The end of May ushers in a warm Final Friday
Guest artist Devlin Goldworm will be featured at a artist’s reception at The 2nd Avenue Art Guild, 608 N. 2nd Ave., from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Dodge City Education Center graduates 24
Students from the Dodge City Education Center were handed their diplomas on Sunday, May 22 at the Dodge City High School auditorium. According to Pam Gleason with the Dodge City Education Center, 14 of the 24 graduates received their diplomas from Dodge City USD 443 superintendent Fred Dierksen and Dodge City High School principal Martha Mendoza.
Ford County Sheriff’s Office POPLOG
Christopher Botello Tena, 21, criminal restraint; disorderly conduct; robbery; aggravated domestic battery; intimidation of witness/victim. Anthony Sanchez, 22, probation violation.
Legislature sends governor tax bill with $50 million for small businesses hurt by COVID-19
TOPEKA — The Legislature by a nearly unanimous margin voted Monday to send tax-reform legislation to Gov. Laura Kelly but not before a Senate Republican supporting the bill insisted the governor receive no credit for earmarking $50 million to reimburse small businesses that suffered in early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resurfacing underway in Gray, Meade counties
The Kansas Department of Transportation has begun a resurfacing project along K-23 in Gray County. The project extends from the K-23/U.S. 56 junction in Gray County south to the railroad tracks in Meade County.
2022 CHAD House a successful venture
For eight years this hands-on partnership between Dodge City Community College and the Community Housing Association of Dodge City (CHAD) students have built houses from the ground up and learned all facets of building construction.
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Ten ladies from Cimarron celebrated birthdays with a tour at Home of Stone, 112 E. Vine St., in Dodge City May 19. Grace Burns organized the event and Jan Scoggins served as docent. To schedule a tour of the Home of Stone call the Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau at 620-225-8186. [PHOTO BY Maggie Bleeker]
Ford County RSVP Hosts DEI Training
The Ford County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program hosted a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Volunteer Training from 2-3 p.m., on Friday, May 20, in the Dodge City Community College Library. The session, which was led by Dr. Gregory Roberts (left), DC3 Director of TRIO Support Services/ Talent Search, and Eric Mercer (right), DCCC Title V Workforce Development Activity Director, was designed to allow learners to gain insights into the perspectives and realities of individuals with identities that are different from their own, and to learn how others can experience the same workplace in very different ways. Nearly 20 community members and RSVP volunteers participated in the training in person or via Zoom. [PHOTO BY Annalynn Kirkhart]
Wheat Tour 2022, Day 1
About 83 people from 24 U.S. states plus Mexico and Canada, traveled in 20 cars on six routes between Manhattan and Colby, Kan., Tuesday, stopping at wheat fields every 15-20 miles along the routes, as part of the Wheat Quality Council’s 64th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Evaluation Tour.
Wheat Tour 2022, Day 2
On Wednesday, 83 people on the Wheat Quality Council’s 2022 winter wheat tour made their way from Colby to Wichita, Kansas, stopping in wheat fields along six different routes. Wednesday’s wheat tour scouts made 254 stops at wheat fields across western, central and southern Kansas, and into northern counties in Oklahoma.