The Hiawatha School Board addressed public concern about the Diversity Council at Monday night’s regular meeting.

Sept. 13 Unofficial Minutes

The Hiawatha 1978 and 1979 Girls Basket Ball and the1980 boys Football State Championship signs are complete and in place.

A report of suspicious vehicle led to a drug arrest on Sept. 9 in Brown County.

Hiawatha is the place to be on Saturday, Sept. 25 for the Hiawatha Chamber’s Maple Leaf Festival downtown and the Brown County Historical Society’s Heritage Days celebration at the Ag Museum.

After missing last year due to the Caronavirus pandemic, Ryan Meininger State Farm jumped back into their annual “Bucks for Buckles” day at the Hiawatha High School and Middle School last Friday.

A 5K Color Run to benefit juvenile diabetes research is set for Saturday, Oct. 9 on the Walking Trail in Hiawatha.

After a successful first match day, the Hiawatha Community Foundation is planning Give Back to Move Forward Match Day 2022.

The USD 430 School Board met last Monday, voting to approve presented teacher negotiations after a pair of Executive Sessions.

The Hiawatha City Commission met Monday evening, revisiting the topic of the City Streets Sales Tax project, and concerns over the quality of the work performed.

After much discussion, the Hiawatha School Board voted unanimously Monday night to only quarantine students and staff who have at least two symptoms of COVID-19.

Bank of Blue Valley (BBV) continues to add strength to their commercial banking team with the addition of Greg Singleton. Singleton will serve as a Commercial Banker Team Lead, SVP.

Cheryl Lippold, Brown County Treasurer will retire on Sept. 30, 2021 after serving Brown County for 21 years.

Commodities for North Brown County will be distributed from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Eternal Hope Family Life Center, 424 Oregon St., in Hiawatha.

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the countries Martinique and Georgia. An unvaccinated individual should quarantine if they meet the following criteria:

TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is seeking expert assistance for his ongoing investigation into the sharp price increases of natural gas during the period of extreme cold temperatures in February.

The Hiawatha Police Department concluded an investigation into allegations of illegal narcotics activity in the residents of 708 Hiawatha Ave., Hiawatha.

Overlay and milling work has begun on K-16 in Jackson County. The project covers approximately 13 miles, from Wisconsin Avenue in Holton to the Jackson/Jefferson county line.

The Brown County Liberty Alliance sponsored a moving ceremony in remembrance of 9/11 and to honor local first responders at the courthouse square Saturday morning.

This weekend will mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on American soil that will be forever known as 9/11.

We will never forget...

Friday, Sept. 10

The Horton City Commisison met last month, with City Administrator John Calhoon providing news on the city’s ball field project.

The Hiawatha Parks and Recreation is gearing up for a ghoulish Halloween celebration with a variety of events planned.

The Brown County Commission met for regular session Monday morning and approved the American Rescue Plan Act.

The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau named Ag Partners Cooperative, Inc. as the Chamber member of the month for September.

Craig Foster, Veteran Service Officer from the Kansas Commission on Veteran Affairs, will not be visiting the counties in the region this month.

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued several public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae.

Friday, Sept. 3

The family of a Hiawatha native is planning a two-day Halloween and memorial celebration on Oct. 29-30 at the Brown County Historical Society’s Ag Museum.

The Brown County Commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to move forward with the 2022 proposed budget.

NEK-CAP, Inc. (Northeast Kansas Community Action Program) was recently selected as one of 10 community organizations throughout Kansas to receive funding to assist individuals enroll in Marketplace insurance, Medicaid, and CHIP.

The Brown County Liberty Alliance is sponsoring a 9/11 Remembrance in Hiawatha.

TOPEKA – With a rise in calls to poison control centers and visits to emergency rooms, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is urging Kansans not to take the drug ivermectin unless prescribed by a physician then take it exactly as prescribed. This drug is not approved or au…

The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau is sponsoring it’s annual Halloween Frolic Logo Contest and voting is going on currently through Sept. 10.

County health officials are reporting that COVID-19 cases are on the rise with the spread of the delta variant.

The Hiawatha School Board met in special session Tuesday morning and voted in a temporary two-week mask mandate for all students, faculty and staff inside all district facilities and will allow all students quarantined due to school contacts to return to the classroom with masks on.

Friday night was the Hiawatha High School’s annual pre-season fall scrimmages.

KANSAS CITY – Community Blood Center (CBC) announced today that the blood shortage has reached emergency levels as fears of the COVID-19 delta variant are leading to an even greater drop in donations. Though the region has been experiencing a chronic blood shortage since the onset of the pan…

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has amended its travel quarantine list to remove the state of Louisiana. The countries of French Polynesia, Georgia and Guadeloupe have been added and the countries of Fiji and Isle of Man have been removed.

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has issued several public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae.

Friday, Aug. 27

Couples who need a marriage license in September should apply now.

The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau, along with local business Freedom Hospice, is amping up this year’s Halloween float contest as the city prepares to celebrate the 107th anniversary of the first Frolic.

The Brown County Historical Society is planning the annual Heritage Days for Saturday, Sept. 25.

The Hiawatha School Board met in special session Wednesday morning and approved the “Test to Stay” in an effort to battle rising COVID cases and quarantines in students and staff.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine.

The Hiawatha Maple Leaf Festival is on for 2021 on the fourth Saturday and organizers with the Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau are more excited than ever to announce this year’s events.

A list of 18 properties in Hiawatha was presented to the Hiawatha City Commission for violations of the city’s Minimum Housing Codes at Monday night’s meeting.