Hoisington News

Barton County Jail A mailbox at 59 SW 20 Road was damaged by fireworks, it was reported Monday.

Martin "Marty" C. Smith, 58, passed away Sunday May 19, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City.

Great Bend Police A burglary at 1618 Odell St. was reported Thursday morning. A Nikon camera and zoom lens were taken from a vehicle.

Engines will once again roar as drivers try to drive through the mud at the fourth annual Mud Run at 1 p.m. on June 1 in Hoisington, south of the railroad track on the east side of U.S. 281.

Great Bend Regional Hospital has been documented as able to adequately care for a stroke patient brought to the facility, the American Heart Association and the Kansas State Stroke Task Force announced last Wednesday.

In the first government projection on the harvest's anticipated size, the National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated winter wheat production will be down 10 percent to 1.49 billion bushels, due to fewer acres - 32.7 million acres, some 6 percent fewer acres than a year ago - and a 1.8-bushel decrease in average yields, to 45.4 bushels per ... (more)

After officials deemed the baseball field at the Great Bend Sports Complex was too soggy to play Larned High School on Thursday in a doubleheader, the Great Bend Panthers and the Indians will try again today at 4. Great Bend, 13-4 overall, has won only three of its last six games as it prepares for the regular-season finale against Larned, 14-4. In ... (more)

Touching the lives and improving the minds of over a 1,000 children after three decades of service, USD 431 teachers Darla Clark and Becky Andereck will close the last book bags of their careers this month.

On April 29 and April 30, the Hoisington Middle School vocal group performed its play "School Daze" at Roosevelt and Lincoln Elementary Schools.

As part of our Jostens "Something to Believe In" Commitment to Graduate program, the Hoisington Cardinals started a new tradition "Cardinal Graduates Walk with Pride." The seniors to visited the elementary and middle schools wearing their graduation caps and gowns to thank all of the teachers and staff for being part of their educational success ... (more)

Great Bend Police A burglary at 8701 Sixth St. was reported Monday. A welding torch was stolen.

The Hoisington High School forensics team brought back eight medals from 3A State Forensics in Wichita on Saturday .

This week marks the fourth-annual Senior Corps Week, an opportunity to thank Senior Corps volunteers for their service, said Donna Baugh, Volunteers in Action director.

With temperatures dipping down into the 20's and snow and sleet falling from the sky less than two weeks ago, it is hard to believe the date on the calendar.

Hoisington Middle School was notified that they have received a grant for $4,500 to promote and educate students about composting, and they plan to use waste from the lunchroom for that.

Correction The item owned by the Great Bend Co-op that was reported stolen in rural Barton County on Tuesday was a nurse tank.

Recycled Memorial Day flowers are being sold by Volunteers in Action. They are available week days from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1025 Main, Room D 114, Great Bend, and at the RSVP thrift shop in Hoisington, which is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Clara Barton Hospital Foundation will celebrate 20 years of the community coming together for quality rural health care with its annual fundraiser this June.

Kirby and Mary Ricke, Hoisington, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Natalie Ricke, to Randy Kohl, son of Whitey and Julie Kohl, Ellis.

Flowers ordered from a Lincoln Elementary School student will be ready for pick-up from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 4 at Lincoln Elementary School.