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 ...

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 ...

It’s the last day of July. All I can say is fair. Our county fair is over and I am wiped out. Putting this edition together is one of the hardest every year. It looks to me like most of the county ...

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 ...

Joy Bezona has handed over the reins and leashes to Ra Vernon for the Animal Control Officer position for the City of Syracuse. Bezona said, “I loved every minute of it, but it is time to start a new ...

Rains poured down and wind whipped across the buildings but the chant “YGB” traveled louder. Four members of the Hamilton County Busy Bears traveled to Goodland, Kansas on Monday, June 8th for a two ...

9/11 is a time when I feel helpless. It’s a tragedy that makes me stop and remember the evil in the world and those who fight for the good. Many feel that way about the Oklahoma City bombing, or ...