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BCC trustees prepare for contract renewals
Contract renewals for Barton Community College faculty, head coaches, administrators and management staff will be discussed when the college's board of trustees meets at 4 p.m. Thursday in room F-30, in the Fine Arts Building. This is the board's monthly study session, where no action is taken. However, at the conclusion of the study session, the board will hold a special meeting, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of that meeting will ...
BCC to present Music Endowment Concert
Barton Community College's music department will present its Music Endowment Concert featuring both vocal and instrumental music groups. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the college's Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission fee is $5; however, Barton students will be admitted free with their college IDs. The Endowment Concert is a showcase of the various Barton music groups directed by Vern Fryberger, director of choral activities, and Steven Lueth, ...
Grief support group sessions to start
Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice will sponsor a Tuesday evening grief support group in Great Bend from May 10 through July 5. It will meet each Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Thelma Faye Harms Room in the basement level of St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center, 3515 Broadway. Hospice Chaplain John Grummon and GBHH&H Social Worker Cathy Soeken will facilitate the support group. "Guided by qualified facilitators, group members ...
Motorcycle Awareness Ride
Bikers of Central Kansas will sponsor the Motorcycle Awareness Ride on Saturday. All riders will meet at 11 a.m. at Ernie's Bar and Grill, 619 main in Great Bend. Bikes will be leaving about noon and the ride will go through Larned and south to Belpre. Then east on Highway 50 through Macksville, on to St. John and a ride around the city square. From St. John to Stafford for a fuel stop at the ...
Crime Stoppers asks for tips on Hoisington burglary
Sometime between 8 p.m. on April 15 and 8 a.m. on April 18, a burglary occurred at Boxberger Automotive, located at 167 West First St. in Hoisington. Total loss, including damage to building and cash stolen, was $2,100. Anyone who has information about this crime or any other crime is asked to call 792-1300 or 888-305-1300 to leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers of Barton County.
Bikers Against Child Abuse to ride with CASA
The Kansas Chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse will come to Great Bend on Saturday for their annual awareness ride. The riders will arrive at Jack Kilby Square around 3:30 p.m. for a meet-and-greet session. Members of the public are welcome to come talk with the group. At 4 p.m., Central Kansas CASA Inc. and Bikers Against Child Abuse will have an escorted parade ride through Great Bend which will end ...
McCaffery and Brenner to appear on KAKE Noon Show
Barton Community College history instructor Linda McCaffery and Dr. Bill Brenner will appear on the KAKE-TV Noon Show at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, to discuss McCaffery's book, "I'm Praying Hard for You," Love Letters to a Death Camp: The World War II Ordeal of Bill and Jo Brenner. McCaffery spent three years researching and writing her book about the World War II ordeal of Dr. Bill Brenner and his wife, Jo. She ...
USD 428 Board of Education Meeting
USD 428 Board of Education will meet at noon on Thursday at Great Bend High School, 2027 Morton. Items on the agenda include information regarding the academic programs and the school improvement efforts at Great Bend High School Principal reported by Tim Friess and other staff members.
VA Mobile Office
The Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Mobile Office will be located at the Great Bend Walmart parking lot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday to assist eligible veterans and family members in obtaining benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Such benefits might include service connected disability compensation, improved pension benefits, death pensions, VA health care benefits, education benefits, vocational rehabilitation and much more. The office will be staffed by accredited ...
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by J.C. Penney, 1500 Kansas Ave, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Nancy Sundahl with greeters Jan Westfall and Julie Smith. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
Program offers info on preventing cancer with diet
"Fighting Cancer With A Knife And Fork" will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Great Bend Activity Center, 2715 18th St., and at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. This free Stop 'N Learn program is offered by the Great Bend Recreation Commission. Lori Shoemaker, Rice County Extension agent, will explain the importance of eating nutritious food to help fight cancer. ...
Virtual school info session set for Wednesday
An information session for parents interested in a tuition-free virtual public school through Kansas Connections Academy will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday at Perkins Family Restaurant, 2920 10th St. in Great Bend. Sponsors said Kansas Connections Academy is a state-of-the-art alternative to the traditional brick-and-mortar classroom. It serves students statewide in grade K-12. Enrollment for the 2011-12 school year is under way now.
Zoo changes Earth Day event
Great Bend-Brit Spaugh Zoo is still planning an Earth Day celebration on Friday, but it will not be showing a movie as announced earlier, Zoo Director Scott Gregory said. The zoo will reopen at 6 p.m. Friday for this after-hours event. This event is now free to the public. "We will still have crafts for the kids, and popcorn, but no movie," Gregory said, noting the zoo staff learned it could not ...
Pastor Clay to give out commodities
Pastor Clay will be giving out commodities from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on May 9 at the SRS Building on Patton Road.
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Barton County Arts Council, 1401 Main, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Eric Gotsche with greeters Connie Oetken and Robert Rugan. Coffee, doughnuts and door prizes will be available.
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Lieutenant Governor to speak
Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D. will be the featured speaker at this years Memorial Day Service hosted by Arden H. McKee American Legion Post 128, Sterling. The event location is the Sterling Community Cemetery located at 500 E. Cleveland.
Toy Train play days in Luray
The Tomy trains will roll again at the Stone Church in Luray this week-end. Station doors open at 10 a.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday, giving railroad enthusiasts of all ages another chance to play with a large collection of battery-operated trains on loan from Bruce Libal; the last run of the day on both days is at 4 p.m. Free rail passes will be issued at the door, and concessions will be ...
BCC to close for Memorial Day observance
The Barton Community College campus and Center for Adult Education will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The college will resume regular summer hours on Tuesday, May 28.
Historical Village will be open Monday
The Barton County Historical Society Museum and Village will be open from 1-5 p.m. on Monday for Memorial Day. Executive Director Beverly Komarek noted the museum is usually closed on Mondays. "This special opening is to accommodate families and visitors here for the holiday." Regular admission will be charged. The historical society is located just south of the Arkansas River bridge in Great Bend on U.S. 281.
Three former inmates praised by Governor as they graduate from BCC
Graduation days are celebrations of hard work expended and the future opportunities that have been earned. They are a chance to look back on what it took to get there, as well as to look forward to what lies ahead. And many thanks are offered to those who helped along the way.
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.
BCC trustees set to approve contracts
The Barton Community College Board of Trustees will approve contracts for head coaches, management staff and administrative personnel when it meets at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Seminar Room, F-30 of the Fine Arts Building. There will also be an executive session for discussion of personnel.
Free fishing Saturday at Kanopolis State Park
KANOPOLIS - The public is invited to take part in a short nature hike and free fishing this Saturday at Kanopolis State Park. Meet at the Wildlife Viewing Area west of the office at 9 a.m. and follow the park naturalist on the trail. Bring a fishing pole for fishing in the ponds after the hike.
Driver leaves ER after arrest
After a one-vehicle accident at 6:26 a.m. Sunday at U.S. 56, milepost 211, the driver was arrested by the Barton County Sheriff's Office on suspicion of driving under the influence. At the jail he requested medical assistance for shoulder pain. At 9:27 a.m., a Great Bend Police Officer responded to a disturbance at the Great Bend Regional Hospital Emergency Room, and the BCSO was called to assist. The suspect was served a notice to appear ...
Colo. family injured on I-70
Several people from Colorado Springs, Colo., were injured at 6:10 p.m. Sunday in Russell County, when a Suburban pulling a camper-trailer attempted to pass a semi-trailer on Interstate 70, 1 mile east of Bunker Hill. Kansas Highway Patrol reports the vehicle became unstable as it passed the semi, entering the median. The driver over-corrected and the vehicle entered the ditch, rolling several times. The trailer broke free and landed upright, while the Suburban landed on its roof.
Fatality reported in Pratt County
A 2-year-old boy died Monday and others were injured in a one-vehicle accident in Pratt County. Kansas Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred at 10:18 a.m.. on K-61, 1.5 miles north of Preston.
Library’s summer hours begin
The Great Bend Public Library will be closed Sunday and Monday, May 26 and 27, in observance of Memorial Day. The library will also switch to summer hours on May 28. It will be open Monday through Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library will be closed Sundays through Labor Day.
Blood donors could win $1,000 gift card
WICHITA - Donors who present to give blood between May 23 and 31 in honor of Memorial Day could win one of five $1,000 American Express gift cards, the American Red Cross announced. In addition, their donations will honor those who gave their life for our country and support those in need of care. The Red Cross serves about 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers across the country, including many Veterans Affairs medical centers.
GBHS cookbook now available
The Panther Paw Restaurant staff and management at Great Bend High School have produced a cookbook containing recipes of dishes served throughout the school year.
Chamber Coffee
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Barton County Arts Council, 1401 Main Street, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Ambassador in charge will be Marty Steinert with greeters Shawn Panzer and Jim Vopat. Coffee, refreshments and door prizes will be available.
