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Where were you when the lights went out?
PALM SPRINGS - God bless America, and how's everybody?
Fans celebrate during Ravens’ parade
BALTIMORE - Baltimore celebrated with its Super Bowl champion Ravens on Tuesday, with thousands of fans in purple lining the streets and packing the team's stadium for a celebration.
Lady Tigers crush La Crosse
LA CROSSE - The St. John-Hudson High School girls' basketball team led 21-2 after eight minutes, and coasted to a 74-22 victory over La Crosse on the road.
Winters leads Barton at indoor track invite
Competing in one of the top indoor track meets in the country, members of the Barton Community College track and field teams spent the weekend in the 38th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, held on the University of Nebraska campus.
No. 13 Kansas State beats Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas - Rodney McGruder had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 13 Kansas State over Texas Tech 68-59 on Tuesday night, extending the Wildcats' winning streak to three games.
Officials concerned about power before Super Bowl started
NEW ORLEANS - Concerned the Superdome might not be able to handle the energy needed for its first Super Bowl since Hurricane Katrina, officials spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on upgrades to decayed utility lines, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Valentines from KAYS
Twenty young men from the Great Bend High School KAYS attended a leadership conference on Monday, Feb 4, at Hoisington. Members of the KAY club learn leadership skills and perform service for their school, community, nation and world. At the conference, the members decorated valentine boxes and gathered items such as crossword puzzle books, magazines and other treats for senior citizens. Shown in the picture are KAY members delivering some of their donations to residents of Cherry Village. The club is sponsored by Tina Hiss. Students pictured are, from left: Ryan Clark, Dallas Schmeidler, Aaron Sanko, Bryce Beck, Greg Burley ...
Owls programs offered
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will host a free Stop 'N Learn Session, "Owls of Kansas," at noon today at the Great Bend Activity Center, 2715 18th St. This one-hour program will also be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at the Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave.
High school students invited to Senior Day at BCC
College-bound high school seniors can tour the Barton Community College campus, and will also have a chance to win one of two $500 BCC scholarships, during Senior Day. This free program starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23. Students need to sign up online at www.bartonccc.edu/prospective by Feb. 17.
KBI seeks man suspected of cashing fake checks
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is asking the public for assistance in locating Robert Helms. He is suspected of passing himself off as a law enforcement officer, including using a false badge, throughout the state of Kansas while cashing phony payroll checks and issuing bad checks to purchase items.
Kristin Nairn Washington 1966-2013
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - Kristin Nairn Washington, 46, died Feb. 4 at Clarehouse Hospice, Tulsa, Okla. She was born Feb. 23, 1966 at Topeka.
Roy L. Myers 1921 - 2013
Roy L. Myers, 91, died Feb. 3 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 29, 1921 in Otto, he was the son of Herman W. and Olive M. (Utt) Myers. On July 6, 1942, he married Juanita Ruth Hensley in Wichita. She died on May 4, 2008. A resident of Great Bend since 1965, coming from Ellinwood, he was the former owner and operator of H&R Block.
