Marquette KS Fire Department

08/19/2026

08/14/2026

Bird is the word. Not very often do you get a call for a power pole on fire that’s caused by a bird.

08/11/2026

Congratulations chief!!! Happy to have someone from the country as a representative at the state level. McPherson Fire Department

Governor Laura Kelly named McPherson Fire Chief Chad Mayberry to the Governor’s Uniform Fire Code Task Force. Chief Mayberry will help review and recommend updates to Kansas fire prevention standards and the state’s uniform fire code. Mayberry has also been appointed to serve on the […]

08/10/2026

Heat continues through Thursday. If you are working outside keep hydrating

08/09/2026

08/08/2026

Hydrate hydrate hydrate.

This weekend will be hot, with afternoon through early evening heat indices in the 102 to 107 degree range. Thankfully, breezy south winds will bring some relief to the heat.

08/07/2026

UPDATE:
We have canceled the endangered persons advisory that was issued on behalf of the Yates Center Police Department. Tava Glover was located safe in Oklahoma, and is now with family. Thank you for your assistance.

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The KBI has issued an endangered persons advisory, on behalf of the Yates Center Police Department, for a missing Yates Center woman.

The whereabouts of 44-year-old Tava Glover are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate her.

Glover last made contact with her family on Tuesday, Aug. 4, when she was expected to be driving home to Yates Center from Kansas City. She is believed to be driving a 2016 white Lincoln MKZ bearing Kansas tag 9261AGM.

Tava is a white female who is approximately 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighs around 174 pounds. She has light brown hair and hazel eyes. Authorities believe she may have traveled in Pittsburg, Kansas, Miami, Oklahoma, and Ottawa, Kansas since Tuesday.

Tava has been diagnosed with a serious medical condition and is without necessary medication.

If you see Tava Glover, or her vehicle, call 911 immediately. If you have other information about her whereabouts, please call the Yates Center Police Department at 620-625-8640.

City of Yates Center Police Department