TOPEKA – Preliminary estimates reported by the Labor Market Information Services division of the Kansas Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.6% in January.
The Spearville Lady Lancers saw its season come to a close with a 59-42 loss to Centralia. Centralia opened the game in the first quarter with 21 points and Spearville never recovered.
Golden Plains used a big first-half run and the Bucklin Lady Aces could not overcome a rough shooting night as their season ended with a 49-28 loss in the state tournament. Sydnie Jones had 10 points and Halie Feikert 7 points were the leading scorers for the Lady Aces.
The Dodge City Red Demons season came to an end Thursday night with a 67-53 loss to Olathe West. Aidan Sowers led the team in points with 15, Isaiah Taylor finished the night with 11. Cooper Scheck capped off his history-making season with 9 points. Olathe West was led by Harrison Kisling with 26 points.
Northern Valley outlasted Bucklin in overtime in the boys’ third-place game. Bailey Sides scored a team-high 21 points and had 11 assists. Drew Schemper and Kenton Thalheim finished with 13 and 12, respectively, while Eric Loya, Jeremiah Hansen and Foster Brands scored 10 points each for Northern Valley (23-3). Schemper grabbed 13 rebounds for a double-double.
After piling up the list of accomplishments and accolades thus far this season the Dodge City men’s basketball team is set to climb the mountain for the top prize in the NJCAA as they look to vie for the National Championship.
Kolton Jax Hubbell, 2 1 ⁄2 months, Spearville, KS paased away on March 9 2022. He was born on December 27, 2021.
SPEARVILLE Mark William Downey, 60, died Friday, March 11, 2022 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City. He was born on May 3, 1961 at Dodge City, Kansas the son of William John and Theresa J.
Dodge City -Tyler Hofmann, 35, passed away March 6, 2022, at the Denver Hospice Inpatient Center in Denver, Colorado. He was born October 27, 1986, in Dodge City, Kansas to Bob and Martha (Fordham) Hofmann.
SPEARVILLE Tom “Roadie” Rodriguez, 82, died Sunday, March 6, 2022 at his home in Spearville, Kansas. He was born on March 7, 1939 in Ness City, Kansas the son of Ramon Gregory and Charlotte (Rocha) Rodriguez.