Wichita County News

Winter weather could be on its way again. Temperatures are forecast to drop throughout the weekend and into next week, with rain possibly changing to snow by Sunday night in the Salina area, according to the National Weather Service weekend forecast.

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.