Titan Tow & Repair covers Coffey County, Kansas, around the clock, from Burlington, the county seat, to Lebo, Waverly and New Strawn. Dispatched from our yard in Liberty, Missouri, we tow heavy, medium and light duty on I-35, US-75 and US-50 and on the roads around John Redmond Reservoir, and we handle winch-outs, recovery and roadside truck and trailer repair, tires included.
Coffey County's major highways are I-35, US-50, US-75, K-31 and K-58. Burlington, the county seat, lies south-east of Emporia and west of Garnett; Lebo and New Strawn are east of Emporia, and Waverly sits south-west of Ottawa. Water shapes much of the rest of the county. When John Redmond Reservoir was built in the early 1960s, the Army Corps of Engineers claimed the original town of Strawn for its flood area, and old Strawn's Main Street can still be driven when it is dry but goes under when the lake is up. Wolf Creek Generating Station, the only nuclear power plant in Kansas, stands just northeast of Burlington on Coffey County Lake, which was built as the plant's cooling lake.
The lakes are what bring visitors. The attractions listed for travelers around Lebo include Lebo Lake, John Redmond Reservoir, Melvern Reservoir and Coffey County Lake, along with Beto Junction, the historic town of Arvonia and the Coffey County Museum. Lake traffic means pickups with boat trailers and campers on gravel approaches and soft ground near the water, where one wheel off the edge turns a drive home into a winch-out. Wolf Creek, which has generated power since 1985, is a local landmark in its own right, and part of the Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge also lies in the county. When you call, name the lake or the nearest town, the road you came in on, and whether you are on pavement, gravel or grass.
| County | Coffey County, Kansas |
|---|---|
| County seat | Burlington |
| Main roads | I-35, US-75, US-50, K-31, K-58 |
| Towns covered | 4 |
| Hours | 24 hours a day, every day |
| Dispatched from | 2751 Liberty Landing Rd., Liberty, MO |
| Dispatch | (816) 888-8732 |
The county seat grew when Wolf Creek Generating Station was built just to its northeast between 1977 and 1985. Burlington itself dates from 1857 and takes its name from Burlington, Vermont, the home town of one of its founders. Burlington High School, where Allen County Community College also holds classes, and the Coffey County Museum are both in town.
Capt. Joe Lebo, a pioneer settler, gave his name to Lebo, founded east of Emporia in 1883. Lebo High School and Lebo Grade School are in town, part of the Lebo–Waverly district. Lebo Lake shares the town's name, and the attractions listed for Lebo's visitors also take in John Redmond and Melvern reservoirs, Coffey County Lake and Beto Junction, so say which of them you are closest to.
Waverly borrowed its name from Waverly, Indiana, the home town of the settler who named it when it was founded in 1878, and its post office opened that June. Waverly lies west of Garnett and south-west of Ottawa, and it shares the Lebo–Waverly school district with Lebo. Olive Ann Beech, the aviation pioneer, was born here. Broken down outside town? Say whether you are on the Garnett side or the Emporia side of Waverly.
New Strawn exists because of John Redmond Reservoir: in the early 1960s the Army Corps of Engineers took the original town of Strawn for the flood area, and the town was relocated. Old Strawn's Main Street can still be traveled when it is dry, and a small parking area marks the old school and church site, but the whole place is underwater when the lake is up. In New Strawn itself, say if you are near the Casey's General Store, which has been open since 1985.
Yes. Titan Tow & Repair dispatches from Liberty, Missouri, around the clock, and Wolf Creek Generating Station, just northeast of Burlington on Coffey County Lake, is inside our service area. Tell us whether the vehicle is on the plant grounds or out on the public road, what it is, from a car to a loaded semi, and whether it rolls. If the site controls who may enter, have the name of the person who will meet our driver ready when you call.
Yes, if you call while it is still on dry ground. Titan Tow & Repair runs winch-outs and recoveries around John Redmond Reservoir at any hour. Old Strawn's Main Street can be driven only when it is dry, and the old town site goes underwater when the lake is up, so the job gets harder as the water rises. Tell us where on Main Street you are, whether a trailer is hooked up and how close the water has come.
Yes. Titan Tow & Repair winches out and tows pickups, boat trailers and campers around the lakes near Lebo, 24 hours a day, dispatched from Liberty, Missouri. Travelers around Lebo head for Lebo Lake, John Redmond Reservoir, Melvern Reservoir and Coffey County Lake, so name the lake first, then the road or parking area you are in. Say whether the rig is still hitched and how it is sitting; a wheel off a gravel edge is usually a winch-out, not a full recovery.
