The challenge has been laid down. The upcoming “Giving of the Green” Matching Funds Challenge will be coming this St. Patrick’s Day on March as the Depot Theater in Dodge City announced that the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas will match 50 cents on the dollar for donations made to the Depot Theater, Inc. Endowment Fund.
First Baptist Church in Dodge City was founded in 1885 and was originally located at Cedar Street and Sixth Avenue (east of Lincoln School). That building was later moved to Second Avenue and Spruce Street.
For the green thumbs in the community, The Sunflower Community Garden in Dodge City has plots available. According to community garden president Daniel Tague, Sunflower Community Gardens are located at a couple locations in Dodge City.
If ever there was a reason to support sober men at a beer-free chili feed it would be for a chance to win two front-row tickets to the April 1 Wichita performance of KORN, Chevelle and Agent Orange. The Oxford House chili feed will be from 1 to 5 p.m.
$10 Fanatics e-gift card, chance at trip to 2022 MLB All-Star Game for donors in March For a limited time, the American Red Cross has resumed testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies. Plasma from routine donations that have high levels of COVID-19 antibodies may be used as convalescent plasma to help meet the needs of COVID-19 patients with weakened immune systems.
Marilyn Y. Crook, age 92, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Ranch House in Garden City, Kansas. She was born on December 21, 1929, in Burrton, Kansas, the daughter of Harry & Nyra Devenpeck Grover. A resident of Garden City, Kansas since 1958 moving from Satanta, Kansas, she was a seamstress and co-owner of the Tailor Shop in Garden City, Kansas for 30 years.
DODGE CITY Roger Allan Immell Sr., 56 died Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home in Dodge City Kansas. He was born on June 1, 1965 the son of Allen Immell and Gladys Goodwin at Dodge City, Kansas.
SPEARVILLE Tom “Roadie” Rodriguez, 82, died Sunday, March 6, 2022 at his home in Spearville, Kansas. He was born on March 7, 1939 in Ness City, Kansas the son of Ramon Gregory and Charlotte (Rocha) Rodriguez.
Dodge City -Christi E. Reineke, 55, of Dodge City, lost her battle with cancer on March 7, 2022. Christi was born on December 23 1966 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Gafton “Jack” and Judy (Wagner) Colgin.
A cross section of the community turned out for the latest United Way of Dodge City Learn @ Lunch lecture March 9 in the USD 443 Administration Building, where the goal was to humanize data from a recent study that maps the revitalizing impact that diversity has on southwest Kansas.