By AJ Shaw and Emma Loura A state representative is receiving a promotion. Republican Rep. Kenny Titus won the race for the Kansas Senate District 18 seat Tuesday with 67% of the vote, defeating Democrat Matthew Robin, whose name still appeared on the ballot despite ending his campaign in late August. Titus currently represents District [...]
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WAMEGO, Sept. 21 – A 23-year-old man was injured in a train incident this morning, according to Paul Schliffke, Wamego Police Chief. In a press release, Schliffke said that at approximately 5:10 a.m., the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s dispatch received notification from Union Pacific Railroad that a train had struck a pedestrian on the tracks located [...]
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Law enforcement agencies across Kansas have been on high alert after a series of school threats that have targeted at least 12 schools in the northeast Kansas area. Six northeast Kansas school districts have had threats made against them recently, prompting some law enforcement agencies to heighten enforcement efforts. Of the districts impacted, at least [...]
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By Beth Day/Times of Pott County WAMEGO, Sept. 17 – USD 320 met in three special sessions on Tuesday, much of which revolved around approving the 2024-2025 budget and approving exceeding the revenue neutral rate. The budget shows an increase in the mill levy from 55.099 to 56.147, a 1.0488 jump. This means that the [...]
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The Wamego Police Department recently announced they recovered a couple of stolen dinosaur statues. Around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Wamego Police Department took to social media asking for assistance in finding a couple of Sinclair gas station dinosaurs that were stolen overnight on Aug. 31. Police said a citizen was offering a reward for [...]
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It’s been nearly two months since the announcement by Caterpillar that they will be closing down their facility in Wamego. The announcement has brought a major shock to the region and Pottawatomie County as it is one of the biggest job producers in the region. Executive director Shanna Goodman said that the news stunned Pott [...]
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Kansas State Police responded to a crash in Pottawatomie County shortly before 5 p.m. on Independence Day. A 1999 Cessna single fixed-wing aircraft was traveling northbound on Runway 36 at Wamego Airport, when a miscommunication occurred. During an attempt to perform a short-field takeoff, the 22-year-old student pilot misheard his 65-year-old instructor, causing the plane [...]
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Fireworks filled the 4th of July night sky on Thursday in Wamego, a part of the world-famous Boomtown show, one of the nation’s top fireworks attractions. Thousands flooded into Boomtown packing the field next to the baseball diamonds to the point that people who couldn’t get in pulled to the side of Highway 24 to [...]
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A number of 4th of July events will be going across the region over the next few days. In Wamego, the famous Boomtown show will be taking place on Jul. 4 with fireworks beginning at 10 pm. Prior to the show on Thursday, the city carnival and dunk tank will be open from Friday until [...]
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The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office and the Wamego Police Department conducted a search warrant early on Tuesday that resulted in the arrest of 4 individuals. The search warrant was executed in the 1000 block of 10th Street in Wamego as the result of an investigation into illegal drug activity. Officers were able to seize drug [...]
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