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Centralia tornado reported to be EF1 by National Weather Service
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Centralia tornado was reported to be an EF1 by the National Weather Service. According to the National Weather Service, an EF1 tornado struck the city of Centralia around 5:02 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30 in Nemaha County. National Weather Service said the Centralia tornado had...
Power lines knocked down across northeast Kansas amid tornado warnings, high winds
TOPEKA (KSNT) – According to the FreeState Electric Coop outage map, there are 522 customers in Jackson County without power, as of 9:40 p.m. There are almost 1,300 Evergy customers near Westmoreland and Topeka without power. Multiple power outages are being reported across northeast Kansas as a powerful storm system rolls through the area Tuesday […]
Small-town publishers return to stave off demise of oldest weekly paper in Nebraska
PAWNEE CITY, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - The front page story in a recent edition of the Pawnee Republican solved a local mystery — what happened to the grass-fire rig stolen from the Burchard Fire Department?. But the bigger mystery in this southeast Nebraska farm town of 855 people is...
Red Hawks take part of Big 7
The Red Hawk track team took part in a Big 7 League quad last week, where they competed against the hosting Royal Valley Panthers, the Holton Wildcats and the Sabetha Bluejays. All four schools posted some outstanding individual results, and the Red Hawks certainly followed that trend, earning a few golds and seeing their athletes compete well against their league foes. This Monday, several competitors took on some outstanding competition at Seaman High’s invitational meet.
HTRS standout sprinter McQueen taking talents to next level with Midland
(Humboldt) -- Humboldt-TRS senior JJ McQueen has come a long way during his time in high school, and that hard work now leads him to the Midland track and field team in Fremont, Nebraska. “At first, there wasn’t really a big interest (for me to run track),” McQueen told KMA...
Morrill Public Library seeks donations for summer reading program
Morrill Public Library is seeking donations to help us provide free books to summer participants and to add quality items to our grand prize bundles. Our prize bundles have included exciting items like the opportunity to be a Librarian for a Day, gift certificates to local businesses, picnic baskets, and Kindle eReaders.
McKenzie McMahon Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Baton Rouge, LA (04/25/2024)-- McKenzie McMahon of Wetmore, Kansas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. McMahon was initiated at Washburn University. McMahon is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be...
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