July 2017
Gas prices rise in nation, area
The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose sharply in Kansas last week.
According to AAA Kansas, the average price rose 5 cents a gallon — the seventh largest increase in Ameri…


When did the oven get turned on?
Geez, take a small vacation and look what happens. Someone cranked up the heat a little bit.
I think the time has come to really put Dodge City on the map. It might hurt a little bit financially, b…
Fast information doesn’t mean truthful
We have addressed this issue in the past — both in this space and in our editor’s column — but we feel the need to do so again.
Fast doesn’t always mean factual in the news business.
A report fro…


Ripple new DCCC athletic director
Jacob Ripple is no stranger to Dodge City or Dodge City Community College.
The new athletic director for the college — replacing the retired Casey Mallek — is a graduate of Dodge City High School. …

Marie Veronica Janousek
Janousek, Sister Marie Veronica (Jerelyn), 82 was born in Pratt, KS to William D. and Marjorie
Keith Janousek on January 8, 1935 and entered eternal life July 11, 2017 in Wichita, KS. She
was ra…

No one injured in morning crash
At 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, members of the Ford County Sheriff's Office and Ford County Fire and EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 50 that led to an arrest.
According to Ford County She…

El Tinajon celebrates opening
On April 1, Gabriele Bianontes and her family took a leap of faith by leaving their home in Miami, Fla. and opening a Cuban restaurant in Dodge City. Since then, Bianontes says that her restaurant, E…