Scott City News

The hood of Ryan Johnson's car had been pounded flat with sledgehammers Saturday night, and a small fire burned at the front of the vehicle.

Merlin and Velma Hiebert of Goessel celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 28.

Memorial Day weekend storms that spawned tornadoes also packed some whopping hail that damaged some western Kansas crops.

Area athletes won five medals at the Kansas State Track and Field Championships at Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium here Friday afternoon.

Sunday night was a wild one for lousy weather, and this afternoon and tonight may bring more of the same, say forecasters with the National Weather Service.

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It's been another busy night for firefighters, this time in Scott City.A large fire destroyed the old Ilmo schoolhouse in Scott City late Tuesday night. via KFVS12

A Scott City teen was injured Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident. Ashlee Sauer, 16, was driving north at about 5:30 p.m. in a 1994 Chevrolet pickup on Mesquite Road in Scott County at a high speed, ... via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

“They get to build a car from scratch, then have an avenue where they can race it”

The rain showers didn't bring lightning to Scott City on Wednesday, but the parking lot of the municipal airport was still electrified. via Garden City Telegram

“Fredonia was supposed to be a stop on the 1928 tour because the governor was from Fredonia”

The 2008 All Kansas Air Tour is now history.

With a thunderstorm forecast for today canceling a final fly-in at Jabara, the tour disbanded Monday evening in El Dorado with barbecue and cowboy poetry at the Civic Center.

The tour was a success, according to Kansas Aviation director Ed Young, who has spent the past week flying to 23 Kansas towns as a passenger in a 1943 Stearman PT-17 trainer piloted by Benton pilot Greg Largen.

'Three of our stops were weathered out,' Young said. 'We didn't make it to Scott City, Colby or Hays. But we saw about 10,000 people over the course of the whole week and we made a lot of contacts in towns across Kansas.' Read more

“It was a blast to fly along with other pilots, classic war birds and new planes”

A flight over tornado-ravaged Greensburg, and countless supporters in five cities are among the memories Kansas State University at Salina senior Nathan Gorrell collected from his first day on the All Kansas ... via Salina Journal

The second day of the All-Kansas Air Tour has been disrupted by rain. The week-long tour brings pilots in vintage and home-built planes from around the country to tour the state by air. via KHGI

Students from five Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 16, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. via The University of Kansas

“These types of things historically find their way to the end of the session”

Senate President Steve Morris said Friday his chamber would seek next week to override the governor's veto of a bill on coal-fired power plants if the House didn't move new legislation on the issue soon. via Garden City Telegram

“They don't know where he got it, but they're trying to figure it out”

A Kansas man who died in January had Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is related to mad cow disease, his brother told The Wichita Eagle. via Fox News

Shannon Maldonado, 26, 980 Oeding Place, was cited and released at 11:40 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Main Street on allegations of having no proof of insurance. via Garden City Telegram

“He wanted to keep businesses and people in the town and wanted to do something that would be a positive aspect for the community.”

El Quartelejo Museum will feature the creations of Scott City's own Jerry Thomas. via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

Garden City Jam: Beginning at 4 p.m. at the Senior Center of Finney County, 907 N. 10th St., with a covered dish supper at 6:30 p.m. All musicians are welcome. via Garden City Telegram

“It goes without saying we are in a crisis situation”

A Scott City man was injured Wednesday when the semitrailer he was driving overturned. via Garden City Telegram

“We want them to be healthy for a lot of years.”

Christian Weston ate a late breakfast in the Scott Community High School gym Wednesday morning, after having his blood drawn by a Scott County Hospital associate for tests. via Garden City Telegram