The boots of Harry T. McCarty
Though he was a victim of violence in early Dodge City, he was never buried on Boot Hill. However, he did have his own pair of boots at the Boot Hill cemetery, but they went missing for decades.
Ha…
May 2018
Filing deadline for 2018 election is June 1
The filing deadline for persons wishing to run for the following offices is noon on June 1.
Local offices need to file with the Ford County County Clerk.
State Offices must be filed with the Secr…
Dodge City Education Center honors graduates
The Dodge City Education Center held its graduation on Sunday, May 20 at the Dodge City High School Auditorium.
The guest speaker was Joe Coles, motivational speaker, consultant and teacher.
Cole…
First ever Hope Glow this Friday
It will be a night of remembrance and celebration as the first Hope Glow event will be held at the Dodge City Community College Student Activity Center on Friday.
The evening will be filled with gu…
Dodge City man sentenced to 10 years
Alejandro Acuna, 30, from Dodge City, pled guilty in March to two counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (methamphetamine), one count of possession of methamphetamine a…
SunPorch of Dodge City recruits volunteers to share time with elders
Since Gina Salmans knows residents of SunPorch of Dodge City would happily welcome more volunteers, she is asking local and area residents to consider donating a little time and talent.
Salmans, Su…
Medical Flight crews train at DCCC
The Nursing and Allied Health Department at Dodge City Community College hosted a training simulation lab for more than two dozen regional emergency medical flight crew.
Advanced medical personnel …
Outdoors Column: Ole’ Stumpy part 2
I have a love-hate relationship with squirrels, also known as limb chickens or tree bacon in our neck of the woods. They taunt our two little pups from the top of my back fence or from the roof of ou…
LPN program named No. 1 for DCCC
The 4th annual LPN nursing program rankings by practicalnursing.org were released recently.
The programs were ranked by NCLEX-PN pass rates state by state.
Out of 18 schools analyzed in Kansas, t…
Memorial Day closings for the holiday
In observance of Memorial Day, offices in Dodge City will be closed on Monday.
The public transportation buses will not run on Monday but the schedule will resume to regular hours on Tuesday.
For…