Southwest Kansas
Dighton, South Gray boys advance in state tourneys
The opening rounds of the state high school basketball tournaments are in the books with mixed results for area teams.
Kansas Connections Academy opens enrollment for 2025-26 school year
ELKHART – Kansas Connections Academy, a tuition-free, full-time online public school, is now enrolling students in grades kindergarten through 12 for the 2025-26 school year.
Six area teams advance to state basketball tourneys
Six area high school basketball teams won their sub-states over the weekend and now advance to the state tournaments to be held Wednesday through Saturday at various locations around Kansas.
Scott City boys take ninth at state wrestling
Area high school wrestlers, both boys and girls, took to the mats Feb. 28 and March 1, hoping for gold at state wrestling tournaments around the state.
Southwest Kansans anxious following anti-immigration rhetoric from Trump administration
Anxiety has spread through southwest Kansas after policy promises of mass deportations from the Trump administration. That mental exhaustion is now part of the daily lives of Kansans in an area where immigrants are a large part of the population.