Sheriff Ted Heaton received word that the local schools were going to have to replace their breath alcohol testers. Sheriff Heaton and School Resource Deputy Adam Mauk decided to donate new professional Passive Breath Alcohol Testers for the school. The new testers can detect alcohol by just a wave in front of the suspected person, […]
The Hugoton FFA has won the State Land Contest for the third year in a row! The State Land Judging contest and the State Homesite Evaluation contests were hosted by the Satanta FFA and the Haskell County NRCS. The Land “A” Team was made up of Kynna Crawford, David Barker, Jacob Bell and Kyra Shelton. […]
The Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their quarterly Chamber Luncheon at Pigs R Us Tuesday, September 17, 2019. Chamber members enjoyed a lunch of meatloaf, salad, cheesy potatoes, green beans and pound cake for dessert. Executive Chamber Director Alisha Owens began the meeting by informing the members of the success of the High Plains […]
The Gas Capital Car, Truck and Bike Show took place Saturday at the Hugoton City Park. Cars, pickups and motorcycles were on display for the visitors. The weather was perfect for the show with cooler temperatures and a soft breeze. One of the entries has home ties right here in Hugoton. In 1954 […]
Saturday marked the sixth year of the High Plains Music Fest at Dirtona Raceway in Hugo- ton. This year featured Koe Wetzel, Kevin Fowler, Jared Daniels and Bri Bagwell. Activities for the event included the third Annual IBCA Sanctioned High Plains BBQ Bash, High Plains Fall Fling and giant kites. All proceeds from […]
This weekend promises to be an exciting one. Friday, September 6 is the date to sign up for the High Plains Barbeque Bash. Some of the cooks will be up all night cooking. Friday, at 7:00 p.m., will be a Kids Q (barbecue). This will be for kids up to the age of 17 years […]
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The History of Labor Day
September 2, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor celebrates and honors the greatest worker in the world – the American worker. Labor Day 2019 is the 125th anniversary of Labor Day being celebrated as a national holiday. Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to […]
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 […]
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 […]