Archive By Author - Jim Misunas
Fort Larned USD 495 mourns losses
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - Fort Larned School District Superintendent Jon Flint said it's been a tough week after losing an employee and the husband of a elementary school teacher this week. Paraprofessional Abby Louise Trapp Prescott, 22, died Wednesday. Clay Steffen Schmidt, 52, the husband of Northside Elementary third-grade teacher Crystal Schmidt, died Tuesday. "It's sad. We're a small school district and everyone is affected," Flint said. "With a small district, we tend ...
Fort Larned USD 495 approves budget publication
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - The Fort Larned School District approved publication of a proposed budget for 2012-2013 that will lower the mill levy a fraction from 55.837 to 55.811. The district will receive more money per pupil from the state and anticipates a slightly higher enrollment count than last year. The supplemental general fund is budgeted for $2.4 million, an increase of $200,000 that is offset by a lower mill levy for bond ...
Chase fire destroys home
CHASE - An apparent electrical fire triggered a blaze that destroyed a three-story home and adjacent garage Wednesday evening. The home and possessions of Shannon McEachern were declared a total loss.
Larned, Pawnee County to apply for moderate income housing money
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - The Pawnee County Economic Development Commission and the city of Larned is applying for state housing funding that would develop new rental, multi-family, and single-family housing units in the city and Pawnee County. The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation has requested that communities apply for the Kansas Moderate Income Housing funds to help build moderate income and improve housing for rural Kansas communities. KHRC expects to provide $2.75 million in ...
Grant program to award $100,000 to four projects
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com Stafford schools will launch a high school culinary class. Hoisington will operate a revolving loan fund. The Rush County Nursing Home will start an assisted living housing project. Sterling will begin entrepreneurship training. Each project was approved for a $25,000 Federal Home Loan Bank grants through the Joint Opportunities for Building Success (JOBS) program. The JOBS program is an economic development initiative that assists members in promoting employment growth in their ...
Christian Smith recalls Olympic moment
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com The recent dead heat between two U.S. women sprinters at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials brings to mind the memory of 2008 Olympian Christian Smith. The Pawnee Heights High School graduate had a similar dead heat finish with U.S. 800-meter favorite Khadevis Robinson. The NCAA champion at Kansas State University dived across the finish line in his most memorable finish in the 2008 Olympic Trials at Eugene, Ore. "I wasn't even ...
Runners compete in Kiwanis Santa Fe Run/Walk
LARNED - Ness City track and cross county coach Patrick Younger practices what he preaches.
Ellinwood youngsters dominate Larned triathlon
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - The Mountain family of Ellinwood dominated the triathlon by winning two age divisions at the Kiwanis Club's 30th Annual Santa Fe Trail Run/Walk Wednesday. Jade Mountain, 12, posted the fastest time for females (41.48) while winning the 12-and-under age division. Jade has qualified for the AAU National Junior Olympic 800 and 1,500 meters later this summer at Houston, Texas. Jade placed fifth in the Hy-Vee Ironkids Triathlon championship in ...
Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility honors employees
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - Longtime and first-time employees of the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility were honored in an annual employee recognition ceremony Wednesday afternoon. Johnnie Goddard, Kansas Department of Corrections deputy secretary for facilities management, and Doug Waddington, LCMHF warden, congratulated the employees for their service. The presentation was coordinated by Cody Ragan and Jordan Billinger. "It's important to take time to recognize some special people," Waddington said. "It's a hard job. ...
SOULFUL SONGS
Jim Mosher has hit the right chords for more than 30 years as a professional musician. The fact he's found his perfect instrument of communication is all the better. His harp valued at more than $5,000 features 38 strings.
Central Prairie board votes to end affiliation
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com The Central Prairie Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) board, based in Great Bend, has voted to end its affiliation with the Honor Flights program. The Central Prairie Honor Flights coordinated 17 flights for more than 1,100 World War II veterans from Kansas to Washington, D.C., the past four years, but no flights have departed in 2012. The governing board of Honor Flights Network, based in Springfield, Ohio, voted to decertify the ...
Stafford to showcase garden tour Sunday
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbitribune.com STAFFORD - Ruth Rewerts learned her gardening touch by watching her mother tend to flowers in between a garden. When she got a chance about 15 years, Rewerts put into action everything her mother Margaret Meyer taught her. Ruth grows a variety of perennials accented by annuals each year. She also showcases a rose garden, highlighted a pink rose bush and iris transplanted from western Kansas in 1955. Ruth Rewerts' garden, ...
Relay For Life scheduled Friday night
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - Every cancer survivor has a unique story to tell. June Fischer of Larned has survived battles with esophageal and stomach cancer that required surgeries. Five years ago, she traveled to the Mayo Clinic In Rochester, Minn., for specialized care for esophageal cancer and was given a 10 percent of surviving. Last fall, she was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She will be unable to participate in Friday's Survivor Walk, but ...
Peace Camp
RUSH COUNTY - The Dominican Sisters of Peace who reside and minister at Heartland Farm carry on a quiet existence 51 weeks a year. The farmstead in Rush County is 14 miles west of Great Bend, 10 miles northwest of Pawnee Rock and 12 miles northeast from Larned. The sisters' mission is to welcome visitors into a place perfectly suited for spiritual retreat, study and prayer and learning and creative expression. Peace Camp is their ...
Santa Fe Trail Days seeks bigger, better event
By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - Courtland Holman, director of the Larned Area Chamber of Commerce, is optimistic. The Chamber is sponsoring the 2012 Santa Fe Trail Days celebration. Santa Fe Trail Days starts with a Thursday night Team Roping competition and operates full time Friday through Sunday. Carnival rides, vendors, a car show and entertainment will occupy space from 4th to 8th Street off Broadway. A special event will be a Saturday evening ...
Articles By Author - Jim Misunas
Fort Larned will feature Memorial weekend activities
LARNED - Step back in time at Fort Larned National Historic Site over Memorial Weekend.
Lack of supervision is cause for concern
Perhaps a Congressional inquiry about the Internal Revenue Service providing extra scrutiny targeting political groups should not be a surprise.
Reece leads Larned at 4A state golf tourney
CHENEY - It was a learning experience for Larned High School's golf team at the Class 4A state golf tournament.
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech is a founding principle of our country. Freedom of speech also comes with responsibility.
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