Russell County News

Northwest Kansas might have been the belle of the ball in the latest 8 Wonders of Kansas campaign, but voters treated the area as an ugly stepsister.

The time to vote early has passed. So now, it's a matter of voting soon -- and often, for goodness sake.

When Robert Balloun began serving on a volunteer board for the Russell Food Pantry, the organization was distributing food to about 30 households a month.

Prior to the arrival of westward bound pioneers, the entire central region of the United States was a vast sea of tall prairie grasses.

Pending state approval, an agreement reached between Russell USD 407 and Sylvan Unified USD 299 could mean school will cease here in May.

The 50 or so Kiwianians who turned out to listen to U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran were to serve as his voice of reason for his return to Washington, D.C. Instead, the exchange between Moran and members of the Russell Kiwanis Club on the last day of 2009 turned into something closer to what could only be described as an essay on "What's the matter with ...

A couple small weather systems brought more of the white stuff to Hays and much of northwest Kansas Wednesday, boosting the snowfall totals.

Icy road conditions are to blame for three accidents including one fatality in northwest Kansas on Tuesday.

According to the Russell County Sheriffa s Office, Gustavo Gomez-Chavez, 39, was driving a 1996 Ford Mustang about 12:50 a.m. when the car hit ice near the Dorrance exit.

The Kansas Division of Emergency Management activated the State Emergency Operations Center to a Level 1 - " Watch today as a severe winter storm system moves into the state.

Leo Baum and Loretta Cronn, Hoisington, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Dec.

Patches of ice on western Kansas highways led to at least three crashes that resulted in injuries or possible injuries Sunday, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported.

An inmate scheduled for release next month has been charged with sending a threatening letter to Kansas Gov.

Roll Out the Rain Barrel events will take place Saturday in Victoria and Russell.