
Barbecue contests fill opening weekend
The weekend will have plenty of options as Dodge City Days gets going Thursday night with the kickoff reception at Central Station Bar and Grill.
 On Friday, the first of many barbecue contests in W…

The weekend will have plenty of options as Dodge City Days gets going Thursday night with the kickoff reception at Central Station Bar and Grill.
 On Friday, the first of many barbecue contests in W…
The 59th annual Dodge City Days Parade will Strike Up the Band at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27.
 Presented by the Dodge City AMBUCS, this year's parade and Dodge City Days theme is in honor of the 14…
What do you get when you mix equal amounts of water and cider vinegar in a jar with a drop or two of dishwashing soap?
 According to a friend of ours, you get a redneck fruit fly trap. This time of …
Felix Flores, 18, was arrested and charged with false impersonation early Saturday morning in Ford County.
 According to Ford County Sheriff Bill Carr, about 1:45 a.m. July 20, Ford County deputies …

What did 15-year-old Israel Kesania do over his summer vacation? He learned how to program robots with an iPad.
 "I didn’t know I was into robots until now," Kesania told the Daily Globe at a scienc…

Returning with their 2019 Christmas Tour Live show, Mannheim Steamroller will be at United Wireless Arena at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25.
 Tickets go on sale Friday, July 26.
 Marking its 35th annive…

Boot Hill Distillery continues to push itself forward.
 Distilling spirits using grains grown from the owner's own farms, the distillery has kept a local flavor in Dodge City since 2016.
 Now the d…
Between July 26 and Aug. 4, the Dodge City Police Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol will be conducting extra DUI patrols. These will be saturation patrols and check lanes. They will be conduct…
The Ford County Commissioners are soliciting volunteers to represent the county’s older population on the South West Kansas Area Agency On Aging’s Sub-Region Council.
 The purpose of the council is …
November 21, 1948
 Sunday afternoon
 Dear Aretha and all,
 I guess you’ve heard of our blizzard so I thought I’d write and tell you we’re all okay. Maurice had to go out that night, of course, (he…