Ulysses News

The following is University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little's prepared testimony for today's hearing of the House Appropriations Committee at the Statehouse in Topeka.

A California company that's had mixed results bringing new ethanol plants to Kansas using foreign investment announced this week it has purchased a shuttered plant just across the Colorado border that could draw on western Kansas for employees and crops.

Old man winter has made his comeback as several inches of snow fell late Thursday and continued through this morning, covering southwest Kansas in a blanket of white.

The Rocky Welton Invitational will still be held today despite the school district not having school due to the winter storm that hit southwest Kansas.

The Finney County Sheriff's Office is looking for two suspects in connection with at least two burglaries last week in Finney County and Garden City.

A Ulysses man already facing charges in Grant County has been arrested in connection with five felonies in Finney County.

Jan 8th, 2010 - 19:41:48 The twelfth annual Farmers, Agriculture, Conservation and Technology Conference was held Wednesday and Thursday at the Grant County Civic Center in Ulysses.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 A form of renewable energy that's usually wasted will soon be powering homes in Western Kansas.

Jason and Carla Hajek of Hugoton announce the birth of a son, Cormik Max, Dec. 16 in Ulysses.

Security National Bank will close early Christmas Eve. All three SNB locations will close at 1 p.m. Thursday.

Dec 9th, 2009 - 11:07:45 Covering the Southwest portion of the state, the Kansas Highway Patrol's Troop E had a busy Sunday responding to five injury accidents resulting in three deaths and all occurring within five hours.

Two Kansans are dead Sunday in one of numerous accidents in western Kansas caused by snow-slicked roads.

The Kansas Highway Patrol attributed three deaths and another 15 injuries to 11 weather-related crashes on Sunday.

The following reports were taken from law enforcement and fire logs: Saturday Stephanie Franco, 18, 2107 Dennison St., was arrested at 3:47 a.m. in the 100 block of North Seventh Street on an allegation of person younger than 21 in consumption of alcohol.

The preliminary hearing for a Ulysses man charged with first-degree murder has been delayed.

Policymakers and industry leaders will offer ideas to advance the state economy at the 2009 Kansas Economic Policy Conference.

Kevin and Vonda Easley of Louisburg announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Karla Renee Easley, to Matthew Houston Lisle.

Sebranek The Joseph and Terezie Sebranek 2009 family re-union and lunch was held at Breckinridge Community Center Aug.

Warmer weather could create the perfect opportunity to take advantage of outside area events this weekend.

Kevin and Vonda Easley of Louisburg announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Karla Renee Easley, to Matthew Houston Lisle.