Boomtown will be bustling this weekend for the return of the annual 4th of July pyro musical. Wamego officials are expecting larger than normal crowds as a result of the pandemic shutdowns last year. Wamego Chamber of Commerce Events Coordinator Kara Holle says city officials are hoping visitors will execute patience this holiday weekend. Shuttle [...]

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Boomtown will be bustling this weekend for the return of the annual 4th of July pyro musical. Wamego officials are expecting larger than normal crowds as a result of the pandemic shutdowns last year. Wamego Chamber of Commerce Events Coordinator Kara Holle says city officials are hoping visitors will execute patience this holiday weekend. Shuttle [...]

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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office may soon take over dispatch for the Wamego Police Department. During a Monday budget work session with the county commission, Sheriff Shane Jager said he was approached by Wamego City Manager Stacie Eichem about that possibility. Jager says Wamego has struggled in recent months to staff the dispatch center. “Also, [...]

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A Wamego man cashed in not one, but two winning Kansas Lottery tickets recently. Christopher Gast cashed in on $11,000 in winnings over the past two weeks. He won big two weeks ago playing the $20 scratch ticket $100,000 Cash Party, hitting the second-tier prize of $10,000. Gast told lottery officials he plays about every [...]

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A Wamego man cashed in not one, but two winning Kansas Lottery tickets recently. Christopher Gast cashed in on $11,000 in winnings over the past two weeks. He won big two weeks ago playing the $20 scratch ticket $100,000 Cash Party, hitting the second-tier prize of $10,000. Gast told lottery officials he plays about every [...]

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The Wamego School Board met briefly Friday to approve the hire of new principals at Wamego Middle School and Wamego High School for the upcoming school year. Interim Superintendent Greg Mann spoke about the hiring process at Friday’s meeting. Brad Couture will lead the middle school after serving as an assistant principal and athletic director [...]

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The Wamego school board has hired Greg Mann as its interim superintendent for the 2021-22 school year. The board approved the hire Tuesday during a special meeting in a 7-0 vote. Mann’s first day with the district will be June 14 with a salary of $115,000 and the district will pick up the KPERS penalty. [...]

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Wamego High School is in the market for a new principal. Kale Katt, who was hired by the district nearly two years ago announced his resignation. The board plans to consider his resignation at a special meeting tonight (TUE), two weeks after the board voted 5-2 to extend Katt’s contract by one year. Board members [...]

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The search for an interim superintendent at USD 320 Wamego Public Schools is underway. School board members met Monday to review potential interview questions, as suggested by the Kansas Association of School Boards. Two candidates have submitted interest in the position, which is being vacated by current Superintendent Tim Winter at the end of July. [...]

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A state lawmaker from Wamego is being recognized Monday as a new inductee into the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame. A ceremony for 51st District Rep. Ron Highland will take place at 9 a.m. in the old Supreme Court Room at the Statehouse. He’ll also be recognized at 10 a.m. on the [...]

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