Meriden News

When Jim Zwygart opened his convenience store in this rural community 22 years ago, gasoline was 79 cents a gallon.

The Relay for Life in Meriden in Jefferson County was scheduled to be held at the Jefferson West High School track from 6 p.m. today to 6 a.m. Saturday.

"... taken 5 miles northwest of Green on June 5th, 2008." - Jason Blackburn, Green "Wind damage 5 miles SE of Alta Vista evening of 6-5-08" - Brad Becker Taken 6-5-08 about 6:30 in Topeka, Jazmin age 9 "Two ...

Leavenworth residents in their backyards clapped and cheered Thursday afternoon as 44 Marine ROTC cadets from Topeka High School finished a 68-mile march that started Monday.

“Celadon Flower, porcelain. * Mack Schroer, Berryton: "Self Portrait”

"Octopus," which Topekan Katerina Strakhova created from driftwood, suction cups and tacks, is among the works on exhibit through July 13 at the 2008 Washburn Art Student Exhibition. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“They have big hearts. I really appreciate these people.”

It's said cats have nine lives, but one dog in Jefferson County might have a few extra, too! Luann and Mike Petty got a call Thursday from a person living near their storage business who heard a dog barking ... via WIBW-TV Topeka

Westar Energy's Green Team volunteers and Jeffrey Energy Center invites youth who have not harvested a turkey this season to participate in a spring hunt April 1-20 at the JEC. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“We're putting in that extra mile to get it done for them. We know the people want their library back so we're trying to get it back to them as fast as possible.”

A 73-year-old Valley Falls woman accidentally hit the gas and slammed her car into a wall of the Meriden Community Library on Wednesday, February 27. via KAKE-TV Wichita

Jefferson County Sheriff's officers arrested three Topekans after they were alerted to a break-in at a business in Meriden. via KSNT-TV Topeka

Eisenhower State Park, near Melvern Lake, is hosting the Conrad Carlson Memorial Quail Youth Hunt on Saturday. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“I just keep coming back to relationships and families”

Just outside of Meriden along K-4 highway sits a church. On an average Sunday, more than 200 people gather at Jefferson Assembly of God to worship. via Topeka Capital-Journal

A fire early this morning destroyed the Tires 4 Less business building at this community in western Jefferson County and about 450 tires that were inside, said Rock Creek Township Fire Chief Bob Fritch. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“All of us were working and not really happy with our jobs at the time”

Kirsti Petesch answers the phone as she sits by her desk near the meat counter. A customer has some cattle he would like to book for slaughter, but there are no openings until February, more than three months ... via The Topeka Capital-Journal

“The No. 1 thing is always the food”

Many local churches prove year after year with their dinners and craft sales that community and fellowship aren't things of the past. via Topeka Capital-Journal

A Topeka teen was treated at a local hospital and released after car he was driving was rear-ended Thursday by a pickup truck on K-4 highway in Jefferson County. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“They'll win every time unless you do something pretty abusive, and I choose not to go down that road.”

The mare tries to pull her hoof away as Kim Lasater positions it on the hoof jack and prepares to trim it. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“I wasn't that upset about it because I understood”

A sign outside a gas station on K-4 Highway in Meriden announces Julie Vandervoort's homecoming. via WIBW-TV Topeka

“I love Jesus and the songs that we sing.”

Julius Senyonga is one of the 800,000 children in Uganda who has lost one or both parents to AIDS. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“We hope that in some small way we are helping to improve the quality of life and health to people who reside in those areas.”

In addition to its medical complex in Topeka, Stormont-Vail HealthCare provides medical services is a radius that covers more than 14 counties. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“There weren't too many differences between them.”

Tess Wilson is happy to report she doesn't glow in the dark. The 17-year-old Topeka High School senior, spent her summer tending to and eating tomatoes she grew from second-generation seeds, which were obtained ... via Topeka Capital-Journal