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Brian Joseph Yanda
OLATHE - Brian J. Yanda, 33, of Olathe, passed away Tuesday evening in a traffic accident. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 16000 W. 143rd St., Olathe, KS 66062-2099. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Private burial will follow in Oak Ridge Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the ...
Marcell B. (Bernard) Tinkler
HUMBOLDT - Marcell B. (Bernard) Tinkler, 88, of Humboldt, passed away Nov. 3, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Bernard was born at Gypsum on Dec. 12, 1921, the son of Irl N. and Maudie M. (Mounkes) Tinkler. He served as an airborn radio operator/navigator during World War II from 1942 through 1945. He was united in marriage to Anna Mae Nickey on Dec. 27, 1942. She survives, of ...
Treader’s celebrates grand opening
Treader's Deli, located at 1309 Main Street in Great Bend, recently celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting and Business After Hours event. As the seventh of the MyTown stores to open, the new restaurant serves soups, salads, sandwiches, and snacks from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
Platinum Style Salon celebrates grand opening with chamber ribbon cutting ceremony
The Great Bend Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Platinum Style Salon to its membership. Karen Crane owner of the Salon along with Cosmetologist Sandy Clanton would like to welcome you to visit their salon.
Parade, free breakfast for vets, spouses announced
Participants in this year's Veterans Day parade in Larned are asked to form up at Dwight Shank Chevrolet, 124 Broadway, at 10:30 a.m. next Thursday, the 11th. The parade is to begin at 11 a.m. Free breakfast will be served at the American Legion Post Home on East Seventh from 7 to 9 a.m. Thursday for veterans and their spouses. The local Legion post is sponsoring the parade and other Veterans ...
Stow the phone
Self absorbed. It's all about me. I am the center of the universe. All of these words come to mind when I see today's endless stream of motorists talking, tweeting, twittering and Face booking while speeding down the boulevard. This recent phenomenon has become epidemic and it's spreading. Harsh words? Certainly, but there are also harsh consequences in lives lost, bodies maimed or injured permanently in traffic accidents caused by those ...
November board meeting at Welcome Inn
Welcome Inn has The regular monthly meeting of the Welcome Inn Leisure Center Inc. was called to order by President Charles Wonsetler on Nov. 3 at 12:50 p.m. with the following members present: Betty Tauscher, Secretary; Jim Forrest, Treasurer; Thelmarie Wilhite, Historian, and Roger Haberman, Reporter. Absent were Marylee Phinney, Vice President, and Ernie Ashley, Financial Secretary. Also present was Amy Bauer. Thyra Frazer declined the position on the board ...
School board to look at LMS math curriculum
School board to look at LMS math curriculum The math curriculum at Larned Middle School is one item on the agenda for the November meeting of the Board of Education of USD 495, Larned. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at district offices, 120 East Sixth St. Also on the agenda are the Junior City Council, laptop disbursement, Midwest Energy grants and bus bids; as well as ...
School board to look at LMS math curriculum
School board to look at LMS math curriculum The math curriculum at Larned Middle School is one item on the agenda for the November meeting of the Board of Education of USD 495, Larned. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at district offices, 120 East Sixth St. Also on the agenda are the Junior City Council, laptop disbursement, Midwest Energy grants and bus bids; as well as ...
Church women slate soup, pie lunch, crafts fair
The Episcopal Women of Sts. Mary & Martha Episcopal Church, at 8th and Main in Larned, will have a soup and pie luncheon, and a crafts fair/show, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church. Chili and chicken noodle soup will be featured, as well as pie.
K of C slates hog fest Nov. 13
The Larned Knights of Columbus Council 3273 will have its Fall Hog Fest from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the K of C Hall on Scenic Drive in southwest Larned. Admission is $9 for adults, $5 for those younger than 12. The menu will feature pulled pork, new potatoes, baked beans, coleslaw, bread and tea or coffee.
Vets’ representative to be in Larned Tuesday
Vincent Scott Dorsey, Veterans' Service representative of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, Dodge City, will be in Larned at the Veterans of Foreign War Building from noon to 2 p.m. and at Larned State Hospital in the Reimbursement Office from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday to assist veterans, their dependents or survivors with questions concerning veterans benefits.
Rollover wreck
James L. "Jim" Morton
James L. "Jim" Morton, 64, died Nov. 3 at his home in Great Bend. Born May 4, 1946, in Great Bend, he was the son of Loyd and Violet (Smith) Morton. On Aug. 28, 1970, he married Karen Collier in Great Bend. A resident of Great Bend since 1973, coming from Seward, he was a district manager for Halliburton for 25 years and production superintendent for Hartman Oil Company until his retirement ...
Wilma Imojean Fritz
HOISINGTON - Wilma Imojean Fritz, 82, died Nov. 3 at her home in Hoisington. Born Feb. 12, 1928, she was the daughter of Harrison and Mollie (Proksch) Clift). On Aug. 28, 1947, she married Kenneth L. Fritz in Hoisington. He died Feb. 21, 2010. She was a co-owner with her husband of Fritz's Bait Shop. Mrs. Fritz was a member of the First Christian Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, ...
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Limbaugh, Kurtz and the Bum’s Rush
Big news for those who think there aren't consequences in our media when professional talkers cross the line, or when famous reporters mess up and don't fix their mistakes without qualification, or do so begrudgingly. We now see proof of the law of consequences.
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Did something happen in Benghazi?
HOLLYWOOD--God bless America, and how's everybody?
Fort Riley golf tourney set for Saturday, June 29
FORT RILEY - Barton Community College will sponsor its fifth annual Wounded Warrior Golf Scramble on Saturday, June 29, to benefit wounded soldiers from Fort Riley. The Wounded Warrior Scramble is an opportunity to not only support our soldiers but thank them for their dedicated service and sacrifice to our country.
Golden State surprises Spurs, levels series at 1-1
SAN ANTONIO - Klay Thompson scored 34 points, Stephen Curry added 22 and the Golden State Warriors withstood another furious rally by the San Antonio Spurs for a 100-91 victory Wednesday night to even their series at one game apiece and snap a 30-game skid in the Alamo City.
McLeland leads BCC at NJCAA tennis tourney
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Barton Community College women's tennis team returns home from Arizona with an individual consolation title at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I tennis championships this week.
NOW WE KNOW
Now we know why those college basketball coaches get paid so much money. They have to deal with the seedy underworld of basketball in recruiting.
Orioles take down Royals
BALTIMORE - One bad throw led to another, and then another. And another.
Great Bend Middle School fares well at TMP meet
On April 30, the Great Bend Middle School track and field team finished up the 2013 track season by traveling to Hays and competing in a seven-team meet put on by TMP Middle School.
Miami routs Chicago
MIAMI - It was the biggest postseason win in Miami Heat history, and the biggest postseason loss in Chicago Bulls history.
GB places fourth
LIBERAL - It was a fourth-place finish on Tuesday for the Great Bend High School golf team at the Liberal invitational.
Brownback to speak at BCC graduation ceremony
Barton Community College's 43rd commencement is set for 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, in the Barton Gymnasium.
