Ford County Fair

Rachel Harold, DIY Juniors 4-H Club, had the grand champion breeding gilt at the 2022 Ford County Fair. [PHOTO BY Kylene Scott] Rachel Swonger, DIY Juniors 4-H Club, was the champion junior swine showman at the 2022 Ford County Fair.

Get the heck into Dodge

After Governor Laura Kelly’s announcement last week that Panasonic plans to open an electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto, there’s a lot to be excited about here in Kansas. The $4 billion project is estimated to create up to 8,000 jobs and is the biggest business investment in state history.

Monsters moved to Halloween weekend

In consideration of the impending forecast for rain beginning Tuesday through Saturday for the Dodge City area, CDR Promotions has made the decision to reschedule the “Monster Truck Throwdown” event slated for July 29 and 30.

Audacious text message leads to blunt response

Dear Amy: My wife of over 25 years is foreign-born. She travels to her home country for an extended period almost every year. I’ll join her for a few weeks, and she’ll stay a while longer after I return home.

Driveway pavement scams are in season, says BBB

Your Better Business Bureau (BBB) has again received reports of the old driveway pavement scam, making this a good time to brush up on what these door-to-door crooks are up to. Anyone with a driveway in need of repairs can be targeted by scammer contractors. What they may find is that their driveway is shoddily paved, only part-way paved or perhaps not paved at all. Reports of homeowners losing as much as $8,000 have come in. Take a moment to learn about the method of the scam and the devious intent behind it.

Whisker Roundup Names Dodge City’s First Mr. Mustache

Nearly 100 people packed the Depot Theater on Saturday, July 23, when the Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted the first Whisker Roundup Mustache Contest. Sponsored by the Rusty Edge Tonsorial Parlor, eight contestants took to the stage to flaunt their pruned, shaped, and waxed mustaches in their bid to claim the crown of Dodge City’s first Mr. Mustache.

Final Friday July

The July Final Friday schedule is here and ready for you to hit the downtown streets this Friday! Come out and support Dodge City’s downtown businesses. Birds of a Feather Quilt Shop, 314 W.