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July 22, 2015

Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted

Editors of SWAG�ϼ�’s literary journal “Prairie Ink,” aim to provide a venue for local authors to showcase their creative writing talents and have done so again with the release of their sixth issue of the annual publication.

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July 20, 2015
Story and photo by Joe Vinduska

SWAG�ϼ� will host a “Meet and Greet” for its new Executive Director of the Foundation Nancy Wiebe at 2:30-4 p.m. July 30 at Great Bend Coffee Company, 2015 Lakin Ave. in Great Bend. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.

July 15, 2015
Story by Brandon Steinert

The SWAG�ϼ� Board of Trustees is seeking applicants for a vacant Trustee position, which will be filled by appointment. The vacant position’s unexpired term will end June 30, 2019.

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July 8, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska

SWAG�ϼ� has announced its list of graduates who earned associate degrees or certificates for career training during the spring semester of 2015.

Abilene
Samantha Hinkle, A.S.

Albert
Coryell Deege, A.A.

Andale
Taylor Bugner, A.S.

Attica
Felisa Orr, Dietary Manager Certificate

Belpre
Victoria Wilder, Dietary Manager Certificate

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July 7, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska

SWAG�ϼ� in Great Bend, Kan. has named 226 students to the President’s List for the spring 2015 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.

Albert
Coryell Deege

Blue Rapid
Amber Stivers

Bushton
Ty Heitschmidt

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Story by Joe Vinduska

July 7, 2015

SWAG�ϼ� in Great Bend, Kan., has named 279 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2015 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.

Andale
Taylor Bugner

Augusta
Abby Tipton

Basehor
Caleb Brown

Great Bend Tribune
Published��June 28, 2015
Wheat 2015 & Terminology

Before the rain Thursday night, wheat harvest was running full throttle and overall a much better crop than was predicted.�� The forecast indicates everyone should be back in the field soon if they aren’t already (depending on the rainfall received).�� A few were commenting their crop would have been better except for late season disease pressure. What happened?�� Several things.

Great Bend Tribune
Published June 21, 2015
Agriculture - Separating Fact From Fiction

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June 24, 2015
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted

Heike Arrowood didn’t let obstacles stop her from pursuing her educational goals; she smashed through them.�� Fueled by her desire to succeed and a jumpstart from SWAG�ϼ�, she now holds the highest level of academia attainable in the nursing field— a doctorate.

Great Bend Tribune
Published June 7, 2015
Corn and Soybean Production - Heat and Light Part 1

If you have been paying attention to farm news in our region, you heard concerns about getting the corn crop in the ground as it was getting late for planting.�� You seldom hear those concerns in Kansas regarding soybeans.�� Have you ever wondered why?�� Well it has to do with the difference in the importance of heat and light for these crops.