Tag: Garnett

GARNETT — Imagine the smell of baked bread, then beer. That’s the air at the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant, which Gov. Laura Kelly was in Garnett to tour on Wednesday. Flanked by representatives from…

GARNETT — Iola High’s golf team continued its frenetic finish to the 2021 golf season Tuesday, with golfers Chris Holloway and Xander Sellman competing at the Pioneer League meet in Garnett. Holloway carded a 90,…

GARNETT — Iola High took a smaller than normal contingent of athletes to Garnett’s annual Anderson County Invitational Thursday. That’s because track and field head coach Dana Daugharthy opted to send several of his frontline…

GARNETT — A bogus call to authorities alleging a shooting and hostage situation caused quite a disruption here Wednesday afternoon. The Garnett Police Department provided details of the “swatting” call, which led a team of…

GARNETT — The AA Iola Indians saw their 8-0 record come to a disappointing end in Tuesday night’s doubleheader in Garnett.  The Garnett Muddogs handed the Indians their first loss of the season with a…

Erie nurse headed to serve in NYC ERIE — An Erie nurse is headed to New York City to provide medical assistance for eight weeks at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United…

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) will begin a project to reconstruct and rehabilitate 7½ miles of U.S. 169 in Anderson County starting Monday.  The project includes the complete reconstruction of 169 from Welda north…

GARNETT — The Kansas Department of Transportation will replace guardrail sections along a seven-mile stretch of U.S. 59, starting Tuesday. Eight guardrails will be replaced between Garnett’s north city limits and the Anderson-Franklin county line.…

Former Fredonia official guilty on child porn charge FREDONIA — A former Fredonia city administrator pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, according to The Wilson County Citizen. Michael Ohrt, 40, entered a plea in November…

Labette County gets $5.2M for rural internet service PARSONS — A company that provides wireless internet service in Labette County will expand its network and bring fiber optic broadband internet service with speeds up to a…