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Emergency Planning Committee to meet Monday
The Barton County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Barton County Courthouse. The agenda will include discussion on Severe Weather Awareness Week 2013, Regional Mitigation Plans, and a presentation on Public Assistance at the Local Level by Steve Harsha, public assistance officer for the Kansas Division of Emergency Management.
HMS boys basketball recap
HOISINGTON - The HMS boys basketball team completed a very successful season by claiming the MCAA League championships in both the A and C divisions. The B team finished second in their division. The HMS teams boasted a combined record of 32-8 on the year with the A team going 12-2, B team 12-2 and the C team 8-4.
Barton Briefs
Additional name for Lincoln Elementary Honor Roll
Will the real performer please stand up
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?
Pawnee County Sheriff's Report
Pawnee County Sheriff's report
No. 1 Duke gets blown away by Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - With a steady din coming from the sea of orange behind the visitors' basket, No. 1 Duke had a tough time making a shot.
Panthers set new record
LIBERAL - The Great Bend High School boys' bowling team set a new school record on its way to crushing Liberal and Holcomb on Tuesday.
No. 20 Wichita State beats Missouri State
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Cleanthony Early scored 17 points, Carl Hall added 15 and No. 20 Wichita State rallied for a 62-52 victory over Missouri State on Wednesday night.
HaysMed hosts 12-Lead EKG Interpretation for Health Professionals
Hays Medical Center will host a continuing education program on 12-Lead EKG Interpretation on Feb. 28 and March 1. The first program will be held on Feb. 28 and repeated on March 1. The program will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
BBB advice for early tax filers
Around 75 percent of taxpayers get a tax refund each year. The Internal Revenue Service says that the average refund is around $3,000. Many look forward to that money and file their taxes early in the year to get it. This year because of tax law changes made on Jan. 2, the IRS has delayed the opening of the 2013 tax-filing season until the 30th. That is the date when tax returns will begin to be accepted by the IRS.
Cuts to Ethics Commission bad idea
Gov. Sam Brownback has proposed cutting the Kansas Ethics committee budget by 9.3 percent, or about $65,000 thus eliminating one audit position.
Where Common Ground Begins
"It's no wonder many Americans are uneasy about the way President Obama is growing our government and eroding our liberties. Aren't most Americans conservative?"
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Frank Slade Zamarripa Jr. 1969 - 2015
ELLINWOOD - Frank Slade Zamarripa Jr., 45, died Feb. 13, 2015, in Ness County. He was born April 26, 1969, at Great Bend, to Frank and Gloria K. (Kincaid) Zamarripa. He married Donita Kay Morris Nov. 1, 1997, at Great Bend.
​Fatal accident in Ness County
NESS COUNTY - One driver died and the other sustained possible injury on Friday morning, when a tanker truck rear-ended a semitrailer that had slowed to turn off K-96, 10 miles west of Ness City.
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