Not many people know what the six-ton wheel sitting on the east side of Wright Park actually is, or how it got there, since no plaque or storyboard has ever been created to answer these questions for passersby.
Patty Winger, representing the Kansas Daughters of the American Revolution, presents Santa Fe Trail Association Dodge City/Ford Dodge/Cimarron Chapter President Bob Bunyan with a certificate for “Keeping the Santa Fe Trail Alive” Sunday, April 3 at the association’s chapter meeting at the Dodge House. “The DAR was one of the original organizations that promoted saving the history of the Santa Fe Trail,” Bunyan said.
Montezuma farmer Robbie Yost was recently honored among the nation’s highest-producing soybean farmers of his region in the 2021 Asgrow National Yield Contest. Yost won the award with an impressive yield of 100.01 bushels per acre with Asgrow AG37X9 Brand.
The Ford County Commission adopted a resolution that declared March 17 to April 15 a disaster emergency due to storms at its April 4 meeting. Commissioner Chris Boys and Shawn Tasset were present with Commissioner Ken Snook on speakerphone.
The city commission voted in favor of paying the majority cost of a new roof for the Dodge City Public Library, ensuring a persistent leak over the bilingual section on the main floor will no longer threaten the contents inside the city-owned building.
TOPEKA — Kansas Sen. Mark Steffen bragged about the attention he received for sending a threatening letter to doctors encouraging the use of ivermectin for early treatment of COVID-19 based on a law the Legislature didn’t pass.
Dodge City High School alumns Arturo Amaro, Jr., and Angel Romero, Jr., are a powerhouse pair of Latinos always on the look out for greener pastures and promotional opportunities to help their business-owning peers.
It’s Tuesday evening and I’m sitting here writing by the table. I can hear the wind blowing outside. The temperature is 40 degrees, but the wind chill makes it feel colder than that. We are so ready for warmer temperatures, and April being here in a few days makes us yearn for warmer days. The forecast sounds like snow will be coming yet this week. It is good that God controls the weather, and we must accept what we are given. I enjoy the four seasons of the year here in Southern Michigan.
TOPEKA - The Kansas Department of Labor has announced that Tata Consultancy Services has been selected to update the state’s antiquated IT-legacy system that is used to process unemployment insurance claims.
It is inching closer to the 2022 Dodge City Days Kickoff as VenuWorks announced Jon Pardi will be the act for this year’s Dodge City Days Concert. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 8 at 10 a.m.