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Gathering ideas for Great Bend’s visioning project
A visioning project in Great Bend has spent time gathering information about the community in hopes of developing a plan to bring Great Bend into the future. Great Bend’s population has declined 2.97...
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Several fights and a gun fired at Great Bend bar
On Saturday, September 15 at 2:06 a.m. Great Bend Police Department officers were dispatched to Charlies Place, 1109 Main, in reference to several fights. Upon officers arrival there were multiple...
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Bicyclist arrested for drugs and littering in Great Bend
On Saturday, just after midnight, an officer with the Great Bend Police Department observed a subject, who later was identified as Charles Bower, age 25. Bower was riding a bicycle in the 3000 block of...
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Great Bend to renegotiate contract with the Chamber of Commerce
The contract between the City of Great Bend and the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce was drafted in 1999 and there have been no changes to the agreement since. City Administrator Kendal Francis felt it...
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Separate gate fees for Mega Motor Weekend in Great Bend
Mega Motor Weekend is less than two weeks away in Great Bend, and the closer the weekend gets, the more anticipation is built. The weekend of September 28-30 will cram a pair of Lucas Oil races at the...
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GBHS debate team kicks off season at Halstead tournament
Back row left to right: Isaiah Smith, Patrick Heath, Natalie Bayona, Daniel Abbott, GeoffreyPafford, Robby Brining, C.J. GibsonMiddle Row l to r: Dalton Ruble, Bayle Sandy, Citraly Torres, Tia...
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BCYP Leadership: Meet the Mayor
Great Bend, KS – Members of the Barton County Young Professionals (BCYP) group are invited to participate in a free leadership development series designed to help YP’s grow personally and...
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (9/18)
A public service announcement from Webby and plenty of Ellinwood Eagle football talk with coach Alex Birney. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TUESDAY-2.mp3
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Barton County Attorney responds to press release from the Sheriff’s Office
Zachariah Dittrick Press Release from the Barton County Attorney’s Office… Barton County Attorney Amy Mellor responded to a press release issued by Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir on September...
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Great Bend says more research needed before moving on turf at the ballfields
Whether or not the City of Great Bend decides to place AstroTurf on the ballfields at the Great Bend Sports Complex is still unclear. City Administrator Kendal Francis told the Great Bend City Council...
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USD 428 announces nominees for 2019 Horizon Award
USD 428 announces its nominees for the 2019 Kansas Horizon Award. They are Alden Adams, Helping Hands Preschool teacher, and Jason Drouillard, Great Bend Middle School English teacher. The Kansas...
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Trying to get the K-96 corridor project back on schedule
In May 2010, the Kansas Legislature passed Transportation Works for Kansas, known as T-WORKS, an $8 billion, 10-year transportation program. T-WORKS was designed to create jobs and preserve highway...
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (9/19)
We hear from the “Voice of the Tigers” Gerard Wellbrock about FHSU football, fantasy football, and the Hays Larks. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WEDNESDAY-1.mp3
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Man charged with photographing patrons in Great Bend tanning salon enters no...
Tracy Driscoll Barton County Attorney Amy Mellor announced Wednesday that Tracy Driscoll entered pleas of no contest to six counts of breach of privacy this morning in Barton County District Court....
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Listen to Thursday’s Sports Day show (9/20)
It’s the Thursday refresher of Great Bend High School football with coach Erin Beck. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/THURSDAY-2.mp3
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Distracted Driving forum hosted by Pawnee Valley Campus Foundation
Distracted driving is a national epidemic with nearly one in 10 drivers calling it a habit. Join The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus for their first Community Conversations...
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Volunteer wheat control: Protecting Kansas wheat
Stacy Campbell written by: Stacy Campbell – Cottonwood Extension District, Hays What measures can producers take to prevent widespread occurrence of wheat streak mosaic virus, High Plains virus, and...
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Listen to Friday’s Sports Day show (9/21)
Homecoming night in Great Bend! Chet Kuplen from Sports In Kansas slides in to take us through Week 4 of the high school football season....
View ArticleThe Reserves at Trail Ridge wins state award
BUSINESS NEWS On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, the Reserves at Trail Ridge accepted the Kansas Housing Resource Corporation Ad Astra New Housing Development Award. The Ad Astra Awards, for Excellence...
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Looking for volunteers for next week’s Great Bend Airfest
While many United States veterans will be excited to see the historic warbirds at next weekend’s Great Bend Airfest, the three-day event is designed to interest those of all ages. The Great Bend...
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