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Eleanor Kaiser
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. - Eleanor Kaiser, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Nov. 21 in Mission Viejo, Calif. She was 88 years old. Eleanor was born March 11, 1922, on a farm near Kenmare, N.D., the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Rud) Engeberg. Her elementary years were spent in a rural, one-room school outside Kenmare, N.D. She received her secondary education at Sheyenne River Academy, Harvey, N.D., and later ...
Arlene Velma Avery
LARNED - Arlene Velma Avery, 91, died Dec. 7 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She was born Jan. 6, 1919, in Rush County, the daughter of Emil K. and Antoinette Vesecky Kaufman. A lifetime Pawnee county resident, she was a Homemaker. Mrs. Avery was of the Christian Faith. She enjoyed visiting with the Wendy's Coffee group, was a 4-H Leader, was a prior member of the River Township Election Board and ...
Distinguished Insurance Agency award
Local American Family Insurance Agent Frank Callahan earns Distinguished Insurance Agency distinction from J.D. Power and Associates
Chamber Coffee
This weeks Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, 1025 Main Street, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Kala Steffan with greeters Ron Koelsch and Jim Vopat. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
Santa must have gotten the trick by now
A 49-year-old Bakersfield, Calif., doctor, whose relationship with her boyfriend was described as "on-again, off-again," was killed when, after he had locked her out of his house, she tried to enter by sliding down the chimney, where she got stuck and asphyxiated.
Thanks for helping with foundation event
Dear Editor, On behalf of the USD 428 Education Foundation, I would like to publicly thank all of the generous residents of this community who purchased tickets to the recent dinner and bought student-made items at the auction. Because of their support, we raised more than $8,000 to help fund minigrants for teachers that provide learning opportunities for students unavailable through traditional revenue sources. Throughout the 22 years that the Education Foundation has been in ...
Cyber terrorist is blackmailer, too -- Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange threatened to release an encrypted poison pill cache of secret U.S. documents. He could expose everything the administration has done. Americans haven't seen so many people in high places nervous since Heidi Fleiss got arrested. WikiLeaks' Julian Assange vowed Monday to release secret White House cables to BP and BP cables to the White House about the Gulf spill. BP isn't ashamed of ...
Middle class need the cuts most
Dear Editor, Despite Democrats' compromise offer to extend Bush-era tax cuts for folks earning up to a million dollars, some of our law makers continue holding middle-income wage earners hostage to maintaining tax breaks for our wealthiest citizens. Denying middle- and lower-income workers tax relief to wring extended tax breaks for extremely wealthy folks is an inexcusable attack on our middle class, whose real buying power has severely declined over the past decades, especially inexcusable ...
Thill scores 17 points in Ellinwood’s win
ELLINWOOD - Lauren Thill scored 10 of her game-high 17 points in the third quarter, leading Ellinwood High School to a 47-32 win over Wichita Northfield Tuesday night in the opening round of the Ellinwood preseason tournament.
Bills LB Moats says he’s hoping Favre will be healthy
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Arthur Moats would prefer seeing Brett Favre start his 298th consecutive game this weekend.
No. 4 KU offsets careless play, beats No. 13 Memphis
NEW YORK (AP) - Bill Self sounded like a coach whose team had just won a game with a less-than-perfect outing.
Proposed Head Start regulations raising concerns in Kansas
TOPEKA - The 28 local Head Start programs in Kansas and others across the nation are facing changes considered the most significant since Head Start was launched 45 years ago as a cornerstone of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. The chief goal of Head Start, which is federally funded, has been to better prepare low-income children for school. Studies show that those who do better at school tend to ...
Tueday briefs
Driver injured on NE 30 Road The Barton County Sheriff's Office responded to an injury accident at 9:45 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of NE 30 Road (Bissell's Point Road). Alicia Allen, 20, of Cheney was traveling west in a 2006 Nissan when two vehicles in front of her slowed down, with one turning north on Point Drive. While she was slowing down, her vehicle ...
Dec. 8, 2010
Great Bend Police Two vehicles were involved in an accident in the 1400 block of Lakin Ave. at 8:13 a.m. Monday. After an altercation at 917 Jefferson St. Monday morning, Richard Forrester, 29, reported Brian Gosney, 37, tired to hit him with a hammer. Forrester was arrested and booked into the Barton County Jail for battery, with bond set at $1,000. Gosney was booked on a charge of aggravated assault, with bond ...
Great Bend Municipal Court
Fernando Alvcarez, dog at large, $111 Joshua Ryan Anderson, no proof insurance, $551 Joshua Ryan Anderson, park/stand/stop prohibit area, $25 Joshua Ryan Anderson, no proof insurance, $710 Angel Andrian Armendariz, driving while revoked habitual, $1,110 Gary Tyrone Barrand II, unlawful burning, $111 Crystal Dawn Bates, theft, $572.94 Christina Lorraine Beakey, child safety restraint system, $196.50 Kenneth A. Beakey, disorderly conduct, $136 Travis James Begaye, battery ...
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USD 428, Holy Family, Central Kansas Christian Academy and HeadStart Schools
The following meals will be served May 6 through May 10. 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.
Beta Sigma Phi Chapters celebrate Founder’s Day
The four Great Bend chapters of Beta Sigma Phi celebrated Founder's Day April 25 with an evening dinner program in the Cavanaugh Room located at Barton Community College's Learning Resource Center.
Senior Menu
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.
Will George W. Bush and A.J. Clemente Get Mulligans?
When should you give someone a mulligan? Should you give a former President a mulligan for a good chunk of his 8 years in office? Should you give a young broadcaster a mulligan when he doesn't realize his mike is on and he says words more suitable for a Chris Rock routine?
Out of the Closet and into Identity Politics
I've never sought the spotlight.
Congressional Health Care
Wisconsin cheese in another form ... where have you been?
When our son Connor moved to Madison two years ago I was prepared for an introduction to all things Wisconsin. This was not entirely a blank slate - I was schooled on Fez and Red Forman from "That '70s Show," heard a little bit about their governor and some yelling that went on up there. But I didn't appreciate a food delicacy that has awakened taste buds left for dead long ago.
Is Planting a Garden in Your Future?
With temperatures dipping down into the 20's and snow and sleet falling from the sky less than two weeks ago, it is hard to believe the date on the calendar. For those who like to play in the dirt and plant a garden, you know that it is time to be planting certain vegetables or the heat of the summer will create another problem. Many peoples' past includes spending time working in the family garden. ...
Flood insurance rates to increase
Kansans evaluating their flood insurance needs should be aware of upcoming rate increases for new and renewal policies, according to Sandy Praeger, Commissioner of Insurance.
Mustangs ride early surge to win over Great Bend, 11-4
HAYS - Salina Central scored seven runs in the first two innings and coasted to an 11-4 victory over Great Bend on Saturday afternoon at Hays High School.
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