The Barber County Cattlemen’s Association will hold its Annual Meeting on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Gyp Hills Guest Ranch, located at 3393 SW Woodward Rd., near Medicine Lodge, Kansas.

You can guide local healthcare providers to offer services you specifically want and need – simply by filing out and submitting the 2026 Barber County Kansas Community Health Needs Assessment survey.

The Woods County Commissioners recognized County Assessor Renetta Benson at the beginning of their meeting Monday morning. Benson achieved a perfect score on the 2025 Performance Audit. The ...

This past week, Senate committees completed their policy work for the first half of this session. Thursday was the deadline for Senate bills to be heard in Senate committees. Now, the chamber’s ...

Voters in Alfalfa County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 7 BOE General & Special Election Timberlake SD I-93 should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Stephanie Jantz ...

On March 5 in Alfalfa County, Lane Thomas Crowdis, 21, of Belvidere, Kansas, was charged with grand larceny, a Class D1 felony. Between Jan. 5 and Jan. 15, 2026, he is alleged to have taken 36 hay ...

At the monthly Waynoka School Board meeting Monday, March 9, the board listened to a presentation of the district’s financial audit for the 2024-2025 school year, along with a long list of student ...

March 2, 2026, Monday 5:30 a.m., Deputy Hyrst conducted extra patrol in Hazelton. 6:06 a.m., Deputy Hyrst conducted extra patrol in Hardtner. 6:37 a.m., Deputy Hyrst initiated a traffic stop US-281 ...

It is with great sadness that the family of Cynthia Dawn Henson announces her sudden passing on February 28, 2026, at the age of 66. Cynthia will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 45 years, ...

Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, when the candidate filing period opens, the Secretary of the Alfalfa County Election Board said today. Candidates for state ...

Last Wednesday, March 4, the Freedom Board of Education held a regular meeting to hear the presentation of the district’s financial audit, presented by Bill Buss of S&B CPA. Board members Kyle Rhodes, ...

Last week was an intense and busy one at the House – go, go, go from floor sessions to floor leader team meetings, then back-to-back committee meetings. March 5 was the date we had to pass House bills ...