Kansas Farm Bureau will meet in Manhattan

KTIC - Tue Nov 17

More than 1,000 Farm Bureau members representing each of the state's 105 counties will have the opportunity to learn more about how they can strengthen their farm, their farm organization and their way of life, as they attend the KFB annual meeting, Nov.

Palco man dies after truck rolls -,

Hays Daily News - Wed Nov 11

A Palco man died Tuesday night after a one-vehicle accident southwest of Palco. Everett John McKenna, 63, was southbound on Rooks County Road 2 at about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday when his Ford pickup left the roadway, entered the east ditch and started to skid.

Western Kansas Man Killed In Single-Car Accident

KAKE-TV Wichita - Wed Nov 11

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Shortly after 5:30 Tuesday night, a man traveling southbound on Rooks County Road 2 lost control of the Ford F-350 he was driving.

Struggling to Survive: A Kansas Town's Story

Kansas' CW - Sun Nov 08

Every community in Kansas is feeling the effects of the economy. Almost 60,000 jobs have been lost just this year.

Pittsburg company earns Ellis County contract

Hays Daily News - Wed Oct 07

RFB Construction, Pittsburg, has been awarded the bid for seeding and sodding on U.S. 183, from the junction of 55th Street north of Hays north to the Ellis-Rooks county line.

Small oil operations no well of tax money

The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas - Sat Oct 03

Published online 10/3/2009 10:47 PM Small oil operations no well of tax money In the lexicon of taxes, there is the property tax, sales tax, personal property tax - and the "shift tax." Never heard of the last one? That's the term Sumner County Appraiser Della Rowley uses to describe when a tax break for one entity puts a greater tax burden on ...

New CEO takes reins

Hays Daily News - Tue Sep 29

Rooks County Health Center has recruited a new chief executive officer, ending a six-month national search for someone to fill the position.

Unemployment drops in Ellis Co. -,

Hays Daily News - Tue Sep 22

It was a mixed bag for northwest Kansas, with employment falling -- slight as it might be -- in some counties.