Archive By Author - Chuck Smith
Zombies make good business
You'd think that no one in their right mind would be excited about a community being over run by zombies, but they are actually being invited in to a southeast Kansas town - and the rest of the state needs to get in line.
Don’t trash this plan
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles about the Solid Waste Management Plan that was adopted by the Barton County Commission this week.)
County approves landfill management plan
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles about the Solid Waste Management Plan that was adopted by the Barton County Commission this week.)
Get over it
We're so ashamed, The advanced thinkers from the Lincoln Park Zoo have shamed our nation of chimp-watchers, and we are just embarrassed that we would stoop so low to force these critters into suits and ties. It's all over the Super Bowl ads this year, according to the Associated Press coverage: "Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo says there's nothing funny about a commercial featuring suit-and-tie wearing chimpanzees scheduled to air Sunday during the Super Bowl. "Dr. ...
Market pays off early
A local entrepreneurial couple were honored by county officials Monday for making an early pay off on a county loan.
Something’s got to give
Something's got to give. Americans simply cannot continue to fund huge government at the rate that we have set in recent years, and still expect to have a competitive place in the world markets. It's just not going to happen. The day and age of bloated government piling up debt and calling it "economic development" has come and gone. Now we need to try something new, and at the state level, more and more officials ...
Happy Kansas Day!
A year ago today, Kansas was celebrating 150 years of statehood. The excitement may be lost on us today, but it is still Kansas Day, a good time to remember what has made our state a great place to live - our people. For example, there are Amelia Earhart, Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech and Walter Chrysler. Or if you're not into transportation, consider Mary Bickerdyke, Carry Nation and Drs. Karl, Will, and C.F. Menninger, if ...
Signs continue to cost county
Spending money on signs continues to be a sign of the times for Barton County, according to Road and Bridge Director Dale Phillips.
Senior agency gets county funding
Barton County officials did not spend all they were asked for in a regional seniors program, but they did pony up for all they'd budgeted this year.
Safer is better
There was a national news story a few years back that noted that Jay Leno had set a record, getting a speeding ticket with the oldest car on record on a California freeway.
Emergency committee plans for disaster
County officials continue to prepare for the unwanted occurrences they hope will never happen.
County moves towards annual tax sale
Barton County Abstract will continue to perform title searches on properties that are still in the works for the 2012 tax sale with no increase in fees for this year, the Barton County Commission decided this week.
Books are closed
It is certain that there will be at least one new face on the Great Bend City Council after the April 3 city elections.
Concrete bridge would be safer
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles on the possible replacement of one of the county's historic stone bridges.)
Time to get involved
It was a week of good news for the American system, only close to home. The announcements were made that there will be a contested race for county sheriff and in three of four wards of the Great Bend City Council elections this spring. While it is to be granted that may not seem like good news to everyone involved, we also recognize that it is good news for the community as a whole, because ...
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