Russell County News

In the single campaign to be the top eating establishment in northwest Kansas, two races evolved: one online and the other through printed ballots.

Richard E. Habbart Last Updated: June 30, 2009 Richard E. Habbart Richard E. Habbart, 62, Dorrance, died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Russell Regional Hospital, Russell.

The students from Russell County instead took 191 books to Chapman Tuesday, and 11 of the 13 students who made the two-hour bus trip handed them over to Librarian Brenda Lemon.

School officials were a bit skeptical when Aaron Bean proposed to them last year what he wanted to tackle as his Eagle Scout project.

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

Amanda Wiley died at 3:47 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Francis campus of Via Christi Regional Medical Center in Wichita, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report.

Russell Townsley, former publisher of the Russell Daily News, was honored by the Kansas Press Association last weekend as the historical inductee to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame.

Crews from more than a half dozen fire departments are fighting a blaze just outside of Russell this morning.

Sens. Bob and Elizabeth Dole will give a rare joint interview as part of the "2009 Dole Lecture: Unlimited Partners" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Lied Center at the University of Kansas.

A 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that was stolen in Salina was found abandoned along Interstate Highway 70, and a suspect in the theft was later arrested in Russell County driving a stolen John Deere tractor.

Folks here pick their leaders without the formality of filing fees and candidate names printed on ballots.

A "very large" grass fire breaks out near the Lincoln and Russell County line Friday afternoon.

The write-in form of choosing a mayor and city council is the method most commonly used at Waldo.

Don't expect a city official to complain about a county sales tax hike proposal in Kansas.

The Dream Theatre in downtown Russell is installing a digital projection system with 3-D capabilities.

Tax revenues in oil-rich counties are plummeting. Marginal wells are shutting down.

Wilson Council approves 2008 budget audit By Alan Rusch Last Updated: February 17, 2009 Members of the Wilson City Council approved an audit of the 2008 budget Monday night following a short review by ...

Nina Urban remains free on $10,000 bond. A preliminary hearing date will be set later, said attorney Michael S. Holland II.

Knowing he won't live forever, Russell County farmer Wallace Weber wants his land to be cared for, nurtured as he has nurtured it.

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