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EGS holds 'No Name-Calling Week"
ELLINWOOD - From Jan. 24-28 Ellinwood Grade School will be observing "No Name-Calling Week." This is an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds in schools across the nation and thus helping to create safer and more affirming schools for all students. No Name-Calling Week was inspired by a young adult novel entitled "The Misfits", by popular author, James Howe. The book tells the story of four best friends ...
Monthly lab day coming up
Pawnee County Health Department is pleased to announce they will resume the Lab days beginning on Friday, January the 28th. The clinic starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 10:00 a.m. You need to fast from 12 midnight the evening before. The available lab tests are: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel - $30.00,
International Club has fundraiser for Valentine's Day
The International Club of Larned High School is conducting a Valentine's Day Fundraiser. The money raised goes to support exchange students and for special club events. People can pre-order a carnation for $2 or a bag of candy for $1 and have it delivered to a student within the school on Valentine's Day. A message to the recipient may also be included. Flower colors include orange, purple, red and pink. Orders are due ...
Monthly lab day resumes Friday
Pawnee County Health Department announces it will resume the lab days, beginning this Friday. The clinic runs from 8:30-10 a.m. Participants need to fast from midnight the evening before. The available lab tests are: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel , $30; PSA (prostate specific antigen), $20; and HGBA1C , $10. No insurance is billed and clients are responsible for following up on any abnormal results with their private medical provider. The Health Department offers this ...
Larned High School’s January Spotlight winners
Larned High School has announced January's Spotlight Winners. Academics: Brianne Smith, junior Brianne meets an academic challenge head-on in order to achieve her goals instead of running from something that may require extra time and effort. She uses time in the classroom wisely to either practice the concepts taught or to obtain guidance or clarification from the teacher and often takes charge in cooperative learning situations and refocuses the ...
Wednesday's AP Top 25 Capsules
No. 7 Texas 61, Oklahoma State 46 STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Tristan Thompson scored all 14 of his points in the second half, Jordan Hamilton added 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Texas beat Oklahoma State 61-46 Wednesday night as the Cowboys marked the 10-year anniversary of a plane crash that killed 10 people with ties to the basketball program. The Longhorns (17-3, 5-0 Big 12) wore the same orange "Remember the 10" ...
Rodgers speaks about injury, NFC Championship counterpart
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Before the Green Bay Packers really start cramming to get ready for the Super Bowl, Aaron Rodgers wanted to make a few things clear.
Roethlisberger taking third trip to the Super Bowl lightly
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The new, comedic Big Ben debuted his Super Bowl material. Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers went back to work Wednesday after two days off following a 24-19 victory over the New York Jets in the AFC championship game. This is a familiar routine for the six-time champion Steelers, who are in the Super Bowl for the third time in six years. They'll face the Green Bay Packers in Dallas on Feb. ...
Singers to serenade sweeties
The Great Bend High School Madrigal-Pops Singers will deliver singing Valentines from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 14 for a $25 donation. The recipient will be serenaded with a choice of a love song or a song more appropriate for friends or work-place relationships. The recipient will also receive a decorated cookie.
Jan. 27, 2011
Barton County Sheriff An abandoned Ford Taurus was removed from Cheyenne Bottoms on Tuesday morning. A pickup reported stolen from Great Bend last weekend was located in a creek at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Great Bend Police Tuesday reports A vehicle was eastbound on Eisenhower and struck a parked vehicle on Cherry Lane shortly before 8 a.m. Jewelry and cash were taken during a burglary ...
Denise Lee Hayden 1957 - 2011
SOUTH HUTCHINSON - Denise Lee Hayden, 53, died Jan. 25 at the Mennonite Friendship Manor. She was born June 14, 1957, in Great Bend, the daughter of Leo L. and Bertie Lou (Siefkes) Hayden. She worked seven years as a management analyst for the federal government in Frankfort, Germany, and also worked for the city of Hutchinson. She was a 1975 graduate of St. John High School, and received her bachelor's and ...
Carl F. Fry 1956 - 2011
Carl F. Fry, 54, died Jan. 22 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born Aug. 26, 1956, he was the son of Max Eugene Fry Sr. and Esther Mae (Johnson) Fry. A lifelong resident of Great Bend, he graduated from Great Bend High School. In the 1990s Carl worked at the Brit Spaugh Zoo. He enjoyed animals and bird watching. Survivors include a brother, Butch and Luanne Fry of Dundee; a sister, ...
Rachel Skidmore 1913 - 2011
Rachel Skidmore, 98, died Jan. 25 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born Jan. 1, 1913, in Bison, she was the daughter of John C. and Kathryn E. (Steitz) Scheuerman. A resident of Great Bend since 1938, she was a homemaker. She completed nine years of school in Rush County. On Oct. 1, 1939, she married William F. Skidmore in Otis. He died in January 1996. Mrs. Skidmore was a member of ...
AP Top 25 Capsules
Seton Hall 90, No. 9 Syracuse 68 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Jeremy Hazell led a long-range Seton Hall barrage with 28 points and the Pirates handed Syracuse its third straight loss. Syracuse (18-3, 5-3 Big East) had lost two straight to top 10 conference foes, on the road at Pittsburgh a week ago and on Saturday at home to Villanova. Seton Hall (9-12, 3-6), which had lost three straight, torched Syracuse's zone defense for seven ...
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Driver leaves ER after arrest
After a one-vehicle accident at 6:26 a.m. Sunday at U.S. 56, milepost 211, the driver was arrested by the Barton County Sheriff's Office on suspicion of driving under the influence. At the jail he requested medical assistance for shoulder pain. At 9:27 a.m., a Great Bend Police Officer responded to a disturbance at the Great Bend Regional Hospital Emergency Room, and the BCSO was called to assist. The suspect was served a notice to appear ...
Colo. family injured on I-70
Several people from Colorado Springs, Colo., were injured at 6:10 p.m. Sunday in Russell County, when a Suburban pulling a camper-trailer attempted to pass a semi-trailer on Interstate 70, 1 mile east of Bunker Hill. Kansas Highway Patrol reports the vehicle became unstable as it passed the semi, entering the median. The driver over-corrected and the vehicle entered the ditch, rolling several times. The trailer broke free and landed upright, while the Suburban landed on its roof.
Fatality reported in Pratt County
A 2-year-old boy died Monday and others were injured in a one-vehicle accident in Pratt County. Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred at 10:18 a.m.. on K-61, 1.5 miles north of Preston.
Continuing education classes to be offered
ELLINWOOD - Dr. Catherine Strecker of Educational Strategies, 17 N. Main, will offer four continuing education workshops on May 31. Two CEU credits will be offered for each session.
Bowling fun
Martin “Marty” C. Smith 1954 - 2013
HOISINGTON - Martin "Marty" C. Smith, 58, passed away Sunday May 19, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. Born October 7, 1954 in Denver, Colo., he was the son of Robert E. and Evelyn (Collins) Smith. On Jan. 16, 1998 he married Karen King in Springfield, Mo. Marty moved to Hoisington in 2008 coming from Lovington, New Mexico. He served his country in the United States Army and worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator until he was disabled.
Senator Moran now accepting 2013 Service Academy applications
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) is accepting applications for nominations to the United States Service Academies. The academies include the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York; the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Those selected will enter the academies in June 2014.
BCARSP meeting
The Barton County Association of Retired School Personnel met on May 10, at Montana Mike's in Great Bend. President Sally O'Connor presided over the meeting. There were 50 members and two guests present.
USD 428, Holy Family, Central Kansas Christian Academy and HeadStart Schools
The following meals will be served May 20 through May 23. The secondary schools also have available daily: Main dish second choices, chef's salad, combo lunches and choice of vegetables and dessert. The breakfast menu is offered only to students in USD 428. Menus are subject to change without notice. Milk served with all meals. All meals as offered meet USDA nutritional guidelines.
Senior Menu
The following well-balanced and nutritious Friendship Meals will be served for lunch at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Meals are served with milk; donations for coffee and tea are accepted.
Local students named Governor’s Scholar
At the invitation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Ethan Kaufman, Russell High School, Taylor Fry, Great Bend High School and Conner Birzer, Ellinwood High School, were selected to attend the 30th Annual Governor's Scholars Awards Program on May 5, in Topeka.
