Archive By Author - Susan Thacker
All photos were taken Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Kansas caucuses.
March 07, 2016
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Local News
The Great Bend USD 428 Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the District Education Center, 201 S. Patton Road. The board's usual meeting date was changed because of a conflict.
March 07, 2016
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Susan
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Local News
The Crest Theater's main floor seating was filling up Saturday and volunteers were considering opening the balcony as the Barton County Republican Caucus got underway. Several registered voters were ready to drop their ballots in the box and leave by 10 a.m., but County Chairman Richard Friedeman asked them wait until the end of a short party meeting.
March 05, 2016
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Susan
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Local News
Democrats came from as far away as Scott City to vote Saturday in the party caucus at the Hoisington Activity Center. In the final tally, there were 130 votes for Bernie Sanders and 67 for Hillary Clinton. Southwest Kansas will now send three delegates to vote for Sanders and one to vote for Clinton at the National Convention.
March 05, 2016
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Local News
Each year, more than 150 farmers and ranchers from across Kansas participate in Kansas Farm Bureau's County Presidents Trip to Washington, D.C.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Agriculture, Oil & Industry
HOISINGTON - Earlier this month, Barton County Farm Bureau presented a free Ag Education Seminar at the Hoisington Activity Center.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Agriculture, Oil & Industry
Kevin Holt and his wife Kista (Haas) Holt grew up in Larned, but moved away.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Pawnee County
Several historic buildings can be found on Broadway Street in Larned. The Masonic Temple was built in 1887. An old postcard shows how the building used to look.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Pawnee County
Celeste Dixon, park ranger at the Fort Larned National Historical Site, is vice president of the Pawnee County Humane Society board of directors.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Pawnee County
From the outside, the Pawnee County Humane Society – 2 miles west of Larned on Eighth Street – could pass for a modern country home. Inside, the facility is clearly a shelter where animal lovers strive to find good homes for dogs and cats.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Pawnee County
Larned native Jonathan Tabler can currently be seen on an H&R Block television commercial. He's one of two cowboys who talk about filing their taxes online for "na, na, na" ($9.99).
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Pawnee County
"I am having such a good time with this opportunity to write."
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Pawnee County
On Feb. 19, one of Barry Bowers's tax clients received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Someone else had attempted to use that person's name, Social Security number and date of birth to file an income tax return.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Commerce & Finance
Financial Advisor Diane Sauber at Waddell & Reed knows that Social Security income is an important piece in many individuals' plans to retirement.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Commerce & Finance
Some 3,000 people visited the Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village in 2015, Executive Director Beverly Komarek reported at the annual meeting in January. That includes visitors from Canada, Spain, India and Mexico, 34 U.S. states and 59 cities in Kansas.
March 04, 2016
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Progress: Community
