Virginia Manning 1921 - 2013

ELLINWOOD - Virginia Manning, 91, died May 20 at her home in Ellinwood. Born Dec. 16, 1921 in Ellinwood, she was the daughter of E. Aubrey Smith and Hazel Converse Smith. In 1939, she graduated from Ellinwood High School. On May 17, 1940 she married Delmar Manning in Ellinwood. He died on Oct. 11, 2005. A lifetime resident of Ellinwood, she was a homemaker.

Sienna Michelle Meeks 2013 - 2013

Sienna Michelle Meeks, 3 months, died on May 21 at her home in Great Bend. Born Feb. 22, in Great Bend, she was the daughter of Nolan and Collette (King) Meeks.

Paul J. Linenberger

Paul J. Linenberger, 90, died May 21 at Great Bend Regional Hospital. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend.

Kansas State's first baseball championship reaps several rewards

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Kansas State reaped the rewards of its first-ever Big 12 baseball championship season as a school-record seven players earned all-conference first-team honors on Tuesday. Wildcats head coach Brad Hill was named coach of the year for the second time.

Unique art treasures shown at gallery

Unique artwork and ceramics will be shown at a gallery opening at 7 p.m. Friday at Petr's Frame House, 2009 16th St. The show features the work of Darnel Row, Joshua Garret and Lili Vialacres.

Chamber Coffee

This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Sunflower Bank, 3600 10th Street, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Ronda Sjogren with greeters Connie Oetken and Karmi Green. Coffee, refreshments and door prizes will be available.

With Memorial Day, city readies for summer

BY DALE HOGG

Claflin Community/Fitness Center

Peter named 2013-14 KMU president

Bob Peter, city administrator and city attorney for Ellinwood, was named the 2013-14 Kansas Municipal Utilities president at a recent conference.

Claflin set to open Community/Fitness Center

CLAFLIN - Numerous volunteers have put their hands together and established a new Community/Fitness Center for the Claflin area. The project involved refurbishing the old Claflin Elementary School for the new purpose.

"Second-Term Curse"

IRS Scandal another Reason Why We Need the Fair Tax

"It will create a bureaucracy with the efficiency of the Post Office, the frugality of the Pentagon and the compassion of the IRS."– Mantra of those who opposed HillaryCare in the 1990s.

The Government Can’t Be Trusted With Our Health

"We have a large government," political consultant David Axelrod offered as a plea of ignorance to all of the scandals swirling around his boss. "Part of being president is there's so much beneath you that you can't know because the government is so vast." And yet, thanks to Axelrod and Obama, we now stand on the precipice of the largest expansion of government power in almost half a century: Obamacare, officially known as the Patient ...

Black transfers to Kansas with one year of eligibitliy remaining

LAWRENCE - Memphis forward Tarik Black is transferring to Kansas and will be eligible to play immediately.

Red Wings take 2-1 second-round series lead with victory

DETROIT - Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round series.

McLeland leads BCC at NJCAA tennis tourney

TUCSON, Ariz. - The Barton Community College women's tennis team returns home from Arizona with an individual consolation title at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I tennis championships this week.

NOW WE KNOW

Now we know why those college basketball coaches get paid so much money. They have to deal with the seedy underworld of basketball in recruiting.

Great Bend entertains Larned today to close regular season

There's still much more to play for. Denied a Western Athletic Conference championship outright, the Great Bend High School baseball team is setting their sights on building some momentum for the Class 5A postseason. And, it starts today, as the Panthers play host to Larned, 14-4 overall, in a regular-season-ending doubleheader for both teams. The first pitch for the opener is 4 at the Great Bend Sports Complex - weather permitting. "The first ...

Orioles take down Royals

BALTIMORE - One bad throw led to another, and then another. And another.

Great Bend Middle School fares well at TMP meet

On April 30, the Great Bend Middle School track and field team finished up the 2013 track season by traveling to Hays and competing in a seven-team meet put on by TMP Middle School.

Miami routs Chicago

MIAMI - It was the biggest postseason win in Miami Heat history, and the biggest postseason loss in Chicago Bulls history.

WAC track, swim meets set for today

The Western Athletic Conference track meet is set for today at Dodge City, starting at 4.

Lady Panthers to host Hutchinson

Great Bend High School's softball doubleheader against Hutchinson today at the Great Bend Sports Complex marks the end of the regular season for the Lady Panthers.

GB places fourth

LIBERAL - It was a fourth-place finish on Tuesday for the Great Bend High School golf team at the Liberal invitational.

FINAL FIVE

Qualifying five boys' players for the Class 5A state tennis tournament this weekend is the most ever from Great Bend High School.

OTR for May 9, 2013

Great Bend Fire/EMS Firefighters made three ambulance runs on Tuesday. Great Bend Police A black, 2013 Chevy pickup was stolen from Enterprise Rent-A-Car4, 4217 10th St., it was reported Tuesday. Barton County Jail Booked May 5 Margarito Zuniga, Wichita - Driving under the influence and left of center Bo Jack Coley, Great Bend - No insurance and driving while suspended Codey Elsasser, St. John - Criminal threat Tryal Alexander, Great Bend - Criminal threat Released ...

Brownback to speak at BCC graduation ceremony

Barton Community College's 43rd commencement is set for 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, in the Barton Gymnasium.

Keep children and pets safe by teaching any dog may bite

TOPEKA - Each year, 4.5 million people in this country are bitten by dogs and 885,000 of those require medical attention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among children, the rate of dog bite–related injuries is highest for those ages 5 to 9 years, and children are more likely than adults to receive medical attention for dog bites than adults. Children, because of their inexperience and size, are particularly prone to serious ...

Food Bank donation

On a recent afternoon visit to the Barton County Food Bank the volunteers were scurrying about trying to assist local residents who were overflowing the waiting room, many with children in tow, hoping for emergency food assistance. It clearly demonstrated the urgency of ongoing needs still existing for local families in Barton County as well as the critical commitment needed from the community for ongoing financial support for this worthwhile endeavor.

Full entry takes 8th at State

On Saturday May 4th the Great Bend Forensics squad traveled to Emporia High School for the 5A State Championship Speech Tournament. They competed in 16 events, which gave them a full entry. Placing 8th out of 25 schools, the team had five events break into semifinals.