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After speculation, professional baseball officially coming to Great Bend
Over the past few years, the City of Great Bend staff has been approached by people wanting to bring professional baseball to Great Bend. Each time, city staff and Great Bend Recreation Commission...
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Great Bend dealing with subjects constantly shooting out street lights
The City of Great Bend has plans to improve Stone Lake south of town. Potential future plans include adding slots for RVs, walking trails, stocking the lake with more fish, and creating a pier that...
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GBRC – Stop ‘N Learn: Simple Seasonal Meals
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a free Stop ‘N Learn Session titled, “Simple Seasonal Meals” on Wednesday, January 20th, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Great Bend Activity Center...
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Great Bend to open Oxford House for recovering drug and alcohol addicts
Jason Cavender gave an emotional presentation Monday night to the Great Bend City Council when he presented details about an Oxford House he wanted to start in Great Bend. Cavender was born and raised...
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Barricades to close off portion of 8th Street in Great Bend
The owners at the Reserves of Trail Ridge Apartment Complex requested barricades on 8th Street from Grant Street west to the property line to prevent traffic from entering. When construction began on...
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (1/19)
St. John High School basketball coach Clint Kinnamon joins the show for Tuesday. http://tindeck.com/download/pro/shuyz/%5Btindeck.com%5D+-+eagleradio%2B-%2BSPORTS%2BDAY%2BSHOW%2B12%253A30PM.mp3
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (1/20)
Central Plains High School boys basketball coach Brett Rolfs joins the show Wednesday. http://tindeck.com/download/pro/qspsn/%5Btindeck.com%5D+-+eagleradio%2B-%2BSPORTS%2BDAY%2BSHOW%2B12%253A30PM.mp3
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Barton County YP conducts Literacy Kit Work Day for United Way
In April 2015, Great Bend High School students were able to raise money to give to a charity of their choice. GBHS decided to donate the check to United Way of Central Kansas. UWCK Executive Director...
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Great Bend considers extension of June Jaunt after this year
When Christina Hayes was first hired as Great Bend Community Coordinator, June Jaunt was an idea that was just getting started. Hayes insisted that if the summer event were to be successful there...
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Listen to Thursday’s Sports Day show (1/21)
Great Bend High School wrestling coach Nathan Broeckelman joins the show this Thursday. http://tindeck.com/download/pro/ohkmg/%5Btindeck.com%5D+-+eagleradio%2B-%2BSPORTS%2BDAY%2BSHOW%2B12%253A30PM.mp3
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Last of the piled grain on the ground is shipped out by Great Bend Co-Op
The Great Bend Co-Op was forced to begin piling grain on the ground this past October due to a high-yield wheat harvest last year. Many Kansas farmers had successful harvests but exports slowed down...
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Panther Booster Club raises $10,000 for the Athletic Department
At last week’s USD 428 Board of Education meeting, it was announced the Panther Booster Club wanted to make a $10,000 donation to the Athletic Department. The Panther Booster Club exists to provide...
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Listen to Friday’s Sports Day show (1/22)
Friday’s With Fletch! Barton men’s basketball coach Craig Fletchall is on the show. http://tindeck.com/download/pro/szczw/%5Btindeck.com%5D+-+eagleradio%2B-%2BSPORTS%2BDAY%2BSHOW%2B12%253A30PM.mp3
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New Barton County Engineer settling into his new position
Barry McManaman worked with the Kansas Department of Transportation for 31 years. During his time with KDOT, McManaman served as a construction engineer in a five-county area where he was in charge of...
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Barton to host Great Bend Chamber coffee and ribbon cutting
The Welding Lab is full of state of the art equipment thanks to the generosity and cooperation of Barton’s industry partners and donors to the Barton Foundation. Barton’s industry-recognized welding...
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Housing Opportunities requests $80,000 from Great Bend for next project
Housing Opportunities, Inc. was founded over 20 years ago to provide affordable housing in Great Bend and the surrounding area. HOI works with and puts together applications for grant money through...
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Cop Shop (1/22 – 1/24)
Barton County Sheriff’s Office Service Log (1/22) Burglary At 1:38 p.m. a burglary was reported at 1312 NE 50 Rd in Ellinwood. Fraud At 2:52 p.m. a subject at 862 NW 70 Avenue in Olmitz wanted law...
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Listen to Monday’s Sports Day show (1/25)
Webby and Cole discuss Denver’s playoff win over New England and Sports Chick shares proper Super Bowl party etiquette....
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Students and parents getting involved with USD 428’s newly formatted...
Last year, USD 428 began student-led parent teacher conferences. The traditional conferences with parents coming into the school to talk with each individual teacher were not receiving a good turnout....
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Sunflower Diversified begins new Community Bin recycling service
Shelby Bowers, a Sunflower Diversified Services client, learns how to properly remove recyclable items from a bin. Sunflower recently kicked off a new recycling service called Community Bin. Anyone...
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