Wamego News

A woman is hurt in a crash early Sunday morning in Riley County involving a cow.

I know Republicans are benefitting these days in the popularity polls from the controversial health care reform being considered in Washington, D.C. I think that's because many voters may be unemployed and getting a job is far more important to them now than health care.

Anthocyanins are a special class of phenolic compound. Foods with a high phenolic content can also provide both anti-aging and antioxidant factors.

Though the weapons have long since been removed, Cold War-era missile sites in Kansas still draw careful attention from the Army Corps of Engineers.

State horticulturist breeding purple sweet potato for his state Nov. 20, 2009 OLATHE, Kan.

The Topeka Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its Prevention, Intervention and Education grants.

Up to 1,000 of Bluestem Electric Cooperative customers in northeast Kansas were without power Monday night after heavy snow knocked down poles and power lines.Bluestem manager Ken Maginley says crews were planning to work into the evening before going home for the night and resuming work Tuesday morning.Maginley says workers from other electrical ...

Some school districts in the state, such as Topeka, are considering layoffs and school closures, with the most recent announcement of even more cutbacks in school funding.

The Pottawatomie County commission canvassed the vote from last Tuesday's election, deciding whether or not to certify a vote to renovate and expand Central Elementary School in Wamego.

A hundred people attended the Saturday morning pancake feed at the legion. Some familiar faces in the crowd were Audine and Irwin Strand, Bonnie Sill and Beverly of Herington and Scott and Connie Barlow, Lexy and Alex, of Toronto.

Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes will be filled and wrapped at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Burdick United Methodist Church fellowship hall.

An unofficial vote count over a bond issue for Unified School District 320's Central Elementary School in Wamego gives the go-ahead for expansion and renovation of the school, superintendent Doug Conwell said Wednesday.

Supporters of a plan to renovate and expand Wamego's Central Elementary School apparently made their case, with the yes votes outnumbering the no votes by a ratio of nearly three to one.

The votes are in and Wamego's Central Elementary school will get an expansion and renovation.

Last weekend's Tallgrass Film Festival was a rousing success. The opening-night film, " The Only Good Indian," drew record numbers for the festival, according to staff reports.

The movie, a oeTwilight,a will be shown at 7 p.m. today at the Granada Theatre. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $4. The first 200 people in will get a free slice of Wheat State Pizza.

John and Cindy Zielke, Dover, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kristen Marie Zielke, to Shayne Matthew Wahlmeier, son of Cam and Dorrene Wahlmeier, Wamego.

The Kansas Sampler Foundation has announced that soda fountains, as a group entry, were selected as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Customs, solidifying their importance to communities even as the shops lose some visibility across the state.

After almost six weeks of voting, the Kansas Sampler Foundation announced the 8 Wonders of Kansas Customs.

The theme for this year's Tallgrass Film Festival is "Roadside Attractions." It's meant to be a reflection of Kansas' hidden gems - that there's more to be discovered beneath the surface.