PHOTOS BY REGINA BOSLEY/PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE .

There is major paper in town besides the “Dodge City Globe.” Though it has a very large number of subscribers, it is no longer in direct competition with the Globe. This newspaper has been published since 1883 under different names, including the “Dodge City Democrat,” the “Journal-Democrat,” “Dodge City Kansas Journal” and “Dodge City Daily Journal.” Starting in 1919 it started its 30 plus year stretch as the “Dodge City Journal.” During World War II, future Journal owner, Joe Berkley came from Chicago to train French pilots at the Dodge City Army Airfield.

Visual Arts 5th and 6th grades First place Carmen Sic Castro Second place Italia Contreras Third place Adam Zellars Honorable mention Karisma Vargas 7th and 8th grades First place Eston Steiner Second place Ty Presley Third place Jonathan Zamoraro Honorable mention Savannah Bostelmann Open Class Honorable mention Mary Anne Hendrix Honorable mention Alayna Blea Honorable mention Brittany N. Martin Literary Arts First place Khris Marauina-Mendez Second place Luisa Guerra The contest was sponsored by the city of Dodge City.

Cathy Heikes, a Flight Nurse for EagleMed/MedTrans Corp., in Dodge City, was recently named one of 33 Global Medical Response (GMR) Stars of Life. All honorees from across the country will be honored at the American Ambulance Association (AAA) Stars of Life Awards Ceremony, May 1-4 in Washington, D.C.

Join the Depot Theater Guild at the Historic Santa Fe Depot, 201 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd., on Thursday, May 5 for the 9th annual 5x5 Art Auction. Admission is $5.55 and there will be appetizers and a cash bar. All proceeds benefit the guild and the Depot Theater Company. Call 620-225-1001 or 620-339-1840 for more information. Pictured here is an original painting by Dodge City local Dave Wetmore on a five-inch by five-inch canvas that will be for sale at the auction. Bids start at $20. [COURTESY PHOTO]

GOOD NEIGHBORS Girl Scout Service Unit 75 blazed their own trail through litter that had accumulated in the dry riverbed on Girl Scout Clean Up Day Saturday, April 23. [SUBMITTED PHOTO] .