Richmond News

More than 700 households in south-central Kansas remained without power Thursday afternoon as a result of a severe storm that struck the area on Wednesday.

For one Richmond man, the fair is all about the children. "Everything's focused on the kids.

Alan Radcliffe first heard about the storm on a weather radio. Radcliffe, Franklin County emergency management director, said a report from the National Weather Service Saturday evening warned him of an approaching threat to Franklin County.

It was a tree that Steve Miner says saved his house from additional damage. Trees were uprooted in Minera s home near Rantoul following Monday nighta s batch of thunderstorms and high winds.

Franklin County Sheriff Craig Davis talks with Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents, Ottawa Fire Department officers and Franklin County Sheriffa s deputies as they document evidence from a burned vehicle March 5 at the Franklin County Public Works building, 1939 Elm St., Ottawa.

Alan and Darla Peterson, Greeley, have announced the engagement of their daughter Megan Peterson, Ottawa, to Jeremy Raby, Ottawa.

Virgil H. Hermreck, 77, Williamsburg, died Thursday, May 7, 2009, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday at St.

Leo Eugene a oeBuda Laird, age 75, of Richmond, Kan., went fishing with the Lord on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.

With the exception of a few city council races, many of Tuesday's election winners will be write-ins, uncontested or will be winners who faced little opposition.

Franklin County, Kan., authorities have identified a body found in a burned car as that of a woman from Garnett, Kan.Lena Roye Mathenthin, 39, apparently was on her way home from the Princeton area when she ...

RICHMOND, Kan. a ' A burned body mystery from eastern Kansas appears to be solved Investigators in Franklin County say they know the identity of a woman found burned in a car near Richmond.

RICHMOND, Kan. a ' The results of an autopsy revealed the identity of a person found badly-burned inside a vehicle in Franklin County.

A Garnett woman died of smoke inhalation Wednesday night in her vehicle near Richmond, though precise details surrounding her death remain unknown, Franklin County Sheriff Craig Davis said.

Franklin County authorities Friday identified a body found in a burned-out vehicle Wednesday night.

Body found in burned carAuthorities are investigating the death of a person found in a burned vehicle late Wednesday, and they say a report of a missing person from Anderson County seems consistent with ...

RICHMOND, Kan. a ' An autopsy is scheduled for Friday on a person found badly-burned inside a vehicle in Franklin County.

Ken and Marilyn New of Paola will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at the Paola Country Club from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan.