The Coffey County Republican

07/14/2025

Heat peaks on Wednesday ahead of a cold front that will knock temperatures back a bit for Thursday. No great rain chances, but the best opportunity will come late Wednesday into Thursday with the cold front.

07/11/2025

12 PM Update: There remains a risk for a few severe storms after 3 PM for portions of east central Kansas (yellow shaded area) with a low risk for any storms to occur elsewhere. If storms develop, damaging wind gusts to near 60 mph, Hail to 1 inch in diameter, and locally heavy rainfall are the main hazards. Storms should exit to the southeast by 10 PM this evening.

07/11/2025

Conditions for the next few days appear to be most concerning this afternoon and evening. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected with a few severe thunderstorms possible while heat index values peak around 100.

07/11/2025

JOIN US! This Friday, July 11th before the public tours of the Coffey County Law Enforcement Center for the official ribbon cutting! This is your opportunity to see the new facility before it is fully operational.

07/11/2025

Storms move into north-central and far northeastern KS later this evening and could pose the threat for damaging winds. Storm chances continue over the next few days with Friday evening being the best chance for most to see rain. Cooler air moves in by the weekend with mostly dry conditions.

07/10/2025

Hot today and tomorrow ahead of a cold front that will usher in cooler temperatures in for the weekend. The cold front will also bring in some increased storm chances, highest Friday evening in northeast Kansas.

07/10/2025

📢 Attention USD 243 Lebo-Waverly Community:
The upcoming board meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, July 21st at 7:00 PM at the District Office. Please mark your calendars. We appreciate your support and understanding!

07/08/2025

🚨 Heads up, Burlington! 🚨
Summer school is still going for three more weeks, which means those big yellow school buses are out and about — and so are the kids.

If you see a bus with flashing red lights and the stop sign out, that means STOP. Not “slow down a little” or “just sneak by real quick.” It means full stop, both directions (unless you’re on a divided highway — which, let’s be honest, we don’t see much of around here).

We get it — you’ve got places to be. But nothing is more important than keeping kids safe.

So keep your eyes open, stay off your phone, and give the bus plenty of room. Let’s all do our part to make sure every kid gets to and from school safely.

Thanks, Burlington! ❤️

07/08/2025

Showers and thunderstorm, some severe, are possible tonight and into Tuesday morning. Strong gusty winds are the main threat.

07/02/2025

A few slightly warmer days ahead, then rain chances increase Independence Day through the weekend.

06/30/2025

Thunderstorms will redevelop later Tonight and continue into the early morning hours of Monday. A few storms may be strong to severe with isolated damaging wind gusts, small hail, and heavy rainfall. The storms may linger into Monday morning but should push east of the area by Monday afternoon. It will be dry and a bit cooler into mid week.

06/23/2025