Willard News

On top of this year's challenges in creating a city budget - $4 gasoline, higher asphalt prices and already understaffed police and fire departments - comes the news a mill of property tax isn't worth what it ...

“She's going to have some problems because of her leg”

First came a clap of thunder, then a bright light. In an instant, 15-year-old Falicity Wishkeno collapsed. via Topeka Capital-Journal

“We would rather aggravate everybody by setting off the sirens than let one person get hurt letting everyone sleep”

When the clock struck noon Monday, Shawnee County residents finally got the jolt they had been wanting. via Topeka Capital-Journal

A fire completely destroyed two trailer homes early this morning in Willard. Around 2:50 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 206 W. 1st. via KSNT-TV Topeka

“With this type of structure with the critical pins, you don't really know when one of those pins might fracture”

Shawnee County asked legislators on Monday to introduce at least $30 million of funding in the upcoming legislative session for the Willard Bridge in northwest part of the county. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

Beginning Wednesday, Shawnee County will impose a lower weight limit for the heaviest vehicle combinations that use the aging Willard Bridge over the Kansas River on the western edge of the county. via The Topeka Capital-Journal