USD 112 Homecoming

The Central Plains High School - Claflin Homecoming King and Queen were recently crowned. Front row, from left, is Abby Holmes, Sydney Rugan, Queen Miranda Burton, Lindsey Woodmansee and Carly Hoffman. The back row is Bryce Straub, Benn Kirmer, King Will Radenberg, Kevin Klug and Patrick Hubbard. The flower girl is Mollie Steiner.

MARSH MUSINGS

Welcome to another edition of Marsh Musings. Today, I will not be writing about critters or anything interesting going on at Cheyenne Bottoms. I write this week's column in honor of a very special person who has had an incredibly large impact on my life. Today's column is dedicated to none other than my photography partner in crime, Dr. Dan Witt.

USD 431 receives good audit report

HOISINGTON - The Hoisington School Board learned at its regular monthly meeting that the district's finances are in very sound financial footing according to the 2010-11 audit report by Ken Beran of Adams, Brown, Beran and Ball.

HMS volleyball sweeps tournament

HOISINGTON - The Hoisington Middle School Cardinal Volleyball teams swept the Ellis Railers last week at the HMS gym. All four Cardinal squads were victorious. "It was satisfying to see such a great effort by our girls at every level," said Coach Joe Cotten. "The A team is now 7-1, the B team 8-0, C1 has a record of

Hoisington to hold fundraiser for family

HOISINGTON - Rubber wristbands are all the rage right now with almost every cause imaginable having their own color and saying to catch your attention. There's one all around Hoisington High School right now that has caught fire and is definitely attracting the attention of the entire student body.

Arndt is EGS Teacher of the Year

ELLINWOOD -Seresa Arndt, Ellinwood Grade School sixth grade instructor, was recently named a Region 1 Nominee for the Kansas Teacher of the Year. All regional nominees were honored at a luncheon held at the Salina Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 17.

HHS debaters medal

HOISINGTON - Hoisington High School debaters Montana Spires and Shannon Manka placed 8th and medaled recently at the Lyons Varsity Debate Tournament. They earned a 3-2 win record. Shannon was debating for only the second time in her life.

Fall Fun Festival a success

CLAFLIN - Four Barton county boys dealing with childhood cancer will benefit from the 6th annual Fall Fun Festival held Sun., Oct. 2 at the farm of Kyle and Melinda Kasselman.

Kindscher's Mule Barn to open in Hoisington

HOISINGTON -Kindscher's Mule Barn, to be located in the old Hoisington Duckwall's building, should be open March 1, 2012. It will offer hardware, and pet, agriculture and ranch items.

HHS debater's medal

HOISINGTON - Hoisington High School debaters Montana Spires and Shannon Manka placed 8th and medaled recently at the Lyons Varsity Debate Tournament. They earned a 3-2 win record. Manka was debating for only the second time in her life.

Clara Barton Pink Glove dance video submitted to competition

HOISINGTON - The Pink Glove Dance is spreading … to Clara Barton Hospital and Clinic. More than 120 staff members at Clara Barton are starring in their own Pink Glove Dance video to help spread the word about breast cancer awareness and prevention. The video was submitted to a national competition to determine the best Pink Glove Dance video. The competition is sponsored by Medline Industries, Inc., manufacturer of the gloves and producer of the original Pink Glove Dance video.

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint program at KWEC

"Taking care of the planet" is too daunting of a task, and too easy to dismiss unless we break it down into a set of specific instructions that can help us get from where we are today to the carbon-neutral individuals, families, and workplaces we need to be. Come out to the Kansas Wetlands Education Center on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. to hear Eco-Consultant Rebecca Ford give an amazing program. In this fast-paced presentation, you will receive a comprehensive and practical set of instructions that, when implemented, will increase the level of carbon neutrality in your ...

Spirit Week

Claflin to hold Fire and EMS annual open house

CLAFLIN - The Claflin Fire and EMS annual open house will be from 7-11 a.m. on Oct. 8.

Hoisington to receive walking project funds

The city of Hoisington is one of twenty-one projects intended to encourage more children to walk or bicycle to school have been selected for funding through the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Hoisington City Council considers change of polycart rules

HOISINGTON - The city of Hoisington has received complaints about trash polycarts being left on the street long after trash pickup days, and, as a result is considering new rules.

EHS placed 6th at forensics meet

ELLINWOOD - The Ellinwood High School Forensics Team placed 6th at a tournament held at Southeast of Saline on Saturday, Feb. 22.

FFA

Speller

National award winning author to visit Ellinwood School/Community Library

ELLINWOOD -The Ellinwood School/Community Library is excited to welcome national award winning author Cynthia Kadohata to the Ellinwood library for a series of events during the first week of March. The schedule of events includes presentations to student groups, student book signings, and question and answer sessions on Wednesday, March 5th.

Ellinwood Police Department January Monthly Report

Approximately 121 calls for service and 112 officer initiated calls were received for the month of January. Officers responded to 11 medical/fire calls. Ten arrests were made and four criminal summonses were served in the month of January.

Claflin Fitness Center going well

CLAFLIN - The Claflin Fitness Center, which was established by volunteers in 2013, has added classes and is making plans for further improvements to the facility.

Legislative coffee to be held

Legislative coffee to be held

USD 355 making plans for iPad rollout

ELLINWOOD - Ellinwood School District USD 355 will begin implementing its iPad student initiative with a partial rollout for the last quarter of the school year for 5th and 12th graders and a full roll-out from k-12 this fall.

Mystic Blues

Foundation healthcare scholarships available

The Clara Barton Hospital Foundation is currently seeking applicants for their 2014 healthcare career scholarships. Each year the Foundation desires to present several individuals with scholarships. Scholarship amount varies with the merits of the application and funds available from the endowments. The four scholarships to be awarded are: Jonathan Witt Scholarship, Sadie Stalcup Scholarship, Verda Lane Nursing Scholarship and Dr. Robert Moore Scholarship. Application deadline for all scholarships is April 1, 2014.