Buddies Bar & Grill

Prairie Winds Golf Course

Casey's General Store

First Start Rental

Bahr Storage

Coffey County Rural Water District #3

Strawn Lumber & Equipment Rentals

Lakeview Bait & Tackle

Allen's Odds & Ends

Burris Roofing's Kanga Roof

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New Strawn City Lake From an old, nearly silted in farm pond to a renovated, 3.5 acre City lake, New Strawn's City Lake has become a center of recreational sport fishing. Aggressive fish management by the City of New Strawn and Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department has afforded residents and visitors alike, a great fishing experience. City lake user permit and valid Kansas Fishing License are required to fish in the New Strawn City Lake. Request a City Lake Fishing Brochure.

 

Community Events

The citizens of the City of New Strawn host and participate in many community events every year.
Annual events include:

New Strawn City-wide Garage Sale
The city holds an annual city-wide garage sale in June. Look for specific date on our Home page "Upcoming Events"

Easter Egg Hunt
This annual event is sponsored by the New Strawn Community Improvement Organization (NSCIO) and held the Saturday before Easter at 10:00 a.m. in Jones Park (across the street from the Community Center).  Inclement weather changes location. Watch for more info on our Home page.

New Strawn Tagged Fish Fishing Derby
This annual event is organized by the New Strawn Community Improvement Organization (NSCIO) and held the second weekend in June.  Over 100 anglers of all ages come for this 24-hour fishing derby that features overnight camping and fishing at the New Strawn City Lake.

Halloween Party
This annual event is organized by the New Strawn Community Improvement Organization (NSCIO) and held on Halloween night.  Event is organized to appeal to younger and school aged children with a costume contest, hay rack rides, dinner, and more.

Outdoor Kansas for Kids-Coffey County

OK Kids is an annual, free event with a chance for participants to experience numerous outdoor games and events. A part of the Outdoor Kansas for Kids is held at the city lake. There are additional activities at John Redmond Reservoir including games, rope course, canoing, bike rides, a bike rodeo, clay shooting, hayrides, lunch and dinner. This event normally takes place in September. Visit the OK Kids Coffey County website for more information.

Coffey County Library - New Strawn Branch



The newest branch of Coffey County Library is in New Strawn, Kansas. The New Strawn Branch was completed in 1997. The doors opened on October 13 and the grand opening was held on November 16 to coincide with National Children's Book Week.

The New Strawn Branch is located off U.S. Highway 75 at 365 North Main. The branch caters to people of all ages but the emphasis on collection is with materials for youth up to ninth grade, senior citizen material, and popular best sellers.

Services include Inter-Library Loan, fax machine use, public computers, a typewriter, a Xerox copy machine for public use, story times for various age children, and some adult programming. Material format includes books, large print books, books on tape and CD, videos, music CDs, educational and instructional CD-ROM programs, and video games in several different formats.  Computers with public Internet access are also available.

The friendly staff at the New Strawn branch of the Coffey County Library encourages you to come in and browse our selections and take advantage of the services offered.

Coffey County Library
New Strawn Branch
365 North Main Street
New Strawn, KS 66839
620.364.8910
620.364.5354 Fax

Library Branch Hours
Monday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Sunday: Closed