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EHS participates in forensics competition
ELLINWOOD - Members of the Ellinwood High School Forensics Team competed at the Smoky Valley High School Invitational on Jan. 29. Though EHS only entered a few students into the 20-team meet, each of Ellinwood's speakers placed in the top six.
Laws offer charity tax relief
The Individual Retirement Account Charitable Rollover, first enacted by Congress in 2006, expired in 2009. However, in the new tax bill signed by President Barack Obama, the IRA Charitable Rollover provision has been extended through 2011. This provision allows individuals 70 1/2 or older to make tax-free gifts of up to $100,000 to qualified charitable organizations, like Clara Barton Hospital Foundation, using funds transferred directly from their traditional IRAs or Roth IRAs. Beginning ...
EMS/HS band to hold dinner
ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood Middle and High School Bands will be holding the annual Chicken Noodle Dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 6 in the Ellinwood High School Commons Area. Please note that this is a change of venue from past years. Tickets may be purchased from any middle or high school band member and will also be available at the door. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children ages 3-10. Carry-out orders will be available.
Check It Out!
There are new books on CD at the Ellinwood Community/School Library. They are:
Plautz 65th
Roger and Wanda (Kitchen) Plautz will celebrate their 65th anniversary with a family dinner. Hosts for the dinner will be their nieces and nephews.
Holt - Kozlowski
Mack Holt of Loving, N.M. and Sandra Holt of Denver City, Texas announce the engagement of their daughter, Vickye Marie Holt, to William Christopher Kozlowski, son of Bruce and Stacie Kozlowski of Larned and Ruth Warren of Wichita.
Kaiser 95th
Joe Kaiser of Claflin will celebrate his 95th birthday on Feb. 6 with a card shower. Joe Kaiser was born on Feb. 6, 1916 in Claflin. He has lived his life in the Dubuque and Claflin areas. On Aug. 30, 1938 he married Regina Debes. She died on Dec. 13, 2005. He is a retired farmer and stockman. He has six children, Corrine Finger, Ronald and Lucille Kaiser, and Marilyn Ricke, all of Hoisington, Marvin ...
Brown - Richardson
Kelly and Rhonda Wheeler of Pawnee Rock announce the engagement of their daughter Ashley Brown to Michael Richardson, son of Michael and Laurie Richardson of Springfield, Mo. and Tim Whitten and Brenda of Tulsa, Okla.
‘Amanda’ would be so proud
Sheryl Urzedowski, 38, was cited for DUI in Orland Park, Ill., after failing a field sobriety test to walk a straight line.
More challenges face conservatives -- Floyd and Mary Beth Brown
The American Conservative Union (ACU) and the granddaddy of all conservative conferences, CPAC, are endangered.
But you gotta want to be healed -- Argus Hamilton
BEVERLY HILLS - God bless America, and how's everybody? President Obama in his State of the Union called for lower corporate taxes and a spending freeze and fiscal responsibility and no earmarks. He's certainly a changed man since the election. He sounds like he just spent 90 days at the Jerry Ford Center. Sen. David Udall convinced lawmakers to sit mixed together at the State of the Union. Everyone sat next to their opposite number. ...
No. 6 Kansas claims Game 1 of the Sunflower Showdown, 90-66
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Thomas Robinson, two days after his mother's funeral, shook off a slow start and had 17 points and nine rebounds Saturday to help lead No. 6 Kansas past Kansas State 90-66.
Saturday's AP Top 25 Capsules
No. 23 Louisville 79, No. 5 Connecticut 78, 2 OT STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Peyton Siva scored 19 points, including two driving layups in the second overtime, and No. 23 Louisville upset No. 5 Connecticut 79-78 on Saturday. Terrence Jennings added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Preston Knowles and Kyle Kuric each added 15 points for Cardinals (17-4, 6-2), who have won four of five and took sole possession of second place in the ...
No. 1 Buckeyes nearly upset by Northwestern
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Jared Sullinger hit the second of two free throws with 3.5 seconds left Saturday night and No. 1 Ohio State overcame a furious rally by Northwestern to beat the Wildcats 58-57 - the unbeaten Buckeyes' 22nd straight victory.
Car, horse injuries reported
Great Bend Fire Department Ambulance was on alert Saturday afternoon as several emergencies were reported at about the same time. A woman was pinned to a building by a vehicle at 1212 1/2 Holland St., at 3:50 p.m. Saturday. According to police, the women did not receive life-threatening injuries and the case was being investigated as an accident. An ambulance was dispatched to a rural Great Bend address around 4 ...
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Edmonds signs Civility Pledge
CONCORDIA - Rep. John Edmonds, R-Great Bend, has signed the Civility Pledge, a spokesman for the Concordia Year of Peace committee announced.
Featured cartoon
American pravda, a nation of lawbreakers and Benghazigate
Louis Brandeis, who served on the United States Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939, once warned, "Our government teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."
HMS performs School Daze
HOISINGTON -On April 29 and April 30, the Hoisington Middle School vocal group performed its play "School Daze" at Roosevelt and Lincoln Elementary Schools. The vocal group is made up of 7th and 8th grade students from Hoisington Middle School.
Cardinal seniors walk the halls
HOISINGTON - As part of our Jostens "Something to Believe In" Commitment to Graduate (C2G) program, the Hoisington Cardinals started a new tradition "Cardinal Graduates Walk with Pride."
Applicant's briefing scheduled for Barton County
On April 26, Barton County was declared eligible for Public Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) due to a snowstorm that occurred Feb. 20-23, 2013. An Applicants' Briefing for township officials, cities, county, school districts and certain non-profits organizations within Barton County has been scheduled for 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 at the Barton County Courthouse, Room 101, Great Bend. This meeting is for public officials and officers from these agencies and ...
GBHS Variety Show tickets on sale
Great Bend High School Variety Show tickets are still available in the high school vocal music room. Please use the east front doors of the school.
Keep Children and Pets Safe by Teaching Any Dog May Bite
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 injury from ...
GBHS Volunteer Work Day, May 1st a “Great Success”
Dear Editor,
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.
Markets rise to record highs
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.
