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Chamber Coffee Recognizes Legacy Gift Honoring Alice Fry

Six organizations benefited from Alice Fry's Legacy Gift.
Community Foundation Announces Record Participation and Funding The Grant County Community Foundation announced record participation and funding for this year’s Grant County Gives campaign …

Behind 63 Years of the Home Products Dinner

The Home Products Dinner was spectacularly abuzz with people. It felt like a Thanksgiving for the Grant County community and beyond, bringing together familiar and new faces to celebrate the …

It's Monarch Migration Season!

This image features a detached hindwing from a monarch butterfly found in my yard. According to the Monarch Joint Venture, monarchs may lose pieces of their wings when birds attempt to eat them, when …

Police Blotter: Sept. 10-17, 2026

The following information includes the calls and arrests reported from September 10-17, 2026. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. September 11 9:41 a.m. …

Commission Addresses Ditches, Roads, and Pool

Commissioners discussed farmer concerns about mowing along county road ditches. The county maintains approximately 800 miles of ditches and must keep them clear, creating questions about areas where …
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Obituaries
Andrew Fira
Andrew Fira, 67, passed away September 22, 2026, at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.
Jill Menzie Clinesmith
Jill Menzie Clinesmith died on September 10, 2026, in Ulysses Kansas.
Robert E. Myers
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Robert E. Myers, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and self-made businessman, who left this world on September 1, 2026, at the age of 85.
Debbie Concannon Traster
Debbie Concannon Traster, age 71, of Wichita, Kansas, died, August 30, 2026, at Reflection Living in Wichita, Kansas.
Betty DuBois
Betty DuBois, 81, died Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Progressive Care Center in Canon City, Colorado.
Sports

Athletes of the Week

Tyce Perez
Tyce Perez is a junior at UHS and a football player. His parents are Raul and Michelle Perez.  Tyce recorded 225 receiving yards on eight catches with two touchdowns during the Tigers’ away …
Opinion

Trusting the Pause at Twelve O'Clock

In October 2025, a Scottish man I had never met before drove me through my small university town, fishing poles dangling over the roof of his car. I wanted to learn how to fly fish.
Education
Harvest Christian School Sells Pumpkins
Students in 1st through 5th grade at Harvest Christian School were selling pumpkins and mums next to the Gospel Light Baptist Church. All proceeds benefited Harvest Christian School. A special …
USD 214 issues statements on insurance grievance, community uncertainty
Ulysses USD 214 issued two statements Wednesday, Sept. 23, addressing an insurance-related grievance with the Grant County Teachers Association (GCTA) and uncertainty within the community. In a …
Edmondson Joins the UN Staff as Student Intern
The Ulysses News is welcoming Destynee Edmondson as a new student intern interested in photography and marketing. She reached out about opportunities after seeing an advertisement for the newspaper on Facebook.
Hickok Elementary students visit with Grant County EMS and get a closer look inside an ambulance during the school’s Patriot Day activities.
Hickok Elementary Honors Patriot Day
Hickok Elementary School celebrated Patriot Day on Friday, Sept. 11, marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The school welcomed local hometown heroes, including …
Dr. Joel Applegate, Superintendent
Superintendent Welcomes Back Students, Families, and Community
As we begin a new school year, I want to take a moment to welcome back our students, families, staff, and the entire community.
Business

Pennsylvania Pastor Finds His Place

When Pastor Casey Chapman first saw Ulysses on Google Maps, he saw brown. “I ain’t going out there.” It was quite a change from Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, about an hour north of …

Legion Honors Vets Through Memorial Brick Fundraiser

The Ulysses American Legion continues to honor veterans and service members through its memorial brick fundraiser at the American Legion Memorial site, located at the corner of Main and Central in …

Moral Family Invests in Technology for Students

The Moral family, Mandy and Bryce Moral of Ulysses, recently extended their support for education through a generous gift that funded a floor-to-ceiling renovation of the Lower School technology lab …

Museum to Have Chili, History Night

The Historic Adobe Museum invites the community to chili and cinnamon rolls from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, as part of Grant County Gives. The meal will be served until the food runs out and costs …