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VCU goes long distance to upset Georgetown
CHICAGO (AP) - All those critics who doubted VCU, take note.
No.1 Ohio State routs Texas-Antonio, 75-46
CLEVELAND (AP) - Ohio State's seniors didn't want to be at their graduation ceremony. Now, they'll definitely miss Sunday's commencement.
KU makes last year’s ghosts vanish with 72-53 win
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Kansas just needed some time to put the ghosts of its NCAA past behind it.
KU makes last year’s ghosts vanish with 72-53 win
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Kansas just needed some time to put the ghosts of its NCAA past behind it.
BCC's Dudek takes first at Garden Art exhibit
Steve Dudek was awarded the first-place Betty Sieler Award for his watercolor painting in the Wichita Garden Art Exhibit, which took place Feb. 23 through March 6. Dudek's painting was of roses from a photograph taken in the Great Bend Garden Club Memorial Rose Garden in the Great Bend Cemetery. He had two pieces accepted in the show.
Adult softball leagues forming
The Great Bend Recreation Commission is now forming it's Adult Softball Leagues. All interested persons should stop by the Recreation Commission office and pick up a team packet.
Stafford County students donate to Heartland Cancer Center
Patients at the Heartland Cancer Center, Great Bend, will reap the benefits of a special fundraiser sponsored by the St. John High School Booster Club. The "Think Pink Night" raised approximately $3,300 for HCC.
Vehicles collide on county roads
Three people were taken to Great Bend hospitals on Friday after a driver ran the stop sign at NE 20 Ave. and NE 30 Road.
Proposed consolidation of State Conservation Districts discussed
Governor Sam Brownback has proposed to consolidate the State Conservation Commission into the Kansas Department of Agriculture, creating the Division of Conservation using his authority under an Executive Reorganization Order.
Billinger selected as HCC Foundation Scholar
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NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTEBOOK
DeleteTAMPA, Fla. (AP) - UC Santa Barbara forward Jaime Serna left the arena in a sling and with his right wrist heavily wrapped.
Myers Chapel Church "All Church Annual Day"
The Myers Chapel Church Family are preparing for their "ALL Church Annual Day" Celebration at 3:30 p.m. on March 27.
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GBHS to hold football alumni tourney
With a new head football coach, Great Bend High School is also trying out a new event.
Maxwell ready to step up in Legion of Boom
RENTON, Wash. - Seattle Seahawks cornerback Byron Maxwell has waited patiently for his opportunity to excel in a secondary loaded with talent.
Riley says Heat will be competitive
MIAMI - One of the last things Miami Heat President Pat Riley told LeBron James before free agency began this summer was that he would be selling potential players on the notion of playing alongside a four-time NBA MVP.
Smith focused on football
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The moment when Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith will no longer discuss his contract situation is rapidly approaching, even though he makes it seem as if the deadline has already passed.
June report shows jobless rate up a tick
TOPEKA – The State's June seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, up from 4.8 percent in May and down from 5.6 percent in June 2013.
Pawnee Valley Hospital offers measles information
LARNED - With the recent outbreak of measles in Kansas, Pawnee Valley Community Hospital's Infection Prevention is offering information to the public.
Advance America hosts a Give Back to School Drive
The Advance America located in the old Sonic Building, at lOth and Jefferson is hosting a Give Back to School Drive from July 1 to August 13, to benefit Helping Hands Pre-School.
Surgeon General: Youth indoor tanning restrictions could save lives from skin cancer
The U.S. Surgeon General released a national Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer today outlining a plan to reduce the toll of skin cancer and save lives. Through a series of achievable goals and strategies focused on public policy and education, the plan will support more Americans in making healthy choices about protecting their skin. Kansas has an opportunity to implement the Call to Action locally by passing a comprehensive law restricting the use of indoor tanning devices by all minors.
What To Do About the Border Crisis
Despite what politicians say, the border crisis is not an immigration problem or a border security problem. We've got all those problems, but this ain't that. These kids-these tired, poor, huddled masses-are not economic migrants. They-these homeless, tempest tossed to us-are seeking refuge from violent gangs and corrupt cops in Central America. If we deal with the problem that exists instead of having the fight politicians want, then we can do some good.
End Torture, Shut Down the CIA
Remember back in April, 2007, when then-CIA director George Tenet appeared on 60 Minutes, angrily telling the program host, "we don't torture people"? Remember a few months later, in October, President George W. Bush saying, "this government does not torture people"? We knew then it was not true because we had already seen the photos of Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib prison four years earlier.
