Great Bend High School will host the 138th Commencement Ceremony celebrating the Graduating Class of 2025 on Sunday, May 11, at 5 p.m.

The event will be held at Great Bend High School’s Memorial Stadium and live-streamed on the GBHS Media Channel (@gbhsmedia6763) on YouTube. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors to the GBHS gymnasium, entrance at 2027 Morton Street.

The Commencement Ceremony is open to the public and will feature the GBHS Band and remarks from Clarise Snapp and Reese King, co-valedictorians. The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Senior Class President Jillian Reimer. Gates at GBHS Memorial Stadium will open at 3 p.m.

For more information about the 2025 Commencement Ceremony, please contact Great Bend High School at 620-793-1521.

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By COLE REIF Great Bend Post

In 2019, the Great Bend Fire Department was placed on a list with the
U.S. Forest Service for a five-ton, 6x6 military vehicle to be converted into a
brush truck. Earlier this year, Great Bend took delivery of the truck to
enhance their ability to fight brush and grass fires, especially in the river
basin. 

Fire Chief Brent Smith said once the vehicle is painted, the Forest
Service signs the title over to Great Bend.


"This only has around 14,000 miles on it," said Smith. "It was through the Air Force. Everyone tells us the Air Force takes a little better care of their stuff than some of the other branches. We're fortunate with that. I would guess we can get 15 to 20 years, depending our use of it."

The Great Bend City Council approved the purchase of a 1,000-gallon skid unit
from Hays Fire Equipment for $37,154.70. The tank and pump will allow the truck
to be placed into service, eventually replacing the 250-gallon truck.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Great Bend Fire Dept. making use of 6x6 military vehicle

The Larned American Legion Baseball Kickoff Dinner is Saturday, May 10 from 5-7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Larned. The cost is $10 per adult and $5 per child with all of the proceeds going to the Legion baseball program.

Larned American Legion Baseball kickoff dinner Saturday

The Great Bend City Council moved forward Monday with the process to
remove a pair of unsafe structures within city limits.


In June 2024, a structure fire occurred at a mobile home at 201 Walnut Street.
Half of the structure was missing due to the fire and the remaining interior of
the mobile home suffered severe smoke and fire damage. 

Great Bend Building
Official Matt Schafer said a new owner bought the property after the fire. While
most of the mobile home has been removed, the frame still exists.


"We have been unable to make phone contact with these folks," said Schafer. "They received a letter. Based on the updated information on the Barton County website for property information, we're assuming it sold to a different person. They're clearly in the process of cleaning something up and just want the lot."

Closing the public hearing, City Administrator Logan Burns said the owner has
until June 7 to clean up the remaining structure. Property taxes have not been paid on the 201 Walnut property for 2023 or 2024.

"This resolution would give us the power to make sure they get the frame out and everything cleaned around the mobile home itself," said Burns. "If they don't, we have that power to dispose of it."

The City Council passed a similar resolution to remove the dangerous structure
at 218 Pine Street.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Great Bend council votes to remove two unsafe houses

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Barton County Sheriff’s
Office incident log (5/8)

At 3:33 a.m. a driving complaint was reported at NE 50 Road
&amp; N. US 281 Highway.

At 8:19 a.m. a driving complaint was reported at E. US 56
Highway &amp; NE K-156 Highway.

At 11:36 a.m. breathing problems were reported at 1279 NE
100 Road in Claflin.

At 3:10 p.m. an accident was reported at E. US 56 Highway
&amp; NE K-156 Highway.

At 10:14 p.m. a report of shots fire was made at E. 5th
Street &amp; N. Elm Street in Hoisington.

Great Bend Police
Department incident log (5/8)

At 3:14 a.m. ambulance assistance was needed at 1013
Jefferson.

At 10:32 a.m. an officer responded to a trash complaint at
Patton &amp; 16th Street Ter.

At 11:19 a.m. EMS assistance was needed at 3407 10th
Street B.

At 11:30 a.m. an accident was reported in the 1400 block of
McKinley Street.

At 12:44 p.m. a possible fire was reported at 2313 McCormick
Street.

At 3:42 p.m. an officer requested to speak to an officer in
reference to an accident that occurred in March.

At 6:52 p.m. an accident was reported at 2710 Jackson
Street.

At 8:32 p.m. an accident was reported at 3502 10th
Street.

At 10:22 p.m. ambulance assistance was needed at 3910 Cedar
Park Pl.

At 10:37 p.m. ambulance assistance was needed at 2218
Lincoln.

At 10:47 p.m. Robert Williams Jr. was arrested for DWS at 10th
&amp; Grant.

Cop Shop (5/8)

BOOKED: D'quintis Rideaux for Barton County District Court warrant for failure to appear, no bond.

BOOKED: Robert Williams on Great Bend Municipal Court case for driving while suspended, bond set at $1,000 C/S.

RELEASED: Isaac Zambrano to Stevens County.

RELEASED: James Dougan on Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear, posted a surety bond of $1,000 through Ace Bail Bonding.

Barton County Sheriff's booking activity (5/8)

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Parents, can you please assist us? We have heard of a new trend going around TikTok where students are intentionally jamming their pencils in to one of the USB ports on their Chromebooks , which then destroys the Chromebook. 

Please help your students understand there will be consequences for these actions if they make a poor choice in this way to damage district property.  Consequences may including but are not limited to a $235 fee to replace the Chromebook.

Thank you. We can all continue to work together to help our students make wise decisions.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Hoisington school district warns students of TikTok trend

This Saturday will mark the seventh year of the Paws &amp; Claws Car
Show, a fundraiser for the Golden Belt Humane Society. The show will include
cars, trucks, motorcycles and other vehicles at Brit Spaugh Park in Great Bend.
Volunteer Cathy Von Feldt said the money goes toward the direct care of the
animals at the shelter.


"Usually once a month we sell food at Bomgaars," said Von Feldt. "Sometimes it's walking tacos or in the winter time we do soups. There are all kinds of fundraisers we try to do. It's so necessary. Without all of the fundraisers and donations, we would not have a humane society. I don't know how we would run that shelter without all the help."

The day will also include food trucks, music and raffles.


"We started this at the Walnut Bowl," said Von Feldt. "It grew and grew, and we decided to move the venue to the park. We moved it up to May and it has made a big difference. It has really improved over the years."

For a $10 suggested donation, walking tacos and hotdog meals will be available.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Paw & Claws Car Show this Saturday in Great Bend

Friday Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming northeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Saturday Sunny, with a high near 80. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night Clear, with a low around 49.

Sunday Sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday Night Clear, with a low around 52.

Monday Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy.

Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy.

Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy.

Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 87.

Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

Thursday Sunny, with a high near 82.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Friday's weather

- Sunflower Sports Solutions Conor Nicholl will rejoin the show to give us the lay of the land as we head down the home stretch of the high school baseball and softball seasons.

- KVGB Track and Field Insider Mike Courson will tell us about some of the top performances of the week on the track and in the field for area high school athletes.

- Mike Hesher will join Steve Webster for the sports version of "Get off my Yard."

Friday on Sports Day (Watch)

Western Athletic Conference Softball Standings

Team&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;WAC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;All *Great Bend&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12-0&nbsp; &nbsp; 18-4 Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;7-4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 13-8 Garden City&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7-4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 14-5 Liberal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0-9&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9-12 Dodge City&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0-9&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3-21 * Conference Champion Thursday, May 8 Garden City 15, Dodge City 0 Hays 10, Liberal 0 Hays 13, Liberal 2 Friday, May 9 Great Bend vs Newton @ McPherson Quad Great Bend vs McPherson/Junction City winner Garden City vs Andover @ Andover Central Saturday, May 10 Hays vs Kapaun Mt. Carmel @ Andover Central Garden City @ Andover Central Tuesday, May 13 Hays @ Garden City (1) Liberal @ Dodge City Thursday, May 15 Newton @ Great Bend Manhattan @ Hays Dodge City @ Liberal (1) End of Regular Season

WAC Softball Standings, Scores, Schedule

Western Athletic Conference Baseball Standings

Team&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;WAC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;All Hays&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;10-1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;11-6 Great Bend&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;8-2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 16-4 Liberal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3-7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7-16 Dodge City&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3-8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8-13 Garden City&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2-8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5-11 Thursday, May 8 Hays vs TMP @ Hays Tournament&nbsp;PPD Liberal 6, Dodge City 0 Dodge City 18, Liberal 8 Friday, May 9 Great Bend vs Junction City @ McPherson Quad Great Bend vs Mcpherson/Newton winner Hays vs Manhattan @ Hays Tournament Hays vs Brush, CO @ Hays Tournament Blue Valley West @ Liberal Scott City @ Garden City Dodge City @ Andover Central (1) Saturday, May 10 Hays vs Life Prep @ Hays Tournament Hays vs TMP @ Hays Tournament Dodge City vs Kapaun Mt. Carmel @ Andover Central Tuesday, May 13 Garden City @ TMP Dodge City @ Liberal (1) Wednesday, May 14 Manhattan @ Great Bend Thursday, May 15 Hays @ Liberal (1) Goddard-Eisenhower @ Dodge City Friday, May 16 Great Bend @ Garden City Junction City @ Hays End of Regular Season

WAC Baseball Standings, Scores, Schedule

A (9) inning game will be played each day with the ‘If Needed" game on day three

(16) Neosho County at (1) Barton, Great Bend (Barton wins series 2-0) Thursday Game 1 - Barton 13, Neosho 0 Thursday Game 2&nbsp; - Barton 9, Neosho 3 (9) Butler at (8) Coffeyville, Coffeyville (Coffeyville wins series 2-0) Game 1 Wednesday: Coffeyville 9, Butler 1 Game 2 Thursday: Coffeyville 8, Butler 3 (12) Allen at (5) Hutchinson, Hutchinson (Hutch wins series 2-0) Game 1 Wednesday: Hutchinson 9, Allen County 1 Game 2 Thursday: Hutchinson 7, Allen County 3 (13) Seward County at (4) Cowley, Arkansas City (Cowley wins series 2-0) Game 1 Wednesday: Cowley 11, Seward County 1 Game 2 Thursday: Cowley 11, Seward County 1 (14) Labette at (3) Cloud County, Concordia (Series tied 1-1) Game 1 Wednesday: Cloud County 15, Labette 6 Game 2 Thursday: Labette 6, Cloud County 5 (11) Dodge City at (6) Kansas City, Kansas City KS (KCK wins series 2-0) Game 1 Wednesday: KCK 12, Dodge City 11 Game 2 Thursday: KCK 8, Dodge City 4 (10) Fort Scott at (7) Colby, Colby (Series tied 1-1) Game 1 Wednesday: Colby 14, Fort Scott 3 Game 2 Thursday: Fort Scott 8, Colby 4 (15) Garden City at (2) Johnson County, Overland Park (Johnson wins series 2-0) Game 1 Wednesday: Johnson County 8, Garden City 7 Game 2 Thursday: Johnson County 15, Garden City 3

Winners Advance to Dean Evans Stadium, Salina, KS May 13-17

2025 NJCAA Baseball Plains District Tournament Scores

By BRANDON SMITH Barton Sports Info

Forced to play a traditional doubleheader after mother nature washed Wednesday's opener, the No. 19 ranked Barton Community College baseball team made quick work Thursday afternoon competing a sweep over Neosho County Community College in the opening round of the Region 6/Central District Baseball Tournament at Lawson-Biggs Field.

In the opener, sophomore pitcher Anthony Treto twirled the Cougars third no-hitter of the season while the offense came to life scoring all 13 runs in the middle innings for a 13-0 seven-inning run rule victory.

Following up Treto's performance on the rubber, sophomore Ethan Minaker answered with seven-shutout innings with the Barton offense seizing control in the middle frames once again to defeat the Panthers 9-3 in Game 2, winning the best-of-3 series 2-0.

The Jayhawk West champions and tournament No. 1 seeded Cougars improve to 42-11 on the season, advancing to the eight-team double-elimination Region 6/Plains District Tournament, held May 13-17 at Dean Evans Field in Salina while Neosho County has their season end at 24-30.

Barton will meet up with No. 8 seed Coffeyville Community College in Tuesday's 4:00 p.m. matchup after the Red Ravens swept Butler Community College 9-1 and 8-3.

Held without a hit through the opening 3.2-innings, Kyle Walker's fourth inning two-out single initiated a seven-run Cougar rally. Walker's single produced the first of nine straight reaching base safely with two-away as Barton sent 11 to the dish.

Producing extra bases on four of their eight hits, Tate Blasi's first of two doubles originated the scoring. Cesar Gomez extended the lead one batter later with the second double in the inning driving in a pair. Back-to-back bases loaded RBI walks drawn by Ayden Hadley and John Connors kept the crooked frame going with Wyatt Yetter's two-run single capping the two-out seven run inning.

The offensive production carried over into the fifth as the Cougars sent all nine to the plate for the second straight inning adding five more runs. Tyler Janssen's one-out single drove in Blasi's leadoff hit-by-pitch with Hadley's bases loaded two-RBI double and Neosho error allowing Connors to reach pushed two more across making it 12-0.

Barton's final tally came on Gomez sacrifice fly in the sixth driving in Blasi's leadoff double.

Treto (5-3) faced just two baserunners in his seven no-hit innings, the first coming on his lone walk issued in the second and the final base runner reaching on a leadoff error to start the seventh.

The sophomore stuck out five in tossing his third complete game of the season on 91-pitches.

Similar to the opener, Barton broke a scoreless contest in the fourth inning with four runs.

Hunter Alvord opened the home fourth drawing one of the two Cougar walks in the nightcap scoring two batters later on Yetter's RBI reaching fielder's choice.

Walker's ensuing two-bagger increased the lead by a pair while Kyle Graves two-out single back up the middle topping the four-run frame and 4-0 advantage.

Alvord and Hadley singles kickstarted the fifth inning with the Cougars tacking a run across on Yetter's sacrifice fly for a 5-0 lead.

Barton delivered the knockout blow with a four run eighth as a pair of hit-by-pitches to Walker and Gomez flipped the lineup back to the top of the order creating Janssen's RBI single and Alvord's three-run no-doubter to left field for the sophomore's team leading 17th round tripper of the season.

Neosho County strung three of their seven hits in the ninth, spoiling the Cougars shutout bid with their lone three runs on the afternoon coming off a pair of singles and sacrifice fly.

Minaker (6-2) scattered just four hits over seven shutout innings while striking out six.

Landon Haines handled a clean eighth before running into trouble in the ninth, scattering two hits, three runs on a walk and two strikeouts. Called upon to get the three outs with two-runners on, Preston Golden yielded just one hit in his inning of work.

Treto's no-hitter leads No. 19 Barton Baseball to opening round sweep of Neosho

MLB Standings


The Kansas City Royals take on the Boston Red Sox after Bobby Witt
Jr.'s four-hit game on Thursday.


Boston Red Sox (20-19, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals
(23-16, third in the AL Central)


Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 6:10 p.m. CDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.78 ERA,
1.32 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 4.23 ERA,
1.41 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -117, Royals -102; over/under
is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the Boston Red Sox
after Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits on Thursday in a 10-0 win over the
White Sox.


Kansas City has a 23-16 record overall and a 15-5 record in home
games. The Royals have gone 3-0 in games when they hit two or more
home runs.


Boston is 20-19 overall and 9-10 on the road. The Red Sox have a 4-9
record in games decided by one run.


The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two
teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Witt has 16 doubles, five home runs and 23
RBIs for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 13 for 43 with two
doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.


Alexander Bregman has 15 doubles and nine home runs for the Red Sox.
Rafael Devers is 15 for 40 with three doubles and three home runs
over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 9-1, .300 batting average, 1.52 ERA,
outscored opponents by 32 runs


Red Sox: 5-5, .281 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored opponents by
20 runs

INJURIES: Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder),
James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL
(shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL
(achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

Red Sox: Romy Gonzalez: day-to-day (back), Triston Casas:
10-Day IL (knee), Walker Buehler: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard
Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka
Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee),
Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Witt leads Royals against the Red Sox after 4-hit outing

KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, Kris Bubic pitched seven
innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 10-0 to
complete a four-game series sweep. Salvador Perez had three RBIs as
the Royals posted their sixth consecutive win. Jonathan India had two
hits, two RBIs and scored three times. Bubic allowed six hits, struck
out seven and walked one. Chris Stratton and Steven Cruz each got
three outs for the Royals, finishing a six-hitter. Kansas City scored
its first six runs on two-out hits.

PITTSBURGH (AP) —
The Pittsburgh Pirates have fired manager Derek Shelton following a
rocky opening month to the season that saw Pittsburgh quickly slip
into last place in the NL Central. General manager Ben Cherington
made the announcement. Bench coach Don Kelly will take over for
Shelton. The decision comes with Pittsburgh riding a seven-game
losing streak that dropped its record to 12-26. Shelton, hired by
Cherington in November 2019 as part of a franchise-wide reset by
owner Bob Nutting, went 306-440 in five-plus seasons with the
Pirates.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
Julius Randle had 24 points and 11 assists to lead the Minnesota
Timberwolves through another uneven performance, this time
capitalizing on Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s absence
in a 117-93 victory that tied the second-round series at one game
apiece. Anthony Edwards finished with 20 points after an injury scare
as the Wolves more than tripled their 3-point output from their Game
1 loss when Curry suffered the left hamstring strain. The injury will
likely sideline Curry at least until next week. Jonathan Kuminga had
18 points and Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points for the Warriors off
the bench.

LAS VEGAS (AP) —
Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the
rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory
over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the
second-round series. After failing to capitalize on a five-minute
power play when Vegas defenseman Nicolas Roy was assessed a major
penalty for cross-checking 5:37 into overtime, the Oilers didn’t
waste the opportunity later when the NHL’s most dynamic offensive
duo combined for the winner. Vasily Podkolzin, Jake Walman, Darnell
Nurse and Evander Kane also scored for the Oilers, and Viktor
Arvidsson and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had two assists. Calvin
Pickard made 28 saves. Game 3 is Saturday night in Edmonton.

WASHINGTON (AP) —
Connor McMichael and John Carlson scored, Logan Thompson made 27
saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in
Game 2 to tie the second-round playoff series. Tom Wilson sealed it
with an empty-net goal with a minute left. The Hurricanes' streak of
19 consecutive penalty kills to start the postseason ended with
Carlson's power-play goal. Game 3 is Saturday night in Raleigh.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)
— Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks
for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in
league history resigned and was banned from the league for his
handling of a sexual assault scandal. The 66-year-old Quenneville was
hired by Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek for his first coaching job
since his resignation from the Florida Panthers 3 1/2 years ago in
the wake of his handling of the sexual assault scandal during his
tenure with the Chicago Blackhawks. Before his departure, Quenneville
spent parts of 25 NHL seasons behind the benches of St. Louis,
Colorado, Chicago and Florida.

Final	Kansas
City	10	Chicago White Sox	0	

NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

Friday Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

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Cougar to Owl: Barton’s Vivian Onugha Signs with FAU Women’s Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-ukraine-russia-appeasement-af02a823e986bf27baf34520c6c5b931">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;says he’s responsible for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ed-martin-white-house-justice-department-thom-tillis-cecf801799faa2b56fd1bb4fac48379e">Donald Trump’s</a>&nbsp;victory last fall, but he attributes&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-donald-trump-6de09bd9d78d11a2cc4c4591c0f404e2">Kamala Harris’</a>&nbsp;loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism.

(click below to watch Biden's explanation)

Biden, who left office in January, addressed the Democrats’ disastrous 2024 election, concerns about his age and Trump’s divisive leadership during a Thursday interview on ABC’s “The View.” The 82-year-old Democrat said he has intentionally avoided speaking out publicly until this week to give the Republican president more than 100 days in office without his interference, as is typically the tradition following a change in the White House.

Asked about the last election, Biden said he was surprised by the role that gender and race played in the contest.

“They went the sexist route,” Biden said of criticism that “a woman couldn’t lead the country and a woman of mixed race.”

He added: “I was in charge, and he won, so I take responsibility.”

Biden has largely stepped away from national politics since leaving the White House. He’s not expected to play a central role in Democratic affairs as the party turns to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/pritzker-trump-ocasio-cortez-democrats-resistance-message-9d4f7868892629e34df7ea1e29dc0b34">a new generation of leadership</a>, although he acknowledged on Thursday that he has maintained regular contact with Harris and has offered his guidance on her political future.

“She’s got a difficult decision to make about what she’s going to do. I hope she stays engaged,” Biden said, declining to share his specific advice.

Biden rejected concerns about his cognitive decline prompted by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-panic-performance-democrats-debate-trump-cnn-fe6546f2c9762e80e6067ba10abedea8">a disastrous debate performance</a>&nbsp;last June. He also declined to criticize the Democratic leaders who privately pressed him to abandon his campaign.

“The only reason I got out of the race was because I didn’t want to have a divided Democratic Party,” he said, adding that the broader party didn’t buy into concerns about his age following the “terrible” debate performance “but the Democratic leadership and some of the very significant contributors did.”

Polling, however, suggests that the concerns among Democrats were widespread.

In January 2022, just a year into Biden’s first term, an AP-NORC poll found that only 48% of Democrats wanted him to seek reelection. That fell to 37% of Democrats in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-norc-poll-biden-2024-presidential-prospects-c843c5af6775b4c8a0cff8e2b1db03f6">an AP-NORC poll conducted February 2023</a>. And two after his debate flop,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-poll-drop-out-debate-democrats-59eebaca6989985c2bfb">nearly two-thirds of Democrats</a>&nbsp;said Biden should withdraw from the race.

Thursday’s appearance also marked Biden’s first joint interview with former first lady&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/white-house-jill-biden-gun-safety-schools-9c16e7f50347f040d8a7c6bd814054fd">Jill Biden</a>&nbsp;since leaving Washington. She rejected those who believe she created a protective cocoon around her husband while in office to protect him from scrutiny about his age.

“It was very hurtful especially from some of our so-called friends,” she said of the criticism.

“I was with Joe day and night … and I did not create a cocoon around him,” she continued. “You saw him in the Oval Office. You saw him making speeches. He wasn’t hiding somewhere.”

Meanwhile, the former president did not hold back when the conversation turned to Trump’s job performance.

“He’s had the worst 100 days any president has ever had,” Biden said.

White House communications director Steven Cheung fired back.

“Joe Biden is a complete disgrace to this country and the office he occupied,” Cheung said. “He has clearly lost all mental faculties and his handlers thought it’d be a good idea for him to do an interview and incoherently mumble his way through every answer. Sadly, this feels like abuse.”

🎥Joe Biden explains why he thinks Kamala Harris lost the election

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City.

Just after 2:30a.m. Friday, patrol officers were dispatched to 11th and Wyandotte on the report of a dead body, according to KCPD Sergeant Phil DiMartino.

Security guards were conducting patrol rounds when they located an adult male victim in a nearby parking garage. Officers were directed to the upper floor of the parking garage and located the victim suffering from obvious bodily trauma. 

KCFD EMS responded and medics pronounced the victim deceased on scene. This is being investigated as a homicide. Investigators are working to determine what led up to the incident and what caused the victim’s fatal injuries. Detectives are canvassing the area for witnesses and surveillance footage. Crime scene personnel will be processing the scene for all available physical evidence.&nbsp; Police released no additional details early Friday.

Homicide: Body of man found in Kansas City parking garage

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the White House’s East Room on a rainy Thursday, first lady Melania Trump and members of the Bush family gathered to unveil a U.S postage stamp bearing the portrait of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/barbara-bush">former first lady Barbara Bush</a>.

Amid the anticipation of the unveiling, Trump, Bush’s daughter Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch and Judy de Torok, a vice president at U.S. Postal Service, took turns sharing stories chronicling the former first lady’s life and achievements.

Bush Koch held back tears recalling moments from her mother’s early life. “Mom was never one to shy away from speaking the truth or taking a stand,” she said. “With her signature white hair and pearls, she became an icon in her own right, and yet, even as a former first lady, she remained humble and humorous.”

The image on the stamp is Barbara Bush’s official White House portrait, which currently hangs in the entrance to the East Wing. She is depicted in a black suit and purple blouse, wearing her hallmark triple strand of pearls.

After a commemoration ceremony in Kennebunkport, Maine, where the Bush family compound is located, the stamp will go on sale June 10th.

Bush notably championed literacy programs and helped destigmatized people with AIDS and HIV when she cradled an infant during a 1989 visit to a hospice for children with the disease. Trump said Bush “changed the national conversation on AIDS and took a stand supporting gay rights.”

Trump also said she appreciated how Bush inspired people to pursue their personal dreams and was ahead of her time when she made the call for a female American president.

“Who knows?” Trump said. “Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps and preside over the White House, and I wish him well,” she said to laughs.

Barbara Bush&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ronald-reagan-north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-houston-26296df048a042acbb7b600d5885ed82">died in 2018 at 92 years-old</a>. She was married to President&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/0a70f6a7eb374acb88fd52b41e1f3c56">George H. W. Bush</a>. She is the mother of former President George W. Bush.

She was one of only two first ladies who had a child who was elected president. The other was Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams.

And in 2016 — at 90 years-old — Barbara Bush campaigned for her son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush when he vied for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the George H. W. Bush library.

She had strong words for Donald Trump — back in 2016 she said in a joint CNN interview with Jeb Bush that she was “sick” of the current president. “He’s said terrible things about women, terrible things about the military. I don’t understand why people are for him, for that reason,” she said at the time.

Melania Trump attended Bush’s funeral in 2018 while Donald Trump did not attend. The White House said he stayed away to avoid security disruptions.

Bush is the eighth first lady to be honored with a U.S. postage stamp.

Bush Koch said “it’s unlikely that mom ever pictured herself on the postage stamp, and it’s very likely that she would be wondering what all this fuss is about.”

🎥White House unveils Barbara Bush postage stamp

SALINE COUNTY — Two people were injured in a house fire in rural Saline County.

Just after 5:30p.m. Thursday, sheriff's deputies and Saline County Rural Fire Districts 5, 7, and 2 responded to a working house fire in the 1500 block of N Marymount Road, according to Saline County Sheriff's Operations Captain Jim Hughes.

A 75-year-old female resident received serious burns and was transported to Salina Regional and transferred to Via Christi in Wichita.&nbsp; &nbsp;An 83-year-old male resident suffered smoke inhalation and was also transferred to Salina Regional Health Center;

The cause of the fire is suspected to be due to electrical issues.&nbsp; The residence is a total loss and the amount of loss is still being evaluated, according to Hughes.

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