News
When asked about whether an individual can continue living in the Scott City Industrial Park, along with the status of a junk yard, the Scott City Council remained vague in its response during Mond
For many, it has become cliche to talk about living the “American dream.”
Scott County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday to withdraw from the West Plains Extension District amid a growing rift between 4-H parents and Extension personnel in Finney C
The Walnut Creek Extension District will host a wheat variety plot tour on the Vance Ehmke farm in Lane County on Wed., May 20, starting at 6:00.m.
Even as the courts continue to dismiss the ongoing threat to the survival of lesser prairie chickens, and as lawmakers revel in each court victory, the one constant is Wayne Walker’s tenacity.
Sports
The SCHS baseball team has built their season on lateinning rallies, so scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning wasn’t a surprise.
It was never a question of if, but when, the SCHS girls would break the 4x100m relay record.
A winless Lyons team entered Tuesday’s Class 3A regional opener in Scott City and the Lady Lions (0-23) left the same way.
If SCHS baseball fans have learned anything about the Beavers this season it’s that nothing is certain until the final out.
Columns & Opinions
Back in the day when the Sunday newspaper contained the comic strips, many of the older generation readers may recall the “Family Circus.”
By Rod Haxton, Editor
another view
The Supreme Court has given a “two-fer” to white supremacists and proponents of Republican autocracy.
By Mitchell Zimmerman
Lifestyle
The U.S.
By Jacob Fischler Kansas News Service
MANHATTAN - Stress is a universal experience, touching people of all ages and backgrounds, but when it becomes chronic, it can pose serious risks to physical and mental health, according to a Kansa
The Scott County Development Committee (SCDC) has been recognized by Child Care Aware of Kansas (CCAK) for it’s “outstanding dedication and commitment to strengthening” the community’s childcare pr
One online grocery shopper got charged $3.99 for a box of Wheat Thins, while another - buying from the same store at the same time - got charged $4.89.
By Madyson Fitzgerald The Kansas Reflector
OLATHE - Jonathan and Katie Stahl’s living room is filled with fun games and toys that any adolescent boy would enjoy, like pop-a-shot and foam dart guns.
By Dylan Lysen Kansas News Service
Obituaries
Justin Smith, 38, died May, 6, 2026, in San Antonio, Tex.
He was born to Wendy (Achenbach) Wilcox on Feb. 26, 1988, in Scott City and adopted by Doug and Kitty Smith.
Lynita Kaye Lynn, 72, died March 13, 2026, at St. Charles Hospital, Bend, Ore.
She was born on July 24, 1953, in Scott City, the daughter of Herb Lynn and Nancy Binns.
Leslie Pedersen
Leslie A. Pedersen, 57, Hutchinson, died April 22, 2026, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita.
The Scott County Record
PO Box 377
Scott City, KS 67871
Phone: 620-872-2090
Fax: 620-872-0009