Ransom News

Willetta Sievers, 87, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at Ransom Memorial Hospital.

Lindsay Schweitzer and Tyson Flax were married July 18, 2009, at Christ the King Catholic Church, WaKeeney, with Father Don Pfannenstiel, officiating.

It used to be an annual tradition, but several years without it has made local residents anxious to bring back the Ransom Oktoberfest.

The United Rebel Sprint Series 305 sprint cars will make their final trip to Hays on Friday night for the 2009 season.

Now, Ray Seemann and the rest of the United Rebel Sprint Series 305 sprint cars will get a chance to finish what they started.

The wheels were turning for the 2010 season. But they started turning a bit faster during the holidays for Tyler Kraus.

Kay Werth didn't like the idea of shortening the High Plains Band Camp and Summer Music Festival sat Fort Hays State University to four days because of state budget cuts to the university.

One person is dead and three others are hurt after an accident Sunday afternoon in Ness County.

Bill and Barbara Schreiber, Ransom, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 14, 2009, with a come-and-go reception hosted by their children and grandchildren from 2 to 4 p.m. June 13 at the VFW in Ransom.

The Jetmore Motorplex was quaking with the unbridled thunder of the winged warriors as the high banks hosted night one of the Steve King Memorial.

A year ago, Jon Johnson consistently was finishing near the front of the pack. But due to the starting rules of the United Rebel Sprint Series 305 sprint car class, that forced Johnson to start farther back each time in the A-main. So, every night, Johnson would start near the middle of the pack for the feature and then have to work his way through ...

Strong genetics run deep in Ness County. Elza "Hap" Stull, a 1929 graduate of Brownell High School, was to be an honored guest at Saturday night's Ransom/Arnold/Brownell class reunion, held in Ransom for 85 consecutive years on Memorial Day weekend.