Clara Barton Hospital Foundation to host 23rd Annual Golf Tournament, Dinner, and Auction

The 23rd Annual Benefit Golf Tournament, Dinner, and Auction will be held on June 17. The golf tournament will feature a four-man scramble at Lake Barton Golf Course, with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. through 12:50 p.m. Cost to enter the tournament is $90 per player or $360 per team. Registration includes green fees, golf cart rental, lunch on the course (sponsored by QS Nurses Kansas), a player gift, and a ticket to the dinner and auction later that evening. Dinner tickets are limited, so golfers interested in attending the dinner and auction should register before ...

Credit Union of America offers first-time homebuyers access to federal grants up to $5,000

Eileen Phelps, Sr. vice president and chief services officer of Credit Union of America (CUA), announced this week that CUA has been approved and is ready to offer grants to first-time homebuyers through the Federal Home Loan Bank's Homeownership Set-aside Program. If ownership of the home is kept for at least five years the homeowner then has no responsibility to pay the funds back to the program. Not all financial institutions are approved for this program. Those approved, like CUA, are limited on how many grants are offered per month.

EDC competition dancing away with awards

The competition team at Euphoria Dance Center has been making heads turn from Wichita to Colorado Springs in the past three months. Starting with the Bravo Regional Dance Competition at Maize March 5-6, and returning for the Stage One National Dance Competition at Maize High School April 9 and 10, to Talent on Parade Regional Dance Competition April 22-23 at Colorado Springs, Colo., and finally the Talent on Parade Regional Dance Competition at Century II at Wichita, Great Bend dancers have been racking up trophies and awards at a frenetic pace. We have highlights from each competition:

How to make crowdfunding work for fundraiser and contributors

Apparently, the success of asking strangers for money all depends on how you’re doing the asking.

Nex-Tech brings Netflix content closer to home

More people than ever are turning to the Internet for video entertainment. The most popular option for Internet-accessed movies and TV shows is the streaming service Netflix.

How much it costs to be Captain America

The life of a superhero doesn't come cheap. It would cost more than $54 million to transform into Captain America, according to an analysis from Time Money.

Sunflower Bank’s ABC Program to raise money for education proves to be a success

Sunflower Bank raised $102,500 during its 2016 ABC campaign developed to support education in our communities. Over $7,450 of the total is being donated to schools and students in Great Bend and Ellinwood. The program began in 2001 and has generated over $1,036,700 throughout the past 15 years for schools and students in Kansas, Colorado, and Missouri.

GBRH Imaging Department Continues to Diversify and Cross-Train

More than a dozen people work in the Imaging Department at Great Bend Regional Hospital, serving thousands of patients each year. The physician-owned hospital offers six different modalities in Radiology, with each modality requiring the technologists to learn different physics, plus special anatomy features. While difficult, this doesn't stop the hospital's staff from pursuing continuing education whenever possible.

The U.S. hands over $5.28 billion a year to these 5 countries

Every year Americans pay anywhere between 10 and 39 percent of their paycheck in federal income tax. Where do those tax dollars end up? Most are used in the U.S. for government programs, but some are spread out across the globe.

Why millennials should rely on their own savings and not government retirement programs

The good news is that millennials are starting to save for retirement at a younger age than any previous generation.

Landmark National Bank ranked among top community banks

Landmark National Bank was recently named to American Banker's "Top 200 Publicly Traded Community Banks and Thrifts." The annual ranking

Ellinwood Knights of Columbus present check to Sunflower Diversified Services

Why volunteer work is good for businesses

Traditional resumes are often divided into subheads including "work experience" and "volunteer experience." In some cases the categories of paid work and unpaid work are overlapping.

6 ways to support your family financially after death

Following his unexpected death last week, Prince's sister revealed this week that that the pop icon had left no will.

Relay 5K Raises $2,700

Eakin names top quarter employee

Eakin Enterprises Inc. has selected Tony Walker as employee of the quarter. He was selected from factors based on job performance and safety.

Comfort Pro receives awards for Bryant Sales & Service

Local plumbing, heating and air conditioning, and water treatment contractor Comfort Pro was recently recognized with several awards from Comfort Products Distributing for sales and ...

PVCH Associate Campaign a success

LARNED - PVCH Foundation held its annual Associate Campaign to help raise money for the Foundation. The 120 employees of Pawnee Valley Community Hospital were given ...

Ron Nuss named Rural Water Manager of the Year

RUSSELL - Ron Nuss, Manager of Rural Water District No. 3, Russell County, was recently named "Rural Water Manager of the Year" by the Kansas Rural ...

BBB: Earth Day 2018 comes with a reminder about plastics

April 22 will bring an Earth Day with a special purpose this year. The theme is "End plastic pollution." Recent news stories about gigantic, floating ...

Central Care Cancer Center hosts barbecue to benefit Relay For Life

The public is invited to attend the fourth annual "Pulled Pork & Chicken Feed," from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on April 17 at Central Care ...

Sunflower, BCC team up to offer internship program

Jenna Groene is the first beneficiary of a new partnership between Sunflower Diversified Services and Barton Community College. And she couldn't be more pleased.

HaysMed welcomes new Urologist

HAYS - HaysMed recently welcomed Dr. Srinivas S. Samavedi, Urologist to the medical staff. Dr. Samavedi completed medical school at Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal, India ...

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