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Area wheat harvest crawls to finish line

Thu, 06/25/2026 - 6:12am

At the start of June, it appeared that the area wheat harvest would be one of the earliest on record.

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State Rep. Jim Minnix (R-Scott City) visits with two constituents during a candidate forum in Scott City last Thursday. (Record Photo)

Lt. Gov. candidate backs data centers in rural Kansas

Thu, 06/25/2026 - 6:12am

Expressing his support for AI data centers, and opposition to school vouchers, Joe Newland addressed a small gathering in Scott City as part of a four-county candidate forum last Thursday.

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Randy Evans (foreground) and Casey Venters, director of the Lane County Community Foundation, discuss the work that’s being done to prepare the grocery store for its grand opening on June 27. (Record Photo)

Employees stock shelves in preparation for the opening of the Lane County Community Grocery Store in Dighton on June 27. (Record Photo)

Lane County grocery store making final preparations for grand opening

Wed, 06/17/2026 - 9:18pm

For more than two years, Dighton has been without a grocery store.

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Commission is hesitant to initiate county zoning

Wed, 06/17/2026 - 9:18pm

It’s inevitable that Scott County will be targeted as a site for an AI data center, says Nicole Martin, executive director of the Scott County Development Committee.