Matfield Green News

Kansas is receiving $396,000 in federal grants to improve and promote scenic highway routes.

The Kansas Scenic Byways program will receive a total of $396,000 in grants from the Federal Highway Administration .

When Charles W. Rogler set foot in Chase County in 1859, he left a permanent legacy - A a legacy that will be celebrated Saturday at the original site of the Rogler homestead, off of Highway 177 one mile north of Matfield Green.

Sharon Campbell, mezzo-soprano, will perform in recital with pianist Yaokun Yang at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Heath Recital Hall at Beach Music Hall on the ESU campus.

Tim Hickok, a Chase County rancher, will discuss prairie flora and fauna and the pursuit of prairie chickens with trained raptors at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pioneer Bluffs, a mile north of Matfield Green.

Brenda S. Weller, 48, of Richmond was taken to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita for treatment of injuries received in a motorcycle accident Sunday morning south of Matfield Green in Chase County on Highway K-177. A report from the Kansas Highway Patrol stated that Weller was driving a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle south on K-177 when she drove off the ...