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Every year on February 2, communities across the United States mark Groundhog Day, a tradition rooted in early European folklore that was brought to America by German settlers in Pennsylvania. The …
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By Tyler Hook
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2/5/26
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Two Ulysses High School science teachers and Tyler Hook traveled to Protection, Kan., January 28, to judge the South Central Middle School Science Fair.
The school has continued to expand its …
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By Tyler Hook
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2/5/26
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Kansas lawmakers are debating a bill that would require children to be toilet trained before entering public school kindergarten — a move that would shift decisions about readiness away from local …
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By Tyler Hook
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2/5/26
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LINCOLN, Neb. - Samantha Rose Scott, Ulysses, has been named to the Deans' List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year.
Scott, a junior …
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2/5/26
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This week’s Responder of the Week is Ruby Romero, a registered nurse who serves Grant County as a school nurse and plays a vital role at the intersection of health and education.
Romero is a …
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By Tyler Hook
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2/5/26
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It was in high school that I started delving in to the world of journalism. I was the editor of my high school newspaper and something about it just drew me in. When I graduated from high school my …
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By Nancy Wallace-Kletecka, Managing Editor/Publisher
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2/5/26
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It wasn’t one moment that raised the question. There was no single headline, no dramatic turning point. It arrived quietly, through repeated conversations that sounded almost casual at first.
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By Tyler Hook
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2/5/26
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The Ulysses News welcomed community members January 30, to Grant County Senior Center for a combined Chamber Coffee and Responder of the Year presentation. The event brought together local leaders, …
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By Tyler Hook
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2/5/26
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The following information is some of the calls and arrests reported from January 3-14, 2026. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
January 3, 2026
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2/5/26
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To many, January 29 is simply another day on the calendar — but in Kansas, it is a day of celebration. Kansas Day marks the state’s admission into the Union, and this year, Ulysses Preschool …
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By Tyler Hook
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2/5/26
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Kansas was not born quietly. It was born from argument, sacrifice, and conviction—carved into the Union at a moment when the nation itself stood on uncertain ground. On January 29, Kansans do more …
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By Tyler Hook
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2/5/26
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Ulysses News spoke with Nancy Borthwick of Grant County Senior Center January 27, to learn more about the ongoing food bank distributions serving local residents.
Grant County Food Bank holds …
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By Tyler Hook
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1/28/26
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The first Responder of the Week for 2026 recognizes Bryce Twilleger, a Grant County firefighter who has spent the past five years answering the call when the community needs help the most.
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By Tyler Hook
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1/28/26
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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn University is pleased to announce its President's List honorees for the fall 2025 semester. To qualify for the President's List, a student must complete at least 12 hours of …
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Special to the Ulyssses News
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1/28/26
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Students who want to complete a GED certificate, issued as the Kansas High School Diploma, will have easier access to cover the testing fees thanks at SCCC. The college’s Adult Education program …
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1/28/26
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Ulysses High School Scholar's Bowl team traveled to Scott City for a competition January 26 and came home as the GWAC Champions! A Scholar's Bowl (or Quiz Bowl/Scholastic Bowl) is a fast-paced, …
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1/28/26
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It's just not fair.
I've said those words. Friends and family have said those words. Complete strangers have said those very words.
Why are those words so common place? Because in reality, …
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By Nancy Wallace-Kletecka, Managing Editor/Publisher
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1/28/26
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Somewhere along the way, each of us was handed a script. No one remembers the moment it happened. There’s no ceremony, no signature. It arrives quietly — a collection of unspoken rules, small …
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By Tyler Hook
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1/28/26
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The following information is some of the calls and arrests reported from December 26, 2025 through January 2, 2026. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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1/28/26
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Robin Leonard officially began her Director duties with Grant County Chamber of Commerce January 1. Leonard replaces Marieta Hauser, who retired at the end of 2025.
" It's been really good so …
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By Nancy Wallace-Kletecka, Managing Editor/Publisher
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1/28/26
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Emergency responders were called to Ulysses High School the morning of January 27, just before 8 a.m., after a vehicle caught fire in the staff parking lot behind the building.
When Ulysses News …
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By Tyler Hook
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1/28/26
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Grant County Commission opened its meeting January 20, with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving into its annual organizational business and a full agenda of county matters.
As …
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By Tyler Hook
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1/28/26
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A cascade of questions—about authority, accountability, and how institutions respond when concerns involving serious allegations between minors and public officials–were answered at least in part …
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By Tyler Hook
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1/28/26
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Local law enforcement made quick work recovering a stolen vehicle not once, but twice.
And that isn't the end of the story.
According to Ulysses Chief of Police Ron Vagher, they were …
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By Nancy Wallace-Kletecka, Managing Editor/Publisher
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1/21/26
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Ulysses City Council convened a special meeting January 14, to address an urgent public safety concern involving the former Dowell Schlumberger office building, which was actively collapsing after …
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By Tyler Hook
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1/21/26
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