Photo caption: Due to the atmospheric refractions (mirages) late last week, the skyline of Weskan 18 miles away was visible from the northwest part of Greeley County. Photo by Randy Young. After a remarkably wet week for the first week in November, conditions were notably... [More]
Photo caption: Tribune’s Christmas Open House is scheduled for this Friday night, November 22. This photo, from last year’s event, includes one of the two carriages that took attendees for rides during the event. Photo by Sheryl Crotinger. Join your friends and... [More]
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Supervisors present: Scott Steele, Kirby Kleymann, Steve Mangan, Monty Moritz, Justin Phillips Others present: County Clerk Jerri Young, County Treasurer Diane Gentry, City Superintendent Robert Ferguson, Utility Administrator Stephanie Elliott,... [More]
Greeley County Health Services is asking for your help this Thursday, November 21, 2024, on National Rural Health Day. To recognize the day, GCHS is challenging community members in both Greeley and Wallace counties to track their steps. Greeley County Health Services... [More]
The annual Red and White basketball scrimmage will be held Saturday, November 23, in the Greeley County Schools Gymnasium. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. on the stage. Tickets for the sloppy joe meal, which are $5/piece, are available from all high school basketball players. ... [More]
It is hard to believe, but that time of the year is fast approaching! The 4-H Clubs of Greeley County will once again be selling Christmas Trees for the community. We will have a variety of trees in various heights. We can also special order a “flocked”... [More]
Photo caption: Ryleigh Gooch, third grade student, sang the “Star Spangled Banner” at the beginning of Monday’s Veterans Day concert as Greeley County students and teachers stood and saluted the flag. Students at Greeley County Schools performed five... [More]
It is hard to believe, but that time of the year is fast approaching! The 4-H Clubs of Greeley County will once again be selling Christmas Trees for the community. We will have a variety of trees in various heights. We can also special order a “flocked”... [More]
In about two weeks or so, it will be Election Day. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I cannot wait for it to be over. I will not say another word about the campaigns because my mother told me, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at... [More]
As we celebrate National 4-H Week this week, 4-H Members across the country are celebrating this wonderful youth organization with Friends, Family, and the Communities that support this youth development program. In addition to celebrating the hard-work and dedication of... [More]
In 2023, we visited our good friends Julie and Bill Lawrence of Tribune, Kansas. We fell in love with Tribune! During one of our subsequent visits, we found and purchased a great house and will move in, in 2026. Everyone, and I mean everyone, we’ve come... [More]
Dear families and community members, I hope this message finds you well. I want to take a moment to thank you for your continued support and engagement with our school community. Over the past few weeks, we have become aware of an issue regarding our school bond vote. As... [More]
“The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life. To make this a living force and bring it to clear consciousness... [More]
The new Soloviev grain terminal five miles east of Sheridan Lake, Weskan Grain, as of this date has shipped approximately 987 rail cars of grain since September of 2023. Bartlett and Co. has shipped a considerable number of cars during this same period. This is a... [More]
By Christy Hopkins Sunday, June 30, was day seven for the Hopkins family harvest. There was a day eight, but I had to miss the final field (and the short wheat and terraces, darn it) in order to put together last week’s newspaper. I hope you each had an enjoyable... [More]
I hope this edition of the Greeley County Republican finds all of you doing well. We could certainly use some much-needed rainfall here in Western Kansas! The wheat crop is holding on but is in dire need of a good drink or two. My wife and I moved to Greeley... [More]
Photo caption: Tylee Cavenee drives to the basket during Tuesday night’s home game against Quinter. The Lady Jackrabbits hosted the Quinter Bulldogs on Tuesday, November 12. “We did really well in the first half, holding them to just 12 points,”... [More]
Photo caption: Knox Mangan had 12 points during Tuesday’s 34-33 win over the Quinter Bulldogs. Tuesday, November 12, the Greeley County Jackrabbits hosted the Quinter Bulldogs for an afternoon and evening of basketball action. The C team played a single 10-minute... [More]
Photo caption: Ellie Schneider puts up a shot basket during the first half of last Thursday’s A game against the Sharon Springs Wildcats. With just eight days of practice behind them, the Junior High Lady Jackrabbits headed to Sharon Springs to take on the Wildcats... [More]
Photo caption: Silas Sherer passes the ball into a teammate during the A game against Sharon Springs. The Junior High basketball boys traveled to Sharon Springs last Thursday, November 11, for their season opener. It was a successful night for the Jackrabbits, as the... [More]
The Annual Northwest Kansas All-Star Volleyball Match, featuring standout high school seniors, is scheduled for Sunday, November 17, at the Colby Event Center. The event begins at 11 a.m. MT/12 noon CT. Greeley County Schools senior Jadyn Mangan will play on Team 2. Five teams... [More]
Photo caption: Jailyn Brandl, third from the right, shivers in the rain as she accepts her 12th place medal at Saturday’s State Cross Country meet, held in Wamego. Photo by Sheryl Crotinger. Jailyn Brandl, Greeley County Schools freshman, traveled to Wamego last... [More]
Photo caption: Bryson Bjorklund, #22, runs the ball during Thursday night’s win over the Satanta Indians. The Greeley County Jackrabbits football team ended their season with a decisive win Halloween night, as they defeated the Satanta Indians by 45 points in the... [More]
Photo caption: The Lady Jackrabbits celebrated their win sub-state win after the game against Stockton Saturday. Photo by Sheryl Crotinger. Saturday afternoon, in the sub-state championship match on their home court, the Greeley County Lady Jackrabbits made history, defeating... [More]
A celebration of life for longtime Sheridan Lake resident, Harley J. Koeller will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Sheridan Lake Cemetery... [More]
Rosalie Abney (nee Nemechek), aged 84, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2024, at the Hospice House & Homecare in Hutchinson. She was born in Tribune to Joe and Rosie Nemechek. She was a proud resident of Tribune and was a graduate of Greeley County High School. Rose... [More]
We had to say goodbye to a precious man. William (Bill) Wesley Byerly, age 91, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, in the Memory Care Unit at the Pine Village Retirement Center in Moundridge. Bill was born on April 24, 1933, in Tribune to William and Letha (Fleming)... [More]
Harland R. Graber, 94, died on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. He was born on June 1, 1930 at Pretty Prairie the son of Ben & Martha (Schwartz) Graber, Sr. He married Lila Lorraine Curtis on September 18, 1949 at Tribune. She died on January... [More]
Jeffrey Todd McNeely, age 60, of Goodland, KS, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. Jeff was born November 16,1963 to Larry McNeely and Catherine Fluke in Kit Carson, Colorado. He lived in Kit Carson and Eads, CO in his... [More]
Manetta Wetzel, 89, of Livingston, Texas, passed away at Pine Ridge Health Care and Rehabilitation in Livingston on July 5, 2024, from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Wetzel was born Manetta Viola Younger on November 10, 1934, in rural Greeley... [More]
Bessie Lee Jones, matriarch and cherished member of the community, peacefully passed away at her home in Aurora, Colorado, on September 3, 2024. Born on March 17, 1927, Bessie spent many years as a dedicated resident of Greeley County, where she and her husband, Leon... [More]
Darwin Noal Hoffman, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at his home in Greeley County, Kansas. He was born in Tribune, Kansas, to Clettis Noal and Margaret Louise Smith Hoffman on November 23, 1935, in a house built by his grandfather at the west end of town.... [More]
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