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 Designates May as Cleanup Month April 30, 2025 9:02 am | By PRESS RELEASE The month of May will be cleanup month for the... Read more →
White Returns to PC-H to Coach Girls Hoops April 30, 2025 9:04 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing Bailey White has been named the new head coach of... Read more →
Hart Steps Down as PC-H Girls Hoops Coach April 30, 2025 9:03 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing After eight years at Pond Creek-Hunter Schools, Dennis Hart is... Read more →
Medford Girls Win Conference Track Meet April 25, 2025 8:39 am | By Staff The Medford girl’s track team won the Cherokee Strip Conference... Read more →
Panthers Compete at OBA Track Meet April 25, 2025 8:38 am | By Staff The Pond Creek-Hunter track teams attended the Oklahoma Bible Academy... Read more →
Eagles Attend Conference Track Meet April 25, 2025 8:36 am | By Staff The Deer Creek-Lamont track teams competed at the Cherokee Strip... Read more →
Harper County Commission Minutes 4-22-25 April 30, 2025 10:08 am | By Staff The Harper County Board of County Commissioners met in regular... Read more →
Harper County Commission Minutes 4-14-25 April 30, 2025 10:06 am | By Staff The Harper County Board of County Commissioners met in regular... Read more →
Roadrunner Robotics Wins Challenge Again April 30, 2025 9:48 am | By Staff For the second straight year, the Roadrunner Robotics team took... Read more →
Chaparral Esports Team Wins 3A State Title April 30, 2025 9:46 am | By PRESS RELEASE The Chaparral Esports team competed in the KSHSAA Sunflower Esports League... Read more →
Birket Gets Award for Cardiopulmonary Project April 30, 2025 9:42 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing Patterson Health Center Director of Marketing Kristen Birket has received... Read more →
Roadrunners Sweep Pair From Defenders April 30, 2025 9:50 am | By Staff The Chaparral High School baseball team hosted the Wichita Defenders... Read more →
Roadrunners Attend Clearwater Track Meet April 28, 2025 10:30 am | By Staff The Chaparral track teams competed at the Clearwater meet Friday.... Read more →
CHS Baseball Falls Short Against Eagles April 28, 2025 10:29 am | By Staff The Chaparral baseball team lost both games of a home... Read more →
Lady Roadrunners Drop Pair to Kingman April 28, 2025 10:21 am | By Staff The Chaparral softball team lost a home doubleheader to Kingman... Read more →
Attica Track Attends Border Queen Meet April 24, 2025 9:41 am | By Staff The Attica track athletes competed at the Border Queen track... Read more →
County Commission Minutes 4-21-25 April 30, 2025 10:10 am | By Staff Chairwoman Lyon called the Board of County Commissioners meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. April 21, 2025, in the County Commissioners room at the Kingman... Read more →
Norwich City Council April 2025 Minutes April 30, 2025 10:01 am | By Staff Mayor, Mitch Hewitt, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council members present were Nathan Adams, June Hardaway, Eldon Headrick, Lanny Hower, and Ty... Read more →
Fire Chief Discusses New Fireworks Law April 28, 2025 1:39 pm | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing Kingman Fire Chief Shae Brooks updated the Kingman city commission Thursday about changes to fireworks sales that the state legislature passed and Gov. Laura Kelly... Read more →
Wollen: EMS Meeting Should Have Been Held April 28, 2025 1:38 pm | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing Mayor Jon Wollen addressed the lack of a meeting of the EMS advisory committee during Thursday’s Kingman city commission meeting, acknowledging the city had failed... Read more →
Hearing Set for Man Charged With Fondling Child April 25, 2025 9:04 am | By Staff A 39-year-old man remains in Kingman County Jail after being arrested in late March on charges of fondling a child. Adam Andrew Rife was arrested... Read more →
Eagles Win Pretty Prairie Golf Tournament April 29, 2025 7:27 am | By Staff The Kingman boy’s goal team played at Pretty Prairie Monday and won that tournament. They shot 346 as a team. Kory Meireis was the top... Read more →
KHS Track Competes at Halstead Meet April 28, 2025 10:31 am | By Staff The Kingman track teams competed at the Conrad Nightingale Invitational in Halstead Friday. Complete results for the girls were: 100-meter dash: Kinslie McDorman, third, 12.93;... Read more →
Lady Eagles Take Two From Lady Roadrunners April 28, 2025 10:14 am | By Staff The Kingman softball team swept a doubleheader at Chaparral Thursday. The Lady Eagles won the first game 14-2. They trailed 2-0 after the first inning... Read more →
KHS Baseball Sweeps Pair From Chaparral April 28, 2025 10:00 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The Kingman baseball team swept a doubleheader at Chaparral Thursday. The Eagles won the first game 8-2. Head coach Toby Munz praised Colby Arensdorf and... Read more →
Eagles Host Boy’s Tennis Triangular April 25, 2025 10:08 am | By Staff The Kingman boy’s tennis team hosted a triangular with Haven and Chaparral Thursday. Benji Pence and Tevin Cremins took first at No. 1 doubles. They... Read more →
Kelly Signs Bills Dealing With Crime, Industry April 30, 2025 10:51 am | By Staff By Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Friday she had signed into law 11 bills, meeting a deadline and cementing... Read more →
Legislature Backs Off on Ending Tax Incentive April 30, 2025 10:50 am | By Staff By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Assistant city manager Braxton Copley pleaded with Kansas House members to reject a proposal to end the state’s... Read more →
Medicaid Advocates Share Dire Forecast April 30, 2025 10:48 am | By Staff By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Analysis of potential congressional cuts to Medicaid indicated Kansas’ loss of nearly $350 million in the first year... Read more →
Free Legal Answers Service Marks One Year April 30, 2025 10:21 am | By PRESS RELEASE TOPEKA — The Kansas Bar Association will celebrate the first anniversary of Kansas Free Legal Answers (https://kansas.freelegalanswers.org) on Law Day, May 1, 2025. This virtual legal advice... Read more →
Three Local Resurfacing Projects to Begin April 30, 2025 10:15 am | By PRESS RELEASE Three resurfacing projects are due to begin next month in south central Kansas. The first of the Kansas Department of Transportation projects is on a... 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 →
Witt’s Hit Streak Reaches 16 Games April 25, 2025 10:01 am | By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. extended his hitting streak to a career-best 16 games with an RBI single in the fifth inning,... Read more →
Chiefs Select OT Simmons in First Round April 25, 2025 9:51 am | By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Ohio State offensive tackle Josh Simmons with the final pick in the first round of... Read more →
Fermin Comes Up Big Late for Royals April 23, 2025 10:41 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Freddy Fermin came in at the bottom of the ninth and became a hero for... Read more →
New Academic Standards Set to Pass April 30, 2025 10:46 am | By Staff By Nuria Martinez-Keel OKLAHOMA CITY — New academic standards proposed... Read more →
Cellphones in School Ban Bill Goes to Governor April 30, 2025 10:44 am | By Staff By Janelle Stecklein, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY — The state... Read more →
Court Hears Catholic Charter School Case April 30, 2025 10:38 am | By Staff By Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Supreme... Read more →
Senate Panel Advances Sports Betting Bills April 30, 2025 9:30 am | By Staff By Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans may... Read more →
Bill Curtailing Virtual Schools Day Goes to Stitt April 30, 2025 9:18 am | By Staff By Janelle Stecklein, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY – The state... 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 →
State Moves Closer to High School Shot Clock April 16, 2025 8:30 am | By BOB MORRIS, Managing Editor, M3 Publishing The shot clock may soon become a reality for high... Read more →
Thunder Eliminate Suns From Playoff Race April 10, 2025 8:52 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAVID BRANDT, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Jalen Williams... Read more →
Judge Again Requests Info in Garcia Case April 30, 2025 1:49 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to provide information about its efforts so far, if any, to comply... Read more →
Black Female WWII Unit Gets Top Honor April 30, 2025 1:43 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By FERNANDA FIGUEROA and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, known... Read more →
Judge Accused of Aiding Escape Suspended April 30, 2025 1:40 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying... Read more →
Harvard University Pledges Academic Reform April 30, 2025 12:45 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a... Read more →
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Won’t Seek Reelection April 23, 2025 12:36 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending... Read more →
What Makes A Kentucky Derby Champion? April 30, 2025 12:15 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By LAURA UNGAR and CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writers LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — On a crisp, clear morning, a chestnut thoroughbred thundered down the dirt... Read more →
Players to Watch Next Season in Big 12 April 30, 2025 12:05 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS Players in the Big 12 Conference this spring who could have big impacts for their teams in the fall: Arizona QB Noah Fifita had a... Read more →
Ward, Hunter First Two Picks in ’25 NFL Draft April 25, 2025 9:56 am | By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Cam Ward went from zero-star recruit to No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. Travis Hunter cost Jacksonville a premium.... Read more →
Boston Marathon Features Nearly 29K Runners April 23, 2025 11:54 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon had about the same number of no-shows as last year, dispelling concerns that international runners would skip the race in the... Read more →
NFL Not Shying Away From Older Prospects April 16, 2025 10:31 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Bo Nix has already turned 25. Michael Penix Jr. will get there in May. Both quarterbacks were first-round... Read more →
GOP Adds Immigration Items to Tax Bill April 30, 2025 1:32 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of their big tax bill, Republicans in Congress are pumping billions of dollars into President Donald... Read more →
Trump Dismisses Holocaust Council Members April 30, 2025 12:51 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the... Read more →
Judge: Trump Admin Shows ‘Bad Faith’ in Case April 23, 2025 12:30 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A federal judge said Tuesday that the Trump administration is ignoring court orders, obstructing the legal process and acting in... Read more →
Hegseth Pulled Info From Military Channel April 23, 2025 12:23 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending himself against a second assertion that he shared classified material through an unapproved... Read more →
Trump: ‘No Intention’ of Firing Fed Chief April 23, 2025 12:07 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, just... 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 →
Visa Wants to Give AI ‘Agents’ Your Credit Card April 30, 2025 12:41 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence “agents” are supposed to be more than chatbots. The tech industry has spent months pitching AI personal assistants that... Read more →
Automakers Gather at Shanghai Auto Show April 30, 2025 12:33 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — Booths of big Chinese, German and Japanese automakers were bustling at Shanghai’s auto show this week... Read more →
How Companies Are Dealing With Tariffs April 23, 2025 12:06 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty over tariffs and an unpredictable trade war is weighing heavily on companies as they report... Read more →
Vietnam Marks 50 Years Since War’s End April 30, 2025 12:30 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Wednesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the war... Read more →
Ukraine Says It’s Ready to Sign Minerals Deal April 30, 2025 12:24 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is ready to sign an agreement that would give the U.S. access... Read more →
Militants Kill 26 in Indian-Controlled Kashmir April 23, 2025 12:42 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed at least 26 tourists Tuesday at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said,... Read more →
Trump: Zelenskyy Is Prolonging Ukraine War April 23, 2025 12:38 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By ILLIA NOVIKOV, AAMER MADHANI and JILL LAWLESS Assiociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr... Read more →
Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills 23 April 23, 2025 12:33 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed... Read more →
Stocks Sink After Weak Economic Report April 30, 2025 12:28 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks began Wednesday with a thud after a report suggested the U.S. economy may have... Read more →
U.S. Economy Shrinks 0.3% in 1Q 202 April 30, 2025 12:26 pm | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writers The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March, the first drop... Read more →
Wall Street Rises in Worldwide Rally April 23, 2025 11:59 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday as a worldwide rally comes back around to Wall Street... Read more →
Powell: Fed Can Wait on Interest Rates April 16, 2025 11:49 am | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making... Read more →
Nvidia Dragging Wall Street Down April 16, 2025 10:46 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia is dragging Wall Street down on Wednesday after it said new restrictions on exports to China... 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 →
‘Dennis the Menace’ Star Jay North Dies at 73 April 9, 2025 11:59 am | By ASSOCIATED PRESS LAKE BUTLER, Fla. (AP) — Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons starting in 1959, has died.... Read more →
Police Charge Russell Brand With Sexual Assault April 4, 2025 9:23 am | By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday charged Russell Brandwith rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation sparked when four women alleged they had been... 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 →
OBITUARY: Edward James Lehman April 30, 2025 9:05 am | By Staff Edward James Lehman went to his heavenly home on April 26, 2025 at the St. Mary’s Hospital, Enid. Ed was was born on March... Read more →
OBITUARY: Marcella Joyce Risley April 28, 2025 9:28 am | By Staff Marcella Joyce Risley, 86, left Pretty Prairie Sunset Home, Pretty Prairie, Kansas to join her LORD and Savior Jesus Christ on April 26, 2025. She... Read more →
OBITUARY: Lyle R. Boyer April 24, 2025 11:33 am | By Staff Lyle R. Boyer, 80, passed away in Casa Grande, Ariz., on April 14,2025. He was the son of Cecil James Boyer and Martha Dee Green... Read more →
OBITUARY: Helen Ann Zecha April 24, 2025 10:05 am | By Staff FT. DODGE — Helen Ann Zecha, 100, passed away on April 19, 2025, at St. Catherine Hospital in Dodge City. She was born on July... Read more →
We the People 4-30-25 April 30, 2025 9:15 am | By Staff By Tom Horn How about this rain? The timing of our vacation and cruise put us a little late, but before the weekend rain I... Read more →
Comments From Deranged Sooners Fan 4-30-25 April 30, 2025 9:12 am | By Staff By Jack LaFay Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda – Biden Regrets Exiting 2024 Presidential Race Rumors abound across the Washington D.C. landscape that Ole’China Joe Biden regrets... Read more →
Mostly About Nothing 4-30-25 April 30, 2025 9:10 am | By Staff By Cecil Hoar This is going to be a potentially wet, windy and icy week as we attempt to get ready for some turbulent weather. ... Read more →
A Mom’s Musing 4-30-25 April 30, 2025 9:09 am | By Stephanie Jump Last week marked the end of an era in the Jump household. Our oldest took his last swing during his final golf tournament to end... Read more →
Clearing Up Some Confusion April 30, 2025 9:08 am | By Staff Seems there is a bit of confusion – at least in some parts of Grant County – as to the Medford Patriot-Star’s policy on publishing... Read more →
Kingman County: Alameda 5-3 Permit April 30, 2025 10:00 am | By Staff BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS... Read more →
Towanda: Gas Service Agreement April 30, 2025 9:57 am | By Staff PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Kansas Gas Service,... Read more →
Grant County: CJ-2024-3 Hearing April 30, 2025 9:27 am | By Staff IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GRANT COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA... Read more →
Grant County: PB-2025-7 Hearing April 30, 2025 9:26 am | By Staff IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GRANT COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA... Read more →
