Rays edge Royals 1-0

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - James Loney hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Tuesday night.Rays starter Chris Archer wriggle...

Braun, Brewers bruise Phillies

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ryan Braun hit three home runs and tied a franchise record with seven RBIs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over Philadelphia 10-4 Tuesday, spoiling the Phillies' home opener.Comin...

Johnson scores 19 as Nets top Heat 88-87 for four-game season sweep

MIAMI - Joe Johnson scored 19 points, Mason Plumlee was credited with a block on LeBron James' dunk attempt in the final seconds, and the Brooklyn Nets finished off a four-game season sweep of Miam...

ANOTHER WAC SPLIT

In their final home games of the regular season, Great Bend High School's baseball team split a doubleheader against Liberal on Tuesday night at the Great Bend Sports Complex.The Panthers fell 7-4 ...

Larned golfer earns first-place finish in Hutch

HUTCHINSON - Larned High golfer Michael Reece earned first-place medalist honors with a 7-over-par 79 Monday at The Highlands Golf Club.Reece birdied Nos. 11 and No. 18 to finish two strokes ahead ...

Lady Panthers cruise to first-place finish at home swim meet

The Great Bend High School girls' swim team locked up another first-place finish this season, claiming the top spot in a quadrangular on Monday evening at Kirkman Activity Center.The Lady Panthers ...

Velocity 15-1 wins gold in Hutchinson

UConn wins women’s title

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Geno Auriemma and Connecticut stand alone in women's college basketball, and they reached the top in unprecedented fashion.The Huskies routed Notre Dame 79-58 Tuesday night in th...

Barton County Jail log for April 7, 2014

Barton County JailBooked April 7Alexander Thomas, Chase - Possession of methamphetamine, driving under the influence, possession of paraphernalia, and no driver side mirrorJustin Herren, Great Bend...

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Firefighters made five ambulance runs Monday.At 2:47 p.m. Monday they responded to a false alarm at 3808 Broadway Ave.At 5:45 a.m. Tuesday they responded to 5844 16th St. for a possible furnace ove...

O’Linda E. Orr

O'Linda E. Orr, 99, died April 5, at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home.

Edward “Butch” Sanders 1945 - 2014

AKFIELD, Tenn. - Edward "Butch" Lee Sanders, 68, died Feb. 12. He was born in Great Bend in 1945. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1965. In 1967, he married Maggie Van Horne in Council B...

Louise Dryer

Louise Dryer, 97, died April 7 at Scott County Hospital, Scott City. Services are pending with Bryant Funeral Home.

Lyle Kent McDermed 1936 - 2014

CLAFLIN - Lyle Kent McDermed, 78, was born Jan. 17, 1936, in Lyons, to Carvin and Wilma (Kent) McDermed. Lyle passed away April 6, 2014. Lyle spent his childhood in Kansas where he was a graduate o...

USD 431 considers construction project

HOISINGTON - At the Hoisington School Board meeting on Monday, the school board heard preliminary plans for separating the Hoisington Middle School Library into two rooms.The Title I teacher sees ...