Silver Lake News

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.

A father and son suffered injuries that weren't believed to be life-threatening Monday night when the motorcycle they were riding was rear-ended by a small, white pickup truck in Silver Lake, authoritites said.

Silver Lake, KS a ' School board officials met Wednesday night to discuss budget cuts at Silver Lake schools.

Silver Lake firefighters ventilate a home at 307 Chestnut where a passerby alerted the occupant of a fire.

As if high school wasna t difficult enough, two Shawnee County teenagers have been selected to tackle college at the same time.

The FBI defines terrorism as: a oethe unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.a And that makes the killer of George Tiller a terrorist, for what other motive do the people who assassinate ...

Jessica Meneses was a student speaker at Washburn Rural High School's commencement ceremony.

The Agriculture Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs, Kan., is on the verge of closing.

Leland and Christy Mense, Grinnell, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Lynn Mense, to Christopher Thomas Grennan, son of Thomas and Carol Grennan, Silver Lake.

Facing a Friday deadline to inform teachers how their contracts may be affected next fall, Silver Lake Unified School District 372 board members met Wednesday evening to mull over potential budget cuts.

One in every 150 American children has some form of autism. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined.

A thick blanket of fog could have played a part in a wreck east of Silver Lake Tuesday morning.

Smiles and words of thanks were in abundance as city and township officials gathered to accept checks Monday at the Shawnee County Commission meeting.

TOPEKA , Kan. - Meals on Wheels of Shawnee and Jefferson Counties hosted Mayors for Meals Day as part of their March for Meals campaign March 18 and 19.

Nearly 400 firefighters and emergency responders from across the state are expected to attend a five-day school that kicked off today in downtown Topeka.

Grassfires along US-24 highway are keeping firefighters busy this morning. Dispatchers took at least three calls for potential grassfires in the area by 11:45 a.m. The biggest of the blazes was called in at 11 ...

There will be fewer foreign exchange students attending Silver Lake High School this fall.

A four-hour standoff ended peacefully Tuesday night when a man who had barricaded himself inside his home at 106 Chestnut surrendered about 8:15 p.m., said Capt.

The smell of smoke hung heavy in much of rural Shawnee County on Friday as firefighters battled at least a dozen grass fires amid bone-dry conditions.