KSDE Commissioner to USD 443 BOE: How does Dodge City raise happy 30 year olds?

A young lady from the Sunnyside Elementary School student council introduced herself to the Dodge City Globe with a handshake, then ushered this reporter into a classroom in which Kansas State Department of Education Commissioner Randy Watson “was happy to share really great information” with the Dodge City USD 443 Board of Education.

Minneola High School Boys Basketball Preview

The Minneola Wildcats are returning three starters from last year team and will be looking for some younger players to step up this season. The Wildcats finished with an 11-9 record overall last season.

Spearville High School Boys Basketball Preview

The Spearville Lancers are returning six players from last year’s team and will be looking for some younger players to step up this season. The Lancers finished with a 10-11 record overall last season.

Cimarron High School Boys Basketball Preview

The Cimarron Blue Jays finished with a 5-16 record overall last season. Coach Chris Chilton is back at the helm as he is starting year two of his rebuilding plan.

Bucklin High School Boys Basketball Preview

The Red Aces lost half their team to gradation last year but this team has several players who will step up. Bucklin, after all, finished 10-1 in league play and, most impressively, won the SPIAA basketball tournament last season to end the season with a 20-7 record overall.

Dodge City High School Boys Basketball Preview

The Red Demons lost four starters and several other rotation guys from a team that finished with unprecedented numbers a year ago. Dodge City, after all, finished 6-2 in league play and most impressively, ended the season with a 19-4 record overall after losing in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Class 6A State Basketball Tournament.

Sandra Louise Neely

Meade - Sandra “Sandy” Louise Neely, 56, died November 28, 2022 at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on March 14, 1966 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Houston and Ruth Marie (Coghill) Burton.