City of Lorraine raises funds for new fire station

LORRAINE - There will be a hog feed and street dance starting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 6 in Lorraine on Main Street to raise money for a new fire station. The band will be "The Classics, and the cost is a free will donation.

Summer Basketball

Work on World Trade Center Memorials underway

HOISINGTON - The word is out – Bruce Bitter of B&B Metal Arts was chosen to create the World Trade Center memorials to be placed in seven Kansas airports to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001.

HRC to hold play

HOISINGTON - The Hoisington Summer Recreation will bring live entertainment to the stage at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Hoisington High School auditorium with the play "The Lion Who Wouldn't" starring participants in the rec program.

Ellinwood Municipal Court Docket

Jalie Krom, no drivers license, continued to Aug. 9 Bryce Anderson, no proof insurance, continued to Aug. 9 Chad Schumacher, speeding 42/30, failed to appear Ricardo Castellanos, obstructing legal process of official duty, fine $250, court costs $55.50 Keith Fritz, theft of a gas meter, fine $500, court costs $55.50 Jill Moore, curfew violation, fine $25, court costs $55.50 Daniel Immediato, possession of tobacco, fine $25, court costs ...

Summer cool down

More AHF

Hoisington’s 115th Annual Labor Day celebration to hold basketball tournament

HOISINGTON - Once again the Hoisington Labor Day Committee will host a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The cost is $50 per four-man team. Team registrations and payment must be made by Wednesday, Aug. 31.

USD 112 to hold enrollment Aug. 9,10

HOLYROOD - USD 112 will hold Central Plains Elementary School, Middle School at Holyrood at 1 p.m. Aug. 9. On Aug. 10, middle school and elementary school enrollment will be at 9 a.m. at Bushton.

Check It Out!

The following are new books available at the Ellinwood Library. "The Secret Holocaust Diaries" by Nonna Bannister. This is the haunting eyewitness account of Nonna Lisowskaja Bannister, a remarkable Russian-American woman who saw and survived unspeakable evils as a young girl survived the Nazi regime. She locked all her photos, documents, diaries and dark memories from World War II in a truck, and only recently opened her materials and memories for her family ...

Ellinwood to decrease mill levy; to decrease August electric fuel charge

ELLINWOOD - At a budget study session this week, the Ellinwood City Council is looking at a proposed decrease of the city mill levy assessment for 2012 from 39.871 in 2011 to 39.845 mills in 2012.

Cardboard boat races

Hoisington’s water clarifier up and running

HOISINGTON - For the first time since 2007, the city of Hoisington will once again start having softened water.

EDH to continue project meetings

ELLINWOOD -At its meeting on Monday, the Ellinwood District Hospital Board said they will continue to hold further meetings on the improvement project determining feasability and viability of the project, said Richard Kimple, president of the board. The board is considering upgrades and renovations to the hospital and clinic.

Essex announces STAR winner

HOISINGTON - Superior Essex of Hoisington announces the latest recipient of the STAR Employee Recognition Award.

John Carmon Ellison 1955-2013

John Carmon Ellison of Allen, Texas, 57, passed away on May 30, 2013. He was born on Sept. 3, 1955, in Fort Stewart, Ga., the son of John and Dee Ellison. On Nov. 28, 1995, John married Phyllis Taylor in Great Bend. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. John was also very proud of his police work; he started the SWAT program in Great Bend. John loved barbecue and cooking out, but most of all, he loved his family. He had a great sense of humor and loved to laugh.

EMS Week

Floral arrangements to be removed from cemetery

HOISINGTON - Hoisington Cemetery employees request that all arrangements and grave decorations on the ground and not at the head of the grave be removed to allow for maintenance of the grounds by Monday, June 10.

Ellinwood June Jaunt was a success

ELLINWOOD - Ellinwood streets bustled with activity at the second annual June Jaunt in Ellinwood. Out-of-county license plates filled the parking lots in the city, and that, said Nancy Baird Ellinwood Chamber of Commerce director, was a sign of success.