Archive By Author - Dale Hogg
Courts to close over budget bickering
Justice may move a little slower in Kansas after the Kansas Supreme Court announced Monday dates for scheduled furloughs of court employees and the closing of Kansas courts, including Barton County District Court.
Vote totals stay the same
There were no changes to the vote totals from last week's election following the canvassing of the votes Monday morning. Prior to its regular meeting Monday morning, the Barton County Commission met as the Board of Canvassers.
GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
A muted, but audible, cheer filled the packed Barton County District Court courtroom Friday afternoon.
State: Text message leads to tragic conclusion
Evidence proves Adam Longoria is guilty of stalking, sexually assaulting and, ultimately, killing 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt, then fleeing Great Bend in a stolen vehicle, prosecuting attorney Kevin O'Connor of the Kansas Attorney General's Office told jurors Friday morning during his closing arguments in Longoria's capital murder trial.
Closing arguments in Longoria trial should start today
The murder trial for accused killer Adam Longoria will resume Friday morning in Barton County District Court with closing arguments after both sides rested their cases Thursday. Proceedings opened Thursday morning with the Kansas Attorney General's Office attorney's resting the prosecution's case after five days of testimony. Longoria's defense team, from the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit, then called a handful of witnesses, but when court reconvened after lunch, it too said it was through. ...
STATE, DEFENSE REST
The murder trial for accused killer Adam Longoria will resume this morning in Barton County District Court with closing arguments after both sides rested their cases Thursday.
Farm show taking shape
The new, first-ever Great Bend Farm and Ranch Show is only a week away and promoter Darren Dale can hardly wait.
New statues to grace downtown
It was clear members of the Great Bend City Council had other things on their minds Monday night as the met. The opening gavel went down at 7:30 p.m. and the closing gavel went down about 20 minutes later, in plenty of time for them to make it home for the tip-off of the University of Kansas national basketball championship game.
Commission honors long-time editor
The Barton County Commission meeting Monday morning started under a pall as commissioners remembered veteran Great Bend Tribune City Editor Chuck Smith who covered their meetings for years. Smith died last Thursday of a heart attack at the age of 56.
Of deadlines and mortality
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play." This classic joke obviously refers to Mary Todd Lincoln's response after her husband Abraham Lincoln's assassination at the Ford Theater. It is also a joke long-time Great Bend Tribune City Editor Chuck Smith appreciated. He had a twisted sense of humor, what it takes to survive in this grueling and thankless news business for nearly four decades. That joke also has a certain sting ...
Juror’s name accidentally leaked
After three days of jury selection, a jury in the trial for accused murder Adam Longoria was seated by 10:30 a.m. Thursday. However, there was a snag.
‘THAT’S MY BABY GIRL’
It barely took Tammy Conrad a second to look at the photo in the three-ring binder placed in front her to recognize the subject.
Jury selection over, Longoria trial to start Thursday
eletebodycopy Looking over the 10 surviving potential jurors seated in the Barton County Courthouse jury box Wednesday afternoon, Adam Longoria defense attorney Jeff Wicks asked a pointed question.
Gym to get handicapped seating
It's been an issue for several years. The original bleachers in the main gymnasium at Great Bend High School dating to the building's construction in 1951 don't make accommodations for those with handicaps. That is about to change, the Unified School District 428 School Board decided Tuesday afternoon. The Board, gathering at Lincoln Elementary School for its monthly luncheon meeting, approved seeking bids for handicapped seating. The current seats have only been modified periodically since ...
Council hopefuls respond to LWV survey
League of Women Voters invited all candidates for the Great Bend City Council to participate in a newspaper questionnaire in advance of the election Tuesday, April 3.
Articles By Author - Dale Hogg
‘To parents, be the adults’
With high school and college graduations fast approaching, the Central Kansas Partnership is urging parents to keep the community safe by prohibiting underage drinking and not providing alcohol to underage youth at graduation celebrations.
BCSO almost ready for digital fingerprinting
The new digital finger printing machine has arrived and it will soon be in use by the Barton County Sheriff's Office. Activation is pending approval from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Barton County Administrator Richard Boeckman said during the County Commission meeting Monday morning.
Kansas Ave. work complete
Paving work along Kansas Avenue is complete, according to Great Bend City Engineer Rob Winiecke. Joint sealing crews were done Monday, and it was open to traffic as of Tuesday.
PARTNERSHIP NIXED
For the City of Great Bend and its Convention Center, it's back to square one – sort of.
RSVP selling flowers for Memorial Day
This week marks the fourth-annual Senior Corps Week, an opportunity to thank Senior Corps volunteers for their service, said Donna Baugh, Volunteers in Action director. One way folks can become involved is by purchasing their Memorial Day flowers from the Retired Senior Volunteer Program this year. The flowers are on display at the RSVP office, 1025 Main, room D114 in Great Bend, and at the RSVP Thrift Store at 158 S. Main in Hoisington.
