Susan Thacker Can we wipe out poverty in Great Bend? A new group, Circles of Central Kansas, wants to teach people new skills for pulling themselves out of poverty. “Several citizens of this area have been increasingly concerned about issues in our community,” said Becky Gillette, a member of the ...
Susan Thacker 530News – Susan Thacker Remember the fads of elementary school? There were small, inexpensive items that every fifth-grader had to have. A few weeks ago, fidget spinners found their way to Great Bend schools. A fidget spinner is a hand toy that you spin. It has two or ...
Susan Thacker Did you hear? There was a rumor going around that there was a rumor going around … There was some concern t hat last Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo celebration in Jack Kilby Square might not have much of a turnout. Talk on the street … well, to be ...
Future leaders often find their passion early Susan Thacker Where will the next generation of artists, professional athletes, scientists and doctors come from? They are with us now, along with the next generation of farmers, electricians, mechanics and computer programers. I suppose the next generation of bad apples is here, ...
There is definitely something going around By Dale Hogg 530News – Dale Hogg There’s a scene in the immortal 1975 comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” where villagers toss deceased plague victims onto a cart. Hilarious, right? Anyway, one gentleman wants to throw a guy on the heap, but ...
Kansas Day delayed by voter fraud By Susan Thacker 530News – Susan Thacker Sunday, Jan. 29, was Kansas Day, and this week, children in schools throughout Great Bend have been coloring sunflowers, singing “Home on the Range” and learning a bit of Kansas history. But Kansas Day would be celebrated ...
Great Bend not ready for reality TV By Susan Thacker 530News – Susan Thacker A television is usually on down at Victory Barber Shop. Thanks to that I know there is a reality show about making swords and blades, History’s, “Forged in Fire.” No one was paying much attention to ...
Extreme weather strikes again By Susan Thacker 530News – Susan Thacker The lights are still on as I write this, but everyone in Great Bend is hunkering down in anticipation of an ice storm. By the time this issue of 530 News arrives in your mailbox, we expect the return ...
530 website visited by happy Russians By Susan Thacker 530News – Susan Thacker The Great Bend Tribune and 530 News appear to have drawn the attention of someone in Russia. The website www.gbtribune.com features a live traffic feed that shows who is looking at the site. As I write this, ...
Great Bend has ‘The Gift’ By Susan Thacker 530News – Susan Thacker The Rifleman, a statue of a Union Soldier, stands on the north side of the Barton County Courthouse square, always keeping watch to the south. And for years, a cannon has protected the south side of the courthouse, ...
