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Ellinwood announces trash pickup for Memorial Day week
ELLINWOOD - Trash pickup for the city of Ellinwood for the week of May 29 will be Tuesday and Thursday on the east side and Wednesday and Friday on the west side due to the Memorial Day holiday.
Play Day
Heat eliminate Bulls, advance to face Mavericks
CHICAGO (AP) - LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had a plan when they decided to team up in Miami and chase a championship together.
That will show them
Gen. Than Shwe, of Myanmar, leader of Asia's most authoritarian regime, made a rare public appearance earlier this year, but dressed in a women's sarong.
Pizza man moves up GOP food chain
Herman Cain is quickly moving up the Republican presidential food chain.
Durant wants success for Thunder now
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant knows all about how the Oklahoma City Thunder have been tabbed as the NBA's team of the future during a meteoric rise from league laughingstock to title contender.
Mavericks don’t want to have any regrets
DALLAS (AP) - For five years, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry have lived with the regret of letting an NBA championship slip away.
Vintage Wheels Car Club, CPI host Relay for Life Car Show
CPI and Vintage Wheels Car Club will host the fifth annual Relay for Life Car Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in the CPI Qualified Plan Consultant parking lot, 1809 24th St.
Library showing free movies
The Great Bend Public Library, 1409 Williams St., will be showing free movies next week.
Enrollment open for summer workshops
Enrollment is open for Barton Community College's summer workshops. Four of Barton's eight summer workshops, Word, Excel, Photoshop for Digital Painting and Dreamweaver, will be offered in late June and July. To enroll in these workshops, contact Janet Kirmer, 620-792-9294 or 1-866-813-2460.
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No. 18 Gonzaga beats BYU 75-64
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sam Dower Jr. had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 18 Gonzaga held its ground during a second-half rally to beat BYU 75-64 Tuesday night for its 13th West Coast Conference title.
Chiefs’ free agents leaving town
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As the first hour of free agency came to a close Tuesday, the flood of players headed out of Arrowhead Stadium for big-money deals had finally slowed to a stop.
Haren effective as Dodgers beat Royals
SURPRISE, Ariz. - Dan Haren pitched four effective innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Tuesday.
Ware, Peppers released as NFL free agency opens
A couple of accomplished NFL pass rushers suddenly became available when DeMarcus Ware and Julius Peppers were released to create room under the salary cap in two of the biggest moves at Tuesday's start of the free-agency signing period.
Lady Cougars place fourth at national indoor championship
The Barton Community College women's track and field team placed fourth over the weekend at the NJCAA Division-I Indoor Track and Field National Championships held at the New Balance Track and Field Center at The Armory in upper Manhattan, N.Y.
Gayle Myron Garrett 1945 - 2014
WAKEENEY - Gayle Myron Garrett died on March 9 at his home in WaKeeney. He was born on May 18, 1945 in Hays.
Robert C. Karst 1916 - 2014
HOISINGTON - Robert C. Karst, 96, died Monday, March 10 at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. He was born Nov. 6, 1917 at Galatia, the son of Jacob and Eva (Rein) Karst.
Beef recall impacts Golden Belt
WASHINGTON – Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8.7 million pounds of various processed beef products, because they processed "diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection," the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced recently.
Fund raiser for Claflin Lions Club
CLAFLIN - The Claflin Lions Club will be selling tickets for the Annual Seafood Buffet now through March 21. The menu for the evening will include all you can eat servings of fish, shrimp, clam chowder, salad, scalloped potatoes, vegetables, bread, coffee or tea.
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Hiss Sherman Wealth Management, 2001 Broadway (SW corner of Broadway & Main), at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Allene Owen with greeters Sarah Panning and Aaron Andrews. Coffee, refreshments and door prizes will be available.
Great Bend Cemetery cleanup
The Cemetery Staff is asking the public to remove any and all winter decorations from Great Bend Cemetery and Great Bend North Cemetery, Wednesday March 12 through Friday March 21, for spring cleanup and spraying season.
“Court of Change’ will be aired tonight on CBS Sports Network
"Court of Change,' will be aired at 8 p.m. Tuesday featuring Meadowlark Lemon on the CBS Sports Network. Lemon helps supervise team camps for sons and daughters of military personnel.
Central Plains, St. John games will be broadcast
MANHATTAN - The Central Plains girls and St. John boys Class 2A quarterfinal basketball games will be aired live on the Internet through the Kansas State Activities Association and the National Federation of High School Networks.
