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President Donald Trump delivered his first official State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday evening before a joint session of Congress, laying out his vision for the nation, touting his …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/16/26
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ULYSSES – Twenty-three Ulysses High School Freshmen have earned national recognition for their achievements on the PreACT 8/9 exam.
The PreACT Rising Stars program honors students who score in …
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Special to the Ulysses News
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3/16/26
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A small group of novices got a BIG experience, leaving at 3 a.m., to go to Wichita East recently. Ever Franco and Charity Engelman made it to finals in Duet, finishing sixth. Jesse Wilson, Karen …
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3/16/26
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Four students at Ulysses High School earned a spot on the KMEA State Honor Choir and performed recently in Wichita.
UHS hosted a proper UHS State Send-Off for this talented group of singers. …
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3/16/26
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LIBERAL, Kan. - Beginning March 16, the City of Liberal will no longer be able to accept pennies for cash transactions. This is due to bank policy changes as a result of discontinued penny …
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3/16/26
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Five students from Ulysses High School spoke to the Rotary Club recently about the history and background of the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke’s ideas on freedom influenced Thomas …
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3/16/26
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Within the quiet archives of the Grant County Library sits the story of Grant County.
It’s not stored on a bookshelf you can casually flip through. It’s not searchable with a few keystrokes. …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our bookkeeper, Amanda Wallace Murphy, passed away suddenly last night.
We are currently navigating the shock of this tremendous loss while …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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This week’s Responder of the Week is Chris Meile — a man who jokingly refers to himself as the “Chief Bottle Washer,” but who in reality serves Grant County as the Assistant Director of EMS …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Life rarely feels like something we are fully steering.
It feels more like a train.
You may get to choose the station where you step aboard. You might even choose the general direction — …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Ulysses Ministerial Alliance hosted their annual soup supper February 9, in the south rooom of Grant County Civic All kinds of soups are brought in crockpots from various members of the churches. A …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Grant County Commissioners met February 17, for their regular monthly session, covering a wide range of topics including economic development projects, employee compensation, infrastructure repairs …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Ulysses City Council met February 11, addressing a wide range of city business including housing development, public safety activity, infrastructure updates, and community recreation.
Code …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Kansas Senator Roger Marshall was a special guest February 17, at the Rotary Club meeting hosted at Grant County Library, part of a southwest Kansas tour that began earlier in the day at Pancake Day …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Southwest Kansas Sales LLC – Carquest hosted the Chamber Coffee February 20, welcoming community members while also celebrating Customer Appreciation Day.
Owner Chase Trahern shared updates on …
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By Josephine Jellison, Reporter
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3/4/26
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Edith Bowden is partnering with the Grant County Recreation Department to offer a youth memorial golf camp in honor of her late husband, Mike Bowden, who passed away in 2024 after battling stomach …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Tina Ochoa (photo left, standing right) accepts her $100 cash that she won in the Best of the Best project at the Ulysses News. Ochoa's name was drawn out of those who had voted for local businesses …
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Staff Report
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3/4/26
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The Ulysses Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development has announced the addition of Jessica Cross as its new Executive Assistant.
Though a native of Oklahoma, Cross has proudly called Ulysses …
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3/4/26
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4-H members and Extension agents from five Southwest Kansas counties gathered Saturday February 21, at Elkhart High School for the 2026 Regional Club Days.
Youth representing Grant, Stevens, …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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At the end of December 2025, a significant chapter in the story of the Grant County Chamber of Commerce came to a close with the retirement of longtime Chamber Director Marieta Hauser.
For …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Southwest Kansas Shrine Club presents Miguel Hernandez, Hugoton, with his invitation to play in this summer's East-West Shrine Bowl Saturday, June 27. Miguel is one of the players on the West Squad. …
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Special to the Ulysses News
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3/4/26
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The recent tragic death of a Garden City man struck by an Amtrak train has left an impact of an event with potentially preventable means. While investigations determine the exact circumstances, one …
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By Tyler Hook
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3/4/26
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Some believe another Civil War is imminent. I say it's already started.
And why you might ask, has that happened? The why, I'm certain, looks pretty obvious and simple to some, while to others …
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By Nancy Wallace-Kletecka, Managing Editor/Publisher
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2/20/26
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There’s a mirror in everything. Not the kind that hangs on a wall, but the quiet kind — the one you glimpse in passing, in glass, in people, in moments that ask you to look a little longer.
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By Tyler Hook
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2/20/26
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Grant County Civic Center was the place to be Valentine's weekend as the 51st annual gun and coin show took place. This year's event hosted 141 vendors with guns, coins, jewelry, knives, and much …
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2/20/26
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