Archive By Author - Susan Thacker
Emergency room busy after rollover accidents
The Barton County Sheriff's Office responded to one injury accident on Friday and two early Saturday. Muriel N. Hunter, 15, of Hoisington was driving north on NE 10 Ave. at 3:15 p.m. Friday and lost control of the car. The 2000 Buick went sideways, striking the embankment, and rolled while striking four fence posts. The car rolled at least two and a half times, coming to rest on its wheels. Passengers ...
Bikers take stand against child abuse
Members of an international motorcycle group gathered north of the Barton County courthouse Saturday afternoon. The red and black patches on their leather jackets showed chains and the letters B.A.C.A. written across the fingers on a closed fist. Not just anyone can wear these colors. To join, a prospective member must first undergo a background check and ride with the group for a year. Then there's a vote by the board, ...
Boeckman on panel reviewing Kansas judiciary
A three-member panel of the Blue Ribbon Commission that has been appointed to review all facets of the Kansas judiciary will conduct two public meetings in Hutchinson on Wednesday, to hear local concerns and suggestions to improve access and efficiency in the state's court system. Barton County Administrator and legal counselor Richard Boeckman is one of the panelists who will conduct the meeting. He will be joined by Doris Miller, co-owner ...
Dismissed DUI case back in court
A 2008 felony drunk driving case against Delbert Leroy Adams Jr. that was dismissed by a Barton County District Judge is back in the court system, following a ruling by the Kansas Court of Appeals. All charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol on the fourth or subsequent conviction, were dismissed by District Judge Ron Svaty at a preliminary hearing last year. The judge said the arresting officer ...
Cast in bronze
This time next year, Nobel Laureate Jack Kilby may be standing in Barton County's courthouse square. Great Bend artist Chet Cale has finished three sculptures for a Kilby memorial and plans to deliver them to the Art Casting of Colorado foundry in Loveland, Colo., on Sunday. It will take several months to complete bronze castings that will grace the area, also known as Jack Kilby Square. Cale was ...
Fire burns garage, 1946 Dodge
A 1946 Dodge was a casualty of an early morning fire in a detached garage at 4612 Railroad Ave. Great Bend Tribune newspaper carrier Vickie Clawson saw the fire and reported it at 2 a.m. Tuesday. Fire Chief Mike Napolitano said firefighters arrived to find the garage heavily involved with fire. "The fire was quickly extinguished with no injuries," he said. "The structure was a total loss, as ...
Waiting for the Parade
Not all of the casualties of war are on the front. John Murrell's play, "Waiting for the Parade," is about five women struggling to cope during World War II while their men are away. "Waiting for the Parade" is the final Great Bend Community Theatre production for the 2010-11 season. Performances are at 8 p.m. this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and there will be a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, May ...
Great Bend Fraternal Order of Police delivers Easter baskets
The Great Bend Fraternal Order of Police headed to Town & Country Super Market in Hoisington on Saturday to pick up 40 bags of groceries to provide Easter baskets for families in need. Detective Terry Millard said FOP members conducted a fundraiser earlier this spring and people from all over the county donated. The Catholic Social Service office provided some names, and police officers came up with more names of people ...
BCC hires athletic director, coach
Barton Community College's Board of Trustees hired two employees for the athletics department on Thursday. Trevor Rolfs, who will take over at the new Athletic Director on July 1, and Patrick Hall, hired as the new women's volleyball coach, are both leaving positions at Pratt Community College to come to Barton. Dr. Carl Heilman, president of the Barton college, joked that Pratt has promised to return the favor one ...
Barton dance stars coming to DVD
After Tuesday's "Dancing with the Barton Stars," where local celebrities raised over $23,000 for Barton Community College's fine arts programs, the audience was ready for more. "We need more fun events like that," a woman said of the fundraiser, which was inspired by the ABC television program "Dancing with the Stars." "Do you think they'll do it again?" The professionally executed show, which took weeks of preparation and included an ...
Zoo vet cures black bear's toothache
Bonnie the black bear paced around her outdoor exhibit area Wednesday at Great Bend's Brit-Spaugh Zoo, seeming to miss her mate, Clyde. The male bear was inside the cages with zoo staff, out of sight as it received a routine physical exam. Although the bear had been knocked out with a tranquilizer, Zoo Curator Marge Bowen monitored security, keeping doors shut and a loaded shotgun within reach. But all went well as ...
Barton art lovers dance to stardom
Ten area celebrities showed their star power Tuesday night, raising $23,089 for Barton Community College through the "Dancing with the Barton Stars" competition. The couple that raised the most money was the team of Lynda Jamison, assistant vice president and lending officer at Sunflower Bank, paired with Mark Mingenback, president and executive director of Central Kansas Medical Center's CKMC Foundation Inc. Mingenback also raised the most money of any of ...
Burglars grab money for boy's surgery
SEWARD - Donations that were intended for an 8-year-old boy's expensive medical procedure were stolen, and the area Crime Stoppers organization is seeking information about who took it. Mom's Bar and Grill, located at 420 Lincoln St. in Seward, was burglarized sometime between midnight and 9 a.m. on March 18. According to Great Bend Police Chief Dean Akings, speaking for Crime Stoppers, a bowl of cash donations to assist Derek Grabast ...
Former teacher charged with soliciting teens
A former Ellinwood High School teacher, now living in Topeka, has been charged in Barton County District Court with two felony counts of electronic sexual solicitation of a minor between the age of 14 and 16 years. Seth Lee Converse Stevens remains free on a $30,000 surety bond. Both of the alleged victims were 15 years old in the spring of 2009. The charges filed allege Stevens used a telephone, Internet ...
Injured passenger flown to Wichita; driver arrested for DUI
A Great Bend man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol was arrested after an injury accident Sunday night. According to Lt. Bill Browne at the Great Bend Police Department, officers responded to the intersection of Odell St. and Walnut Drive at 9:46 p.m. Aaron Andrews, 29, who was arrested at scene, was eastbound on Walnut Drive in a Pontiac G8 and reportedly ran a stop sign. His car struck ...
Articles By Author - Susan Thacker
It's not persecution
The Military District of Washington issued a statement concerning Master Sgt. Nathan Sommers, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army Band.
Hot cars quickly become deadly for children, pets
It doesn't take triple-digit temperatures outside for unattended vehicles to reach oven temperatures inside. But as summer weather returns to the Golden Belt, safety experts remind people to never leave a child or pet alone in a vehicle. Lt. Bill Browne at the Great Bend Police Department said it isn't unusual for people to call 911 when they see an unattended vehicle with a child or pet inside. More often than not, the vehicle is ...
Summer reading off to magical start
The yellow hard hats seen Monday at Great Bend Public Library weren't for construction work. Staff wore the hats to celebrate the theme for this year's summer reading program: "Dig Into Reading."
SDS axes contract with Rec Commission
Last month the Great Bend Recreation Commission's board of directors approved a new contract to provide day services to Sunflower Diversified Services, but on Monday GBRC's Executive Director Diann Henderson said Sunflower won't approve a contract for the coming year.
Inmate in custody after walking away from Barton County Jail
This story has been updated. An inmate who walked away from the Barton County Jail sometime Sunday night was back in custody by 11:40 a.m. Monday. Lee W. Dean, 23, who was being held for probation violation, was located in the southeast part of Great Bend and 201 Plum St., Sheriff Brian Bellendir announced in a news release. "(Dean) was taken into custody without incident," Bellendir said. "A second subject at the location was taken ...
Summer reading programs start Monday
The Great Bend Public Library has a new look going into the summer reading programs. The front desk has moved and the Children's Department has been refurnished.
Tax Troubles: Deep Cuts Hurt Most of Us
Enjoy your tax cut, Kansans.
Cale sculpture going up at Historical Society
The history of Barton County, from unbroken grassland to modern wind turbines, is the latest subject for Great Bend artist Chet Cale. A series of bas relief panels by the sculptor is going up at the Barton County Historical Society. Bev Komarek, executive director of the historical society, said the artwork – 8 feet wide and 6 feet high – will be the focal point of the museum's new recognition wall. Names of significant donors ...
Nex-Tech Zoo Fest is Saturday
The annual Nex-Tech Zoo Fest runs from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo. There will be free food and live entertainment for the whole family.
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