Harper County News

AgWeb.com Editors Continued showers and storms delayed harvest through this week, according to Kansas Wheat Harvest Report .

Unusual damage is reported after two supercell storms roar through southeast Kansas.

Housing project is first of its kind for Hutch-based Interfaith Housing Services.

The Kansas wheat harvest began this week, barely. Shortly after it began, it was halted by rain and flooded fields.

You'll be able to put grass clippings out with your trash until at least 2010, Sedgwick County commissioners decided Wednesday.

With money running out, program expiring in 2009, aviation is at mercy of KDOT. By Mary Clarkin - The Hutchinson News - mclarkin@hutchnews.com Kansas is the 15th-largest state in terms of land, and as of 2007 ...

Tornadoes are nothing if not quirky. They can hop, abruptly change direction, and loop in a circle.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of three northwestern Oklahoma counties.

Ordered by a judge to redraw Harper County Commission district boundaries before the August primary election, commissioners will take up the task Tuesday.

It's the chemical that helps instrument dials glow in the dark- but it's not good for the environment.

“As far as you can see in all directions would be us. It's a good crop right now”

A mortgage crisism, jobs at risk and inflation. While the economy paints a sad picture nationwide, Kansas has a lot working in its favor with a stable housing market and record high wheat prices. via KBSL 10

A 15-year-old rolls his Camaro trying to outrun a sheriff's deputy. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the driver lost control going over a railroad crossing in Harper County. via KBSL 10

“The park will be chock full of Kansas. Barns, churches, art, scenic drives, specialty shops, local cafes, events, are all promoted here. It's a guarantee that no one will leave this park without being amazed at all that Kansas has to offer.”

Sampler Festival all about Kansas Thousands of Kansans will come to Concordia's City Park Saturday and Sunday to celebrate all that is Kansas. via Chanute Tribune

“I'm not opposed to redistricting”

Michael Fergason is one of the Harper County residents suing the county commission and the county clerk because commission districts have not been redrawn to maintain equal population numbers in "at least 50 ... via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

“Without early warning out there, there would have been a lot more deaths.”

Harper County has averaged nearly two tornadoes a year over the past 17 years -- yet a weather-alert radio, one of the most widely touted measures to protect people from being caught unaware by severe weather, ... via Kansas.com

Residents of Harper County can finally utilize all-hazard radios, now that a transmitter has been activated to cover the Gypsum Hills of southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. via Kansas.com

“It's actually more environmentally friendly than trucking this stuff down to Oklahoma”

Waste Connections of Kansas Inc. won the go-ahead Monday from the Harper County Commission to accept more trash at the company's landfill in northeast Harper County. via The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

“We do have quite a problem with people out there chasing storms and blocking traffic”

Gearing up for storm season By FOSS FARRAR Traveler Staff Writer reporter@arkcity.net Kathy Epperson captured her first tornado on film Sunday evening. via Arkansas City Traveler

“Monday it'll all be out of here, and we'll just have the wind and the cold”

Heavy rains, pea-size hail and strong winds moved through south-central Kansas on Sunday, bringing with them a return of winter's chill. via Kansas.com

Several fire departments in southern Kansas are helping fight a major grass fires in Oklahoma. via KSHB-TV Kansas City