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Month: February 2018

Teenager ready to represent Great Bend at nationals as Miss Teen Kansas

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The Great Bend City Council had a chance to meet America’s U.S. Miss Teen Kansas at Monday’s meeting. Laura Daniel won the crown in Dallas earlier this month and will now compete at the National Pageant in Clearwater Beach, Florida in July.

Daniel is an eighth grader at Great Bend Middle School and wanted to thank the governing body for Great Bend being her sponsor for the national pageant.

Laura Daniel Audio

As Daniel’s sponsor, the City of Great Bend will get an advertisement in the national pageant program. Daniel will also make several appearances throughout Great Bend in the upcoming year.

America’s U.S. Miss scholarship program is judged on academic achievement, volunteer service, resume, personality wear, evening gown, and a personal interview. The program wants to help young ladies develop poise and self-confidence, while earning thousands of dollars in college scholarships and recognizing their accomplishments.

2 men found dead of gunshot wounds in Kan. home

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DERBY, Kan. (AP) — Derby police are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found inside a home.

Police on the scene of the shooting investigation -photo courtesy KAKE

Police Chief Robert Lee says the bodies of 30- and 39-year-old men were discovered Monday. They appeared to have died from gunshot wounds.

Lee says investigators don’t know the relationship between the two men.

He says there were no signs of forced entry on the home. The men are believed to have died during the weekend.

Great Bend chooses to rename MacArthur Lake with improvements coming

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The sandpit of water in southwest Great Bend is expected to receive improvements after the Great Bend Rotary Club received permission to move forward with plans to upgrade MacArthur Lake.

Along with the Great Bend City Council’s blessing to make the body of water at 7th Street and MacArthur Street more accessible for fishing, the board approved the lake’s name to be changed to Rotary Lake.

Gary Burk, with the Rotary Club, says it is time to make the lake usable for Great Bend residents.

Gary Burk Audio

Along with fundraising, the Rotary Club plans on receiving grants from the likes of Walmart Community Foundation and other grant distributors.

Burk noted MacArthur Lake is already used for fishing, but fishing spots are limited because the lake in inaccessible in areas. The plan would be to connect the two sandpits with a 24-inch culvert and insert four access points around the lake.

Gary Burk Audio

The basic plan also includes a picnic area with a port-a-potty type latrine and a picnic table with handicap access. Wheatland Electric will install a security light and run power onto the site. The City of Great Bend will take on the $10 a month expense for the light’s electricity and will also be in charge of cleaning the port-a-potty.

The Rotary Club will restock the lake with 200 large-mouth bass, 8 to 10 inches long, this spring.

Pratt man hospitalized after crash on the ice with a semi

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PRATT COUNTY – One person was injured in an accident just before 11a.m. Tuesday in Pratt County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Ford passenger truck driven by Marvin Alexander Blake, 56, Pratt, was eastbound on U.S. 54 ten miles east of Pratt.

The driver lost control of the truck when it hit an icy spot on the road.

The truck crossed through the median into the path of and collided with a 2018 Kenworth semi.

Blake was transported to the hospital in Pratt.

The semi driver Brian K. Cull, 44, Antwerp, NY., was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

GBRC – Stop ‘N Learn: Healthy Cooking Styles

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The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a free Stop ‘N Learn Session titled “Healthy Cooking Styles” on Wednesday, February 21st, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Great Bend Recreation Center (1214 Stone St.).

Have you ever tried sautéing the water or a prepared boiled salad?  It is easy to get in a rut and prepare the same foods in the same way.  Join Donna and John Krug as they share their interest in cooking.  Based on the fact sheets that Donna wrote for K-State Research and Extension titled, “Healthy Cooking Styles” you will find that healthy foods can be both delicious and satisfying.  Please RSVP if possible by calling the Cottonwood Extension District‘s Great Bend office at 793-1910 to ensure adequate supplies.

For more information, call the Recreation Commission office at 793-3755 ext. 2 or e-mail us at recreation@gbrec.net.

Two arrested after a car chase in Barton County

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On Saturday, February 17, at approximately 12:35 a.m., Deputies with the Barton County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle in the 100 block of NE 10 Road for a traffic infraction.

Upon initiating the stop, the vehicle fled from the deputy. Deputies pursued the vehicle, until the vehicle came to a stop in the 300 block of NE 50 Road. The occupants of the vehicle then fled on foot into a field just to the south.

The Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 units were contacted and responded to the area. With the assistance of the K-9 units, two suspects were located approximately a quarter mile into the field and taken into custody.

One male subject was identified as Jason P. Payne, age 20 of Great Bend. Payne was arrested for felony flee and elude, felony obstruction, reckless driving, and numerous other infractions.

The female was identified as Sabrina R. Carr, age 21 of Great Bend. Carr was arrested for felony obstruction.

Both subjects were placed under arrest and transported to the Barton County Jail.

Kansas teen jailed for alleged threatening text message

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SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Salina teen for alleged criminal threat.

A 14-year-old reported receiving a threatening text message to a Salina Central High School resources officer, according to police captain Paul Forrester.

The text included a photo of the suspected 15-year-old teen holding a firearm with a threat to harm the younger boy.

Following an investigation, police arrested the 15-year-old suspect at his home for alleged criminal threat. He is being held in the juvenile detention center in Junction City, according to Forrester.

No. 2 ranked Cougars capture 28th Region VI indoor championship, No. 5 ranked Lady Cougars place runner-up

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bartonsports.com – The Barton Community College nationally ranked track and field program had two streaks come to an end Sunday as the nation’s No. 2 ranked Cougars captured its 28th Region VI Indoor title while the No. 5 ranked women placed runner-up at Ahearn Fieldhouse in Manhattan, Kansas.

The Cougar men ended a two year champion drought by capturing seven event titles amongst its thirty performances scoring points as Barton rolled up 186.50 points to distance the 177 from Cloud County Community College. The two-time defending champion Lady Cougars won four events with scoring coming from nineteen performances for 120 points but had their streak snapped as Cowley College compiled 132 points for the title.

Barton also took home three distinguished special awards led by Head Coach David Schenek receiving the men’s Coach of the Year honor as Cougar sophomore Sanjae Lawrence set a shot put meet record to be named the Men’s Field Athlete of the Meet while Fiona Barnes’ twenty-four point all-around meet performances earned the Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet.

Women’s Highlights
Barnes began her eight event Championships in Thursday’s pentathlon held at Highland Community College. Earning the Lady Cougars five points, Barnes began Sunday’s action in the long jump finishing runner-up to teammate Amanda Carty’s personal best 5.83m (19-01.50) with a 5.59m (18-04.25) leap. Next on the docket was the high jump and another six points in rising to a personal best 1.62m (5-03.75) to finish with the second best event height but took third place on jumps. Barnes completed the day with the grueling triple jump springing to another third placing at 11.34m (37-02.50) while Carty’s lone jump before retiring in the event was good for seventh at 10.39m (34-01.25).

Barton’s other three titles came in the middle distances beginning with Latoya Stewart winning the 600m in 1:35.22 with freshman Cadeebra Calcote capturing the 800m by over two seconds with a time of 2:20.79. The duo returned later in teaming with Keosha Sanders and Nijah Roberson to wrap up the day with a 4x400m relay title in 3:53.75 in also moving the Lady Cougars into the team runner-up position.

Sophomore Alexis James punched her ticket to the national championships by uncorking a 16.13m (52-11.00) weight throw by surpassing her personal best my nearly six and half feet to finish third and jump on the national leaderboard with the sixth best throw this season.

Men’s Highlights
Already the school record holder in the shot put, Lawrence added the meet record to his accomplishments with an 18.27m (59-11.25) throw to break the 18.18m Championship mark set in 2003. Kevin Nedrick placed third in the event as well with a 17.15m (56-03.25) giving the Cougars sixteen event points.

Three Cougars scored in the long jump with freshman Travis Hugg leading the way with a personal best winning mark of 7.27m (23-10.25) with Bradley Fleurinord taking fourth (7.21m, 23-08.00) and Alvin McCray placing eighth (6.97m (22-10-05).

Barton won two titles in the 60m short track with Charlie Forbes winning the hurdle variety in 7.97 while Christian Lyon led a 1-2-3 Cougar domination in the straight track tying his personal best with a 6.73 while Samson Colebrooke’s 8.80 edged out Demetri Keaton’s 6.82.

The Cougars were almost equally dominant in the 400m with Hilton McClain, Jr. taking the title in a personal best 49.03 with Hugg and Kyle Mason, Jr. battling it out for the third spot coming at 49.46 and 49.49 respectively.

The other two Cougar victories came in the relays as Barton entered teams in just two of the three events. Nathan Hood and Tallan James, who battled each other in both the 800m and 1000m later in the day coming out with second and third place finishes in each, teamed up with Kenroy Williams and Adriano Gumbs to begin the track portion of the day with the nation’s second fastest time of 7:56.85 in their first attempt at the event. Williams would also later finish runner-up in the 600m by a mere .4 seconds in crossing in 1:21.71.

In always the most electrifying event of the meet, the 4x400m relay team of Kemarni Mighty, Brandon Felix, McClain, and Mason led from start to finish clocking a 3:17.11 to widen the winning team score.

In conference standings, the Region VI champion men placed second by eight points in finishing with 219 while the Lady Cougars also finished second in scoring 139.

Great Bend still short on fundraising for 4th of July firework display

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Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes voiced her concern Monday night at the Great Bend City Council meeting that the city was $6,000 short of raising enough money for a fireworks show on the 4th of July.

After eliminating the fireworks display last year because of a lack of fundraiser, the city decided to take on the responsibility of fundraising for the show at the Great Bend Expo Complex.

Christina Hayes Audio

Letters asking for donations were sent to local businesses at the end of 2017.

Hayes also mentioned a community member asked her why the city does not bid out the firework display shooter each year. Hayes noted the city sticks with contracts of three to five years with a company to run the firework display based on familiarity.

Christina Hayes Audio

Menges Rental, based out of Ellinwood, is the current firework display shooter. The city always chips in $5,000 for the fireworks.

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