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- Madison
The Madison News reported that John Whitmore, Madison High School class of 2007 received his high school diploma during the USD 386 board of education meeting recently.
- Committee chooses magistrate judge
Members of the Fifth Judicial District Nominating Commission today chose Cottonwood Falls Attorney Douglas P. Jones to replace John Conklin as magistrate judge.
- Saturday's the day for Chase County Christmas
Christmas comes early in Chase County for the annual Chase County Christmas held in Cottonwood Falls on Saturday.
- From forensics to fiber, he's seen it all
Charley Klamm, former ESU student and a retired forensics photographer for the Kansas Bureau of Transportation and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, stands with his collection of antique and specialty cameras ...
- Wonsevu: Friends attend appreciation dinner at Burns
Bill and Margie Williams and Hazel Clothier attended the Co-op dinner at the Burns Community Building.
- Exhibit showcases sights of picturesque Flint Hills
' The raw-boned beauty of the Flint Hills will be on display in Garnett in early August.
- Exhibit showcases sights of picturesque Flint Hills
' The raw-boned beauty of the Flint Hills will be on display in Garnett in early August.
- Friends rallying to help dispel medical nightmare
Friends of Chris and Yvonne Passmore have planned a barbecue meal, a dance with a live band and a sausage-and-gravy breakfast afterward Saturday night in Strong City.
- Artists flock to scenic Flint Hills for vistas ...
Dale Hartley bends over her wet oil painting lying in the tall grass at the side of a gravel road southeast of Bazaar.
- The rockets' red glare...
The fireworks display at the 19th Annual "Stars and Stripes Extravaganza" in Lebo Friday, July 4. People thrilled by colorful explosions in the sky have a few more opportunities for entertainment before the ...
- Tallgrass plans busy weekend
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Cottonwood Falls will be hopping this holiday weekend with a host of Fourth of July activities.
- Community News
Originally published 02:34 p.m., July 1, 2008 Updated 02:34 p.m., July 1, 2008 Honored graduates Area students who received Kansas State University spring graduation honors included Sara Elizabeth Jones of ...
- A Flint Hills gospel jamboree
God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
- Flint Hills Digest
Originally published 08:44 a.m., June 28, 2008 Updated 08:44 a.m., June 28, 2008 Chase County The Chase County Leader-News reported that Chase County USD 284 School Board hired a replacement for Chase County ...
- Motorcycle ride benefits Muscular Dystrophy
It's time to fire up the bike for the eighth annual C&J's Poker Run, a 100-mile ride to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
- Kids do their bit for storm safety, awareness
A group of young students from Camp United created signs that indicate where people can take shelter in case of a storm.
- Flint Hills vegetation has food, medicinal uses
Tom Eddy, biology professor at Emporia State University, estimates about 500 plants have taken root in the Flint Hills, and the "best of the prairie" vegetation has been preserved in the refugia, such as the ...
- Always a Bummie's
Set in Elmdale, population just over 40, is a slice of history - ' Baumgardner Grocery Store.
- Dandy dips and salads
There is so much to do once school is out! This weekend is the St. Dionysis Greek Festival in Overland Park, or, closer to home, the Flint Hills Rodeo in Strong City and the Toad Hollow Art in the Garden tour.
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City DescriptionStrong City is a city in Chase County, Kansas, United States. The population was 584 at the 2000 census. It is named after railroad magnate William Barstow Strong. The center of population of Kansas is located 4.5 miles north of Strong City at 38°27′15″N 96°32′10″W / 38.45417, -96.53611.
Strong City is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The small Kansas town surprised many communities when it announced its intensions to apply for an Amtrak station on Amtrak's proposed extension of the Heartland Flyer from Oklahoma City to Kansas City, Missouri. If the town should receive a station it would be one of the smallest towns in the Amtrak system to have a station.
Strong City is located at 38°23′41″N 96°32′15″W / 38.39472, -96.5375 (38.394620, -96.537491).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 584 people, 247 households, and 163 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,084.3 people per square mile (417.6/km²). There were 287 housing units at an average density of 532.9/sq mi (205.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.77% ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Kansas
- Chase County
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