For the first time in 40 years, the Dodge City men’s basketball program has claimed a Region Championship as they beat Hutchinson 98-96 in overtime to secure the Region VI Championship title and an automatic bid to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.
The Dodge City Red Demons defeated Washburn Rural in the Class 6A boys sub-state championship 56-49, securing their spot in the state tournament. Washburn Rural took control of the first quarter by leading 16-10 at the end of the quarter but the rest of the game was all Dodge City as they outscored Washburn Rural 46-33 in the last 3 quarters.
A term often used around Christmas and Thanksgiving is “Seasonal Smells,” meaning scents like pumpkin pie, roasting turkey and the scent of pine; pleasant fragrances that we associate with that time of the year. We have entered a time of the year that also has a specific essence associated with it that is not quite so pleasant.
As he spends time in his wheat fields this week applying fertilizer to this year’s winter wheat crop, Kansas farmer Justin Knopf says there’s plenty on his mind, and heart. “Drought, high fertilizer prices and extreme market volatility are all cause for extra concern this year,” he said, “but thinking about the people of Ukraine has evoked a whole new layer of emotion.
Unless Kansas has one of those rare, uncharacteristic, peaceful storm seasons, we all know what’s coming. Once that line of storms has passed, Kansans must deal with the line of “storm chasers.” The term has two definitions: It’s commonly used to describe meteorological evidence-gatherers who steer toward threatening weather.
The first people who lived in the Dodge City area didn’t live in cities, towns or even farmsteads. They camped as they followed their chief commodity and object of their worship.
Spring is officially less than a month away! It is time to start thinking about getting your yard in shape. The following is a recommended lawn calendar for zoysiagrass and bermudagrass.
Ignacio “Nacho” Zepeda Ortiz has years of experience and so much passion for his craft that it still feels new to him on the eve of the grand opening of J&E Kitchen, a food truck located at 11126 Kliesen St., near Cox Communications and sharing a parking lot with XS Disco.
The West Cowboy Silhouette, an iconic metal tribute to the men who made Dodge City, will be missing from the view of the horizon until the completion of a Kansas Department of Transportation project that will double the lanes on U.S. 50 between Dodge City and Cimarron.
Hector Almend performs at the first annual Gunsmoke Sessions in Silver Star Hall, 800 W. Frontview., March 5. The 21-year-old Almond was one of many musicians who lit up the inaugural event and he embodied the “art for art’s sake” that organizer Hugo Hernandez later saluted on stage as the festival’s motto.