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Winter traffic accidents reported
The winter storm that began last week contributed to several accidents in central Kansas, including a fatality Sunday in Pratt County. Kansas Highway Patrol also worked one injury accident last Friday in Ellsworth County, and one Sunday in Rush County. Lazaro Antonio Garcia, 43, of Emporia, died when the pickup he was in went out of control on any icy Pratt County road some time Sunday afternoon. The KHP ...
Flags once told story of weather forecasts
Editors note: Ellinwood historians Mary Jo Cunningham and Robert Yarmer provided information for this story.
Cold weather can drive poison into our homes
Over Christmas, Kansas news sources reported on a near-tragedy south of here where a family was "recovering from a pre-Christmas brush with serious carbon monoxide poisoning," according to the Associated Press.
Let it snow, let it snow
Relay already
Relay for Life of Barton County organizers want folks to click their heels together three times and say "there's no place like hope, there's no place like hope."
This is for the birds
CHEYENNE BOTTOMS - The annual National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count was held in December, and the results showed that the 95 species of birds were present at Cheyenne Bottoms this winter. The numbers were up.
Burglary suspect arrested
The suspect in the Dec. 19 burglary of P&S Security, Richard Allen Etim, was arrested just after 3 p.m. Thursday, the Great Bend Police Department reported. Lt. William Browne said an officer made a traffic stop on a red Honda car at Lakin and Harding. During the stop it was discovered that Etim, 22, was in the car, and there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was ...
Heart transplant a success
Former Great Bend resident Brent Tiede received a successful heart transplant this week, and is recovering at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Tiede, 38, who now lives in Maize, is a 1991 graduate of Great Bend High School. He has known for years he would eventually need a heart transplant, after bring diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a condition in which the heart beats ...
MAKING THE GRADE
TOPEKA – Four area schools are among the 42 Kansas elementary, 12 middle/junior high schools and 20 high schools recently recognized as part of the fourth annual Governor's Achievement Awards, honoring top performing schools in the state.
Sex predator remains on the lam
LARNED - Local and state authorities Thursday continued their hunt for a man convicted of child sex crimes who remained on the lam after escaping from the Larned State Hospital Wednesday.
Police: Leave the guns at home
Ring in the new year tonight, but don't celebrate by firing guns in the air, authorities warn. Last New Year's Day, 4-year-old Marquel Peters was killed by a stray bullet that came through the roof of the Church of God of Prophecy in DeKalb County, Ga. Officials believe the bullet had been fired into the air to celebrate the new year. Celebratory gunfire is dangerous; it can cause ...
2010 was busy for county road department
The Barton County Road and Bridge Department accomplished a lot in 2010, according to a report from Director Dale Phillips.
DUI penalties can get severe
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles about driving under the influence of alcohol.)
Warrant issued for gun theft suspect
An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for Richard Allen Etim, 21, the Great Bend Police Department's prime suspect in the theft of 23 guns on Dec. 19. Police have been looking for Etim since early last week, and at 5 p.m. Tuesday they were successful in securing the warrant for his arrest, Detective Denton Doze said. Etim is a black male with brown ...
It doesn’t take much to cause a tragedy
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a series of articles about driving under the influence of alcohol.)
