Utah State won 30 games this season but was rewarded with only a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face No. 5 seed Kansas State on Thursday in a second-round game in Tucson, Ariz.
LAWRENCE - Without dwelling on history, Kansas is determined to draw from the lessons of its recent painful past. The Jayhawks (32-2) were selected as the No. 1 seed in the Southwest Region on Sunday, paired against America East champion Boston University in the first round on Friday in Tulsa. But instead of puffing out their chests and making Final Four plans, they're remembering a year ago. They were the overall No. 1 seed ...
Three more teams in this year's edition of March Madness. Three more networks to cover it.
Kemba Walker and his Connecticut teammates won't get much time to catch their breath before traveling to Washington, D.C., for their first NCAA tournament game against Bucknell.
LONGMONT, Colo. - The festive mood at Colorado coach Tad Boyle's watch party Sunday quickly turned sullen after the Buffaloes were left out of the NCAA tournament.
MANHATTAN - With victories over No. 2 Kansas and No. 10 Texas and a late-season turnaround that included a six-game winning streak, Kansas State expected to be looked upon favorably by the NCAA selection committee.
USD 428, Holy Family, Central Kansas Christian Academy and HeadStart Schools The following meals will be served March 14 through March 18. The secondary schools also have available daily: Main dish second choices, chef's salad, combo lunches and choice of vegetables and dessert. The breakfast menu is offered only to students in USD 428. Menus are subject to change without notice. Milk served with all meals. All meals as offered meet USDA nutritional guidelines. Lunch ...
Special Needs Calendar Monday Lite and Lively - 6:30 p.m., Burnside Room Drawing - 7:30 p.m., Meeting Room Tuesday Bowling - 4 p.m., Walnut Bowl Wednesday Lite and Lively - 6:30 p.m., Burnside Room Bunny and Chicken Pins - 7:30 p.m., Meeting Room Thursday Floor Hockey - 6:30 p.m., City Auditorium
The following well-balanced and nutritious Friendship Meals will be served for lunch at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Meals are served with milk; donations for coffee and tea are accepted.
Tuesday Coffee and Doughnuts - 8:30 a.m., Senior Center Commission on Aging - 9:30 a.m., Senior Center Kansas Optimizing Health Program - 6:30 p.m., Activity Center Wednesday Exploring Costa Rica and its Wildlife - noon, Activity Center Pitch - 7 p.m., Senior Center Thursday Dominoes - 1 p.m., Senior Center Friday Exploring Costa Rica and its Wildlife - 1 p.m., Senior Center Bridge - 1 p.m., Recreation Center Bingo - 1:30 p.m., High Rise Saturday CPR ...
Evelyn Kultgen will celebrate her 90th birthday with a reception from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on March 19 at Sterling House, 1206 Patton Road in Great Bend. Hosts for the even will be her children, Mary Tobiassen of Dove, N.H. and Bob Kultgen of Houston, Texas and Sterling House.
Celeste Vonfeldt of Great Bend will celebrate her 87th birthday with a reception from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on March 20 at River Bend Assisted Living, 3820 Broadway. This will be a card party with cake and ice cream.
Mike and Andrea Doll announce the birth of their son, Sean Christopher Doll, on Feb. 12 in Lawrence. He weighed 6 lbs.12 oz. and was 19 1/2 in. long. He has a big brother, Collin Doll who is 8 years old.
Michael and Kathleen Jilek of Wausau, Wis. announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen Ann (Katy) to Matthew Allen Hertel, son of Gary and Diana Hertel of Great Bend.
William E. Small, CLU, ChFC, MSFS, Financial Consultant with AXA Advisors serving the Great Bend area has fully qualified for the 2011 Million Dollar Round Table. This is the 25th consecutive year he has achieved membership in this organization. Membership is recognized internationally as the standard of excellence in the life insurance and financial services business. It also reflects a commitment to continuing advanced education to better serve the financial security needs of families, individuals ...
The Great Bend High School Forensics Team competed at the District National Qualifying NFL Tournament on Friday and Saturday April 19th and 20th. Twelve students competed which consisted of: Nathaniel Cheney, Kenna Dirks, Michael Gieck, Clara Kachanes, Sarah Keller, Mallorie McNett, Jordan Otten, Chase Pumford, Jesus Sandoval, Kane Schumacher, Kameko Schultz and Paige VanSteenburgh. Five students qualified to semi-finals in their events. Cheney and Schumacher placed 12th and Gieck and Schultz placed 10th in Duo ...
You can't change the facts of an explosion. A large fertilizer factory operated next to homes, a middle school and a nursing home. The factory blew, and 14 people died. We can't change those facts, but it's up to us to decide what they mean.
As Mother's Day approaches, the political scene makes me think of an old spiritual: "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child."
Charles A. "Jack" Wesley, 63, died April 30 at Great Bend Regional Hospital.
LARNED - The Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility has named Employees of the Quarter for the second quarter of the year 2013 - Tanner Lang, Uniformed, CSI; Miranda Schmidt, Non-Uniformed, Administrative Assistant; RuthAnn Snodgrass, Contract, LMSW-MHP.
LARNED - A Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held April 25 at the Welcome Inn with about 40 in attendance.