Jeff Cott

The anticipation has been building for years, and the excitement was visibly on display as a sizable crowd turned out for the official unveiling of the new Rhythm and Read

Over the past few months, people have started asking me a question that I always knew would come eventually: “So, when are you going to retire?”

Many businesses work tirelessly to create the balance of maintaining a quality product while fighting the constant increase in expenses. And in recent years, it has been necessary to focus

The crowds gathered along Madison Avenue in Derby on July 4. Even with a truncated route due to construction, the annual Independence Day Parade provided plenty of excitement for those

Many businesses work tirelessly to create the balance of maintaining a quality product while fighting the constant increase in expenses. And in recent years, it has been necessary to focus

The city of Derby’s website domain name and email will be changing as of July 10.

The Derby Recreation Commission is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Hubbard Arts Center in Derby this year. Since its opening in June 2020, the facility has

After several months of observation and mild research on the newest artificial intelligence (AI) craze, I have developed some early opinions.

As part of my commitment to the Kansas Press Association, I was asked to testify in Topeka last week on House Bill 2276. The bill would offer a tax credit

Derby held its annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Nov. 21. In addition to watching the mayor light the tree, guests could take photos with Santa and write cards to the

It seems like about every time I am out in public, no matter what the occasion, once someone realizes I own the local paper they seem anxious to tell me

The Derby Historical Museum hosted "Derby's History Came on the Train" on Sept. 14, where Derby Historical Society President Butch Ewing discussed how the town’s history would have been drastically

Derby firefighters climbed 110 flights of stairs at Wichita’s Epic Center on Sept. 7 to honor those who responded and lost their lives following the terrorist attack on the World

The Frontiers in Flight air show took place at nearby McConnell Air Force Base on Aug. 24 but was canceled Aug. 25 due to weather damage.

The DRC will host a pair of Ice Cream days to celebrate National Ice Cream Month. On July 13, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Warren Riverview Park (321

In 2016, at the age of 32, Dale Rotramel Jr. fulfilled a dream when he purchased MJB Heating and Cooling in Derby.

When Robin Turnmire returned to the Derby area in April 2022 from the state of Washington, she wanted to spend more time with her terminally ill father.

The elves at the Derby Historical Society are already hard at work getting ready for the sixth annual Christmas Tree Gala to be held this winter.

The topic of dealing with mental health in Derby schools is something that seems to be one of the more prominent issues candidates for school board are being asked. The

The Derby Planning Commission heard preliminary plans on what may be the most unique housing and combined commercial development opportunity the community has ever seen. At its September 21 meeting,