News
As she travels through out the Big 1st District, Lauren Reinhold has heard a familiar theme among voters.
Three days of fossil hunting activity in the field, along with a day featuring experts in paleontology, will be part of the first Western Kansas Fossil Fest to be held from June 12-15 in Scott City
Since this is the nation’s 250th birthday celebration, the Scott City Council decided to put more money into the annual Fourth of July fireworks display.
The annual clean-up week in Scott City is something that residents mark on their calendar weeks ahead of time.
Sports
When nearby lightning forced not just one, but two, lengthy delays in the Kansas State Track and Field Championships on Saturday afternoon, it wasn’t just the physical preparation that was going to
When you’re competing in front of several thousand spectators with a state championship at stake, relaxing is probably the last thing to cross an athlete’s mind.
In four years at Dighton High School, Lani Speer has established her credentials as a threesport standout.
The first four innings of the Class 3A regional matchup between Scott City and Colby lived up to expectations.
Acknowledging that she had a “rough start” in the 200m to begin the season, Kinleigh Wren was determined to make that one of the four events she could compete in at the Class 3A state meet.
Columns & Opinions
education frontline
A new form of life illiteracy has arisen as the younger generations evade real world experiences and become ever more addicted to screens.
By John Schrock
Life isn’t fair.
Who didn’t hear that plenty of times while growing up, or lean on that response numerous times as a parent?
By Rod Haxton, Editor
Let your imagination run wild for a moment with the following scenario.
Say, for example, that you’re a businessman . . . okay, a farmer.
By Rod Haxton, Editor
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
Judson Price, Sr.
Judson P. Price, Sr., 96, died May 26, 2026, at the Sunrise of Sandy Senior Living Center in Sandy, Utah.
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.
The Scott County Record
PO Box 377
Scott City, KS 67871
Phone: 620-872-2090
Fax: 620-872-0009