Larned News

Graduation days are celebrations of hard work expended and the future opportunities that have been earned.

On May 3, 15 students in the Department of Agriculture Home Horticulture class and their instructor, Jean Gleichsner, traveled to Camp Pawnee in Larned to assist with renovation of the camp by Larned Pride.

Gasoline prices have risen dramatically in the past two weeks throughout much of the Midwest.

Storms in western Kansas dropped tornadoes near communities including Larned and Rozel.

The Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility Advisory Council met for a quarterly meeting Tuesday.

Thursday, May 16 12:31 a.m. - Officers assisted an outside agency in the 100 block of Carroll 5:01 a.m. - A curfew violation was reported in the 500 block of E. 12th Wednesday, May 15 11:45 a.m. - A disturbance was reported in the 500 block of W. 12th 1 p.m. - A person was charged with contributing to a minor's misconduct 2 p.m. - A disturbance was ... (more)

The Jordaan Foundation, Inc. has awarded its Jordaan scholarships for 2013-2014 to Tristen Galliart and Brooke Roberts from Pawnee Heights High School and Cody Keenan, Steven Seltman and Michael Wysong from Larned High School.

The Larned High forensics team competed at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina May 4 for the Class 4A state speech festival.

The Larned all-Schools Reunion is seeking pieces of the past of Larned schools to put on display at the registration room and at the banquet for paid reunion members June 8 at the middle school.

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)

People looking for full- or part-time work will have an opportunity to meet employers during Job Fest 2013, taking place from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Best Western Courtyard, 2920 10th St.

Wichita - Ninety-three volunteers across 80 counties were honored by Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland recently at the 2013 Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast and Annual Meeting.

The Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility has named Employees of the Quarter for the second quarter of the year 2013 - Tanner Lang, Uniformed, CSI; Miranda Schmidt, Non-Uniformed, Administrative Assistant; RuthAnn Snodgrass, Contract, LMSW-MHP. Tanner Lang CSI Detail Supervisor Tanner Lang, Uniformed Employee of the Quarter, began his career ... (more)

Jordaan Library will feature a special noon Lunch Bites program Friday on aprons.

By Dave Ranney KHI News Service LARNED - Approximately 50 people took part in a rally Saturday, protesting working conditions at Larned State Hospital sponsored by the Kansas Organization of State Employees.

The first ever Larned All-School Renunion is scheduled June 7 to 9. It is for anyone who has ever attended or taught in any Larned School.

Cyber Secret is the 7-2 morning-line favorite of nine entered in the $300,000-added Alysheba Stakes , to be run May 3 as the ninth of 12 Kentucky Oaks Day races.

About 50 hospital workers, meanwhile, rallied outside the Pawnee County Courthouse on Saturday to draw attention to the working conditions at the facility.

By Jim Misunas jmisunas@gbtribune.com LARNED - Mike Marvin, Kansas Organization of State Employees Local 300 AFT/AFSCME/AFL-CIO, director, delivered an opening address during Saturday's rally at the Pawnee County Courthouse.

Evelyn E. Galliart, 88, died April 27 at the Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.