As harvest is upon us, here are some interesting facts about corn production in Stevens County: * Corn is generally planted in mid to late April and harvested for grain in early October. * Corn uses as much as 24” of water from germination to maturity. * Approximately 115,000 acres are planted each year with […]
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The Community Impact Award goes to Brandi Lahey, The Wild Sage Ranch, LLC. Pictured with Brandi are Steve Morisse, Evan Lahey, Brandi and Lt. Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland. Minority- and women-owned businesses were honored and celebrated as a part of Kansas’ Annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week. The Kansas Department of […]
Hugoton High School’s HOSA’s Club receives the first of a four year grant. HOSA stands for Health Occupation Students of America. This grant will give students the opportunity to attend leadership conferences and experience many learning opportunities throughout the year. Thank you Stevens County Healthcare and Kansas Health Works for giving our students at Hugoton […]
August 29, Richard and Gloria Martin will celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary. They celebrated their special occasion with family and friends Saturday. Their four children, Tammy, Gwen, Angela and Richard III, along with their grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, would like to wish them a Happy Anniversary!
Troop 40 takes time for a picture with ACO Stephanie Smith. Pictured from left to right in the back row are Lindsay Fosdick, Robert Fosdick, ACO Smith, Lennox Torres, Alex Fierro, Jaxon Torres, Brendan Gill, Sarah Gill, Alma Fierro, Salvador Fierro, Jocelyn Shuck, Sheldon Shuck, and Pamela Garcia. Front row are Brendan Shuck, Toby […]
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USD 210 School Board Meets
Pictured from the left are Hadasa Hernandez, Principal Sonja Watkins, William Smith and Cristian Munoz. The Hugoton USD 210 Board of Education met Monday night at 6:25 p.m. for a special session for a Budget Hearing. The board then went into its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. The agenda and consent agenda were approved. […]
The 2024 Parade of Champions, front left to right, are Cade Eisenhour, Jack Sullivan, Lyla Winchester, Gracelynn Johnson, Quinnlee Salmans, Alex Moore and Conlee Eisenhour. In the second row are Alivia Grubbs, Jaycee Burrows, Micah Johnson, Faith Beesley, Jaelyn Miramontes, Clara Morris and Madison Niehues. In the back row are Kynli Crawford, Kathryn Brown, Jayden Burrows, […]
Meet your candidates for County Commissioner, District Two. Walt Beesley is a fifth generation farmer raised in Stevens County. He married his high school sweetheart, Jennifer Cutter, who is also a Hugoton native. They have three daughters: Britta, Jenna and Ella. Walt graduated from Hugoton High School in 1990. He then attended Kansas State University […]
Pollyannas of Hugoton will host the seventy- second annual Sorghum Queen Contest Friday, July 26 at 7:00 p.m. There are a lot of beautiful young ladies in Stevens County and some of them will vie for the title of “Miss Sorghum Queen 2024!” The Sorghum Queen and her court will be seen the following week […]
Pictured from the left are Monica Walker, Facilitator and commissioner candidates, Pat Hall, Tron Stegman, Shannon Crawford and Walt Beesley. Meet the Candidates Forum 2024 took place Thursday, July 11 in the Memorial Hall in Hugoton. Meet the Candidates Forum 2024 took place in Memorial Hall Thursday, July 11. Facilitator for the event […]