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Sheriff shares VIN program info
Sheriff Greg Armstrong announced that the Barton County Sheriff's Office will be taking over the VIN program again, as noted in Tuesday's Great Bend Tribune. The sheriff's office will resume the service of checking Vehicle Identification Numbers next Tuesday, Feb. 22, with the hours of 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and 1-5 p.m. on Thursdays. Bring vehicles to the Barton County Jail, 1416 Kansas Ave. the building south of ...
Fifth Quarter
Courtesy photo The Great Bend Youth Workers Alliance is sponsoring a free Fifth Quarter this Friday, for all Great Bend middle school and high school students. The event will take place after the Panther basketball games, from 9 p.m. to midnight at Faith Community Church, located at 293 Barton County Road. Video games, basketball, free food and a concert by The Lost Colors, a pop/rock band from Wichita pictured ...
Area briefs
Hoisington Library to close for holiday HOISINGTON -The Hoisington Public Library will be closed Feb. 21 in observance of Presidents' Day. The Library will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 22 at noon. EMS/HS prepares for Quality Assurance Review visit ELLINWOOD - Ellinwood Middle/High School's Quality Assurance Review will take place on Monday, Feb. 21. The review is led by a team of professionals from across the state. ...
CBHF seeks scholarship applications
HOISINGTON -The Clara Barton Hospital Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its 2011 healthcare career scholarships.
EHS forensics earns first place
ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood High School forensics team earned a trophy for first place in team sweepstakes in the 1-2A Division in Salina on Feb. 12. EHS had the third highest team total out of all twenty 1-5A schools competing. Connor Birzer placed second in Original Oration, and Birzer and partner Hannah Maddy placed second in Duet Acting. Montara Johansen placed secod in Informative Speaking and fifth in Original Oration. Hannah Billinger ...
Patricia Lynn “Pat” Jones 1954-2011
GREENSBURG – Patricia Lynn "Pat" Jones, 56, died Feb. 13, 2011, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. She was born Dec. 9, 1954, in Tyndall, S.D., the daughter of Lawrence James Sr. and Velma Kathryn Perkins Flakus.
Roger D. Shuey 1935 - 2011
Roger D. Shuey, 75, died Feb. 14 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. Born Nov. 15, 1935, in Herman, Neb., he was the son of Bert William and Bessie Gertrude (Long) Shuey. A Great Bend resident since 1950, coming from Petaluma, Calif., he was a truck driver for BOC. On Dec. 7, 1952, he married Marion "Mickie" Fulkerson in Great Bend. Mr. Shuey was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles ...
Just a natural born salesman
The Cabral Chrysler dealership in Manteca, Calif., was so desperate for a sale that one of its employees picked up potential customer Donald Davis, 67, at his nursing home, brought the pajamas-and-slippers-clad, dementia-suffering resident in to sign papers.
Lohan learns you gotta have priorities
HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody? Lindsay Lohan sashayed into Los Angeles court Wednesday to face felony charges of grand theft. She looked just sensational after 100 days of sobriety. Many of her closest friends are worried that her shoplifting is starting to get in the way of her drinking. Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller filed their final divorce papers Friday in L.A. The last straw for her was the ambulance call two ...
AP Top 25 poll
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
Six Pack Champs
Area club volleyball team "Six Pack" traveled to Topeka on Feb. 12 for a tournament with 20 other teams from all over Kansas and Missouri. The team played 17 games and placed first overall.
Moore ‘very excited’ about Royals’ spring training
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - General manager Dayton Moore can finally see the Kansas City Royals turning the corner.
NFL files charges against player’s union with labor board
WASHINGTON (AP) - The NFL filed an unfair labor practice charge against its players' union with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday.
KU/K-State box score
BIG 12 CONFERENCE BASKETBALL At Bramlage Coliseum Monday Kansas State 84, No. 1 Kansas 68 KANSAS (24-2, 9-2) Mark. Morris 1-3 1-4 3, Marc. Morris 4-8 5-7 13, Taylor 3-6 2-3 8, Morningstar 2-4 0-0 6, Reed 3-6 8-9 14, Withey 2-2 0-0 4, Johnson 2-2 0-0 5, Little 3-9 0-0 6, Releford 1-4 3-4 5, Selby 1-6 2-2 4, Juenemann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 21-29 68. KANSAS STATE (17-9, 5-6) ...
Kansas new No. 1 in men’s AP basketball poll
BY DOUG TUCKER AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE - Marcus Morris got his wish. Kansas is No. 1 once again. After Ohio State's first defeat, the one-loss Jayhawks moved up from No. 2 on Monday to the top spot in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, a familiar place for Bill Self's program. When they beat Iowa State on Saturday, a couple of hours after the Buckeyes lost at Wisconsin, the Jayhawks were ready to ...
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Peevyhouse 60th
Red and Jean Peevyhouse will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Nov. 30 with a Come and Go Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Central Baptist Church, Lakin and Harrison, in Great Bend. The public is invited to attend.
Jones 50th
Paul and Nancy Jones, of Hays, will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Nov. 27, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. with their children, Paul Weston and Elodie Jones, Matthew and Shelley Jones, and Jarrod and Stacey Jones and grandchildren. The couple was united in marriage on Nov. 27, 1963 at The Evangelical United Brethren Church in LaCrosse.
Crist 5 generations
Local author helps build stronger parent-child relationship
Author Diana Webster announces the release of her new family novel, "The Parent," which helps parents examine their own relationships with their children.
USD 428, Holy Family, Helping Hands and HeadStart Schools
The following meals will be served Nov. 25 and Nov. 26. 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.
C&V Home Improvement celebrates Grand Opening in new location
C&V Home Improvement has been serving Central and Western Kansas for over 35 years. Since 2011, the growing company has been under the ownership of Matt Hoisington. When founder Dennis Carson sold his business to Hoisington, the two worked to move the company's headquarters from Ellinwood to Great Bend, with an office at 2407 10th Street. After two years of continual growth, C&V Home Improvement once again needed room to expand. In October, they hosted ...
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.
Jordyn Buntain to receive nursing degree
Jordyn Buntain, Great Bend, is a candidate to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree at Washburn University commencement exercises at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 in Lee Arena, Petro Allied Health Center. Graduates will also be honored during a recognition and pinning ceremony at 3:30 p.m. the same day at White Concert Hall.
Dec. 6 concert at FHSU will feature wind instruments
Christmas, lamentation, October air and memory will express themselves musically at Fort Hays State University's first concert in December.
BMI Philanthropy Committee donation
Different distribution system
The image of Mom with her nose buried in the front page, Dad reading the sports page and the kids chuckling their way through the comics, harkens back to long ago days when news exposure in the home was a family affair. Sections of the daily paper were shared just like the space around the glow of the round radio dial and later the television set.
Thanksgiving and Taking
