Montgomery County News

The county has created a four-tier system, based on salaries, to determine premiums employees will have to pay.

Students from four Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 18, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.

Monday, October 12, 2009 Attorney General Steve Six announced today that a Montgomery County woman was found guilty of felony murder and child abuse in the death of a 23-month-old girl in her care.

Every farm woman has a unique story. Few are able to use that story to benefit others.

A Montgomery County, Kansas jury finds a woman guilty of killing her step-daughter. It took the jury three hours to find Melissa Wells, 27, guilty of first degree felony murder and child abuse.

The horses have long been cleared out, but the Lone Ridge Community Hall is still standing.

"Times, they are changing," said Reverend Jerome McCorry as he watched dozens of Dayton residents celebrate a future with less violence Saturday afternoon.

A heated stove left unattended and no smoke detectors -- two mistakes that New Caney firefighters say cost a Montgomery County man and his dog their lives.

Jobless rates are still on the rise and Montgomery County, Kansas has the highest unemployment rate in the Four States.

Jobless rates are still on the rise and Montgomery County, Kansas has the highest unemployment rate in the Four States.

Jobless rates are still on the rise and Montgomery County, Kansas has the highest unemployment rate in the Four States.

Wesley Medical Center is having a free Baby Your Baby Fair on Saturday for new moms and moms-to-be. It's from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the medical center.

U.S. Congressman Todd Tiahrt will hold town hall meetings in Coffeyville and Independence, Tuesday, August 18.

Cimarron city clerk Trudee Little works in western Kansas' Gray County, where agriculture is king and unemployment is the lowest in the state.

State Sen. Jean Schodorf, R-Wichita, wasna t high on the list of likely candidates to succeed Rep.

Cherryvale, Kansas has long served as the location of Watco's railroad switching yard.

According to Montgomery County Sheriff's Department a bank robbery occurred Friday at around 10:30 a.m. at the Commercial Bank at 616 North Penn in Independence.

A number of emergency crews are helping in the search for a 56-year-old Coffeyville man who fell into the Verdigris River.

The Kansas economy is like a deck of double-face cards. On one side is the King - commercial development, new and expanding businesses, hope for the future.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This week, Topeka Capital-Journal reporter Jan Biles will be traveling US-75 highway from the Nebraska border to the Oklahoma state line to talk to people about the economy and the impact the recession has -- or hasn't -- had on them.