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A historic Northeast Kansas resort is reopening this spring under new ownership.
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The Brown County Commissioners met Monday morning and heard a local health update and news about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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As we wrap up Black History Month in February, it is only natural to recognize one of Hiawatha’s most well-known residents who was prominent not only in the game of basketball, but in the civil rights movement.
New features have been added to the Kansas Department of Transportation’s travel information website, KanDrive, to provide motorists additional resources when planning travel routes and getting information about current roadway conditions across Kansas.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides technical and financial assistance to help Kansas farmers and livestock producers recover from damages brought on by winter storms Uri and Viola. Agricultural producers are encouraged to contact their local USDA Service Center to learn about…
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A new month is right around the corner, and with March approaching, Hiawatha Parks & Recreation Director Stacy Jasper has announced the department’s upcoming events.
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There is a new face at Ryan Meininger State Farm, as Meininger has hired on Logan Scheitel of rural Rulo, Neb., as the team’s new Life Insurance Specialist and Property & Casualty Salesman.
Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization, released new/updated information for the “Map the Meal Gap” study showing that food insecurity now resides at 54,657 individuals in Second Harvest Community Food Bank’s 19-county service area.
There will be a Hunter Education Class in Hiawatha at the Fisher Center on March 20-21.
TOPEKA – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Laura Kelly has issued Executive Orders, most recently Executive Order # 20-70, to temporarily extend the deadline for Kansas driver’s license and state identification card renewals. The Kansas Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles c…
The 2021 Special Olympics Kansas Summer Games, scheduled for June 4-6, have been canceled due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant reported an injury accident that occurred Sunday afternoon on U.S. 75 Highway.
The Brown County Conservation District will not be holding their traditional Annual Meeting with a banquet and Banker’s Award Winners due to COVID 19.
Statistics continue to roll in across the tri-county area, as Brown, Nemaha and Doniphan County Health Departments and medical facilities work to neutralize the Coronavirus pandemic in our local area.
The USD 415 met last Monday, and after holding several Executive Sessions, voted to hire David Pottroff as the new HHS Industrial Technology teacher for the 2021-22 school year.
The Horton City Commission approved a payment to USDA for final approval in the amount of $143,889.27 for the Phase III Sewer project.
The Hiawatha City Commission met Tuesday evening and approved several bids for services over the coming year, as well as for a handful of purchases.
TOPEKA – With the 2021 income tax filing season underway, the Kansas Department of Revenue’s Taxpayer Assistance Center now provides an online scheduling option for in-person appointments. This past November KDOR announced that all in-person appointments to its Taxpayer Assistance Centers re…
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said he would like to inform everyone of ongoing scams circulating Brown County.
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The Brown County Sheriffs office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the owner of the stained glass window referenced in this photograph.
As the arctic cold is causing rolling blackouts here in the Heartland, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 reminds communities, families, and businesses to be aware of potential sources that can create dangerous and even deadly indoor air quality.
The Brown County Commission met in regular session Monday morning and voted to hire a new Road and Bridge secretary.
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Ag Partners Coop has announced a new program that is designed to give back to schools in the communities that they serve.
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Hiawatha City Commission meetings have been dominated in recent weeks by discussions of the city’s mask mandates and this week was no exception.
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The Hiawatha School Board met in special session Tuesday morning and voted to move forward on elementary school parking lot and driving lane improvements, scheduled for Summer 2021.
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The big news of the week continued to be the Polar Vortex and a historic winter storm that swept across the United States causing ice, snow in and very frigid record-breaking temperatures across the Midwest.
TOPEKA – A second Kansas case of the United Kingdom, or UK, variant known as B.1.1.7, has been identified in Sedgwick County.
Commodities for North Brown County will be distributed from 9-11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Eternal Hope Family Life Center, 424 Oregon St., in Hiawatha.
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The Brown County Conservation District will not be holding their traditional Annual Meeting with a banquet and Banker’s Award Winners due to COVID 19.
Brown County Conservation District is conducting a sign-up Feb. 1-28 to accept requests for state financial assistance to install enduring conservation practices.
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The Hiawatha School Board voted to move forward on repairs on the brick at Hawthorne House, but the ultimate fate of the home that was once part of the historic Hiawatha Academy is still unknown.
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Postponed twice because of the pandemic, the Big Kansas Road Trip will happen May 6-9 according to Kansas Sampler Foundation officials and county event leaders.
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The USD 415 Hiawatha School District notified parents and patrons of the death of a Special Education teacher at Hiawatha Elementary.
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The Robinson Lions Club announced this week, that they are regretfully cancelling the 2021 Melodrama due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tice Health Mart in Hiawatha was chosen as the Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau’s February Member of the Month.
As colder temperatures have set in,Kansas Gas Service is reminding customers about the Share The Warmth program, which may provide those in financial need with assistance on their heating bill.
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Work is continuing on an approximately $2.8 million bridge replacement project in Brown County near Reserve on U.S. 73 Highway..
The Brown County Commissioners met Monday morning in regular session and held several closed door sessions to interview candidate for the position of Road and Bridge secretary.
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TOPEKA – This month, Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed February as Black History Month and encouraged Kansans to reflect on the many achievements and contributions made by African Americans to our economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development and strive to create a more inclusive, e…
The following is the Brown County Sheriff report:
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A 31-year-old Robinson man was arrested Feb. 5 on several felony charges that included criminal use of an explosive along with drug charges.
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While the Northeast Kansas area received anywhere from 4-6 inches of light and fluffy snow over the weekend that definitely contributed to closings of area schools and other services on Monday — the big news is the Arctic temperatures that have settled in for the week.
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The Kansas Department of Transportation has a message for everyone this Super Bowl Sunday: Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving. Many football fans across the state will enjoy watching the Kansas City Chiefs participate in Super Bowl LV this Sunday, Feb. 7. But the celebration should not involve …
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After being closed more than a year, the Morrill Public Library is preparing for phases of reopening as a major remodel is winding up.
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TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the launch of the “Find My Vaccine” mapping tool, designed to help Kansans locate sites that are administering vaccines in their communities. The tool is available now on https://kansasvaccine.gov, Kansas’s COVID-19 vaccine website. Kansans in va…
The Horton City Commission met for the second time in January, hearing purchase requests and sharing concerns regarding the Horton Fire Department.
The number of positive Covid-19 active cases and hospitalizations continue to point toward progress in local counties.
The Hiawatha City Commission met on Monday evening, voting to approve bids for a city truck, as well as for 2021 cement work.
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The Hiawatha Foundation for Economic Development held its annual meeting virtually this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Horton City Commission approved a payment to USDA for final approval in the amount of $143,889.27 for the Phase III Sewer project.
The Hiawatha City Commission met Tuesday evening and approved several bids for services over the coming year, as well as for a handful of purchases.
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Hiawatha City Commission meetings have been dominated in recent weeks by discussions of the city’s mask mandates and this week was no exception.
The Horton City Commission met for the second time in January, hearing purchase requests and sharing concerns regarding the Horton Fire Department.
The Hiawatha City Commission met on Monday evening, voting to approve bids for a city truck, as well as for 2021 cement work.
(The Center Square) – With plans to include a $15 minimum wage in President Joe Biden administration’s COVID-19 recovery proposal quashed by rules procedures, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, has introduced his own wage hike.
(The Center Square) – The Democrats’ $1.9 trillion emergency relief bill – which is up for a vote Friday – includes a slew of bailout money for state governments unrelated to the pandemic, opponents say.
(The Center Square) – State and local governments could have more leeway in reporting the components of their balance sheets, based on a proposal under review. Critics, however, say, it could to lead to a less-than-accurate depiction of an entity’s financial situation.
The judge overseeing Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s criminal case has ordered state government to stop releasing evidence and delete two videos of his police interviews it already shared.
After four years of railing against “deep state” actors who, he said, tried to undermine his presidency, Donald Trump relented to U.S. intelligence leaders in his final days in office, allowing them to block the release of critical material in the Russia investigation, according to a former senior congressional investigator who later joined the Trump administration.
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A 16-year-old Hiawatha teen was killed in an early morning crash Sunday and three other teenagers remain hospitalized in serious to critical conditions.
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A vehicle said by authorities to have been traveling at a high rate of speed on a side road off U.S. Highway 36 crashed into a ditch on early Sunday morning, killing one of the five teenage occupants, all of whom are from Hiawatha.
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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.
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The Brown County Commissioners met Monday morning and heard a local health update and news about the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Brown County Commission met in regular session Monday morning and voted to hire a new Road and Bridge secretary.
The Brown County Commissioners met Monday morning in regular session and held several closed door sessions to interview candidate for the position of Road and Bridge secretary.
The Brown County Commission voted Monday morning to move forward on sending a letter to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment regarding a proposed industrial poultry facility.
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Local landowners expressed their concern to Brown County Commissioners at Monday’s regular meeting over a proposed industrial chicken feed operation that they recently found out about.
Beginning Feb. 22 through March 5, the Hiawatha Police Department will join law enforcement agencies throughout Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma with increased enforcement near area high schools in an effort to raise awareness through seatbelt usage.
Brown County Sheriff John Merchant said he would like to inform everyone of ongoing scams circulating Brown County.
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