News

December 15, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Brandon Steinert

The Barton Music Department will be featured as part of a holiday program on KAKE TV on Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. to noon. Selections from the “Virtual Holiday Concert” will be showcased along with other performances from around the state.

All videos for the concert were filmed by Coordinator of Video Julie K. Munden and Public Relations Video Student Employees Aaron Crawford and Payton Steiner, with additional videos by Dance Instructor Danika Bielek and Theatre Technical Director Leon Sobba.

December 11, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education will soon begin another nine-week GED Preparation Class. However, orientation sessions are required before starting the class. 

Multiple delivery types are available for students to select for orientation.  Students can choose between LiveOnline, Fuzion, or face-to-face sessions. LiveOnline sessions will meet exclusively via Zoom. Fuzion sessions will feature a combination of face-to-face students and Zoom students. 

December 17, 2020
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska

Registered Nurse Eden Mulligan of Great Bend used Barton's services all the way from her high school equivalency degree through nursing school, and she now provides for her family with a job she loves.

It wasn’t an easy path. Mulligan overcame many hardships to get to where she is today.

Tragedy struck at the age of 16, when she lost her father in a motor vehicle accident. The toll of the loss, compounded by dysfunctional home life and alcohol abuse, sent her down a dark path.

Great Bend Tribune
Published December 6, 2020

The Barton Performing Arts Department invites the community to enjoy nostalgic, holiday-themed entertainment from the comfort of their own home as it presents its first-ever “virtual” Holiday Concert premiering at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16.

The Drought Monitor, as of this past Tuesday, shows the pattern of last week intensifying with extreme and severe drought encompassing much of Northwest and Southwest Kansas.  Most of Barton, Stafford, Pawnee, Rice, and Reno Counties are still in moderate drought.

November 18, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College has released the 11 edition of its literary journal “Prairie Ink.”

The journal is intended as a venue for local authors to showcase their creative writing talents.

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

November 17, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Sarah Fuller

***Due to technical difficulties, this event will be rescheduled. We are sorry for the inconvenience and will provide details for this performance at a later date! Thank you for your understanding!*** 

Barton Community College will be closed for Thanksgiving break Wednesday, Nov. 25, through Friday, Nov. 27. The college will resume its regular schedule on Monday, Nov. 30.

Great Bend Tribune
Published November 8, 2020