Rape reported in county

The Barton County Sheriff's Office is investigating a rape report. On Friday morning, a woman came to St. Rose Urgent Care and said she had been raped two days earlier. She said a man in a vehicle asked for directions then attacked her on a dirt road near the college (in the 100 block of SE 20 Ave. and NE 10 Road).

Star of Hope offers seminars for Romanians with handicapped kids

ELLINWOOD - "Stay Together" is the theme for this years conference/summer camp for families of children with disabilities in Romania on Aug. 21-24 offered by Star of Hope

Ellinwood City Council to meet

ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at the city offices. On the agenda are the former city landfill, wearing in of new council members, Recreation Commission appointments, Main Street light poles, and executive session for real estate acquisition.

Inflatable slide

Share the river

We are fortunate to live in a region with abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation. One of the most diverse of these opportunities is the Arkansas River.

Jordaan scholarships awarded to Pawnee County students

LARNED - The Jordaan Foundation, Inc. has awarded its Jordaan scholarships for 2013-2014 to Tristen Galliart and Brooke Roberts from Pawnee Heights High School and Cody Keenan, Steven Seltman and Michael Wysong from Larned High School.

Larned Reunion seeks historical memorabilia

LARNED - The Larned all-Schools Reunion is seeking pieces of the past of Larned schools to put on display at the registration room and at the banquet for paid reunion members June 8 at the middle school. If you have Lettermen jackets, pom-poms, cheerleading uniforms, band and football uniforms, yearbook annuals, class newspapers, graduation announcements, seats, hats, blankets, maybe even some pictures that didn't make it in the slide show-we would love to display ...

Larned State Hospital runners place second

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Larned State Hospital marathon team captured second place among the 15 entries in the Government Agency Division of the 13th Annual Oklahoma City Marathon.

Larned forensics team competes at state

The Larned High forensics team competed at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina May 4 for the Class 4A state speech festival. From left, Abby Ayre, Rachael Herter, Michael Wysong, Shealon Calkins, Alex Lessard, Samantha Harter and (not pictured) Jacey Bishop. Earning one ratings were Michael Wysong, poetry; Rachael Herter and Jacey Bishop, IDA; Jacey Bishop, prose. Earning two ratings were Abby Ayre, poetry; Samantha Harter, humorous solo; Alex Lessard and Shealon Calkins, IDA.

Welcome Inn What Nots

Activities Week of May 12-18

Residents fear stray gunfire near river

It's only a matter of time before someone is hit by a stray bullet while enjoying the Arkansas River bed south of Ellinwood, local resident Tom Komarek told the Barton County Commission Monday morning.

Larned High calendar

May 13-18, 2013

County hopes to spark Vet Memorial donations

The Memorial Parks Advisory Committee was given the go-ahead by the Barton County Commission Monday morning to hold two much-needed fundraisers to build the Veterans Memorial at Golden Belt Memorial Park north of Great Bend.

Hekele graduates from basic training

Army Reserve Spec. Tiffany J. Hekele has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

4-H shooters place 2nd at state

The Barton County team of Ryan Kohman, Parker Smith, Katelyn Reh and Lake Lyman placed 2nd in the state at the recent State 4-H Air Rifle Competition. The 4-H Shooting Sports Program uses the skills and disciplines of shooting to assist young people and their leaders to attain knowledge and develop essential life skills.

Panthers to host Larned today at 4

After officials deemed the baseball field at the Great Bend Sports Complex was too soggy to play Larned High School on Thursday in a doubleheader, the Great Bend Panthers and the Indians will try again today at 4.

Panthers headed to Emporia for Class 5A state tennis tourney

Nick Moyers and his Great Bend High School teammates are embarking on the Class 5A state tennis tournament today and Saturday at Emporia High School.

Great Bend falters at conference track meet

DODGE CITY - The Western Athletic Conference track and field meet was not kind to Great Bend High School on Thursday evening.

BASHFUL PERFORMANCE

It turned out to be their best power display of the high school softball season - thus far.

Lady Panthers drop game 4-0 at Junction City

JUNCTION CITY - The Great Bend High School girls' soccer team finished their regular season with a 4-0 loss against Junction City on Thursday evening.

Oilers lead area in state tournament entries

Central Plains High School will be sending its entire boys' tennis team to the Class 3-1A state tournament, which starts today at Hillsboro Sports Complex.

Lady Panthers capture WAC title

Heading into Thursday evening's Western Athletic Conference swim meet at Kirkman Activity Center, Great Bend High School head coach Steve Beaumont said he expected it would be tough.

Royals hit three home runs, handle Orioles 6-2

BALTIMORE - Jeremy Guthrie's incentive to win had nothing to do with beating his former team.

Trash talk

The senior class president of Heights High School in Wichita was suspended for the rest of the school year after posting a bit of trash talk about the school football team on Twitter.

OTR for May 10, 2013

Kansas Highway Patrol A 1981 Airtractor 301 crop duster made a crash landing Wednesday in Rice County, shortly before 4 p.m.. The pilot, Edward C. Smith, 54, from Lecompton not injured. Smith was flying east spreading chemical when the plane contacted the ground near 1250 Ave. Q and 12th Road. Great Bend Fire/EMS Firefighters made six ambulance runs Wednesday. There were no fires. Barton County Jail Booked May 7 Falisity Wilder, Great Bend - Serve ...

BCC may opt out of conceal carry law

Barton Community College trustees may request an exemption to a new gun law taking effect July 1.

Edmonds signs Civility Pledge

CONCORDIA - Rep. John Edmonds, R-Great Bend, has signed the Civility Pledge, a spokesman for the Concordia Year of Peace committee announced.

Salad days

With high hopes that the area has seen the end of frost for the year, a full-house turned out to learn the how-tos of container gardening at the Great Bend Rec activity center Thursday.

‘NOW HIRING’

A sign on one of the tables read "we're hiring." That pretty much summed up the seventh-annual Job Fest at the Best Western Courtyard in Great Bend Thursday evening. Employers and potential employees from around the area flocked to the event in hopes they would find each other. Depending on who you were, the goal was to either fill an opening or find a job. "It's a chance to see what's out there," said one ...

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