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GBHS qualifies full entry to State Speech Championship
The Great Bend Speed team qualified a full entry (which is 16 events) to the 5A Speech Championship held at Topeka Seaman High School, on Saturday, May 7th.
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Image Total Fitness, 1209 Main, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Scott Donovan with greeters Jim Vopat and Shawn Panzer. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
Larned Police Report
Larned Police Dept. Tuesday, May 10 Officers investigated a theft report in the 200 block of Kansas at 1:15 a.m. Suspicious activity was reported in the 100 block of W. 8th at 2:06 a.m. Monday, May 9 Officers responded to an alarm in the 900 block of Auction Ave. at 7:09 a.m. An animal control officer responded to Carroll and 7th at 9:27 a.m. Officers assisted with a vehicle lockout in the 800 block of ...
Appraiser’s Office conducting residential & commercial re-inspections
Beginning mid-May and running through the summer months, Barton County Appraiser's Office personnel will conduct their annual re-inspection of real property, which includes residential, commercial and vacant properties.
He may not end up so lucky
In strife-torn Sudan - land of the Darfur murder and rape atrocities and a per-capita annual income of $2,200 - an epic, year-long Ponzi scheme engineered by a lowly former police officer has enticed nearly 50,000 victims to invest an estimated $180 million, according to a dispatch on Slate.com.
NO. 9 NEOSHO COUNTY ADVANCES
CHANUTE - While a pair of narrow losses made for an early exit for the Barton Community College Cougars at the NJCAA VI Baseball Super Regional, top-seeded, No. 9 nationally-ranked and host Neosho County advanced after it run-ruled Johnson County 10-0 in five innings on Monday.
Heat goes up 3-1 on Celtics with 98-90 victory in overtime
BOSTON (AP) - Miami's Big Three was assembled for just this purpose: To dominate the bullies from Boston who knocked them from the playoffs so many times before.
NHRA drag racing series makes stop in Great Bend this weekend
The National Hot Rod Association West Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will be competing at Great Bend's S.R.C.A. Dragstrip starting on Friday and concluding on Sunday.
Kansas Senate honors welterweight boxing champ
TOPEKA (AP) - The Kansas Senate has honored the World Boxing Council's new welterweight champion, who grew up in Garden City.
Turgeon bolts A&M for Maryland
As the new basketball coach at the University of Maryland, Mark Turgeon hopes to experience the same kind of success he enjoyed at Texas A&M. The Terrapins are counting on him to do just that. Turgeon was hired on Monday night to succeed Gary Williams, who retired last week after a 22-year run at Maryland. The 46-year-old Turgeon leaves the Aggies after making four consecutive appearances in the ...
WAC meet slated for Thursday
In Sunday's issue of the Tribune, the Western Athletic Conference track and field meet was incorrectly stated as being scheduled for today.
Ellinwood hosts track meet
ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood High School track and field team took first place in the girls division on Friday at the Ellinwood Invitational with 154.5 points.
Walker leads BCC’s second-place finish
COFFEYVILLE - The Barton Community College men's track and field team placed second over the weekend at the National Junior College Athletic Association Region VI Championship in Coffeyville.
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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.
USD 428 summer menu
USD 428 Great Bend School Food Service will offer the summer lunch program at Riley, Park, Eisenhower and Lincoln schools. The program will run from June 3 through June 27 (Monday through Thursday). Breakfast is served at Park and Riley only. There is no charge for anyone age 1 through 18. Sites are open to all children regardless of where they attend school. Parents may eat with their children for $3 for lunch or $2 for breakfast. All food must be consumed on site.
Local FFA members earn Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough scholarships
Local FFA members were among the 83 Kansas students awarded $1,000 Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough scholarships during the third session of the 85th annual Kansas FFA State Convention on Thursday, May 30.
Brian Fry retires from KDOT
Brian Fry, Engineering Technician Senior for the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), will retire on June 1 after 13 ½ years of valued service to the State of Kansas. As an Engineering Technician Senior in the Great Bend KDOT Office, Fry was lead inspector on numerous highway construction projects in Barton, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, and Stafford Counties. After retirement from KDOT, Fry plans to continue working in another area of employment.
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