Susan Thacker

HOLYROOD — A dozen protesters with signs stood outside the Holyrood City Hall on Wednesday, waiting for the anticipated arrival of Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D., (R-KS). About 30 minutes after the scheduled arrival, the mayor told protesters that Marshall’s office had contacted them and canceled the visit.

ELLINWOOD — Jonell Niles, known around town for showing up with a camera in hand, will ride at the front of this year’s After Harvest Festival Parade on July 18.

Barton Community College can thank the band Metallica for a recent grant, said President Dr. Marcus Garstecki. In reviewing recent grants, he noted that the college has also received federal funding for the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program after a one-year funding cut.

ELLINWOOD — Grand Marshal Jonell Niles got her wish Saturday when the 53rd Ellinwood After Harvest Festival Parade opened with a flyover.

Among a small group of friends, conversation recently turned to whose face or faces they would put on a personal “Mount Rushmore.” That is, who are the individuals or icons that have most influenced their lives and deserve to be depicted as 60-foot-tall faces carved in granite into a mountainside? In a lighthearted thought experiment of this sort, the answers might range from Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Taylor Swift or even a cartoon character such as SpongeBob SquarePants.

A Hoisington teenager is one of more than 250 runners carrying the American flag across the country as part of Relay for America.

Last week, we watched the Barton County election officer and deputy election officer test the electronic voting equipment. It was a pretty straightforward test.

These are labeled the unofficial results from election night in Barton County. The final canvassed totals may differ slightly.

You didn’t have to get soaked by a firehose during Party in the Park, but a crowd chose to do just that – and loved it.

Four eight-person teams assembled Friday evening at the Great Bend Sports Complex for the Youth Crew’s annual “Kick the Habit” Kickball Tournament. While the numbers were down somewhat from previous years, Tyler Morton said about 100 people showed up to play or cheer.