Junction City staff will look to demolish six structures deemed to be dangerous to the public.

Some cleanup efforts are needed following measures Chapman officials took when the possibility of flooding transpired a few weeks ago.

Geary Community Hospital Administrator Dr. Joseph Stratton met with Geary County commissioners Monday to discuss matters at the hospital, where 22 workers were recently laid off. 

Daniel Jackson was sworn in as Geary County’s new sheriff during a ceremony at the Geary County Office Building Thursday.

Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers spoke to local leaders Wednesday about the importance of expanding Medicaid in Kansas, especially in rural communities like Junction City. 

Local ball players should have improved practice fields by May following this week’s Junction City Commission meeting.

The Junction City Housing Authority will be able to save some money to use on renovation projects following Tuesday night’s city commissioners meeting.

Special use permit requests for a new tattoo studio to be established — and for another to be relocated — in Junction City were approved by city commissioners this week.

A local nonprofit agency is planning to serve free meals in Junction City to those in need this fall.

Meals on Wheels provides lunch on a daily basis for about 60 to 70 area senior citizens, but this service may be in jeopardy under the proposed federal budget.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Monday released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama’s health care law, a package that would scale back the government’s role in helping people afford coverage and likely leave more Americans uninsured.

The State Supreme Court fired the latest shot in Kansas’ war over school funding Thursday, when judges again ruled current funding unconstitutional.

Unified School District 475 has its proverbial ear to the ground, waiting to see what the newly-elected legislature will do about school funding. One of the only certainties right now is that there will be a new funding formula in the next fiscal year. No one knows yet what it will be.

Retired County Commissioner Florence Whitebread is presented with a gift by Geary County Treasurer Kathy Tremont during a reception in Whitebread's honor at the Geary County Historical Society Friday afternoon. Whitebread and Tremont have both served in their respective positions since the 1…

Several senators and representatives attended the legislative luncheon at the C.L. Hoover Opera House Thursday, where they discussed matters such as school funding and KPERS.

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of competing claims of fraud and intimidation on Election Day, few voters who headed to the polls Tuesday morning encountered such problems, though there were some reports of machine breakdowns and long lines.

This year’s election is quite unlike any other in recent (or not so recent) history. But the presidential race isn’t the only hotly-contested one. 

The Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum Monday night, to allow political candidates at the local, state and federal levels to express their views in front of Geary County voters. In total, 10 candidates participated in Monday's forum. Above, Jeff Longbine (right) an…

TOPEKA — A task force appointed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback suggested Tuesday that Kansas end its monthly reports showing how well tax collections compare to projections of how much money the state expects to bring in.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected nearly $45 million less in taxes than expected in September, complicating the state’s budget picture five weeks before an election in which Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s fiscal policies are a major issue.

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time in Monday night's presidential debate, laying out for voters their vastly different visions for America's future.

The Geary County Democratic Party hasn’t had a headquarters since 2008, but all that changed yesterday when officials opened an office at 425 N. Washington St. 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four former Kansas governors launched a bipartisan push Tuesday to retain Kansas Supreme Court justices in November’s election, warning that ousting the jurists targeted by conservatives could politicize the state’s top court and undercut its impartiality.