Wetlands Aquatic Center at Great Bend photos

Great Bend's Wetlands Aquatic Center opened for the summer on Saturday. Here are some photos taken in the afternoon.

Friday's Class 3A, 2A, 1A State Track & Field results

Class 3A

Friday's Class 6A, 5A, 4A State Track & Field results

Class 6A

Use of KanCare for disabled questioned

A Great Bend woman's situation is one example of what could happen if people with developmental disabilities are included in KanCare instead of the state-run Medicaid system, Ladeska "Decky" Makings cautioned.

Garden tour replanted

After a one-year hiatus, the once annual Gardens Galore garden tour will return Sunday, June 2. Only now, it is a project of the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee. It had been sponsored by the local Soroptimist International, but it has since disbanded.

Burley doesn't meet own standards, places third

WICHITA - Coming off a school-record 15-foot-6 jump in a regional at Salina last week, the conditions seemed right for Chris Burley on a partly cloudy Friday afternoon at Cessna Stadium, where the vaulters had a slight breeze at their backs.

Brack, Warren finish fifth, sixth in 5A discus

WICHITA - Great Bend High School underclassmen throwers Jayce Brack and Nick Warren took a trip to the podium during Friday's competition of the Class 6-1A state track and field championships at Cessna Stadium.

Middleton places fourth, Ball sixth in pole vault

WICHITA - Great Bend High School senior Hannah Middleton placed fourth in the Class 5A pole vault on Friday evening at the Class 6-1A state track and field championships at Cessna Stadium, the final meet for the two-time state qualifier.

SILVER DOLL

WICHITA - After only competing in three meets this season with the team, Kaylie Doll left Friday's portion of the Class 6-1A state track and field championships with a Great Bend High School record and a second-place finish in the triple jump.

Montoya wins Elllinwood's first individual state crown in 22 years

WICHITA - Ellinwood High School's Pedro Montoya made Friday's portion of the Class 6-1A state track and field championships a memorable one.

KSHSAA state baseball results

CLASS 6A, LAWRENCE

KSHSAA state softball results

CLASS 6A, OVERLAND PARK

Pawnee County Sheriff's Report

Thursday, May 23

Santa Fe Trail Museum to feature memorabilia

LARNED - The Santa Fe Trail Center is gearing up for a busy summer. First, volunteers have been working on a Larned Memorabilia exhibit in the lobby. This exhibit will be free to the public.

Fort Larned will feature Memorial weekend activities

LARNED - Step back in time at Fort Larned National Historic Site over Memorial Weekend.

Now, that IS funny

America deserves to be a failure

It was not difficult to find critics when the Orlando-area government job-service engine Workforce Central Florida said it was spending more than $70,000 of federal stimulus money to help the laid-off by handing out 6,000 satiny capes for jobless "superheroes" to "fight" "Dr. Evil Unemployment."

Understand the importance of the rain

Dear Editor, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world" (Psalm 19:1-4). Do you hear the rains speaking? Do you understand their message? The ...

County accepts low bids on projects

As a lot of people have found out, expensively, with the rise in popularity of home electrical generators for emergencies, there is more involved in setting a building up with a gas-powered generator than just cranking one up when the power goes out.

Drivers who don’t yield will get expensive reminder

Great Bend Police Department Capt. Bob Robinson is concerned that the "near misses" at a local school crossing are going to get near enough that a child is going to be injured, or worse.

More fed jobs isn't good news

It's good news and bad news, like a lot that is going on right now, because we simply do not have the foresight and leadership to stick with a plan that is building good news.

Royals beat Blue Jays

TORONTO (AP) - Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler homered, Bruce Chen won four consecutive starts for the first time in his career and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Kottas named starting QB; Marshall named safety

Great Bend High School head coach Bo Black and his football staff genuinely entertained the prospect of having a two-platoon system at quarterback with Mitch Kottas and Matt Marshall.

Griffin joins Funny Or Die

NEW YORK (AP) - Stymied by the NBA lockout, Blake Griffin is going to work for Will Ferrell instead.

CHALLENGING SCHEDULE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs made significant progress in Year 2 of the Scott Pioli and Todd Haley regime. A middling franchise that won just two games two years previously came from nowhere to finish 10-6, win the AFC West and reach the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

Tiemeyer playing at Barton

Brooke Tiemeyer, a graduate of Great Bend High School, made her decision to attend Barton Community College based on fiscal responsibility.

Summitt has early onset dementia

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Pat Summitt struggled for several months with how to tell the women's basketball players at Tennessee, recruits and fans that she was having memory loss problems.

Kansas QB Berglund no longer practicing with team

LAWRENCE (AP) - Highly touted freshman quarterback Brock Berglund will not practice with Kansas this season, even though coach Turner Gill said he remains a part of the program.

Chiefs-Rams game to benefit Joplin recovery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams will use Friday night's preseason game at Arrowhead Stadium to benefit the tornado recovery efforts in Joplin, Mo.

Pawnee County Briefs

Burdett Taco Night BURDETT - The Burdett United Methodist Church will sponsor a taco night at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Educational Building. Tacos, nachos, desserts and beverages will be served for a free-will donation toward mission projects. Everyone is welcome. Coffee Hour LARNED - Thursday's Larned Chamber of Commerce Coffee Hour will be sponsored by Pawnee Plaza, 1801 Broadway, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monthly lab day Friday LARNED - The monthly Pawnee ...