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- Boil Water Advisory Issued for Cherokee Co. RWD #3 East of U.S. 69
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for customers of Cherokee County Rural Water District #3 residing east of U.S. 69.
- Smith found guilty on charges connected to armed robbery of FISCA Station
Smith is currently serving time in the Missouri Department of Corrections for his part in the theft of irrigation pipe in Barton County.
- Andra Bryan Stefanoni: Program molds leaders
Trying to keep a beach ball aloft or get toothpaste back into a tube is nothing you'll ever find on a Kansas state assessment, no matter how hard you look.
- Two motorists hurt in vehicle accidents on roads in area
A Florida man was injured in a two-vehicle accident at 6:55 a.m. Friday on Interstate 44, a mile west of Mount Vernon in Lawrence County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
- Board hears Community Corrections report
The Community Corrections department serving the 11th Judicial District met all but one of its performance requirements mandated under the Kansas Community Corrections Act, established last year, according to a ...
- KU to honor 59 seniors from high schools in Cherokee, Labette counties
Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Oct. 6, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.
- Marshall gets GOP nod for Kansas Senate seat
PITTSBURG, Kan. - A flood of support from Bourbon County Republicans carried Bob Marshall to the nomination for the 13th District seat in the Kansas Senate on Tuesday.
- Proctor lands new job, exits Ark City
Leaving Arkansas City was not the sort of thing Ben Proctor saw in his family's near future when he took the head-coaching job for the ACHS men's basketball team a year ago but after being offered an assistant ...
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Pittsburg
LAWRENCE New University of Kansas students and their parents from Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho and Wilson counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome ...
- Senator decides not to run
Even when stepping down from politics, state Sen. Jim Barone can't avoid controversy.
- Big Bass Breaks 31-Year-Old Kansas Record
A Kansas teen has caught a record-setting 11.8-pound largemouth bass in a private pit in Cherokee County, bringing to four the number of state records taken from pits in Southeast Kansas.
- Casino Decision up to 7 Kansans
The casino that will be built in Sumner, Cherokee, Dodge and Wyandotte counties is up to seven Kansans.
- Court to hear challenge to gambling law today
"Put simply, this dispute reduces itself down to deciding what it really means under our Constitution for the state to both own and operate games of chance for which consideration is paid in order to win a prize" Published Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 7:34 a.m. CDT The future of four resort casinos in the state hangs on a Kansas Supreme Court ruling on whether what the Legislature calls state-owned and operated facilities ... via Topeka Capital-Journal
- Lottery Commission OKs SEK casino contract
"It's a good contract, although not the best we had hoped for." Published Monday, May 5, 2008 at 2:50 p.m. CDT The Kansas Lottery Commission has approved its first contract with a developer for a casino in southeast Kansas, a major step toward getting four state-owned and ... via The Topeka Capital-Journal
- Dog track ends talks with lottery regulators
"It's very unfortunate, because Mr. Ruffin had assured me personally early on that he would open the dog track in Frontenac, even when I said there could be a substantial risk" The owner of Camptown Greyhound Park has ended negotiations with the Kansas Lottery that would reopen the racetrack with slot machines, the Lottery Commission said.Lottery Commission spokeswoman Sally Lunsford ... via KansasCity.com
- Students honored in spring 99% Awards
The Wichita Board of Education has honored the following students in its third-quarter 99% Awards, which recognize students who have good school performance but are not receiving other recognition for their ... via Kansas.com
- Kan. Lottery study estimates $739M in revenue from gambling
A study for the Kansas Lottery concludes that gambling at four state-owned resort casinos and slot machines at race tracks would generate $739 million in revenue. via KWCH
- Dates Scheduled for Casino Developer Presentations
" At a meeting of the Kansas Lottery Commission Wednesday, Lottery Executive Director Ed Van Petten announced that the Commission will hear presentations from developers seeking to become lottery gaming ... via WIBW-TV Topeka
- Kansas Lottery Commission to consider casino applicants
"If they are talking about a five-year delay between building a casino and the hotel, I don't like that" Twelve applicants are in the running, but one - Penn National Gaming Inc., in Cherokee County - has a May 5 deadline to agree on a contract. via The Wichita Eagle
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City DescriptionCherokee is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 722 at the 2000 census.
Cherokee is located at 37°20′38″N, 94°49′22″W (37.343962, -94.822830).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 722 people, 301 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,052.2 people per square mile (404.0/km²). There were 336 housing units at an average density of 489.7/sq mi (188.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.43% White, 0.28% African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 3.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 301 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.03.
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