Museum declares year of the cowgirl
Boot Hill Museum announced 2016 as the year of the cowgirl for its Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
"We've had a few women nominated in the past and last year we inducted our first woman into the hall o…
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Rain, rain go away?
Tired of the rain?
Through mid-July Dodge City is at 18.25 inches of rain for the year. The normal rainfall amount for this time of year is 12.12, a difference of 6.13 inches.
"We were dry to sta…
Dodge City gas prices lowest in state
Gas prices throughout Kansas continue to slide and that holds true for Dodge City, which has the cheapest gas prices in the state, according to GasBuddy.com.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Dillon’s in …
Tall tales presentation Thursday
The Kansas Genealogical Society will host folklorist Jim Hoy from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday in the Lois Flanagan room at the Dodge City Library.
The program is free and open to the public.
"There wil…
Record setting wheat harvest
On July 12, the National Agricultural Statistics Service released wheat production throughout the country and the numbers are positive.
For Kansas, the wheat crop is up by approximately 41 percent …
World greeter retires
Friends, family and members of the community honored DeAnn Schraeder for her 15 years of service at the Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau on Wednesday.
A receptionist and information specia…
Wheat producers marketing assistance
The Kansas Farm Service Agency Marketing Assistance Loans can help meet cash flow needs without selling commodities when market prices are at harvest-time lows.
Kansas USDA Farm Service Agency Exec…
School sets budget hearing
The Dodge City Schools Board of Education will hold a budget hearing on Aug. 8 at the administration building.
The board approved publishing the fiscal year 2016-2017 budget at its meeting Monday. …
Living history
DodgeCity residents may know where Chilton Park is at, but most have no idea of who the park was named after.
Now, the park has a story board which explains who Robert Hall Chilton was and why he w…
Concert to benefit Numana
One in six residents of Ford County struggle to put food on the table, according to Ministerial Alliance president Chris Conner.
In an effort to address that food insecurity, Connor organized a ben…