Tribune News

Each week we'll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past.

Yes I walked out of the council meeting. I should not have even sat there to begin with as I had told them I would not play their childish game and then I did.

The Pratt Tribune reports that in the Pratt area, cold and hail have both damaged this spring's crop - something farmers expected after this April's unusually cold temperatures.

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.

The City of Great Bend Ethics Policy: Adopted, in April 2011 at the suggestion of the city's auditors, it applies to all elected officials, city employees, and appointed members of the city boards, authorities, committees or commissions.

A small Mennonite Church that opened in 1915 in central Kansas will not see its centennial, after the few members that still attend services decided to close it in June and then have it torn down.

Sheriff Brian Bellendir said a new traffic safety program aims to reduce accidents, especially at problem areas.

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.

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

Young people have been leaving rural America for decades, but Mike Bosch, 34, is happy to swim against the tide.

It's time to mark calendars for May 31-June 2 to take part in the second-annual K-96 June Jaunt.

Jane P. Marshall, communications coordinator and instructor in the College of Human Ecology at Kansas State University, is finishing a history and recipe book that celebrates the university's 150-year food heritage.