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Crime Stoppers seeks tips on burglaries
Sometime between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Nov. 9, a shed at 457 SE 20 Ave. was burglarized. Great Bend Police Chief Dean Akings, speaking for Crime Stoppers of Barton County and Great Bend, said items stolen included a Lincoln-brand welder, Hitachi chop saw, Dewald grinder, kerosene heater, cutting torch and other shop equipment. Loss was $2,100. Police are also seeking information about a burglary that ...
Nov. 19, 2010
Barton County Sheriff A motorist backed into another vehicle driven by an Ellinwood city official in the 10 block of North Main, Ellinwood, at 4:36 p.m. Wednesday. The sheriff's office responded to this non-injury accident. A vehicle hit a deer on U.S. 281, about a mile south of Hoisington, at 6:33 p.m. Wednesday. Kansas Highway Patrol responded. Great Bend Police Theft of a check from 2334 ...
Ecumenical Thanksgiving services announced at St. Mark, Trinity Lutheran
Pastors at two Great Bend churches encourage Christians to attend a Thanksgiving service of their choice next week. Both St. Mark Lutheran, 2101 Jackson, and Trinity Lutheran, 2701 24th St., announced special services. During these services they also will accept offerings of money and/or canned goods that will be given to the food banks of Hoisington, Rush County (in La Crosse) and Great Bend. St. Mark Lutheran will hold a Thanksgiving ...
Barton art instructor wins Purchase Award in KWS Show
Barton Community College art instructor Steve Dudek received the Kansas Watercolor Society Members Patron Purchase Award in the Kansas Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2010 for his watercolor painting titled "Christina's Koi." The show was judged by Janet Walsh, a member of the National and American watercolor societies. The show will open at 5 p.m. Nov. 19 and will continue through Jan. 21 at the Wichita Center for ...
BCC presents holiday concert, also to be aired on SHPTV
Barton Community College vocal and instrumental music groups will perform their holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, in the college's Fine Arts Auditorium for the taping of "Holiday on the Hill" by Smoky Hills Public Television. The public is invited to this free concert. In fact, SHPTV and Barton music directors Vern Fryberger and Steven Lueth hope to have a full house for the taping. Set-up time between groups ...
Bison Methodist Church Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
Bison Methodist Church will hold their Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 25 at West 1st and Ash in Bison. The meal will be a traditional home-cooked dinner. Carry-out and home delivery will be available. The meal is free. Volunteers are welcome and appreciated. For more information contact 785-222-2710 or 785-355-2306 in the evenings.
Sunflower Early Education Center Screenings
Sunflower Early Education Center will sponsor Free Developmental Screenings from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Dec. 3 at 1312 Patton Road. The free screening is available to all children birth through two. For more information or a screening appointment call 800-692-40887 or 620-792-4087.
It's certain that the need is very real
Several years ago I heard a story about this family who was invited by a neighbor to attend church for the very first time.
NBA Capsules
Boston 114, Washington 83 BOSTON (AP) - Paul Pierce scored 23 points, and Rajon Rondo had 12 points and 13 assists on Wednesday night before the Boston starters sat out the fourth quarter and watched the bench pull away for a 114-83 victory over the Washington Wizards. Kevin Garnett scored 18 in 24 minutes, and Ray Allen had 11 points in 26. Except for Shaquille O'Neal, who scored 13 points in 22 minutes, all the ...
College Basketball AP Top 25
No. 6 Villanova 82, Boston University 66 VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Antonio Pena scored 17 points and Corey Fisher had 16 to lead No. 6 Villanova to an 82-66 victory over Boston University in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Wednesday night. The Wildcats (3-0) won their 40th straight game at The Pavilion, and advanced to face UCLA in the semifinals of the tournament next Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in ...
Conference races reaching boiling point
With three of the four unbeaten teams sitting it out, this weekend is all about the conferences races.
Slauter, Slade sign to play at next level
Two Barton Community College baseball players know their future for the next couple of years, signing letters of intent to play at four-year schools. Sophomores Mitch Slauter and Jordan Slade inked the letter on the first day of the early signing period on Nov. 10.
St. John bazaar to benefit Relay
UMB Relay for Life Team of Hudson has organized a Pamper Your Passion party that will take place this Saturday at the Stafford County Annex, located just east of the Stafford County Courthouse in St. John. Doors will open at 10 a.m. and the event will continue until 2 p.m. Admission is free. According to a spokesman for the event, the building will be filled with local vendors with ideas and gifts ...
Rollover victim's condition critical
The rural Russell man involved in a rollover accident on Tuesday was listed in critical condition, a spokesman for Via Christi Medical Center's St. Francis Hospital said Wednesday. Robert Yarmer, 52, was pinned inside his truck after it rolled in the 1300 block of NW 190 Road. According to a report from the Barton County Sheriff's Office, Yarmer's truck was pulling a fifth-wheel cattle trailer at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday when he ...
Drivers decline treatment after two-car collision
An ambulance was summoned after two cars collided Wednesday morning on U.S. 281 at NE 20 Road, but both drivers refused medical treatment at the scene, the Barton County Sheriff's Office reports. At 11:20 a.m., Michael Lynn Reimer II, 34, of rural Great Bend, was stopped on the highway at NE 20 Road, waiting to turn west. Another vehicle that was northbound passed on the right. Balderrama Omar Herrera, 18, St. ...
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