Ness County News

When I left you last week, my father and I were traveling Kansas Highway 96 westbound, about to enter Ness City.

An increasing number of students fighting the flu forces a Western Kansas school district to shut down.

Students in Ness City were back in school today after an unplanned two-day vacation.

An increasing number of ill students has prompted the Ness County Health Department to request Ness City schools close for at least two days.

Students in a western Kansas school district are getting an unscheduled two-day break because of widespread illness.

The Smoky Hills Resource Conservation and Development Area assisted the city of Victoria with a Kansas Department of Health and Environment grant application earlier this year.

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It it weren't for that pesky Pottawatomie County, northwest Kansas could lay claim to the three most vibrant retail trade areas in the state.

The wheels were turning for the 2010 season. But they started turning a bit faster during the holidays for Tyler Kraus.

A case of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus was confirmed today in a Ness County adult.

A Taxed Enough Already party will take place at noon July 4 outside the Ellis County Courthouse.

One person is dead and three others are hurt after an accident Sunday afternoon in Ness County.

Northwest Kansas dodged the severe weather bullet overnight, although hail and heavy rains were reported in a few areas.

Strong genetics run deep in Ness County. Elza "Hap" Stull, a 1929 graduate of Brownell High School, was to be an honored guest at Saturday night's Ransom/Arnold/Brownell class reunion, held in Ransom for 85 consecutive years on Memorial Day weekend.

A Brownell man could face 40 years in federal prison after being charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.

Lend us your forks, your spoons, your cream of the crop -- at least as far as eating establishments in northwest Kansas are concerned.