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Man killed in Gray County crash
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A 52-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Gray County. A Kansas Highway Patrol crash log indicates that Bruce Sonday of Montezuma was driving east on GG Road when he failed to yield the right of way to a semi before the vehicles collided in the intersection of GG Road and County Road 10. Sonday was pulling a farm implement with his pickup truck.
Barton presents student ambassador awards
Barton Community College has announced its 2023-24 Brant J. Ballhorst Student Ambassadors of the Year. Named in memory of Brant J. Ballhorst, the award recognizes two outstanding Student Ambassadors each year. The winners this year were Wyatt Trombley of Dodge City and Bradley Beck of Great Bend. This year marked...
Detailed bow building with Allen Bailey
Luke visits again this week with Dodge City Marshal Allen Bailey (www.westernswingandotherthings.com). The topic this week is bow building. The marshal describes the woods he chooses for constructing his bows and some of the properties of the different woods that make them suited for bows.
LHS Softball Gains WAC Win on Senior Night
The Liberal softball team took a blowout loss and gained a blowout win against the Dodge City Red Demons Thursday afternoon and evening at the National Beef Sports Complex. Dodge won the first game 9-1 and LHS took game two 17-7 for their first WAC win of the season. In...
Ohnmacht, Panther boys 4x8 team win WAC titles
Points were at a premium for the Panther boys at Thursday's Western Athletic Conference Championships in Dodge City. Hays won the team title with 121 points, followed by Garden City with 86 and Dodge City with 72. Great Bend finished fifth with 35 points. Freshman Cooper Ohnmacht did most of...
Both LHS 4×400 Teams Win WAC
Thursday was the Western Athletic Conference Track and Field Meet at Dodge City Memorial Stadium. Here are the team scores and Liberal’s scorers from the meet. 800- Cesar Pavia 1st 2:01.98 and M.J. Foster 2nd 2:02.19. 1600- M.J. Foster 1st 4:29.34. 400- Cesar Pavia 1st 50.38. 4×400- 3:24.05 Edgar...
Wheat Scoop: Wheat crop deteriorates due to lack of moisture
April showers bring May flowers, but an April without showers brings disappointment to a wheat crop that had a lot of promise coming out of the winter. According to Ross Janssen, Chief Meteorologist for Storm Team 12 in Wichita, the precipitation in Dodge City last month was 0.02 inches, tying the 1909 record for the driest April on record.
Liberal Girls Stun Dodge City on Senior Night
Just like the Liberal boys this fall, the Liberal Lady Red soccer team defeated the visiting Dodge City Red Demons on Senior Night. Thursday night at Redskin Field, Liberal defeated Dodge 2-1 in double overtime. It was scoreless at the half. Nicole Catalan bombed a free kick from 30 yards...
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