Wichita County News

By The Emporia Gazette Monday, November 2, 2009 Olpea s Katelyn Henderson couldna t quite repeat as State champion at Saturdaya s Class 2A cross country run at Wamego, finishing in third place, and Olpea s boys finished second as a team.

A Wichita County man's death has been ruled an agricultural accident, according to the Wichita County Sheriff's Office.

A Western Kansas school district will close tomorrow because so many students are out with illnesses.

A former employee of a Scott City bank will spend her next 18 months behind bars.

A western Kansas man has been killed after running in front of a moving pickup truck.

The National Weather Service deployed assessment teams this morning in an effort to determine the extent of the damage caused by one -- perhaps two -- tornadoes that dipped down Monday evening.

The Wichita County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a Leoti teenager, said Wichita County Sheriff Randy Keeton.

LEOTI a ' More buildings soon will dot the sky in this town of 2,288 people after a $4.5 million school bond issue passed by a landslide Tuesday.

Western Kansas residents in Wichita County vote in favor of improving the aging schools in Leoti.

MARIENTHAL a ' Rick Mastel stood Tuesday with his feet planted solid to the ground a ' a little space between them to form a good base a ' as he leaned back a bit and looked straight up, checking out Westar Energy's latest addition to its energy portfolio.