Mystic Blues perform

Council holds regular meeting

ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood City Council met at its regular meeting on Tuesday night.

Essex recognizes STAR Employee

Essex recognizes STAR Employee HOISINGTON - Superior Essex of Hoisington announced the latest recipient of the STAR Employee Recognition Award. Shawn Jonas, Maintenance Mechanic/Master Technician, was named the 3rd Quarter 2010 STAR Employee and was recently treated to a luncheon in his honor, a customized gift pack, a plaque, and STAR Employee parking privileges. The Superior Essex STAR Recognition Award Program is designed to quarterly recognize STAR employees (Superior Teamwork Attitude and ...

Hoisington KAY Club formed

HOISINGTON - Both Hoisington Middle School and Hoisington High School established Kansas Association for Youth clubs in their buildings this year. KAY is an organization, offered through the Kansas State High School Activity Association, that teaches leadership and character through service. Each year these clubs earn points for the various projects that they do for school, community, nation and world. Both Hoisington clubs have chosen to earn the gold award. To earn the gold ...

Ellinwood Briefs

Ellinwood Rec to offer make and wrap gift class The Ellinwood Recreation will offer a Make & Wrap Gift Class from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 13 for kindergarten through second grade, and on Dec. 15 for third through sixth grade. The cost is $5 per child and pre-registration is required. Registration is at the city offices by Dec. 10. class sixe is limited to 20. This will be ...

Hoisington Police Report

Oct. 5 A subject was arrested for expired drivers license. A subject was issued a citation for driving while suspended, no current proof of insurance and speeding Someone was arrested for failure to appear Oct. 6 A subject was arrested for a City of Hoisington arrest warrant for possession of a controlled substance Oct. 7 A subject was arrested on a Barton County ...

KAYS Club

USD 431 and Hoisington City Council to hold joint meeting

HOISINGTON - To promote awareness of the Barton County-wide teen binge drinking problem, the Hoisington City Council and USD 431 will have a joint meeting on Jan. 3, 2011 at the Hoisington Activity Center. The state-wide Communities That Care survey showed that Barton County is higher than state average in binge drinking and liquor during the last 30 days. The Hoisington High and Middle School student councils and the ministerial alliance will ...

Santa's helpers

Great Bend boy diagnosed with cancer

Kans for Kids Fighting Cancer Foundation has announced that a fund has been established for 23-month-old Kaito Richter, Great Bend, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. He is undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Wichita. He is the son of Amber Beverley and Nick Richter, Great Bend.

Kans for Kids

Christmas wreaths

'Always Allie' book signing to be held

HOISINGTON - Dr. Kipp Van Camp of Topeka has written a book about his beloved dog Allie, a Bichon Frise and the special bond between a family and their pet, and will be in Hoisington for a book signing on 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Rouse joins Hoisington EMS

HOISINGTON - Brent Rouse has recently been hired as the new Emergency Medical Services director in Hoisington, moving from Larned.

Logan Fund benefits Hoisington charities

HOISINGTON - Since 1996, the Enola Logan fund has donated over one million dollars to benefit Hoisington charities and recreational facilities.

Students shape clay into caring

HOISINGTON - Shaping clay into birds, Lincoln School students and Hoisington High School students melded art with character education recently in a cross-curricular activity called "Caring."

CBH celebrates OR Team week and donors

CBH celebrates OR Team week and donors

Check It Out!

ELLINWOOD - There are new books at the Ellinwood School/Community Library. They are:

Cowboy Christmas Concert part of robust Christkindlmarket lineup

ELLINWOOD - Dodge City Marshal Allen Bailey will perform during the inaugural Christkindlmarket, to be held Dec. 1 in Ellinwood. Bailey, along with his wife Cowgirl Janey will perform a variety of Cowboy and Christmas songs in a lively performance entitled, "A Cowboy Christmas."

Hoisington to hold Christmas lighting

HOISINGTON -The Hoisington Annual Christmas Lighting is scheduled for Friday after Thanksgiving 5:30 p.m. at the Hoisington Chamber of Commerce 123 N. Main.

Ellinwood Grade School

EGS kindergarteners write turkey stories

Editor's note: The following stories are taken from Amy Metro's class "How to cook a turkey"

Sankt Niklaus

Central Plains students receive awards for essays

BUSHTON - Central Plains Middle School students recently wrote an essay on "What Patriotism Means to Me?" as part of the Veterans of Foreign Wars' Patriots Pen essay contest.

Ellinwood rec to meet to consider youth basketball

ELLINWOOD - The newly formed Ellinwood Recreation Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Nov. 26 in a special meeting at the Farmers Mutual Insurance office, 16 N. Main, to discuss a youth basketball league being organized by Hoisington Rec.