Archive By Author - Susan Thacker
Recreation Commission board hears audit report
The Great Bend Recreation Commission ended its last fiscal year with more than $1 million in the bank, board members were told Monday. Curtis Kuhn with D. McMillen Chartered certified public accounting firm of Great Bend presented an audit report that showed no irregularities.
Shootings prompt safety reviews at Barton Community College
The shootings at Newtown, Conn., and the possibility that Kansas may eventually allow people with permits to bring concealed weapons on campus, have prompted the trustees at Barton Community College to review security policies. Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman raised the issue last week at the board study session. "When we talk about tragic events, it's important to review what is being done," Heilman said. Trustees were referred to a document from 2011 that outlines ...
Mending the net
Gov. Sam Brownback announced Thursday that his administration will spend another $10 million on mental health care. His decision was reportedly prompted by the mass murders in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where 26 students and teachers died.
BCC needs more space
Barton Community College has been running out of room at its Grandview Plaza location, and a larger site is needed soon, college administrators told the BCC Board of Trustees Thursday. The owner of the building BCC has leased for the last five years has agreed to build a new wing for a long-term rental commitment from the college. Located in Cloud County to be close to Fort Riley, the Grandview Plaza site is where Barton ...
Great Bend goes mobile
The Great Bend Convention & Visitors Bureau is expanding its presence on the Internet with a mobile website and a page on TripAdvisor.com. Both were launched in December, said Cris Collier, president of the Visitors Bureau.
BEARING ARMS - Semiautomatics popular at gun show
Back for the third year, the Gun and Knife Show drew a crowd Saturday at the Great Bend Expo. Anthony Lutz, a promoter for event sponsor U.S. Weapons, based in Manchester, Iowa, said they've seen a spike in attendance at their shows in recent months.
Shrinkage
While Congress was trying to ease the pain of the so-called fiscal cliff, Representatives were apparently throwing their constituents under the bus.
OTR for Jan. 4, 2013
Great Bend Fire Department Firefighters made 12 Emergency Medical Service runs on Wednesday. There were no fires. Other fires A controlled burn in the 2000 block of NE 30 Ave. got out of control Wednesday afternoon and burned down an old barn. Firefighters were asked to make sure the fire did not spread to a farmhouse at in the 200 block of NE 200 Road. Kansas Highway Patrol A motorist was injured Thursday morning when ...
OTR for Jan. 3, 2013
Great Bend Fire Department Firefighters had six Emergency Medical Service calls on Monday and six on Tuesday. At 7:44 p.m Tuesday, burning food on a stop stove caused a fire alarm to go off at the High Rise. There was no fire. Barton County Sheriff At 4:54 p.m. on Friday, two vehicles collided at NE 40 Road and NE 10 Ave. Hope Chubb was reportedly driving east on NE 200 Road around 12:01 a.m. Saturday ...
Barton County Sheriff's Office works injury accidents
The Barton County Sheriff's Office responded to three minor injury accidents on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The first occurred at 4:17 p.m. Monday on SE 60 Ave. at SE 20 Road. Gustavo C. Delgadillo, 60, of Pawnee Rock, was westbound in a Buick Century, and Tyler L. Reeves, 17, of Great Bend, was northbound in a Ford Taurus. Reeves was reportedly driving too fast for road conditions and was unable to stop ...
Zoo News: Zoo director gives year-end report
Great Bend's Brit Spaugh Zoo received eight new animals in 2012, not counting rehabilitation birds. The year-end report from Zoo Director Scott Gregory also notes that three agoutis were born at the zoo. An agouti is a burrowing rodent. The newest animal is an arctic fox from Assiniboine Park Zoo in Canada, which arrived in December. It will be several weeks before it is ready to move to a public exhibit area, Gregory said. Other ...
Trees accepted at compost site
Great Bend residents looking for a place to dispose of Christmas trees can use the city compost site, but they need to remove all tinsel, hooks and decorations, said Street Superintendent Mike Crawford. If the tree is in a bag, the bag also needs to be removed.
New Year's Eve taxi available
Those who need a ride home after celebrating on New Year's Eve can call 620-639-TAXI (639-8294). Once again, Great Bend Police Chief Dean Akings and Officer Gary Davis will drive people home for a $5 donation to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. The service is available from 10 p.m. Monday until 3 a.m. Tuesday, said Scott Donovan with radio station Eagle Country 100.7 FM. The Eagle Radio stations have coordinated the New Year's ...
Bill of Rights
In a novel by Umberto Eco, a character comments on the long list of rules imposed on the Knights Templar in the Middle Ages. "From prohibitions you can tell what people normally do. It's a way of drawing a picture of daily life."
Critter Ministries expanding in 2013
ALBERT - The Rev. Arthur Crider doesn't have a congregation, but he and his wife Mindy do have an evangelical Christian ministry in Barton County. In January they plan to launch a series of public events that will let more people know about "Critter Ministries." The first one will be at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the Best Western Angus Inn Courtyard at 2920 10th St. in Great Bend. That Friday evening meeting will ...
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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