Edgerton NewsLocal news for Edgerton, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Bank robber who threatened pregnant teller is sentenced- March 26, 2008 A 55-year-old man was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for a bank robbery in which he threatened a pregnant teller.Dale Allen Robertson pleaded guilty last year in federal court for robbing the First Kansas Bank and Trust in Edgerton, Kan., a news release from U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren said today. According to his plea, Robertson demanded money from a teller while pointing a revolver at her 'visibly pregnant' abdomen. He left on foot and escaped in a van parked nearby. Read morehttp://www.topix.net/city/edgerton-ks/2008/03/bank-robber-who-threatened-pregnant-teller-i... Man Sentenced in Edgerton Bank Robbery- March 25, 2008 A man who pleaded guilty to robbing a bank last summer will spend 17-and-a-half years behind bars. via WIBW-TV Topekahttp://www.topix.net/city/edgerton-ks/2008/03/man-sentenced-in-edgerton-bank-robbery?fromr... Southwest JoCo can track changes from intermodal hub- March 10, 2008 "The hub will have as much of an impact on Johnson County and the state of Kansas as the Kansas Speedway if you look at jobs and economic effects" Kansas City Business Journal - by Ellen Jensen Contributing Writer The 20-year buildout of a freight hub BNSF Railway Co. via Bizjournalshttp://www.topix.net/city/edgerton-ks/2008/03/southwest-joco-can-track-changes-from-interm... Olathe News to write new chapter in its history- March 1, 2008 The history of The Olathe News is understandably filled with moments mundane and spectacular. via The Olathe Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/edgerton-ks/2008/03/olathe-news-to-write-new-chapter-in-its-hist... Gardner, Edgerton in preliminary talks about combining the cities- March 1, 2008 "For heaven's sakes, what if we didn't have to talk about any line at all" Maybe they could call it Gardgerton.The cities of Gardner and Edgerton in southwest Johnson County are mulling an unusual move -- a consolidation into one city. City leaders in both communities say the discussions are still preliminary, and further talks that would outline the advantages and disadvantages of such a move likely won't occur until at least late spring or early summer.The topic first was discussed in a...http://www.topix.net/city/edgerton-ks/2008/02/gardner-edgerton-in-preliminary-talks-about-... |