Silver Lake News

Retired state and local public employees can be rehired to the same job or to a different state job after a 60-day waiting period.

A fire early Saturday destroyed the historic Owen House at 3212 N.W. Rochester Road, which was thought to have been a way station on the Underground Railroad.

TOPEKA, Kan. a ' Authorities responded to an overnight house fire in the 3200 block of Northwest Rochester early Saturday morning.

Tom Ghram loads up the truck of Art Meier, of Riverside Farms, with corn Wednesday northeast of Topeka.

The Shawnee County Health Agency will be offering seasonal flu shots at different locations throughout the community.

Thirteen area students have made the list of National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.

A possible sighting in Silver Lake of an Atchison couple in their 70s who have been missing since Friday may be the only lead to their whereabouts received in days, authorities said Monday.

Keith Linder said his 3-year-old boxer isn't a dangerous dog -- it is just playful.

President Barack Obama's planned back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesday has became controversial.

Marks left on runner's leg after being attacked by dogs. "I was pretty much sure they would bite me and I was really scared I just started running and started screaming," said Callie Killinger, Silver Lake Cross Country runner.

Two high school girls are in the hospital after running into a surprise. It happened around 4 p.m. Monday just east of Silver Lake, Kan., near Topeka.

Animal Control takes bulldog to vet after the attack. Neither of the girls suffered life threatening injuries, but after being treated on scene, both were transported to two Topeka area hospitals.

Two Silver Lake High School girls cross country runners are recovering from dog bites.

A house fire that started late Sunday night had crews working to extinguish the blaze into the early morning hours Monday.

Rural residents who live in Seaman Unified School District 345 have their school board members to thank for a property tax reduction that should be the envy of taxpayers across Shawnee County.

Question: What was the name of the little newspaper in North Topeka that printed historical articles? Is it still in business? -- J.B., Lawrence.

These animals have been brought to the Helping Hands Humane Society, 2625 N.W. Rochester Road.

Kansas school districts have eliminated more than 3,700 teaching and nonteaching positions to save nearly $100 million, according to a school finances overview released earlier this month by the Kansas Association of School Boards.

Area school districts plan to use money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to offset budget shortfalls.

It has been nearly four years since Topeka police Sgt. Bill White was struck while on duty riding his motorcycle.