MANHATTAN – More than 400 farmers and ranchers between the ages of 18 and 35 will gather next month in Wichita to network, learn and help position themselves as leaders in agriculture and rural Kansas.
County officials will consider spending $10,000 in tax dollars for a local effort to find workers for local jobs.
The sounds of the season will be carried by Great Bend High School A Cappella Choir members as they present the 74th-annual Vespers Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at the high school auditorium.
An evening filled with holiday music is on tap beginning at 7 p.m. Monday at the Great Bend High School. Middle school and high school bands will be joined by the orchestras in presenting their combined winter concert in two different locations.
Essex recognizes STAR Employee HOISINGTON - Superior Essex of Hoisington announced the latest recipient of the STAR Employee Recognition Award. Shawn Jonas, Maintenance Mechanic/Master Technician, was named the 3rd Quarter 2010 STAR Employee and was recently treated to a luncheon in his honor, a customized gift pack, a plaque, and STAR Employee parking privileges. The Superior Essex STAR Recognition Award Program is designed to quarterly recognize STAR employees (Superior Teamwork Attitude and ...
HOISINGTON - Both Hoisington Middle School and Hoisington High School established Kansas Association for Youth clubs in their buildings this year. KAY is an organization, offered through the Kansas State High School Activity Association, that teaches leadership and character through service. Each year these clubs earn points for the various projects that they do for school, community, nation and world. Both Hoisington clubs have chosen to earn the gold award. To earn the gold ...
Ellinwood Rec to offer make and wrap gift class The Ellinwood Recreation will offer a Make & Wrap Gift Class from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 13 for kindergarten through second grade, and on Dec. 15 for third through sixth grade. The cost is $5 per child and pre-registration is required. Registration is at the city offices by Dec. 10. class sixe is limited to 20. This will be ...
Oct. 5 A subject was arrested for expired drivers license. A subject was issued a citation for driving while suspended, no current proof of insurance and speeding Someone was arrested for failure to appear Oct. 6 A subject was arrested for a City of Hoisington arrest warrant for possession of a controlled substance Oct. 7 A subject was arrested on a Barton County ...
Maurices has named Tasha Sailer as its store manager at Great Bend, 3511 19th. Sailer will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the women's fashion store, including sales performance, visual presentation, and personnel recruitment and training.
"America's global leadership in mobile, and the strategic bandwidth advantage so many have worked hard to create, is being threatened by the looming spectrum crunch," recently departed Federal Communications (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski said.