Whitewater News

Thirty-two Emporia State University students have been chosen to represent their university in the prestigious Ambassadors organization for the 2008-09 academic year.

Mike Hill watched and smiled at his wife, his high school sweetheart, from underneath his camouflage baseball hat.

Tickets are on sale for the July 5 Chisholm Trail Festival concert. MaddiJo Wohlgemuth of Whitewater will open the concert at 7 p.m. Country music group Ricochet will take the stage at 8 p.m. All tickets are ...

Krase and McClurg wed Last Updated: June 06, 2008 HESSTON - Kelli Krase and Stan McClurg were married April 12 at the Hesston Mennonite Church with Pastor John Murray performing the double ring ceremony.

There's a wealth of places to go within easy driving distance of Wichita. Here are 17 of them.

Editor's note: The Kansan asked readers to send in their farm stories. Here are their responses.

“He needed to catch up on some REM sleep”

Nineteen days after turning 37 years old, Half-Arabian Elmer Bandit and owner/breeder Mary Anna Wood crossed the timing line on Sunday to complete his first Open Competitive Trail Ride of 2008. via The Horse

A residence at 1103 S.E. 60th St. received $90,000 in damages to property and contents during a fire Saturday night. via Newton Kansan

“We're still talking to the company. This is obviously not something that happens overnight. We're talking millions and millions of dollars. We've been talking about six months now, and we're still in the discussion phase.”

David Alfaro, executive director of Butler County's economic development agency, has an uneasy relationship with the Goliath to his west. via Kansas.com

Click for More News Updated: Under the agreement, Goff will serve five years in prison and pay $11,000 in restitution. via KWCH

“A person doesn't imagine what happens when you got through a tough time”

Thursday marks a new beginning for a Kansas Church. More than two months ago, the Emmaus Mennonite Church burned down, near Whitewater in Butler County. via KBSL 10

“There will always be Hope in Kansas.”

Originally published 02:05 p.m., February 26, 2008 Updated 02:05 p.m., February 26, 2008 When you unfold a Kansas map, there's more to behold than towns and the roads between them. via Emporia Gazette

“We may hurt but we're not devastated because he's in control.”

'And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.' --Romans 8:28, King James Bible version

ELBING -- Paul Minkevitch's church sat gutted and scorched in front of the headstones of Whitewater's well-known families -- Claassen, Busenitz and Harder -- Sunday afternoon.

As he walked with his family around what was left of Emmaus Mennonite, Minkevitch talked with fellow parishioners and fondly remembered what the building's front hall used to look like. Read more

Travel Headlines Authorities have yet to find a cause in a massive church fire near Whitewater this week. via WIBW-TV Topeka

Authorities in Butler County take four children into protective custody after finding what appears to be a meth lab. via KBSL 10

“We have had offers from three or four other neighboring churches to use their buildings and schools”

Emmaus Mennonite Church of Whitewater lost its building early this morning, victim to a fire that was unstoppable for firefighters. via Newton Kansan

“It is completely burnt to the ground”

State and local fire investigators are combing through what's left of Emmaus Mennonite Church this morning, searching for clues to the source of the fire that destroyed the historic structure northeast of ... via Kansas.com

It stood since 1929, but overnight a fire destroyed a church in Butler County as the people who went there watched and prayed. via Kansas' CW

The eastbound semi-truck was dragged by the northbound train before coming to rest in the ditch a half-mile west of Whitewater. via Newton Kansan

Travel Headlines A freight train and tractor-trailer have collided near K-196 milemarker 9 near Whitewater. via WIBW-TV Topeka