October 18, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
The first SWAGºÏ¼¯ Student Recital of the school year will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 25 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157. ÌýThe recital is free and open to the public.
Michael Fahrney is making a comfortable living as a feed delivery driver for Great Bend Coop, but only a couple years ago his path in life didn’t look as bright. He had been struggling with drug abuse, jumping from one job toÌýanother.
October 16, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert & Coleen Cape
Great Bend Tribune
Published October 14, 2018
The drought monitor for Kansas has improved dramatically for Northeast Kansas as the predicted rains and more happened.Ìý The rest of the state is out of anything resembling even dry conditions.Ìý The forecast is for possible accumulating snow as this is being written for Sunday.Ìý Since the weather is the major news here, let’s review the good, the bad, and the ugly of this situation.
The Good
Great Bend Tribune
Published October 7, 2018
Photo by Brandon Steinert
October 3, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert​​​​​​​
SWAGºÏ¼¯ will help area high school seniors plan for their futures at Senior Day, starting at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 14, with a sign-up deadline of Oct. 31. Those interested can sign up at .
October 3, 2018
Story by Sara Oberle
Photo by Brandon Steinert
The SWAGºÏ¼¯ Performing Arts Department will host its annual Sneak Preview concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 11 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.Ìý The concert is open to the public. A free-will donation will be accepted at the door.
The event will feature performances by the Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Hilltop Singers and Prairie Winds Concert Band, each offering a peek into the musical potential of each group.
Great Bend Tribune
Published September 30, 2018
September 28, 2018
Story and portrait by Brandon Steinert
Hayley Ross is tough, in the way only a mom can be tough.
Her story starts with an uphill climb, when she dropped out of high school due to an unexpected pregnancy at age 18 and held down a job to make ends meet and care for her son.
Four years later, she had her second child, another boy.
A year after that, in 2015, she was expecting her third, which is when she committed to earn her diploma and college degree and start a career to support her growing family.
