HMS volleyball wins

HOISINGTON - HMS Volleyball got off to a great start on Tuesday when they traveled to Hays and faced Hays Kennedy, Dodge City Sacred Heart and Larned in a Quad on the campus of Hays High School. After too weeks of practice the Lady Cards came away with a slew of victories. The A team and B team both finished with 3-0 records accentuated by some fantastic serving. The C team fought hard and ...

USD 431 Education Foundation Golf Tournament results

HOISINGTON - USD 431 has announced the winners of the annual education foundation golf tournament held during Hoisington's Labor Day weekend festivities.

Debate team

USD 431 golf team wins tournament

On Tuesday, the Hoisington High School Girls Golf Team went to Medicine Lodge and defended their championship winning with a team total 216.

USD 431 board meets

HOISINGTON - USD 431 school board held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The board approved an out-of-state trip for the Family, Career and Consumer Leaders of America. The group will travel to Denver for the event.

Parade memories

Roosevelt swim day

Labor Day baby

Red Cross to hold blood drives

BARTON COUNTY - Ellinwood Community Blood Drive will be held from 2-7 p.m. on Sept. 6 at St. Joseph Parish Center, 110 W. 2nd.

Just having fun

Annual turtle races

City of Ellinwood releases trash pickup schedule

Trash pickup for the week of Sept. 4 will be Tuesday and Thursday on the east side and Wednesday and Friday on the west side due to the Labor Day holiday.

Ellinwood Historical Society hosts appraisal program

The Ellinwood Community Historical Society is hosting an antique appraisal evening with a dinner and a program by Rick Casagrande owner of Ellinwood Emporium. He is a certified appraiser of fine art and antiques and is a member of the International Society of Appraisers. The Thursday, Sept. 8, evening at the Senior Center in Ellinwood, 103 North Main, will begin with a dinner at 6:20 p.m. followed by the program. Dinner reservations are a ...

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"Revolver" by Marcus Sedgwick. After the accidental death of his father, Sig finds himself isolated in the Arctic and threatened by a terrifying giant claiming a share of stolen gold. All Sig knows is that there is a loaded Colt revolver hidden in the cabin, a gun that may save his life.

EMS beats Salina Sacred Heart in first game of the season

ELLINWOOD - The middle school football team hosted the Salina Sacred Heart Knights on Sept. 1. The Eagles missed some early opportunities to score in the first half and went into halftime trailing 0-6.

Society sponsors new mural to promote Ellinwood

ELLINWOOD -The Ellinwood Community Historical Society made the decision to sponsor a new and different promotion of Ellinwood. Plans are to have a mural painted on the south side of the Dick Building, which is on the northwest corner of Main and Santa Fe. The mural will depict the past and present of Ellinwood. Several different styles and types of murals were submitted for study. The one chosen will have a postcard motif featuring different scenes.

CBHF and Auxiliary partner to fund flat screens, patient comfort

HOISINGTON - Clara Barton Hospital patient rooms are now all equipped with a LED flat screen television mounted on the wall. A flat screen television in each patient room has been a goal and project of the Foundation and Auxiliary for the past several years, with these two organizations purchasing a few units each year through donations. At the end of this past year, all but five patient rooms had flat screen televisions.

Field Day

Signing

Hoisington briefs

Hoisington announces trash pickup for holiday

Ellinwood briefs

City of Ellinwood trash pickup schedule

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.

Continuing education classes to be offered

ELLINWOOD - Dr. Catherine Strecker of Educational Strategies, 17 N. Main, will offer four continuing education workshops on May 31. Two CEU credits will be offered for each session.

Bowling fun

Hoisington City Council discusses animal control

HOISINGTON - The Hoisington City Council decided at its regular meeting last week to continue the animal control options the way they currently are. The city currently takes all stray animals to the Hoisington Veterinary Hospital. The council had looked at a proposal to take care of the animals by the city as a cost saving measure, but turned it down.

Ellinwood Police Department

Ellinwood Police Department April Report

City of Ellinwood to purchase property

ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood City Council, at its regular meeting on Tuesday, agreed to purchase 11-12 acres of property from Alfred Pohlman for $3,600. The property is located north of 7th St. It is west of Kennedy and north of the water tower.

Kempke recognized as Governor’s Scholar

At the invitation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Aubrey Lynn Kempke of Claflin was selected to attend the 30th annual Governor's Scholars Award Program on May 5 in Topeka.

Marsh Musings

here is a stellar event occurring in Kansas right now that is visible and dramatic! One of the largest migratory birds is nesting in multiple sites in Kansas and surrounding states. The great blue heron is here! These four feet tall birds are gathered in rookeries where several families build nests in tall trees. They join forces to notify each other if bobcats, rat snakes, or raccoons come around looking for a meal in a ...