Tom Thrall has been selected as Morton County Sheriff.  The Morton County Republican Party announced the selection Wednesday. That’s after voters in Morton County have decided to remove Sheriff Thad Earls from office following a recall election held earlier this month. Earls had faced months of criticism from the Morton County Board of County Commissioners […]

An injury accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 9:13 am, on US Highway 56, 12 miles East of KS Highway 27 in Morton County. A 2012 Ford F 250 being driven by Isidro Boldt Enns, 50, of Dalhart Texas  was travelling East on US 56.A 2015 Toyota Avalon a pilot car for an oversize […]

A driver was injured in a crash in southwest Kansas caused by a wheel falling off a pilot car. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Ford F250  pickup acting as a pilot car for an oversize load, was travelling Westbound on US 56 Highway in Morton County.  The truck went off the road to […]

  Voters in Morton County have decided to remove Sheriff Thad Earls from office following a recall election held Tuesday. Unofficial results show residents voted 311-206 in favor of recalling Earls. The sheriff had faced months of criticism from the Morton County Board of County Commissioners and the county attorney, who accused him of a […]