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Committee selected to interview police chief applicants in Great Bend
Cliff Couch With no police chief on staff, Great Bend Mayor Dr. Mike Allison appointed a committee Monday night to interview applicants and review proposals for the Great Bend Police Department...
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Looks unlikely for a Tyson chicken plant to land in Great Bend
Tyson Foods is looking for a new location in Kansas to place a $320 million chicken plant, and curiosity started to build from some community members of the possibility of landing the plant near Great...
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Great Bend City Council receives apology for not getting an update on housing...
Great Bend City Attorney and acting Interim City Administrator Bob Suelter apologized to the Great Bend City Council Monday night that they were not kept abreast on a housing development issue...
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Ellinwood man booked on charges of kidnapping and flee and elude
Kurt Doll On Tuesday October 3, at about 11:58 a.m., Barton County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Old Manor Road in Ellinwood to assist the Ellinwood Police Department with a domestic battery...
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (10/4)
We’ll run through the new high school football districts for the next two years and talk postseason baseball with KVGB Baseball Insider Mike Warren....
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Cherry Village residents offer advice about new menus
Andrea Davidson, Cherry Village dietary manager, prepares a meal with the help of Babs Camara, dietary aide. The dietary team recently made menu changes with input from all Cherry Village residents....
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Great Bend to take care of deteriorating bike trail on flood control levee
The hike and bike trail on the north levee of the flood control project between 10th Street and Washington Street is deteriorating. The trail was constructed pursuant to a state grant. Cracks have...
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Smoke detectors donated to Great Bend Fire Department, to be handed out to...
Pictured Left to Right: Mark Orth (GBFD), Dirk Davis (USD 428), Alan Burton (Mpire), Janelle Riner (Mpire), Mike Smith (GBFD), and Luke McCormick (GBFD). Local donors stopped by the Great Bend Fire...
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Listen to Thursday’s Sports Day show (10/5)
Great Bend continues their home stretch this week. Coach Erin Beck shares his insight on the Panthers as they get ready for Wichita East this week....
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GBCF announces three new board members; thanks two for service
Joan Panning The Golden Belt Community Foundation (GBCF) is welcoming three new members to its board of directors, while thanking two others for their past service. The new additions are: Joan Panning...
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Cheyenne Bottoms making use of electronic check-ins for hunters
Since September 2014, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism started offering electronic “iSportsman” daily hunt permits at several wildlife areas. With an account, hunters can check in...
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Learning more about the Great Bend mayoral candidates
The public has received two opportunities now to listen to the mayoral candidates that will be on the ballot for the upcoming election in Great Bend. The forum at Stoneridge Country Club and the Crest...
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Barton County Sheriff’s Office surveying high traffic areas for school safety
Press Release from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office… With the 2017 school year well underway, it is customary for the Barton County Sheriff’s office to determine areas in the county that present...
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Catholic Charities offers free counseling services
Press Release from Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas… No one needs to go through life’s most difficult challenges alone. Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas is offering free professional...
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Injury accident at the intersection of US 281 & NE 30 Road in Barton County
On Thursday, October 19 at about 10:53 a.m. the Barton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported injury accident at the intersection of US 281 Highway and North East 30 Road, North of the City of...
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Great Bend car chase ends with 21-year old man arrested for DUI
On Wednesday, October 18 at about 11:18 p.m. Barton County Sheriff’s Deputy Doug Parks was in the area of 24th and Main Street in the city of Great Bend. The deputy observed a gold 2014 Chevrolet...
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Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting for Oct. 24
The Barton County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet on October 24, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at the Barton County Courthouse. The agenda will include discussion on unmanned aerial vehicles, update...
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Barton Community College Planetarium presents “Journey to a Billion Suns”...
Tim Folkerts, Planetarium Director The Barton Planetarium will host “Journey to a Billion Suns” at 7 p.m. October 23 in the Barton Community College Planetarium located in the Science Building....
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Listen to Thursday’s Sports Day show (10/19)
Coach Erin Beck previews this week’s game at Garden City as Great Bend looks for a a big road victory. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/THURSDAY-2.mp3
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Listen to Friday’s Sports Day show (10/20)
That was a rough Kansas City Chiefs loss, but luckily we have high school football to talk about too with Chet Kuplen from Sports In Kansas....
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