Happy Thursday! I am writing this Wednesday morning . When this paper goes out, I need to start on next week’s, the final edition of the year. There won’t be a newspaper for January 1, 2026. The calen ...

At 7:10 AM on Tuesday morning, the Bulldog Bank opened for business. It is a partnership between Syracuse Elementary School and Dream First Bank. Shelley DeWeese heard of the opportunity at the Kansas ...

It is a beautiful, rainy Wednesday morning as I write this. Gentle rains have fallen all over our county, polishing the trees with a shiny luster, washing away the dust and dirt, and giving our crops ...

Welcome Dr. Tyler Stephenson, his wife Staci, and their 18 month old son, Felix. Physician Assistant Brandee Werth said, “We have been counting down for Dr Stephenson’s arrival. We have been working ...

The Hamilton County Fair Board met Tuesday evening to discuss public events for the fair. Since their regualry scheduled meeting was on the first of July, they had no knowledge of if we would stay in ...

Labor Day weekend found the Syracuse Sand Dunes park packed. Campers, pickups and tents were everywhere- on the east and west side of the bridge, under the trees, and at the campsites. There were 105 ...

We spent the week on the road and in Arizona for several days at a national livestock show. I am writing this as we are driving home, and, as the roads become two lane highways and less and less ...

It’s the last day of July. All I can say is fair. Our county fair is over and I am wiped out. Putting this edition together is one of the hardest every year. It looks to me like most of the county ...

Police were called at approximately 4:30 pm on Monday June 1, to 6 miles east of town on Highway 50. A pickup and fifth wheel driven by Jack Roberts of Garden City, was on the shoulder, with a blown ...

HAMILTON COUNTY– The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office announced a second arrest warrant was issued connected to the homicide of Kevin Palma-Rodriguez of ...

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide that occurred Friday in Syracuse. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI ...

Do you remember the scene in the 1998 sci-fi classic movie Armageddon, when everything is falling apart and they think Earth is doomed, and they have one last chance to save it? Colonel Sharp tries to ...