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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 130 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN LYON MORRIS
OSAGE SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE
IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
BROWN JACKSON JEFFERSON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ALTA VISTA, BURLINGAME,
BURLINGTON, CARBONDALE, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA, ESKRIDGE,
GARNETT, GRANTVILLE, HARVEYVILLE, HIAWATHA, HOLTON, HORTON,
LAWRENCE, LEBO, LYNDON, MAPLE HILL, MCFARLAND, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN,
NORTONVILLE, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, OTTAWA, OVERBROOK, PAXICO,
PERRY, TOPEKA, AND VALLEY FALLS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 130 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
ANDERSON COFFEY DOUGLAS
FRANKLIN LYON MORRIS
OSAGE SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE
IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
BROWN JACKSON JEFFERSON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ALTA VISTA, BURLINGAME,
BURLINGTON, CARBONDALE, COUNCIL GROVE, EMPORIA, ESKRIDGE,
GARNETT, GRANTVILLE, HARVEYVILLE, HIAWATHA, HOLTON, HORTON,
LAWRENCE, LEBO, LYNDON, MAPLE HILL, MCFARLAND, MCLOUTH, MERIDEN,
NORTONVILLE, OSAGE CITY, OSKALOOSA, OTTAWA, OVERBROOK, PAXICO,
PERRY, TOPEKA, AND VALLEY FALLS.
Beginning Monday, April 20, 2026, 2nd Avenue from Oak Street to Maple Street will be closed to through traffic for repaving. Please use alternate routes.
There have been some changes to Harvesters Emergency Food Distribution. It will be held at the Garnett Church of the Nazarene in the gymnasium on the 4th Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. Please spread the word! The next Harvesters will be held on April 23 at 1 p.m. at the Garnett Church of the Nazarene. Please share, as we want to reach EVERYONE, so that no one goes hungry!
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (NCAPM), dedicated to raising awareness, strengthening families, and preventing child maltreatment through community action. It highlights the blue pinwheel as a symbol of healthy childhoods, encouraging actions like wearing blue, donating, and implementing prevention programs.
With the potential of weather coming in, Anderson County Emergency Management would like to let everybody to know where the storm shelters are.
In Greeley the concrete storm shelter is located just west of the fire station, which is located at 114 Mary Street, and it’s unlocked.
Garnett has a concrete storm shelter unlocked behind Brummels at Ninth and Oak. If a warning comes out, the First Unired Methodist Church at Second and Oak Will open up.
In Harris it is located right beside the fire station at NW. 2nd St. and Northwest Spruce
In Westphalia there is one located beside the fire station at Lincoln and a Warren Street. There is a secondary one located at Fourth and Liberty near the school.
In Welda there is one located east of the fire station on 1000 Road near the intersection of 1000 and Kauble.
Colony has one at the fire station. You will enter the fire station on the north east corner door.
Kincaid has a shelter on the south side of the highway in the park near the MFA gas pumps at 31 and Preston, and also one behind the post office , west of First and Commercial.
Oak Street is now opened to through traffic! Thank you for your patience while sewer line replacement was in progress. And thank you City of Garnett Crews for your hard work!
REMINDER: Mowing Season is here!
City Code 8-201(a)(7)
City Code 15-1221
Please do not blow your grass clippings into the street when mowing. When it rains, that gets washed into drainage pipes, clogging them. It is also a safety hazard for cyclists, walkers, and motorcycles, and you can be fined for this. Grass should not exceed 8" in height.
City Code 8-201(a)(7)
City Code 15-1221
Please do not blow your grass clippings into the street when mowing. When it rains, that gets washed into drainage pipes, clogging them. It is also a safety hazard for cyclists, walkers, and motorcycles, and you can be fined for this. Grass should not exceed 8" in height.
Work has resumed on the sewer line replacement on Oak St. Oak Street from Pard Road to the automotive school will be closed while work is being done. Please use alternate routes, and thank you for your patience.
Oak Street is open at this time, but will reclose tomorrow morning, April 7, at 8 a.m. to continue sewer line replacement. Thank you for your continued patience.
The City of Garnett will begin sewer line replacement on Monday, April 6, 2026, on Oak Street from Park Road to the automotive School. The road will be closed while the line replacement is being done. Please use alternate routes, as this project will take most of the week. We will keep you updated if the project is extended, or completed early. Thank you for your patience while work is being done.
The work on Olive Street has been completed, and Olive Street is reopened to through traffic. Thank you for your patience.
Beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Olive Street north of Monroe Street will be temporarily closed while an electrical pole is being replaced. Please use caution in that area, and use alternate routes while work is being done. We appreciate your patience.
Harvesters Emergency Food Distribution will take place TODAY at 2 p.m. at the Quonset Hut at the Anderson County Fairgrounds. It is held each month on the FOURTH THURSDAY. Volunteers are always welcome to help with the distribution.
Power has been restored-thank you for your patience during the outage. If you are still without power, please contact City Hall at 785.448.5496 so that crews can be sent to your location.
There will be a brief power outage beginning in the next half hour from Caseys to the east and south to 1st Avenue so a tree limb can be removed from the line. This should only last for approximately 30 minutes. Thank you for your continued patience during this time.
95% of the town has electricity. The Methodist Church and the Garnett Recreation are closed for the night. Crews will work until sundown, then resume repairs at 7 a.m.
City of Garnett Recreation will be open as a warming station until 7 p.m. Then we will reevaluate. The Garnett United Methodist Chuch will be open for those with medical conditions until 7 p.m. then they will reevaluate. This is fo those needing oxygen or other medical needs ONLY.. Enter through the North door of the church. BRING YOUR OXYGEN with you.
The Town Hall Meetings scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, and Thursday, March 12, have been canceled. They will be rescheduled for a later date.
Home Run Drive is temporarily closed due to rising water levels. Please use alternate routes.
Water service to residents on Oak Street between Pard Road and 1st Avenue has been restored.