August 24, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
About 1,000 people per year benefit from the Central Kansas Educational Opportunity Center (CKEOC), which exists to promote educational awareness by helping community members find a pathway in which to identify and meet their educational, personal and career goals.
August 24, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert
The Shafer Art Gallery has chosen to highlight local talent in its next exhibit, the Barton County Arts Council Friends and Acquaintances Art Festival, in conjunction with the Barton County Arts Council.
An array of work from 3D to oil painting and water color will be on display beginning Friday through October 7 in the Shafer Art Gallery at Barton Community College. The show is underwritten by the Bill J McKown Memorial Endowment and the Golden Belt Community Foundation.
Great Bend Tribune
Published August 21, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants. The Hazardous Waste Worker program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends.
August 8, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
Industry demand has driven continued expansion of the Barton Community College Commercial Driver’s License Program. Barton is now an official test site and a second truck has been acquired from Doonan’s Peterbilt with bodywork and paint from Jeremy’s Paint and Body Shop in Sterling.
Great Bend Tribune
Published August 14, 2016
Another summer is essentially over with Labor Day just around the corner. A sure sign summer is over is the start of another school year. Barton Community College starts this Wednesday with another crop of incoming freshman in the agriculture program. But let’s take a step back and examine what education it takes to succeed in today’s agricultural environment as a farmer and/or rancher.
August 4, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert
Coleen Cape said her door is always open; open to members of the community where she grew up, to Barton students who need a hand paying for their education, and to those with the means and desire to help.
August 2, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
Barton Community College has announced its latest educational opportunity, the Mental Health Technician Certificate program through a partnership with Larned State Hospital (LSH) with support from the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS).
August 1, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy photo submitted
Each year the Barton Foundation Board chooses someone to honor with the “Old Bill” honorarium at its annual Big Benefit Auction. This year they have chosen Craig and Jolene Biggs.