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Colorado fires head coach
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado will pay coach Dan Hawkins around $2 million to go away. His replacement might not get that much to fix the Buffaloes' broken football program.
Jayhawks breeze past Emporia State in 90-59 rout
LAWRENCE (AP) - Markieff Morris had 14 points and nine rebounds and Thomas Robinson added 12 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 7 Kansas to a 90-59 rout of Division II Emporia State Tuesday night.
Physically tough
OTIS - The Otis-Bison High School football team faces a two-headed offense on Friday night at 7, when it hosts Ashland in the third round of the Eight-Man Division-II state playoffs.
Simple math says Chiefs misused Charles
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Simple math says the Kansas City Chiefs misused Jamaal Charles in a 23-20 overtime loss to Oakland on Sunday that cost them an opportunity to seize control of the AFC West.
Time management is focus of November Continuing Nursing Education
"Time Management: Time Is Life - Make the Most of It" is the focus of Barton Community College's Continuing Nursing Education set for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20, in the college's Fine Arts Building Seminar Room, F-30. Speaker will be Jenni Reling, M.S., B.S.
Defensive driving course offered for seniors
Commission on Aging, Barton County Farm Bureau and the Recreation Commission are sponsoring a Defensive Driving Class from 1-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 15-16, at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. The class is taught by Steve Billinger, an officer of the Kansas Highway Patrol. Most insurance companies will lower premiums for participants that receive certificates at the end of the class, sponsors said. For more information or ...
VA service officer coming to Great Bend Saturday
A Veterans Affairs service officer will be at Great Bend's VFW hall, 504 Washington St., on Saturday, to help veterans and their families with Veterans Affairs claims. The representative will be available starting at 9 a.m. This is a drop-in service; no appointment necessary.
Nov. 10, 2010
Home searched by feds Local law enforcement officers assisted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in executing a search warrant Tuesday morning at a Great Bend residence. The Great Bend Police Department and Kansas Bureau of Investigation assisted in securing the residence at 1306 Morton St. at about 6:45 a.m., but representatives of those agencies said this was primarily an ICE case. ICE is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of ...
Thursday is Legion Riders' Taco Night
Thursday will be Taco Night at the American Legion Post Home on east Seventh Street. It will last from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Serving will be upstairs at the post home. The event is sponsored by the American Legion Riders of Post 106, Larned. Taco Night is held on the second Thursday of each month.
Time to shop at home, at Holiday Open Houses
Several Larned stores will have Holiday Open Houses Saturday, from 3 to 9 p.m. You are encouraged to shop locally during the gift-giving season. Santa Claus will appear at Bliss. Larned Rotary Club will showcase Nativity scenes/sets at the Eggleston Building. Barrel train rides will be provided by the Schartz Family. Businesses participating in the Holiday Open House event will be Doerr's Ace Hardware, Country Seasons Flower Shoppe, Tabler Furniture, ...
FSB Church is place to drop off shoe box gifts
Larned is ready to collect Christmas cheer in the form of a shoe box. Local residents have set a goal of 200 gift-filled shoe boxes and by the end of National Collection Week, every Operation Christmas Child drop-off site hopes to be bursting with these gifts of love that bring joy to needy children worldwide, according to Pastor Mark Slattery at Larned's First Southern Baptist Church.
Craft fair offers gift ideas, raises funds
For a student interested in business, it is the perfect hands-on project. For a business club, it is the perfect fund raiser.
Carmen R. Munguia
ELLSWORTH - Carmen R. Munguia, 89, died Oct. 31. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Memorials are suggested to the Hoisington Church of the Nazarene or to Hospice Care of Kansas. Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Nov. 10, 2010
Santa, wagon rides, photos, refreshments set for Dec. 4
There are going to be a lot of Christmas-y things going on on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 2nd and State streets in Larned. One of them will involve George Weber of Great Bend as Santa Claus, in his wagon drawn by his 14-year-old mule, Babe. Babe is a jenny, or female. Weber made all of his wagon, he said, except for the axles and springs.
Donna Murphy Foran
HUTCHINSON - Donna Murphy Foran passed away on Nov. 8, She was 75 years old. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Timothy A. Foran, Hutchinson, and children David A. Foran, Kansas City, Kan., Alyce Newell (Duane) of Conway Springs and Michael Foran (Angela), Hutchinson. Donna and her husband Tim together were the owners and operators of Tim's Import, Sales and Service since the 1960s in Hutchinson. She was born ...
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June Jaunt youth tennis tourney set
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a youth June Jaunt Tennis Tournament on Saturday, June 1, at Veterans Memorial Park.
Eagles finish seventh at state tournament
DODGE CITY - The Ellinwood High School boys' golf team finished seventh after a playoff against Ness City in the Class 2A state golf tournament at Mariah Hills Golf Course on Monday.
Durant pledges to donate $1 million to tornado relief
MINNEAPOLIS - Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home.
Cavaliers win lottery, take first pick in NBA draft
NEW YORK - Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again.
Del Negro out as Clippers coach
LOS ANGELES - Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Three former inmates praised by Governor as they graduate from BCC
Graduation days are celebrations of hard work expended and the future opportunities that have been earned. They are a chance to look back on what it took to get there, as well as to look forward to what lies ahead. And many thanks are offered to those who helped along the way.
Bridge work completed
Work on the bridge north of the Club at StoneRidge has been completed and the road is open, according to the Barton County Engineers Office.
Virginia Manning 1921 - 2013
ELLINWOOD - Virginia Manning, 91, died May 20 at her home in Ellinwood. Born Dec. 16, 1921 in Ellinwood, she was the daughter of E. Aubrey Smith and Hazel Converse Smith. In 1939, she graduated from Ellinwood High School. On May 17, 1940 she married Delmar Manning in Ellinwood. He died on Oct. 11, 2005. A lifetime resident of Ellinwood, she was a homemaker.
Sienna Michelle Meeks 2013 - 2013
Sienna Michelle Meeks, 3 months, died on May 21 at her home in Great Bend. Born Feb. 22, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Nolan and Collette (King) Meeks.
Paul J. Linenberger
Paul J. Linenberger, 90, died May 21 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend.
Kansas State's first baseball championship reaps several rewards
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Kansas State reaped the rewards of its first-ever Big 12 baseball championship season as a school-record seven players earned all-conference first-team honors on Tuesday. Wildcats head coach Brad Hill was named coach of the year for the second time.
Unique art treasures shown at gallery
Unique artwork and ceramics will be shown at a gallery opening at 7 p.m. Friday at Petr's Frame House, 2009 16th St. The show features the work of Darnel Row, Joshua Garret and Lili Vialacres.
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Sunflower Bank, 3600 10th Street, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Ronda Sjogren with greeters Connie Oetken and Karmi Green. Coffee, refreshments and door prizes will be available.
Claflin Community/Fitness Center
