Only a few school districts in southwest Kansas haven't signed a contract agreement with their teachers yet, and Dodge City is one of them.

     Over two decades ago when Edward Hammond took over the helm of Fort Hays State University, he decided to travel around the entire state of Kansas, telling people about the college.

     USD 443 Physical Education and Health teachers are excited about their new FITNESSGRAM materials from the district.

Some Miller School parents went back to class yesterday.

Dodge City school board members have been going to school themselves lately, and three veteran members have the certificates to prove it.

USD 443 has invited the Garden City and Liberal school districts to meet with the attorneys who successfully sued the state in a historic education funding battle in 2006.
    Schools for Fair Funding has asked Alan Rupe and John Robb, of the Wichita law firm Kutak Rock LLP, to come to Dodge City on Sept. 22 to discuss the state of school funding and present the legal options available to Kansas districts.

Real card dealers have personality.
    And Boot Hill Casino is looking to train about 50 of them right now.
    Two gaming veterans who recently moved to Dodge City sat down and talked to the Globe  Tuesday about what it takes to be a good dealer.

According to America's 2009 ACT scores, less than a quarter — or 23 percent — of the country's high school students are prepared for college.
    That figure came as no surprise to the nation's educators.
    The good news is that Dodge City is doing about as well than the rest of the country. In fact, for the second year in a row, the high school and the nation shared a composite ACT score of 21.1 out of a possible 36.

The numbers aren't promising.
    Close to 38 percent of active physicians in the United States are nearing retirement age.
    The rising cost of running a medical practice is increasing while doctors' revenue streams head south. And while more and more people are enrolling in medical school, fewer are going into general practice.

Sports fans looking for pure heart don't need to travel to Manhattan for the K-State game this weekend.
    In fact, they don't have to go any further than Pawnee Heights High School, whose varsity volleyball team gave heart a new meaning during the season opener against Spearville Tuesday night.