Valley Falls News

Five University of Kansas students have received outstanding achievement awards from the Kansas Geological Survey, based on KU's west campus.

Many people found their homes in Kansas as a part of the Orphan Train program run by the Children's Aid Society and the New York Foundling Hospital from 1854 to 1929.

A Topeka standing outside her vehicle on a Jefferson County highway was struck by a passing motorist Sunday night, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.

The sign attracts customers off K-4 highway. Photo 1 of 2 Photo 2 of 2 CAROLYN KABERLINE/SPECIAL TO THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Lynn Littleton opened Taco Den in Meriden in a former doughnut store with fixtures from a Topeka restaurant that had closed.

Times are hard, and we all have read about local groups struggling to operate with less donations coming in.

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.

A 39-year-old man was killed and his two sons injured Wednesday night when he attempted to miss a deer running across a Jefferson County road, said the Kansas Highway Patrol.

A Valley Falls man is now charged for an accident that killed a teenager nearly a year ago.

Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist and Grand Ole Opry member Ricky Skaggs has hired a well-known northeast Kansas musician as a member of his touring band, Kentucky Thunder.