An 18-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child was charged with two counts of rape in Ford County Court on Tuesday.
The Ford County Commission approved a $23.59 million budget for the next fiscal year on Monday, which calls for a slight drop in the county's mill levy.
The county's property tax levy will be set at 40.83 mills in fiscal year 2011, down from 40.98 the previous year.
School board leaders in Kansas are studying how the state doles out education money amid growing talk of changing the existing finance formula.
Ford County Retired Senior Volunteer Program will hold its annual recognition banquet and the firstnational day of remembrance and service at noon, Saturday at the Victory Electric warehouse.
Gretchen Stroud, daughter of Raymond and Robin Stroud of Dodge City, has completed orientation and is a first-year student at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa.
Dodge City Public Library and Wendy’s of Dodge City will join together for a fundraiser for the library from 5 to 8 p.m. today. Wendy’s will donate a percentage of the evening’s sales to the library.
A small garrison of soldiers has returned to Historic Fort Hays, nearly 150 years after skirmishes with the Indians ceased and the outpost abandoned.
As the cold and flu season approaches, the top health official in Kansas is urging all residents to get a flu shot to fight off another outbreak of the H1N1 virus.
The public is invited to a grand opening and ribbon cutting for the United Methodist Mexican American Ministries dental clinic at 10 a.m. today. The clinic is located at 2011 Central Ave. in the lower level of the building. The parking lot and entrance are on the west side of the building.The clinic will be open for tours, and staff members will be on hand to answer questions.
The Greensburg City Council is back to the drawing board when it comes to a design for a new Big Well Museum.
