Graveside services scheduled for Erv and Ramona Younger

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Graveside services for Ramona Jean “Monie” (Conner) and Edwin Ervin “Erv” Younger will be Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. MT at the Greeley County Cemetery, Tribune, Kansas. Information and condolences can be found and left at  www.batemanfuneral.com 

OBITUARIES

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Beth Ann (Myers) Tenan

Beth Ann (Myers) Tenan, Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025, to our Lord and Savior peacefully in her sleep after a long and courageous battle following her stroke four years ago.  Beth Tenan was born May 1, 1971, in Wamego to Byrom Myers and... [More]

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Vayrena Dee Hamilton

Vayrena Dee Hamilton, age 59, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Clearwater, Kansas. She was born on February 22, 1965 in Tribune, the daughter of Harlan D. And Judith V. Campbell. She was a lifelong resident of Tribune.  Vayrena graduated Greeley County... [More]

Ronald Lehman

Ronald Lehman, age 77, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025, at the Greeley County Health Center in Tribune, Kansas.  He was born on November 4, 1947, in rural Greeley County, Kansas to Lawrence & Maxine Carter Lehman.  He lived his entire life in Tribune... [More]

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Walter Donald Waldren

Walter Donald Waldren, age 82, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at his home in Selkirk.  He was born on October 19, 1942, in Syracuse to Walter Benjamin and Leona Regina Younger Waldren. He was a lifelong resident of the area, having grown up in Tribune and making... [More]

Bonnie Jean Larkin

Bonnie Jean Larkin, 81, died January 9, 2025, at Greeley County Long Term Care in Tribune. She was born September 25, 1943, in Great Bend, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Edna Gasena (Behrens) Appel.  Bonnie was a long time Greensburg, Kansas resident. She attended... [More]

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John “Johnny” Schulz

John “Johnny” Schulz of Oak Harbor, Washington, was united with his Lord and Savior on Friday, November 29, 2024.  He was born on September 6, 1929 in Horace, the youngest of seven children, John was the son of Henry and Ottilia (Schwenk) Schulz. Raised in... [More]

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Charles Alvin Wells

Dodge City - Charles Alvin Wells, 87, passed peacefully on December 21, 2024 at Reflection Living, Dodge City.  He was born on June 13, 1937 at Dodge City, the son of Howard Charles and Dorothy (Bond) Wells.  Charles grew up in Kansas and Washington. He joined the... [More]

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Cheryl Elizabeth Rock

Cheryl Elizabeth Rock passed away on December 1, 2024 in Amarillo, Texas surrounded by family.  Cheryl was born on December 31, 1952 in Tribune to Roberta Green Stover and William Luther Brogden.  She spent most of her childhood playing with her brothers and sister... [More]

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SPORTS

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Lady Jackrabbits defeat Railroaders, fall to Bulldogs

Photo caption: The Lady Jackrabbits lined up for the National Anthem before their game in Quinter Saturday night. Pictured from left to right are Coach Kyle Shafer, Charlize Shafer, Shaydan Howell, Maggie Votruba, Kenna Bain, Jeryn Stewart, Addy Kennedy, Taittum Bain, Mia Reynolds,... [More]

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Greeley County Cheerleaders

Yareli Labra, Alexis Chavez, Mary Kathryn (MK) Votruba, and Annaleigh Long cheered for the Lady Jackrabbits at Saturday night’s game in Quinter. Photo by Sheryl Crotinger.  

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Lady Jackrabbits end regular season on four-game winning streak

Photo caption: Jadyn Mangan, #21, plays tough defense as Jadence Stewart, #14; Kenna Bain, #13; and Jeryn Stewart, #10, work to keep the Northern Valley Huskies away from their basket in their final game of regular season play. Story on page 6.  The Lady Jackrabbits capped... [More]

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Jackrabbits finish regular season with wins over St. Francis, Northern Valley

Photo caption: Aidan Hill drives to the basket against St. Francis as Luke Clevenger heads down the court behind him.  Friday evening, February 21, the Tribune Jackrabbits hosted the St. Francis Indians in a varsity-only match-up that doubled as Senior Night.  Due... [More]

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Jackrabbits compete in Oakley Powerlifting Meet

Photo caption: Greeley County students Salty Mora, Rowdy Grubb, Logan Harris, Marco Coello, Luke Grubb, Mia Reynolds, and Caleb Young took part in Oakley’s Powerlifting Meet on Saturday. They were coached by Austin Coffman, far right. Photo by Branson Harris. Seven Greeley... [More]

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Lady Jackrabbits clench home sub-state game with win over Syracuse

Photo caption: The Lady Jackrabbits, coaches, and cheerleaders celebrated Tuesday evening’s win, along with Jadyn Mangan’s 1000th point. Pictured from left to right are Head Coach Kyle Shafer, Alexis Chavez, Mia Reynolds, Addy Kennedy, Bryleigh Nix, Kenna Bain, Jadyn... [More]

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Jackrabbits fall to Syracuse by two, easily handle the Spartans

Photo caption: Hayden Myers drives against a Syracuse defender during Tuesday’s night’s varsity game.  Tuesday, February 11, the Jackrabbits traveled to Syracuse to take on the Bulldogs in junior varsity and varsity action. The Junior Varsity squad took the... [More]

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Varsity defeats Wichita County, Oberlin; JV team wins one, loses four

Photo caption: Sophomore Braxon Mangan made nine three-point shots in Friday night’s home win over Oberlin, breaking the school record. Photo by Sheryl Crotinger. The High School Boys Basketball team had an action-packed week with five JV games and two varsity matchups... [More]

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NEWS

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Kleymann, Gooch are top finishers in Greeley County Spelling Bee

Photo caption: Deacon Gooch, left, placed second, and Quinn Kleymann, center, placed first at the Greeley County Spelling Bee. Marlen Kuder, right, of First Farm Bank presented both with Greeley County Bucks to commemorate their spelling prowess.  Twenty-six youth participated... [More]

Greeley County to Host Student Entrepreneurship Competition March 11

Greeley County, in association with the Network Kansas E-Community Partnership, announces the fourth annual Greeley County Youth Entrepreneurship Competition will take place in March, as part of the 2024-2025 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series.  The competition... [More]

Local Working Group Meeting today

The NRCS Area 1 of Hamilton, Greeley & Wichita County Conservation Districts will be hosting a Local Working Group (LWG) meeting on, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 10 am MST at the Ocie Neuschwander Room at 905 Ingalls Ave, in Tribune. The purpose of this meeting is to make... [More]

Kansas FFA Foundation breaks day of giving record

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas FFA Foundation is thrilled to announce the incredible success of Give FFA Day 2025, held on Thursday, February 20. Thanks to the generosity of nearly 400 donors, the Foundation raised over $59,000 in just 24 hours, making this the most successful... [More]

January Hospital Board Meeting Minutes

Greeley County Health Services Inc.  Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Administrative Conference Room January 22, 2025 Call to order: Meeting called to order at 5:14 p.m. by Chris Dixon, Board Chair            Attending: Chris Dixon,... [More]

Board of Supervisors meeting notes

Special Session Monday, March 3, 2025 Supervisors Present: Alan Waggoner, Monty Moritz, Steve Mangan, Scott Steele and Stan Shafer Others present: County Clerk Jerri Young, County Treasurer Diane Gentry, Utility Administrator Stephanie Elliott, City Superintendent Robert... [More]

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Congressman Tracey Mann hosts listening stop in Greeley County

Photo caption: Greeley County Farm Bureau Ag Ambassadors Brecken Nelson and Layton Hopkins attended Wednesday’s Listening Stop Tour and visited with Representative Mann after the event. Tracey Mann, representative of Kansas’ Big First District to Washington, D.C.,... [More]

Clifford, Minnix hold legislative coffee Saturday

Photo caption: Senator Bill Clifford from Garden City and Representative Jim Minnix from Scott City visited with area residents at a Legislative Coffee held Saturday, February 22, at First Farm Bank. Photo by Sheryl Crotinger.  Kansas Senator Dr. Bill Clifford, 39th District,... [More]

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OPINIONS

Open letter to Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall

On March 1 at Oakley in western Kansas, Sen. Roger Marshall held a town hall meeting for area constitutents wanting to know more about activities in Washington DC that have impacts on them. The following written questions were submitted by Louise Ehmke. Unfortunately they were... [More]

Letter to the Editor - School bond issue

Sometimes I wonder what drives our government to do things in our name but don’t make sense.  With regard to our School Bond election and the Kansas Attorney General’s ruling, how can it be that a law is enacted that has such serious flaws in it.  SB 221... [More]

Insight: Your vote counts

In about two weeks or so, it will be Election Day. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I cannot wait for it to be over. I will not say another word about the campaigns because my mother told me, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at... [More]

Volunteers are the heart of our community

As we celebrate National 4-H Week this week, 4-H Members across the country are celebrating this wonderful youth organization with Friends, Family, and the Communities that support this youth development program.  In addition to celebrating the hard-work and dedication of... [More]

A tribute to Tribune and her friendly residents

In 2023, we visited our good friends Julie and Bill Lawrence of Tribune, Kansas.   We fell in love with Tribune!  During one of our subsequent visits, we found and purchased a great house and will move in, in 2026. Everyone, and I mean everyone, we’ve come... [More]

Letter to the community from Superintendent Niehues

Dear families and community members, I hope this message finds you well. I want to take a moment to thank you for your continued support and engagement with our school community. Over the past few weeks, we have become aware of an issue regarding our school bond vote. As... [More]

Letter to the Editor

“The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life. To make this a living force and bring it to clear consciousness... [More]

Letter to the Editor

The new Soloviev grain terminal five miles east of Sheridan Lake, Weskan Grain, as of this date has shipped approximately 987 rail cars of grain since September of 2023.  Bartlett and Co. has shipped a considerable number of cars during this same period.  This is a... [More]

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