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- Kyle Railroad to replace 18,000 ties, repair bridges on its tracks -,
Improving the infrastructure of Kyle Railroad is important to its long-term success, according to the company's general manager.
- Restoring old tractors to their prime gives retiree job securit
There are hundreds of years of history lined up in Junior VanderGiesen's "bone yard" in Smith Center, Kan.--from scrap tractors used for parts to plows that will only fit on their two-cylinder counterparts, ...
- This and That
This week's Nature has a nice cover story on Lyn Evans, who has been leading the construction of the LHC.
- Barta Way is one-way road to Redmen success
Just because he's retired doesn't mean that Roger Barta is on the verge of slowing down.
- Smith Center defeats Olpe 48-19
HAYS a ' Olpe's quest for the school's first state football title ended with a 48-19 loss to Smith Center in the Class 2-1A title game Saturday afternoon at Lewis Field, as the Redmen won their fifth straight ...
- High school playoffs
Junction City vs. Free State , 3:30 p.m. Class 5A at Emporia Aquinas vs. Hutchinson , 1 p.m. Class 4A at Salina Hayden vs.
- Milestones
Through the course of Kansas history, only two teams have won five consecutive state championships in football-Midway Denton from 1984 through 88 and Lawrence from 1989 through 93.
- Crash kills man after passenger kicks gearshift ...
The Highway Patrol says a northeast Kansas man is dead after a bizarre crash that apparently was caused by a passenger kicking the vehicle's gearshift into "Park." Troopers said Monday that said the pickup ...
- Smith Center advances -,
In the Class 2-1A playoffs Friday night, Smith Center beat La Crosse 32-14. For a complete rundown of northwest Kansas playoff football action, see Sunday's Hays Daily News.
- Insect and Disease Management School Dec. 4 in Smith Center
Smith County Extension and the Post Rock Extension District are sponsoring an Insect and Disease Management School at the Christian Church in Smith Center on Dec.
- Smith County voters face 3 questions -,
When Smith County residents head to the polls Nov. 4, they will have plenty of decisions to make.
- Small-class football discussion
In Eight-man I, Claflin handed Pretty Prairie its first loss. Claflin is a tough team that has played a tough schedule.
- Rev. Harold Ellis, 72
The Rev. Harold L. Ellis, 72, of Phillipsburg, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at his home.
- Former Wildcat coach to be in Smith Center parade -,
The annual Old Settler's Day festivities will take place this weekend in Smith Center.
- Towns meditate on fate of peace palace project
Now they're scratching their heads even more over the spectacle 10 miles north of town, where the Transcendental Meditation movement is either building "peace palaces" or laying the foundation for a ...
- R.R. Smith Center store unites nonprofits with common goal
A new store on the first floor of the R.R. Smith Center for Art and History will offer visitors a chance to take home a piece of the city's culture, but it has another mission.
- Former UNC Chapel Hill chancellor dies
Former UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Christopher C. Fordham III has died. Fordham died early Thursday at UNC Hospitals after a period of declining health.
- National Guard Members Reunite
National Guard members reunite today in Smith Center, Kansas. More than 150 guardsmen, of the 169th Ordnance Company of the Kansas Army National Guard, met up to reminiscence about the old times.
- Kansas Wheat: July 2 Harvest Report
Kansas Wheat, the cooperative agreement between the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, provides the following wheat harvest report.
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City DescriptionSmith Center is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Kansas, United States. The population was 1,931 at the 2000 census.
Smith Center is located at 39°46′43″N 98°47′7″W / 39.77861, -98.78528 (39.778550, -98.785141).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²), all of it land.
Smith Center was considered the geographic center of the United States until the admission of Alaska and Hawaii into the union. Following the admission of those states, the geographic center fell near Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,931 people, 852 households, and 534 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,659.9 people per square mile (642.7/km²). There were 987 housing units at an average density of 848.4/sq mi (328.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.
There were 852 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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