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Martinez leads No. 14 Nebraska’s comeback
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Taylor Martinez ran for a touchdown and passed for two others while bringing No. 14 Nebraska back from a 21-point second-half deficit, and the Cornhuskers defeated Ohio State 34-27 Saturday night in the biggest comeback in school history.
GBHS boys’ cross country team takes fifth place
EL DORADO - The Great Bend High School boys' cross country team took fifth place at the El Dorado meet on Saturday.
Friday’s Kansas high school football scores (Oct. 7)
Western Athletic Conference Great Bend 37, Liberal 14 Wichita East at Garden City, lightning/canceled Hays 56, Dodge City 14 Area Central Plains 50, Peabody-Burns 0 Otis-Bison 52, Cunningham 8 Sunrise Christian 40, Ellinwood 34 Hoisington 41, Larned 15 Macksville 46, Minneola 0 St. John 52, South Central 8 Stafford 76, Bucklin 64 Wichita City League Carroll 20, Kapaun 7 Heights 52, South 0 (Thu.) Northwest 35, Southeast 14 West 28, North 13 Central Plains League ...
Area girls tennis teams compete at regional meet
KIOWA - The Ellinwood High School girls' tennis team took first place at the Class 3-1A regional meet hosted by South Barber on Friday.
Class 5A regional tennis meet to resume Monday
SALINA - While the Class 5A girls' tennis regional hosted by Salina Central finally got under way on Saturday, it didn't last long.
St. Rose offers free drive-through flu shots
Free flu vaccines for up to 400 people will be available at the drive-through flu-shot clinic sponsored by St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center. The annual event is set for 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Great Bend Public Library parking lot, 1409 Williams.
Invest in Kids receives major donation
When the Raymond and Viola Wagner family learned that Barton County Commissioners eliminated this year's funding for the Early Education Center, they knew they wanted to do something. And they have done that something in a big way.
Back Room Blues
Australia's "virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues" will make a return appearance at The Back Room tonight. Nick Charles will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Barton County Arts Center, located at Forest and Main in Great Bend. Seats are $10.
Rec board to vote on van bid specifications Monday
Specifications for van bids will be determined when the Great Bend Recreation Board meets at 4 p.m. Monday at the Carl Soden Recreation Center, 1214 Stone St. Information items on the agenda include basketball rules, the fall program evaluation and the Kansas Recreation and Parks Association's tour on Oct. 18.
New info in Longoria case shows victim not burned alive
Documents filed by prosecutors in the Adam Longoria case say that scientific evidence was considered in their decision not to seek the death penalty if the defendant is convicted of capital murder. He was bound over for trial on Thursday after a second preliminary hearing, for the Aug. 21, 2010, death of Great Bend teenager Alicia DeBolt. The notice that the State of Kansas would seek the death penalty was originally ...
Annual Central Kansas Toy Run scheduled for Saturday
The 30th Annual Central Kansas Toy Run will be held Saturday. Sponsors are The Men MC and American Legion Riders Post 180. A Poker Run, with registration from 9 to 10 a.m., will begin at All Things Chopped, 2400 Main. A parade lineup for the toy run will begin at 2 p.m. at Brit Spaugh Park. The parade starts at 3 p.m., ending at the American Legion Post at 1011 Kansas ...
Barton Community College offers microeconomics course
Barton Community College will offer a Microeconomics course from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays, Oct. 17 through Dec. 5, in the Fine Arts Building, F-164. The instructor is Ed Chandler. To receive more information or to enroll in the course, call (800)784-7594 or e-mail boegerk@bartonccc.edu.
AP Top 25 Capsules
No. 1 LSU 41, No. 17 Florida 11 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Spencer Ware rushed for 109 yards and two scores and each of LSU's quarterbacks passed for touchdowns. Jarrett Lee gave the Tigers (6-0, 3-0 SEC) the lead for good on their second offensive play, hitting Rueben Randle deep over the middle for a 46-yard touchdown. Jordan Jefferson used a jump pass to Mitch Joseph for another score. LSU's fast, fierce defense was ...
Prairie Ink accepting submissions
Editors of Barton Community College's annual literary magazine, Prairie Ink, have begun accepting entries for its third edition. Editors Jaime Oss and Teresa Johnson are calling for original contributions of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama, literary criticism and graphic novels to be considered for publication in the May-June 2012 issue. They will accept submissions until Feb. 1, 2012. Johnson said the magazine offers a unique service to area residents. "There ...
Longoria makes brief trip to Great Bend hospital
Adam Longoria made a brief visit to Great Bend Regional Hospital late Wednesday. Sheriff Gregg Armstrong said Longoria, who is charged with capital murder in the death of Alicia DeBolt, had blood in one ear when he was taken from the Barton County Jail to the hospital at 514 Cleveland St., around 11:49 p.m. Longoria received treatment and was returned to jail without incident. At least five officers were involved in ...
