Best-selling author, radio and television guest, motivational speaker and comedian Ken Davis is bringing his inspirational comedy concert to Dodge City.
    Davis will perform his Christian comedy show — appropriate for both adults and kids — at the Dodge City Civic Center at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Keep Dodge City Beautiful is one of 15 national winners of a $10,000 cash grant from the national Keep American Beautiful program, meant to encourage local solutions to improving the community.
    More than 575 local affiliates of Keep America Beautiful were challenged  to present proposals for ambitious projects representing everything from stewardship to education projects. Of the 61 that competed in the 2008 contest, Dodge was one of only 15 to receive it.

A new assembly plant in Dodge City is hoping to add its little bit of flavor to local agriculture.
    Supreme U.S. Inc., a subsidiary of Canada-based Supreme International, may have opened the doors on its vertical feed processor assembly plant in July. But Thursday, local businessmen and officials got their first official tour of the plant as the company hosted its ceremonial grand opening.

Together we stand, divided we fall.
    Area officials are hoping that old adage still holds true as the governing bodies from Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal join forces in a regional agreement.
    Monday night, Dodge City commissioners signed a cooperation agreement with the other two cities, essentially giving the word that all three would work together on shared issues.

The Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame is opening its doors Saturday for the holiday season.
    The open houses, every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through December 20, provide tourists and Dodge City residents alike the opportunity to purchase Christmas gifts, learn more about Kansas education and the hall of fame and tour the wax museum.   
    A variety of gift items will be available with a 10 percent discount, including classroom items, souvenirs, western-themed decor, Jim Shore items, an angels collection, children's toys, jewelry, candles, Christmas ornaments and more.

As two of four potential casino developers back out of their Kansas commitments, Olathe-based Butler National says it's still on track for Ford County.
    Clark Stewart, president of Butler National, told the Daily Globe that despite other companies backing down, his company was moving forward.
    "I believe the only real thing we have to say is we still plan to go forward," he said. "That's the key item out of all of this."

Cargill to award 350 scholarships for class of 2009Cargill, in collaboration with the National FFA Organization, announced Wednesday that it will award $350,000 in scholarships to high school seniors who plan to enroll in post-secondary education next fall and live in areas Cargill has operations.

The following is the Holiday Sanitation Services Schedule:

A 72-year-old Jetmore woman was killed Wednesday evening after a head-on collission along U.S. Highway 283 in Hodgeman County.

Gus Crump, 93, still goes cruisin' around Dodge City in his 1930 Model A Ford Tudor, which he remembers driving new.  
    At the age of 15, Crump drove the new Model A his mother purchased for $610.
    "Where she came up with the money, I'll never know, but she bought it," Crump said.
    His mom didn't know how to drive it, so Crump spent a few months teaching her.