Smith Center News

This is day 14 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain, the Kansas Grain & Feed Association and Kansas Wheat.

HUTCHINSON, Kan. - A wind energy company said it plans to reduce the size of the turbines it produces as it targets markets outside of Kansas.

Here's a look at some of the stories we're looking at today as well as some events from around the area.

A western Kansas family is asking for help finding their loved one. The family of Matt Affolter sent out a flyer Wednesday night asking anyone who knows of his whereabouts to contact police or have him call home.

A fascinating aspect of human beings is their propensity to embrace some form of religion.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report, Robbins was eastbound on K-9 and the semitrailer, driven by Gary D. Tucker, 71, of Smith Center, was westbound.

Emotions ran high Wednesday at the trial of Salina resident Kenneth Eugene Wilson as the wife of slain Portis resident Jeffery Scott Noel took the stand and testified about the events of March 25, 2008, the day her home was burglarized and her husband was found murdered inside her home.

April 25, 2009 Deanna Roach----------785-984-2277 Roger Vinsonhaler----785-282-6345 Joe Barnes--------------785-282-6534 Roger Macy---------------785-346-2076 Elmer Boland-----------785-984-2370 Gary Arment--------------785-476-3225 The Plow Day field is located: On HWY 36 , 9 miles East of Smith Center to Y Road, South 6 miles to 230 Road.

Father Don McCarthy and Father Roger Meitl have traveled their fair share of road in northern Kansas.

April 18, 2009 - More will change at the Gothenburg John Deere implement dealership than the name but what customers will notice should all be positive.

When Trey Joy describes his run for mayor, it sounds more like a jog. Perhaps even a walk.

Arkansas' Bud Walton Arena has finished in the top 10 in an EA Sports fan vote of the toughest places to play in the nation.

It didn't take long for the celebration to begin Monday night after the North Carolina Tar Heels won the NCAA basketball championship.

New exhibit at Hesston College Last Updated: April 02, 2009 Abstract and mixed media created by Ashley Sauder-Miller, a 2001 graduate of Hesston College, will be on exhibit in the Hesston College Gallery located in Smith Center Feb.

Smith County Sheriff Bruce Lehman said the man, believed to be in his 20s, walked into the store about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, grabbed a shopping cart and began to put merchandise into it.

On Sunday, March 1, 2009, the Providence College Department of Music hosted a concert in the Ryan Concert Hall in the Smith Center for the Arts to benefit recent graduate Mike McNamara '08. Profits went to the ...

Brooke Waller knew what she wanted before she arrived at the second annual prom dress swap Saturday.

Several Kansas communities are getting a boost to help improve their communities.

Melvern, Wamego, Sharon Springs, Uniontown, Smith Center, St. Paul, Haven to share $500,000 in funding Tue 09:20 AM 02/03/2009 Joe Monaco Printer Friendly The cities of Melvern, Wamego, Sharon Springs, ...

Improving the infrastructure of Kyle Railroad is important to its long-term success, according to the company's general manager.