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Battlefield Dispatches No. 187 Price the Dangerous Foe
By the beginning of October 1864, it was apparent to Major General Samuel Ryan Curtis, Commanding the Department of Kansas at Fort Leavenworth, that "Confederate" Major General Sterling Price and his "Army of Missouri" was heading west and was going to invade Kansas.
Hilltoppers fall short against Wate.....
A Waterford-Halfmoon surge late in the opening half proved to be the difference in Tuesday's Section II Class C semifinal.
Films of '62: When Eras Collided
"THE Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," John Ford 's great, autumnal western, dramatizes a moment of historical transition.
Governor Parkinson Funds Child Abuse Victims Centers
Governor Mark Parkinson has announced nearly a million dollars in funding to help Child Advocacy Centers across Kansas.
Much of state under wind advisory
The National Weather Service of Dodge City issued early Wednesday a strong wind advisory for much of southwest Kansas, while the weather service in Wichita issued the same advisory for several central counties.
Irish-American filmmaker John Ford died 35 years ago at the age of 79, a belligerent genius who alienated his best friends while making visionary art in the western and war movie genres.
THE UNITED WAY'S 2009 Pacesetter Campaign was launched last week with much energy, enthusiasm, and appreciation for the 27 businesses - and their thousands of employees - who help pave the way for a successful United Way campaign each year.
Harvey Weinstein Buys Film by Budding Auteur/Film Theorist Tom Ford
In Section: ON SCREEN >> Posted By: Matt Connolly Now that the Weinstein Brothers' fledgling production company has been stabilized by gay-friendly fashion fabulousness and the efforts of a loquacious auteur , it's not surpriding that Harvey's first acquisition at this year's Toronto Film Festival would be a gay-friendly movie by a ...
Two Dead, Two Hurt Following Ford County Crash
Two people are dead and two, including an infant, are recovering following a crash late Wednesday night in Ford County.
HorseThief Reservoir project keeps flowing along
For more than a year, like an army of ants, orange-colored earthmovers have been driving in a steady procession, moving dirt to the top of an embankment.
Horse Ridden by Kansas Cowboy Dies in Cheyenne Rodeo
Bob Budd, chairman of the rodeo's animal care committee, says the 4-year-old mare died Sunday while being treated for possible head or neck injuries.
KCC approves path of transmission line
The 89-mile route approved Monday will run from Spearville to Hays, taking it through Edwards, Ellis, Ford, Hodgeman, Pawnee and Rush counties.
KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Dodge City
Incoming University of Kansas students and their parents from Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Kiowa, Meade and Ness counties will be welcomed into the KU family at the Jayhawk Generations Welcome Picnic at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 13, in Dodge City.
Four Kansas counties now minority-majority
According to figures released May 14, Finney County between 2007 and 2008 joined the counties of Seward, Ford and Wyandotte where non-Hispanic whites were minorities.
Council will address convention HQ hotel
The Kansas City Council is expected to vote on an ordinance or resolution Thursday that would advance a new 1,000-room downtown convention headquarters hotel.
Fallen law-enforcement officers were honored this morning in front of the Civic Auditorium in a memorial service conducted by the Emporia Police Department.
Democratic leaders of the House and Senate agreed Tuesday the Legislature should revamp a two-year-old state law to speed development of legalized casino gaming and promote installation of slot machines at racetracks in Kansas.
Colin and Becky Kells, of Ford, and Tommy Hale, of Ocala, Fla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tina L. Loving of Bucklin, to Sgt.