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Former Reds shortstop Larkin elected to Pro Baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) - Barry Larkin had no idea back in 1982 that he would become a baseball Hall of Famer thanks to Bo Schembechler.
Packers fear worst with coordinator’s son missing
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Green Bay Packers canceled player availability on Monday, bracing for bad news as authorities searched for the missing 21-year-old son of offensive coordinator Joe Philbin amid fears that he had drowned in an icy Wisconsin river.
Interim tag removed from Crennel
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Going 2-1 and stunning then-undefeated Green Bay as Kansas City's interim head coach meant a lot more than gratification for Romeo Crennel.
BCC to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Barton Community College will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 16.
JoAnn M. Halling 1925 - 2012
HANSTON – JoAnn M. Halling, 86, died Jan. 8, 2012, at the Hodgeman County Health Center in Jetmore. She was born July 14, 1925, at Rozel, the daughter of Harvey and Maggie Milton Unruh. On Aug. 16, 1946, she married Lawrence L. Halling at Rozel. He died July 30, 2008. A lifetime area resident, she was a homemaker and was a retired bookkeeper for the Co-op in Hanston.
Pauline Bookstore 1913 - 2012
ST. JOHN - Pauline Bookstore, 98, died Jan. 6, 2012, at the Stafford County Hospital. Born May 14, 1913, in Luray, she was the daughter of Roy and Albina (Hampl) Crawford. Living in rural St. John since 1938, she was a homemaker and home economist Extension Agent. On Dec. 2, 1945, she married Dale Bookstore in St. John. He preceded her in death.
CPHS to hold After-Prom fundraiser
CLAFLIN - Central Plains High School -Claflin After-Prom Soup Supper will be held 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb 3 at the CPHS cafeteria, Claflin.
Adell Johnson 100th
Adell Johnson will celebrate her 100 birthday on Jan 17 with a card shower.
Pivonka 65th
Bud and Melva Pivonka of Timken, celebrated their 65th anniversary on Dec. 24.
Sherman —
Emily Rae Lanzer and Todd Christopher Sherman were united in marriage on April 16 at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Wesley Covenant Chapel in Leawood in a double-ring ceremony officiated by the Rev. Karen Lampe of Leawood and the Rev. Mike Toluba of Manhattan. Parents of the couple are Chris and Patti Lanzer of Overland Park and Dennis and Jann Sherman of Great Bend.
League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters of Great Bend will hold its monthly meeting noon on Tuesday, in a new location. It will meet at Montana Mike's in the west end of the south room. Lunch will be from the menu. The program will be provided by Doris Myers, and will be on the subject of immigration and naturalization. The luncheon is informal and time will be provided for discussion from the floor. The public is invited to attend and participate in the discussion.
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Blue Jackets beat Penguins in 2OT
PITTSBURGH - Matt Calvert banged home a rebound 1:10 into the second overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets earned the first playoff victory in franchise history with a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
Blues beat Blackhawks in OT, take 2-0 lead
ST. LOUIS - Vladimir Tarasenko and St. Louis were in trouble Saturday before a vicious hit by Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook provided an opening for the Blues.
Hawks steal Game 1 from Pacers 101-93
INDIANAPOLIS - Jeff Teague scored a playoff career-high 28 points and Paul Millsap added 25 as eighth-seeded Atlanta rolled past top-seeded Indiana 101-93 on Saturday night, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Cougars earn Region VI berth
If there was a silver lining to the weekend series at Hutchinson's Hobart-Detter Field, the Barton Community College baseball team clinched a spot in the upcoming NJCAA Region VI Tournament.
Mato shatters Barton record
Freshman Lydia Mato shattered a 22-year-old school record as the Barton Community College women's track and field team helped christen Rock Chalk Park this past week at the 87th Annual Kansas Relays in Lawrence.
Warriors beat Clippers 109-105 in playoff opener
LOS ANGELES - Klay Thompson scored 22 points, David Lee added 20 and the Golden State Warriors got Blake Griffin and Chris Paul in foul trouble to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-105 on Saturday in their playoff opener.
Williams scores 24 as Nets beat Raptors
TORONTO - The Brooklyn Nets made a case for the important of playoff experience in their opening victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Cory Blake Chambers 1973 - 2014
Cory Blake Chambers, 40, died April 14, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita.
FINISHING GAMES
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Royals manager Ned Yost turned to pitching coach Dave Eiland in the fifth inning Saturday and told him that Kansas City was going to have to protect a one-run lead against Minnesota.
Brack leads GBHS athletes at KU relays
LAWRENCE - The Great Bend High School track and field team took athletes to compete in the 87th Annual Kansas Relays on Friday.
Lady Panthers place first at Salina Invitational
SALINA - The Great Bend High School girls' swim team won the Salina Invitational on Thursday evening.
Oilers compete in Hesston
HESSTON - The Central Plains High School boys' tennis team edged Conway Springs 5-4 but fell to host Hesston 8-1 on Thursday afternoon.
Hometown favorite wants to win Boston Marathon title for Boston
BOSTON - Shalane Flanagan grew up in nearby Marblehead with a reverence for the Boston Marathon and dreamed, like many locals and foreign runners alike, that she would win the race someday.
Vargas shuts down Twins in Royals’ 5-0 win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jason Vargas began tinkering sometime between the second and third inning, after his pitch count had risen perilously high yet he'd managed to wiggle out of three straight jams.
After hard winter, North Dakota predicts surge in oil output
North Dakota officials are predicting a big surge in crude oil output in the next few months as the industry emerges from a tough winter.
