Southwest Kansas Storm: Bandits shut down the Storm
The Southwest Kansas Storm fell to the Sioux City Bandits 66-14 May 14. The Bandits scored 30 second-quarter points while holding the Storm scoreless in those same 15 minutes.
May 2022
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Club News
The Dodge City/Fort Dodge/ Cimarron Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association recently hosted a group of Bent’s Fort Chapter members for a trip down the trail in Ford and Gray Counties The Bent’s Fort Chapter visited sites from the Leander Herron storyboard near Coon Creek east of Fort Dodge, honoring the only Medal of Honor recipient for bravery on a mission between Fort Dodge and Fort Larned. The group learned about the Coronado Cross and its importance to the area and toured Fort Dodge, learning from storyboards placed by our local chapter about its important mission on the trail.
Ford County Humane Society shelter now full
The trickle-down effect of pet owners returning to work after the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a spike in the number of pet surrenders and the Ford Couty Humane Society is full. There are five indoor and five outdoor runs and they are all occupied, society president Toni Meyers said.
DCHS girls swimming WAC results
The DCHS girls swimming team finished 3rd at the WAC championship in Great Bend. Ashlyn Armstrong brought home 3rd place in the 200 free and 2nd place in the 500 free.
DCHS Boys Golf: Final WAC results
The Boys Golf team competed at the Great Bend invitational May 12. The team finished second with a total of 332.
Young military marriage leads to quick divorce
Dear Amy: My daughter has been married almost a year. Her husband is in the military, and they had to get hitched so she could live with him during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
The Toad Abode
There’s just something about a toad that “conjures” up visions of a witch in a huge black hat with a big hairy wart on her nose mumbling spells as she stirs a bubbling pot full of potion. Toads just look creepy, and then of course there is that propensity they possess to pee on anyone picking them up. Despite having a face only, a mother could love, toads are extremely important to our planet. It is reported that a toad can eat ten thousand insects in one summer and are a big part of nature’s pest patrol (the person who did the counting for that study really needs a life!)
USDA and EDA launch resource guide to boost economic development in rural communities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small and U.S. Economic Development Administration Deputy Assistant Secretary Dennis Alvord today unveiled a joint resource guide to help community organizations access USDA and EDA resources to build strategies to boost economic development in rural America.
Why an ambitious effort to overhaul Kansas water management fell short
The dire state of water in western Kansas is not in dispute. The aquifer Kansans out west rely on to irrigate crops and provide drinking water dropped by a foot in 2021.
May is Foster Care Appreciation Month
During Foster Care Month, we focus on the needs of vulnerable youth in Ford County May is Foster Care Appreciation Month, and Saint Francis Ministries celebrates those who offer support, stability, encouragement and love to youth who have been through things most of us can’t imagine. During this month, Saint Francis Ministries also looks at the tremendous need for foster parents across the country – and specifically in Ford County.