The basketball action in The Dome (Student Activity Center) isn’t quite over for the school year as Dodge City Community College is set to be the first stop on the annual University of Kansas 2023 Barnstorming Tour which will feature KU men’s basketball players from this past season.
Okie artist Dallis Mayer invites you to celebrate the season of new creation with her Friday night at the Carnegie Art Center. Scenes of brand new buffaloes and sure-handed cowboys have multiplied, like bunnies of inspiration, and are eager to spring forth to share their beauty.
How beitting to publish this list of artists whose work stands out among their peers near the end of Youth Art Month Ford County and the City of Dodge City are made even more beautiful by the inspiring images and thoughtful representation of so much more than what appears to the eye These youths are willing to share with us how their hearts can feel and shine the brights lights from the great ideas in their minds The most brave and artistic expressions of all are how these young people are in the act of creating themselves and inding their voices beautiful and raw free from selfcensorship
The sport of high school powerlifting got a chance to shine on the biggest stage of the year when several local and area prep athletes competed in the Kansas High School Powerlifting Championships Saturday, March 25 in Wichita.
Elkhart defeated Bucklin Red Aces 15-0 and 11-1 in a baseball doubleheader Tuesday, March 28 in Elkhart. The Red Aces struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Elkhart in both games.
On the heels of K-State’s 2022 Big 12 football championship and 2023 men’s basketball run to the Elite Eight, Athletics Director Gene Taylor has been named the 2022-23 Cushman & Wakefield FBS AD of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) as stated in the press release.
Ft. Dodge - Barbara L. Hileman, 76, died March 27, 2023 at Scott County Hospital in Scott City. She was born on March 20, 1947 in Montebello, California the daughter of Robert and Louise (Willis) Ricks. Barbara spent her childhood in the Los Angeles area, graduating from Montebello High School in 1965. On January 28, 1972, she married Wayne Hileman. They celebrated 51 years of marriage. The couple lived in California for a number of years before moving to Dodge City. Barbara worked as an administrative assistant to the director of the Kansas Soldiers’ Home and at the Lamplighter Club. Barbara enjoyed spending time at the beach, sailing, riding Harley motorcycles, and she was an avid reader. Barbara was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband Wayne of Fort Dodge; daughter, Amanda Hestermann and husband Kyle of Scott City; son, Willis Hileman of Dodge City, a brother, Thomas Ricks of Dodge City; and seven grandchildren, Alexis, Angelica, Kaden, Graham, Anthony, Nelli, and Gracie. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents. Funeral service will be held at Swaim Funeral Chapel, Dodge City on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 2:00PM with Pastor Kyle Evans presiding. Burial will follow at Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery in Ft. Dodge. There is no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are suggested to the Fort Dodge Activity Fund in care of the funeral home. Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online guest book at www.swaimfuneralhome.com.
MEADE - Robert (Bob) Hugh McCulloch, age 86, passed away Monday evening, March 27, 2023, at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade, Kansas. He was born March 18, 1937, at Minot, North Dakota, the son of George J.
DODGE CITY - Ethel M. Peterson, 89, died Monday, March 27, 2023 at Presbyterian Manor of the Plains, Dodge City.
Jetmore Ralph (Mike) T. Klinge, 74, passed away March 25, 2023 at his home in Hodgeman County.