Wreath-laying ceremony set for Dec. 14
The 28th annual Wreaths Across America laying of the wreaths is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery at Fort Dodge.
The tradition began when the Worcester Wreath Co. …
November 2019
5 exemplary Cowboys join Hall of Fame
Five fine cowboys were honored Saturday night at an induction ceremony for the Boot Hill Museum’s Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Dodge City Marshal Brent Harris, Ashland resident Jim Arnold and Gardne…
Operation Christmas Child set
The week of Nov. 18-25 at First Southern Baptist Church in Dodge City, 3106 N. 14th Ave., will hold National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts.
Local residents will be par…
Boot Hill site of Republican rendezvous
If anyone knows the art of the quick sell, it would be a politician.
U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, who represents the first district of Kansas, paid a visit to the Boot Hill Museum on Friday to speak a…
Who you gonna call?
About this time each year, we begin to hear and read stories that all center on the illegal taking of Kansas wildlife.
Whether it’s bald eagles being shot, outfitters being investigated for assisti…
Ricardo Ortiz
DODGE CITY — Ricardo Ortiz, 90, died Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Hill Top House in Bucklin.
He was born February 7, 1929 at Carrizo Springs, Texas, the son of Leandro Ortiz and Emilia De La O Ort…
Come out and see the sea lions
If you have never seen a sea lion up close, this week will be your chance as Sea Lion Splash comes to the Western State Bank Expo Center from Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 21.
According to the exp…
Dodge City FFA wins horse evaluation contest
On Nov. 6, 13 Dodge City High School Future Farmers of America members participated in the Southwest District FFA Horse Evaluation Career Development Event in Garden City with the senior division tea…
Contest for Dodge City Days logo underway
The Dodge City Days festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2020, and a contest is being held to design the logo.
According to the Dodge City Days Committee, the logo will be used for the D…
DAR Santa Fe Trail markers
You see them along the highways in Kansas and may wonder how they managed to grace our roadways.
It's those stone markers signifying the route of the Santa Fe Trail.
At the beginning of the 20th …