Archive By Author - Dale Hogg
Vandals target county equipment
The Barton County Road and Bridge Department wasn't feeling the love Valentines Day after employees discovered several pieces of their equipment vandalized at a remote job site south of Ellinwood Thursday morning.
Kansas Avenue project to close intersection
As the Kansas Avenue resurfacing project nears the end of week two, Kansas Avenue may find orange cones and signage greeting them this week, Great Bend City Engineer Rob Winiecke said the second installment of the work may cause some inconvenience for motorists.
The Bottoms will bounce back
Kansas Wetlands Education Center Site Manager Curtis Wolf had one word to summarize this past year at Cheyenne Bottoms – dry.
A win-win
"I love it when a plan comes together," the fictional television soldier of fortune Hannibal Smith would say when his "A-Team" had managed to survive yet another adventure. He saw the organization amid the chaos around him.
Gas prices continue to rise across the US
On average nationally, gasoline prices jumped 17 cents in one week, marking one of the largest jumps on record, the American Automobile Association reported this week.
New phones a good call
There is a hang-up with the current telephone system at the Barton County Courthouse. At the Barton County Commission meeting Monday morning, commissioners learned that Information Technology Director John Debes is in the process of finding a replacement for the phones. The move should help the bottom line, County Administrator Richard Boeckman said. The issue came up as Boeckman gave his bi-weekly departmental activities report. Debes said the current system has been in place since ...
Sports Complex art near completion
The Great Bend City Council Monday night learned that the massive, gleaming metal sculpture planned to adorn the Sports Complex entrance is nearly ready for placement.
City, BCC form Convention Center alliance
You could almost feel the sense of relief fill the Great Bend City Council chambers Monday night as the council approved entering into a partnership with Barton Community College taking the development of the embattled Convention Center in a new direction.
FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE
The Barton County Commission Monday morning approved the county's application for at grant to enhance the Cheyenne Bottoms Scenic Overlook between Hoisington and Claflin just off K-4.
Reaping the wind
An economic analysis released Friday by the law firm Polsinelli Shughart in partnership with the Kansas Energy Information Network analysis estimated that Kansas wind energy projects have created nearly 13,500 jobs in the state.
Kansas Avenue repairs to start Monday
Motorists taking Kansas Avenue may find orange cones and signage greeting them this week as construction work begins to replace the concrete pavement from the 1600 block north to 24th Street, Great Bend City Engineer Rob Winiecke said.
Second man hurt in wreck remains in Phoenix hospital
The two Great Bend men injured in the pedicab accident in Scottsdale, Ariz., following the Fiesta Bowl still face a long recovery, but one of the 21 year olds has returned to Great Bend.
Time to talk
Regardless of where they stand politically, Barton County residents are undoubtedly of the same mind as many Americans which it comes to Congress. Some see the ultra-conservative wave that washed over Washington, D.C., or the more liberal slant in the White House as good things. Some see these movements as being the cause of the intransigence. Still, others, see them as the cause for all that ills this nation.
Step cautiously
The Great Bend City Council has entered a minefield. Council members must now take care where they step.
Senior Center, Tomlin mark quarter century
There will be a double celebration at the Great Bend Senior Center Saturday, Feb. 2. Both the center, long a haven for activities for the city's more mature residents, and its spunky Director Rosy Tomlin will observe 25 years of service. The event will take place from 2-4 p.m. at the facility, 2005 Kansas. "It will be quite a day," Tomlin said. "I've been around as long as it has." The center opened on Dec. ...
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.
