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Weekend Weather
Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a...
View ArticleGBRC forming spring sessions of exercise classes
BUSINESS NEWS The Great Bend Recreation Commission is forming its spring sessions of exercise classes. Join Dixie Divis for Noon Body Shaping that meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:10 –...
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Upcoming healthy cooking classes presented by the Cottonwood Extension
Donna Krug is the Family & Consumer Science Agent and District Director for the Cottonwood ExtensionDistrict – Great Bend Office. You may reach her at: (620)793-1910 or dkrug@ksu.edu by: Donna...
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Great Bend City Council to discuss term limits for elected officials
Dr. Mike Allison served as Great Bend Mayor from 1999 to 2017. At the March 19th Great Bend City Council meeting, council member Brock McPherson noted he would like to see an agenda item at the next...
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GBCF provides payouts to charities with endowment funds
When Christy Tustin was sending out checks recently, she started wondering if the community realizes the power of endowment funds for local and area charities. As executive director of the Golden Belt...
View ArticleCastillo helps White Sox rally for 4-3 victory over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wellington Castillo delivered a go-ahead two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday night....
View ArticleVillanova trounces Kansas in Final Four with outside shooting
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Villanova bombed its way past a blueblood to reach the national title game. Michigan got there by taking away Cinderella’s slipper. This end to March Madness should be good. A wild...
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Great Bend High School graduate named VIP Student Ambassador at FHSU
HAYS, Kan. – Local students are among the 23 students who will serve as VIP Student Ambassadors for the 2018-2019 academic school year at Fort Hays State University. Six returning ambassadors will be...
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Cheyenne Bottoms mentioned in recent National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine has circulated worldwide in nearly 40 language editions and has a global circulation of over 6.5 million copies per month as of 2015. It is quite the honor to have...
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Sarah Panning joins MPIRE Realty Group
Sarah Panning BUSINESS NEWS Great Bend’s real estate brokerage, MPIRE Realty Group, is pleased to announce the addition of licensed realtor Sarah Panning to the team. “We continue to rapidly expand our...
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Spine surgeon starts seeing patients at St. Rose Health Center
Dr. Max De Carvalho, spine surgeon BUSINESS NEWS When a patient visits Max De Carvalho, M.D., at the St. Rose/HaysMed Specialty Clinic, two topics are likely to be part of the conversation. These...
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David Osborne Trio to present Community Concert season finale
The David Osborne Trio will take the stage for the Golden Belt Community Concert Association’s final concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Great Bend Municipal Auditorium, Lakin...
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Great Bend Farm & Ranch Expo ready for year seven
Not long after last year’s Great Bend Farm & Ranch Expo, members of the 24 committees hashed things out on how to make things even better in 2018. It is show time for the committee members with the...
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Great Bend City Council votes against setting term limits
The Great Bend City Council had an open discussion on the pros and cons of term limits for councilmembers Monday night and in the end, the council voted against setting limits for elected officials...
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Great Bend to receive KDOT help for partial US-56 resurfacing
The City of Great Bend submitted four road projects to the Kansas Department of Transportation for repair assistance, and KDOT chose part of US-56 Highway to be resurfaced. KDOT’s City Connecting Link...
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Search is winding down for Great Bend’s Network Administrator
At a meeting in March, the Great Bend City Council decided to hire a network administrator to handle the City’s computer and technology needs. While the search continues, the Council approved a...
View ArticleGBRC – Stop ‘N Learn: Keeping Safe-Situational Awareness
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a free Stop ‘N Learn Session titled “Keeping Safe-Situational Awareness” on Wednesday, April 4th, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Great Bend Activity...
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US Bicycle Route 76 may get rerouted through Great Bend
The Trans-America Bicycle Trail started in the 1970s and maps out routes for bicyclist to journey from coast to coast in the United States. One of the official routes starts on the western border of...
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Meth arrests result from traffic stop in Barton County
On Monday, April 2 at about 11 p.m. Barton County Sheriff’s Detectives initiated a traffic stop in the 700 block of Southeast 20 Road. Deputies identified the driver of the vehicle as Mark Ray, age 30...
View ArticleJunis impressive as Royals beat Tigers for 1st win
DETROIT (AP) – Jake Junis took a shutout into the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Tuesday for their first victory of the season. On a chilly, rainy day – with...
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