Children aged three to twelve years who love fairytales will enjoy this camp full of creative magic led by the Barton Dance Theatre students from 2-5 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Fine Arts Building. Tickets are $10 per child and $5 per each additional sibling and are available at&nbsp;<a href="https://shows.bartonccc.edu/" target="_blank">shows.bartonccc.edu</a>.

Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator and Dance Instructor&nbsp;Danika Bielek said she designed the fundraiser as a way for kids to enjoy being active while at the same time connecting her dancers with the community in a positive way. Kids will learn dances, have an acting class, do some tumbling, create a craft and more! All proceeds go to help fund the Barton Dance Theatre's trip to attend and represent Barton at the American College Dance Association Conference this spring.&nbsp;

“We have offered the Creative Camp for five years now and every year it’s so rewarding to see how inspired the kids are when they leave with the artwork they’ve made.” she said. “We know they’ve built memories that will last. It’s also an excellent opportunity for our dance students to explore teaching children, which is helpful for their educational experience as they decide what direction they want to take their careers. Plus, parents can get a little break from the kids!” For more information contact Bielek at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:bielekd@bartonccc.edu" target="_blank">bielekd@bartonccc.edu</a>&nbsp;or (620) 792-9253.

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 </figure>Story by Joe VinduskaChildren aged three to twelve years who love fairytales will enjoy this camp full of creative magic led by the Barton Dance Theatre students from 2-5 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Fine Arts Building. Tickets are $10 per child and $5 per each additional sibling and are available at&nbsp;<a href="https://shows.bartonccc.edu/" target="_blank">shows.bartonccc.edu</a>.Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator and Dance Instructor&nbsp;Danika Bielek said she designed the fundraiser as a way for kids to enjoy being active while at the same time connecting her dancers with the community in a positive way. Kids will learn dances, have an acting class, do some tumbling, create a craft and more! All proceeds go to help fund the Barton Dance Theatre's trip to attend and represent Barton at the American College Dance Association Conference this spring.&nbsp;“We have offered the Creative Camp for five years now and every year it’s so rewarding to see how inspired the kids are when they leave with the artwork they’ve made.” she said. “We know they’ve built memories that will last. It’s also an excellent opportunity for our dance students to explore teaching children, which is helpful for their educational experience as they decide what direction they want to take their careers. Plus, parents can get a little break from the kids!” For more information contact Bielek at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:bielekd@bartonccc.edu" target="_blank">bielekd@bartonccc.edu</a>&nbsp;or (620) 792-9253.

Barton Dance Theatre to host 'Fairytale' Creative Camp

Have you ever wondered what it was like to have a vision impairment, hearing impairment or not be able to smell or feel something? These are things that happen naturally as we age, yet few of us think about this until we are older. What if you could temporarily experience this to help understand what it is like to be an older person. We have a K-State program that can help us do just that. Gray for a Day is a simulation experience that utilizes an empathic approach to educate individuals on the age-related sensory and functional challenges that some older adults might face.

Recently, I had the opportunity to shadow Donna Krug, District Director and Family Consumer Science Agent, while she conducted the simulation with a high school class in Great Bend. The class was very engaged, asked questions, and were good sports while using the props to see what it “feels like” as we age. There are several objectives we hope to accomplish by presenting this program. The first is to understand how the senses and functional abilities can decline with age. We also hope to personally experience age-related sensory and functional decline with the simulations. By understanding the influence of sensory and functional decline on daily life, the hope is to encourage one to develop the skills necessary to effectively interact with someone who may be experiencing age-related sensory and functional declines. Finally, we hope to impart understanding that by taking steps to improve or maintain your health now that this will contribute to sensory and functional well-being in the future.

These activities work great with people of all ages. It can spark great conversations between old and young people alike. Please call or email if you are interested in Gray for A Day presentation for your class or organization.

Monique Koerner is the Family and Community Wellness Agent with K-State Research and Extension – Cottonwood District. You may reach her at: 785-628-9430 or moniquek@ksu.edu. K-State Research &amp; Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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 <figcaption>written by: Monique Koerner - Family and Community Wellness Agent with K-State Research and Extension – Cottonwood District.</figcaption>
 </figure>Have you ever wondered what it was like to have a vision impairment, hearing impairment or not be able to smell or feel something? These are things that happen naturally as we age, yet few of us think about this until we are older. What if you could temporarily experience this to help understand what it is like to be an older person. We have a K-State program that can help us do just that. Gray for a Day is a simulation experience that utilizes an empathic approach to educate individuals on the age-related sensory and functional challenges that some older adults might face.<figure>
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 </figure>Recently, I had the opportunity to shadow Donna Krug, District Director and Family Consumer Science Agent, while she conducted the simulation with a high school class in Great Bend. The class was very engaged, asked questions, and were good sports while using the props to see what it “feels like” as we age. There are several objectives we hope to accomplish by presenting this program. The first is to understand how the senses and functional abilities can decline with age. We also hope to personally experience age-related sensory and functional decline with the simulations. By understanding the influence of sensory and functional decline on daily life, the hope is to encourage one to develop the skills necessary to effectively interact with someone who may be experiencing age-related sensory and functional declines. Finally, we hope to impart understanding that by taking steps to improve or maintain your health now that this will contribute to sensory and functional well-being in the future.These activities work great with people of all ages. It can spark great conversations between old and young people alike. Please call or email if you are interested in Gray for A Day presentation for your class or organization.Monique Koerner is the Family and Community Wellness Agent with K-State Research and Extension – Cottonwood District. You may reach her at: 785-628-9430 or moniquek@ksu.edu. K-State Research &amp; Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

KOERNER: What does it feel like to age?

By MIKE COURSON Great Bend Post

Valentine's Day is not for everybody. But everyone loves a big grand prize. The I Love Great Bend Valentine Giveaway officially kicked off on Feb. 1. Shoppers in 28 participating Great Bend businesses can register for one of several $100 prizes, or the big grand prize later this month.

"Each store will give away the 'I Love Great Bend' t-shirts to people who come in and shop and register," said Community Coordinator Christina Hayes. "But also, we have an overall $100 winner each week. At the very end, all the stores have donated a gift from $25-50. The grand-prize winner will win all those gifts, plus $250 to any of the stores they choose. It's a fun promotion where we get to share the love of Great Bend, and people can win some fun prizes."

Each of the 28 stores in the contest will give away a t-shirt each week. There will be three $100 weekly winners, and the last day to register is Tuesday, Feb. 21. The grand prize, including the $250, will be given away on Feb. 28.

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 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostValentine's Day is not for everybody. But everyone loves a big grand prize. The I Love Great Bend Valentine Giveaway officially kicked off on Feb. 1. Shoppers in 28 participating Great Bend businesses can register for one of several $100 prizes, or the big grand prize later this month."Each store will give away the 'I Love Great Bend' t-shirts to people who come in and shop and register," said Community Coordinator Christina Hayes. "But also, we have an overall $100 winner each week. At the very end, all the stores have donated a gift from $25-50. The grand-prize winner will win all those gifts, plus $250 to any of the stores they choose. It's a fun promotion where we get to share the love of Great Bend, and people can win some fun prizes."Each of the 28 stores in the contest will give away a t-shirt each week. There will be three $100 weekly winners, and the last day to register is Tuesday, Feb. 21. The grand prize, including the $250, will be given away on Feb. 28.<figure>
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Shop and win the 'I Love Great Bend Valentine Giveaway'

By COLE REIF Great Bend Post

It has been just over three years with Cody Schmidt serving as the Great
Bend Mayor. The 2004 Great Bend High School graduate acknowledged that he has
enjoyed the successes and challenges that have come with the position, but he
is unsure if he’ll seek a third term in this upcoming fall election. 

Schmidt
spends a lot of hours, outside of his fulltime job, as a volunteer for the city’s
betterment, but he wouldn’t have any other way. "Since I've been mayor, I've always wanted to be involved in everything I can be," said Schmidt. "I think that is what has separated myself from previous mayors is being involved, understanding and learning. I want to hear everything out of the horse's mouth and not be a he said, she said type of situation." 
Schmidt took over the gavel as Great Bend’s mayor in January 2020 after
receiving more than 1,100 votes as a write-in candidate. With his name officially
on the ballot in the November 2021 General Election, Schmidt received nearly
1,800 votes in an uncontested race to earn his second, two-year term.

Working
as the grounds and transportation director for the Great Bend school district, Schmidt’s
platform in the beginning was boasting he has no personal gains or potential
losses from making the best decisions for the whole city. 
"I'm not tied to anyone," said Schmidt. "I'm not losing any business. I think it helps me as a person and as a mayor that I'm not tied to anything. We do have councilmembers that own businesses and are big stakeholders in our community. I think sometimes when they vote, they have to contemplate that in their head." 
The deadline to officially file for the 2023 election is not until June 1,
but Schmidt noted he plans on making the decision soon on whether he will run for reelection again.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Listen below to the entire interview with Schmidt on this week's City Edition show that aired on 1590 KVGB &amp; 95.5 FM.

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 </figure>By COLE REIF Great Bend PostIt has been just over three years with Cody Schmidt serving as the Great
Bend Mayor. The 2004 Great Bend High School graduate acknowledged that he has
enjoyed the successes and challenges that have come with the position, but he
is unsure if he’ll seek a third term in this upcoming fall election. Schmidt
spends a lot of hours, outside of his fulltime job, as a volunteer for the city’s
betterment, but he wouldn’t have any other way. "Since I've been mayor, I've always wanted to be involved in everything I can be," said Schmidt. "I think that is what has separated myself from previous mayors is being involved, understanding and learning. I want to hear everything out of the horse's mouth and not be a he said, she said type of situation." 
Schmidt took over the gavel as Great Bend’s mayor in January 2020 after
receiving more than 1,100 votes as a write-in candidate. With his name officially
on the ballot in the November 2021 General Election, Schmidt received nearly
1,800 votes in an uncontested race to earn his second, two-year term. Working
as the grounds and transportation director for the Great Bend school district, Schmidt’s
platform in the beginning was boasting he has no personal gains or potential
losses from making the best decisions for the whole city. 
"I'm not tied to anyone," said Schmidt. "I'm not losing any business. I think it helps me as a person and as a mayor that I'm not tied to anything. We do have councilmembers that own businesses and are big stakeholders in our community. I think sometimes when they vote, they have to contemplate that in their head." 
The deadline to officially file for the 2023 election is not until June 1,
but Schmidt noted he plans on making the decision soon on whether he will run for reelection again.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Listen below to the entire interview with Schmidt on this week's City Edition show that aired on 1590 KVGB &amp; 95.5 FM.<div><iframe width="100%" height="265" src="https://clyp.it/isndyih4/widget" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>

Great Bend Mayor enjoying the ride; undecided on future term

Authorities in the area were on high alert following the report of an attempted kidnapping in Hoisington Wednesday night. As it turns out, it was all for naught. Friday morning, the Hoisington Police Department released a statement saying the case originated with a false report.

"You have to take these all seriously, and we did," said Chief of Police Kenton Doze. "But we needed to re-interview the victim, and he came in this morning and talked with us."

The initial report was that a male juvenile was approached by at least two subjects in a white van in the 800 block of W. 2nd Street just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. After the juvenile fought off the would-be kidnappers, the van reportedly left town westbound.

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 </figure>Great Bend PostAuthorities in the area were on high alert following the report of an attempted kidnapping in Hoisington Wednesday night. As it turns out, it was all for naught. Friday morning, the Hoisington Police Department released a statement saying the case originated with a false report."You have to take these all seriously, and we did," said Chief of Police Kenton Doze. "But we needed to re-interview the victim, and he came in this morning and talked with us."The initial report was that a male juvenile was approached by at least two subjects in a white van in the 800 block of W. 2nd Street just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. After the juvenile fought off the would-be kidnappers, the van reportedly left town westbound.

Hoisington police: Attempted kidnapping a false report

Sometimes hobbies turn into the best jobs. Donita Zamarripa was a barista years ago and turned that job into a hobby of making her own custom-flavored coffees. Then she taught Charles Hawkins some of her tricks. When the couple served their drinks for Hawkins' mother at a recent birthday party, a business idea was born. On Thursday, the Crazy Wolf Coffee trailer officially opened in the parking lot at Nana's Place, 114 E. Santa Fe Blvd in Ellinwood.

"After having our coffee, not just her, but everybody that was there at her 75th birthday party, kept telling us we needed to sell our coffee; it is so good," Zamarripa said. "That's what really got us going."

Crazy Wolf Coffee is owned by Hawkins, with Zamarripa serving as assistant manager. She said the business got its name because of Hawkins' love of wolves, the trailer's proximity to the Historic Wolf Hotel, and because of the importance of the Wolf name in Ellinwood's past. She added the crazy part, and also made the final touches on the company's logo.

"The logo actually came from someone online," Zamarripa said. "She had made that picture on a gaming site. We asked her if we could use that for our logo. She gave us permission to use it, and I did some things with it and turned it into what you see."

The trailer will be open each Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. On the menu are many of the standard coffee fares like cafe mocha and cafe macchiato, but the trailer will also serve specialty drinks like "white chocolate dream" and "chocolate silk." Iced coffees and frappes are also available, and carbonated drink fans can enjoy Italian sodas - soda made from syrup flavors, including root beer. Add a little milk for Crazy Wolf's Italian Creamosa.

Crazy Wolf Coffee is housed in a travel trailer that has been converted into a modern kitchen. That makes the business ideal for weekend events like the Labor Day Celebration in Hoisington and the After Harvest Festival. Zamarripa said they will also be available to book for other parties and events on weekends.

The business officially opened on Feb. 2, but will host an Ellinwood Chamber Coffee and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 17.

Watch for updates on the Crazy Wolf Coffee Facebook page, or contact Hawkins or Zamarripa by calling (620) 603-3433.

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 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostSometimes hobbies turn into the best jobs. Donita Zamarripa was a barista years ago and turned that job into a hobby of making her own custom-flavored coffees. Then she taught Charles Hawkins some of her tricks. When the couple served their drinks for Hawkins' mother at a recent birthday party, a business idea was born. On Thursday, the Crazy Wolf Coffee trailer officially opened in the parking lot at Nana's Place, 114 E. Santa Fe Blvd in Ellinwood."After having our coffee, not just her, but everybody that was there at her 75th birthday party, kept telling us we needed to sell our coffee; it is so good," Zamarripa said. "That's what really got us going."Crazy Wolf Coffee is owned by Hawkins, with Zamarripa serving as assistant manager. She said the business got its name because of Hawkins' love of wolves, the trailer's proximity to the Historic Wolf Hotel, and because of the importance of the Wolf name in Ellinwood's past. She added the crazy part, and also made the final touches on the company's logo."The logo actually came from someone online," Zamarripa said. "She had made that picture on a gaming site. We asked her if we could use that for our logo. She gave us permission to use it, and I did some things with it and turned it into what you see."The trailer will be open each Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. On the menu are many of the standard coffee fares like cafe mocha and cafe macchiato, but the trailer will also serve specialty drinks like "white chocolate dream" and "chocolate silk." Iced coffees and frappes are also available, and carbonated drink fans can enjoy Italian sodas - soda made from syrup flavors, including root beer. Add a little milk for Crazy Wolf's Italian Creamosa.Crazy Wolf Coffee is housed in a travel trailer that has been converted into a modern kitchen. That makes the business ideal for weekend events like the Labor Day Celebration in Hoisington and the After Harvest Festival. Zamarripa said they will also be available to book for other parties and events on weekends.The business officially opened on Feb. 2, but will host an Ellinwood Chamber Coffee and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 17.Watch for updates on the Crazy Wolf Coffee Facebook page, or contact Hawkins or Zamarripa by calling (620) 603-3433.

Ellinwood couple turns coffee hobby into new business

Barton County Sheriff’s
Office Incident Log (2/2) 
 
Non-Injury Accident 
 
At 7:01 a.m. an accident was reported at N. US 281 Highway at MM 122 in
Hoisington. 
 
Theft 
 
At 2:24 p.m. a theft was reported at 212 Hoisington Avenue in Susank. 
 
Fire 
 
At 11:28 p.m. a fire was reported at MM 134 on E. K-4 Highway. 
 
Great Bend Police Department Incident
Log (2/2) 
 
Noise Complaint 
 
At 8:37 a.m. loud music in the area was reported at 801 4th Street. 
 
Criminal Damage 
 
At 10:32 a.m. criminal damage was reported at the school, 2535 Lakin. 
 
Overdose / Poisoning 
 
At 10:48 a.m. a report that Niah Taylor overdosed on prescription medication
was made at 1118 8th Street. 
 
Non-Injury Accident 
 
At 3:40 p.m. an accident was reported at 1221 10th Street where the
vehicle left the scene. 
 
Convulsions / Seizures 
 
At 4:50 p.m. EMS assistance was needed for a 1-year-old child seizing at Great
Bend Children’s Learning Center, 1802 22nd Street. 
 
Sick Person 
 
At 6:26 p.m. EMS assistance was needed for a 77-year-old male with low blood
pressure and dizzy at 2020 17th Street. 
 
Structure Fire 
 
At 8:10 p.m. a fire alarm was reported at 1025 Lincoln.

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 </figure>Barton County Sheriff’s
Office Incident Log (2/2) 
 
Non-Injury Accident 
 
At 7:01 a.m. an accident was reported at N. US 281 Highway at MM 122 in
Hoisington. 
 
Theft 
 
At 2:24 p.m. a theft was reported at 212 Hoisington Avenue in Susank. 
 
Fire 
 
At 11:28 p.m. a fire was reported at MM 134 on E. K-4 Highway. 
 
Great Bend Police Department Incident
Log (2/2) 
 
Noise Complaint 
 
At 8:37 a.m. loud music in the area was reported at 801 4th Street. 
 
Criminal Damage 
 
At 10:32 a.m. criminal damage was reported at the school, 2535 Lakin. 
 
Overdose / Poisoning 
 
At 10:48 a.m. a report that Niah Taylor overdosed on prescription medication
was made at 1118 8th Street. 
 
Non-Injury Accident 
 
At 3:40 p.m. an accident was reported at 1221 10th Street where the
vehicle left the scene. 
 
Convulsions / Seizures 
 
At 4:50 p.m. EMS assistance was needed for a 1-year-old child seizing at Great
Bend Children’s Learning Center, 1802 22nd Street. 
 
Sick Person 
 
At 6:26 p.m. EMS assistance was needed for a 77-year-old male with low blood
pressure and dizzy at 2020 17th Street. 
 
Structure Fire 
 
At 8:10 p.m. a fire alarm was reported at 1025 Lincoln.

Cop Shop (2/2)

RUSSELL - The City of Russell Public Transportation bus will not be in service this Friday or Saturday, due to staffing issues. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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 </figure>City of RussellRUSSELL - The City of Russell Public Transportation bus will not be in service this Friday or Saturday, due to staffing issues. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Russell city public transportation not in service Friday or Saturday

2/2 BOOKED: Debra Holder on three Barton County District Court warrants for Probation Violation, total bond set at $150,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Sean Swigert on Barton County District Court case for Aggravated Assault, bond set at $20,000; and on Russell County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, bond set at $367 cash only.

BOOKED: Harry Proveaux on two Ellsworth County District Court warrants for Probation Violation, total bond set at $20,000 C/S.

RELEASED: Gavin Allen on Barton County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, to KDOC.

RELEASED: Alisa Orosco on Barton County District Court warrant for Aggravated Battery, after posting $5,000 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonds.&nbsp;

RELEASED: Daniel Adams on Barton County District Court case for Criminal Trespass, on $1,000 OR bond.

RELEASED: Jenny Naab on Hoisington Municipal Court case for Expired Tag and Driving While Suspended, on 18-hour OR bond; and on Ford County warrant for Distribution of Meth, after posting $25,000 surety bond through Owens Bail Bonds.

RELEASED: Jacob Sautter on Seward County District Court warrant for Rape and Unlawful Intercourse, to Seward County Sheriff's Office.&nbsp;

RELEASED: Sean Swigert on Barton County District Court case for Aggravated Assault, after posting $20,000 surety bond; and on Russell County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, after posting $367 cash bond.

RELEASED: Terence Dreiling on Barton County District Court warrant, after time served.

RELEASED: Tara Bailey on two Hoisington Municipal Court warrants for Failure to Appear, after posting cash bonds of $155.57 and $415.

RELEASED: Harry Proveaux on two Ellsworth County District Court warrants for Probation Violation, after posting a total $20,000 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonds.

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 </figure>2/2 BOOKED: Debra Holder on three Barton County District Court warrants for Probation Violation, total bond set at $150,000 C/S.BOOKED: Sean Swigert on Barton County District Court case for Aggravated Assault, bond set at $20,000; and on Russell County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, bond set at $367 cash only.BOOKED: Harry Proveaux on two Ellsworth County District Court warrants for Probation Violation, total bond set at $20,000 C/S.RELEASED: Gavin Allen on Barton County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, to KDOC.RELEASED: Alisa Orosco on Barton County District Court warrant for Aggravated Battery, after posting $5,000 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonds.&nbsp;RELEASED: Daniel Adams on Barton County District Court case for Criminal Trespass, on $1,000 OR bond.RELEASED: Jenny Naab on Hoisington Municipal Court case for Expired Tag and Driving While Suspended, on 18-hour OR bond; and on Ford County warrant for Distribution of Meth, after posting $25,000 surety bond through Owens Bail Bonds.RELEASED: Jacob Sautter on Seward County District Court warrant for Rape and Unlawful Intercourse, to Seward County Sheriff's Office.&nbsp;RELEASED: Sean Swigert on Barton County District Court case for Aggravated Assault, after posting $20,000 surety bond; and on Russell County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, after posting $367 cash bond.RELEASED: Terence Dreiling on Barton County District Court warrant, after time served.RELEASED: Tara Bailey on two Hoisington Municipal Court warrants for Failure to Appear, after posting cash bonds of $155.57 and $415.RELEASED: Harry Proveaux on two Ellsworth County District Court warrants for Probation Violation, after posting a total $20,000 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonds.

Barton County Sheriff's Office Booking Activity (2/2)

Taking Space Week to new heights, Little Panthers Preschool Teacher, Morgan Little, went straight to the source to answer her students' questions...to NASA.

As Little prepared for Space Week, she collected questions from her students and submitted them to NASA, hoping for a response. But what she received in return beyond exceeded her expectations. Students enjoyed a nearly 8-minute video recorded by astronaut Nick Hague to answer their questions.

"The kids were over the moon excited," said Little, "and another cool fact is that the NASA Astronaut in the video, Nick Hague, is from Kansas."

The video was shared with all classrooms at Little Panthers Preschool as well as some classes at Eisenhower Elementary. For Little Panthers, the week included other lessons, craft projects, and sensory play - all with a space theme.

"You never know what cool things can happen when you just ask," said JoAnn Blevins, principal of Eisenhower Elementary &amp; Little Panthers Preschool.

For more information, please contact the USD 428 District Education Center at 620-793-1500 or media@usd428.net.

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 </figure>The video was shared with all classrooms at Little Panthers Preschool as well as some classes at Eisenhower Elementary. For Little Panthers, the week included other lessons, craft projects, and sensory play - all with a space theme."You never know what cool things can happen when you just ask," said JoAnn Blevins, principal of Eisenhower Elementary &amp; Little Panthers Preschool.For more information, please contact the USD 428 District Education Center at 620-793-1500 or media@usd428.net.<figure>
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Great Bend preschoolers ‘over the moon’ for Space Week

Today Sunny, with a high near 48. Light south-southeast wind becoming south-southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tonight Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 56. South-southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming west-northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West-northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunday Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.

Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night A 20-percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Wednesday A 20-percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

Wednesday Night A 20-percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Today Sunny, with a high near 48. Light south-southeast wind becoming south-southwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.Tonight Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.Saturday Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 56. South-southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming west-northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West-northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.Sunday Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 48.Tuesday Night A 20-percent chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.Wednesday A 20-percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.Wednesday Night A 20-percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.Thursday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Friday's Weather

Next week, the&nbsp;diversity in school&nbsp;debate returns to neighboring state Missouri&nbsp;via House Bill 952, its anti-1619 Project&nbsp;bill, joining&nbsp;the earlier proposed Parent’s Bill of Rights, SB 776. Missouri, a&nbsp;bellwether&nbsp;for&nbsp;policymaking&nbsp;in Kansas, points to the likely resuscitation of&nbsp;this&nbsp;political debate&nbsp;after similar efforts slowed in the Kansas legislature. Coupled with Florida’s recent&nbsp;rejection of AP African American Course in public schools, the two events mark a resurging salvo in a larger argument over school curriculum and diversity.

The&nbsp;Parent’s&nbsp;Bill prohibits school districts&nbsp;from&nbsp;denying&nbsp;parental&nbsp;review&nbsp;ofcurricula&nbsp;and educational materials utilized by the school.&nbsp;Other elements&nbsp;include: notification about safety issues impacting their children, the right to visit their child in school, the right to review&nbsp;their children’s&nbsp;school records, and the right to be heard at school board meetings.&nbsp;Hardly any of these&nbsp;issues&nbsp;are&nbsp;prohibited by school systems.&nbsp;The more dangerous component includes parent rights to review information on teachers, lecturers, and presenters; and the right to object to materials parents find inappropriate.&nbsp;

Additionally,&nbsp;the bill&nbsp;undergirds&nbsp;a larger educational framework&nbsp;by&nbsp;the Missouri&nbsp;General Assembly to ban&nbsp;Critical&nbsp;Race&nbsp;Theory&nbsp;(CRT)&nbsp;and 1619 Project.&nbsp;The combined legislation, which acts to empower parental say over curriculum, is a bit of misnomer given&nbsp;the bill does&nbsp;not extend to calculus, physics, and other areas of study, but is a legislative condemnation of all things “diversity.”

The problem&nbsp;is&nbsp;that Missouri’s bill, similar to the Kansas version, incorrectly conflates CRT theory with any diversity related subject matter, particularly black history.&nbsp;The law is&nbsp;abstractly&nbsp;constructed&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;broad framework that allows&nbsp;parents and politicians&nbsp;to excise&nbsp;certain subject matter for political propaganda.

​For example, an educator cannot identify people, entities, or institutions in the United States as “inherently, immutably, or systematically sexist, racist, anti-LGBT, bigoted, biased, privileged, or oppressed.” Is the legislation suggesting that the Ku Klux Klan (an entity) is&nbsp;not&nbsp;inherently racist?&nbsp;Although numerous studies&nbsp;repeatedly&nbsp;confirm that the&nbsp;criminal justice system (an American institution)&nbsp;unequally treats&nbsp;Black Americans, are educators to ignore the incongruities in the system?&nbsp;Other elements&nbsp;of the law&nbsp;are just as confounding.

Logical&nbsp;analysis of&nbsp;the&nbsp;educational curriculum is not what’s at stake here, nor is it the real intent.&nbsp;Political operatives&nbsp;who&nbsp;focused on&nbsp;CRT&nbsp;as a&nbsp;mechanism to denounce “liberal” education, ironically use it to craft&nbsp;their own&nbsp;doctrine of education- an America with no imperfections.&nbsp;Black History&nbsp;and other “diversity” subjects are&nbsp;uncomfortable, because&nbsp;they&nbsp;question&nbsp;the centrality of democracy as a&nbsp;shared&nbsp;American identity. Within Black history is always the question- freedom for who?&nbsp;When? How?

The&nbsp;circumstances of this legislation&nbsp;are also&nbsp;more ominous than political division. The&nbsp;adversarial nature of these politicized claims of “unpatriotic” education&nbsp;has&nbsp;created an&nbsp;upsurge in&nbsp;harassment by opponents to diversity. Teachers, lectures,&nbsp;and&nbsp;writers become the focus of online&nbsp;and physical&nbsp;harassment.&nbsp;

​Parents should think deeply about this legislation&nbsp;when debate returns to Kansas. How are&nbsp;parents&nbsp;truly empowered? What will their children fail to learn about themselves or society? In what ways are teachers and educators endangered by these sentiments? Why would censorship provide the pathway to patriotism?&nbsp;Finally,&nbsp;they should ask themselves if&nbsp;fear of diversity&nbsp;is&nbsp;a good way to prepare children for a future in a multicultural America?

Nishani Frazier is Associate Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Kansas. Prior to Kansas, she held positions as Associate Curator of African American History and Archives at Western Reserve Historical Society, Assistant to the Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Archives at the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and personal assistant for Dr. John Hope Franklin, before and during his tenure as chair of President Bill Clinton's advisory board on "One America."&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/1/1675191230725.jpeg" alt="Nishani Frazier is Associate Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Kansas. " />
 <figcaption>Nishani Frazier is Associate Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Kansas. </figcaption>
 </figure>Next week, the&nbsp;diversity in school&nbsp;debate returns to neighboring state Missouri&nbsp;via House Bill 952, its anti-1619 Project&nbsp;bill, joining&nbsp;the earlier proposed Parent’s Bill of Rights, SB 776. Missouri, a&nbsp;bellwether&nbsp;for&nbsp;policymaking&nbsp;in Kansas, points to the likely resuscitation of&nbsp;this&nbsp;political debate&nbsp;after similar efforts slowed in the Kansas legislature. Coupled with Florida’s recent&nbsp;rejection of AP African American Course in public schools, the two events mark a resurging salvo in a larger argument over school curriculum and diversity.The&nbsp;Parent’s&nbsp;Bill prohibits school districts&nbsp;from&nbsp;denying&nbsp;parental&nbsp;review&nbsp;ofcurricula&nbsp;and educational materials utilized by the school.&nbsp;Other elements&nbsp;include: notification about safety issues impacting their children, the right to visit their child in school, the right to review&nbsp;their children’s&nbsp;school records, and the right to be heard at school board meetings.&nbsp;Hardly any of these&nbsp;issues&nbsp;are&nbsp;prohibited by school systems.&nbsp;The more dangerous component includes parent rights to review information on teachers, lecturers, and presenters; and the right to object to materials parents find inappropriate.&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/12/1575913663048.png" alt="" />
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 </figure>Additionally,&nbsp;the bill&nbsp;undergirds&nbsp;a larger educational framework&nbsp;by&nbsp;the Missouri&nbsp;General Assembly to ban&nbsp;Critical&nbsp;Race&nbsp;Theory&nbsp;(CRT)&nbsp;and 1619 Project.&nbsp;The combined legislation, which acts to empower parental say over curriculum, is a bit of misnomer given&nbsp;the bill does&nbsp;not extend to calculus, physics, and other areas of study, but is a legislative condemnation of all things “diversity.”The problem&nbsp;is&nbsp;that Missouri’s bill, similar to the Kansas version, incorrectly conflates CRT theory with any diversity related subject matter, particularly black history.&nbsp;The law is&nbsp;abstractly&nbsp;constructed&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;broad framework that allows&nbsp;parents and politicians&nbsp;to excise&nbsp;certain subject matter for political propaganda.​For example, an educator cannot identify people, entities, or institutions in the United States as “inherently, immutably, or systematically sexist, racist, anti-LGBT, bigoted, biased, privileged, or oppressed.” Is the legislation suggesting that the Ku Klux Klan (an entity) is&nbsp;not&nbsp;inherently racist?&nbsp;Although numerous studies&nbsp;repeatedly&nbsp;confirm that the&nbsp;criminal justice system (an American institution)&nbsp;unequally treats&nbsp;Black Americans, are educators to ignore the incongruities in the system?&nbsp;Other elements&nbsp;of the law&nbsp;are just as confounding.Logical&nbsp;analysis of&nbsp;the&nbsp;educational curriculum is not what’s at stake here, nor is it the real intent.&nbsp;Political operatives&nbsp;who&nbsp;focused on&nbsp;CRT&nbsp;as a&nbsp;mechanism to denounce “liberal” education, ironically use it to craft&nbsp;their own&nbsp;doctrine of education- an America with no imperfections.&nbsp;Black History&nbsp;and other “diversity” subjects are&nbsp;uncomfortable, because&nbsp;they&nbsp;question&nbsp;the centrality of democracy as a&nbsp;shared&nbsp;American identity. Within Black history is always the question- freedom for who?&nbsp;When? How?The&nbsp;circumstances of this legislation&nbsp;are also&nbsp;more ominous than political division. The&nbsp;adversarial nature of these politicized claims of “unpatriotic” education&nbsp;has&nbsp;created an&nbsp;upsurge in&nbsp;harassment by opponents to diversity. Teachers, lectures,&nbsp;and&nbsp;writers become the focus of online&nbsp;and physical&nbsp;harassment.&nbsp;​Parents should think deeply about this legislation&nbsp;when debate returns to Kansas. How are&nbsp;parents&nbsp;truly empowered? What will their children fail to learn about themselves or society? In what ways are teachers and educators endangered by these sentiments? Why would censorship provide the pathway to patriotism?&nbsp;Finally,&nbsp;they should ask themselves if&nbsp;fear of diversity&nbsp;is&nbsp;a good way to prepare children for a future in a multicultural America?Nishani Frazier is Associate Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Kansas. Prior to Kansas, she held positions as Associate Curator of African American History and Archives at Western Reserve Historical Society, Assistant to the Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Archives at the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and personal assistant for Dr. John Hope Franklin, before and during his tenure as chair of President Bill Clinton's advisory board on "One America."&nbsp;

INSIGHT KANSAS: Missouri Parents Bill of Rights vs. diversity

In one popular television comedy, a character is caught using dish soap as shampoo. The scene is funny to the audience, but for the character, it was the only soap available growing up and that's all he knew. That situation is not so uncommon in real life. Jack Bowman is the new program advocate with 20th Judicial District Juvenile Services, and he's pushing for a new Adulting 101 class to teach some of those basic life skills to justice-involved juveniles.

"Basically, it's all those skills you didn't learn in high school and don't realize you need until you need them," he said. "How to maintain your car, financial skills like how to set up a bank account, how to balance your budget, how to compare shopping, how to start an IRA."

The ideas are far ranging, from personal behaviors like doing laundry, setting up medical appointments, and basic time management, to civic duties like registering to vote. The idea is to pair each subject with a professional in that field. A class for learning how to rent property or read a lease, Bowman said, could be taught by a local realtor or attorney specializing in that field.

"One idea I've got is to have the kids shadow at an automotive shop for a day, learn how to change oil, how to jump start a car, how to change a tire, and then maybe give back to the community by going out and helping some people in need," Bowman said.

Right now the program is just in its infancy as staff tries to pin down area professionals and the right students to start the program. Though some groups have shown an interest in expanding the program to more youth, the pilot phase would include only justice-involved juveniles.

Adulting 101 is one of two programs Juvenile Services is using to turn those juveniles into more responsible adults. Bowman said suspending a student from school gives that student what they want. Instead, some of those students are now attending Day School. "You can't sit at home and watch Spongebob," said Bowman. "We're going to come in here and get some work done."

Justice-involved students who have been suspended from school will spend three hours each day completing coursework assigned by the schools, then spend an hour in the afternoon performing community service work or attending cognitive behavior classes.

"I teach those, and basically they're cognitive-based therapy classes to show kids where their thinking errors are so they can make better choices moving forward," Bowman said.

Any area professionals interested in participating in the Adulting 101 program are encouraged to contact Bowman at Juvenile Services by calling (620) 793-1930.

<figure>
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 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostIn one popular television comedy, a character is caught using dish soap as shampoo. The scene is funny to the audience, but for the character, it was the only soap available growing up and that's all he knew. That situation is not so uncommon in real life. Jack Bowman is the new program advocate with 20th Judicial District Juvenile Services, and he's pushing for a new Adulting 101 class to teach some of those basic life skills to justice-involved juveniles."Basically, it's all those skills you didn't learn in high school and don't realize you need until you need them," he said. "How to maintain your car, financial skills like how to set up a bank account, how to balance your budget, how to compare shopping, how to start an IRA."The ideas are far ranging, from personal behaviors like doing laundry, setting up medical appointments, and basic time management, to civic duties like registering to vote. The idea is to pair each subject with a professional in that field. A class for learning how to rent property or read a lease, Bowman said, could be taught by a local realtor or attorney specializing in that field."One idea I've got is to have the kids shadow at an automotive shop for a day, learn how to change oil, how to jump start a car, how to change a tire, and then maybe give back to the community by going out and helping some people in need," Bowman said.Right now the program is just in its infancy as staff tries to pin down area professionals and the right students to start the program. Though some groups have shown an interest in expanding the program to more youth, the pilot phase would include only justice-involved juveniles.Adulting 101 is one of two programs Juvenile Services is using to turn those juveniles into more responsible adults. Bowman said suspending a student from school gives that student what they want. Instead, some of those students are now attending Day School. "You can't sit at home and watch Spongebob," said Bowman. "We're going to come in here and get some work done."Justice-involved students who have been suspended from school will spend three hours each day completing coursework assigned by the schools, then spend an hour in the afternoon performing community service work or attending cognitive behavior classes."I teach those, and basically they're cognitive-based therapy classes to show kids where their thinking errors are so they can make better choices moving forward," Bowman said.Any area professionals interested in participating in the Adulting 101 program are encouraged to contact Bowman at Juvenile Services by calling (620) 793-1930.

Juvenile Services looking at new program to teach life skills

The Barton Community College Foundation presents scholarships each year from funds received through its fundraising events, endowments and annual scholarship gifts. For the 2022-23 academic year, the Foundation has selected the following students (listed by hometown) for scholarship offers:

Albert Peytan Butler, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic Scholarship Kolton Maneth, Ralph and Michael Raffelock Memorial Endowment

Baldwin City Olivia Kerr, Genevieve Schulz Memorial Scholarship

Beloit Karman Tefft, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial Scholarship

Belpre Ty Turner, Keith and Marian Mull Endowment for Academic Studies

Bonner Springs Jacqueline Dunham, Equity Bank Emerging Leader Scholarship

Burdett Elizabeth Rasmussen, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial Scholarship

Burlingame Sydney Johnson, Murphy Family Enterprises Endowment

Claflin Matthew Donecker, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship Brooke Farmer, Monica Bell Reser Memorial Scholarship Callie Zink, Loren and Maxine Pease Scholarship

Clearwater Savannah Schule, Dr. Raymond J. Leiker Scholarship for MLT Studies

Dodge City Karina Estrada, Marilyn K. Funk Charles Scholarship

El Dorado Emma King, The Vink Family Honorarium

Elkhart Koe Schultz, Glen and Dorothy Schuetz Family Scholarship

Ellinwood Kaden Baird, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Chance Baker, Tony and Marguerite McAnnulla Memorial Fund Megan Clemons, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund Madison Cotterill, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program Cadance Devine, Karen Jensen Ireland Memorial Scholarship Mary Dimitt, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship Elizabeth Gonzalez, Stanley and Elizabeth Post-Kimple Memorial Scholarship Erica Gross, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program Gage Hosman, Charlie Brown Life Sciences Scholarship Daegan Johnson, Vink Family Honorarium Scholarship Tyler Porter, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship Wade Potts, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship Haley Troyer, Clarence and Lucile Lebbin Memorial Scholarship

Ellsworth Jenna Sinnott, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship

Fort Riley Alicia Abrego, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund Sarah Davis, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial Scholarship Alidsha Vazquez Centeno, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship

Garden City Caleb Carr, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur &amp; Leadership Endowment

Garfield Ashlynn Harrelson, Mary King Fine Arts Endowment

Great Bend Francisco Alvarez, Gary and Anna Burke Family Scholarship Jaime Arellanes, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Dakota Aumiller, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund Rylee Ayon, Mary King Fine Arts Endowment Joshua Ball, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Natalie Bayona, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Bradley Beck, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Gilberto Calzada, Jerry and Theda Jo Wendel Scholarship Maleny Carrasco, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Jose Carrillo, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship Mariana Castillo, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Sienna Cauley, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund Jenna Dean, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship Jessica Disque, Graydon Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund Carly Dreiling, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Kaylee Eckart, George Tregellas Chairman's Scholarship Raven Ellis, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund Ciara Espinoza, Grace Rowden Scholarship Tianna Farris, Lisa Spatz-Smith Memorial Scholarship Brody Feist, Aldrich Trust Scholarship Kimbre Francis, The Vink Family Honorarium Braeley Hammeke, Melvin O. Nuss Academic Award Bradley Heine, Bill E. Sowles Memorial Scholarship Hiparco Hernandez, Landon Unruh Memorial Scholarship Ashley Herrman, L.E. "Gus" Shafer Endowed Memorial Scholarship Markie Hestand, Louis S. and Mary L. Kinzel Family Memorial Scholarship Michael Hestand, Lee Turner Endowment Joshua Horner, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship Elle Hutchinson, The Vink Family Honorarium Allyson Kaiser, Ira and Eunice Farmer Memorial Scholarship Jacob Kennedy, Gus and Ethel Gagelman Memorial Scholarship Jessica Lanterman, Kirkman Endowment for Academic Studies Alexis Leyva, Cashco Welding Scholarship Hannah&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Loomis, Virgil and Eloise Belford Scholarship Haley McCormick, Vink Family Honorarium Scholarship Gracie McGinnes, Robert Bonomo Memorial Scholarship Austin Miller, Tony and Edna Schartz Memorial Scholarship Joseph Moeder, Nell Lyons Scholarship Austin Moore, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Caleb Murphy, Cashco Welding Scholarship Abby Muth, Sylvan Bleeker Memorial Scholarship Damarys Nieto, The Kummer Family Scholarship Andrea Orona Favela, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship Yolanda Perez, The Vink Family Honorarium Jade Poe, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Kelci Popp, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Ryleigh Post, Elsa Hiatt Academic Scholarship Kaiden Procopio, L.E. "Gus" Shafer Endowed Memorial Scholarship Carolina Ramirez Hernandez, Robert Bonomo Memorial Scholarship Antony Reyes Pilo, Superior Essex Academic Award Aide Reyes , Sepulveda, Ralph and Michael Raffelock Memorial Endowment Elisa Ruiz, Grace Rowden Scholarship Valerie Ruiz, Larry Zinn Scholarship Morgan Sallabedra, The Kummer Family Scholarship Darien Sanchez, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Diego Sanchez, J.A. Mermis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Kylee Sandy, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Reagan Schridde, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur &amp; Leadership Endowment Ilesson Similien, Barton County Bar Association Scholarship Karter Smith, Dean Wells Memorial Scholarship Mandee Solko, William and Johanna Rinker Nursing Scholarship Stefan Spray, Loren and Gayle Unruh Endowment Elena Taboada, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Mariah Thomas, Frank (Ryan) Vondra Endowed Scholarship Ailyn Urias, Chrissie Roe Evans and Dick B. Evans Memorial Scholarship Cora Usoro, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial Scholarship Chelsea Villarreal, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Luzmaria Villegas, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Kynslee White, The Vink Family Honorarium Robert Wilcox, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship Bertha Williams, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial Scholarship Kristy Wittig, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Keeley Wolf, Gary and Anna Burke Family Scholarship

Haviland Kaylee Maggard, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Hays Adisyn Jacobs, The Vink Family Honorarium Tasiah Nunnery, Verna S. Davis Memorial Scholarship

Hill City Drake Stephen, Isbell Wesley Endowment Fund

Hoisington Hailee Bonham, J.A. Mermis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Audra Clark, Emmett and Elizabeth Koelsch Academic Scholarship Chandra Ehler, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) BraShel Gieck, Clara Barton Nursing Scholarship Janai Jacobs, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship Jennah Jeffrey, Danny and Darlene Biggs Nursing Scholarship Penelope McCraw, Virgil and Eloise Belford Scholarship Shaiann Montoya, Donna Schmidt Memorial Scholarship Shelli Schmidt, Quinten Dressler Memorial Scholarship Addison Smith, Barton County Alumni Scholarship Endowment

Hudson Ashley Prescott, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship Courtney Prescott, The Vink Family Honorarium

Hutchinson James Dean, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Junction City Heather Greenstreet, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program Jordan Seelye, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business Administration Ashlynn Shea, The Vink Family Honorarium

Kanopolis Sierra Kraatz, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Kensington Pricilla Villarreal-Galicia, Tony and Edna Schartz Memorial Scholarship

Kingman Ashleigh Sasina, Lee Turner Endowment Peighton Sasina, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur &amp; Leadership Endowment

La Crosse Ashton Waggoner, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship

Larned Katherine Alnor, Rosalie Jean Pennington Memorial Scholarship Tina Dimarzo, George Tregellas Chairman's Scholarship Matthew Figger, Mamie Robl Memorial Scholarship Jessica Grosfield, Roger and Mary Lou Murphy Endowment Samantha Haney, Nancy Bartley Scholarship Jessica Linarez, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship Jared McFadden, Les and Carol Hopkins Scholarship Tyson Nicholson, Lee Turner Endowment Jessica Runnels, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship Taryn Sieg, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship

Liberal Cooper Clumsky, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship

Lincoln Kaylee Babcock, The Vink Family Honorarium

Little River Trey Rolfs, Jess E. Darnall Scholarship

Lyons Laura Jaske, Frank J. Dome Memorial Scholarship Carolina Landeros, LaOportunidad Scholarship Emily Robl, Fred and Renee Schmitt Memorial Scholarship Lindsey Winkelman, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Macksville Angel Lopez, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic Scholarship Anna Suiter, Grace Rowden Scholarship Lexas Wright, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Manhattan Summer Anderson, Vink Family Honorarium Scholarship

McPherson Jonah Clarke, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship Amy Gerbrandt, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship&nbsp;

Moundridge Spring Miller, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur &amp; Leadership Endowment

New Cambria Abigail Groot, Edward L. "Dusty" Jones MLT Endowment

Olmitz Kooper Maneth, Les and Carol Hopkins Scholarship

Osborne Charlie Seifert, Farmers Bank &amp; Trust Financial Management Scholarship

Otis Chloe Schenk, BEST Scholarship (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team)

Pawnee Rock Felicity De Tello, Monica Bell Reser Memorial Scholarship

Phillipsburg Jacie Roth, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic Scholarship

Pratt Elizabeth Adame, Kirkman Endowment for Academic Studies

Russell Rylee Miller, The Vink Family Honorarium Emicka Shoemaker, Barton County Medical Society Scholarship

St. John Adrian Adame, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship Breanna Clark, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund Kaylynn&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Claussen, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial Scholarship Luis Holguin, Maloy and Pauline Breitenbach Allied Health Scholarship Joel Ibarra, Bank of America Scholarship Emma Sanders, Ernest Grossardt Memorial Endowment Hunter Smith, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund

Salina Jenna Henderson, Larry and Kathy Schugart Scholarship

Topeka Hunter Jones, Danny and Darlene Biggs Scholarship

Wellington Colby Fair, The Vink Family Honorarium

White Cloud Brendan Wolvington, Equity Bank Emerging Leader Scholarship

Wichita Alexander Flinn, Ramona J. Goering Keenan Memorial Music Scholarship

Bentonville, Ark. Tyrus Riley, Craig and Jolene Biggs Endowed Scholarship

Milledgeville, Ga. Ariel Womack, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Knightdale, N.C. Larry McCray, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship

Firth, Neb. Colton Wahlstrom, Grant Lee Hoener Memorial Scholarship

Uniondale, N.Y. Deborah Lowe, M.E. "Eustace" Marmie Memorial Scholarship

Collinsville, Okla. Joel Dubose, The Vink Family Honorarium

Mansfield, Texas Noah Kincade, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business Administration

Houston, Texas Brandon Nguyen, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Brazil Clara Penido, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business Administration

Ecuador Diego Pena Becerra, Barton Community College Foundation Memorial Scholarship

Japan Sayaka Kawai, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund

Nigeria Folasade Olayemi, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team)

South Africa Marno Du Plessis, Neva and L.E. Brocher Scholarship Carmen Lyons, Grace Rowden Scholarship

Zambia Barnabas Kalaba, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team)

<figure>
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 </figure>The Barton Community College Foundation presents scholarships each year from funds received through its fundraising events, endowments and annual scholarship gifts. For the 2022-23 academic year, the Foundation has selected the following students (listed by hometown) for scholarship offers:Albert Peytan Butler, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic Scholarship Kolton Maneth, Ralph and Michael Raffelock Memorial EndowmentBaldwin City Olivia Kerr, Genevieve Schulz Memorial ScholarshipBeloit Karman Tefft, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial ScholarshipBelpre Ty Turner, Keith and Marian Mull Endowment for Academic StudiesBonner Springs Jacqueline Dunham, Equity Bank Emerging Leader ScholarshipBurdett Elizabeth Rasmussen, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial ScholarshipBurlingame Sydney Johnson, Murphy Family Enterprises EndowmentClaflin Matthew Donecker, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship Brooke Farmer, Monica Bell Reser Memorial Scholarship Callie Zink, Loren and Maxine Pease ScholarshipClearwater Savannah Schule, Dr. Raymond J. Leiker Scholarship for MLT StudiesDodge City Karina Estrada, Marilyn K. Funk Charles ScholarshipEl Dorado Emma King, The Vink Family HonorariumElkhart Koe Schultz, Glen and Dorothy Schuetz Family ScholarshipEllinwood Kaden Baird, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Chance Baker, Tony and Marguerite McAnnulla Memorial Fund Megan Clemons, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund Madison Cotterill, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program Cadance Devine, Karen Jensen Ireland Memorial Scholarship Mary Dimitt, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship Elizabeth Gonzalez, Stanley and Elizabeth Post-Kimple Memorial Scholarship Erica Gross, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program Gage Hosman, Charlie Brown Life Sciences Scholarship Daegan Johnson, Vink Family Honorarium Scholarship Tyler Porter, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship Wade Potts, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship Haley Troyer, Clarence and Lucile Lebbin Memorial ScholarshipEllsworth Jenna Sinnott, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical ScholarshipFort Riley Alicia Abrego, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund Sarah Davis, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial Scholarship Alidsha Vazquez Centeno, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical ScholarshipGarden City Caleb Carr, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur &amp; Leadership EndowmentGarfield Ashlynn Harrelson, Mary King Fine Arts EndowmentGreat Bend Francisco Alvarez, Gary and Anna Burke Family Scholarship Jaime Arellanes, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Dakota Aumiller, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund Rylee Ayon, Mary King Fine Arts Endowment Joshua Ball, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Natalie Bayona, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Bradley Beck, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Gilberto Calzada, Jerry and Theda Jo Wendel Scholarship Maleny Carrasco, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Jose Carrillo, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship Mariana Castillo, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Sienna Cauley, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund Jenna Dean, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship Jessica Disque, Graydon Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund Carly Dreiling, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Kaylee Eckart, George Tregellas Chairman's Scholarship Raven Ellis, Marian Isern Scholarship Fund Ciara Espinoza, Grace Rowden Scholarship Tianna Farris, Lisa Spatz-Smith Memorial Scholarship Brody Feist, Aldrich Trust Scholarship Kimbre Francis, The Vink Family Honorarium Braeley Hammeke, Melvin O. Nuss Academic Award Bradley Heine, Bill E. Sowles Memorial Scholarship Hiparco Hernandez, Landon Unruh Memorial Scholarship Ashley Herrman, L.E. "Gus" Shafer Endowed Memorial Scholarship Markie Hestand, Louis S. and Mary L. Kinzel Family Memorial Scholarship Michael Hestand, Lee Turner Endowment Joshua Horner, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship Elle Hutchinson, The Vink Family Honorarium Allyson Kaiser, Ira and Eunice Farmer Memorial Scholarship Jacob Kennedy, Gus and Ethel Gagelman Memorial Scholarship Jessica Lanterman, Kirkman Endowment for Academic Studies Alexis Leyva, Cashco Welding Scholarship Hannah&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Loomis, Virgil and Eloise Belford Scholarship Haley McCormick, Vink Family Honorarium Scholarship Gracie McGinnes, Robert Bonomo Memorial Scholarship Austin Miller, Tony and Edna Schartz Memorial Scholarship Joseph Moeder, Nell Lyons Scholarship Austin Moore, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Caleb Murphy, Cashco Welding Scholarship Abby Muth, Sylvan Bleeker Memorial Scholarship Damarys Nieto, The Kummer Family Scholarship Andrea Orona Favela, Schmidt Foundation Scholarship Yolanda Perez, The Vink Family Honorarium Jade Poe, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Kelci Popp, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Ryleigh Post, Elsa Hiatt Academic Scholarship Kaiden Procopio, L.E. "Gus" Shafer Endowed Memorial Scholarship Carolina Ramirez Hernandez, Robert Bonomo Memorial Scholarship Antony Reyes Pilo, Superior Essex Academic Award Aide Reyes , Sepulveda, Ralph and Michael Raffelock Memorial Endowment Elisa Ruiz, Grace Rowden Scholarship Valerie Ruiz, Larry Zinn Scholarship Morgan Sallabedra, The Kummer Family Scholarship Darien Sanchez, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Diego Sanchez, J.A. Mermis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Kylee Sandy, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Reagan Schridde, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur &amp; Leadership Endowment Ilesson Similien, Barton County Bar Association Scholarship Karter Smith, Dean Wells Memorial Scholarship Mandee Solko, William and Johanna Rinker Nursing Scholarship Stefan Spray, Loren and Gayle Unruh Endowment Elena Taboada, Quentin Dressler Memorial Scholarship Mariah Thomas, Frank (Ryan) Vondra Endowed Scholarship Ailyn Urias, Chrissie Roe Evans and Dick B. Evans Memorial Scholarship Cora Usoro, S. Larry Edwardson Memorial Scholarship Chelsea Villarreal, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Luzmaria Villegas, Clair and Jean Cavanaugh Scholarship Fund Kynslee White, The Vink Family Honorarium Robert Wilcox, Regina Ault Memorial Scholarship Bertha Williams, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial Scholarship Kristy Wittig, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) Keeley Wolf, Gary and Anna Burke Family ScholarshipHaviland Kaylee Maggard, Grace Rowden ScholarshipHays Adisyn Jacobs, The Vink Family Honorarium Tasiah Nunnery, Verna S. Davis Memorial ScholarshipHill City Drake Stephen, Isbell Wesley Endowment FundHoisington Hailee Bonham, J.A. Mermis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Audra Clark, Emmett and Elizabeth Koelsch Academic Scholarship Chandra Ehler, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team) BraShel Gieck, Clara Barton Nursing Scholarship Janai Jacobs, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship Jennah Jeffrey, Danny and Darlene Biggs Nursing Scholarship Penelope McCraw, Virgil and Eloise Belford Scholarship Shaiann Montoya, Donna Schmidt Memorial Scholarship Shelli Schmidt, Quinten Dressler Memorial Scholarship Addison Smith, Barton County Alumni Scholarship EndowmentHudson Ashley Prescott, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship Courtney Prescott, The Vink Family HonorariumHutchinson James Dean, Grace Rowden ScholarshipJunction City Heather Greenstreet, Clifford and Pauline Getz Scholarship Program Jordan Seelye, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business Administration Ashlynn Shea, The Vink Family HonorariumKanopolis Sierra Kraatz, Grace Rowden ScholarshipKensington Pricilla Villarreal-Galicia, Tony and Edna Schartz Memorial ScholarshipKingman Ashleigh Sasina, Lee Turner Endowment Peighton Sasina, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur &amp; Leadership EndowmentLa Crosse Ashton Waggoner, Schmidt Foundation ScholarshipLarned Katherine Alnor, Rosalie Jean Pennington Memorial Scholarship Tina Dimarzo, George Tregellas Chairman's Scholarship Matthew Figger, Mamie Robl Memorial Scholarship Jessica Grosfield, Roger and Mary Lou Murphy Endowment Samantha Haney, Nancy Bartley Scholarship Jessica Linarez, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship Jared McFadden, Les and Carol Hopkins Scholarship Tyson Nicholson, Lee Turner Endowment Jessica Runnels, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship Taryn Sieg, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical ScholarshipLiberal Cooper Clumsky, Amos Bayer Memorial ScholarshipLincoln Kaylee Babcock, The Vink Family HonorariumLittle River Trey Rolfs, Jess E. Darnall ScholarshipLyons Laura Jaske, Frank J. Dome Memorial Scholarship Carolina Landeros, LaOportunidad Scholarship Emily Robl, Fred and Renee Schmitt Memorial Scholarship Lindsey Winkelman, Grace Rowden ScholarshipMacksville Angel Lopez, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic Scholarship Anna Suiter, Grace Rowden Scholarship Lexas Wright, Grace Rowden ScholarshipManhattan Summer Anderson, Vink Family Honorarium ScholarshipMcPherson Jonah Clarke, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship Amy Gerbrandt, C &amp; R Schauf Foundation Medical Scholarship&nbsp;Moundridge Spring Miller, Yvonne Robbins Entrepreneur &amp; Leadership EndowmentNew Cambria Abigail Groot, Edward L. "Dusty" Jones MLT EndowmentOlmitz Kooper Maneth, Les and Carol Hopkins ScholarshipOsborne Charlie Seifert, Farmers Bank &amp; Trust Financial Management ScholarshipOtis Chloe Schenk, BEST Scholarship (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team)Pawnee Rock Felicity De Tello, Monica Bell Reser Memorial ScholarshipPhillipsburg Jacie Roth, G.E. and Lois Alban Academic ScholarshipPratt Elizabeth Adame, Kirkman Endowment for Academic StudiesRussell Rylee Miller, The Vink Family Honorarium Emicka Shoemaker, Barton County Medical Society ScholarshipSt. John Adrian Adame, Amos Bayer Memorial Scholarship Breanna Clark, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund Kaylynn&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Claussen, Golda Underhill Bailey Memorial Scholarship Luis Holguin, Maloy and Pauline Breitenbach Allied Health Scholarship Joel Ibarra, Bank of America Scholarship Emma Sanders, Ernest Grossardt Memorial Endowment Hunter Smith, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship FundSalina Jenna Henderson, Larry and Kathy Schugart ScholarshipTopeka Hunter Jones, Danny and Darlene Biggs ScholarshipWellington Colby Fair, The Vink Family HonorariumWhite Cloud Brendan Wolvington, Equity Bank Emerging Leader ScholarshipWichita Alexander Flinn, Ramona J. Goering Keenan Memorial Music ScholarshipBentonville, Ark. Tyrus Riley, Craig and Jolene Biggs Endowed ScholarshipMilledgeville, Ga. Ariel Womack, Grace Rowden ScholarshipKnightdale, N.C. Larry McCray, Amos Bayer Memorial ScholarshipFirth, Neb. Colton Wahlstrom, Grant Lee Hoener Memorial ScholarshipUniondale, N.Y. Deborah Lowe, M.E. "Eustace" Marmie Memorial ScholarshipCollinsville, Okla. Joel Dubose, The Vink Family HonorariumMansfield, Texas Noah Kincade, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business AdministrationHouston, Texas Brandon Nguyen, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship Fund &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Brazil Clara Penido, Carl W. Sebits Scholarship in Business AdministrationEcuador Diego Pena Becerra, Barton Community College Foundation Memorial ScholarshipJapan Sayaka Kawai, Frank and Lelia Smith Scholarship FundNigeria Folasade Olayemi, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team)South Africa Marno Du Plessis, Neva and L.E. Brocher Scholarship Carmen Lyons, Grace Rowden ScholarshipZambia Barnabas Kalaba, BEST (Barton Enhancement &amp; Scholarship Team)

Barton Community College Foundation awards scholarships

A series of weed management schools will take place in northwest and north central Kansas and are hosted by local K-State Research &amp; Extension county and district offices.

February 15th Sharon Springs – 9:00 a.m. to Noon (MTN time zone) Community activity building

February 15th Atwood – 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Rawlins county fairgrounds

February 16th Kensington – 9:00 a.m. to Noon First St John’s Lutheran Church

February 16th Russell – 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Meridy’s Restaurant &amp; Lounge

The workshops will be presented by speakers from Kansas State University and University of Nebraska.

Topics will cover applications and adjuvant considerations in drought conditions, tumble windmill grass management, herbicide – tolerant grain sorghum update along with a question and answer session. So be sure and bring all your questions with you! 3 CCA credits have been applied for.

There is no cost for the meetings, however, pre-registration is requested by Wednesday, Feburary 10th, for all meetings either online, https://bit.ly/2023NWWeedSchools or by calling either Cottonwood District 785-628-9430 or Midway District 785-472-4442.

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 </figure>A series of weed management schools will take place in northwest and north central Kansas and are hosted by local K-State Research &amp; Extension county and district offices.The meeting schedule is as follows:February 15th Sharon Springs – 9:00 a.m. to Noon (MTN time zone) Community activity buildingFebruary 15th Atwood – 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Rawlins county fairgroundsFebruary 16th Kensington – 9:00 a.m. to Noon First St John’s Lutheran ChurchFebruary 16th Russell – 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Meridy’s Restaurant &amp; LoungeThe workshops will be presented by speakers from Kansas State University and University of Nebraska.Topics will cover applications and adjuvant considerations in drought conditions, tumble windmill grass management, herbicide – tolerant grain sorghum update along with a question and answer session. So be sure and bring all your questions with you! 3 CCA credits have been applied for.There is no cost for the meetings, however, pre-registration is requested by Wednesday, Feburary 10th, for all meetings either online, https://bit.ly/2023NWWeedSchools or by calling either Cottonwood District 785-628-9430 or Midway District 785-472-4442.

CAMPBELL: K-State weed management schools coming up

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Ellsworth public water supply system located in Ellsworth County.

Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:

The advisory took effect on February 2, 2023 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the system.&nbsp; Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.&nbsp;

Regardless of whether the public water supplier or Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced a boil water advisory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.

For consumer questions, please contact the water system at 785-531-8897, or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage:&nbsp;<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzAyMDIuNzA5MTIxMjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5rZGhlLmtzLmdvdi80NjgvQ29uc3VtZXItSW5mb3JtYXRpb24tUmVnYXJkaW5nLWEtRGlzcnVwdD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.fzl48WBFgs56WMT_mE7siOFFaLg5YP5gZhOvWVQIDqI/s/1305943094/br/153921140785-l" target="_blank">kdhe.ks.gov/waterdisruption.</a>

Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety &amp; lodging program at&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kda.fsl@ks.gov" target="_blank">kda.fsl@ks.gov</a>&nbsp;or call 785-564-6767.

<figure>
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 </figure>The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Ellsworth public water supply system located in Ellsworth County.Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:<ul>
 <li>Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.</li><li>Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.</li><li>If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.</li><li>Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.</li><li>Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.</li>
 </ul>The advisory took effect on February 2, 2023 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the system.&nbsp; Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.&nbsp;Regardless of whether the public water supplier or Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced a boil water advisory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.For consumer questions, please contact the water system at 785-531-8897, or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage:&nbsp;<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzAyMDIuNzA5MTIxMjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5rZGhlLmtzLmdvdi80NjgvQ29uc3VtZXItSW5mb3JtYXRpb24tUmVnYXJkaW5nLWEtRGlzcnVwdD91dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkifQ.fzl48WBFgs56WMT_mE7siOFFaLg5YP5gZhOvWVQIDqI/s/1305943094/br/153921140785-l" target="_blank">kdhe.ks.gov/waterdisruption.</a>Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety &amp; lodging program at&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kda.fsl@ks.gov" target="_blank">kda.fsl@ks.gov</a>&nbsp;or call 785-564-6767.

Boil water advisory issued for the City of Ellsworth

Hear this week's City Edition episode with Eagle Radio's Steve Webster and Great Bend Mayor Cody Schmidt and Interim City Administrator Logan Burns that aired Feb. 1, 2023.

The City Edition program airs every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on 1590 KVGB &amp; 95.5 FM.&nbsp;

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 </figure>Hear this week's City Edition episode with Eagle Radio's Steve Webster and Great Bend Mayor Cody Schmidt and Interim City Administrator Logan Burns that aired Feb. 1, 2023.<div><iframe width="100%" height="265" src="https://clyp.it/isndyih4/widget" frameborder="0"></iframe></div>The City Edition program airs every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on 1590 KVGB &amp; 95.5 FM.&nbsp;

🎙City Edition: Mayor Schmidt and Interim Administrator Burns

The Barton County Commission decided last year to cinch its wallet for funding requests to outside agencies. At Wednesday's meeting, the body put that ideal into action regarding matching funds for the SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging (SWKAAA). County Director of Operations Matt Patzner presented the request to the commission.

"If you remember, at the time of the adoption of the 2023 budget, the decision was made to keep all outside agencies at their previous funding level," he said. "What was budgeted was $1,500."

SWKAAA had requested $1,650 this year, up from its usual $1,500. The funds which will be used as "seed dollars," are an equivalent match to the nearly $550,000 in services received by elderly and low-income families from Barton County.

SWKAAA is a planning, coordinating, and funding agency that serves the 28 counties in the southwest portion of the state, including Barton. The organization receives its funding from county, state, and federal programs. Fifty groups or businesses are listed as resources for Barton County on the SWKAAA website.

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 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostThe Barton County Commission decided last year to cinch its wallet for funding requests to outside agencies. At Wednesday's meeting, the body put that ideal into action regarding matching funds for the SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging (SWKAAA). County Director of Operations Matt Patzner presented the request to the commission."If you remember, at the time of the adoption of the 2023 budget, the decision was made to keep all outside agencies at their previous funding level," he said. "What was budgeted was $1,500."SWKAAA had requested $1,650 this year, up from its usual $1,500. The funds which will be used as "seed dollars," are an equivalent match to the nearly $550,000 in services received by elderly and low-income families from Barton County.SWKAAA is a planning, coordinating, and funding agency that serves the 28 counties in the southwest portion of the state, including Barton. The organization receives its funding from county, state, and federal programs. Fifty groups or businesses are listed as resources for Barton County on the SWKAAA website.

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