Shirley L. Stateler, 68
Dodge City - Shirley L. Stateler, 68, died August 28, 2013 at 2501 Post, Dodge City. She was born on June 27, 1945 at Dodge City the daughter of Jeff and Anita (Drews) Andrews.
Shirley spent her chil…
August 2013
Elizabeth M. “Toots” Heeke-Beller, 92
SPEARVILLE - Elizabeth M. "Toots" Heeke-Beller, 92, died Aug. 25, 2013, at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City, Kan. She was born Aug. 14, 1921, in rural Ford County to Fred and Katherine (Tecklenburg) T…
Community Engagement Partnership Sessions Begin in September
Dodge City. The Cultural Relations Advisory Board is accepting applications for the fall session of the Community Engagement Partnership Program!
“The purpose of the program is to open communicatio…
United Way launches annual kick-off
The United Way of Dodge City is hosting its eighth annual kick-off for its fundraising campaign on Friday Aug. 30 at the south parking lot of Memorial Stadium from 5:45 to 7 p.m. The campaign will ru…
Final Friday activities expand
With the beginning of the school year, many activities resume for the season and Final Friday is no exception.
The monthly event, which started several years ago, celebrates the arts in several Dodge…
March protests lack of quality jobs in Wichita
Community activists are planning what they're calling a worker justice march in Wichita this weekend to protest what they say is a lack of quality jobs in the area.
Sunflower Community Action, the Bl…
Iowa couple give $1M to K-State for new building
A Des Moines, Iowa, couple have donated $1 million to Kansas State University to help pay for a new building for the College of Business Administration.
The school says its proposed building plan has…
Driver in school bus accident out of hospital
The driver of the school bus that overturned in Bonner Springs last week has been released from the hospital.
Elmer Scott Jr. was the most seriously injured of those who were hurt when the bus went o…
Ricks, Convicted of two felonies
Dodge City resident Thomas E. Ricks, who was charged with the attempted murder of Barbara and Amanda Hileman in 2011, was convicted of two felonies, Wednesday, Aug. 28 in Ford County District Court.
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Mo. man crashes experimental plane near Emporia
An 82-year-old Missouri man suffered minor injuries when his experimental aircraft crashed near Emporia.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says James Zerkel, who lives near Joplin, Mo., was flying a Challeng…