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Claflin Lions Annual Seafood Buffet
Claflin Lions Club members will be selling tickets for their Annual Seafood Buffet now through March 18th.
Sunflower Bank Promotions
Sunflower Bank announces the following promotions and officer elections after the regional community bank's annual Board of Directors meeting in February.
Zeta Gamma Chapter of Epislon
Zeta Gamma Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha met on March 8 at the home of Karen Lindberg. Ten members were present with two members absent. Meeting included discussing the agenda for the upcoming months. We will be having a Wine Tasting/Birthday party this month. District H will be hosting a Tea Party/Installationat 1:30 p.m. on March 13 the at First Presbyterian Church with our chapter members hosting. It was decided that we would bring items ...
Club Calendar
Sunday Cheyenne Stamp Club - 2:30 p.m., North Main Pizza Hut Monday Liberty FCE - 1:30 p.m. Hostess-June Koelsch. Guest Speaker-Donna Krug, Barton County Extension FCE, "Living Life Richer" Great Bend Optimist - noon at the Highland Hotel North Heritage Room Great Bend Rotary Club - noon at the Highland Hotel South Heritage Room Evening Quilt Guild - 6:30 p.m. at CPI Annex, 1809 24th. Informational meeting Daughters of Isabella - 7 p.m. at the ...
USD 428 Board of Education meeting
The USD 428 Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. on Monday at the District Education Office, 201 South Patton Road. Items on the agenda include recognition of Great Bend High School 5A State Wrestling champions, approval of the 2011-2012 school calendar, approval to purchase computer hardware and software, approval to sell used computers, a bullying workshop, and Teacher Evaluation Committee update.
Cates CARQUEST
Bob Cates, a life long resident of Claflin, is the owner/operator of Bob's Service Center in Claflin and owner of Cates CARQUEST in Hoisington. Bob has nearly 40 years of experience in automotive repair, with a long family history in the business. His father, V.E. Cates, owned and operated Cates Motor Service in Claflin beginning in 1958 and Cates Service & Supply after that. Bob attended Salina Area Vo-Tech from 1971-1973, where he passed the ...
Preceptor Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
Preceptor Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met March 1 at the CPI Annex. President Brenda Black led the meeting.
Fire remains vital management tool
Every spring, this ritual continues. Viewed up close or at a distance, prairie fires are riveting. Across the vast, open grasslands we call the Flint Hills, fires can be seen for miles. The flames lick at the blue Kansas sky as the brown, dry grass crinkles, cracks and bursts into orange.
Parnassus Club Annual Vocal and Piano Auditions
On March 5, The Parnassus Club held its annual vocal and piano auditions at Barton Community College Fine Arts Building. The 1st place piano award was given to Hannah Mosier of Great Bend, 2nd place piano award was given to Taylor Fry of Great Bend, and 3rd place piano award was given to Hannah Wilborn of Hoisington. Tiffany Harms, piano instructor at McPherson College and formerly of Great Bend judged the piano contestants. Piano teachers ...
Sterling College Debate Team captures State Title at the State Collegiate Championship Tournament
Continuing their record setting season, the Sterling College Debate team successfully hosted the State Collegiate Championship Tournament on Feb. 18-19, and captured yet another state title. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the Sterling Debate team has captured either the individual or team title in parliamentary debate. In addition, Emily Graham of Hutchinson, and Nolan Chaney of South Hutchinson, were named the top two speakers in the tournament.
FHSU to host fifth annual Kansas Women’s Leadership Conference
Women from all walks of life will have the opportunity to join together for an entire day focused on them at the Kansas Women's Leadership Conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 1, on the Fort Hays State University campus.
CLASS 6-4A STATE TOURNAMENTS
CLASS 6A STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT At Wichita Koch Arena BOYS Championship Wichita Heights 58, Blue Valley Northwest 51 Consolation Olathe East 64, Dodge City 63 Semifinals Blue Valley Northwest 48, Dodge City 44 Wichita Heights 70, Olathe East 62 GIRLS Championship Wichita Heights 53, Shawnee Mission West 51 Consolation Olathe East 40, Topeka-Washburn Rural ...
CLASS 3-1A STATE TOURNAMENTS
CLASS 3A At Hutchinson Sports Arena BOYS Championship Scott City 55, Minneapolis 53 Consolation Wichita-Collegiate 62, Effingham-ACCHS 50 Semifinals Scott City 62, Collegiate 59 Minneapolis 56, Effingham 55, O GIRLS Championship Wichita Collegiate 43, Winchester-Jefferson County North 41 Consolation Hillsboro 53, Thomas More Prep-Marian 27 Semifinals Collegiate 39, Hillsboro 29 Jefferson Co. ...
NPR triggers terrorist alarm with 'fertilizer'
BEVERLY HILLS - God bless America, and how's everybody? NPR asked its audience to call Congress and fight GOP efforts to end federal funding Friday, saying NPR gets criticized as often for being too conservative as they get criticized for being too liberal. The phones rang off the hook. The FBI had just issued a warning asking Americans to watch out for anybody using fertilizer for anything besides lawn care. President Obama held a press ...
Pederast suspect leads cops to himself
Fortunately for police, disguising his e-mail address did not occur to him. Kyle D. Gore, 23, of Naperville, Ill., was arrested for allegedly downloading child pornography on his computer. Police identified Gore as the man trying to find people online who could help him have encounters with children, using the address "kdg31087@aol.com." It was an unimaginative identifier for someone of Gore's initials and born, as Gore was, in 1987. Are those shoes in your ...
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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.
Keep children and pets safe by teaching any dog may bite
TOPEKA - Each year, 4.5 million people in this country are bitten by dogs and 885,000 of those require medical attention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among children, the rate of dog bite–related injuries is highest for those ages 5 to 9 years, and children are more likely than adults to receive medical attention for dog bites than adults. Children, because of their inexperience and size, are particularly prone to serious ...
Food Bank donation
On a recent afternoon visit to the Barton County Food Bank the volunteers were scurrying about trying to assist local residents who were overflowing the waiting room, many with children in tow, hoping for emergency food assistance. It clearly demonstrated the urgency of ongoing needs still existing for local families in Barton County as well as the critical commitment needed from the community for ongoing financial support for this worthwhile endeavor.
Full entry takes 8th at State
On Saturday May 4th the Great Bend Forensics squad traveled to Emporia High School for the 5A State Championship Speech Tournament. They competed in 16 events, which gave them a full entry. Placing 8th out of 25 schools, the team had five events break into semifinals.
Are we intervening in Syria yet?
Will Obama Beat the 6-Year Itch?
If the 2010 elections weren't bad enough for Democrats, here comes the "six-year itch." With the exception of Bill Clinton's second term, the party that controls the White House loses seats in congress six years into a presidency. But there's a gathering sense among Democratic consultants who work on congressional campaigns that their party could buck the trend in 2014 for a number of reasons, not least because Barack Obama is finally fired up and ...
No-Fault Internet Addiction
Online chat host: Good morning, cyber pals. As you know, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the psychiatric "bible," is to be released this month. It will include "Internet-Use Disorder" - also referred to as Internet addiction - as a condition recommended for further psychiatric study. Our guest today is Dr. Adam Von Cybercruncher, America's leading authority on Internet addiction.
Power lines, homes damaged by storm
Power company and electrical contracting company crews were busy Wednesday morning cleaning up about a half-mile stretch of power poles north of Great Bend snapped and broken by violent winds that swept through the area Tuesday night.
