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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (12/11)
Webby and Cole discuss the K-State football coach hire and what type of “coat” the Wildcats should wear. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/TUESDAY.mp3
View ArticleWater issue fixed at Jefferson Elementary
Due to an unexpected water issue, Jefferson Elementary School dismissed all students at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. Parents were asked to pick up their children promptly. The safety and accommodation of the...
View ArticleProperty tax appeals; again Barton County hears about the impact
Last year, Barton County Appraiser Barb Esfeld estimated that out of roughly 18,000 parcels in Barton County, the Appraiser’s Office will receive between 400 and 500 formal appeals each year. The...
View ArticleSen. Moran introduces bipartisan bill to make life-saving oral cancer...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today introduced the Cancer Drug Parity Act to make certain oral cancer drugs are covered in the same way as traditional (IV)...
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USD 428 teacher achieves top national certification in K-12 education
Traci Miller, second-grade teacher at Riley Elementary School, completed a three-yearprocess to achieve National Board Certification. GREAT BEND, KS — The National Board for Professional Teaching...
View ArticleMarshall responds to Farm Bill passing
WASHINGTON D.C.- Today the House of Representatives answered farmers and ranchers call to action and passed the 2018 Farm Bill. “Providing farmers and our agriculture community with a strong five-year...
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (12/12)
K-State football talk, dart update, and Cole talks with Great Bend boys basketball coach Tim Brooks. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WEDNESDAY.mp3
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GBRC indoor soccer leagues still forming
BUSINESS NEWS The Great Bend Recreation Commission is forming Instructional Sessions for K-1st Grade and Indoor Soccer Leagues for any interested boys and girls in the 2nd-8th grades. K-8th grade...
View ArticleToday’s GBMS girls’ basketball games rescheduled
Due to forecasted high winds, today’s 7th & 8th grades girls’ basketball games have been rescheduled for Saturday, December 15. Practice for both teams will be held today after school....
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Last chances to become a finalist for $10,000 giveaway
If you need an extra $10,000 to spend during the holidays, you are running out of chances to become a finalist in the “Shop at Home for the Holidays $10,000 Shopping Spree.” The winner will be...
View ArticleLaw enforcement notified of bomb threats, but believe it’s a hoax at this time
A post from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page… “The Barton County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Great Bend Police Department responded to numerous bomb threats this afternoon. As of 3...
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WANTED PERSON: Karie McBride
Karie McBride Authorities are looking for a wanted person considered armed and dangerous. According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, 29-year old Karie Lane McBride is wanted on a Rush County...
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Barton County Health Director casts warning on eating raw cookie dough
We are still in the heart of the holiday season and with that brings a lot of baking, especially cookies. Every year, the Centers for Disease Control reiterates the importance of not eating raw cookie...
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Coming Spring 2019 – Updating toddler playground at Veteran’s Memorial Park
Coming the Spring of 2019, a newly redesigned toddler playground at Veteran’s Memorial Park is scheduled to replace the dated toddler playground located on the southeast corner of Veteran’s Lake. The...
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ElderCare kicks off 2019 meal-sponsorship program with Christmas dinner
Tina Mingenback, ElderCare dietary services manager, announces the sponsors of the Christmas dinner Thursday at the Great Bend Senior Center. The Christmas feast served at all Barton County Senior...
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Retail recruitment on the minds of Great Bend administration
The Great Bend City Council was divided on the decision at the December 3rd meeting to hire a consultant that could help with retail development and recruitment. A 5-3 vote tabled the discussion for...
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Barton County Sheriff: Be on the lookout for deer
The Kansas Highway Patrol stated this year that since 2006, Kansas has seen an increase every year in the number of highway crashes involving deer. Although the greatest number of deer-vehicle crashes...
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Marshall applauds the passage of legislation that addresses maternal deaths
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Last week the House passed H.R. 1318, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017, legislation that aims to address maternal deaths across America by improving data collection analysis....
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Lessons from Vacation: Are you still ready for your journey?
Randy Clinkscales BUSINESS NEWS written by: Randy Clinkscales of Clinkscales Elder Law Practice Recently I have been relating some lessons from a vacation my wife and I took this summer. We spent a...
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GBHS Debate places 4th at Regionals
Geoffrey Pafford, Isaiah Smith, Malachi Wasson, Bayle Sandy, Patrick Heath, Skylar Fletcher at Regionals The Great Bend High School KSHSAA Regional Debate team of Patrick Heath, Bayle Sandy, Geoffrey...
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