Tag: Sheriff
With two weeks left to file for election, at least one county office will be contested. Sheriff Bryan J. Murphy is being challenged by Anthony Maness on the Republican side of the ballot, setting up…
A former deputy who now teaches law enforcement skills at Allen Community College is challenging Sheriff Bryan Murphy for his job. Anthony Maness and Murphy, both Republicans, have filed for the sheriff’s race, setting up…
Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy said Thursday that deputies were sent to a residence in Gas early Wednesday evening for what they said amounted to a “swatting” report. The incident occurred after officers received a…
A pair of constitutional amendments will be decided by voters on Election Day. The first would grant lawmakers from the State Legislature the authority to veto executive orders handed down from the governor with a…
TOPEKA — In November, six of Kansas’ seven Supreme Court judges are up for retention votes, and two constitutional amendments will be decided. Advocacy groups say these choices on the November ballot offer voters an…
CHANUTE — Neosho County Sheriff Greg Taylor has requested the state investigate Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston for suspected “criminal activity,’” the Chanute Tribune reported. Taylor did not spell out specifics, telling the newspaper only…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many Kansas legislators want to make sure that counties don’t change the longstanding tradition of electing sheriffs by enshrining the policy in the state constitution. The Republican-controlled state House gave first-round…
Several candidates for elective office weren’t about to let a few glitches stop them from spreading their respective campaign messages Tuesday. The candidates were a part of an online forum hosted by Allen County Farm…
After discussing matters for the last few weeks about how to best pay the coroners office, Allen County commissioners took the coroners budget away from Sheriff Bryan Murphy and will now pay the offices budget…
Last week Allen County commissioners agreed to pay Jared Froggatte, coroner investigator, for work done in regards to two deaths, despite being denied by the sheriffs office. This did not set well with Sheriff Bryan…
