GARDEN CITY, Kan. – Southwest Kansas studentathletes are renowned for their competitive energy. Faced with any adversity, this region’s talent always rises above it. Even in an all-star game – usually a spectacle that features a relaxed, care-free attitude – 18 of the region’s best senior…
Mothers are so many different things to us at different stages of our lives. We enter the world wholly dependent upon her to, well, keep us alive. As we grow up, we learn do’s and don’ts and rights and wrongs from her. We learn to make our beds (some of us may even still do it!) and clean our rooms…
Beginning with this issue, we will be printing some reminders related to spring and summer severe weather. Already this spring, there have been several outbreaks spawning multiple tornadoes. One person in Pottawatomie County was killed and three injured when an EF3 hit the town of Westmoreland. At…
Leoti, KS—Every day we make hundreds of choices. The easiest one should be wearing your seat belt. While it is a fact that seat belts save lives, many still make the choice to not buckle up. In the Click It or Ticket campaign, while all Kansas traffic laws will be enforced, the primary focus will…
City of Leoti Governing Body met in regular session Monday, April 15, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., at the City Hall Meeting Room. Mayor Chris Kreutzer called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Kreutzer asked City Clerk Jeannine Hassell for Roll Call; Council President Derek Meyer, Councilors Kelma…
I’ve spent some days over the past two weeks helping my friend, Tracy, clean out her mom’s house since her passing at Easter. Tracy and her daughter visited us in Sharon several times. She was most impressed by the slower pace and “breatheeasier” feeling she had when she came to visit, sharing how…
The sins of some people are blatant and march them right into court. The sins of others don’t show up until much later. The same with good deeds. Some you see right off, but none are hidden forever. 1 Timothy 5:24-25 (The Message) People are interesting, aren’t they? There are some people who seem…
Sometimes ideas about God that aren’t accurate, that aren’t even Biblical, find their way into our cultural maxims. They’re often intended to encourage or exhort, but can have the opposite effect. Not only can they make us feel inadequate, but they can also taint our understanding of God and make…
GREAT BEND–Members of Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) have elected a new trustee and two incumbents to its 10-member board, results which were announced at this year’s 2024 Annual Meeting, held April 24, 2024, in Great Bend, Kan., and at seven remote meeting locations across southwest…
Great teachers go above and beyond for their students. Students benefit from those efforts in the classroom, but many adults also can name one, two or even more educators whose lessons and enthusiasm for learning has benefitted them long after the final bell rang on their academic careers. The…
The Wichita County Junior/Senior High School English Department wishes to express our thanks to the Wichita County Community Foundation for the grant of funds for the purchase of new books. This generous grant enabled the department to purchase higher-level books for our higherlevel reading…
Mothers are so many different things to us at different stages of our lives. We enter the world…
Beginning with this issue, we will be printing some reminders related to spring and summer severe…
Leoti, KS—Every day we make hundreds of choices. The easiest one should be wearing your seat belt.…
On Sunday, March 3rd, 2024, Wichita County 4-H’ers enrolled in the different Lives t ock Projects came together to learn more about their project and how to be successful.
GREAT BEND–Members of Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) have elected a new trustee and two incumbents to its 10-member board, results which were…
Great teachers go above and beyond for their students. Students benefit from those efforts in the classroom, but many adults also can name one, two or even…
The Wichita County Junior/Senior High School English Department wishes to express our thanks to the Wichita County Community Foundation for the grant of funds…
I’ve spent some days over the past two weeks helping my friend, Tracy, clean out her mom’s house since her passing at Easter. Tracy and her daughter visited us…
The sins of some people are blatant and march them right into court. The sins of others don’t show up until much later. The same with good deeds. Some you see…
Sometimes ideas about God that aren’t accurate, that aren’t even Biblical, find their way into our cultural maxims. They’re often intended to encourage or…