Three pedestrians hit in one week

Update: The earlier accidents actually involved men on bicycles, not pedestrians. More information on these and other cases was posted on Sept. 27.

OTR for Sept. 27, 2013

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Lady Cougars drop five-set match at Cloud County

CONCORDIA - The Barton Community College volleyball team lost a five-set Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division battle on Wednesday night at Cloud County

Lady Panthers compete at Liberal

LIBERAL - The Great Bend High School girls' golf team finished fourth out of five teams at the Liberal tournament on Thursday afternoon.

Doubles teams lead Great Bend at Salina South

SALINA - The Great Bend High School girls' tennis team finished fifth out of eight teams with 40 points on Thursday evening at the Salina South Invitational.

Janice Waknitz 1942 - 2013

Janice Waknitz died Sept. 26 at Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, Fla. She was born April 23, 1942, at Green Forest, Ark., the daughter of John Grady and Louella (Wells) Howerton. She married Charles Waknitz Dec. 27, 1966, at Wichita. A retired 30-year school teacher, she had been a Great Bend resident since 1976, coming from Kinsley.

Larry M. Manweiler 1931 - 2013

HOISINGTON - Larry M. Manweiler, 82, died Wednesday, September 25 at Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington. He was born July 18, 1931, at Hoisington, the son of August and Violet (Slade) Manweiler.

Putt putt golf tourney scores for UWCK

Putt Putt Fore A Difference benefiting United Way of Central Kansas this past Sunday was a great success, said Julie Bugner-Smith, UWCK executive director.

8th annual Fall Fun Festival to be held

CLAFLIN - Eight years ago when Kylee Kasselman and her parents, Kyle and Melinda, decided to celebrate her 8th birthday with a little fall festival at the family farm in rural Claflin, they never dreamed that by the time she reached 15 the event would have become a much larger annual event. Kylee has graciously and generously donated all of the proceeds from each event to Kans for Kids Fighting Cancer Foundation.

Hutch goes down to foot of Molly

HUTCHINSON - Barton Community College's Molly Hausmann's goal at the 9:14 mark in the first half was the difference.

Government Shutdown Fail

Go Home, Congressman. You’re Drunk.

There is evil in the world. In fact, there are too many examples, from Jerry Sandusky and Ariel Castro in the United States to Assad gassing civilians in Syria to Islamic terrorists killing shoppers in a Nairobi mall. You could make a list of all the evil in the world and run out of ideas before you would ever think of writing down the name of Diane Ravitch, a grandmother who has dedicated her life to protecting public schools, but don't tell that to Rep. Jared Polis, a Colorado Democrat.

Elections have consequences, New Jersey edition

Nothing clarifies the mind of politicians like a fear of defeat at the ballot box. And nothing stokes such a fear more than watching an upset happen in a supposedly blue state. So with all the bitter arguments inside the conservative movement and Republican Party over health care and budget strategy, I offer a simple plea for unity of purpose around a common cause: elect Steve Lonegan to the United States Senate in New Jersey on Wednesday, October 16.

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Chiefs lead NFL in giveaway/takeaway

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The hungry Kansas City Chiefs defense must be salivating at the thought of Eli Manning and the turnover-prone New York Giants coming to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.

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