Attorney Jerry Hathaway and Sheriff Bryan Murphy serve as two of the judges for a pinwheel coloring contest sponsored by Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). The pinwheel campaign involved area schools from multiple counties, as…

Bright blue pinwheels are now spinning on the courthouse lawn. On Tuesday, members of Hope Unlimited and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), along with county commissioners and others, placed the shiny markers in order to…

Ever since Marie Roth first learned about CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) as part of a college internship in Indiana in 2011, she has wanted to be an advocate.  Roth and other new advocates were sworn…

For the fifth year in a row, dancers from a Yates Center-based studio performed to raise money for CASA, the national Court Appointed Special Advocate association. Performers from Brenda’s Dance in Chanute and Reflections of…

It started as an effort to downsize her toy collection. By the time Tessa Lou Francis finished, she had more than $350 to give away to a local charity. Francis, daughter of Tim and Kelly…

Josh Oberly of Modern Woodmen Chapter 1265 recently donated $500 as a service project to the local Court Appointed Special Advocates program.  The money will help buy coats, hats and gloves for area foster children.…

The Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children program, which serves abused and neglected children in Allen, Noesho, Wilson and Woodson counties, will host an informational meeting and training kickoff Thursday. The session begins at 5:30…

Area golfers will be teeing up for a good cause this Saturday when the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program holds its 14th annual charity golf tournament at Allen County Country Club. The tournament recognizes…

Colorful pinwheels decorated the hallways of 18 area elementary schools during the month of April to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month. Elementary students across southeast Kansas participated in the coloring contest. Judges selected three winners…

Allen County commissioners signed a proclamation on Tuesday declaring April child abuse awareness and prevention month. Representatives from Hope Unlimited’s Child Advocacy Center and CASA’s 31st Judicial District were on hand to remind commissioners of…