Hutchinson deals with dilapidated housing

Hutchinson officials say the city faces a public safety problem posed by hundreds of dilapidated houses, some of which are still occupied by elderly residents.

Kan. GOP leaders back Roberts’ return to US Senate

The honorary committee formed by Pat Roberts for his U.S. Senate re-election campaign in 2014 includes fellow Republican statewide elected officials and the rest of the Kansas congressional delegatio…

Kansas jobless rate steady in February

New unemployment figures show the Kansas jobless rate held steady last month at 5.5 percent, the same as in January but lower than in February 2012.

Fort Larned seeking volunteers for historic gardens

Fort Larned National Historic Site is in the middle of a major overhaul. Transforming and restoring all buildings back to what they would have looked like in the 1860s when the fort was an active mil…

Conqs split doubleheader with Enid

The Dodge City Conquistadors recorded a split of a Tuesday road doubleheader against the Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets. The Conqs lost the first game 6-1 before coming back to win the nightcap 7-5 in 1…

Ana De La Cruz

Ana De La Cruz died March 26, 2013 at Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City.

Hodgeman County to rally for Autism awareness

Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the nation. In fact, research by Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, shows that autism now a…

Michelle Bogner named Master Teacher 2013

While many teachers were enjoying spring break, Michelle Bogner was being recognized by the Kansas Legislature as one of seven educators named to the 2013 class of Kansas Master. Bogner is a first-gr…

David Elmer Koehn

David Elmer Koehn, 89, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Kansas Soldiers Home, Halsey Hall, Ft. Dodge.