Category Archives: Breaking News

INDEPENDENCE — An armed robbery of an Independence coin shop turned violent Wednesday when the robber and the store owner exchanged a volley of gunshots.   Harry Smith, Independence police chief, said the shooting occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m., at Uncle … Continue reading →

COFFEYVILLE — A man wanted for questioning in connection with a quadruple murder in Tulsa, Okla., was arrested north of Coffeyville on Tuesday evening.   The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department arrested Joseph Tillman, age 33, after a citizen spotted Tillman … Continue reading →

SYCAMORE — A three-vehicle, multiple-injury collision was reported at about 4 p.m., Thursday (Jan. 3) on U.S. 75 highway near the intersection of county road 5400   Sheriff Robert Dierks said a 1998 Nissan Maxima driven by Valerie J. Jones … Continue reading →

CHERRYVALE — A Cherryvale family lost their home and possessions in a fire Sunday afternoon.   Chad Russell, assistant chief of the Cherryvale Fire-Rescue Department, said the house at 414 E. Seventh was fully involved in flames and smoke when … Continue reading →

BY ANDY TAYLOR chronicle@taylornews.org   If the latest unemployment record from the State of Kansas is any indication of the economy, then Montgomery County appears to have survived the economy’s brutal sucker punches over the past several years.   The … Continue reading →

ELK CITY — America’s State Parks has announced that all 50 state park systems will sponsor guided First Day HIke programs on New Year’s Day 2013. The hikes offer individuals and families an opportunity to get off the couch and … Continue reading →

BY ANDY TAYLOR chronicle@taylornews.org   A Montgomery County native has been hired to lead the Montgomery County Action Council, an economic development and industrial-business recruitment organization.   Aaron Heckman, who attended Coffeyville Community College after graduating from Independence High School, … Continue reading →

COFFEYVILLE — The Coffeyville Police Department, with the assistance of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Bartlesville Police Department, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department arrested nine individuals with active warrants during a preplanned round-up operation on Dec. 21.

UPDATE (10:15 a.m., Tuesday): One of the two girls has returned home. The second girl remains in a Wichita hospital and is in critical condition. * * * * * * * * * INDEPENDENCE — Two Independence girls — … Continue reading →