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 ...

Friends and classmates of the classes of 1958, 1959, and 1960 gathered July 2 at the homes of Alan and Judy Mellott for an evening of reminiscing and laughter.

Renowned artist Paul Hotvedt will be the juror of an art show to be held at Pioneer Bluffs near Matfield Green from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 13.

The 17th annual Flint Hills prairie and pasture tour is scheduled for June 11. Two tours will be held, one at 1:15 p.m., the other at 6:15 p.m. Participants will ride in a school bus caravan that will stop at pasture sites in Butler and Chase counties.

Bud and Liz Schwindt, grandparents of Josh Wiebe, treated Josh and Ashley to supper at a restaurant in Wichita in honor of their fourth wedding anniversary.

The driver of a semi-tractor trailer was thrown from the vehicle and pinned under its cab when it overturned shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday near Matfield Green.

Casey Quinlan and Brian Edwards, nationally recognized experts on the Kennedy assassination, will present the program at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lyon County Museum.