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September 29, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

Editors of Barton Community College’s annual literary journal “Prairie Ink” aim to provide a venue for local authors to showcase their creative writing talents and have done so again with the release of the eighth publication.

The collection of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction was open to submissions from Barton students, employees, community members who live in Barton’s seven-county service area, Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth and Grandview Plaza outreach locations.

 
September 28, 2017
Story and photos by Micah Oelze

The Barton Community College Theatre Department will present “Ah, Wilderness!” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on campus. Tickets are $6 at the door; students admitted free.

September 28, 2017
Story by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will offer citizenship classes beginning Nov. 7 at the Center for Adult Education, 1025 Main St. in Great Bend. A prerequisite Registration and Orientation session is November 7. 

The 10-week session meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and 7-9 p.m. The classes are free, but the required book and supply fee is $65.

September 21, 2017
Story and portrait by Brandon Steinert

They’re jacks of all trades, but they might just be masters too. Barton’s new Vocal Instructor Sara Oberle and her husband Curtis, who will teach guitar lessons, bring as much depth as breadth to their respective areas of expertise.

 
September 20, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy Photo

A wide range of local artists’ work will be on display at the Shafer Gallery as part of the Barton County Arts Council Friends and Acquaintances Art Festival from Sept. 29-Nov. 4. An opening night reception at 6 p.m. Sept. 29. The show is underwritten by the Bill J. McKown Memorial Endowment distributed by the Golden Belt Foundation.

Great Bend Tribune
Published September 17, 2017

Part I

Corn harvest is slowly ramping up, soybeans are turning color and dropping leaves, milo fields are all over the place and fields are being prepared for the 2018 wheat crop.  Milo and wheat producers are considering potential insect and arachnid pest problems.  We tend to only think of insects as a negative in food production and they certainly can be.  However, let’s take a step back and consider the insects from a broader perspective.

September 13, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy Photo Submitted

Former Barton Community College student Lindsey Rojas took first place at the Great Plains Students’ Psychology Convention at Fort Hays State University (FHSU) in the spring semester of 2017.

Rojas began taking classes at Barton in 2011, graduating in 2013 with an associate in science before transferring to Kansas Wesleyan University (KWU).

September 13, 2017
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Sill Soldiers a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants.

The Hazardous Waste Worker (HWW) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends. The next course is set from Oct. 16-27.

Great Bend Tribune
Published September 10, 2017

September 8, 2017
Story and Photo by Micah Oelze

A  Workers’ Compensation Symposium hosted by WorkFit, is set for 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Plaza De Cavanaugh Room (L116) in the Learning Resource Center at Barton Community College. The event is free of charge, including lunch. Reservation deadline is Sept. 18. Contact Krystall Barnes at (620) 786-7575 or barnesk@bartonccc.edu to reserve a spot or for more information. The symposium will outline the benefits and return on investment of using WorkFit to test employees.