Seneca News

When we first mentioned starting this summer tour, the first call I got from a reader or course was from Spring Creek Golf Course pro Dan Davis, inviting us up to Seneca.

"Here is a picture of the sky looking northeast from Vermillion." - Becky Deters "Looking east from Seneca's edge approx 8:30 pm." - Patty "I took these pictures of the thunderstorm that was in Brown County ...

Prosecutors charged Kennon D. Thomas, 22, of Kansas City, Kan., with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action Tuesday.

“We're really looking forward to the future.”

The Nemaha Valley School District is now one step closer to its new school building after a fire destroyed the old one. via KSNT-TV Topeka

Don't tell Stephen Winkler there is nothing to do in small-town Kansas except drink. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

Legion meeting to be here Last Updated: April 02, 2008 03:15:47 PM More than 150 people are expected to attend the joint first district convention of the American Legion and Auxiliary Friday through Sunday at ... via Marysville Advocate

Jennifer Elizabeth Stanley of Seneca and Matthew John Esau of Walton, together with their parents, announce their engagement. via Newton Kansan

“We all have our family folklore that revolves around weather.”

Seneca, Ks. resident Garrett Randell watches footage from tornado chasers at the Kansas History Museum in Topeka, Kan., Friday, March 21, 2008. via The Boston Globe

“It was such a wonderful opportunity to meet our governor”

Few people could tell you in detail what's happening in small Kansas towns like Seneca, Hiawatha or Sabetha unless they lived there. via The University of Kansas

A 63-year-old woman was hospitalized after a highway accident that occurred in the fog early Monday in Nemaha County. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

The Nemaha Valley School Board has decided on a location for the new elementary and junior high school building. via WIBW-TV Topeka

I ran into Bill Brannan from Seneca at the Topeka Ducks Unlimited Banquet last October and he invited me to come up for a quail/pheasant hunt on his farm southwest of Centralia. via Topeka Capital-Journal

Former banker Travis Hechthas joined Life Care Center of Andover as the skilled nursing and rehabilitation center's new executive director, the company announced today. via Kansas.com

A man is behind bars for trying to break into a home early this morning. Early this morning, Topeka Police responded to the 300 block of SW 23rd regarding a home invasion. via KSNT-TV Topeka

“I think the bond issue needs to pass”

A major bond issue is in the voter's hands in Seneca regarding the Nemaha Valley School District. via WIBW-TV Topeka

“I look back at March 10, and I see where we are today, and I think I'm pretty amazed that we've come that far in such a short period of time”

Now, Nemaha Valley Unified School District 442 is ready to rebuild. Almost. File Photograph / The Capital-Journal The elementary/junior high school of Nemaha Valley Unified School District 442 in Seneca was ... via Topeka Capital-Journal

Follks gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Seneca Sunday morning to raise money for SPC Nick Williams. via WIBW-TV Topeka

A Marysville man died Monday evening in a motorcycle-truck collision on US-36 highway east of Seneca in Nemaha County. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“It is a very interesting situation”

Most communities need mountains, a nearby ocean or college to attract retirees. Nemaha County has none of those, but is doing just that. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

A woman accused in a hit-and-run accident that killed two highway workers in Douglas County this month has been charged with second-degree murder. via KansasCity.com