News
If Scott City is to share in the cost of infrastructure for housing developments, certain guidelines will need to be met by developers, based on preliminary discussion by the city council.
As the Scott City Council takes steps towards aiding in the development of a housing subdivision on the southwest outskirts of town, the governing body is being asked to give thought to what it cou
Given the uncertainty of traditional sorghum export markets because of trade wars and on-again, off-again tariffs, the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission is aggressively pursuing new market opportunit
Scott City and Scott County officials verbally agreed to provide up to $500,000 to fund the infrastructure for a proposed housing subdivision on the outskirts of Scott City.
Sports
For the past two seasons, Hanna Winter has endured health issues which prevented the Scott Community High School distance runner from competing at a high level.
It was a scenario that SCHS head coach Shelby Feely had seen all too often this season.
Russell found early success in their passing game which led to a touchdown on their opening drive against the Beavers last Friday evening.
In a game that looked a lot closer on the scoreboard than it may have appeared on the field, Wichita County eventually pulled away from Oakley for a 40-12 win on the home field last Friday.
In their first two games of the season, Scott City has been unable to establish anything resembling a running attack that isn’t named Drew Metzger.
Columns & Opinions
If Walter Cronkite were alive today and anchoring CBS News, he would be labeled a traitor.
By Rod Haxton, Editor
AI tech giants play on the fears of dying communities
Everything has its price, or so we’ve often been told.
another view
Many people watched the brutal, sometimes deadly, ICE apprehensions with glee.
By Mark Mccormick
another view
It has been three years in the making, but the documentary Elon Musk called a “hit piece” before it was even filmed will be available for public consumption this October.
By Alix Breeden
Everyone is getting something out of this administration except us . . . the voters.
Donald Trump’s sonin- law Jared Kushner gets $2 billion “to invest” from the Saudi royal family.
By Rod Haxton, Editor
Lifestyle
When your doctor prescribes a new medication, it’s easy to just nod and head to the pharmacy.
By Jill Kruse, Do
MANHATTAN - The growing popularity of a plan that encourages people to eat more healthy foods and less added sugars is not really about getting rid of specific foods in the diet completely, says a
Doug Griswold volunteers to refurbish power chairs at the Wichita Medical Loan Closet. The organization provides a wide range of donated items for little or no cost to the public.
By Roger Nomer Kansas News Service
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
Obituaries
Ronald Koehn
Ronald L. Koehn, 78, died September 17, 2026, at Greeley County Health Services in Tribune.
Marthanell Turley
Marthanell Mary (Mc-Guire) Turley, 99, died on Sept. 5, 2026, at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City.
Mark Weinmann
J. Mark Weinmann, 78, died September 7, 2026, at his home in Scott City.
Maria Del Rosario Villarreal Balderrama
Maria Del Rosario Villarreal Balderrama, 64, died on Sept. 4, 2026, in Scott City.
The Scott County Record
PO Box 377
Scott City, KS 67871
Phone: 620-872-2090
Fax: 620-872-0009