
October 2016

Ready to bounce back
Demons head to Liberal for regular season finale after Hatchet Game loss
KJCCC to change scholarship limitations
The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) held a special meeting October 20th to address roster and scholarship limitations. The meetings resulted in two bylaw changes.
Beginning with…

A hunting experience that really worked
In the predawn darkness I wound my way along the ranch driveway, then through several tall rows of round hay bales to an open spot which was about the highest point in the pasture. From there I’d hik…

Kenworth opens new location
Previously located at 1301 Minneola Rd. in Dodge City, Kenworth trucking officially opened its new location at 2830 E Trail St. on Wednesday.
The new location has been in the plans for quite some t…
Fun events planned at Wright Park
Domestic violence is not fun for the one in four people affected by it, but Tina Gerber, Crisis Center of Dodge City representative, is planning fun events to honor domestic abuse survivors Saturday …

My coaches were wrong about pain
Sports coaches were wrong. Nike is wrong. Slogans are wrong.
I hurt.
Pain is temporary was a mantra I heard in every sport I played from every coach, from every Adidas shirt I wore, to every moti…
Prepare now for winter weather
While autumn has arrived and many people are enjoying the pleasant days and cool evenings in southwest Kansas, we encourage our readers to prepare for winter now.
Take some time to prepare winter k…
Volunteers needed for Hurricane Matthew
The American Red Cross is responding to Hurricane Matthew in five southeastern states, where nearly 7,000 people woke up this morning in 156 Red Cross and community emergency shelters.
More than 3,…

Area filmmakers to make feature
You've heard the stories.
Steven Spielberg filming toy trains running into each other, Paul Thomas Anderson using dual VCRs to edit his movies. All done while under 10 years old.
Same could be sa…