Dodge City women’s basketball continue to rack up the wins as they took down Pratt in the latest KJCCC challenge winning 89-74. The win marks the Conquistadors eighth straight win giving them their longest win streak since the 2015-16 season while also marking the 13th straight win at home as the Conqs improved to 15-2 on the season and 10-1 in conference play.
Offers are now being accepted for a USDA program designed to provide landowners a market-based financial incentive for restoring playa wetlands. The Kansas USDA Farm Service Agency and several partners are joining together to promote the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Migratory Birds, Butterflies and Pollinators State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) practice, or CRP Migratory Birds SAFE for short.
Crews continue to remove oil from several miles of Mill Creek that are now blocked off from the rest of the creek. Contamination downstream is decreasing.
“Lose weight without dieting or exercise! “You don’t have to watch what you eat to lose weight!” “Lose 30 pounds in 30 days!” “All it takes to lose weight is this cream! (Or pill! Or patch!)” These, and similar headlines in advertisements are all part of the schemes that scammers employ to get at those of us who have made weight-loss resolutions for 2023. They tout body wraps, topical creams, dietary supplements, skin patches and even earrings that they say will melt, flush, burn and dissolve away unwanted fat.
Manor of the Plains is seeking artists age 65 and older for its annual juried art exhibit and competition from March 9 to 15. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2024 Art is Ageless calendar.
With the dry conditions continuing in Southwest Kansas for the foreseeable future, many homeowners need to think about watering their trees, even during the winter months. Let’s talk about how we should go about watering mature trees and shrubs in landscape settings.
Dodge City USD 443 has entered the third and final phase of renovations at Memorial Stadium. The project that began in 2019 is well on its way to increasing parking capacity and improving handicap as well as spiffing up the media experience.
A landslide vote last year kept abortion legal in Kansas, but now the fight continues in the Statehouse — where abortion opponents have already introduced legislation that would further restrict access.
The Dodge City High School boys swimming team didn’t score a lot of points but did show a lot of improvements. The Red Demons finished seven out of nine teams in Hutchinson High School meet on Jan. 10 in Hutchinson.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you can honor his legacy throughout your community by volunteering your time or hosting a charity event to benefit the less fortunate. It’s an opportunity to ask for changes that boost the economy or livelihood in your neighborhood. King was an important advocate during the civil rights movement and pushed to ensure citizens were treated fairly. If you notice injustice in your community, speak up through adversity and draw attention to a cause you believe in. He gave the ultimate sacrifice by standing up for citizens who were treated unjustly, and you can do the same.