The Stevens County Economic Development board met at noon in the craft room of the Senior Center for their monthly meeting August 13, 2019. Attending the meeting were board members Jack Rowden, Doug Martin, Neal Gillespie, Jonathon Pearcy and Curtis Crawford. Also present at the meeting were EcoDevo Director Jan Leonard, secretary Alisha […]
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Stevens County Fair, the Southwest Kansas branch of the national Quilts of Valor® Foundation presented quilts to 14 area Veterans. The 14 local Veterans honored this year included, Frank Furr, Mary Gonzalez, Richard Grubbs, Terry L. Higgins, Rick Kates, Jan Keith, Jim Langley, Glen McQueen, Bob Passmore, Gary Porter, […]
To help address the current emergency blood shortage, all who come to give blood with the American Red Cross July 29 through August 29 will receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email. Currently, the Red Cross has less than a three-day supply of most blood types available and less than a two-day supply of […]
By Stanley McGill The McGill’s came to Stevens County in 1906 and settled south and east of Moscow. Grandpa and Grandma raised six children there. Dad was the one that stayed here and farmed. My two brothers and I were all members of the Moscow Zippers 4-H Club in the 50’s and 60’s. Mom […]
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If you Eat Today… THANK A FARMER
THANKS TO THE FARMERS OF STEVENS COUNTY FOR HELPING TO PROVIDE OUR DAILY BREAD
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Fourth of July Park Day
The 2019 Park Day has numerous winners and activities. The Little Miss/Mr. Hugoton Contest announced its winners this year. The contest is sponsored by Flatlanders Farm & Home. The first division birth to six months Little Miss winners were first place Gracie Garcia and second place evie Ware. Little Mr. first place was Ryker Burnett, […]
Believe it or not it’s just about time for the big event filled July Fourth Park Day 2019! The Fourth falls on Thursday this year. All these following times are approximate and subject to change but this is what the schedules say so far. In the northeast corner of the park: The Opening Ceremony starts […]
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Super Dad
The title of Super Dad 2019 goes to Jason Teeter! His name was drawn at Yardmaster Gifts, Greenhouse & Nursery during the first round of drawings then drawn out for Super Dad in the final drawing. Jason was awarded a $25.00 gift certificate from Yardmaster as their lucky dad. Then because his name was drawn […]
Father’s Day is this coming Sunday, June 16…and Hugoton businesses are offering nearly $500 worth of prizes this year for their Super Dad participants. You better hurry to one of the following 16 Hugoton business places to sign your dad, grandpa or just favorite dad in the 2019 Super Dad Sweepstakes before Saturday, June 15. […]
by Tom Emery Sitting in the choppy waters of the English Channel the day before D-Day, twenty-year-old Private James R. Lambeth wondered what would happen on the beaches of Normandy. “We had no idea what we were getting into,” recalled Lambeth, who was born in Spring Creek, in Phelps County just east of Fort Leonard […]