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Compost: more than you thought – Part I
Rip Winkel written by: Rip Winkel – Horticulture Agent, Cottonwood Extension District Compost is the single most important supplement you can give your garden in the form of mulch and/or soil...
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The wheat code is finally cracked
Kansas State University scientists, in collaboration with the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC), published today in the international journal Science a detailed description of...
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BCYP – Bowling Night Pop Up Park on Aug. 24
Join the Barton County Young Professionals (BCYP) for an evening of fun at Walnut Bowl, located at 3101 Washington Street. The event will be held on August 24 from 8 – 10 p.m. During the Bowling Night...
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McCormick named new marketing director at Sunflower Diversified
Debbie McCormick BUSINESS NEWS Those who operate businesses in the Sunflower Diversified Services five-county area shouldn’t be surprised if they hear from Debbie McCormick in upcoming weeks and...
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Competitive grant opportunities for county endowment funds
Golden Belt Community Foundation is accepting competitive grant applications throughout the month of August for the unrestricted county funds. Unrestricted grants may be used for any charitable purpose...
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Schartz set to retire from USD 428
It was announced at last Monday’s USD 428 Board of Education meeting that Public Information Director Jennifer Schartz will be retiring November 1. Schartz has spent the past 10 years with the Great...
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Great Bend City Administrator focusing on the future
Kendal Francis (left) sitting as City Administrator at his first Great Bend City Council meeting Aug. 6, 2018. Kendal Francis is going into his fourth week on the job as Great Bend City Administrator....
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Venture & Suchy lower bids going into Great Bend’s decision for pavement project
Tonight, the Great Bend City Council will go through round two of choosing a company to handle the pavement project on 8th Street between Grant and McKinley. The Council sent the project back to bids...
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Roundtable discussion on mental health in the workplace
While the hour Tuesday, August 21 will but scratch the surface of the topic, the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce hopes you will engage in an important conversation about mental health in the workplace....
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After the rebidding process, Venture will handle pavement project
Revised change order to 8th Street construction. After sending the 8th Street pavement project back out for bids on August 6, the Great Bend City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to have Venture...
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Listen to Monday’s Sports Day show (8/20)
Wedding talk and Chiefs’ hype with Jim Misunas from the Great Bend Tribune. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/MONDAY-1.mp3
View ArticleNo. 1 Alabama tops preseason Top 25; Clemson, Georgia next
Alabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare three-peat. The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25...
View ArticleYarbrough, Rays post shutout over Royals
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Ryan Yarbrough helped extend Tampa Bay’s shutout streak to 23 innings, and the Rays got their only run via video replay in a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday...
View ArticleWildcat Classic tickets go on sale August 27
MANHATTAN – Tickets for Kansas State’s matchup with Vanderbilt in the Wildcat Classic on December 22 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City will go on sale to the general public at 8:30 a.m. on August 27,...
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Great Bend receives another push to place turf at the Sports Complex
In case the idea of installing turf was not on the minds of city officials and councilmembers, several baseball- and softball-minded individuals showed up at Monday’s Great Bend City Council meeting...
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day (8/21)
Talk of helmet contact rule, turf, and Kansas Pregame Magazine Publisher John Baetz. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/TUESDAY-3.mp3
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Great Bend Police warning residents of thefts at Walmart
Press release from the Great Bend Police Department… During the past week, the Great Bend Police Department has been dispatched to Wal-Mart, 3503 10th, Great Bend in reference to unattended purses or...
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“Carpet process coming along nicely” at Great Bend Events Center
The new carpet and tile is being installed at the Great Bend Events Center, with the carpet portion of the project in the main room wrapping up today. The City of Great Bend continues to upgrade the...
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Drugs and handguns located at motel in Great Bend
On Wednesday, August 22 at approximately 2 a.m. officers from the Great Bend Police Department executed a narcotics search warrant at a motel room at the Travelers Budget Inn located at 4200 10th...
View ArticleDrugs found on Hubbard Street, but no arrest
On Wednesday, August 22 at approximately 12 a.m. officers from the Great Bend Police Department executed a narcotics search warrant at 1816 Hubbard Street in Great Bend. When officers arrived on scene...
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