Graham County News

American Energy Resources, an established industry leader in the mid-continent region for oil and gas exploration and processing, announced today an initiative to drill and test seven new oil wells in Graham County, Kansas.

Until toxicology test results are complete, the cause of Kevin Hackerott's death in Hill City remains a mystery.

According to the Graham County Sheriffa TMs Office, law enforcement officers responded to 214 S. Fifth, where they discovered the body of 48-year-old Kevin Hackerott.

By MIKE CORN mcorn@dailynews.net HILL CITY - Graham County authorities are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine if the Wednesday death of a Hill City man is a result of foul play.

A new "it" grain is blooming in the fields of northwestern Kansas. Teff has a ready-made market of Ethiopian expatriates hungering for a taste of home with virtually no supply of the grain for their beloved injera bread.

Ora Switzer never met a stranger, and never forgot those she met. "She was an absolutely grand old lady," said Don Scott, a Graham County commissioner and former longtime sheriff.

Forty-four Kansas communities -- including Mayetta and Riley -- will share a total of $13,081,660, including $4,370,331 in stimulus dollars, in federal grants through the Community Development Block Grant program, the Kansas Department of Commerce said.

From rehabilitating housing to upgrading emergency services, nine northwest Kansas towns and counties are among 44 communities across the state sharing a total of $13,081,660 -- including $4,370,331 in stimulus dollars -- in federal grants through the Community Development Block Grant program, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced this week.

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But a state budget crisis will seal the fate of the historic Cottonwood Ranch, now scheduled to be shut down in late summer.

A 42-year-old man is dead after the pickup truck he was riding in crashed Wednesday evening near Hill City.

A Hill City man died Wednesday when the vehicle he was in overturned on a Graham County road.

This broadside advertises the availability of land in Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan., and encourages African-American emigration into the state.