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Washburn University announces its President’s List honorees for the spring 2025 semester. To qualify for the President’s List, a student must complete at least 12 hours of graded credits and ...
Washburn University has announced its spring 2025 Dean’s List honorees. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled in 12 hours of graded credits and earn a semester grade point ...
Unsolicited seed packages with mystery seeds sent to U.S. residents continue to pose concerns, the Barton County Conservation District reports. Possible threats include the introduction of noxious ...
Longtime Great Bend assistant baseball coach Michael Stettinger has accepted the head baseball coaching position. He's spent 15 years with the Panthers, 11 as pitching coach and the past four ...
Stafford County Museum announces its participation in the 2025 Kansas Tourism Sunflower Summer program. Visitors should come to the office in the museum library located at 100 N. Main Street ...
Sr. Geraldine Eakes, 94, passed away June 28, 2025, at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse in Great Bend, Kan. She was born on Dec. 17, 1930, in Plains, Kan., the daughter of George and ...
A clean stock tank with high-quality water promotes healthy livestock. Nursing calves have a nine percent higher weight gain when drinking water from a trough rather than from a pond. Poor tasting ...
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regulations - all drone-based chemical applications must adhere to FAA regulations, most of which are described in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under ...
Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc. (WEC) announced that the Barton County Fair has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the WEC Sharing Success Fund to help fund the purchase of a new refrigerator ...
After 81 years of ministry, King UMC voted to close doors in September. Remaining members met with district leadership to officially close. The church is located at 1608 Odell.
Pain is a universal human experience, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood aspects of health. Traditional views often equate pain directly with physical injury, but modern pain science ...
The Barton County Health Department will be a participating vendor at the Be Well Barton County Health Fair starting at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, at Expo II, Great Bend Fairgrounds.