Walton News

July 3 and 5 - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 4 - 10 a.m. to midnight Fireworks are allowed on private property with approval of landowner or occupant.

Four people were arrested Thursday after officers executed a search warrant and came across a marijuana-growing operation.

Roofs were blown off, trailers toppled and light poles twisted as strong straight-line winds caused widespread damage Sunday night in the Walton area.

If the city of Newton chooses to have someone held at the Harvey County Detention Center, therea s a charge for it.

Storms hit Newton and the surrounding area Sunday, causing significant damage in the area.

Driving up highway 50 through Harvey County you can't miss seeing what Sunday's storm brought down.

Despite the Newton board of education approving a letter of resignation of Lisa Moore at Wednesday morning's board meeting, the instructional coach is not leaving.

Local law enforcement officials are hoping a proposed law that would require cell phone companies to cooperate with law enforcement officers in cases of emergency will pass in the Kansas Senate.

The state of Kansas had a decrease in the number of vehicle fatalities in 2008 - 384 down from 416 in 2007.

While the Harvey County fire marshal is not calling a fire at a Walton convenience store arson, the sheriff is.

The Harvey County Sheriffa s Department and the Kansas State Fire Marshalla s Office are seeking information about the fire at Hilltop Convenience Store in Walton on Feb.

A convenience store in the Harvey County town of Walton is heavily damaged by fire early Saturday morning.

Hilltop Convenience Store in Walton was destroyed by a fire that ripped through the store early Saturday morning.

Crews from several fire departments in Harvey County responded to a fire early today at the Hilltop Convenience Store on U.S. 50, just outside Walton.

It might be he has a good product to sell or that he's just too cute to say no to.

A 22-year-old Hesston man was arrested Feb. 2 during a sex sting after he allegedly sent sexually explicit text messages to a 14-year-old Hesston girl.

It seems fitting our "Last Milkmen" should be pictured in front of a modern milk case and display at South Dillons.

This story first appeared in the Jan. 23 edition of the Kansan. A Wichita man who had been missing since Saturday was found dead Thursday afternoon at an abandoned farmstead near Hesston.

The former Bank of America building soon may have a new owner, as city commissioners approved an agreement for a six-month option with Dewayne Pauls during its regular meeting Tuesday night.

A 34-year-old Newton man was arrested Tuesday on charges he raped a 28-year-old Newton woman.