The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau is teaming up with the Brown County Historical Society to offer some new events to make your Halloween experience even more haunting and fun!

While Hiawatha schools are still reeling from dealing with excessive sickness, another issue came to light this week that administrators are dealing with.

Brown County Humane Society, 2393 Mallard Rd., Hiawatha, KS, 785-742-1976, email: brcohs66434@yahoo.com. Please come out and see all the super wonderful dogs and cats that are available for adoption. The shelter is currently full to the brim!! The more that can find a home, the more space we…

The Ryan Meininger State Farm office, joined by high school students, local law enforcement and emergency service providers from the area were at the Hiawatha Middle School and High School bright and early on Friday morning to reward drivers who had themselves and any passengers buckled up. …

Thanks to generous donations of local businesses, a shed raffle is set to benefit the 2019 Relay For Life in Brown County.

The Hiawatha School District and the Hiawatha Community Hospital publicly addressed issues concerning several pneumonia cases among students.

The Hiawatha School Board met for their regular session Monday night and among discussions was a concern by a patron about teachers’ kids being bused across town to the middle and high schools.

It’s almost time for Halloween!

The Hiawatha USD 415 School Board met Monday and discussed fall enrollment numbers.

September’s full Moon is coming up, the so-called “Harvest Moon,” which is the full Moon nearest to the autumnal equinox (Sept. 23). The arrival of this year’s Harvest Moon will depend on which time zone you happen to live in. If you live in the Eastern Time Zone, the moment the Moon turns f…

TOPEKA – Kansas is part of a multistate investigation of tech giant Google’s business practices in accordance with state and federal antitrust laws, Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today.

The Northeast Kansas Community Action Program (NEK-CAP, Inc.) is requesting nominations for two low-income representative to be elected to serve on the agency’s tripartite Multi-County Board of Directors as a representative of the Southern Region, which consists of Atchison, Leavenworth, Jef…

The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau announced Monday afternoon the winner of the Halloween Logo Contest.

A Hiawatha man was arrested Wednesday after a police pursuit on foot.

Despite a relatively early date for the Fall Homecoming dance, HHS students are preparing for a week filled with creativity, spirit, and fun. The festivities are set to begin on Monday the 9th and will end with the dance on Friday evening.

A new restaurant in Hiawatha is bringing homestyle cooking back to the downtown area.

Nearly $3,000 was raised from Keith Olsen’s annual Labor Day Tractor Cruise to benefit the Angelman Syndrome Foundation.

A couple dozen people turned out for a Town Hall with Sen. Jerry Moran, hosted by the American Legion Homer White Post 66 Tuesday afternoon.

The Horton City Commission met for the second time in August and were given an update on the goings on at Mission Village Living Center by manager LaMont Cook.

The Hiawatha City Commission met on Tuesday evening and heard a request from citizen Donnie Wooddell to add camping options at Hiawatha Lake.

The City of Hiawatha released a notice to citizens on Tuesday, that on Monday, Sept. 16, city crews will begin the process of GIS mapping service locations within the town in order to streamline repairs and ordering in the future.

WHITE CLOUD – Sen. Jerry Moran has long believed that no better stewards of the land exist than his Kansas constituents.

Physical and Respiratory Therapy Services is planning their free monthly events.

Pederson Seed of Hiawatha was chosen as the Hiawatha Chamber and Visitor Bureau’s Member of the Month for September.

Cast your vote for this year’s Hiawatha Chamber and Visitor Bureau’s Halloween logo contest.

SENECA — Ag Partners Cooperative, Inc., announced the appointment of Rod Schroeder as interim president and chief executive officer.

The Brown County Sheriff warned of another scam circulating in the area.

Semi accident slows down traffic

While students are still settling in at Hiawatha Elementary School for the new academic year, parents are also settling into a new drop-off system that includes a bus loading zone along Miami Street.

Area residents who are interested in learning about invasive plants and insects and how to control them are invited to attend an Invasive Species Workshop at the Troy Community Park on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

The fallout from the Aug. 15 hail storm that strafed Hiawatha is still being felt, as the City Commission called a Special Meeting on Monday evening to approve a handful of incoming contractors, as well as to adjust the city’s policy going forward to allow for a quicker process in similar si…

Summer is over and it’s time for fall activities around Hiawatha — the City of Beautiful Maples and home of the oldest consecutive Halloween Frolic and Parade at 105 years!

The Brown County Historical Society will host its annual Heritage Day celebration on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Brown County Ag Museum.

A student is in custody in Doniphan County in connection to an alleged threat to student safety at Doniphan West Jr/Sr High School.

The American Legion Homer White Post 66 is hosting Sen. Jerry Moran for a Town Hall on Sept. 3

The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau is busy planning its annual Maple Leaf Festival and with it comes the Maple Leaf Drop!

The Brown County Commission has pledged $5,000 toward the costs of hosting the Big Kansas Road Trip in May 2020.

If you didn’t like last winter, you may want to stop reading right now. The 2020 Farmers’ Almanac’s extended weather forecast is calling for a “Polar Coaster Winter,” with plenty of frigid temperatures and snow for a majority of the country.

Homer White donation returned to Legion

Roofers, body shops and insurance agents are dug in for the long haul, after last Thursday afternoon’s round of storms brought waves of hail and damaging winds. Local roofers and body shops began rounds of estimates and inspections in earnest on Friday morning, while outside companies — some…

The Morrill Public Library Board of Trustees announced the resignation of library director Jessica Ezell.

The Brown County Historical Society board and members would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has heard and responded to our particular plea towards the curtains on the Memorial Auditorium stage.

The South Brown County School Board met last Monday evening, and voted to adopt their 2019-2020 budget, which includes a decrease in the mill levy. Thanks to an increase of over $2 million to the district’s assessed valuation, the school was able to decrease their total tax levy from around …

The Horton City Commission held a special meeting earlier this month, and after no comments at a public hearing, voted to approve their 2020 budget. The newly adopted $4.3 million budget calls for no increase to the mill levy, though a hike in the city’s assessed valuation will mean a bump o…

The Brown County Humane Society is in need of prospective families to adopt the many animals they have — and volunteers to help at the shelter.

The NEK Home Health and Hospice is offering Bereavement Support group sessions, free this fall.