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Executive session turns routine Barton County Commission meeting into a...
At first glance, Monday’s Barton County Commission meeting looked like it would be a short affair with few discussion items on the agenda. An executive session requested by Commissioner Alicia Straub...
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USD 428 expecting another drop in enrollment
The Great Bend school district has seen slightly under 3,000 combined students enrolled at their five elementary schools, middle school, and high school. Over the past few years, USD 428 has seen a...
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Great Bend getting final financing details on waterline improvement project
The City of Great Bend and its governing body continue to hear plans of a new bond to be taken out to fund waterline and well improvements. Over $6 million of the bond proceeds will be used for the...
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Barton County Sheriff clearing up erroneous reports from local media outlet
At Monday’s Barton County Commission meeting almost an hour and a half was spent in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel issues. After the meeting came out of executive session,...
View ArticleBarton County’s annual sand seal project getting underway soon
The Barton County Road and Bridge Department will begin their annual sand seal operations later this week in the North Central and Northwest portions of the county. According to Road and Bridge...
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Listen to Monday’s Sports Day show (8/15)
Steve and Cole recap the Chiefs first preseason game and hear from coach Andy Reid. http://tindeck.com/download/pro/abyjb/%5Btindeck.com%5D+-+eagleradio%2B-%2BSPORTS%2BDAY%2BSHOW%2B12%253A30PM.mp3
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (8/16)
Webby and Cole talk about preseason high school football rankings and the Royals’ chances in their final 44 games....
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Great Bend High School adds three new AP courses this year
More USD 428 teachers were trained to teach Advanced Placement courses at Great Bend High School. The school district made an effort to offer more AP classes in addition to the already offered AP...
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Cheyenne Bottoms in great condition for birdwatchers
Curtis Wolf says the enticing and addictive quality about bird watching is the fact that people want to see the abnormal or the unfamiliar bird they have never seen before. Wolf serves as the director...
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Charlie Suchy promoted as next Great Bend Public Works Director
With the retirement of Don Craig this summer, the City of Great Bend was looking to fill the Public Works Director position. A selection committee consisting of Mayor Mike Allison, City Administrator...
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St. Rose to relocate GBHH&H and physical therapy services
Two St. Rose Health Center services will relocate to the main building in the near future to increase efficiency, Site Manager Zena Jacobs announced. Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice (GBHH&H)...
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Even Barton County is hit with human trafficking issues
Marissa Woodmansee is serving as the Interim Juvenile Services Director for the 20th Judicial District that includes Barton County. In an interview with Eagle Radio, Woodmansee gave some alarming...
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Uber transportation reaches Great Bend
Uber Technologies Inc. is present in hundreds of cities worldwide and it is now in Great Bend. The Uber app allows consumers with smartphones to submit a trip request and a registered Uber driver in...
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Sixth-grader interacts with Cherry Village residents
Tyler Stuhlsatz, 12-year- old Great Bend boy, reads to residents at Cherry Village, 1401 Cherry Lane. He has been volunteering three times a week at the long-term- care facility throughout the summer....
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Barton Community College named CDL test site, acquires second semi and plans...
Industry demand has driven continued expansion of the Barton Community College Commercial Driver’s License Program. Barton is now an official test site and a second truck has been acquired from...
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Local CPA firm named among nation’s top 200 accounting firms
Great Bend, KS – Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, Chartered (ABBB) is pleased to announce for a second year in a row that the firm made INSIDE Public Accounting’s (IPA) annual ranking of the Nation’s...
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High turnout proves a need for extended summer lunch program in Great Bend
The Great Bend school district’s summer lunch program served nearly 11,000 free lunches to children 18 and under this past June. The program was open to any child at all five public elementary schools....
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Cop Shop (8/17)
Barton County Sheriff’s Office Service Log (8/17) Traffic Stop At 12:33 a.m. a traffic stop and warning was issued at NE K-156 Highway at MM 134 in Claflin. Traffic Arrest At 1:43 a.m. a traffic stop...
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Wilhite joins Sunflower Diversified as residential coordinator
Angela Wilhite, left, new residential coordinator at Sunflower Diversified Services, talks with Sarah about a variety of home-based supports. When Angela Wilhite went to the grocery store with one of...
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (8/17)
KVGB Baseball Insider Mike Warren updates us on his NBC World Series experience and superstitious animals in the dugout....
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