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Renowned cow bell aficionado Jeni Carmin joined The Tones when the band played “Honky Tonk Women” during last Saturday evening’s performance at Lake Scott State Park. She is flanked by band vocalists Scott Wagner (left) and Alan Graham. (Record Phot

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EMS considering more ambulance transfers

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 3:35pm

County boosts 2026 funding by $130,000

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Katie Durman (left), director of GMD No. 1, speaks about groundwater issues during Monday’s roundtable. Listening in are local producers Andy Hineman and Eilene Minnix. (Record Photo)

DOGE cuts, H-2A woes confront Marshall during Scott City roundtable

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 8:38pm

The impact of DOGE-initiated budget cuts on grain export markets and farm agency staffing were among concerns raised by local producers during a round-table discussion with Sen. Roger Marshall in Scott City.

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Sunday Siomades, an intern with the Kansas Geological Survey, cuts the ribbon to open the new Ogallala Aquifer and irrigation exhibit that she assisted in creating at the El Quartelejo Museum. (Record Photo)

Dr. Blair Schneider stands by a four-foot stratigraphic column that she created as part of the Ogallala exhibit at the El Quartelejo Museum. It shows the soil structure below Scott City and the history of the depleting aquifer. (Record Photo)

Pat Ryan (left) and GMD No. 1 director Katie Durham visit at one of the irrigation, aquifer interactive displays at the El Quartelejo Museum. (Record P hoto)

Local history of Ogallala, irrigation in new exhibit at El Quartelejo Museum

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 8:38pm

The El Quartelejo Museum has established it’s unique approach to telling the history of Scott County by taking visitors on a walking time-line through the prehistoric era to modern times.