Sawmilling demonstrations will be scheduled at Tired Iron Show

LARNED - A 1920s Frick model sawmill used to cut Missouri railroad ties will be displayed at the Tired Iron Show at the Santa Fe Trail Center Museum Oct. 12-13.

Larned Juvenile Correctional names Leiker superintendent

LARNED - Wendy Leiker has been selected to superintendent of the Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility after serving as acting superintendent for six months, according to a press release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Speaker shares message at Larned Juvenile Facility

LARNED - Youth residents and staff at the Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility heard a message of hope from someone residents could relate to.

Death knell sounds for Cimarron Route

By David K. Clapsaddle

Pawnee County Sheriff's Report

Thursday, Sept. 26

Pawnee County District Court

Pawnee Court

Larned Police Report

Thursday, Sept. 26

Murderous Night at the Museum scheduled Saturday night

Murderous Night at the Museum

Anvil shooting to be featured at Santa Fe Trail's Tired Iron Show

LARNED - The practice of firing an anvil into the air with gunpowder is a favorite at the Santa Fe Trail Tired Iron Show.

​Golden Belt families join Operation Christmas Child

Faith Community Church will host a celebration Saturday, Sept. 28, to kick off the expected 15,000 shoebox gifts that southwest Kansas residents will collect this year for needy children overseas. The event for Operation Christmas Child starts at 9:30 a.m. at the church, located at 293 West Barton County Road, Great Bend.

Reminders - Upcoming events

• Critter Ministries will sponsor an evening of praise and worship – accompanied with a light show, strobes, lasers and CO2 cannons – at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Barton County 4-H Building, located between Great Bend and Hoisington at 601 North U.S. 281.

St. Mark and St. Paul change service times

St. Mark Lutheran, 2101 Jackson, Great Bend, and St. Paul Lutheran, Galatia, will begin their fall/winter service schedule next month. Beginning Sunday, Oct. 6, worship service at St. Mark will begin at 9 a.m. with children's church during the service and coffee hour following at 10 a.m.

Secularization causes societies to decline

MANHATTAN - In his book "Making the Weak Family Strong," Chuck Swindoll quotes from an extensive 1947 study done by Dr. Carle Zimmerman, an eminent Harvard University sociologist.

Concert will benefit Emergency Aid

The Community Music for Mission Concert will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, in the Presbyterian Church Sanctuary at 24th and Washington.

Middle School dance is Friday

The Fall Middle School Dance will be held from 7-9 Friday, Sept. 27, at the Great Bend Activity Center, 2715 18th St.

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