Chiefs make roster moves ahead of playoff game vs Titans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs put wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas and running back Akeem Hunt on injured reserve and added wide receiver Marcus Kemp and running back C.J. Spiller to the roster on...
View ArticleKansas State’s Bill Snyder returning next season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State coach Bill Snyder will be back on the sideline next season. The 78-year-old coach told his assistants during a short meeting Tuesday that he will return for his...
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Search committee selected to choose next Great Bend City Administrator
Former Great Bend City Administrator Howard Partington at a City Council meeting on in July of 2017. The process of permanently replacing a city administrator that spent 36 years with the city is...
View ArticleTexas Tech never trails in 85-73 win over No. 10 KU
Keenan Evans scored 15 points, Norense Odiase and Justin Gray had 12 apiece, and No. 18 Texas Tech never trailed in beating No. 10 Kansas 85-73 on Tuesday night for the Red Raiders’ first win at Allen...
View ArticleCollege Football Playoff TV ratings rise on return to Jan. 1
With the semifinals back New Year’s Day, ESPN viewership for the College Football Playoff was the highest it has been since the first season of the postseason system for years ago. The double overtime...
View ArticleElway, Joseph promise to fix Broncos’ problems in 2018
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Even though John Elway chose continuity over change, major shifts are afoot for the Denver Broncos in the wake of the team’s most disappointing season in decades . A day after...
View ArticleTuesday high school basketball scores in Kansas
BOYS’ BASKETBALL Andale 45, Wichita Collegiate 43 Arkansas City 66, Valley Center 32 Baldwin 78, Prairie View 49 Baxter Springs 76, Galena 60 Bennington 77, Hutchinson Trinity 72 BV North 47, BV West...
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City official says Great Bend is at risk with their IT services
Great Bend Interim City Administrator George Kolb told the Great Bend City Council Tuesday night in just his three months on the job, he has noticed several technology and IT issues that could...
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (1/3)
Cole runs through KU’s struggles after losing to Texas Tech last night and also plays comments from Jayhawk coach Bill Self and new Hays High football coach Tony Crough....
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Prepare for severe winter weather – KSU Extension
Story from Linda Beech, Cottonwood District Extension Agent in Ellis County… Linda Beech is a Cottonwood District Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences with Kansas State Research The frigid...
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Man arrested near Ellinwood for multiple drug charges
Michael “Spike” Croslin On Wednesday, January 3 at about 3:45 a.m. Barton County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a vehicle in the 900 block of East US 56 Highway near the City of Ellinwood. Officers...
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Harley Davidson donated to Sunflower Gala live auction
This 1999 Harley Davidson Road King is just one of many items on the auction list for the Sunflower Diversified Services Charity Gala. An anonymous donor has added to the excitement that is already...
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Great Bend fixes pay inequity issue within Fire Department that existed for...
Former Great Bend Fire Chief Mike Napolitano. Napolitano served as Chief from 1998-2017. The Great Bend Fire Department works with a chain of command like most other fire departments of similar size....
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Congressman Marshall addresses Great Bend crowd at town hall meeting
Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall at Great Bend town hall meeting Jan. 4, 2018. U.S. Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall returned to his hometown of Great Bend Thursday for a town hall meeting at the Front...
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Bieberle named as next Captain for Great Bend Police Department
The Great Bend Police Chief along with the Director of Human Resources have officially named a new Police Captain. Lieutenant Scott Bieberle has been promoted to the position of Police Captain....
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Radon Action Awareness Month – KSU Extension
Donna Krug Weekly Column from Donna Krug, Family & Consumer Science Agent, K-State Research & Extension – Cottonwood District – Great Bend Office What gas is odorless, colorless, and tasteless,...
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Another meth arrest, this time near Claflin
Crystal Horton On Friday, January 5 at about 2:20 am Deputy Sheriff David Melcher with the Barton County Sheriff’s Office stopped a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am near mile post 130 on K-4 Highway near Claflin....
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Listen to Friday’s Sports Day show (1/5)
Barton men’s basketball assistant coach Brad Witherspoon is our guest Friday as the Cougars face Pratt this weekend. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/FRIDAY.mp3
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New Great Bend mayor and leadership takes office Monday
Mike Allison served as Great Bend Mayor from 1999-2017. Joe Andrasek takes over Jan. 8, 2018. The United States has seen four Presidents serve the country over the span of Dr. Mike Allison’s reign of...
View ArticleGBRC – My Favorite Hat Contest
Let’s celebrate National Hat Day on January 15, 2018 by showing off your favorite hat or cap. Everyone has a hat that they just love to wear. It may be your Red Hat, the hat you would wear to the...
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