Villa-Ramirez bound over on 2011 charges

A contested preliminary hearing Wednesday resulted in charges of aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated robbery and attempted robbery for a 24-year-old man from Dodge City.

Robert L. (Bob) Collier

Robert L. (Bob) Collier, 76, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 at Trinity Manor Nursing Home in Dodge City.

Today in the news: Candidates spar over jobs report

News to know A jobs report released Friday shows that the unemployment rate fell below 8 percent, to 7.8 percent, and that 114,000 jobs were added last month. President Barack Obama, fresh off his de…

Editorial: Mitt Romney wins round 1

After a self-damaging few weeks, Mitt Romney did what he had to do at Wednesday night’s presidential debate, besting President Barack Obama in the first of three such confrontations. For his part the…