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🎙Post Podcast: Central KS Community Corrections Director Haulmark
Hear this week's County Edition show with Eagle Radio's Mike Courson and Central Kansas Community Corrections Director Brooke Haulmark that aired July 25, 2024. The County Edition program airs every Thursday at 11:05 a.m. on 1590 KVGB & 95.5 FM.
Barton Community College announces spring 2024 graduates
Barton Community College has announced its list of graduates who earned associate degrees or certificates for career training during the spring semester of 2024. Christian Bowen-Webb, A.S. Attica. Brenna Ricke, A.S. Brooke Ricke, A.A.S. Atwood. Scoutt McConnell, A.A.S. Basehor. Tayshlei Owen, A.A. Belpre. Sean Kenyon, Nursing Certificate. Bucklin. Nathan Bowman,...
Raffle, human fruit machine to raise funds for GB Airfest
Great Bend Alive's Fridays on Forest have been a nice way to celebrate all things Great Bend. One of the community's largest events is scheduled for Sept. 20-22 as Airfest returns for a fifth edition. Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes said there will be several ways to help raise funds for Airfest and win prizes at the July Fridays on Forest on July 26.
UPDATED: SFD responds to fire at Speakeasy storage shed
Several Salina Fire Department crews responded to a fire at the Speakeasy Bar and Grill, 2030 S Ohio Street, in Salina, this afternoon. Salina Fire Department Battalion Chief Chris Stansberry said at approximately 1:30 p.m. on July 25, Fire Engine Two responded to the Speakeasy within three minutes of receiving the call of a fire near the restaurant.
🎥Eagle Media livestreaming candidate forum tonight
Citizens will be able to get to know the candidates who are running for Federal/State positions at the candidate forum at the Great Bend Senior Center on Thursday, July 25. The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Great Bend- Barton County invited 12 candidates to participate. Candidates will introduce themselves...
BOOR: Mixed grass academy at Camp Aldrich
The Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition is hosting a mixed grass academy in Barton County on August 13-15 at Camp Aldrich near Claflin. Learn more about rangeland management in a friendly setting with other ranchers, land managers, range management students and natural resource professionals. During the Mixed Grass Academy, you will...
New mural complete at Great Bend baseball field
The artist (Layne Stafford), some of the donors, Barton Arts Movement (BAM) team members, and the Great Bend Bat Cats took time to pose with the newest mural before last Saturday’s game at Al Burns Memorial Field.
Klear Nearly Days in Nickerson this weekend
NICKERSON, Kan. — Take the family out to Nickerson for some fun at the Nickerson Klear Nearly Days, July 26-28, 2024!. Breakfast, Food Vendors, Mud Volleyball, Medallion Hunt, Dance, Games, Inflatables, Booths, Dance. 3rd Annual 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk for Mental Health Awareness in Remembrance of Jim Goble -...
Salina man dead after exchanging gunfire with police and state troopers
One man is dead after Salina police officers and troopers from the Kansas Highway Patrol exchanged gunfire with him Wednesday evening. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which is conducting the investigation of the shooting, officers were dispatched at around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to 544 N. 12th St. in Salina after learning a man with a felony warrant was at the location. ...
Kansas makes the cut for four-star wing Tounde Yessoufou
Four-star prospect Tounde Yessoufou included Kansas in his top group on Wednesday. The Jayhawks remain in the hunt for the versatile wing and are in his top 10 schools along with Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Kentucky, Tennessee, UCLA, UConn, USC and Washington. So far, he has taken official visits to Arizona, USC and Washington.
Barton County Sheriff's booking activity (7/24)
BOOKED: Juvenile on Barton County District Court case for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Paraphernalia, no bond set. BOOKED: Jesse Pribble on Barton County District Court warrant for Violation of Kansas Offender Registration Act x4, bond set at $50,000 C/S; and on Barton County District Court case for Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, bond set at $10,000 C/S.
Taking applications for opening seat on Barton CC Board of Trustees
At the end of June, Don Learned publicly announced his resignation from the Barton Community College Board of Trustees due to moving to Texas later this summer. At Monday’s board meeting, Chairman Mike Johnson said the college is still accepting applications to fill Learned’s remaining term which ends Dec. 31, 2025. Interested individuals can submit an application by Aug. 13 at 3 p.m.
Estate sale company exists as a business and a service
For many people, it is hard to know what to do with all of a loved one’s belongings after they die. One local business in Hillsboro offers help with this dilemma. “I’m a business but also a service. I love helping people through a difficult time of cleaning out a home and selling a loved one’s items, or their personal items if it’s their sale. It makes me feel good to find owners for their belongings and to help others find treasures,” said Dana Maxfield.
Valley Center City Council to vote on letting golf carts on neighborhood streets
Valley Center City Council to vote on letting golf carts on neighborhood streets. An ordnance being discussed by the Valley Center City Council, would allow people who own golf carts, to drive them on streets posted under 30mph.
Hospitals give medical students a taste of rural Kansas hoping they'll eventually work there
DODGE CITY, Kansas— Footsteps and excited chatter of medical students from the Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine fill the CommonSpirit hospital in Dodge City. Fitted with white lab coats and scrubs bearing the Wichita medical school’s logo, they make their rounds touring the facility. “I really like the...
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