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Brown County was nailed by a series of storms Thursday, including one that hit around 4 p.m. and caused substantial damage in Hiawatha and out in the county.
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While Kate Miller might be knee deep in paints and clay at the Hiawatha Elementary School art room this week, a few weeks ago she was knee deep in mud — searching for diamonds.
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A severe storm swept through Brown County shortly before 4 p.m., with high winds, heavy rains and hail.
The NEK Multi-County Hospice is sponsoring “A Walk to Remember” on the north side of the Hiawatha City Lake from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23.
There will be a Kansas Hunter Education Class in September, with classroom sessions at the Fisher Center and a field day at Stony Point Farm.
The Hiawatha City Commission met on Monday evening, with all commissioners present, and the group heard from City Administrator Mike Nichols, who said he had met recently with a resident over concerns about the destruction of residential alleys by commercial vehicles.
The City of Hiawatha is planning on starting Chip and Seal on the streets starting around Aug. 12 and continuing until around Aug. 21, weather permitting. This year Hatfield, Green Court, Wentley, Navajo, Cheyenne and Cherokee Streets will be completed.
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Navigating Hiawatha’s street systems has not been the easiest of tasks, lately, but Hiawatha City Administrator Mike Nichols says progress on the array of construction projects around town is picking up steam.
The Hiawatha City Commission met on Monday evening, and Mayor Bill Collins addressed the roadwork that has been going on around Hiawatha.
Despite a drought in new wind development proposals over the last decade, about $8 billion could flow into ongoing wind energy projects in Wyoming, providing one possible solution to the state’s precarious revenue outlook.
The toll of 10 dead children means the city is on pace for its worst summer in years. And police have made an arrrest in only one of the cases, leaving parents at wits' end and politicians promising change.
A bill co-sponsored by Florida Sen. Rick Scott that would penalize pharmaceutical companies that have received federal research grants for charging “unreasonable prices” for prescription drugs has secured a key endorsement.
Data on approved housing units and their valuations by state is from the U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. The analysis considers data from January to December 2018. State population, median income, and employment were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau 2017 and 2012 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.
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Weather conditions are rapidly deteriorating this morning and the Brown County Sheriff is issuing a travel advisory.
After a full day of testimony in a preliminary hearing in Brown County District Court Wednesday, a 28-year-old Hiawatha woman has been bound over for arraignment on charges of murder in the first degree.
Horton Police Chief Beau Hasenohr officially announced his resignation from the top post with the city's police department during the city commission meeting Monday. He has been chief for more than 18 months, and has been in law enforcement for 14 years.
Officials at Hiawatha City hall announced Tuesday the city will be hiring an interim city administrator while they conduct a nationwide search to replace the exiting administrator, Lynne Ladner.
The Brown County Commissioners met in regular session with following members present: Chairman Keith Olsen, Dwight A. Kruse and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present were County Clerk Melissa Gormley and Deputy County Clerk Dawn Boyles. County Attorney Kevin Hill was present for a portion of the…
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On Monday, the Brown County Commission approved for publication a proposed $11.3 million budget for 2020 that calls for a tax levy decrease of nearly a half mill.
Citizens are warned that during the period, Aug. 15 through Labor Day, Sept. 2, the Hiawatha Police Department will join almost 190 other local and state police agencies across Kansas in a crackdown aimed at removing drunk and other drugged drivers from the roadways. You Drink. You Drive. Yo…
August 5th, 2019 to August 11th, 2019 ARREST/CRIMINAL CHARGES/NOTICE to APPEAR : 8/05/2019 — Leonard Stanley Bindel -59 yoa — Hiawatha — City of Horton Warrant — (Original charges were Driving While Suspended and Illegal Tag)
A 31-year-old Kentucky man was arrested Thursday after a standoff with police in connection with an alleged vehicle theft.
Two men were arrested early Monday morning when Brown County deputies responded to a call of a possible break-in in Morrill.
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