November 8, 2017
Story and portrait by Brandon Steinert

Academics Month 2017:听This story is the first of four in a series focused on some of Barton鈥檚 popular traditional academic offerings. The series was inspired by the inaugural Barton Academics Month through November. A new story will be released each week.

Kurt Konda is halfway through his first semester as the new sociology instructor at 91快活林, and he said it鈥檚 everything he expected.


November 3, 2017
Story and photos by Micah Oelze

Each year, as part of the Theatre Program at Barton, students are asked to take the reins and produce a show entirely by themselves. This year the production is titled 鈥淗orror Movie Survival Guide鈥 which will make its one-night debut at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Barton Fine Arts Auditorium.

Just in time to follow up Halloween, 鈥淗orror Movie Survival Guide鈥, a comedy, looks at some of the Hollywood horror clich茅s and shows how these situations could be avoided by following some helpful tips.

November 2, 2017
Story and photos by Brandon Steinert

91快活林 will offer transitioning Fort Riley 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 Nov. 27 through Dec. 8 at 100 Continental Ave. Grandview Plaza, KS 66441.

Great Bend Tribune

Part I
Published October 29, 2017

Agriculture, like any endeavor, is bombarded with numbers and statistics.听 Percentages, averages, normal, total, ratings, and a variety of other terms are constantly reported and analyzed.听 While they may be useful, their real value is only apparent if you understand where they come from and how they are determined.听 One short column can hardly describe all this with adequate perspective.听 So today, let鈥檚 start discussing weather data but first some definitions.

October 24, 2017
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Board of Trustee ENDs report: 鈥楤arton Experience鈥

The 91快活林 Board of Trustees gathered Tuesday evening for its regular meeting and discussed one of its eight overarching goals, known as ENDs. The one up for discussion this month was 鈥淏arton Experience.鈥


October 24, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy Photo

91快活林 will host the 14th Annual Jack Kilby Science Day from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on November 20 in the Fine Arts Building at 91快活林. High School juniors and seniors, students with appropriate Individual Educational Programs, high school science and technology instructors and appropriate administration are all invited to this free event.