OKEP services still ongoing
The Older Kansan Employment Program (OKEP) is a service of The SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging (SWKAAA) which is funded through the Kansas Deptartment of Commerce to assist Kansas workers 55 an…
May 2020
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Services for abuse victims continue
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV) is reaching out and reminding domestic and sexual violence victims, that there are safe programs and other advocacy services, including s…
DCHS students qualify for national tournament
Three Dodge City High School forensics students have qualified for the National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament.
According to DCHS forensics coach Johnny Dunlap, Arden Ingram, se…
DCRP shifts practice to May 23
In the ever changing environment of the current COVID-19 coronavirus culture, Dodge City Raceway Park has shifted its open practice to a tentative date of Saturday, May 23, rather than the previously…
National Day of Prayer service Thursday
On Thursday, May 7, the public is invited to participate in the National Day of Prayer event at the First Baptist Church parking lot at 6 p.m.
Chairs will be set up in the parking lot and organize…
Phase one of reopening begins; 3 deaths in Ford County
Roughly six weeks passed since quarantine orders were handed down by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly when the COVID-19 pandemic began being seen in Kansas.
Salvation Army continues to deliver aid
The charity of the Salvation Army in Dodge City continues to strive to provide for those in need during a time when the giving nature of human beings matters most.
16-year-old arrested after bus stolen
A unique joy ride over the weekend led to the arrest May 2 of a 16-year-old boy in Ford County.
According to Ford County Sheriff Bill Carr, Ford County deputies received information concerning a s…
Productive pandemic past-times
I’m not sure what cancelling the “stay-at-home” order for our state accomplished, as everyone I know has been going everywhere they darn well pleased anyway.
We wear masks, try to stay the “requir…
The 1910 burglary of Fred Baeder
It was a pair of gloves that brought the culprit down.
The following information, which was provided by Judy Hinnergardt, comes from an account by Hiram T. Burr and the March 31, 1910 issue of the…