Schoenchen News

As calendar pages turn their way to July, the popping and whizzing of fireworks becomes a more frequent sound when the sun sets.

The numbers are in, and Ellis County's total valuation is down nearly $30 million from last year, largely due to a decrease in oil and gas prices.

Small children whizzed by on bikes and trikes of all varieties, while mothers gently strolled with their infants in baby strollers.

About 250 people showed up for a Mass and reception Sunday to celebrate the milestone with Father Alvin Werth.

An accident late Saturday night along U.S. Highway 183 claimed the lives of two northwest Kansas residents when the vehicles they were traveling in collided head-on. According to reports from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Matthew John Cooksey, 25, Oakley, and Mary Lou Hall, 79, Ness City, died in the crash, which occurred about 9:30 p.m. on the Smoky ...

Ellis County commissioners will be exploring the possibility of hiring a county administrator to handle the day-to-day operations of the county.

Insurance premiums for the Ellis County Rural Fire Department property rose this year due to increased building valuations.

A board of zoning appeals for Ellis County could be formed next week after County Counselor Bill Jeter clarified how the board would function Monday.

Schoenchen Mayor Dick Klaus has filed for re-election with the Ellis County Clerk's office.

Talk of a federal stimulus package to improve and create public infrastructure spurred Ellis County commissioners Monday to begin forming a list of projects to be considered for the money.