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Top Headlines
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| School Board Hopes to Have New Superintendent Hired by Friday |
Board interviewing last of four candidates on Wednesday.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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| Brown County Unemployment Falling |
Unemployment trickled downward in Brown County in December, following a statewide trend.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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| Gernon to Face Election Challenge |
Hiawatha Mayor Crosby Gernon is seeking a hat trick, but he'll face some opposition.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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| Horton Selects Police Chief |
Beau Hasenohr, 34, of rural Hiawatha, was chosen by Horton City Commissioners Monday.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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| County Out Big Bucks for Bridge Inspections |
Brown County is going to incur some significant costs to comply with federal bridge regulations.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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| Public Building Commission Sees Progress in Bond Payment |
The Brown County Public Building Commission held its annual meeting Monday, and the outlook is reported as good.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
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| Hiawatha Receives $500K Sewer Grant |
City Administrator Lynne Ladner told commissioners Tuesday that the city has been awarded a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant through the Kansas Department of Commerce.
Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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| City to Save on Bond Refinance |
Commissioners approved two resolutions Tuesday night authorizing the sale of bonds, to provide an estimated savings to the city of $20,000.
Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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| USD 415 Interviews Second Superintendent Candidate |
The second candidate is Patrick Call, current superintendent of schools in Haven -- located just northwest of Wichita -- where he has been a superintendent for six years.
Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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| Hollister's Attorney Files for Second Appeal Extension |
Nearly a year after his conviction for capital murder, Roger Hollister's court-appointed defender filed this week for a second extension of the appeal.
Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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| County to Double-Publish Legals |
The Hiawatha World will continue to be the official county publication for just a while longer.
Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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| District Plans Interview of Second Superintendent Candidate |
The district hopes to name the replacement for John Severin, who is retiring at the end of the current school year, by the end of this month.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
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| Senator Seeks Educator Opinions |
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran dropped in at Hiawatha High School Friday to meet with administrators, teachers and students.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
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| Hotel For Dogs? |
Brown County needs good foster homes for man's best friend.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
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| Horton Man Killed in Overnight Accident |
Chris Perry, 20, of Horton, was eastbound on 130th Street east of Coyote Road, when he lost control of his 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, causing the vehicle to roll several times, said the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
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| School District Reluctant to Approve Walking Trail Without More Info |
The proposed walking trail will start near Little Hands Daycare and wind around Noble Park, the Fisher Center, behind the middle school, practice field and stadium and end on the other side of the high school.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
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| Acting Out Theater Workshop Moved |
The Acting Out Youth Theater workshop has been moved from its previously announced location at the Morrill Public Library.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
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| Filing Season Begins for City Elections |
The filings have begun in the local politics season.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
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| County Sets Up For 2012 |
The commission holds an annual reorganization for the purpose of swearing in new members and passing resolutions defining important portions of the county's business.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
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| Little Hands Selects Director |
Little Hands Board President Fonda Lafrenz said the board has chosen Robyn Tollefson of Hiawatha to head up the day care center.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
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| Legislators Meet With School Districts |
"Our form of government is about debate and finding solutions," Sen. Dennis Pyle told area school officials at a luncheon meeting Wednesday at Sabetha Middle School.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
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| Special Ed Interlocal Launches Trial Run of Master Teacher Program |
Board strongly supports continuing education for para-educators.
Monday, January 09, 2012 |
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| Local Kids Encouraged to Act Out |
Acting out is about to become a positive thing for children in Hiawatha.
Friday, January 06, 2012 |
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| City Sees Yellow Light on Stoplight Problem |
Hiawatha City Commissioners revisited a traffic problem Tuesday evening.
Friday, January 06, 2012 |
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| County Drops Tiered Raise Plan |
Brown County Commissioners doubled back on a two-tiered raise for county employees in their end of month meeting Dec. 30, substituting a 50-cent hourly raise for all employees.
Friday, January 06, 2012 |
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| Nebraska Man Killed in Wathena Collision |
Roger A. Wilton, of Superior, Neb., was killed Dec. 30 when his 2008 Lincoln Town Car crossed the center line of U.S. Highway 36 and crashed head on with a 2011 Jeep Wrangler.
Friday, January 06, 2012 |
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| String Quartet Performing Thursday at Fairview Church |
Kansas-City based String Quartet to be at a concert Thursday night at the Fairview United Church of Christ.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 |
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| U.S. 73 to be Resurfaced |
The Kansas Department of Transportation announced low bidders Wednesday for a bid letting held Dec. 14 in Topeka.
Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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| Rudder to See Retrial in March |
Aaron M. Rudder, 30, was arrested in August after prosecutors alleged he did not properly disclose his Facebook page when registering with Brown County Sheriff's Investigator Randy Linck on Aug. 1.
Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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| Sheriff Says Stay Safe for New Year |
Ringing in a new year often means celebration, but the Brown County Sheriff's Office wants to remind residents to keep the celebrations safe.
Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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| Envisioning Hiawatha Hopes to Spur Development |
Economic development could see a special boost in Hiawatha soon.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 |
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| New Foundation Gets Healthy Food Grant |
The Community Foundation of Northeast Kansas was awarded the $25,000 grant by the Kansas Health Foundation through the health foundation's Access to Healthy Foods initiative.
Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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| City Employees Get a Raise |
Commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the raises after a 15-minute closed-door session.
Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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| Unemployment Kicks Up In Brown County |
Brown County's jobless rate rose in November, contrary to the trend at the state level.
Friday, December 23, 2011 |
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| A World of Hurt |
Production of Tuesday's issue of the Hiawatha World was interrupted Monday morning by an uninvited visitor to the newsroom - a Toyota Yaris.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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| County Employees to See Raise |
Brown County Commissioners voted Monday to institute a raise for county employees in 2012, but it won't be universal.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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| Teen Charged in Chase |
Nathan Purcell, 17, fled around 5 p.m. Dec. 14 when a Richardson County Deputy attempted a traffic stop on a truck that had been reported stolen that morning.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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| Toll Could Sound For Five County Bridges |
It's not "a bridge too far" situation in Brown County, but perhaps "a few bridges too many."
Friday, December 16, 2011 |
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| School Board Mulls Elementary Parking Lot |
HTK Architects of Topeka presented three options to the board at Monday night's regular meeting. Among the three options the price tag ranged from $212,000 to $317,000 to $352,000.
Friday, December 16, 2011 |
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| Falls City Teen Arrested After Wednesday Police Chase |
A Falls City teenager was arrested Wednesday night after a crime spree and police chase that dipped into Brown County.
Friday, December 16, 2011 |
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