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Warren changed lives
Dear Editor, My name is Matt Vanover and I attended Barton County Community College in 1998. Debbie Warren changed my life in so many ways. When I arrived in Great Bend Kansas I was overwhelmed with the new life that I had chosen. I was lost and didn't know if going to Barton was the right thing to do. When I met Debbie Warren she was a person that made you feel like you could ...
Panthers compete at Buhler tennis quad
BUHLER - Great Bend High School finished third out of four teams on Monday at the Buhler varsity tennis quadrangular.
Great Bend sweeps Liberal
LIBERAL - Nick Ney improved his record to 2-0 on the season on Tuesday afternoon, pitching a complete game and scattering six hits during an 8-2 victory over Liberal in the Western Athletic Conference baseball opener for both teams.
BCC beats Bethany JV
The Barton Community College baseball team pounded Bethany JV 23-5 at Lawson-Biggs Field on Tuesday in a non-conference game.
GBHS picks up first wins in Salina
SALINA - The Great Bend High School softball team swept its first two games of the season on the road at Salina Sacred Heart on Tuesday.
Aggies win first national championship
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Scoring at will, grabbing boards and making a key steal, Danielle Adams saved her best game for the biggest stage and gave Texas A&M its first national championship.
Kansas City signs former Royals pitcher Suppan
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jeff Suppan, a 16-year major league veteran who was Kansas City's best pitcher 10 years ago, has signed a minor league contract with the Royals. The 36-year-old Suppan will report to Triple-A Omaha. The right-hander has played for Boston, Arizona, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Milwaukee in addition to the Royals. He's 138-143 with a 4.69 ERA in 442 appearances, including 411 starts. Suppan was a member of the Royals' ...
Huskies return to Storrs, Conn., with third title in tow
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut basketball team left 80-degree weather and returned to a cold rain, and it never felt so good. "But you know what," the UConn coach said. "We're home." The Huskies' charter flight arrived from Houston on Tuesday afternoon. On hand to greet the NCAA champions were Connecticut's governor. Calhoun and star guard Kemba Walker, the tournament's most outstanding player, addressed the crowd of several dozen fans that ...
Joshua Dean Ratzlaff 1987—2011
Joshua Dean Ratzlaff 1987-2011 OTIS - Joshua Dean Ratzlaff, 24, died March 31 at the Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend. He was born January 10, 1987, at McPherson, the son of Charles and Julie (Ratzlaff) Trammell. He was an oilfield roughneck. Mr. Ratzlaff was an Otis resident for 15 years coming from McPherson. Survivors include his mother, Julie Norman, Otis; stepfather, Harold Norman, Norton; fiancee, Krystal Vincent, Otis; uncles, Jim Ratzlaff, Houston, Texas; John ...
Bernice A. Nightengale 1940—2011
Bernice A. Nightengale 1940-2011 WICHITA - Bernice Anne Nightengale, 70, died Saturday, April 2, at Galichia Heart Hospital, Wichita. She was born June 2, 1940, at Quenemo, Kansas, the daughter of Orlin Walter and Iva Isabelle (Wadkins) Brown. She married Earl Edward Nightengale August 13, 1962, at Quenemo. He died December 17, 2004. She worked for the Barton County sheriff's office as a records clerk and Fuller Brush in the customer service department. Mrs. Nightengale ...
Betty L. Mohler 1919—2011
Betty L. Mohler 1919-2011 LARNED - Betty L. Mohler, 92, died April 4 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. She was born March 19, 1919, at Pawnee Rock, the daughter of Ellis E. and Sarah Mable Bowman Flick. A longtime resident of Larned, she was a homemaker. She was a longtime member of Pawnee Rock United Methodist Church, Pawnee Rock. On March 19, 1938, she married Maxwell Joseph Mohler, at Larned. He died September 18, ...
Jenny Lee Arwood 1944—2011
Jenny Lee Arwood 1944-2011 LYONS - Jenny Lee Arwood, 96, died April 5 at the Rice County District Hospital in Lyons. Born April 6, 1914 in Kansas City, Mo., she was the daughter of Charles Aubrey and Leona Bartlett Davies. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1932 and in 1934 from Hutchinson Junior College. A resident of Lyons since 1944, she was a retired dietician for the Lyons District Hospital. On Aug. 5, 1934 ...
Eunice E. Harrelson
Eunice E. Harrelson ELLINWOOD - Eunice E. Harrelson, 75, died April 5 at her home in Independence, La. Funeral arrangements are pending with Kimple Funeral Home.
Kim Arlene Ewing
Kim Arlene Ewing MACKSVILLE - Kim Arlene Sewing, 54, died April 4, 2011, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned. Service arrangements are pending with Minnis Chapel, Macksville.
STEPPING IT UP
Take a group of highly recognizable people – some with actual talent and some with just a talent for being a good sport – dress them up, turn up the music, let them feel the beat and wait for the fun to begin. I
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