News
The annual clean-up week in Scott City is something that residents mark on their calendar weeks ahead of time.
As wheat harvest quickly approaches, the crop has taken just about everything that Mother Nature could throw at it - extreme drought, extreme cold and extreme heat.
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.”
Sports
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.
Kasten Wren’s senior year hasn’t unfolded quite the way the Scott Community High School athlete had envisioned.
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.
Columns & Opinions
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
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