Chad Frey

Chad Frey

Former Marion police chief responds to federal lawsuit filed against him by reporter

TOPEKA — Deb Gruver believes she suffered lasting emotional and physical injury when Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody snatched her cell phone out of her hand during the unprecedented raid on the Marion County Record newspaper.Now, in an answer to Gruver’s federal lawsuit against him, Cody denies most of the allegations against him for his actions before and during the Aug.

Kansas child death report shows increase in gun-related deaths, suicides

TOPEKA — State officials warned that fentanyl has become a significant threat to Kansas adolescents, pointing to an increase in overdose fatalities over the last two years in a recently released report on adolescent deaths in the state, though numbers for child homicide and suicide still far outstrip child drug-related deaths.In 2021, Kansas experienced 11 child drug-related deaths.

Penner’s paintings to show in BC gallery

Over a long career of teaching, coaching and working with people, Virgil Penner didn’t forget about his art.“Bold Color: Acrylic Paintings by Virgil Penner” is now in the Regier Art Gallery in Luyken Fine Arts Center at Bethel College, through Oct.

A divisive issue needing settled

It has been a long, difficult journey for Harvey County over the course of a couple of years as the planning and zoning board has dealt with a possible wind energy project in the county.