On June 7th the B-29 Museum held their second annual 5k Memorial Run / 1 Mile Walk event to remember and honor the men and women of the military who sacrificed their lives in service of their country. The 5K/1M event raised funds and awareness of the B-29 Memorial Complex to continue a mission of honoring veterans and helping preserve the history of the B-29 Army Air Force bases in Kansas.
Miss Meadowlark Emily Rugg was crowned 2025 Miss Kansas after a week of special events, competitions, parade and pageantry the first week of June in Pratt. Thursday and Friday preliminary contests as well as the final Saturday competition were held in the Dennis Lesh Arena at Pratt Community College in front of supportive crowds, all emceed by KSNs television host Michael Schwanke.
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The Dodge City High School Athletic Department has announced the hiring of veteran coach Danny Smith as the next head coach of the Lady Demons basketball program, pending approval by the Board of Education at its next scheduled meeting.
When the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ visited his “other sheep”(1), he instructed them by quoting from the 4th chapter of the last book in the bible, Malachi, by which he let them - and us - know that for those who “fear [honor] my name, shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings”(2), and told them that the time would come when he would send the prophet Elijah “to turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.”(3)
I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports the Miss Kansas Pageant. As someone who has experienced firsthand the impact of this program, I can confidently say—it takes a village.
Her voice was raw from use but her smile genuine and her enthusiasm catching as Emily Rugg embarked on her first day as Miss Kansas 2025 on Sunday in Pratt.
In recognition of National Safety Month, the Kansas Department of Labor’s (KDOL) Industrial Safety and Health (ISH) Division in Topeka, Kansas is emphasizing the importance of implementing comprehensive safety plans across both private and public sectors.
Our Creator is always waiting and willing to bring us back into right standing with Him. Jesus said in Matthew chapter 18 that He leaves the 99 to find the lost one and brings them back into the fold. How does He do this? He brings conviction into their conscience, they see where they have strayed away from His truth, and they repent and are sorrowful for their disobedience. “Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be erased, so that times of refreshing may come from the Lord” Acts 3:19. Why does He do it? Because He loves you more than anything in the world.
By Jennifer Stultz