Dodge City commissioners-elect Michael Burns and Chuck Taylor were officially sworn into the Dodge City Commission on Tuesday. Burns and Taylor collectively won the top three spots along with incumbent Joe Nuci during the 2021 local election.
The year 2022 could be the year for you to obtain your Dodge City High School Diploma! If you are interested, come see us at the Dodge City Adult Education Center. It has open enrollment all school year and offers an online program for anyone 18 years old or older.
United Wireless Arena will welcome the “Latin Madonna” to the stage starting at 8 p.m. March 5. Returning to perform in the U.S., the Mexican-American pop star Marisela Hernandez will bring decades of hits to Dodge City with doors opening at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Reserved seating tickets are $45, $60, $80, $100 or $120 (based on location). Tickets can be purchased at the UWA box office by calling 620-371-7878 or online at Ticketmaster.com. PROVIDED BY UNITED WIRELESS ARENA
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As early as 1872, when Dodge City was in its infancy, people lamented there were no religious services in Dodge City. One of these persons, a railroad worker and Methodist lay minister, S.A.
Closing out 2021, the Dodge City Commission held a special meeting on Thursday to make amendments to the 2021 budget. “There are three funds we need to amend,” city finance director Nicole May said.
SPEARVILLE – As the opening of the Southwind at Spearville, the longterm care and assisted-living services facility in Spearville, draws closer, so does its newly appointed staff. According to Southwind, it is currently seeking to add more to its staff.
The Ford County Historical Society has some unique items it obtained from the High Plains Journal in Dodge City. According to Ford County Historical Society collections manager Doug Austen, the items obtained were a metal HPJ logo sign, artwork by Ted Carlson and Earl Kuhn, a mounted Marlin that belonged to founder and long-time publisher Joe Berkely, boxes of proof copies and a personalized clock.
The Ford County Sheriff's Office made four arrests on Monday, Dec. 27 when two traffic stops were conducted by deputies where high amounts of narcotics were found. The two traffic stops were unrelated to each other.
The need to donate blood is high, according to many hospitals across the country including Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City. To help ease the need, the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Monday, Jan.