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Chen pitches Royals past White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) - Bruce Chen outpitched Jake Peavy for his first win in six weeks, Billy Butler hit his career-high 22nd homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Australia’s Pearson beats USA trio in 100 hurdles
LONDON (AP) - Sally Pearson stood in the rain, hands on her head, eyes fixed on the big screen, desperately willing her name to show up first so she wouldn't be another Olympic letdown for Australia.
StoneRidge to host benefit tournament
The Larry Zinn Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 31, at the Club at StoneRidge.
Walnut Bowl youth league sign up set
Walnut Bowl is hosting a sign up party for the youth bowling league on Saturday from 1-3 p.m.
Woodson’s role to be limited, if any, Thursday
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - If Green Bay Packers fans are eager for a sneak peek at Charles Woodson's potentially expanded role at safety for the Green Bay Packers this season, they probably aren't going to get it Thursday night.
Chiefs practice with Cardinals in preparation for Friday’s game
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The practice looked like a normal NFL workout. There were just twice as many players on the fields at Missouri Western State University.
Doris Ann (Harms) Sheridan 1942 - 2012
EDNA - Doris Sheridan, 69, passed away peacefully at her home in Edna on Aug. 6. Doris was born Nov. 19, 1942, to Ralph Jack and Lottie Urbanovich Harms in Ellsworth. She was a longtime Ellsworth County resident and a 1960 graduate of Geneseo High School. On May 28, 1988 she married William 'Bill' Sheridan in Ellsworth. Doris owned her own beautician business, worked as a bookkeeper at the Lorraine State Bank and Lorraine Grain and Fuel Company and was a Gas Processing Operator for Northern Natural Gas and Tejas Gas Companies.
Richard B. Fischer
ST. JOHN - Richard B. Fischer, 94, died Aug. 7 at Ellinwood District Hospital. Service is pending with Minnis Chapel, St. John.
Patricia G. Davison
ATHENS, Ga. - Patricia G. Davison, 60, of Athens, Ga., passed away Aug. 5, 2012. She was born in Great Bend, the daughter of the late Dale and Louise Corn Helsel. Mrs. Davison was a secretary/treasurer with Top Doc's Inc., in Alpharetta, Ga. and attended Redstone United Methodist Church, in Jefferson, Ga.
​Pool closes Sunday; dog day is Aug. 18
The last day for the Wetlands water park in Great Bend will be Sunday, Aug. 12. Hours are from 12:30-5:30 p.m.
​Two injured in Ellsworth County
Two people were injured Monday when a motorcycle went off K-111, approximately six miles north of Kanopolis in Ellsworth County.
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Lloyd Earl Donham
Lloyd Earl Donham, 81, died Feb. 18 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend, Kansas.
Mary Beth Herrmann 1955 - 2015
LARNED - Mary Beth Herrmann, 59, died on Feb. 18, at Diversicare of Larned. Born Feb. 23, 1955, in Kinsley, she was the daughter of Quentin J. and Lucy W. Tholen Herrmann. She graduated from Barton County Community College with an A.A. in Nursing and from Barclay College with a B.S. in Business Administration. A lifetime area resident, she was a Registered Nurse and Administrator at the Pawnee County Health Department.
Scholar’s Bowl qualifiers
Larned's Scholar's Bowl competed at regionals at Ulysses. Team members are from left, Lauren Zerr, Josh East, Reed Russom, Kwinter Hartshorn, Wyatt Davis and Kate Schoeder. Andale, Rose Hill and Pratt qualified for state.
Larned's Aldrich is 3-point champion
Larned High's Ally Aldrich won the 3-point contest at the Pratt Tournament.
State Piano qualifier
Larned's Brittany Butler qualified for State Piano Festival Feb. 21 at Wichita State University.
Awaiting Our Next George Washington
"Boy, here's something we could use more of today: unity among the American people. Americans are so divided."
Boehner, Netanyahu Helping Iran
What would it look like if politics stopped at the water's edge? It wouldn't look like the mess that John Boehner created by inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a session of Congress on March 3. By allowing Netanyahu to stage what is effectively a campaign event in the U.S. Capitol, congressional Republicans have not only damaged our relations with Israel but threatened our diplomatic negotiations with Iran.
THE FINAL TURN
They are coming out of the final turn in high school and college basketball. The stretch run is on for Sub-State and NCAA seedings. With Kansas losing at West Virginia, there might be a race once again in the Big 12 though one has to like the Jayhawks' chances.
Brother and sister donate father’s memorial to Almost Home
Two local siblings wanted to donate their dad's memorial fund to a place that would do the most good for families trying to do the best for their terminally ill loved ones. They found such a place at Almost Home Inc., 1919 Van Buren.
Kansas 150 1901-1925
