USD 112 Board OKs logo

HOLYROOD - The new Oilers logo, an oil derrick and the letter "O" in forrest green, was approved at Monday's meeting of the Central Plains USD 112 board of education.

Cross accepted into Teacher Hall of Fame

Great Bend High School English Teacher Crystal Cross has received a well-deserved place in the Kansas Teacher's Hall of Fame. She will be inducted in a ceremony on June 11 in Dodge City.

CKMC recognizes its volunteers

The Central Kansas Medical Center volunteers who donate their time and talent to a variety of tasks will be recognized for their efforts during an upcoming special event.

Edwards County collisions send three to hospital

Two injury accidents that occurred Tuesday in Edwards County resulted in area men being flown to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, according to Kansas Highway Patrol's online crash logs. The first accident occurred around 10:55 a.m. at the intersection of 110th Ave. and I Road, which is 1.7 miles north of the U.S. 56 junction with U.S. 183 in Kinsley. A Ford F-150 driven by Jeff Allen Cramer, 44, Kinsley, was ...

Repaying an artistic debt

Sometimes paybacks are great. Dr. Roger Marshall found that out last week as he received four sunflower paintings from Great Bend High School art students of Carol Selle. Three years ago at the USD 428 Education Foundation Dinner and Auction, Marshall had bargained for – and won – a single sunflower painting by another of Selle's students. Through a series of miscommunications, the young artist was unaware that her painting was being auctioned for keeps. ...

BCC presents spring play, ‘Baby with the Bathwater’

Barton Community College's BCC Theater will present its spring production, Christopher Durang's "Baby with the Bathwater," Friday and Saturday on the stage of Barton's Fine Arts Auditorium. The production starts at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Tickets will be available to the general public for $5 at the door. Students will be admitted free. Recommended only for mature audiences, the show is a dark comedy about how difficult it is ...

School speech contest helps students develop skills

Local students from Holy Family School recently gained the opportunity to demonstrate their public speaking skills and take pride in personal accomplishments. On Monday, April 11, the students took part in a speech contest sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, a national provider of fraternal financial services and programs.

Kansas high school students take on Economics

EMPOIRA – When it comes to competition and the economy, students from more than 15 Kansas high schools have been learning the ins-and-outs. Words like monopolies, oligopolies and externalities are becoming more familiar. Inflation, unemployment, fiscal policy and supply & demand are now seen in the routines of life. These students have discovered the world of economics.

Walk KS program celebrates with pep rally

Barton County Extension and the Great Bend Recreation Commission is hosting a pep rally to celebrate the half way point of the 2011 Walk KS program. The event will be held Tuesday at the northeast shelter at Brit Spaugh Park.

Artists donate works for SHPTV auction

Barton Community College art instructors Steve Dudek and Bill Forst have donated art work to the Smoky Hills Public Television Signature Auction. The auction is set for 7-10 p.m. Sunday and Monday, April 17 and 18. The Barton instructors' art work will be auctioned live on SHPTV between 7 and 8 p.m. April 17. The SHPTV live auction is the largest and most popular fundraiser for the ...

Family Crisis Center Holds 2nd Annual Walk-A-Mile Event Apr. 30

As part of the International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault, and Gender Violence, the local Family Crisis Center is hosting its 2nd Annual Walk-a-Mile fundraiser from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 at Jack Kilby Square, in dowtown Great Bend.

Relay for Life of Barton County events

Relay for Life of Barton County events The 2011 Relay for life of Barton County relay will open at 6 p.m. Friday, June 10,and wrap-up at 6 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at Jack Kilby Square in downtown Great Bend. For more information, call chairperson Linn Hogg at 620-617-3640, Team Development Chairperson Kandi Wolf at 620-797-5651, or visit relayforlife.org. Below are some of the upcoming fundraisers. Concert to benefit relay A Concert of Hope for Relay ...

Argument leads to stabbing, arrest

Great Bend police officers were dispatched to 2530 Russell Parkway at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, in reference to a fight. Officers arrived and contacted Ryan Haberman, who said he was stabbed in the leg by his brother Steven Wilkinson during an argument.

Zoo news: It takes a village to raise a successful zoo

This week, the Great Bend Tribune will publish its annual guide to animals of the zoo. Watch for that supplement in Sunday's paper. In it, Zoo Director Scott Gregory talks about the ongoing effort to earn AZA accreditation. His original letter listed many people deserving of thanks. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough space to list them all. So, here's a portion of Gregory's letter than didn't make the final cut: "I ...

Central Plains USD 112 elects board

ELLSWORTH - The newly-formed Central Plains USD 112 school district elected seven members for its school board Tuesday.

BCC students prepare for real world with Field Ops Day

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