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Scott Community High School will be awarding diplomas to 73 seniors during their graduation ceremony on Sat., May 18, 2:00 p.m., at the Scott Community Events Center.

The Scott City Learning Center, which for more than two decades has provided education opportunities for adults and high school students, will no longer exist after the current school year.

not quite a photo finish

Jean Hardy, who is 102 years young, takes the lead with assistance from Kathy Holcomb, CNA, during wheelchair races at Park Lane Nursing Home which were held on Wednesday afternoon as part of Natio

For more than a decade, a steady enrollment decline in the Healy school district has prompted the question of, “How much longer can the district keep its doors open?”

and the beat goes on

What’s a few hundred miles among friends?

Sports

Led by Jackson Rumford who fired the low round of the tournament, the Scott Community High School golf team will be making a second consecutive trip to the state tournament.

Untimely errors led to five runs over the final two innings as Towanda-Circle rallied for a 7-4 win over Scott City in the first round of the Class 4A regional baseball tournament played Tuesday at

SCHS junior Jackson Rumford, who has one of the top javelin throws in Class 4A this season, was a silver medalist at the GWAC meet. (Record Photo)

With the outstanding season that Camden Vulgamore has put together in the open 400m and as a member of the 4x400m relay, it wasn’t a question of if, but when, he would break Scott Community High Sc

one more time

It had been a tough day at the plate for Kaylee Felker who had been hitless in her first six trips during both regional games on Tuesday.

Picture getting clearer for regional track

At this time of year, SCHS track head coach Jim Turner is always confronted with the same questions heading into regional:

Columns & Opinions

another view

Manufacturers of new weight loss drugs are salivating at the prospect of profit.

Dan Hawkins, Speaker of the House in the Kansas Legislature, is still throwing a temper tantrum at the inability of Republican lawmakers to pass a costly tax cut bill over Gov.

Pursue the future with an open mind

As high school graduates eagerly accept their diplomas - some making a quick dash for the exit before it’s discovered that a mistake has been made two thoughts are probably crossing their minds.

Trump puts $1B price tag on the future of the planet

What’s the going price for a planet these days?

another view

Remind me again why Americans think Donald Trump would be so much better on inflation and the economy?

Lifestyle

In a world where hygiene is paramount, the notion of reusing a drinking cup day in, day out, without a single wash may sound repulsive.

Americans spend billions of dollars every year on dietary supplements that claim to promote almost every aspect of our health. But how much do you know about the supplements you’re taking?

Flipped vote kept GOP-controlled legislature from overriding veto

It’s no secret the rural U.S. healthcare system faces ongoing pressures from financial struggles and labor shortages.

Delicious foods that help you diet? It sounds too good to be true.

Of course, weight loss involves math. You have to eat fewer calories than you burn.

Obituaries

Drew Hoeme

Drew Lynn Hoeme, 75, died on April 28, 2024, in Olathe.

He was on born Jan. 29, 1949, in Scott City, to Andrew V. and Betty E. (Triffet) Hoeme.

Sue Cogswell

Sue Cogswell, 84, died Feb. 18, 2024, at Nathan Abelson Hospice, Las Vegas, Nev.

She was born in Nevada, Mo., on April 12, 1939.

Marvin Roberts

Marvin Roberts, 82, died April 23, 2024, at the Lane County Hospital in Dighton.

He was born on Nov. 9, 1941, at Quinter, the son of Carlos D. and Elizabeth L. (Bentley) Roberts.

Duane A. Riedl

Duane Riedl

Duane A. Riedl, 88, died January 11, 2024, at his home in Phoenix, Ariz.

He was born on May 20, 1935, in Larned, the son of Fred and Julia (Kraisiner) Riedl.

Kathleen A. Moore

Kathleen Moore

Kathleen A. (Rudolph) Moore, 71, died on April 18, 2024, in Scott City.

She was born Nov. 28, 1952, to Lowell L. and Patricia L. (Hollingsworth) Rudolph.

The Scott County Record

PO Box 377

Scott City, KS 67871

Phone: 620-872-2090

Fax: 620-872-0009