It is that time of year with Manor of the Plains in Dodge City calling for all artists 65 years old and older to participate in the annual Art is Ageless event. According to Manor of the Plains, the juried art exhibit and competition will be held March 10–15.
As COVID-19 continues to ramp up locally once again, Western Plains Medical Complex announced it has made changes to its visitation guidelines. WPMC said on its Facebook page, “As a result of the increase in COVID-19 cases in our community as well as the increase in COVID-19 admissions to our facility, we are making the following updates to our visitation policy, effective immediately.” Emergency Department visitation will be determined by the volume of patients that have been tested positive for COVID-19.
It has been about three months since CherryRoad Media purchased the Dodge City Daily Globe and I became its publisher. In those three months many people have been working hard to reimagine this newspaper as the leading source of local news for Dodge City and Ford County. There have been countless tasks that needed to be completed to successfully break away from the previous ownership group. Finally, this week we have reached the point where the Daily Globe is being prepared entirely by our own team. With this transition we will be implementing several changes.
I like machines. Occasionally, usually on the couch, I envision an idyllic future, like the one in The Jetsons, where a robot rolls over to me with a martini. In the timeless classic by Flight of the Concords, the song Robots, set in “the distant future, the year 2000”, it is Man vs. Robot. The song is so good I’m rooting for the robots! And who could forget Short Circuit, the 1986 film starring Steve Guttenberg alongside a delightful robot, Number 5? The picture also gave us the hit single Who’s Johnny, by El Debarge. Okay, fine. Most people forgot that film but I did not! #neverforget!
Thousands of public library buildings throughout the world exist because of the generosity of one man. One of these of these buildings sits in Dodge City.
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education unanimously agreed Wednesday to suspend until June a requirement that licenses for substitute teachers be limited to applicants who completed 60 credit hours of college courses.
Creativity and flexibility, especially amid a global pandemic, have become the name of the game when it comes to learning. Along with traditional in person school, there now exists hybrid learning, homeschooling, alternative schools, virtual online education, or any mix of those combined. Finding teachable moments to supplement learning from school will of course vary based on your child’s age. There are also important questions to keep in mind as you assess your learner’s needs. Where do they struggle? Where do they excel? What are their interests? Making your home and surrounding environment a haven for learning will not only foster family bonds, but can fill gaps, offer enrichment, and build upon skills to keep your child’s learning on track.
TOPEKA — The Ford County sheriff endorsed Republican candidate Tony Mattivi in the three-person primary for attorney general in Kansas. Sheriff Bill Carr, who GOP candidate Kris Kobach has claimed as a supporter of his campaign, said Mattivi was the lone candidate for attorney general qualified to be the state’s top law enforcement officer.
This has been a dry fall and winter for much of Kansas. Watering now is important if soils are dry to help alleviate moisture stress.
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