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June 28, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College has named 250 students to the President’s List for the spring 2016 semester.  To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Abilene
Erik Hageman
Kathryn Hinkle
Tana Stafford

Albert
Coryell Deege

Basehor
Caleb Brown

Bison
Jenny Shaw

 
June 28, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College has named 255 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester.  To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Abilene
Cheyenne Cody-Maas

Basehor
Chellcy Miller

Bushton
Julee McAtee

Chapman
Stephen Fries
Courtney Morgan
James Starr

June 23, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College, in conjunction with the National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE), has been offering a 10-day Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program at military installations across the country. Most recently, the program was offered at Fort Riley.

The training is paid for by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The course is geared toward transitioning soldiers, retirees and family members at no cost.

Great Bend entrepreneur Miriam Garcia’s days of renewing her work visa will soon be over, and she’ll officially be a U.S. citizen.

Garcia’s mother brought her to the United States from Mexico more than a decade ago to escape a difficult life circumstance in pursuit of a brighter future. Her mother worked at a meat packing plant in Dodge City to support the family. After graduating high school, Garcia landed a job at a local appliance store.

“Stehno Rose,” is a painting by Michael Jilg.
 
June 14, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photos submitted

The Shafer Art Gallery will host an opening reception for its latest exhibit “Eufloria” featuring flower paintings from Michael Jilg and flower photos by Leon Staab from 6-8 p.m. Friday, June 24 in the Shafer Art Gallery. The exhibit runs through August 12.

Gallery Director Dave Barnes said the focus on flowers is purposeful and it is designed to remind us to figuratively stop and smell the roses.