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🏈 Derby throttles Hutchinson with big play drives
HUTCHINSON, Kan.-The Derby Panthers, No. 1 ranked football team in class 6A showed why they are No. 1 with a 36 to 3 win over Hutchinson on the Salthawks homecoming night at Gowans Stadium Friday Night. The Panthers won the coin toss and elected to receive and quickly put together...
Trojans tame Lions in 66-0 beatdown
Southeast of Saline handled their business and then some on Friday night, handing the Lyons Lions a 66-0 beatdown to celebrate homecoming in style. With this win, the Trojans move to 5-0 on the year and 1-0 in district play, while Lyons falls to 1-4/0-2. As expected, Southeast put on...
Great Bend to host sixth-consecutive cross country regional
Many decades ago, Lake Barton north of Great Bend was a hub of activity. Great Bend High School Cross Country Coach Lyles Lashley is again making the area a destination. The Panther Invitational early each fall has grown from just a handful of teams to more than two dozen schools, making it one of the largest meets in Central Kansas. Lashley said it will require another community effort when Lake Barton hosts regional cross country races for a sixth-straight year on Oct. 26.
Fire Prevention Week starts Sunday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—the official sponsor of Fire Prevention WeekTM (FPWTM) for more than 100 years—to promote this year’s FPW campaign, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!TM” The campaign works to educate everyone about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home.
KCC provides written answers to NIETC ahead of Tuesday's tri-county meeting
Many questions remain following last Tuesday's tri-county meeting between commissioners from Barton, Pawnee, and Russell Counties at Barton Community College. Several answers were provided beforehand by various entities involved with the Grain Belt Express (GBE) and proposed National Interest Electrical Transmission Corridor (NIETC) that would travel through all three counties. The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has already approved siting of the Grain Belt Express in Kansas. Sen. Caryn Tyson, representing District 12 in the northeast corner of the state, had questions for the KCC during Tuesday's meeting.
'Letter to the Editor' - Voting matters
The General election is coming soon, Nov. 5, 2024. The ballot this year is lengthy with local candidates for City Council, County Commission, and Townships. On the state and federal levels, we will be voting on judges for Judicial District 20, candidates for the Kansas House of Representatives (District 1), the Senate, and the President and Vice President of the United States.
Thetford finishes second in Barton women's bowling season opener
The Barton Community College women's bowling team opened the 2024-25 season with a third-place finish at the Kansas Wesleyan University Invite Wednesday at the Alley in Salina, Kansas. Featuring a trio of teams competing over three individual and nine baker games, the Cougars came out with a total pin count...
Barton Community College reports 15.9% enrollment increase for fall semester
Barton Community College emerged as one of the leaders in enrollment growth across the state, with an initial increase of 15.9% in students for the fall semester. Preliminary 20th-day enrollment numbers for the fall state census were released on Oct. 2 by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR). This early growth establishes Barton as the second-largest community college by headcount for the eighth consecutive year, with 5,092 students. Barton president Dr. Marcus Garstecki said this growth reflects the college’s ongoing commitment to providing accessible, high-quality education.
Barton Community College’s literary annual accepting submissions
Barton Community College’s annual literary publication, “Prairie Ink”, has begun accepting entries for its 16th edition. The editors are looking for the following types of original work to be considered for publication: fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama, graphic narrative, biography, photography, sketch, painting, digital art, and pictures of 3D art. Submissions will be accepted through Nov. 24 with submissions after that considered for the following edition.
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