Anderson County News

TL Enterprises, a construction company in Garnett, has become the first Kansas small business to get a loan from the Network Kansas E-Community program.

Thirty-five University of Kansas students have received Undergraduate Research Awards for summer and fall 2008 semesters.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for customers of Anderson County Rural Water District #5, including the cities of Kincaid, Lone Elm and Bush City located in ...

' When he was drafted in 1943, Willis Henderson was 30, married and the proprietor of a successful trucking business based in Bush City.

Bill Feuerborn has filed for re-election to the 5th District of the Kansas House of Representatives.

Kansas investigators hope to solve a 35-year-old cold case. WICHITA, Kansas, May 23, 2008 Kansas investigators are literally putting a face on a victim in hopes of finding his identity and his killer.

' The early deadline for wristbands for the Cornstock Concert on the Hill in Garnett is May 31.

“This will allow our residents extra time for preparation that can save lives”

' A new "reverse 911" feature will allow the National Weather Service to reach out and touch someone in Anderson County - ' before a tornado does. via OttawaHerald.com

“But we haven't even begun to budget for that”

' Anderson County has won a $90,000 state Heritage Trust Fund grant to repair the foundations of its historic courthouse in Garnett. via OttawaHerald.com

' The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has released photos of a forensic facial reconstruction of man who may have been the victim of a murder in Anderson County 35 years ago. via OttawaHerald.com

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is releasing new images it hopes will bring new leads in a 35-year old case. via WIBW-TV Topeka

The following students were nominated to The Topeka Capital-Journal's All-State Academic Team. via Topeka Capital-Journal

The Anderson County High School baseball team swept Baldwin Monday in Garnett. Anderson County won 2-1 and 16-6. Ethan Pracht had the game-winning RBI in the sixth inning of the opener. via OttawaHerald.com

A 21-year-old Garnett man has been charged with attempted first degree murder in Anderson County. via OttawaHerald.com

“Our state and nation have been shaped by those who were willing to risk their lives for our country”

' Thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, the Civil War Memorial Highway will cut through the heart of some of the fiercest fighting that was called Bleeding Kansas. via OttawaHerald.com

“Officers in Gladstone followed her to where she worked and later arrested her for driving while her driver's license was suspended”

' Eric James, 18, was arrested late Friday afternoon following a standoff of about two hours at a residence in Gladstone, Mo, The Iola Register reported. via Chanute Tribune

“It would all go back to the clerk.”

If you want to end the county administrator's position, you'll have to draw up the petitions to get it on the ballot this fall. via OttawaHerald.com

“These designations will remind all those who visit our state of the courage and sacrifice of our veterans.”

Governor Kathleen Sebelius has signed a bill honoring our veterans by memorializing seven highways in Kansas. via KAKE-TV Wichita

“We want to highlight Anderson County's history in aviation”

' Eighty years after the first one landed in Garnett, a second All Kansas Air Tour will land in what was one of the early hot spots for Kansas aviation. via OttawaHerald.com

Students from public elementary and middle schools, private schools and a home-school program will compete today for The Topeka Capital-Journal Regional Spelling Bee title. via Topeka Capital-Journal