Here is a look at the current point standings after the July 18 events. To contact the writer, email mshelton@cherryroad.com and follow Dodge City Globe sports coverage on twitter @DailyGlobeSpor1.
I moved to Dodge City the summer of 1987 and was encouraged to audition for a part as a Can-Can dancer in the Long Branch Variety Show the summer of 1991. Jill (Austin) Smith was instrumental in that decision.
The Ford County Commission voted to approve a group home for special needs adults made possible by a group of 10 churches called A Touch of Hope Ministries at the July 18 meeting. Chairman Chris Boys and Commissioner Shawn Tasset were present, and Commissioner Ken Snook was present via speaker phone.
Correction The head coach for the Dodge City Toros soccer team is Raul DeLaTorre. Ford County Government Center, 100 Gunsmoke St.
Kansas hunters can sign up for a drawing to gain access to wildlife areas, state parks, lakes and other areas where hunting is typically restricted. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will accept applications for these “special hunts” in advance of drawings scheduled for Aug.
More than half of American farmers will reach retirement age in the next 10 years, but the steep price of entry to start a farm, along with rising input costs and volatile markets, make it tough for young and beginning farmers to take their places.
A mental health crisis requires help from trained professionals much like any health care emergency. Starting this month, Americans experiencing a mental health crisis can dial 9-8-8 to immediately speak to a trained counselor at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
The Board of Directors for Pratt Regional Medical Center announced Monday that Tammy Smith, RN-MSN, MBA, NE-BC, current vice president and chief nursing officer will be named interim chief executive officer at Pratt Regional Medical Center. Ms. Smith will assume the role effective immediately.
Without doubt, the cowboy is America’s national hero. Each year legendary Kansas cowboys are honored for their contributions to the western life as they are inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Dodge City. The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame honors these individuals at a ceremony each year.
I miss my mom and my dad, but I’m eternally grateful they didn’t have to endure Covid and all the other completely asinine social issues of our day, especially the suggestion by some that we use “gender-neutral pronouns” when referring to all life on our planet.