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Great Bend signs lease agreement for 1,000 acres of farmland near the Airport
The City of Great Bend went into another farm lease agreement with a plot of land at the Great Bend Municipal Airport. An agreement with Carmen Schmitt for cash-rent of the 1,000 acres of farm ground...
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Great Bend Sanitarian Tom Holmes announces retirement
The City of Great Bend will be losing their Sanitarian later this month. Tom Holmes announced his retirement with his official last day with the City on April 27. Holmes has been employed by the City...
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Emergent Literacy: Helping children’s development through reading
Linda Beech – Cottonwood District Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Linda Beech – Cottonwood District Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences The Cottonwood Extension District, in...
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KWEC to host “Great Migration Rally”
In celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, Fort Hays State University’s Kansas Wetlands Education Center will host “The Great Migration Rally” from 2 to 6 p.m.Sunday, April 29, at the center....
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Great Bend Airfest to be the highlight of the Kansas Air Tour
The City of Great Bend Airport and Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to share in the announcement of this year’s partnership which is built around the 2018 Great Bend Airfest. The Kansas...
View ArticleLocal Emergency Planning Committee meeting set for April 24
The Barton County Local Emergency Planning Committee will meet on April 24, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Barton County Courthouse. The agenda will include a presentation on Wheatland Electric disaster...
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School board confident in selection for next Larned superintendent
Bryce Wachs After a selection process narrowed the search to three candidates, USD 495 Fort Larned feels confident in their superintendent choice. Bryce Wachs was chosen as the replacement to Joe...
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Bridging the Cultural Gap
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 Krug...
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Great Bend trying to be transparent about water billing process
After questions of high water bills from Great Bend residents reached Great Bend City Council members, City staff organized a presentation that outlines how they calculate water rates for customers....
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Bears getting ready to move to their new home at Great Bend Zoo
Sara Hamlin is confident the four grizzly bears at the Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo “will go nuts” over their new pool with a stream. The zoo curator says the pool amenity is one of several in the...
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Drug take back day in Barton County
The Barton County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Barton County Health Department and the DEA will be hosting a drug take back day. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, from 10 a.m....
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Listen to Monday’s Sports Day show (4/23)
Jim Misunas from the GB Tribune is on the show to discuss Central Plains day, how K-State looked during their spring game, and what we would do with $25,000 from the Sonic Slam inning....
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2 traffic stops end with a pair of drug arrests in Great Bend
Savannah Sullivan Barton County Sheriff’s Office detectives made two separate arrests Monday night for possession of methamphetamine. The two unrelated cases were initiated by traffic stops. On April...
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Hoisington Police still searching for suspect in stabbing case
The Hoisington Police Department is still searching for a suspect involved in a stabbing early Friday morning. According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office Incident Log from April 20th, the case was...
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Great Bend Regional Hospital purchased by the University of Kansas Health System
The University of Kansas Health System has signed a letter of intent to purchase the operations of Great Bend Regional Hospital and its affiliated clinics, including Central Kansas Family Practice and...
View ArticleGBRC – Stop ‘N Learn: Perennial Flowers
BUSINESS NEWS The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a free Stop ‘N Learn Session titled, “Perennial Flowers” on Wednesday, April 25th, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Great Bend Activity...
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Burglary suspect in Great Bend Hotel arrested
On April 22 at approximately 6:50 p.m., officers from the Great Bend Police Department were dispatched to the Great Bend Hotel, 3017 10th Street, in reference to a burglary. Upon Officers arrival, they...
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13.5-year sentence from Barton County Court for child sexual exploitation...
Jeff Rankin taking his seat in Barton County District Court April 24, 2018. Jeffrey Rankin was sentenced to 162 months under the Department of Corrections for two counts of sexual exploitation of a...
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (4/24)
Keshon Montague, the Barton Community College basketball player talks about his recent commitment to Western Illinois University to play basketball next year....
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K-9 officer indicates on vehicle in Great Bend, passenger arrested for drugs
GBPD Corporal Shane Becker and police canine Lazer. On Saturday, April 21, officers with the Great Bend Police Department stopped a vehicle in the 1000 block of Patton Road on a routine traffic stop....
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