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3 hrs ago | The Capital-Journal

Topeka getting a drenching

After an exceptionally dark afternoon on Monday, rain began falling across Topeka and much of northeast Kansas around 4 p.m., giving the area a good soaking.

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Related Topix: Topeka, KS, Weather, Shawnee County, KS, Jackson County, KS

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Valley Falls Vindicator

H1N1 Doses Coming Weekly to County

Jefferson County medical providers involved in administering H1N1 vaccine will receive limited doses of vaccine this week, reports the Jefferson County Health Department.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, McLouth, KS, Oskaloosa, KS, Nortonville, KS, Valley Falls, KS

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Olathe News

City rolling out new recycling carts

Nick Nelson, left, lifts up a recycle bin Tuesday to Nick Nelson in the parking lot at the city's salt storage barn, Harold and Northgate streets.

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Related Topix: Olathe, KS, Lawrence, KS

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Valley Falls Vindicator

Improvements under Way by New Max Mart Owners

In August, Feyh and his wife, Angie, bought the Max Mart convenience store and Becker Retail Liquor in Meriden.

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Related Topix: Meriden, KS, Ozawkie, KS, Topeka, KS

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Valley Falls Vindicator

H1N1 Vaccine Expected to Dribble Into County

H1N1 vaccine remains available in very limited supply in Jefferson County, reports County Health Officer Eileen Filbert, RN.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Topeka Capital-Journal

Topekan ejected from van; dies

A Topeka man died Tuesday when he was thrown from his vehicle on a Jefferson County highway.

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Related Topix: Topeka, KS, Topeka Metro

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The Capital-Journal

Fatal crash claims Topeka man

A Topeka man died Tuesday after being ejected from his vehicle and falling more 30 feet from a bridge near Williamstown in Jefferson County, authorities said.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

KTIC

Cattle fraud charges brought

Dennis Stebbins of Overbrook admitted to defrauding the owners of J Bar Ranch in Jefferson County by inflating the average weight and cost of the cattle he bought for the ranch.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

Valley Falls Vindicator

Governor Appoints Sheriff to Juvenile Advisory Board

The duties of Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig have gotten somewhat busier in his first full year of his first term as sheriff as he recently joined the Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Kathleen Sebelius, Ellsworth County, KS

Wed Sep 30, 2009

KSNT-TV Topeka

Former Jefferson County commissioner charged

Former Jefferson County commissioner Don Edmonds of McLouth has been charged in a theft investigation.

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Related Topix: McLouth, KS, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Oskaloosa, KS, Topeka, KS

Tue Sep 29, 2009

A-Infos Radio Project

Radio Free Kansas - Saturday Night Special, Segment 1

Blue Barn Posse, North Jefferson County, Kansas, USA and you, the Great Unwashed ... Notes: An independent "free-for-all" press in Northeast Kansas.

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Related Topix: Blog News

Fri Sep 25, 2009

WIBW-TV Topeka

Accused Killer To Return To Psychiatric Hospital

A man charged with killing a Jefferson County farmer will be heading back to Larned State Hospital for more evaluation.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Sat Sep 19, 2009

WDAF

Police Looking for Tips in Search for Missing Elderly Couple

The search continues for an elderly Atchison couple who disappeared Friday, September 11 and the sheriff's department issued a Silver Alert to launch a statewide search for them.

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Related Topix: Atchison, KS, Atchison County, KS

Thu Sep 17, 2009

The Topeka Capital-Journal

Divers look for couple

Divers were in the Missouri River north of Atchison late Tuesday investigating a sunken car discovered earlier in the day following a tip that an elderly couple missing since Friday may have been sighted in the area, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Atchison, KS, Atchison County, KS, Kansas City, KS

Tue Sep 15, 2009

WIBW-TV Topeka

Authorities Investigating Whether Car In River Is That Of Missing Couple

Authorities are working to pull a car out of the Missouri River in Atchison, a task that could bring an end to the search for a missing elderly couple.

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Related Topix: Atchison, KS, Atchison County, KS

Sat Sep 05, 2009

The Capital-Journal

The political heat of August

Sharon Laverntz asks Rep. Lynn Jenkins a question during the listening tour stop at the Oskaloosa Public Library.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Lynn Jenkins, Republican, US House of Representatives, Holton, KS, Valley Falls, KS, Oskaloosa, KS, Tonganoxie, KS

Thu Sep 03, 2009

The Capital-Journal

KHP to stage check lanes

The Kansas Highway Patrol will be conducting two check lanes in the Jefferson County area this weekend.

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Related Topix: Perry, KS

Tue Sep 01, 2009

The Capital-Journal

Boy injured in car-bike crash

A 9-year-old Oskaloosa bicyclist was taken to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center Monday evening after he ran into the side of a car in Jefferson County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.

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Related Topix: Oskaloosa, KS, Ozawkie, KS

Wed Aug 26, 2009

WIBW

Accused Killer To Undergo Mental Evaluation

The man accused of killing Oskaloosa farmer Dale Kingsbury will undergo a mental evaluation before his case continues in Jefferson County.

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Related Topix: Oskaloosa, KS

Kansas.com

Free thinker was not well received in 1879

This is one in a series of vignettes celebrating Kansas history. The series' name comes from the state motto, Ad astra per aspera: "To the stars through difficulties." Moses Harman thought and did things that made Kansans uncomfortable.

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Related Topix: Valley Falls, KS, Prison, State Prisons

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