Herman Estes
Herman Nolan Estes, age 77, died Thursday afternoon, May 19, 2011, at his home in Hunnewell, Kan. Private family graveside services will be held at…
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Superintendent Estes announces he will retire
Winfield schools Superintendent Marvin Estes has announced that he will retire at the end of this school year. Estes made the announcement Tuesday and said…
Estes: Local district facing ‘tough budget time’
Winfield’s alternative high school and other specialized programs will be the first to suffer if funding for local schools continues to shrink, USD 465 Superintendent…
Spending freeze ordered for Winfield schools
UPDATE: 9:34 a.m. Thursday – Staff and teachers report they will be paid in full as arrangements have made to receive partial state payment. The…
Smoking electronics lead to evac at Whittier
Smoke coming from televisions and VCRs led to the evacuation of Winfield’s Whittier Elementary school Friday afternoon, school district officials said. Students fled the school…
County child dies of H1N1; Winf. inmate sick
A 6-year-old Cowley County child has died after being sick with the H1N1 Flu, also known as Swine Flu, health officials said Wednesday. The illness…
USD 465 nixes plans for motivational speaker
Controversy over the President’s speech to students has led to the cancellation of a presentation from Eric W. Ramsey, an evangelist and part-time motivational speaker,…
Estes talks budget cuts with state lawmakers
Winfield schools superintendent Marvin Estest told lawmakers in Topeka Tuesday that school administrators would like to know sooner rather than later if additional budget cuts…
Fields: "It’s not like I took over a dynasty"
Rob Fields will continue as a teacher at Winfield High School, but he’s been fired as head coach of the boys basketball team, the school…
Estes: District must put end to bomb hoaxes
It’s past the point of annoying, Winfield Schools Superintendent Marvin Estes says, and if bogus bomb threats at the high school and middle school do…