Sharon Kay Moles, age 72, mother of the late Carlos Moles and Ruby Villarreal, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at Mountain Ridge Nursing Home.   She is survived by: grandchildren, Brandi Angel Villarreal, Timothy [...]

By a vote of two yesses and one abstention, the Barber County Commissioners approved signing agreements for Google's terms for development of a `Project Helium' data center. This was at the commissioners meeting Monday morning where nearly 100 citizens filled the courthouse annex in Medicine Lodge to witness the commissioners decision. The facility, a major air-cooled data center, will...

Real Estate Transfers Book 152, page 509: Bryan Investments LLC conveys unto Joshua Sowiecki. Lot 3 in Block 45 in the City of Kiowa. Warranty deed. Book 152, page 510: Bryan Investments LLC conveys unto Adam Michael Barentine and Helen Lindsey Barentine. The east 40 feet of Lot 10, and all of lots 11 and 12, except the north 10 feet of said lots 11 and 12, all in Block 177 in the town company’s a...

Visitation for Sharon Kay (Berry) Vannoy, 77, Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Hughesville, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 at Heckart Funeral Home. Continue reading…

Nancy Linda Sue Russell, 78, Kiowa, Kansas, passed from this life on August 1, 2026. A celebration of life will take place Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Riverside Church of Christ in Burlington, Oklahoma. A private burial will take place at a later...

Janis Reida, 79, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Janis was born in Hardtner, Kansas, on January 31, 1947, to Charley and Lois Brattin. She graduated from Kiowa High School and then went on to graduate from Wichita State University with a degree in accounting. Janis worked many years as a CPA. Janis had a passion for dancing, tending to her flowers and yard, and sewing. She...

The late Monty Thompson was a beloved longtime teacher at South Barber and principal at the high school where he valiantly fought melanoma cancer – inspiring students and the entire community. An avid golfer, Thompson's path crossed with Kiowa man Mike Miller, who has 30 years' experience as an educator in physical education, mainly in the Kansas City area. He moved to Kiowa with his wif...

Sharon Kaye Carpenter, 86 of Chanute, Kansas passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 surrounded by her children and granddaughter. Sharon Kaye was born the only child of Clarence […] The post Sharon Kaye Carpenter appeared first on Prairie Communications, LLC.

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Public school students in the area are headed back to school this week and next. Alva and Cherokee classes begin tomorrow, Aug. 13. Waynoka started Tuesday. South Barber (Kiowa, Kansas) classes begin Aug. 20. This time of year reminds me of the big back-to-school shopping trips I used plan with my daughter Marisa and the grandchildren. With six and then seven children going back to school, their...