Linda Marqueling, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 4, at Hospice House of Reno County, Hutchinson. Born Aug. 26, 1943, at Fort Scott, she was the daughter of Ralph and Edna (Talbot) Whiteside.
GARFIELD – Wendell Wayne Fertig, 86, died Sept. 3, 2011, at the Medicalodge, Kinsley. He was born June 10, 1925 in Garfield; the son of Frank Abraham and Freda Blume Fertig. A lifetime area resident he was a farmer. He was of the Christian Faith. On April 3, 1955, he married Patty Jane Blackburn at Larned. She died June 30, 1998. Survivors include: A cousin, Jeff Fertig, Larned; a nephew, Chad Blackburn, Wichita; his companion, ...
TIMKIN – Louise Marie Besperat, 79, of Timken died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, WaKeeney. She was born Jan. 11, 1932, in rural Bison, the daughter of Casper and Mary (Schmidt) Jacobs. She was a lifelong resident of Rush County.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - The point made by big LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery is really hard to dispute right now.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Lee Roy Selmon, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Hall of Fame defensive end who teamed with his brothers to create a dominant defensive front and helped lead Oklahoma to consecutive national championships, died Sunday - two days after being hospitalized for a stroke. He was 56.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia not only lost the game. The No. 19 Bulldogs also will be without a key defensive player for at least a month.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M couldn't wait to get on the field and shift attention away from leaving the Big 12 and onto what could be the No. 8 Aggies' best team in more than a decade.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdown passes, Tavon Austin returned a kickoff for a score and No. 24 West Virginia beat Marshall 34-13 on Sunday night in a game that was stopped early in the fourth quarter because of lightning.
August Marriage Licenses Tyler Wayne Marvin, Great Bend and Amy Diane Melton, Great Bend Travis Alan Cox, Cheney and Emma Elizabeth Smith, Great Bend Todd Edward Gunderson, Ellinwood and Halie Danielle Krom, Ellinwood Michael Joseph Srader, Ellsworth and Jennifer Ann Irsik, Ellsworth Thomas James Garrett, Great Bend and Staci Lynn Kitch, Great Bend John Davis Howard III, Hoisington and Breann Taylor, Hoisington Jose Carlos Barrera-Velazquez, Great Bend and Elizabeth Segura, Great Bend Manuel Wilfredo Canas, ...
Descendants of Mathias and Anna Marie Heckel gathered to celebrate their 74th annual reunion, on Aug. 28, at the United Church of Christ in Ellinwood.
Jeff and Rhonda Schroeder, of Manhattan, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jillian Crystal Schroeder to Randy Lee Tinkel, son of Darrell and Carma Tinkel of Great Bend. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Bob and Ramona Brewer, Robert Ray and Paul and Milda Trimble. The prospective groom is the grandson of Alvera Tinkel of Great Bend the late Frank Tinkel and the late Emil and Alverta Juergensen.
Eric and Lisa Tolan announce the birth of their son, Awesome James Tolan, on Aug. 21, in Bentonville, Ark. He weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 20 1/2 in. long. He has a big brother, Alexander Roberts of Bentonville, Ark., who is 15 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Brening will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Sept. 4. The couple celebrated their anniversary recently with their children in Kansas City for a weekend and an anniversary dinner. Attending were Kim Solomon and fiancée Ken Wilson, of Kansas City, Kevin and Pat Brening, of Hutchinson, Kelli and Brent Hirneisen, of Goodyear, Ariz.; and six of their nine grandchildren.
Joseph and Keri Vinduska of Great Bend announce the birth of their daughter, Emery Jo, on Aug. 17, at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She
Chad and Kendra Kaiser, of Great Bend, announce the birth of their daughter, Mya Michele, on July 22 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz., and was 20 1/2 in. long. She was welcomed home by her 3 1/2 year old sister, Ava Lyn, and 21 month old brother, Landon Andrew.
HOISINGTON - Hoisington Cemetery employees request that all arrangements and grave decorations on the ground and not at the head of the grave be removed to allow for maintenance of the grounds by Monday, June 10.
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Clara Barton Foundation, 250 W. 9th, Hoisington, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Jim Vopat with greeters Jan Westfall and Jill Fitzsimmons. Coffee, refreshments and door prizes will be available.
The City of Great Bend's newly formed committee to study the banning of pit bulls will hold an organizational meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at the City Council chambers, 1209 Williams. The meeting is open to the public.
Since the Obama administration has confessed to spying on journalists at the Associated Press and Fox News, have you noticed there are more stories about the Obama scandals in the news?
As amateur news hounds gain power and influence through social media, the definition of "journalist" has ripened for philosophical debate. But now it's becoming a legal issue – one that could hamper efforts to protect the news profession at the very time federal lawmakers are awakening to the need to do so.
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