R.D. Lawrence Honored at State Capitol May 7, 2025 8:47 am | By Staff OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, in... Read more →
Medford City Council Minutes April 2025 April 30, 2025 9:23 am | By Staff Attendees: Gary Bowen, Mayor Steve Zeman, Vice-Mayor Debbie Kretchmar, Councilmember... Read more →
Medford City Council Public Hearing 4-14-25 April 30, 2025 9:22 am | By Staff Attendees: Gary Bowen, Mayor Steve Zeman, Vice-Mayor Debbie Kretchmar, Councilmember... Read more →
Medford Public Works April 2025 Minutes April 30, 2025 9:20 am | By Staff Attendees: Gary Bowen, Mayor Steve Zeman, Vice-Mayor Debbie Kretchmar, Councilmember... Read more →
Medford Eco Devo April 2025 Minutes April 30, 2025 9:19 am | By Staff Attendees: Gary Bowen, Mayor Steve Zeman, Vice-Mayor Debbie Kretchmar, Councilmember... Read more →
Medford Girls Runner-Up at 1A State Track May 12, 2025 9:12 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Medford girl’s track team finished as the runner-up team... Read more →
PC-H’s McReynolds Places in Two State Events May 12, 2025 8:47 am | By Staff Pond Creek-Hunter’s Reagan McReynolds capped her high school track record... Read more →
DC-L’s Scott Fourth in Long Jump at State May 12, 2025 8:36 am | By Staff Deer Creek-Lamont had one of its track athletes reach the... Read more →
Medford Girls Repeat as Regional Track Champs May 7, 2025 8:41 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Medford girl’s track team won the Class 1A Regional... Read more →
Panthers Golf Team Qualifies for State May 7, 2025 8:38 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Pond Creek-Hunter boy’s golf team will make its first... Read more →
Culvert Work to Start on Kansas Highway 44 May 12, 2025 12:23 pm | By PRESS RELEASE Culvert work on Kansas Highway 44 in portions of Harper... Read more →
Wheatland Electric Holds Annual Meeting May 12, 2025 12:22 pm | By PRESS RELEASE SCOTT CITY – Members of Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC)... Read more →
Arts Center May Lose Federal Grant May 12, 2025 12:06 pm | By PRESS RELEASE Hundreds of arts groups of various sizes across the United... Read more →
Vogele to Attend Supreme Court Institute May 12, 2025 12:04 pm | By PRESS RELEASE Brande Vogele, of Harper, and a teacher at Chaparral High... Read more →
Harper Industries Sponsors New Playscape May 7, 2025 9:14 am | By PRESS RELEASE WICHITA – Amber waves of grain are quintessential Kansas. That... Read more →
CHS Boy’s Tennis Attends Regional Tourney May 12, 2025 8:27 am | By Staff The Chaparral boy’s tennis team concluded its season at the... Read more →
Chaparral Track Hosts Own Meet May 12, 2025 7:48 am | By Staff The Chaparral track teams hosted their own meet Friday. Complete... Read more →
Attica Track Athletes Attend Pair of Meets May 12, 2025 7:25 am | By Staff The Attica track teams competed at the Norwich meet Thursday,... Read more →
Attica Track Attends Norwich Meet May 9, 2025 8:41 am | By Staff The Attica track teams competed at the Norwich meet Thursday,... Read more →
CHS Boy’s Tennis Competes at League Meet May 8, 2025 9:27 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Chaparral boy’s tennis team competed at the Central Plains... Read more →
City Tables Revised UTV Ordinance May 12, 2025 10:04 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Kingman city commission Thursday tabled a revised UTV ordinance because it wanted to get clarification on what can be done to allow people who... Read more →
City Keeps Health Plan Same as Last Year May 12, 2025 9:28 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Kingman city commission Thursday decided to stay with funding 85 percent of its reserve for its self-funded health insurance plan and made no other... Read more →
Norwich City Council Minutes April 2025 May 7, 2025 9:41 am | By Staff Mayor, Mitch Hewitt, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council members present were June Hardaway, Eldon Headrick, Lanny Hower, and Ty Turner. Employees... Read more →
County Gets First Draft of Solar Regulations May 7, 2025 9:34 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Kingman County commissioners Monday reviewed the first draft of regulations for the application process for solar energy systems. Field appraiser Amanda Stucky said that... Read more →
County OKs Reimbursing Zenda Fire Department May 7, 2025 9:32 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Kingman County commissioners approved reimbursing the city of Zenda for money that came out of the pocket of the new fire chief for equipment... Read more →
Brannan to Play Softball for Hesston College May 12, 2025 8:55 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing Kingman senior Macie Brannan has signed to play softball with Hesston College. Brannan, who has played Kingman softball for four years, including two years as... Read more →
KHS Boy’s Tennis Ends Season at Regionals May 12, 2025 8:21 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Kingman boy’s tennis team concluded its season at the Regional tournament Friday at Conway Springs. In doubles, Tevin Cremins and Benji Pence faced Sterling’s... Read more →
Kingman Track Competes at Circle Meet May 12, 2025 8:12 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Kingman track teams competed at the Circle meet Friday. Head coach Tanner Hageman said that the athletes are coming along well, getting into better... Read more →
Norwich Track Hosts Meet, Attends Chaparral May 12, 2025 8:07 am | By Staff The Norwich track teams hosted their own invitational Thursday, postponed from April 24, and the boys and girls both won the team standings. The Eagles... Read more →
Cunningham Track Attends Bucklin Meet May 12, 2025 7:38 am | By Staff The Cunningham track athletes competed at the Bucklin meet Friday. Complete results for the boys were: 100-meter dash: Stephen Kerschen, sixth, 11.79. 200-meter dash: Skyler... Read more →
Task Force Leaders Decry ‘Fearmongering’ May 8, 2025 9:09 am | By Staff By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Two Republicans leading the Kansas task force developing a new public education finance formula expressed frustration that superintendents... Read more →
Suit Challenges Grace Period Cut for Ballots May 7, 2025 12:02 pm | By Staff By Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Three advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit Monday in Douglas County District Court challenging the Kansas Legislature’s attempt to... Read more →
School Funding Task Force Wants Plan By June May 7, 2025 11:55 am | By Staff By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Republican Sen. Renee Erickson wants the task force crafting a new state funding formula for K-12 public schools... Read more →
Board: Tax Appeals Process Bogged Down May 7, 2025 11:53 am | By Staff By Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The COVID-19 pandemic, staff turnover and surges in filings created a backlog of cases at the Kansas Board... Read more →
Eight Killed in Head-On Crash Near Greeley May 7, 2025 10:29 am | By Staff By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two teenage basketball players, a coach and a trainer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma,... Read more →
Witt, Wacha Lead Royals to 2-1 Win May 8, 2025 8:40 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run homer to give Michael Wacha all the support he... Read more →
Witt, Ragans Lead Royals Over White Sox May 7, 2025 10:48 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. scored the first run and drove in the second to back five overpowering innings and 11 strikeouts... Read more →
Royals’ Cameron Takes No-Hitter Into 7th May 1, 2025 9:11 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ZAK GILBERT Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Royals left-hander Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his major league debut... Read more →
Chiefs Exercise Options on McDuffie, Karlaftis April 30, 2025 10:55 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs exercised their fifth-year options Tuesday on cornerback Trent McDuffie and pass rusher George Karlaftis, two of... Read more →
Jayhawk Conference Approves New Bylaw April 30, 2025 10:23 am | By PRESS RELEASE TOPEKA — The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) has taken a significant step toward investing in Kansas student athletes by approving a new bylaw... Read more →
Lawmaker Seeks to Override Screening Veto May 8, 2025 8:55 am | By Staff By Janelle Stecklein, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY — A Democratic... Read more →
Panel Rejects Two Rules Backed By Walters May 8, 2025 8:52 am | By Staff By Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY – A bipartisan... Read more →
Revised Ballot Initiative Bill Heads to Senate May 8, 2025 8:46 am | By Staff By Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislation imposing... Read more →
Advocate: Mental Health Reimbursements Owed May 7, 2025 12:10 pm | By Staff By Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY — Behavioral health... Read more →
Gun Bill for Municipal Employees Advances May 7, 2025 12:08 pm | By Staff By Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate... Read more →
Thunder Roll Past Nuggets to Even Series May 8, 2025 8:18 am | By CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in... Read more →
Nuggets Beat Thunder on Gordon 3-Pointer May 7, 2025 10:50 am | By CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic showed why he’s a... Read more →
Thunder Get to Rest After Sweeping Grizzlies April 30, 2025 10:53 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By CLAY BAILEY, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As... Read more →
Thunder Rally From 29-Point Deficit April 25, 2025 9:59 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By CLAY BAILEY, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Chet... Read more →
Thunder Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Grizzlies April 23, 2025 10:38 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By CLIFF BRUNT, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai... Read more →
Appeals Court Rules On Student Detention Case May 7, 2025 10:43 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana... Read more →
Five Charged After Migrant Boat Capsized May 7, 2025 10:33 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal officials filed charges Tuesday against five people in connection to a boat carrying migrants that... Read more →
Noem: Those With No Real ID May Fly For Now May 7, 2025 10:21 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By REBECCA SANTANA and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Travelers who haven’t obtained a REAL ID by this week’s deadline received assurances from the... Read more →
Court Allows Transgender Military Ban For Now May 7, 2025 10:17 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military,... Read more →
How Utah Dentists Prepare for Fluoride Ban May 7, 2025 10:14 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — With Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on fluoride in public drinking water set to take effect Wednesday, dentists who... Read more →
Warriors Sideline Curry for Next Three Games May 8, 2025 9:39 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games... Read more →
NHL Team in Salt Lake City Named Utah Mammoth May 7, 2025 10:40 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL team in Salt Lake City is now known as the Utah Mammoth. Owners Ryan and Ashley Smith... Read more →
Sliding Mitts Are Baseball’s ‘Must-Have’ May 7, 2025 10:06 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hasn’t had the conversation with 7-year-old son Steel yet, but the Pittsburgh Pirates star... Read more →
Big 12 Commissioner Gets 3-Year Extension May 7, 2025 10:05 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has received a three-year contract extension through 2030, the conference confirmed Tuesday. ESPN first reported the... Read more →
Kentucky Derby Winner Won’t Run Preakness May 7, 2025 9:05 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STEPHEN WHYNO, Associated Press Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, meaning there won’t be a Triple... Read more →
Some GOPers Push Back on Program Cuts May 8, 2025 9:18 am | By Staff By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to Medicaid, Rep. Juan Ciscomani is telling fellow Republicans he won’t support steep... Read more →
USDA Soon to Disclose Jobs to Move Out of D.C. May 8, 2025 9:01 am | By Staff By Jennifer Shutt, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced during a congressional hearing Tuesday the department will soon detail which staff positions... Read more →
SNAP Bill Would Make States Take Bigger Share May 7, 2025 12:06 pm | By Staff By Katie McKellar, States Newsroom With a goal of cutting spending and promoting “self-sufficiency,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, wants to overhaul the nation’s largest federal food... Read more →
Veterans, Democrats Protest Planned VA Cuts May 7, 2025 11:58 am | By Staff By Ashley Murray, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Veterans and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday protested the Trump administration’s planned cuts for the Department of... Read more →
Lawmakers Move to Restrict Ballot Initiatives May 7, 2025 10:38 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Citizen activists supporting a public vote on important issues could have to brush up on their reading, writing and... Read more →
Skype Shut Down; What Are Alternatives? May 7, 2025 10:04 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now? Microsoft’s shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users... Read more →
Court Sides With Epic in Apple App Store Case May 1, 2025 9:42 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A federal judge has strongly rebuked Apple, finding that the iPhone maker willfully violated a court injunction in an... Read more →
McDonald’s Store Traffic Falls Unexpectedly May 1, 2025 9:21 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s store traffic fell further than expected in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners. The trouble was particularly... Read more →
Trump’s Tariffs Loom Over Economy April 30, 2025 1:46 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By PAUL WISEMAN, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and... Read more →
Amazon Won’t Display Tariff Costs on Site April 30, 2025 12:59 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and JOSH BOAK The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it’s not planning to display added tariff costs next to product prices... Read more →
Prevost Named New Pope, First From U.S. May 8, 2025 12:15 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office... Read more →
U.S., UK Expected to Announce Trade Deal May 8, 2025 9:16 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal... Read more →
Conclave to Elect New Pope Officially Begins May 7, 2025 10:45 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — With the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — the great doors of... Read more →
Trump: Only 21 Hamas Hostages Believed Alive May 7, 2025 10:34 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. “As... Read more →
Israeli Plan to Seize Gaza Strip Met With Alarm May 7, 2025 10:23 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation... Read more →
Wall Street Rises With Hopes for Trade Deals May 8, 2025 9:14 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Thursday after President Donald Trump said he was set to announce an... Read more →
Federal Reserves Leaves Key Rate Unchanged May 7, 2025 12:20 pm | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the... Read more →
Federal Reserve Leaves Key Rate Unchanged May 7, 2025 12:18 pm | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the... Read more →
Stocks Sink After Quarterly Reports May 7, 2025 10:15 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday as quarterly results show more companies are scrubbing their forecasts for upcoming profits... Read more →
Microsoft, Meta Platforms Lead Wall Street Higher May 1, 2025 9:22 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft and Meta Platforms are driving Wall Street higher on Thursday after profits for the Big Tech companies at... Read more →
Jury Selection Underway in Combs Trial May 7, 2025 10:24 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to be in place sometime... Read more →
Three Shows Lead Tony Award Nominations May 1, 2025 9:30 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Three Broadway shows — “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Maybe Happy Ending”... Read more →
Superman, Fantastic Four Lead Summer Films April 30, 2025 12:18 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Superman already has a lot on his broad shoulders. It seems unfair to add the fate of Hollywood to his worries. But... Read more →
Top Producer of ’60 Minutes’ Quits April 23, 2025 11:55 am | By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show... Read more →
Game Show Host Wink Martindale Dies April 16, 2025 10:34 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also... Read more →
OBITUARY: Mary Anna Myers May 7, 2025 9:56 am | By Staff Mary Anna Myers, 89, died May 5, 2025, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. She was born April 19, 1936, in Harper County, the daughter of... Read more →
OBITUARY: Mary Margaret Bak May 7, 2025 9:24 am | By Staff Mary Margaret Bak of Simpsonville, S.C., a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2025, at the age of 73. ... Read more →
OBITUARY: Joan Bushnell May 7, 2025 8:49 am | By Staff Joan Bushnell passed away on Jan. 20, 2025, in Independence, Kan. She was born to Thomas Fisher Shaffer and Goldie Fern Disney Shaffer on Oct.... Read more →
OBITUARY: William August Erdman May 5, 2025 1:50 pm | By Staff William August “Bill” Erdman, 62, died Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Wheatlands Healthcare Center, Kingman. He was born June 9, 1962, in Kingman, the son... Read more →
OBITUARY: Robert Werneke April 30, 2025 9:06 am | By Staff Robert Werneke, of Medford, passed away on April 21, 2025. Robert was born on July 17, 1929 in Caldwell, Kan. to Ed and Lillie Werneke.... Read more →
Sometimes Less Is More May 7, 2025 9:58 am | By Staff By Bill Faflick, KSHSAA Executive Director When students are involved in education-based activities, they are better! We all know the connection with peers, with coaches... Read more →
Matters of the Heart May 7, 2025 9:35 am | By Staff By Bernie Sheahen You know how when you were a kid, you never thought twice about your heart? I’m Medicare-eligible and I never worried about... Read more →
We the People 5-7-25 May 7, 2025 8:53 am | By Staff By Tom Horn “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” Japanese Admiral Isoroku... Read more →
Comments From Deranged Sooners Fan 5-7-25 May 7, 2025 8:52 am | By Staff By Jack LaFay Golden Arches Of Illegal Alien Intrigue April 30 denoted the 47th President’s first 100 days in office, during which executive action and... Read more →
Mostly About Nothing 5-6-25 May 7, 2025 8:50 am | By Staff By Cecil Horn It is hard to believe that “May Madness” is already here as we get ready to fall into our usual “foggy state”... Read more →
Kingman County: Tidwell Clemency Request May 7, 2025 9:26 am | By Staff NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Cheryl Ann Tidwell sentenced July 5th, 1989... Read more →
Harper County: Tax Sale Notice 6-20-25 May 7, 2025 9:19 am | By Staff NOTICE OF SUIT TO: Galen Adams, Aaron R. Bonham, Heather... Read more →
Grant County: Rogers Estate No. PB-2025-14 May 7, 2025 9:01 am | By Staff IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GRANT COUNTY, GRANT COUNTY STATE... Read more →
Grant County: Commission Minutes 4-28-25 May 7, 2025 8:56 am | By Staff MINUTES OF BOCC REGULAR MEETING The Board of Commissioners of... Read more →