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George Franklin Trimmer III 1948 - 2011
George Franklin Trimmer III, 63, of Great Bend died Feb. 19 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born Jan. 22, 1948, in Council Bluffs, Ia. he was the son of George and Edna Law Trimmer. He served in the Navy from November 1965 to February 1968 with honorable discharge. He was stationed on the recovery ship, the Gemini Ten, and picked up the space capsule in July of 1966. After serving in the Navy, he ...
Doretta W. Richardson 1921-2011
ELLINWOOD – Doretta W. Richardson, 89, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, at Cherry Village Nursing Home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 10, 1921, at Gorham, she was the daughter of John and Clara Warehime Small. She married Melvin Richardson III June 24, 1938, at Russell. He died April 4, 1999.
Podolak suffers minor injuries after being hit by car
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The daughter of former Kansas City Chiefs running back Ed Podolak says he's in stable condition at a hospital in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was hit by a car while crossing a street.
BCC announces schedule change for Leadership Excellence series
Barton Community College's Leadership Excellence Series schedule has been changed. The morning program offering all four sessions has been changed to Tuesday, March 8, meeting from 8 a.m. to noon at the Front Door, 1615 10th Street, Great Bend. The fee for the March 8 morning sessions is $65. The series of four separate lunch sessions has been canceled.
Barton offers two business courses in hybrid format
Barton Community College is offering two business courses as hybrid classes in the spring semester, beginning March 30 and ending May 11.
List of Sunflower Gala auction items growing
Many items have already been donated to Sunflower Diversified Services, but it is still collecting auction items for the 6th Annual Charity Gala. Those who attend the non-profit agency's biggest fundraiser of the year will have the chance to bid on a wide variety of products and services. The Charity Gala is set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in the Heritage Room at the Highland Hotel, 3017 10th, ...
BCC Theatre has auditions for 'Baby with the Bathwater'
Barton Community College's BCC Theatre has announced auditions for its spring production, "Baby with the Bathwater," by Christopher Durang. Auditions are set for 6 p.m. Monday in the college's Fine Arts Auditorium. The auditions are open to all students, faculty and community members. Those auditioning should come prepared with a monologue. Dates of the spring production are April 15 and 16. For more information, contact Erin Renard, Barton theater instructor, by ...
Feb. 23, 2011
Barton County Sheriff A motorist fell asleep in the 200 block of West Barton County Road at 9:15 a.m. Saturday and put his vehicle in a ditch, damaging a stop sign. Kansas Highway Patrol responded. A vehicle hit a deer in the 400 block of NE 30 Road at 9:24 p.m. Saturday. KHP responded. The Backroads Bar & Grill at 575 Main St. in Galatia was broken into, it was discovered ...
Homecoming royalty
Ellinwood Homecoming Court
Students attend 2011 KAY Unit Conference
HOISINGTON - Thirteen Hoisington Middle School and eight Hoisington High School Kansas Association for Youth members recently attended a KAY Unit Conference on last week at Lincoln. Accompanying the group was their sponsor, Susan Lowry.
Free bridge lessons offered
HOISINGTON - Card players learn the basics of bridge, or sharpen bridge skills with free "Modern Style Basic Bridge" lessons. A two-part series of bridge lessons will be offered on two consecutive Wednesdays, March 16 and 23 at 5-6 p.m. If you can, stay and play a couple hands after the lesson, enjoy a glass of wine, and have your questions answered.
Legion to hold wild game feed
ELLINWOOD -The Sons of the American Legion will hold its annual wild game feed on Saturday. Serving begins at 6 p.m. at the American Legion in Ellinwood.
WIlborn receives 1 rating for piano solo
HOISINGTON - Hoisington High School freshman Hannah Wilborn, performed at the State Piano Festival at Tabor College in Hillsboro. She received a I rating for her piano solo. She is the daughter of Brian and Cindy Wilborn.
Pat Roberts addresses farmers
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today addressed luncheon gathering at the Kansas Commodity Classic in Great Bend Tuesday. The following is the text of his prepared remarks:
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Syrian Swamp
Business is Booming in Perry’s Potemkin Village
You can't change the facts of an explosion. A large fertilizer factory operated next to homes, a middle school and a nursing home. The factory blew, and 14 people died. We can't change those facts, but it's up to us to decide what they mean.
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Nation
As Mother's Day approaches, the political scene makes me think of an old spiritual: "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child."
Charles A. "Jack" Wesley 1949 - 2013
Charles A. "Jack" Wesley, 63, died April 30 at Great Bend Regional Hospital.
Larned Correctional honors top quarterly employees
LARNED - The Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility has named Employees of the Quarter for the second quarter of the year 2013 - Tanner Lang, Uniformed, CSI; Miranda Schmidt, Non-Uniformed, Administrative Assistant; RuthAnn Snodgrass, Contract, LMSW-MHP.
Appreciation dinner held at Welcome Inn
LARNED - A Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held April 25 at the Welcome Inn with about 40 in attendance.
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