News
The final weekend of the summer is typically a big one at Lake Scott State Park.
But this has been anything but a typical summer.
While the residents of Shallow Water were not interested in taking on the cost of a community-wide wastewater system, help is still available to those who want to address potential problems with pr
At first glance, the former Pilgrim Holiness Church in southern Logan County might appear to be just another of the limestone structures disappearing from the Western Kansas landscape.
Dighton Elementary School staff and students have been able to adapt to fewer classrooms due to unexpected delays in the completion of a new HVAC system.
In a unanimous vote by the Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center (WKCAC) board of directors, the Safe Child Event Center in Scott City will remain open as a public meeting facility.
Sports
A rough start for the SCHS defensive unit perhaps wasn’t a complete surprise during last Friday’s football Jamboree at Garden City.
The Scott Community High School tennis roster is very light on varsity experience, which should make the battle for varsity spots very competitive this season.
An aggressive defense has been at the core of Wichita County High School’s success during the Brant Douglas era.
The Scott Community High School varsity offense offered plenty to feel optimistic about during last Saturday’s controlled scrimmage.
The Scott Community High School football team will be competing against Garden City High School and Wichita Southeast in a Jamboree on Fri., Aug. 28, at the GCHS field.
Columns & Opinions
The end times may be closer than we think, or so suggests Vice President JD Vance.
By Rod Haxton, Editor
another view
Not exactly a war, but a trade war - which will impose huge costs on both American consumers and on Canada.
Trump is now completely and utterly out of his mind.
By Robert Reich
It’s not easy being a politician these days. In fact, it’s downright dangerous.
Or so says Doc Marshall.
By Rod Haxton, Editor Rod Haxton Can Be Reached At Editor@screcord.com
Cattlemen and ranchers have been wailing about how, despite their steadfast loyalty to Donald Trump, he has stabbed them in the back with this week’s announcement that he was allowing 300,000 metri
Lifestyle
Ten-year-old Duke Ommert died after an electric scooter crash in Leawood last year when a car struck him as he crossed the street mid-block.
By Grace Hills Kansas News Service
Hundreds of pesticides are legal, but that doesn’t mean that their impacts on health are fully understood. Cleaning produce before eating it reduces your exposure.
By Celia Llopis-jepsen Harvest Public Media
MANHATTAN - Included in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s sobering statistics on injuries and death in older adults due to falls are four very important words.
Anesthesiology is the branch of medicine committed to pain relief and patient care before, during, and after surgery and other procedures.
By Andrew Ellsworth, M.d.
WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged during his confirmation hearing to do everything in his “power to put the health of America back on track.”
By Jennifer Shutt The Kansas Reflector
Obituaries
Robert Wheeler
Robert Duane Wheeler, 85, died on August 31, 2026, at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City.
Terry Lee Ives, 68, died August 22, 2026. He was born April 7, 1958.
His funeral service will be Sat., August 29, at Countryside Christian Church, 1919 S. Rock Rd., Wichita.
Abram Friesen Wiebe, 54, died August 19, 2026, at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City.
Larry Evan Turley, 64, died August 17, 2026, at his home in Hoxie.
He was born on December 6, 1961, in Scott City, the son of Gary Earl Turley, Sr., and Catherine Ann (Bennett) Turley.
The Scott County Record
PO Box 377
Scott City, KS 67871
Phone: 620-872-2090
Fax: 620-872-0009