Small school districts face tough times

Recently, the Friends of the Zoo Committee held a summer Kickoff Festival in Wright Park at the Dodge City Zoo. The FOTZ Committee offered hot dogs, chips and soft drinks to all that attended. We gathered many, many contributions from Dodge City businesses.

Pearl Smith, 72, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Dodge City.

Kenneth Charles Wood of Copeland, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. He was 67.

Photos from the 2008 Parade of Lights and Chili Cook off. This years event will be Nov. 30th. Chili sampling will begin at 5pm and the parade will begin at 6pm in Wright Park and wind its way to Front Street.

Not only are the patrons at the Dodge  City Senior Center patient, they're also helpful — even when it comes to something that can get many people crabby, like mealtimes.  
    While they were waiting for the center to remodel its kitchen, many of the seniors took turns traveling to Minneola every day, Monday through Friday, to get hot lunches for everyone else.
    Vernon and Mary Lou Agur's day was Thursday.

Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.

The grandchild of a woman who died last summer at the Good Samaritan Society has tentatively agreed to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit against the nursing home's parent company.

Local authorities are looking for whoever meddled with the HorseThief Reservoir spillway controls last week, releasing about 135 million gallons of water.
    The incident apparently occurred around midnight Thursday, when U.S. Geological Survey monitoring equipment recorded a marked increase in downstream water flow.

A Kansas soldier known for his shooting expertise has been killed during an attack in Afghanistan during his second tour of duty.
    The Department of Defense announced Monday that 23-year-old Sgt. Tyler Juden was killed Saturday when enemy forces attacked his unit with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire near Turan, Afghanistan.

    Last weekend, the Dodge City High School Drill team traveled to a place where very few women ever get to go.
    They went to Valley Ranch in Dallas to train with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.

   The Western Athletic Conference boys soccer team has been released. After having the best season in Dodge City soccer history and making it all the way to state, several from Dodge City were named to the team, as well as head coach Virgil Hutchcraft being named coach of the year.

Photos from Mondays and Wednesdays game.

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The Mid America Youth Basketball Dodge City tournament blew through town like a whirlwind and wrapped up as quickly as the action got started. Pool play for the six different divisions started Friday and the championship brackets all concluded Sunday, with Dodge City teams taking medals or trophies in each division a local team was entered.

Rain Saturday night and Sunday morning brought early ends to baseball tournaments at Legends Park and Demon Field over the weekend, and play was suspended at both venues.
    The tournaments were called, and the games will not be made up this summer.

  Both Dodge City Middle School Cardinal soccer teams scored ARMS League championships Tuesday after winning both games of their league tournies at St. Mary's Soccer Complex.
    Both teams came into the tournament as the No. 1 seed after strong regular seasons.