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Larned judge to sit on state Supreme Court
Bruce T. Gatterman, chief judge of the 24th Judicial District, will sit with the state Supreme Court Thursday, Dec. 9, to hear appeals in four matters on the Court's docket.
Dec. 1, 2010
Great Bend Fire Department Firefighters made eight ambulance runs Wednesday, Nov. 24, two Thursday, eight Friday, three Saturday, nine Sunday and 10 Monday. Other calls include a carbon monoxide check on Nov. 24 and another on Sunday. There was an unauthorized burn on Friday. On Thanksgiving day, firefighters were called to a vehicle fire at 16th and Van Buren at 6:32 p.m. There was also a small ditch fire ...
Collision sends two to hospital
Two people were taken to Central Kansas Medical Center on Monday after cars collided on NE 30 Road and NE 10 Ave., three miles north and one mile east of Great Bend. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol Online Crash Logs, the accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. when a Chrysler driven by Jerome J. Gerstenkorn, 76, Great Bend, stopped at the NE 30 Road Stop sign and then pulled out in ...
Program offers holiday support after death of a loved one
Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice will offer a free community program called "Surviving the Holidays When a Loved One Has Died." It is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in the Thelma Faye Harms Room off the cafeteria in the basement level of Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend. Hospice Chaplain John Grummon and GBHH&H Social Worker Cathy Soeken will present the program. Grummon and Soeken also co-facilitate ...
9.12 Coalition has new meeting place
Central Kansas 9.12 Coalition will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in a new location, the Great Bend Recreation Center, 1214 Stone St. For more information call 620-797-6202 or e-mail kansas912@cox.net.
BCC history instructor to sign copies of new book
Barton Community College history instructor Linda McCaffery will sign copies of her first book, "I'm Praying Hard for You," Love Letters to a Death Camp: The World War II Ordeal of Bill and Jo Brenner, from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, during the Shafer Gallery's Holiday Open House. McCaffery spent three years researching and writing her book about the World War II ordeal of Dr. Bill Brenner and his ...
Barton’s Shafer Gallery to host Holiday Open House Sunday
Barton Community College's Shafer Gallery's annual Holiday Open House is set for 1-5 p.m. Sunday. The gallery now has its holiday trees lighted and decorated, thanks to the efforts of area school children and community organizations, in anticipation of the open house. The trees have been decorated by Holy Family School students, Ellinwood Grade School students, Claflin and Quivira Heights third graders, Park Elementary School ...
Chamber Coffee
This weeks Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Great Bend Health and Rehab Center, 1560 K-96 Highway, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Eric Gotsche with greeters Ron Koelsch and Mark Schuckman. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
Black Friday leaves folks cranky -- Argus Hamilton
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? Black Friday beckoned Americans to the mall to help save the economy Friday. It's a cranky day. You are never more indignant than when you're shopping in a store you feel is beneath you and one of the other customers mistakes you for a salesperson. Beverly Hills put up its Christmas lights Friday, luring shoppers from all over the world to Rodeo Drive. It's not a very ...
Dad is welcomed to 'the hole'
Donald Denney and his father - also named Donald Denney - concocted a plan on the telephone for dad to smuggle the son a ball of black-tar heroin into his Colorado prison (for eventual resale) during visiting hours, to be passed through the mouth by a deep kiss from a female visitor.
Irene C. Boos
ELLIS - Irene C. Boos, 90, of Ellis, died Nov. 26 at her home. She was born Jan. 14, 1920, in Pfeifer, to Anton and Barbara (Unrein) Leiker. She married Paul P. Boos on Aug. 9, 1938, in Hays. He preceded her in death on Oct. 18, 2004. Irene lived most of her life on a farm south of Ellis where she was a homemaker and a partner with her husband working on the family farm.
Barbara Olene Keeley
Barbara Olene Keeley, 78, died Nov. 28 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Born Sept. 6, 1932, in Geneva, Neb., she was the daughter of Edgar B. and Lettie (Peugh) Foster. She graduated from North Platte High School in Nebraska and received her RN license from St. Luke's Hospital in Denver, Colo. She later attained her Bachelor of Science degree from Fort Hays State University. She served in many capacities as a nurse for more ...
Marcella Stitt
HUTCHINSON - Marcella Stitt, 94, died Nov. 28 at Wesley Towers, Hutchinson, after a lengthy illness. She was formerly a resident of Ellinwood.
Delores V. Waggoner
Delores V. Waggoner, 79, of Great Bend, died Nov. 27 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. She was born Dec. 12, 1930, at Great Bend, the daughter of Edward and Eva Mae (Cole) Raab. A homemaker, Mrs. Waggoner was a lifelong resident of Great Bend.
Linda S. (Monroe) Schlegel
HOISINGTON - Linda S. (Monroe) Schlegel, 57, died Nov. 28 at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson. She was born May 31, 1953, at Hoisington, the daughter of Glen Robert and Rosemary (Chambers) Monroe. She married Denton Schlegel on Oct. 27, 1972, at Hoisington. She was the owner of Schlegel Realty and a lifetime Hoisington resident.
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Toy Train play days in Luray
The Tomy trains will roll again at the Stone Church in Luray this week-end. Station doors open at 10 a.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday, giving railroad enthusiasts of all ages another chance to play with a large collection of battery-operated trains on loan from Bruce Libal; the last run of the day on both days is at 4 p.m. Free rail passes will be issued at the door, and concessions will be ...
Can I take a deduction for that?
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody?
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Learning From the Rise and Fall of Michelle Rhee
At some point, we need to stop believing in miracles, at least in education. While we're still getting over the RICO indictments handed down in the Atlanta cheating scandal comes the revelation that the success Michelle Rhee achieved as the "no excuses" superintendent of Washington, D.C.'s public schools was the product of massive cheating. Those asking why Rhee isn't under indictment just like her former colleague in Atlanta are missing the bigger question: If she's ...
Rozel tornado videos
A tornado developed six miles southwest of Rozel at 7:18 p.m. and moved one mile west of town before turning to the northwest and dissipating about three miles northwest of Rozel at 7:47 p.m. Five farms were damaged by this tornado, including one farm house that lost most of its roof and some of its exterior walls. The tornado intensity has been rated as high as EF4 based on measured winds of 165 to 185 ...
Huelskamp (R-Kansas) receives favorable review
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas) reported the poll results from the monthly telephone town hall his office conducted Tuesday for constituents.
Task force member proposes changes in sex treatment program at state hospital
By Dave Ranney
The Santa Fe Road: An anachronism of the 21st century
By David Clapsaddle
COLOR ME PURPLE
Old Frank was probably watching when Kansas State last won a conference title in baseball. It was 1933, and Franklin D. Roosevelt was only two months into his first term as President. Now, in 2013, the Wildcats finally got around to making it happen again.
Astros take series with 3-1 victory over Royals
HOUSTON - J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer off James Shields, Jordan Lyles pitched six effective innings and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Urlacher retires after 13 seasons in NFL
CHICAGO - Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.
