cooperative Association announced Monday an estimated $3 million upgrade to its grain elevator in Lindsborg.

An increasing awareness of environmental responsibility in America's churches is inspiring a practical and outspoken green Christian movement.

I have visited one of the two Kansas scenic routes. The one I haven't visited may be added to my husband and mine's road trips sometime in the near future.

Cassidy, 6, and Makayla, 10 Gerlach walk down the street with their grandfather Ron O'Neal on their way to Svensk Hyllningsfest in downtown Lindsborg on Saturday, Oct.

The Swedish dance troupe that will perform Sunday at Washburn University was founded to quiet the influence of the Roaring '20s on young Swedes.

According to a news release from the school, first-time freshmen enrollment of 182 students is up from last yeara TMs 178.

But that was the case Saturday as Ricky the Rhino walked along Santa Fe waving at onlookers and greeting awestricken children during the opening parade of the 2009 Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair.

The McPherson Museum and Arts Foundation is sponsoring a Night at the Museum from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct.

Pete Gile - "Middle of the Mid-West" Singer/songwriter Jared "Pete" Gile returned to the KSAL Studios with a batch of new songs and news of a baby on the way.

Monday, September 14, 2009 Student teaching Hugo Escabar of Emporia, a senior at Bethany College in Lindsborg, is a student teacher teaching art education at McPherson Middle School in McPherson under teacher Lynda French.

Bethany was ranked 37th in last year's Best Baccalaureate Colleges, according to a news release from the college.