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Listen to Tuesday’s Sports Day show (1/10)
The Clemson Tigers deserve attention in Tuesday’s show and “Voice of the Panthers” Patrick Burnett comes on the show to discuss Great Bend’s game against Hays....
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Van Wyk donates $2,600 to Almost Home during Christmas season
Van Wyk Inc. donates $2,600 to Almost Home Inc., a residential-care home at 1919 Van Buren. From left to right are: David Roat, Van Wyk terminal manager; Leilani Schenkel, RN, BSN, Almost Home...
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USD 428 celebrates School Board Recognition Month
Lori Reneau picks up a cherry pie following Monday night’s school board meeting. The pie was a small thank-you for board members who work diligently in their uncompensated positions. January is School...
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Sunflower Diversified, partners offer parent-training classes
Parent-training sessions have been on the agenda for the Central Kansas Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) over the years but now it is enhancing its efforts. Team members for this initiative are...
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Collecting items for “Boxes Of Love” for Barton County seniors
There are hundreds of seniors in Barton County living alone and dependent on local agencies for food, socialization, and basic human contact. So, come Valentines’ Day, a host of local agencies wants to...
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Kansas regains a voice on House Ag Committee
Dr. Roger Marshall Tuesday, January 10, 2017, Congressman Roger Marshall, M.D., was selected to be a member of the House Committee on Agriculture for the 115th United States Congress. “We committed to...
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (1/11)
Great Bend High School football coach Erin Beck and quarterback Jacob Murray join the show to talk about Murray’s selection to the 2017 Kansas Shrine Bowl....
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Like the rest of the country, USD 428 finding it harder to recruit teachers
As the USD 428 Board of Education mentioned they are not in a rush to begin the search for a new superintendent, the board did acknowledge it is recruitment season for teachers. Great Bend principals...
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Small remodel coming to Walmart in Great Bend
At the January 3rd Great Bend City Council meeting, City Administrator Howard Partington said City Inspector Lee Schneider received plans for the Walmart remodel project. Darin Dreiling, Walmart’s...
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Summer projects become clearer for Great Bend schools
USD 428 Interim Superintendent Khris Thexton presented an update this week about the summer projects for the Great Bend school district in 2017. The fieldhouse, next to the Panther Athletic Center and...
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Bolen joins St. Rose Health Center Convenient Care team
Jene Bolen, St. Rose APRN The new advanced practice registered nurse at St. Rose Health Center is using her 13 years of varied experience to care for patients at the facility’s Convenient Care Walk-in...
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Barton Community College basketball games moved to Monday
The Barton Community College basketball games scheduled for Saturday, January 14 at Neosho County have been postponed to Monday, January 16. The Lady Cougars will tip at 2 p.m. and the men at 4 p.m. in...
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Larned basketball times move up for Friday
The Larned High School basketball games for Friday, January 13 at Pratt have changed their start times. The girls’ varsity game will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the boys’ varsity game at 6 p.m. at Pratt...
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Major ice storm predicted for Barton County and the rest of the state
Warning from Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir… The National Weather Service at Wichita has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook and Winter Storm Watch for most of central Kansas including Barton...
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Listen to Thursday’s Sports Day show (1/12)
Photographer Joey Bahr joins the show as we hear from Great Bend wrestling coach Nathan Broekelman....
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36-year old from Great Bend arrested for drug and burglary charges
Lucas Webster On Thursday, January 12 at about 10:20 p.m., Barton County Sheriff’s Deputy Sierra Thorne conducted a traffic stop in the 5600 block of Broadway in Great Bend. The reason for the traffic...
View ArticleChiefs / Steelers game pushed back
With a winter storm incoming in the Kansas City area, the NFL has decided to flex the playoff matchup between the Chiefs and Steelers to 7:20 p.m. CT on Sunday. Kansas City and Pittsburgh were...
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Barton Community College is now a full CDL testing site accessible to the...
Last March Barton was awarded a contract to serve as a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) test site. Barton is now officially a CDL test site accessible to the general public. The college will provide a...
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Hoisington Chamber Director submits resignation
Kristi Lovett The search is on for the next Executive Vice President for the Hoisington Chamber of Commerce. Kristi Lovett announced her resignation after serving as the Chamber Director for the past...
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Sunflower Diversified seeks auction items, support for Charity Gala
This is a scene from last year’s Sunflower Diversified Services’Charity Gala. Organizers are seeking auction items and other donations for this year’s event. Preparations for the 12th Annual Charity...
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