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Sandra L. Jordan
Sandra L. Jordan, 59, died Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at The Shepherd’s Center, Cimarron. She was born May 19, 1964 in Dodge City, the daughter of Gerald Eugene and Lois Mae (Pribbeno) Kerr. She was a 1982 graduate of Cimarron High School and in 2014 she received her Masters of Science from Fort Hays State University. She worked at Walmart for over 20 years while pursuing her degree. She was a substitute teacher in many area schools during that time as well. After achieving her dream, she taught school in Larned, Pratt, Wallace County, Sublette and Liberal.
Local leaders attend Western KS Congressional Delegation
From the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce... On April 26, local representatives convened for the annual Western Kansas Congressional Delegation event, hosted by the Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce. This collaborative effort, orchestrated by participating Chambers of Commerce, including the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce, emphasized the unwavering commitment to the prosperity and well-being of Western Kansas.
Seward Closes Home Season with Split
Liberal, Kansas – Wednesday afternoon marked the final time of the 2024 season as the Seward County Lady Saints softball team honored their four sophomores before taking on Dodge City where despite a late comeback in game one that fell one run short, SCCC managed to hold strong for a game two win to split the doubleheader.
Wrapping Up Our 2024 Spring Read – Water, Water Neverwhere
Hello, Radio Readers! I’m Jane Holwerda and – believe it or not –it’s time to wrap up this most incredible of Spring Reads, “Water, Water, Neverwhere.” We’ve been reading, thinking and talking about Kelton’s classic novel of drought and farming on the high plains, Bessire’s compelling memoir of water use and accountability in western Kansas, Soutter’s dystopian critique of privatization and commodification, and Carson’s allusively poetic anthropology of water.
Trail takes tourists to sites in Kansas cities mentioned in 'Gunsmoke' TV western series
Images of cowboys and gunslingers still resonate with the public, long after the Old West came to an end. Tourism professionals for Wichita, Dodge City, Abilene and Hays announced an effort last week seeking to capitalize on that. They said they were launching the "Gunsmoke Trail" to encourage tourists to take a road trip...
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