Archive By Author - Jim Misunas
Blacksmith enjoys hot, dusty hobby
FORT LARNED - Pete Bethke of Larned remembers watching westerns on television when he was growing up as a youngster. He's always had an appreciation of history, even dating back to the bustling Fort Larned days.
City manager enjoys first week on the job
LARNED - A fast-paced first week has featured a crash course on the 2012 city budget and multiple meetings with various department heads.
Interest rates favorable for hospital bond
LARNED - Piper Jaffray's banking spokesmen said current interest rates have created a favorable financial climate for a proposed $18.9 million Pawnee Valley Community Hospital.
Local wheat harvest better than forecast
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com Grain elevators and wheat farmers in central Kansas surpassed modest expectations with a better harvest than projections. The lack of spring moisture delivered one blessing - little or no disease. Kanza Co-op, with 10 locations in central Kansas, reports 4.5 million bushels of wheat harvested. Jim Bob Lewton of Kanza Co-op, said the average between 30 and 40 bushels was 5 to 10 bushels better than anticipated. Dryland wheat ranged from ...
Local wheat harvest better than forecast
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com Grain elevators and wheat farmers in central Kansas surpassed modest expectations with a better harvest than projections. The lack of spring moisture delivered one blessing - little or no disease. Kanza Co-op, with 10 locations in central Kansas, reports 4.5 million bushels of wheat harvested. Jim Bob Lewton of Kanza Co-op, said the average between 30 and 40 bushels was 5 to 10 bushels better than anticipated. Dryland wheat ranged from ...
Pawnee Valley Trail work shows teamwork
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - An official with the National Park Service in Omaha, Neb., said Larned's application for the Pawnee Valley Community Trail Project showed a solid commitment to working together. Mary Hanson works with the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program in the National Park Service in Omaha, Neb. The city of Larned is the project sponsor for a $3 million grant for the Public Lands Highways Discretionary Program. Camp Pawnee and ...
Accident kills Rozel employee
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com ROZEL - An accident has claimed the life of a Golden Valley Inc. employee at the Rozel Grain Facility. Rosendo "Manny" Ceniceros of Rozel was killed in an accident at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday. Survivors include his wife Luz Elena Flores, a son, Rosendo Jr.; daughters, Lydia Ceniceros, Luz Elena Ceniceros, Teresa Ceniceros, and Naida Ruiz; and 10 grandchildren. A vigil is scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday with a funeral scheduled at ...
Accident kills Rozel employee
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com ROZEL - An accident has claimed the life of a Golden Valley Inc. employee at the Rozel Grain Facility. Rosendo "Manny" Ceniceros of Rozel was killed in an accident at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday. Survivors include his wife Luz Elena Flores, a son, Rosendo Jr.; daughters, Lydia Ceniceros, Luz Elena Ceniceros, Teresa Ceniceros, and Naida Ruiz; and 10 grandchildren. A vigil is scheduled at 7 p.m. Friday with a funeral scheduled at ...
Faces & Places Tour will visit Great Bend, Larned
Great Bend and Larned will be stopping points for the Kansas Travel and Tourism's Faces & Places Tour Sunday.
On a mission of helping others
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com CAMP ALDRICH - Amanda Bretches of Great Bend volunteers a week each summer helping youngsters enjoy summer camp. Camp Hope provides youngsters who have had cancer the chance to be with youngsters who have undergone the same experience. Bretches lives for the smiles on the youngsters' faces that tell her they are living in the moment, enjoying their times with good friends. Her natural inclination is to help others. "Every minute ...
Longtime Fort Larned supporter praised
LARNED - Joe Snell, the state's most renowned advocate of the Fort Larned National Historic Site, died recently in Topeka.
Great Bend umpire meets President Bush
OMAHA, Neb. - Umpire Randy Wetzel thought working his first-ever College Baseball World Series would be memorable.
Bartz Plumbing helps Pawnee Humane Society project
LARNED - Michael Bartz said he enjoys working with a local project that will benefit the Larned community.
CWS NOTEBOOK
OMAHA, Neb. - Randy Wetzel, Great Bend High assistant principal, made his College World Series umpiring debut at second base in its first game at T.D. Ameritrade Park, a 7-3 Vanderbilt victory over North Carolina.
Daughter a 20-year-old cancer survivor
LARNED - Singing the National Anthem comes naturally for Kayle Mollenkamp. Her mother, Dara Smythe, remembers elementary school teachers reporting their only complaint about Kayle was she would sing to herself in class. "Yes, Kayle's always loved to sing," Smythe said. "During teacher conferences, they'd tell me that she would sing all the time." Kayle has sung the National Anthem prior to ballgames and rodeos. However, when Kayle sings the National Anthem to start the ...
Articles By Author - Jim Misunas
Krieger exhibit featured at Santa Fe Trail Center
LARNED - The Santa Fe Trail Center has launched a new exhibit series, "Who We Are -- Faces of Pawnee County."
Playing law officer never a good idea
A man's life is over and the more we hear about it, the worse it sounds.
Larned State Hospital nurses pick up pieces after disciplinary actions
By Jim Misunas
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