City approved transient guest tax increase

City Commissioners approved Charter Ordinance 37 at Monday's meeting, increasing the transient guest tax rate from six to eight percent. The transient guest tax is a tax that is put on the rental of …

Kan. woman pleads guilty to health care fraud

A south-central Kansas woman has pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud for illegally receiving payments from the Kansas Medicaid program to care for a sister with Down syndrome.
Prosecutors say…

Triplet birth marks milestone at WPMC

Delivering multiples is something special for both an expectant mother and her doctor, but the arrival of the Olivares triplets Sunday, March 31 at the Women’s Center at Western Plains Medical Comple…

L.P. Esquibel

L.P. Esquibel, 37, died Monday, April 1, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.

Wanda Claire Lewis

Wanda Claire Lewis, 90, died Monday, March 25, 2013 at the Lone Tree Retirement Center, Meade.

Kan. AG hails approval of anti-racketeering bill

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is praising legislators for giving final approval to a bill aimed at helping law enforcement fight gang activity, human trafficking and drug dealing.

Man killed in weekend crash

A 26-year-old man from Dodge City was killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday morning in Johnson County.

Nina Wray Trekell

Nina Wray Trekell, affectionately known to many as Wray or "Raisin," 82, left her earthly home Monday, April 01, 2013.