May 2023

Candidate filing deadline is noon the first day of June

Andrew Evans Dodge City Globe Noon on June 1 is the last opportunity to file and become a candidate for local office in the November municipal elections. Dodge City residents will be voting for members of the City of Dodge City Commission, USD 443 School Board of Education and the Dodge City Community College Board of Trustees each of which have three at-large seats up for election.

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It’s a moth, it’s a plane, it’s a June Bug!

It’s everyone’s favorite season- May beetle or June bug season! The June bug is also called the May beetle or June beetle. There are over 100 species of June bugs, and all of them start their lives as white grubs once they hatch from their eggs. These grubs can sometimes damage crops and young trees by eating the roots. People tend to lump June bugs, green June beetles, and Japanese beetles together as “white grubs”, but they are three different insects. June bugs are common throughout North and South America.

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KDA hosts beef genetics trade mission from Mexico

The Kansas Department of Agriculture — together with the U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. (USLGE) and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry — hosted a beef genetics trade mission from Mexico on May 7 to 12. During the trade mission, cattlemen worked to build relationships and expand international marketing opportunities for purebred beef cattle genetics to Mexico.

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Communication, swallowing disorders common in adults after stroke, illness or injuries

With speech, language, and swallowing disorders common following stroke, head and neck cancer, and a variety of other illnesses and injuries, Pratt based speech-language pathologist Debora May, MS, CCC-SLP of Pratt Regional Medical Center encourages residents to learn the signs—and seek an evaluation—if they have concerns about themselves or a loved one. This is a timely message, as May is recognized nationally as Better Hearing and Speech Month.

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CLUB NEWS

It was a great evening at Nature’s Corner in Dodge City where a flower seminar attracted about 20 participants and their partners and kids. Both kids and adults made french garden pots and it was a great success! Thank you 96.3 the Marshal for your support and Nature’s Corner of Dodge City, along with of course Family Outdoor Recreation for sponsoring this event which was made entirely FREE to the participants! To find out more about fun and enriching activities this group sponsors, follow them on Facebook @FamilyOutdoorRecreation .

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