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Brett works tirelessly as All-Star ambassador
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - It's been 19 years since George Brett retired, and he remains the face of the Royals.
ALL-STARS IN KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Much has changed since the All-Stars last pulled into town in 1973. Then again, it seems like much of baseball has been turned upside down since the final out of the crazy World Series last October.
Fielder wins Home Run Derby for second time
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Prince Fielder made a splash at the All-Star Home Run Derby. Eight of them.
Leonard E. Miller, Jr.
Leonard E. Miller, Jr., 61 died July 7 at his home in Great Bend. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend.
Peggy Joan Hoeme
Peggy Joan Hoeme, 81, died July 9 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born May 11, 1931 at Pratt, she was the daughter of Walter and Rhoda (Parr) Oller.
McKenna Renee Bowen
LARNED – , three month old, died July 5 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. Born March 9 in Hays she was the daughter of Shanna Renee Bowen.
Bruce Douglas Weisensee
LARNED – Bruce Douglas Weisensee, 61, died July 8 in Kinsley. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Beckwith Mortuary in Larned.
Welcome to Los Angeles
BEVERLY HILLS – God bless America, and how's everybody?
Stolen car found wrecked
Theft of a white Cadillac Seville from 1603 Morton St. in Great Bend was reported at 12:03 a.m. Saturday. At 2:53 a.m. an individual reported finding the car, which had been involved in an accident, on Railroad Ave. and U.S. 56 (Patton Road). The car had gone through the intersection westbound, missing the curve, and hitting a stop sign and a curve indicator sign.
Check It Out!
ELLINWOOD - There are new chapter books to read to children at the Ellinwood School/Community Library. They are:
Three injured in Barton County accident
Three people were transported to Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington on Sunday after two pickups collided at 9:40 a.m. at NE 160 Road and NE 100 Ave.
Search for fugitive called off in Barton County
The Barton County Sheriff's Office announced Sunday evening that the search for fugitive Michael Aaron Jayne has been called off for the Barton County area. Federal authorities confirmed he is out of our area, according to the BCSO statement.
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Bob Simon: 'A Reporter's Reporter'
I'll tell you a little story about Bob Simon, the veteran CBS News correspondent who was killed Wednesday night in a car crash after having survived innumerable wars over five decades.
Six Months Won't Solve Williams' Woes
Brian Williams probably isn't a liar. Based on recent revelations, amplifications and clarifications, he appears to be a serial exaggerator.
Wrestling results for Hoisington High School for C.K.L. tournament
The Hoisington Wrestling team came as close as a team can come in not winning a team championship at the Central Kansas League tournament hosted by Hoisington this past Saturday. The team lost by just a mere 1/2 point to Smoky Valley High School. Making it even tougher on the Cardinals was that they had the fire power to have won the tournament, if they had been able to be at full strength. Gone from the lineup was one of their main cogs in senior Chance Boor at 195 lbs. Chance a state placer last year has been a ...
Former GBHS wrestler qualifies for NJCAA Wrestling Nationals
Former Great Bend High School wrestler Zachary Schridde qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association Wrestling Nationals in the 133-pound weight class. Schridde placed fourth for the Pratt Beavers on Feb. 14, at the West Central District Regionals hosted by Colby Community College. Eight colleges participated including colleges from Oklahoma and Arkansas. Pratt Community College Beavers qualified a total of seven of their nine wrestlers for the National Tournament on Feb. 27-28, held in Des Moines, Iowa. The Pratt Beavers are coached by Ken Kepley.
Barton splits at Western Nebraska after games moved
The home opener was put on hold. Due to the weather expected in Great Bend over the weekend, the Barton Community College baseball team switched venues for its 4-game series.
Cougars take game on road; sweep Allen to move to 6-0
After rolling to a 4-0 start at home to start the 2015 season, the Barton Community College softball team hit the road for the first time Saturday. And it wasn't a short trip either. The Cougars traveled to far southeast corner of the state to battle Allen County in Iola.
BCC PTK Academic all stars honored in Topeka
Six students from Barton Community College in the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society were recognized Thursday for being selected as members of the PTK All-Kansas Academic Team, during an award luncheon at the Ramada Inn in Topeka.
Kenneth Dean Likes 1932-2015
Kenneth Dean Likes, 82, died Feb 15 at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. Born Sept. 1, 1932,at Brownell, he was the son of William Bryan and Mary Tee (Smotherman) Likes.
Lyle J. Lang 1942 - 2015
Lyle J. Lang, 73, died Feb. 15, at his home in Great Bend. Born Feb. 15, 1942, in Great Bend, he was the son of Frank and Gertrude (Eckert) Lang. On Oct. 24, 1966, he married Nancy Weber in Great Bend. They later divorced. A lifetime area resident, he was a truck driver for Meadow Gold Dairy, Santa Fe Trucking and Kansas Brick and Tile.
​Great Bend man injured when van hits tree
A Great Bend man was taken to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita late Monday morning after a one-vehicle collision on U.S. 281, 2 miles south of Great Bend. Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred at 11:57 a.m.
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