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Successful Art & Wine Walk returns to Great Bend
Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes says the State of Kansas has found out quickly that art and wine walks are very successful. Great Bend has their Art & Wine Walk in downtown...
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USD 428 looking to expand successful Project Lead The Way initiative
Project Lead The Way started out with an engineering curriculum designed by a teacher nearly 20 years ago to help teach the subject matter and get more students interested in engineering. The...
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Great Bend eyes demolition for 623 Baker property
The Great Bend City Council becomes almost giddy when there is a large amount of abatements presented on the agenda. One of their ongoing goals is to clean up the city by forcing owners to fix or clean...
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GBRC – Sr. Program: How to Spot Scams
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a free Stop ‘N Learn Session titled, “How to Spot Scams” on Friday, April 22, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at the Great Bend Senior Center. Join, Steve...
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Matt Mai now specializes in vehicle wraps at OPI
Matt Mai, Sign Specialist, demonstrates applying a decal on a recently wrapped vehicle by Office Products, Inc. at Golden Belt Printing II in Great Bend, Kansas on April 6, 2016. (Photo: Joey Bahr,...
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Family Crisis Center receives help again to obtain grant money
The Barton County 2013 Audit caused many headaches on many different levels. Delays stemming from issues in the Treasurer’s Office not only cost the county extra money, they also jeopardized a large...
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Listen to Monday’s Sports Day (4/18)
Webby and Cole rehash the weekend headlines. http://tindeck.com/download/pro/skuck/%5Btindeck.com%5D+-+eagleradio%2B-%2BSPORTS%2BDAY%2BSHOW%2B12%253A30PM.mp3
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (4/19)
Webby experiences great grief once he finds out his softball broadcast has been postponed and he still has to do his afternoon assignments....
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Great Bend takes advantage of Federal Fund Exchange again
Great Bend City Administrator Howard Partington says it is definitely worth nearly $19,000 to avoid dealing with federal funds. For the last few years, the City of Great Bend has participated in the...
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (4/20)
KVGB Baseball Insider Mike Warren tells us how the Royals keep winning despite all the numbers saying they should not be that good....
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Great Bend accommodating and welcoming class reunion celebrations
Many plans and activities get scheduled over Labor Day Weekend, and this year the City of Great Bend will have its share of excitement downtown. At least three Great Bend High School reunions are...
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Mingenback leaves St. Rose; public invited to an April 29 reception
Mark and Leslie Mingenback, along with Tess Mark Mingenback already knows he will miss his extended family at St. Rose Health Center but he plans to remain active in the community and pursue new...
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Thursday Weather
A sunny and pleasant day is expected on Friday with max temperatures in the middle 70s. Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight...
View ArticleVictor Martinez collects 1,000th RBI, Tigers top KC, 3-2
Jordan Zimmermann made his third straight scoreless start, Victor Martinez drove in the 1,000th run of his career and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Wednesday night....
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Star of Hope invites community to visit Haiti couple
Tony and Myrtha Invitation from Star of Hope to meet Haiti couple in Great Bend… The opportunity arose for a visit from our team in Haiti; a country that we have been serving since 1978! As we have...
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Endowment Concert to raise money for Barton Community College music scholarships
Barton’s Concert Choir performs at last year’s Endowment Concert. Scholarships funded by proceeds from the concert are a vital part of attracting new music students. The Barton Music Department awards...
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Petco Foundation invests in Golden Belt Humane Society
The Golden Belt Humane Society in Great Bend announced it has been awarded a $30,000.00 grant from the Petco Foundation. This grant will support its ongoing efforts of spaying and neutering shelter...
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Barton County offering “Drug Take Back Day” April 30
On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir and his department will join the Barton County Health Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the...
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Great Bend students involved with bus incident plead “not guilty”&“no contest”
Press release from Ellsworth from Ellsworth County Attorney Joe Shepack: On April 20, 2016, Conner Furrey, age 17, a resident of Barton County, Kansas, appeared with retained counsel, M. Levi Morris,...
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Great Bend lands new donut store. Potential Freddy’s coming to town?
At each Great Bend City Council meeting, City Administrator Howard Partington reads through his department update. Partington will inform the council members and general public what each department has...
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