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Jan. 19, 2011
Great Bend Police A hit-and-run vehicle struck a PT Cruiser in the 1600 block of 10th St. at 5 p.m. Monday. Someone reportedly broke into a residence at 5907 Eisenhower Court last Saturday and stole approximately $7,000 worth of jewelry. Barton County Sheriff Criminal use of a financial card was reported. Theft of a door from a rural Pawnee Rock address was reported Monday. <p ...
Donald V. Fabricius 1930 - 2011
Donald V. Fabricius, 80, died Jan. 18 at Kansas Medical Center in Andover. He was born Aug. 26, 1930, at Graham County, the son of Victor and Alice (Chalfant) Fabricius. He married Rosalie P. "Rosie" Billinger Sept. 26, 1959, at St. Anthony Catholic Church at St. Peter. He was owner and operator of Arrow Testing, and had been a Great Bend resident since 1962. Mr. Fabricius was a U.S. ...
Arlen David Eichman 1940 - 2010
SKIPPACK, Pa. - Arlen David Eichman, 70, died in Skippack, Pa. on Dec. 28, 2010. He was born in WaKeeney on Dec. 6, 1940, and was the adoptive son of Jacob and Clara (Deines) Eichman of Hoisington. Arlen grew up in Hoisington and was a 1958 graduate of Hoisington High School and a 1965 graduate of Bethany College in Lindsborg, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in music. He taught ...
GREEN DAY
NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL can't be upset with so many upsets in the playoffs. What better evidence is needed that the "anybody can win at any time" mantra is accurate when two No. 6 seeds are in the conference championship games? And nobody would be shocked to see both the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets in the Super Bowl. Indeed, the wild-card Packers are favored for Sunday's NFC title game at ...
Jets aren't talking trash about Steelers
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Bitterness and nastiness have been replaced by praise and compliments.
Singletary joins Vikings as linebackers/assistant coach
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Two members of the Monsters of the Midway defense from Chicago's famed championship team are reuniting in Minnesota.
Similarities between Tomlin, Ryan, who would have thought?
PITTSBURGH (AP) - One is loud. One isn't. One speaks his mind. One doesn't. One has a Super Bowl title as a head coach. The other's still in search of one. But don't tell Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin that he's not like New York's Rex Ryan. The Steelers coach actually thinks there are similarities between the two.
Plastic bag foils ‘clever’ criminal
A Phoenix convenience store robber escaped with the money, but like many others, inadvertently stuck his face directly in front of the surveillance camera.
Sky high gas has everyone scared -- Argus Hamiliton
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? The White House refused to make a comment Friday on the soaring gasoline prices. However the government is willing to help. The Treasury Department just offered to either mail you your income tax rebate or they can deposit it directly into your gas station. The N.Y. Mercantile Exchange saw oil near a $100 a barrel Friday. Gasoline prices are ruinous once again. Last week Oprah Winfrey gave ...
Time to file for election
Dear Editor, In his editorial on Jan. 9, Chuck Smith said "this is a chance to make a difference on the local level. This is where the decision making begins." The League of Women Voters of Great Bend agrees. The local level is where we have more opportunities to influence the services that are provided. We have the opportunity to meet with our elected officials, go into their office or places of business and share ...
No. 3 Kansas powers past Baylor, 85-65
WACO, Texas (AP) - Twin brothers Markieff and Marcus Morris powered second-ranked Kansas to a big early lead and the Jayhawks stayed unbeaten with a 85-65 victory Monday night that ended Baylor's 15-game home winning streak.
Favre calls it quits, files retirement papers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Don't believe Brett Favre is finally done? Well, NFL's all-time leader of almost every major passing mark has at least filled out the forms. Favre has made another move toward leaving the game for good by filing retirement papers with the league, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed Monday. This is merely a procedural matter, to start the clock on a player's pension and Hall of Fame eligibility. It's worth noting, too, that ...
Monday's AP Top 25 Capsules
No. 5 Pittsburgh 74, No. 3 Syracuse 66 PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh scored the first 19 points only to lose the lead, then came back behind Nasir Robinson's 21 points to hand No. 3 Syracuse its first loss Monday night, with a 74-66 victory in a game of remarkable runs. Brad Wanamaker added 15 points to help the fifth-ranked Panthers (18-1) improve to 6-0 in the Big East for the first time and halt a ...
Ohio State replaces Duke in AP top 25
The last time Thad Matta's Ohio State Buckeyes topped The Associated Press Top 25, they reached the national championship game.
Pressey leads Tigers over Wildcats, 75-59
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Pay no attention to the glove Phil Pressey wears on his shooting hand to protect a broken ring finger. The Missouri freshman guard certainly doesn't.
