WaKeeney News

Ray and Janice Wasinger, Victoria, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Melissa Jean Wasinger, to John Christopher Mayers, son of John and Marie Mayers, Albert.

Mark and Joleen Nimz, WaKeeney, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Amy Nimz, to Ross Benisch, son of Tim and Susan Benisch, Quinter.

With a pile of hundreds of thousands of bushels of wheat in the foreground, Glennis Billinger could only marvel that he was standing in a field of plenty.

Nicole Michelle Windholz, and Kyle James Rohleder were married May 2, 2009, at St.

Jill Arensdorf is hoping the third time's the charm for the Ride for the Red motorcycle poker run Saturday.

Dream Inc. will have a camp June 28 through July 2 for children who have family members affected by alcohol or drug addiction.

Donielle Renee Cook and Scott Louis Geesling were married Jan. 24, 2009, at Kingman United Methodist Church with the Honorable Judge Mathis and Pastor Don Flanner officiating.

The Hays City Band begins its concert series at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Fort Hays State University Quad.

The United Rebel Sprint Series kick started a three-day run through the heartland Friday night in Hutchinson, Kansas, the first appearance in series history at Hutchinson Raceway Park.

According to a press release issued Friday afternoon by Ellis County Attorney Tom Drees, an investigation into city of WaKeeney and Trego County government has ended.

The next phase to reconstruct Barclay Avenue will begin next week, according to the city of WaKeeney and the Kansas Department of Transportation construction office in Hays.

His parents didn't even know he was on the track. Later, they found out what had happened.

Race fans were treated to double features in two of the four divisions competing at Wakeeney Speedway Sunday evening, June 7. The IMCA Modified and IMCA Stock Car features that were rained out on May 25th opened the racing program on the 3/8-mile oval.

The logistics of conducting a Gove County trial in Trego County's Courthouse dominated discussion during a pre-trial hearing Friday for David A. Stevenson.

In an instant, his life changed. But his faith never wavered. Right now, that -- and the support of his friends and family -- is what's keeping Greg Thyfault looking toward the future and his recovery from a spinal injury.

A third second-degree murder trial for 21-year-old Salinan Cameron Nelson will be held in September.

Norton senior Hayli Bozarth picked up her second gold medal at the state track meet on Saturday, winning the Class 3A girls' shot put at 41 feet, 1 1/2 inches.

The United Rebel Sprint made their 2009 debut at the Wakeeney Speed on Sunday night as 28 Teams made the pull for two action packed nights of racing.

URSS The second day of the Wakeeney Speedway "Memorial Challenge" started out just like the day before with overcast skies and brief light showers during the afternoon.

A year ago, Jon Johnson consistently was finishing near the front of the pack. But due to the starting rules of the United Rebel Sprint Series 305 sprint car class, that forced Johnson to start farther back each time in the A-main. So, every night, Johnson would start near the middle of the pack for the feature and then have to work his way through ...