Morning Jolt: Cellphones dirtier than toilets
In the news: A microbiologist says that your cellphone is most likely dirtier than a toilet seat. Why? Because people rarely – if ever – clean their phones. Charles Gerba of the University of Arizona…
Today in the news: Clint Eastwood to speak at RNC
News to know Actor-director Clint Eastwood is the surprise guest at the Republican National Convention, it was announced this afternoon. Eastwood will speak tonight before Mitt Romney accepts his par…
College Football Nation: The impact of this past offseason’s scandals
Is it still OK to love college football? Words don’t come easily when talking about what happened over the past offseason. They don’t seem to be enough. Appalling perhaps begins it. And in a real sen…
What to watch: Lab tech fired for partying with monkeys
Hot video: Lab tech gets fired for getting drunk and monkeying around - with real monkeys. The monkey business started when a lab technician from the Georgia Health and Sciences University was found …
Morning Jolt: Most-spoiled kids are in NY
In the news: A report by Bundle found that parents in Manhattan, New York, spoil their kids more than parents in any other U.S. city. The report looked at toy and clothing sales and services not rela…
Morning Minutes: Aug. 30
Word of the Day Sic SIK (adverb) Intentionally so written - used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original - www.merriam-webster.com Website of the Day Mary W…
John William ” Bill ” Dark
John William " Bill " Dark, 73, died Aug. 28, 2012 at Medicalodges of Kinsley. He was born on March 28, 1939 at Dodge City, the son of Palmer W. and Gretchen (Cheek) Dark.
National Screening Bureau to hold hiring seminar in Dodge
The National Screening Bureau is coming to Dodge City on Oct. 4 to present "Roadmap to a Successful Hire" a seminar that walks employers through the hiring process from the initial search for candida…
A piece of furniture can make all the difference
For the last five years, David Grayson has been building bookcases and collecting books to encourage local youngsters to read.
Leah Jean (Cheek) Jones
Leah Jean (Cheek) Jones, 77, formerly of Ulysses, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2012 at her home in Kingman.