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GBHS Acapella Choir hosts annual chili feed Friday night
Every other year, the Great Bend High School Acapella Choir makes a trip to Washington D.C. to sing at different venues and take in the sites of our nation’s capital. In order to help the students pay...
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Listen to Thursday’s Sports Day show (9/22)
Thursday’s show is loaded with knowledge. Both Great Bend High School football coach Erin Beck and “Voice of the Tigers” Gerard Wellbrock make appearances....
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Sunflower Diversified pancake dinner sets new record
The community helped people with disabilities by attending the recent Sunflower Diversified Services pancake feed. Sunflower Diversified Services set a new record when 575 people lined up for the...
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New dates set for construction on Hoisington Sonic
Hoisington residents have seen the mounds of dirt piled up to south the railroad tracks on the west side of Main Street for a while now. Residents are waiting for those dirt piles to eventually evolve...
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Cherry Village teams up with KACE for specialized training
Jeremy Lewis and Tina Mingenback review training materials in conjunction with the specialized curriculum sponsored by Kansas Adult Care Executives. Lewis is chief financial officer and Mingenback is...
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Hoisington school district looking to change voting structure
USD 431 District Office The USD 431 Board of Education in Hoisington has discussed the possibility of changing their voting structure for school board members. USD 431 is currently divided into...
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Listen to Friday’s Sports Day show (9/23)
Chet Kuplen from Sports in Kansas is back on the show to talk about Great Bend, Hoisington, Larned, and Central Plains....
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Fuller Industries re-introduces itself to central Kansans
Debra F. Powers The management team at Fuller Industries LLC recently took the opportunity to re-introduce the company to the community, said Debra F. Powers, chief financial officer. Dozens of local...
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Kansas Hunter Education Internet Assisted course
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be sponsoring a Kansas Hunter Education Internet Assisted course on Saturday, October 15, 2016, from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Great Bend Police Training...
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7th Annual Coat Drive underway in Great Bend
The 7th Annual Community Coat Re-Distribution is underway and is in stage one of their three-step process. The coat drive is currently collecting gently used coats and jackets before they have them...
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Reasons why Teen Court in Barton County is successful
Teen courts present an alternative approach to juvenile justice in which a jury of their peers sentence juvenile offenders. Teen Court in Barton County saw 80 juvenile cases this past year with only...
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Barton County Sheriff’s Booking Activity (9/23 – 9/25)
9/23 BOOKED: Lawrence Kramer of Great Bend for interference with LEO, DWS, no insurance, bond set at $1,000.00 C/S. BOOKED: Nicholas C. Kramer on Rice County District Court warrant for probation...
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Barton County Administrator announces resignation for next year
Richard Boeckman Barton County Counselor and Administrator Richard Boeckman said he will be turning 68 years old next year and has reached a time in his life that he would like to start slowing down....
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Great Bend Coop has to wait to build extra grain storage bunks
The Barton County Planning Commission held a meeting on September 20 that began with a public hearing to consider a zoning amendment request from the Great Bend Coop Association. The Great Bend Coop...
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Great Bend Police make arrests from stolen vehicle cases
On September 24, 2016 at 1:38 a.m., officers responded to 1919 Madison Street in reference to the possible location of a stolen vehicle. When officers arrived they located a 2008 Chevrolet Aveo parked...
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Barton County taking advantage of buyback offers for equipment
In 2014, the Barton County Road and Bridge Department purchased a Bobcat Track Loader, with pallet forks, auger, grapple bucket, and snow bucket for a combined price of $53,719. Under the offer made at...
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Barton Theatre presents “Our Town”
Jose Flores and Kara Van Vleet, who play George Gibbs and Emily Webb in “Our Town,” which is set in the early 1900s, pose for an old-fashioned style photo together. The Barton Community College Theatre...
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Pafford serves Barton County Detention Center as full-time deputy
Cyril Pafford serves local law enforcement as a Barton County detention deputy. (Dale Hogg, Great Bend Tribune) When Cyril Pafford reports for work, he passes through a few locked doors on his way to a...
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High number of properties listed for Barton County Tax Sale
At the beginning of September, there were 66 parcels on the Barton County Tax Sale. Less than two weeks away from the auction, there are still a high number of parcels available that have not had their...
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GBRC Fall Programs
The Great Bend Recreation Commission is now accepting enrollment for the fall programs. After-school activities will be offered at the Recreation Center, Activity Center, Park, Lincoln, Jefferson, and...
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