Another week has passed after the fair but I am still not recovered. Monday is the start of school and I am hoping we get a quick getaway even for one night. I was out of the office on Tuesday while ...

At 7:10 AM on Tuesday morning, the Bulldog Bank opened for business. It is a partnership between Syracuse Elementary School and Dream First Bank. Shelley DeWeese heard of the opportunity at the Kansas ...

The Hamilton County Fair Board met Tuesday evening to discuss public events for the fair. Since their regualry scheduled meeting was on the first of July, they had no knowledge of if we would stay in ...

Recitation of the Rosary for Holly, Colorado resident, Gerald "Jerry" Seybert will be held at 10:00 a.m., followed by the Funeral Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. with Deacon Alan Medina officiating, at Valley ...

Labor Day weekend found the Syracuse Sand Dunes park packed. Campers, pickups and tents were everywhere- on the east and west side of the bridge, under the trees, and at the campsites. There were 105 ...

Welcome Dr. Tyler Stephenson, his wife Staci, and their 18 month old son, Felix. Physician Assistant Brandee Werth said, “We have been counting down for Dr Stephenson’s arrival. We have been working ...

Recitation of the Rosary for Holly, Colorado resident, Gerald "Jerry" Seybert will be held at 10:00 a.m., followed by the Funeral Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. with Deacon Alan Medina officiating, at Valley ...

(Kansas) - A new program aimed at the 10 percent of Kansan adults who do not have a high school diploma is launching in the Sunflower State. The Central Plains Diploma Completion Program is completely ...

We spent the week on the road and in Arizona for several days at a national livestock show. I am writing this as we are driving home, and, as the roads become two lane highways and less and less ...

HAMILTON COUNTY– The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office announced a second arrest warrant was issued connected to the homicide of Kevin Palma-Rodriguez of ...

Happy Thursday! I am writing this Wednesday morning . When this paper goes out, I need to start on next week’s, the final edition of the year. There won’t be a newspaper for January 1, 2026. The ...

Do you remember the scene in the 1998 sci-fi classic movie Armageddon, when everything is falling apart and they think Earth is doomed, and they have one last chance to save it? Colonel Sharp tries to ...