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Great Bend finds alternative to replacing a condemned bridge
A condemned bridge east of the City of Great Bend caused a small legal snag, but after negotiations, the City of Great Bend has minimized the problem. The bridge on Park Street was built in the 1930s...
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101 overgrown vegetation cases in two weeks in Great Bend
As of Monday morning, Great Bend Sanitarian Austin LaViolette says his department has dealt with 101 overgrown vegetation cases in a two-week span from May 7 to May 21. Some of those complaints were...
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St. Rose PAs share women’s health information at Senior Center
Kristin Babcock, St. Rose PA BUSINESS NEWS Two physician assistants (PAs) from St. Rose Health Center recently presented women’s health information to an audience at the Great Bend Senior Center,...
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Thanks and farewell
Linda Beech – Cottonwood District Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences written by: Linda Beech – Cottonwood District Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences They say time flies when...
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Search warrant in Great Bend seizes cocaine and arrest of 29-year old
Kashe Roda On Tuesday, May 22 at about 1:30 p.m. the Barton County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the 1100 block of Pyle Street in the City of Great Bend. Sheriff’s office detectives...
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (5/22)
As Great Bend gets set for the state tournament, we talk with Panther baseball coach Randy Beck Tuesday. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TUESDAY-2.mp3
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GBRC one-day STEM fundamentals with Lego® workshop
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a one-day STEM Fundamentals With LEGO® Workshop that will give children a chance to explore engineering principles using LEGO®. This camp is open...
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Hoisington EMS hosting an open house Thursday
The last three years, the Hoisington EMS crew has held an open house. Hoisington EMS Director Scott Fleming says another open house is scheduled for Thursday, May 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. to celebrate...
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Another Kansas Governor hopeful stops in Great Bend
Ken Selzer When asked what issues are heavily faced in communities the size of Great Bend, Republican Kansas Governor hopeful Ken Selzer feels state property tax rates should not be raised. Stopping in...
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Bagworms have arrived
Rip Winkel written by: Rip Winkel – Horticulture agent in the Cottonwood District There has been word that bagworms, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, are emerging from eggs, and the young caterpillars...
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Listen to Thursday’s Sports Day show (5/24)
Barton Community College track and field coach Dave Schenek is on the show following the Cougar men’s National Championship and updates from Great Bend High School’s state baseball appearance in...
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USD 428 in Great Bend offering free meal program again this summer
USD 428 will once again participate in the Summer Food Service Program weekdays from June 4-29. All children ages 1-18 are welcome to attend any of five USD 428 elementary school locations for a free...
View Article2-1A State Baseball results from Great Bend
In Great Bend Thursday at the Great Bend Sports Complex, fans saw a number of upsets in the first round of the Class 2-1A State Baseball Championships. St. Mary’s Colgan took down top-seeded Elkhart...
View ArticleDuffy pitches Royals to third straight win
Danny Duffy took a shutout into the eighth inning, Salvador Perez threw out a baserunner on a ball that hit Shin-Soo Choo in the face, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 on Thursday...
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State Track & Field Area Results
Area athletes compete at Cessna Stadium in Wichita in the State Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday. View updated results from area athletes here or listen to hourly reports on 100.7...
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Barton County Sheriff’s Office arrests man for animal cruelty
David Hester On Thursday, May 24 at about 3:55 p.m., the Barton County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the animal control officer from the Golden Belt Humane Society. He was requesting assistance...
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Special Olympic torch run comes through Great Bend
A long tradition with the Great Bend Police Department continues Tuesday, May 29 with the torch run to benefit Great Bend’s local team at the Special Olympics. The State Summer Games will be held in...
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Senior citizens encouraged to apply to receive checks to buy fruits &...
Great Bend, Kansas–Low-income Kansas seniors may be eligible for a program that provides checks to purchase fresh, unprocessed fruits and vegetables and honey at farmers markets throughout the state....
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (5/29)
Jim Misunas from the Great Bend Tribune hops on the show to recap State Track & Field and Barton Community College baseball at the World Series....
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A chance to put Great Bend on the map this September
The whole point of the City of Great Bend hosting events like Airfest is to give citizens a source of entertainment and to bring people from out of town into Great Bend. Airfest will be part of a huge...
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