Archive By Author - Susan Thacker
Police: Woman kidnapped, forced to take drugs
HOISINGTON - Three arrests were made Wednesday at a Hoisington residence, where authorities said a woman was held against her will and forced to use drugs. Police Chief Denton Doze said officers entered a residence in the 200 block of West Broadway at 11:42 a.m. with a search warrant for drugs. During the search they found suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, and something they weren't looking for – the alleged kidnapping ...
Zoo News: Cell phone tours coming to Brit Spaugh Zoo
Thanks to three recent gifts, Great Bend's Brit Spaugh Zoo will soon be able to offer guided tours – over a cell phone.
Sight of the Phoenix
The cougar on loan to the Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo will soon be moved to an area for public viewing, Zoo Director Scott Gregory said.
Martin: Cheyenne Bottoms has been wetland for 100,000 years
Eighty million years ago, this part of Kansas was part of an inland sea. More recently – say the last 3.5 million years or so – the area was a savannah with trees. Soil samples suggest the wildlife refuge we call Cheyenne Bottoms has been a wetland for 100,000, says Pam Martin, an educator for Kansas Wildlife & Parks at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center. Martin presented "A Glimpse ...
Let it Snow
Great Bend's Home for the Holidays Parade was Nov. 26.
Tree topping kicks off 'Thirsty Thursdays'
The 26-foot-tall Mayor's Christmas Tree in the courthouse square will be even taller this week, after city employees cap it with a magnificent topper, according to Community Coordinator Christina Hayes. City employees will add the custom-made decoration as the City of Great Bend hosts its first Business After Hours, from 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Downtown businesses will stay open until late, in the first of a series of "Thirsty Thursdays." This won't ...
It's a Wonderful Life
Great Bend Community Theatre will present a holiday classic with a twist: "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play."
Library ready to unwrap Bookstore
It looks like a big Christmas present now, but this Saturday evening the wrapping paper will come off of the Great Bend Public Library's "Bookstore." The unveiling will take place following the 5:30 p.m. Home for the Holidays Parade. The Friends of the Library group has decided to fill a bookcase with items available for purchase, said Jennifer King, head of marketing at the library. "It is essentially a year-round book ...
Student loan debt on the rise
Barton Community College Director of Financial Aid Myrna Perkins said BCC students are receiving record amounts of financial aid - $1 million more than in 2010-11. In 2006-2007, Barton students received just over $5 million in student aid, in the form of federal grants and loans, as well as scholarships. For 2010-11, the total had grown to $9,833,545. "We're on track to go to $10 million next year," ...
Sex offenders eligible for parole hearings
Two men with criminal convictions in Pawnee County are eligible for parole hearings from the state's Prisoner Review Board. Jeffrey L. Davis, 54, is eligible for a hearing in December, and Dennis E. Shaw III, 57, is eligible for a hearing in January. Davis was convicted of attempted kidnapping in commission of a crime and aggravated sexual battery, both in 1999. He also has multiple convictions in Sedgwick County ...
Barton County author offers mix of food, memories
Barton County native Carolyn Hall will talk about her book, "Prairie Meals and Memories – Living the Golden Rule," at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at the Barton County Historical Society meeting. The meeting is free and open to the public, said Beverly Komarek at the Historical Society. It will be held at the Barton County Historical Museum, located just south of the Arkansas River bridge on ...
Ellinwood vet receives Ambassador of Peace medal
By SUSAN THACKER sthacker@gbtribune.com Nearly 60 years after Lowell "Red" Meier served his country in the 224th Infantry Regiment 40th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in Korea, the Ellinwood man knows his fellow soldiers aren't forgotten. This month Meier attended the massive Veterans Day parade in Phoenix, Ariz., and received official thanks from the Koreans government at his regiment's reunion. Delegates from South Korean presented the ...
Great Bend updates its Trail of Lights
Great Bend has some new sparkles in its Trail of Lights. The first thing people will see as they enter Brit Spaugh Park from Williams Street are the new toy soldiers standing guard at either side of the gate, each about 16 feet tall. When they exit the park on north Main Street they'll see crossed candy canes, which are also new decorations. Those who drive through the ...
BCC military presence growing
Barton Community College has taken its military training to at least 13 states, and is attempting to offer even more courses at Fort Sill, Okla., and at Fort Leavenworth. William Nash, Barton's associate dean of environmental technology and military programs, shared that news Thursday with the college's board of trustees. Nash works at BCC's Junction City/Fort Riley campus, and attends the monthly board ...
'Person of interest' in shooting arrested, but on unrelated charge
The Barton County Sheriff's Office has arrested a "person of interest" in last Saturday's shooting death of Damon Galyardt. No one has been charged in the 25-year-old Great Bend man's death, which is being investigated as first-degree murder, and no one is considered a suspect. In a statement released by the BCSO Wednesday afternoon, authorities announced that a third search warrant was executed at a Great Bend residence on Tuesday, in ...
Articles By Author - Susan Thacker
Apology accepted: US Air gets grinchy
US Airways didn't earn any goodwill recently when it removed a blind man and his service dog from a flight at the Philadelphia International Airport. As fellow passengers left as well, the flight was canceled and everyone was given the option of a bus ride to Islip, N.Y.
'Jungle Jack' Hanna coming to Brit Spaugh Zoo
Jack Hanna, the star of award winning animal television shows, is coming to Great Bend on Oct. 16, 2014, Brit Spaugh Zoo Director Scott Gregory announced Thursday.
