Kearny County News

Published online 10/20/2009 10:19 PM By The News staff LAKIN - There haven't been any sightings since last week of the inmate who escaped Oct.

Officials say 27-year-old Mitchel Ebihara of Garden City was being held on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery.

KEARNY COUNTY, Kansas - The manhunt continues in western Kansas for the inmate who escaped the Kearny County Jail in Lakin Monday night.

UPDATE Late Monday night, a Western Kansas inmate attacked the only corrections officer working at the Kearny County Jail and escaped.

Area law enforcement officials are looking for a man who escaped from the Kearny County Jail Monday night.

Many residents of rural communities cherish their hospitals. A lot of small towns, after all, don't have a local medical facility, so residents face the extra burden of heading elsewhere for emergencies and other care.

The future and how Kearny County Hospital will move forward after a requested budget increase failed by 18 votes Tuesday remained uncertain this morning as Hospital Administrator John Loebl spoke on the election's results and where the hospital will go from here.

Kristina Bridgeman, who ran Saturday's turtle races for the Deerfield Days and Summer Celebration, feels the day-long celebration is a good way to bring the community together.

Tommy Sanjuan, 19, Julio Gonzalez, 17, and Beto Medrano, 18, were just hanging out together on the evening of July 21.

I am writing this letter in regard to Kearny County Hospital's mill levy request.

Southwest Kansas residents have several fairs, as well as the Deerfield Days and Summer Celebration, to choose from on Friday and through the weekend.

KEARNY COUNTY a ' It usually takes about two weeks from the time Kearny County farmer Gary Millershaski starts seeing coloring in the fields to the time the wheat is ripe and ready to cut.

David and Emily Hughes are searching for a new routine. The long, hot days of summer, and the annual break from school, provide 4-year-old Emily with plenty of free time -- which any family knows has a way of undoing even the best-laid plans.