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Presbyterian Women’s Rummage Sale to be held Saturday
Presbyterian Women of Great Bend will hold their annual Rummage Sale on Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon, in the church Fellowship Hall at 24th and Washington. Funds raised by the rummage sale are contributed by Presbyterian Women to local charities and service organizations in Barton County, as well as to national and worldwide missions. Sponsors said a wide variety of minimally priced useful items in good condition will be for sale.
Annual pancake feed next Thursday, March 10
The Great Bend Noon Kiwanis Club will sponsor its 53rd-annual Pancake Day from 4-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at the Expo One Building west of Great Bend on 10th Street. Pancakes, sausage and a beverage are $3. Tickets are available in advance from any Kiwanis club member or at the door. Proceeds benefit worthy area projects throughout the year, said Kiwanis member Paul Maneth. He and Dr. Terry Turner are co-chairs ...
March 3, 2011
Great Bend Police Tuesday reports: A hit-and-run vehicle struck a parked vehicle at 1212 Garfield St. Tools were stolen during a burglary at 1600 Kansas Ave. An anonymous caller had questions about marriages to illegal immigrants. A case was taken on alleged criminal use of a financial card. An X-Box gaming system was stolen during a burglary at 2615 Lakin Ave. Great Bend Fire ...
BCC Theatre presents "Too Many Sopranos"
The BCC Theatre will present "Too Many Sopranos," a one-act student-directed opera, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, on the stage of the Barton Community College Fine Arts Auditorium. The opera will be presented in black-box style with the audience seated onstage. The audience will enter through the stage door located in the hallway leading left from the Fine Arts Office. Students will be admitted free. Admission for the general public ...
CKMC job fair well attended
Central Kansas Medical Center employees who are facing upcoming layoffs attended a job fair on Tuesday. While it is impossible to know all the ultimate success stories that result from the CKMC job fair, Delbert Randolph saw quite a number in the making. Randolph is workforce services supervisor at KansasWorks, 1025 Main, which has been collaborating with CKMC since it first announced upcoming layoffs. Approximately 130 ...
Test not only screens, it prevents cancer
There is one difference - a big difference - between a colonoscopy and most other types of cancer screenings. During a colonoscopy, a physician can find and remove the causes of colon cancer, while other tests detect cancer that is already present. "A colonoscopy not only screens for cancer, but provides a way for us to remove the polyps that often lead to the disease," said ...
Campaign encourages screening during Colon Cancer Awareness Month
TOPEKA – More than 10 percent of all newly diagnosed cancer cases in Kansas are colon cancer. StopColonCancerNow.com/Kansas and the Kansas Association of Gastroenterologists has launched a statewide public awareness campaign for colon cancer prevention and screening and is working to improve that statistic by urging anyone 50 and older to get screened during National Cancer Awareness Month in March.
Can you say 'indoctrination?' -- Elijah Friedeman
Recently I crossed the threshold from fact-based reality into a bastion of Obama-loving denial. In other words, I went to one of the local public elementary schools.
Great tapeworm sound
Fredrik Hjelmqvist, 45, owner of an audio shop in Stockholm, demonstrated his system of broadcasting music from his stomach.
JUNIOR VARSITY
HAYS - The Hays High School girls junior varsity basketball team pulled away in the each quarter to lead, but never by more than three points against Great Bend on Friday night.
Struggling Aggies turn season around
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M had dropped three in a row, including two straight at home, and the Aggies saw their once-promising season slipping away.
NY Giants owner Mara joins league labor discussions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Giants' John Mara joined the NFL group negotiating with the players' union Tuesday, the first team owner to participate since a federal mediator began overseeing the talks.
Jayhawks fans to say goodbye to seniors tonight
By DOUG TUCKER AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE (AP) - Without the Tyrel Reeds and the Brady Morningstars of the world, it would be nearly impossible for any college basketball team to be truly exceptional. Including No. 2 Kansas. There simply aren't enough NBA-bound superstars to go around. Lottery picks Cole Aldrich and Xavier Henry and the spectacular Morris twins have dominated headlines the past two seasons while Kansas rang up a 60-5 record. But for ...
ROUND ONE
The Barton Community College Cougars basketball team will travel to Arkansas City to play Cowley tonight, opening NJCAA Region VI play and face another team that loves to shoot the 3.
A time to plant
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Spurs put down Grizzlies in overtime
SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio's first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 on Tuesday night.
Royals rally to beat Astros
HOUSTON - Mike Moustakas tied it with an RBI single before George Kottaras walked with the bases-loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night to end a four-game skid.
June Jaunt youth tennis tourney set
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a youth June Jaunt Tennis Tournament on Saturday, June 1, at Veterans Memorial Park.
Eagles finish seventh at state tournament
DODGE CITY - The Ellinwood High School boys' golf team finished seventh after a playoff against Ness City in the Class 2A state golf tournament at Mariah Hills Golf Course on Monday.
Durant pledges to donate $1 million to tornado relief
MINNEAPOLIS - Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home.
Cavaliers win lottery, take first pick in NBA draft
NEW YORK - Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again.
Del Negro out as Clippers coach
LOS ANGELES - Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Three former inmates praised by Governor as they graduate from BCC
Graduation days are celebrations of hard work expended and the future opportunities that have been earned. They are a chance to look back on what it took to get there, as well as to look forward to what lies ahead. And many thanks are offered to those who helped along the way.
Bridge work completed
Work on the bridge north of the Club at StoneRidge has been completed and the road is open, according to the Barton County Engineers Office.
Virginia Manning 1921 - 2013
ELLINWOOD - Virginia Manning, 91, died May 20 at her home in Ellinwood. Born Dec. 16, 1921 in Ellinwood, she was the daughter of E. Aubrey Smith and Hazel Converse Smith. In 1939, she graduated from Ellinwood High School. On May 17, 1940 she married Delmar Manning in Ellinwood. He died on Oct. 11, 2005. A lifetime resident of Ellinwood, she was a homemaker.
Sienna Michelle Meeks 2013 - 2013
Sienna Michelle Meeks, 3 months, died on May 21 at her home in Great Bend. Born Feb. 22, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Nolan and Collette (King) Meeks.
Paul J. Linenberger
Paul J. Linenberger, 90, died May 21 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend.
Kansas State's first baseball championship reaps several rewards
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Kansas State reaped the rewards of its first-ever Big 12 baseball championship season as a school-record seven players earned all-conference first-team honors on Tuesday. Wildcats head coach Brad Hill was named coach of the year for the second time.
Unique art treasures shown at gallery
Unique artwork and ceramics will be shown at a gallery opening at 7 p.m. Friday at Petr's Frame House, 2009 16th St. The show features the work of Darnel Row, Joshua Garret and Lili Vialacres.
