Great Bend News

LaVern E. 'PeeWee' Karst, 82, died Nov. 21 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend.

Three pharmacy students at the University of Kansas were recognized with $6,000 in scholarships from the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation.

Members of the Great Bend High School Spanish Club decorate a holiday tree with an international theme for the display at the Shafer Gallery.

Donald Damon, 70, of Great Bend, Kansas, holds a ceremonial check for $96.6 million on Nov.

William Franklin Redburn, 76, died at Rice County Hospital in Lyons on Sept. 21 after a short illness.

The trial of a Great Bend man charged with kidnapping, indecent liberties with a child and criminal threat continues this morning.

Kenneth Frank Weatherbee, 93, died Nov. 14 at Promise Regional Medical Center in Hutchinson.

Great Bend High School student Jeremy Zigler loads food items into his pickup Friday afternoon after the GBHS National Honor Society finished its first-ever food drive for the Barton County Food Bank.

Donald R. Veach , 67, died Nov. 10 at Hospice Family Care, Casa Grande, Ariz. He was born March 10, 1942 in Great Bend, the son of George and Irene Schiltter Veach.

Published online 11/13/2009 7:54 AM Morning blend: News from around Kansas Compiled by Edie Ross - The Hutchinson News - eross@hutchnews.com County delays action again on consolidating elected positions The Great Bend Tribune Barton County Commission members again this declined to take action for or against the suggestion that three elected ...

You find a lot of numbers at the grocery store. $8, Aisle 12, 14 cents. 22 pounds of meat, and a price tag for $2.90 . Those numbers added up to Don Damon's winning Powerball ticket.

Donald and Kathleen Damon of Great Bend received notification Thursday of his winning the Kansas Powerball Jackpot of more than $96 million.

Fast-forward 60 years from college days and Glenn Opie was twirling again, and getting recognized by his alumni magazine for his performance at his college homecoming this fall.

Vietnam veteran and Great Bend businessman Chuck Carpenter fields questions about his recent trip to Vietnam.

Whooping cranes on their fall migration made an appearance at Cheyenne Bottoms this morning.

Attendees of the 2009 All-Church Bazaar Saturday purchase raffle tickets at the Prince of Peace booth.

Martha I. Allison, 78, of Great Bend, died Nov. 5 at Great Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend.

Published online 11/5/2009 10:59 PM Man gets nearly 10 years in murder Great Bend resident shot man last year who he claimed was an intruder By Darcy Gray - The Hutchinson News - dgray@hutchnews.com GREAT BEND - A Great Bend man was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison Thursday for the shooting death of another man last year.

A Lyons man charged in the death of his girlfriend has a brother who has been convicted in a separate murder in Barton County.

Great idea for a story, CP . Emily K. is perfect for this also being that she's kind of a "girl next door" from her segments on Mischke's show.