Story by Brandon Steinert-Barton Public Relations

The first Barton Community College Student Recital of the school year will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 25 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157.  The recital is free and open to the public.

The voice students are preparing for competition at the Tabor Voice Festival in Hillsboro on Oct. 27.  Those competing in the Tabor auditions will be performing in this first recital, which consists of voice students, string students, woodwind and piano/organ.  Students are under the instruction of Director of Instrumental Studies Steve Lueth, Keyboard Instructor Karole Erikson, Voice Instructor Glenna Gaunt, Percussion Instructor Kurtis Koch and Guitar Instructor Curtis Oberle.

Barton music students are an eclectic group of traditional college students, area high school students enrolled for college credit and area adults studying for their own enjoyment.

Vocalists include Brianna Bushnell of Augusta, Dacia Barner of Moline, Kelsey Neeland of Great Bend, Alyxius Torres of Great Bend, Rachael Dickson of Ellinwood, Aiden Johnson of Ellis, Jessica Pfortmiller of Larned, Kenzie Wolf of Hoisington, Jesseca Hames of Great Bend, Anna Hislop of Wichita and Katelynn Robinson of Ellinwood.

An organist and pianist, Jennifer Pfortmiller and Karole Erikson respectively, will perform together.

Other instrumental students performing include Robert Felt of Great Bend on violin, Slade Zamarippa of Ellinwood on clarinet, and Dorian Lueth of Great Bend on viola.

Pawnee Valley Community Hospital will be hosting a Murder Mystery on November 3.

The play, “Who Killed Polly” is an original written by Robert Mundon and will have murder and mayhem set in the Oval Office in the 1980s. Tickets will be on sale until October 26 and includes social hour, dinner and the Murder Mystery itself.

Over 12 local celebrities will be there including but not limited to Mr. “T”, Ronald Regan and Michael Jackson to name a few.

You are encouraged to dress the 80s part and prizes will be given to the best female and male 80s outfit. Get tickets by contacting Julie Bugner-Smith at 620-285-8632 or julie.bugnersmith@haysmed.com.  Cash, check or credit card accepted. $50 a ticket or a table of eight for $400.

The PVCH Foundation has a major fundraiser in the fall to help raise money for the betterment of health care in the community.

Just in the past six months the hospital has added new scales for the clinic, Biodex machine for physical therapy, new Vitalstim machine for speech therapy to help stroke victims, UPS system for the MRI, Respite Care Room, to name a few.

The Foundation also believes in community involvement and has created the Kindergarten U program they host with Pawnee Valley Medical Associates, teaching kindergartens about the hospital and clinic and how each department works. In September the Foundation hosted the first Community Conversations Distracted Driving event with the Larned and Pawnee High School students and the public. They will help co-host a breast cancer awareness event October 23 with The University of Kansas Health System, Pawnee Valley Campus from 6 to 8 pm at the hospital.

Barton County Sheriff Daily Incident Log (10/18)

ALARM

At 6:59 AM an alarm was reported at 3808 Railroad Ave, Great Bend.

CATTLE OUT

At 9:45 AM reports of cattle out at SW 130 Ave and SW 20 Rd.

FRAUD

At 10:38 AM fraud reported at 204 SE 30 Ave, Great Bend.

FRAUD

At 3:01 PM fraud reported at 1300 Stone Street, Great Bend.

FRAUD

At 5:46 PM a fraud was reported at 41 SE 50 Rd, Great Bend.  RP was advised of her options. No money or goods were exchanged.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

At 7:33 PM obstruction was reported at 10th & Baker Ave., Great Bend.

FOLLOWUP

At 10:09 PM a subject at 41 SE 50 Rd, Great Bend advised a scam number has called many people in the last 24 hours. Subject was advised of her options.

Great Bend Police Department Daily Incident Log (10/18)

CHECK SUBJECT

At 1:54 AM reported a male subject in the lobby and wanted him removed at 1506 K 96 Hwy, Great Bend.

ALARM

At 3:01 AM an alarm was reported at 4905 10th St, Great Bend.

ALARM

At 4:14 AM an alarm was reported at 821 Main St, Great Bend.

NON INJURY ACCIDENT

At 9:54 AM a non-injury accident was reported at 3503 10th St, Great Bend.

NON INJURY ACCIDENT

At 10:25 AM a non-injury accident was reported at 9047 6th St, Great Bend.

LOST PROPERTY

At 11:04 AM a lost property case was made at 2012 32nd St, 2A, Great Bend, KS.

UTILITY PROBLEMS

At 12:11 PM reported smell of gas at Broadway and Patton Rd.  Handled by GBFD.

BURGLARY NOT IN PROGRESS

At 12:27 PM a burglary not in progress was reported at 2102 27th St, Great Bend.

CHECK AREA

At 12:29 PM the area at 1801 Willow Ln, Great Bend was checked for a possible broken window.

FRAUD

At 6:53PM a fraud was reported at 5808 16th St Terrace 10, Great Bend.

OTHER

At 9:06 PM wanted to speak with an officer about information on a stolen vehicle that might be in the area at 1217 Williams St, Great Bend.

EXTRA PATROL

At 9:25PM reported an older pickup parked in the area of 1017 Harding, Great Bend and wanted it checked.  Vehicle left prior to officer arrival.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

At 10:34 PM reports of some unknown subjects trying to start a fight in the parking lot at 3607 10th St, Great Bend.  Subjects left prior to officer arrival.

ALARM

At 10:34 PM an alarm was reported at 3509 Forest Ave, Great Bend.

DISTURBANCE

At 11:12 PM reports subjects in the area of 29th and Williams, Great Bend yelling and being loud.

(10/19)

ALARM

At 6:07 AM an alarm was reported at 5918 Aspen Dr, Great Bend.

RELEASED:  Larson, Trapper of Larned, KS. Received a 48 hour OR BOND on GBMC case for NO DL, signal 30 through dispatch.

RELEASED:  Ramirez, Meryl for Barton County District Court Case Probation Violation after being released to KDOC.

RELEASED:  Leon, Lee S of Great Bend, KS on BTDC case for Aggravated Domestic Battery and Criminal Damage. Posted Bond through A-1.

RELEASED:  Jackson, Miles V. on Barton County case for poss meth, poss hydrocodone and poss para $10,000 surety bond with B and K Bail Bonds.

RELEASED:  Klein, Israel of Great Bend KS on EMC warrant for failure to appear after being released on 8/14/2018, GMBC Warrant for contempt of court after being released on 8/29/2018, GMBC warrant for contempt of court after being released on 10/08/2018.  Klein, Israel of Great Bend KS BTDC case for Aggravated Assault after the case was dismissed.

RELEASED:  Jahay, Sammy of Great Bend KS received a $20,000 OR.

BOOKED:  Cline, Roy of Great Bend KS on GBMC warrant for Contempt of Court.  Bond set at $497.50 Cash only or 30 days in jail.

RELEASED:  Kilbourn, Ethan on BTDC Warrants for Own Recognizance Bond of $20,000 CS through Judge Burgess. Signal 30 through dispatch.

RELEASED:  Provins, Jared on BTDC Warrant on Burglary x3, Criminal Damage to Property x3, Theft x3. Released by order of the court of OR Bond of $15,000 CS through Judge Burgess.

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Michael Fahrney is making a comfortable living as a feed delivery driver for Great Bend Coop, but only a couple years ago his path in life didn’t look as bright. He had been struggling with drug abuse, jumping from one job to another.

“I woke up one day and was like, ‘I really hate the way my life is right now. This isn’t what I want,’” he said. “I was in the dream center for awhile, I got surrounded by a bunch of Godly people willing to help me turn my life around. Then I got my CDL at Barton and landed this job. It’s such a blessing to have these types of courses offered. I wasn’t looking for a degree, just a certification. The instructors were awesome and the courses were put together really well.”

Fahrney said Barton made it possible to change his life with about three months of training.

“Barton worked with me on availability so I could practice driving,” he said. “Life gets busy sometimes, but it was really flexible and worked around our schedules.”

Fahrney’s story is just one of thousands of anecdotes illustrating the impact on real people in Kansas.

Earlier this month the President signed into law the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018,” which reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration and related revenue authorities through September 30, 2023. Kansas Senator Jerry Moran is part of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation which helped advance the bill. He says the reauthorization does a lot for the state of Kansas.

Jerry Moran Audio

The FAA Reauthorization Act also renewed funding for the Essential Air Service Program that Moran says is a lifeline to smaller communities across the country including his hometown of Hays.

Jerry Moran Audio

The Reauthorization Act also renews funding for the Federal Aviation Administration until 2023, and includes several provisions designed to modernize U.S aviation rule — from making commercial flights more comfortable for passengers to including new provisions to act against privately owned drones.

The Great Bend Recreation Commission in conjunction with the City of Great Bend and the Golden Belt Community Foundation will host a grand opening celebration for Great Bend’s redesigned Disc Golf Course next Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Park. The event will include a ribbon cutting at 4:45 pm where 100 free discs will be given away. According to the Rec’s Assistant Superintendent & Sports Director Chris Umphres, the grand opening will also include a disc golf tournament and a putting challenge.

Chris Umphres Audio

Dynamic Discs, a company founded by former Great Bend resident Jeremy Rusco, will also be on hand to provide instruction and equipment.

The grand opening starts with a meet and greet, putting challenge and tournament registration at 3:00 pm. From 4:00- 4:30 pm, Eric McCabe will host a “How to Clinic” followed by the ribbon cutting at the tournament at 5:00 pm.