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UPDATE: Baxter Springs Man,72, Killed In Road Construction Accident On U.S. 166 Near Cowley Fishing Lake

Thursday, July 14 by Lyman James

Updated: Thursday, 8:40 p.m.A Baxter Springs man was killed in a accident Thursday afternoon east of the Cowley State Fishing Lake.The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the man, Billy Watson, Jr., Thursday night. He was 72.Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County in the southeast corner of Kansas near Joplin.According to the KHP Crash Log,... Read More.

KDOT Outlines More Summer Work For The Area, Including U.S. 166, U.S. 77 and K-15

Monday, June 13 by Lyman James

The Kansas Department of Transportation announced more road work projects for the area.According to a news release from KDOT Monday, sections of K-15, U.S. 166 and U.S. 77 in Cowley County will be resurfaced starting around June 23. The project involves a milling and hot-mix-asphalt overlay on K-15 from the Oklahoma/Kansas state line to... Read More.

$9.84 million patching project is set on U.S. 166 in Sumner County

Tuesday, March 22 by Lyman James

A $9.84 million patching project on U.S. 166 in Sumner County will begin soon. The Kansas Department of Transportation project involves concrete patching on U.S. 166 from the U.S. 81 junction on the north side of South Haven east to 400 feet past the Rock Road intersection. The length is about 9 miles.The project is... Read More.