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Larned officials meet with energy corridor leadership team
From the Pawnee County Attorney's Office... Wednesday morning, Larned Mayor Will Nusser, Pawnee County Commissioner Bob Rein and Pawnee County Attorney Douglas McNett met via tele-video conference with members of the Leadership Team of the Grid Deployment Office of the Federal Department of Energy (DOE). Key DOE participants in the meeting were Dylan Reed, Senior Advisor of External Affairs, and Jeffrey Dennis, Deputy Director of Transmission. The meeting lasted approximately 30 minutes.
Teens hospitalized after 2-vehicle Pawnee County crash
PAWNEE COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 5p.m. Friday in Pawnee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Honda passenger vehicle driven by Gavin Lee, 18, Lee's Summit, Missouri, was eastbound on Kansas 156 four miles west of Larned. The vehicle traveled left of center...
United Way of Central Kansas Beer & BBQ returns to Great Bend Oct. 6
Laundry for Love, Pacesetter campaigns, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, and Stuff the Bus are just a few ways United Way of Central Kansas benefits residents in Barton and Pawnee Counties. In an effort to raise funds to continue those programs and more, UWCK Director Charell Owings said the popular Beer & BBQ fundraiser will return Sunday, Oct. 6 at Dry Lake Brewing in downtown Great Bend.
Larned man rescues juvenile bird during last Friday's hailstorm
Last Friday's hailstorm in Pawnee County wreaked havoc on vehicles and homes in Larned and beyond. For smaller wildlife, the baseball-sized hail was sometimes a matter of life and death. Lifelong Larned resident Tyrel Garcia and his family enjoy watching the wildlife and recently installed a bird feeder with a camera. That camera caught Garcia's small act of heroism to save a young bird.
Barton Co. residents voice concern over transmission corridor in public meeting
On May 8, the Department of Energy (DOE) released a preliminary list of 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs). Three months later, the topic has gained steam as landowners who may be impacted begin to question officials about the corridor. Last Thursday, several hundred people attended an information...
Thunderstorm, large hail causes damage in Larned
A severe thunderstorm dropped up to baseball-size hail on Larned and parts of Pawnee County Friday morning. According to the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office, several windows and properties were damaged inside Larned City limits. As of 11 a.m. Friday morning, the storm continued to move southeast toward St. John.
Proposed energy transmission corridor causing concern in Barton, other counties
Officials from three Central Kansas counties are in fact-finding mode. Talks about a large energy transmission line like the Grain Belt Express going through Kansas have been ongoing for some time. Things became a little more official when, on May 8, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a preliminary list of potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs). The proposed 5-mile-wide corridor would cut through Barton, Russell, and Pawnee Counties, among others in Kansas. Barton County Counselor Patrick Hoffman led a study session on the topic Tuesday.
Pawnee Co. woman accused of blackmail, identity theft
PAWNEE COUNTY– Rhonda Hudson-McNutt, 46 of Garfield, appeared in custody Thursday morning in the Pawnee County District Court before Magistrate Judge Kenton Gleason for Felony First Appearance, according to Pawnee Co. Attorney Dough McNett. On July 29, Hudson-McNutt was arrested on probable cause following an ongoing investigation by the...
Defendant in Larned doctor's death seeks new attorney
LARNED—Michael EG Reynolds, 68 of Larned, appeared in custody in the Pawnee County District Court Wednesday morning for a scheduled evidentiary preliminary hearing. Prior to the commencement of the hearing, District Magistrate Judge Keaton Gleason took up written correspondence by the defendant to the Court regarding Reynold’s appointed counsel. After consultation with the parties, Judge Gleason granted defense counsel’s request to withdraw.
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