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On January 2, 2025, I sat down with Kansas House District 124 Representative Marty Long, who had read the January 1, 2025 article, “Drawing Attention: Beyond the County Line.” Long expressed …
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By Tyler Hook
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1/7/26
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In Kansas, the right to know is enshrined in law — but recent events show how fragile that right can be when public officials ignore open-government statutes. The Kansas Open Records Act and the …
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By Tyler Hook
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1/7/26
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Sometimes, there is a law or a rule that serves as a guide to let us know what we should or should not do and when.
But sometimes, there's not anything in place other than our own moral code. …
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By Nancy Wallace-Kletecka, Managing Editor/Publisher
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1/7/26
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There is a place you cannot reach by walking. It always moves as you approach, distant yet inviting, empty yet full of promise. Some call it ambition, some call it imagination. I call it the horizon.
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By Tyler Hook
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1/7/26
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Core Community gathered for a Christmas party, December 15, 2025. Great food, fun, friendship, and fellowship!
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Special to the Ulysses News
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1/7/26
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During Grant County Library's Read and Create Book Club Week, the library asked, "Do you want to build a snowman?" The local library always works to make things creative and interesting for their …
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1/7/26
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Every year since 1890, crowds have gathered in Pasadena, Calif., to witness a New Year’s tradition unlike any other—the Tournament of Roses Parade. What began as a modest celebration to showcase …
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By Tyler Hook, Reporter
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1/7/26
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Shelton Memorial Christian Church members celebrated fellow member Jay McGaughey's 99th birthday in December. "You are an inspiration and blessing to so many people," said Kelly Rae Lockett-Howard of …
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Special to the Ulysses News
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12/31/25
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As the final seconds of the year tick away, kitchens, living rooms, city streets, and quiet farmhouses all pause for the same reason—to mark an ending and welcome a beginning. Some celebrate …
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By Tyler Hook
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12/31/25
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TOPEKA — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly unveiled her proposed 2026 state budget this legislative session, outlining spending priorities aimed at long‑term fiscal stability and core services for …
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By Tyler Hook
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12/31/25
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LIBERAL, KAN.— Kansas Highway Patrol troopers are asking for the public’s help to identify a commercial motor vehicle and its driver after investigators say a motorist died when his pickup struck …
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12/31/25
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In recent weeks, a number of developments beyond the Ulysses city limits and the boundaries of Grant County have drawn attention across Southwest Kansas. While each situation is unique, together they …
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By Tyler Hook
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12/31/25
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Ulysses City Council met December 22 with a brief agenda to address several items of city business. Listed on the agenda were consent items including approval of the meeting agenda, accounts payable …
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By Tyler Hook
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12/31/25
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It was a year ago - January 2025 - that I almost ceased to exist. Or as some say today became "unalived". I'm not sure why that is the term that many of the younger generation uses these days. The …
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12/31/25
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As the calendar turns and another year slips quietly into memory, many of us will be asked the same familiar question: What is your New Year’s resolution?
The answers are often …
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By Tyler Hook
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12/31/25
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LIBERAL — A major economic development milestone is underway for southwest Kansas as Apogee Power, a Taiwan-based energy technology and advanced battery manufacturer, has selected Liberal as the …
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By Tyler Hook
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12/31/25
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A large crowd gathered December 19, for the weekly Chamber Coffee, an event that combined regular Chamber updates with a heartfelt celebration honoring the retirement of longtime Chamber …
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By Tyler Hook
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12/30/25
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Every life is drawn in invisible lines. They stretch across the air before we even notice them, intersecting with other lives, bending around obstacles, crossing empty spaces that will later fill …
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12/30/25
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The jolly old elf made an appearance Monday, December 22, at Grant County Library, where he visited with a lot of children from 9-10:30 a.m.
Elves from the library were there to give him a …
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12/30/25
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Parents Day Out was for parents who needed to finish up Christmas wrapping/shopping or those who wanted could join the kids at the matinee.
Grant County Recreation Center's Kristi Breese brought …
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By Josephine Jellison, Reporter
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12/30/25
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Ulysses Police Department responded to a reported two-vehicle collision involving passenger cars at approximately 2:36 p.m., December 14.
According to a press release from the Ulysses Police …
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Special to the Ulysses News
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12/30/25
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Local law enforcement responded quickly Friday, December 19, after received information regarding a possible threat made involving a local school.
According to a press release from Ulysses …
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By Nancy Wallace-Kletecka, Managing Editor/Publisher
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12/30/25
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Ulysses, KS – Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Pioneer Electric) announced its intent to acquire electrical distribution service territory owned by the City of Hugoton. Pioneer expects the …
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Special to the Ulysses News By Alyssa Hammond Pioneer Electric
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12/30/25
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Grant County Commissioners met December 16, with a full agenda that included employee wages, facility improvements, public safety updates, and multiple executive sessions.
One of the first items …
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By Tyler Hook
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12/30/25
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