Category Archives: Breaking News

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 →

INDEPENDENCE — An Independence man was shot in the leg after two to three persons forced their way into his home and assaulted the man Monday morning, Independence police said.

COFFEYVILLE — Montgomery County’s most-famous residence, the historic Brown Mansion in Coffeyville, has a new glow for the holiday season.   The Brown Mansion is decorated to the hilt in holiday splendor for a series of candlelight tours that will … Continue reading →

The November general election is in the history books, but another election cycle is on the horizon.   City, school and community college elections will be held in the spring 2013 months with noon Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, as the … Continue reading →

BY ANDY TAYLOR chronicle@taylornews.org   INDEPENDENCE — All Montgomery County taxpayers would be saddled with a property tax rate hike of at least 38 percent — with taxpayers within Coffeyville city limits facing as much as a 45 to 50 percent … Continue reading →

WICHITA – A Montgomery County man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for arson, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.   Jimmy F. Foster, age 66, of Coffeyville pleaded guilty to one count of arson of a … Continue reading →

Below is a statement issued Friday afternoon by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department regarding the two-vehicle collision that occurred Thursday evening west of the U.S. 169-160 highway junction.   On Nov. 29, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, … Continue reading →

INDEPENDENCE — Someone forgot to send a Oklahoma man the following memo: it’s best to not pull a fast one over law enforcement, especially when the crime takes place at an event sponsored by law enforcement.   But, that’s what … Continue reading →

Eight convenience stores in southeast Kansas, including two in Coffeyville and two Independence were seized by the Kansas Department of Revenue on Tuesday after tax officials were unable to reach an acceptable agreement with the stores’ owners for failing to … Continue reading →