Barber County News

Published online 11/10/2009 10:12 PM Veterans Bob Angle, right, and Sam Hartley put into place new tiles on the Veterans Memorial in Medicine Lodge.

Officials from the Area Mental Health Center are hoping a nearly $1.7 million award in stimulus funds will help prevent homelessness in western Kansas and possibly change the way funding and programming is handled in the future.

Published online 10/3/2009 10:47 PM Small oil operations no well of tax money In the lexicon of taxes, there is the property tax, sales tax, personal property tax - and the "shift tax." Never heard of the last one? That's the term Sumner County Appraiser Della Rowley uses to describe when a tax break for one entity puts a greater tax burden on ...

Published online 8/27/2009 10:58 PM Dakota a oeCodya Lonker leans against a concrete chunk that lightning broke from the edge of a deck at the home of his great-aunt and great-uncle, Barbara and Don Lonker.

Barber County voters passed a bond issue to build two new hospitals. The new hospitals would replace the 25-bed facility in Medicine Lodge and another facility in Kiowa, neither of which are compliant to government guidelines according to hospital leaders.

THE RED HILLS in South Central Kansas may be the most color-rich region of the state.

Wind farms have been developed throughout the state. But where is Marion Countya TMs? We have about as much wind in parts of the county as anybody else in the state.

The start of the Kansas wheat harvest may be just days away, with government statisticians estimating that about 2 percent of the crop may be ripe for harvest.

The start of the Kansas wheat harvest may be just days away. The combines usually roll first across wheat fields around Kiowa in Barber County in the southern part of the state.

The start of the Kansas wheat harvest may be just days away. The combines usually roll first across wheat fields around Kiowa in Barber County in the southern part of the state.

An early day photo from Buster's Web site shows the saloon when Sun City was a bustling town.

With a more austere budget during a troubled national economy, Minnesota celebrated its 150th anniversary last year with a $1.6 million budget.

MARIENTHAL a ' Rick Mastel stood Tuesday with his feet planted solid to the ground a ' a little space between them to form a good base a ' as he leaned back a bit and looked straight up, checking out Westar Energy's latest addition to its energy portfolio.