The Saga of Miss Sally

Miss Sally visited the Kansas Wetlands Education Center this week for the first time since its opening in 2009."Wow," she told Jessica Casey, graduate assistant at KWEC. "I never knew Barton County...

Ellinwood Municipal Court Docket - March 25

Douglas Thurman, no proof of insurance, dismissed - proof shownLusung Robinson, no insurance, fine $300, court costs $55.50 LuSung Robinson, expired tag, dismissedKellon Lawrence, disobey traffi...

Ellinwood-Claflin join forces to combine chamber

CLAFLIN - In an agreement designed to be mutually beneficial, the Ellinwood Chamber of Commerce and Claflin have joined forces to promote rural Kansas, market events and promote businesses. "Togeth...

Great Bend Municipal Court

Cutberto Anaya-Ruiz, no driver's license, $326Cutberto Anaya-Ruiz, theft, $328Kenneth Paul Appleby Jr., driving while suspended/revoked, no proof insurance, $1,301Maria A. Armendariz, child safety ...

Hoisington forensics qualifies for state

HOISINGTON -At the recent Central Prairie League Forensics Tournament at Otis-Bison, seven Hoisington High School forensics students made it into finals, and five of them qualified for the State Ch...

New books at the Ellinwood Library

ELLINWOOD - There are new books at the Ellinwood School/Community Library. They are:"Lincoln's Boys" by Joshua Zeitz. Abraham Lincoln's presidential secretaries, were his close confidants in the da...

Commission to hold Monday morning meeting

The Barton County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the Barton County Courthouse, 1400 Main in Great Bend. The agenda includes proclamations for National Crime Victims' Rights Week and Natio...

Superior Essex recognizes employee

HOISINGTON - Superior Essex of Hoisington is announced the latest recipient of the STAR Employee Recognition Award. Kent Schremmer, scrap operator, was named the first quarter 2014 STAR Employee an...

Whooping cranes

OTR for April 6, 2014

Great Bend Fire/EMSFirefighters made one ambulance run Thursday. There were no fires.Barton County SheriffA sex offense was reported Thursday. A Great Bend elementary school principal was notified....

Springtime in Washington

Ah, springtime has finally arrived in Washington, D.C.The National Cherry Blossom Festival is beginning. The cherry trees, 3,700 of them given to America by the Japanese in 1912, will soon be in fu...

Attacking Cancer Patients Doesn’t Fix Obamacare

In a blockbuster Associated Press story your local paper may have skipped, Kelli Kennedy reports that patients with cancer and other serious diseases all over the country are being hammered by the ...

Obamacare Scores

VFW Post 3111 Men's Auxiliary present check

​Esfeld to share pie crust knowledge

Joyce Esfeld will explain the secret to making "The Perfect Pie Crust" in a free program from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Carl Soden Recreation Center, 1214 Stone St. This is a free Stop '...