News

The Scott City Council has agreed to relieve the Chamber of Commerce of the final $50,000 remaining on a loan for construction of the new restrooms in Patton Park.

Renewing focus on victims in sexual assault investigations

When dealing with crimes involving sexual assault, it’s natural for law enforcement and other agencies to focus on the perpetrators - to make sure they are dealt with through the criminal justice s

With the recent arrival of property appraisal notices, the most important advice offered by Scott County Appraiser Kim Frodin is to open the envelope and not ignore the information until property t

Even as she projects that residential home values in Scott County will increase by 4.6% to 9.9% during 2024, County Appraiser Kim Frodin says values are starting to “stabilize” and the market is st

As a volunteer firefighter in Scott County and working in the cattle business, Aiden Miller felt the need to do something as he heard about the devastation caused by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire t

Sports

amnesia costs DHS title shot

Call it temporary amnesia.

when it rains (3s), it pours

Being outscored 39-0 from the three-point line, it would be hard to imagine that the third place game in the Class 1A-DII state tournament wasn’t a blowout.

Clark’s record revives forgotten piece of women’s sports history n

When University of Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark drained a three-pointer against the University of Michigan on Feb. 15, 2024, she secured the NCAA women’s scoring record.

Top-seeded Indians ousted in state opener

Some teams live and die by the three-point shot.

The Wichita County High School girls have built their success around pressure defense.

SC’s post play shut down in sub-state title loss to T-birds

If the Scott City boys were to get past Towanda-Circle in the Class 4A sub-state championship game it felt like the Beavers had to get off to a quick start and create some doubt in the minds of the

Columns & Opinions

New twist, same disaster with latest flat tax proposal

Bad legislation can die a thousand deaths, but it only has to pass once.

Finding humor in sexual assault

While observing a workshop on sexual assault earlier this week, it was a reminder of how entitled men can feel when it comes to their power over women.

The courage to do what’s right

Over the past three decades, we’ve attended numerous meetings and participated in countless discussions regarding the Ogallala Aquifer upon which the survival of Western Kansas - as we’ve come to k

another view

Have you ever been on a long road trip with a group of disagreeing passengers?

Constitution offers a way to keep Trump off the ballot

Lifestyle

MANHATTAN - It may sometimes seem that getting your blood pressure checked at the doctor’s office is a trivial task, perhaps only a necessary prelude to a more immediate reason for the day’s visit.

Not so long ago, Juul was seen as the new Marlboro.

Transgender and nonbinary youth in Kansas would lose access to medical care they say is lifesaving - and critics say they might regret - if proposed legislation becomes law.

TOPEKA - Kansas is one of two states where people who need help during drug overdoses can be arrested.

Kansas got the first of several free naloxone vending machines this week.

The machines were installed in Reno County and downtown Wichita; Douglas County already had one.

Obituaries

Dan E. Wright

Dan Wright

Dan E. Wright, 85, died March 8, 2024, at the Scott County Hospital, Scott City.

Geraldine ‘Gerry’ ReQua

Geraldine ReQua

Geraldine “Gerry” ReQua, 94, Winfield, died March 5, 2024, at Cumbernauld Village.

Billy Dean Lewis, 79, died Dec. 8, 2023.

A memorial service will be held Fri., March 15, 2:00 p.m., at the Pence Community Church, in Pence, with Don Williams presiding.

Melanie A. Nevills

Melanie Nevills

Melanie A. Nevills, 55, Jackson, N.H., died on March 4, 2024, to be with her Lord and Savior.

Gary Speer

Gary Allen Speer, 68, died, March 4, 2024, at Hays Medical Center.

The Scott County Record

PO Box 377

Scott City, KS 67871

Phone: 620-872-2090

Fax: 620-872-0009