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Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau, 3007 10th Street, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Allene Owen with greeters Rebecca Ford and Erin Powers. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
On the Record for Aug. 10, 2011
Barton County Sheriff A vehicle driven by Nathan Donner hit a deer in the 300 block of NE 190 Road at 6:36 a.m. Monday. At 5:30 p.m. Monday, a motorist reported that a tire came off a pickup and a piece of metal hit the windshield of the vehicle behind it, just west of Albert on K-96. A vehicle driven by Debra Mitchell was traveling west on NE 60 Road at ...
Barton County jail log for Aug. 8
Barton County Jail Booked Aug. 8 Terry Ludes, Great Bend - Burglary, criminal damage and possession of stolen property Ernest Klima, Great Bend - Burglary, criminal damage, theft and possession of stolen property Dalton Barlow, Great Bend - Failure to appear Jeremy J. Stokes, Hoisington - Serve sentence Jill M. Zecha, Great Bend - Two counts of unlawful cultivation or distribution of controlled substances Eric L. Likes, ...
Otis library issue on city agenda
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com OTIS - For a town of about 300 people, Otis residents have showed their interest in their local library. About 100 people attended a recent public meeting at Otis-Bison High School. The Otis Community Library may be forced to relocate in mid-August after the Otis city council voted 4-1 recently to move the library out of the city building. The Otis Community Library, 122 S. Main, has been in the same ...
Armory proposal being considered
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - The Larned city council has authorized Larned City Manager Lane Massey to continue negotiations with a Moundridge company that has offered to lease-purchase the city-owned National Guard Armory. The Larned city council agreed Massey should continue negotiations with Heartland Industries, a drip-irrigation company, at a meeting recently. The vote followed a 30-minute executive session for attorney-client privilege. Mark Vogts and Brian Wedel are partners in Heartland Industries, which is ...
SDS secretary's policy affects Larned State Hospital
KHI News Service TOPEKA - The head of the state welfare agency has countermanded controversial comments made recently by a top deputy to a group of mental health advocates. Pedro Moreno, deputy secretary at the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, met July 27 with members of the Mental Health Coalition of Kansas. Moreno, who heads disability and behavioral services at the agency, said he planned to ask the state's judges to take into ...
Larned Police Report
Monday, Aug. 8 Officers investigated a disturbance in the 600 block of Toles at 1:35 a.m. An animal control officer responded to the 500 block of W. 10th at 10:15 a.m. Officers investigated a disturbance in the 700 block of W. 14th at 2:55 p.m. Officers investigated a parkling complaint in the 500 block of W. 1st at 3:27 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported in the 100 block of W. 1st at 6:10 p.m. Suspicious ...
Like, I really wasn’t thinkin’ ya know?
Tennessee State Rep. Julia Hurley apologized in July and said she would pay for the refinishing of her desk in the legislative chamber after it was revealed that she had carved her initials in it during a January session.
It's hard not to hear
Dear Editor, How to talk to a hard-of-hearing person: It's not hard to spot them. They are the ones with either an intent look on their face (trying to catch every word that's being said) or an indifferent look (feeling left out). When you know the person cannot hear well, talk to them (not at them) face to face. May eye contact. And for Heaven's sake, if they ask you to repeat, please do, and ...
All the cancer symptoms are there
It has been said bad news does not get better over time. I once knew a lady who discovered a lump in her breast, but ignored it until it had metastasized. She finally sought medical help when she reached the point that she could no longer ignore the pain. Initially, denial gave her a brief sense of security, but all the while, the cancer was spreading. I could not help but notice an odd similarity ...
Censorship is alive and well in D.C.
HOLLYWOOD - God bless America, and how's everybody? Sen. John Kerry declared Friday that the news media has an obligation to stop giving airtime to Tea Party representatives. We've learned one thing this year. In Washington the impulse to censor is second only to the impulse to post naked pictures of yourself on Facebook. President Obama ordered the Pentagon Friday to set up a reverse boot camp for soldiers to attend before they leave active ...
Rays beat Royals in walk-off fashion
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Casey Kotchman led off the ninth inning with a home run to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
Baltimore signs deal with veteran Williams
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) - The Baltimore Ravens have signed veteran running back Ricky Williams to replace Willis McGahee, who they let go days before training camp.
Jackson ends holdout
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - DeSean Jackson wants a piece of that money the Philadelphia Eagles have been throwing around. Just don't expect him to turn into T.O.
Paterno in hospital after player runs into him
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno was hospitalized and undergoing tests on his right arm and hip after a player ran into the 84-year-old coach during practice.
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Food Bank donation
On a recent afternoon visit to the Barton County Food Bank the volunteers were scurrying about trying to assist local residents who were overflowing the waiting room, many with children in tow, hoping for emergency food assistance. It clearly demonstrated the urgency of ongoing needs still existing for local families in Barton County as well as the critical commitment needed from the community for ongoing financial support for this worthwhile endeavor.
Full entry takes 8th at State
On Saturday May 4th the Great Bend Forensics squad traveled to Emporia High School for the 5A State Championship Speech Tournament. They competed in 16 events, which gave them a full entry. Placing 8th out of 25 schools, the team had five events break into semifinals.
Are we intervening in Syria yet?
Will Obama Beat the 6-Year Itch?
If the 2010 elections weren't bad enough for Democrats, here comes the "six-year itch." With the exception of Bill Clinton's second term, the party that controls the White House loses seats in congress six years into a presidency. But there's a gathering sense among Democratic consultants who work on congressional campaigns that their party could buck the trend in 2014 for a number of reasons, not least because Barack Obama is finally fired up and ...
No-Fault Internet Addiction
Online chat host: Good morning, cyber pals. As you know, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the psychiatric "bible," is to be released this month. It will include "Internet-Use Disorder" - also referred to as Internet addiction - as a condition recommended for further psychiatric study. Our guest today is Dr. Adam Von Cybercruncher, America's leading authority on Internet addiction.
Power lines, homes damaged by storm
Power company and electrical contracting company crews were busy Wednesday morning cleaning up about a half-mile stretch of power poles north of Great Bend snapped and broken by violent winds that swept through the area Tuesday night.
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