Drought taking big bite out of Kansas cattle herds
Kansas cattle farmers are being forced to sell off some or all of their herds because the prolonged drought has burned up pastures and driven grain prices sharply higher.
Vigil honors 6 killed in Atchison grain explosion
Family and friends of six men killed in a northeast Kansas grain elevator explosion were honored by a vigil marking the one-year anniversary of their deaths.
Lena Smith
Lena Smith, 92, died Saturday Oct. 27, 2012 at Bethel Home, Inc. in Montezuma.
Elizabeth (Toots) Allison
Elizabeth (Toots) Allison, 91, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 at Stanton County Long Term Care Unit in Johnson, Kan.
Thelma I. Morris
Thelma I. Morris, 93, passed away Wednesday Oct. 24, 2012 in Scott City, Kan.
William “Bill” Eugene Lynch
William "Bill" Eugene Lynch, 76, died Friday Oct. 26, 2012 at trinity Manor, Dodge City.
Three killed in Friday crash
A head-on crash just before 9:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 83 claimed the lives of two women from Scott City and a young man from Littlefield, Texas Friday night.
Willard Dirks
Willard Dirks, 91, died October 26, 2012 at Bethel Home, Inc. in Montezuma.
Elections update
Early voting and advance voting by mail are now available to any registered voter in Ford County.
Gwenna Kay Toews
Gwenna Kay Toews, 22, died October 24, 2012 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.