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Barton County Commission says “Boeckman had too much control”
Richard Boeckman When Barton County Administrator Richard Boeckman resigned October 21 at the request of the Barton County Commission, speculation as to what happened started to circulate throughout...
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Listen to Monday’s Sports Day show (10/31)
Webby and Cole are back to recap the weekend of sports and preview the high school football playoffs....
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Barton County Sheriff’s Booking Activity (10/31)
BOOKED: Matthew Chambless of Great Bend for a warrant out of Grady, OK for contempt of court. BTDC case for DL, bond set at $1,000.00 C/S. BOOKED: Alejandro Sandez of Kinsley on BTSO case for driving...
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Hoisington Sonic ready for groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Hoisington Sonic Restaurant is set for Wednesday, November 2 at 11 a.m. Along with the official groundbreaking, guest speakers will be present at the new site...
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Barton County law enforcement investigating unattended death near Galatia
On October 31, at about 10:15 p.m. the Barton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of what appeared to be a deceased person in a vehicle near Galatia. Officers responded to a location...
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Three teenagers involved in rollover accident near Hoisington
On October 31, 2016 at about 10:07 p.m., Barton County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover accident near Hoisington. The location of the accident was the 100 block of...
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (11/1)
Former Great Bend coach Tony Crough, now at Andover, joins the show to talk about playing his former team in the playoffs this Friday night....
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Hoisington elementary school construction back on schedule
In mid-September Nabholz Construction mentioned they were behind schedule with the construction of the new Lincoln Elementary School in Hoisington due to weather. The Olathe construction crew worked...
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Advanced sales of Panther football tickets this Friday
Press release from USD 428… Great Bend High School Panther football will host Andover at 7 p.m. Friday, November 4. Reserved seating is not available since this game is regulated by the KSHSAA....
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (11/2)
KVGB Baseball Insider Mike Warren joins the show to put the baseball season to rest. http://tindeck.com/download/pro/uhnqs/%5Btindeck.com%5D+-+eagleradio%2B-%2BSPORTS%2BDAY%2BSHOW%2B12%253A30PM.mp3
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Great Bend law enforcement educates public on intruder basics
The Great Bend Recreation Commission hosted a free Stop-N-Learn session titled “Intruderology 101” yesterday afternoon at the Great Bend Activity Center. Corporal Jefferson Davis with the Great Bend...
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Despite a struggling hotel next door, Great Bend optimistic in Events...
The Great Bend Hotel & Convention Center, formerly Highland Hotel, has struggled to remain a viable business in Great Bend for the past several years. The Great Bend Hotel at 3017 10th Street has...
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Hoisington City Council goes against at-large elections
The Hoisington City Council discussed going away from a ward-based structure to an at-large vote for a couple of reasons. First off, recent polling in the Hoisington community indicated residents were...
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New GBP machines create state-of- the-art printed products
Tom Rose operates the new Canon imagePRESS C700 at Golden Belt Printing II LLC in Great Bend, Kansas on October 24, 2016. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com) New state-of- the-art equipment at Golden...
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Listen to Friday’s Sports Day show (11/3)
Chet Kuplen from Sports In Kansas is on the program as we preview the Great Bend/Andover, Hoisington/Norton, Larned/Phillipsburg, and Central Plains/Spearville playoff games this weekend....
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Weekend Weather
Mild conditions are expected to continue through the weekend. Rain chances will be on the increase late Sunday into Monday as an upper disturbance approaches from the west. Near or slightly above...
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Reynolds brings decades of experience to Sunflower director job
When Debbie Reynolds took her first tour of Sunflower Diversified Services, she noticed a big plus right off the bat. Reynolds is the new executive director at Sunflower; Tuesday was her first day at...
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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (11/1)
Former Great Bend coach Tony Crough, now at Andover, joins the show to talk about playing his former team in the playoffs this Friday night....
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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran tours Barton Community College
US Senator Jerry Moran (center) talking with Barton Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Mike Johnson (left) and President Dr. Carl Heilman (right). Leading up to Tuesday’s election day, United...
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Hoisington school board voting structure still up for change
In a smaller community the size of Hoisington, occasionally it can be difficult getting people to run for every board. The USD 431 Board of Education has taken a step to ease the challenge by placing a...
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