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Renowned campus safety expert to present at Barton Community College
Katie Koestner Barton Community College’s Sexual Misconduct & Assault Resources Team (SMART) will be hosting expert campus safety speaker Katie Koestner, who will present three sessions at 10:30...
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Golden Belt Community Foundation accepting grant applications for Mar. 1
Golden Belt Community Foundation invites proposals for its upcoming competitive grant cycle. Applications now are being accepted from qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and public...
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Payless announces layoffs, will not affect Great Bend store
Payless ShoeSource announced last week that the company would be cutting 165 jobs. Although the layoffs will affect more than 100 people in Topeka, Corporate Spokeswoman Meghan Spreer says the layoffs...
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Hayden & Lane named royalty at Great Bend’s pageant
Miss Barton County and Miss Golden Belt contestants pictured with emcee Scott Donovan on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. The crowd at the Great Bend High School Auditorium was able to witness two new young...
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JobFest coming to Great Bend for 10th straight year in March
The 10th Annual Job Fest is slated to take place on March 30, 2017 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., at the Great Bend Events Center, 3111 10th Street, Great Bend, Kansas. With multiple partnership opportunities...
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Barton County Sheriff’s Booking Activity (1/27 – 1/29)
1/27 BOOKED: Jason Levingston of Great Bend on a Great Bend Municipal Court case for battery DV, bond set at $1,000.00 C/S. BOOKED: Codey Elsasser of Great Bend for BTDC case theft, bond set in lieu of...
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Great Bend crews still working at tree limb removal
Great Bend Director of Public Lands Scott Keeler says there are four large piles of tree limbs at the compost site and still a lot more to be added. City crews have been working since January 25 to...
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GBRC – Valentine’s Day entertaining meals
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Entertaining Meals program on Wednesday, February 8, at the Great Bend Recreation Center located at 1214 Stone Street. Join us...
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Man wanted for kidnapping arrested in Great Bend
On Sunday, January 29, 2017 the Great Bend Police Department received information indicating that the Dodge City Police Department was searching for a 2005 Crown Victoria that had allegedly been used...
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MPIRE Properties donates to 150 Boxes of Love through United Way
Gaila Nielsen with ElderCare Inc and Julie Smith with United Way of Central Kansas receive a check from Rick Davis and Alan Burton with MPIRE Properties. The cash was donated for a collaborative...
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Barton County Register of Deeds warns future vacationers to start the...
The Register of Deeds Office is the place people come to record documents, research records, and even to get their passports. Barton County Register of Deeds Pam Wornkey says many people are unaware...
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Executive Director out at Sunflower Diversified after less than 3 months
Debbie Reynolds (social media photo) Less than three months into her position with Sunflower Diversified Services, Debbie Reynolds is out as the executive director. Reynolds was hired to replace Jim...
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USD 428 strongly considering the addition of district preschools
The USD 428 Board of Education spent two hours Monday night at the District Education Center in Great Bend going through a work session discussing long-range planning for the district. One of the main...
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Barton Community College’s literary magazine Prairie Ink accepting submissions
Editors Jamie Oss and Teresa Johnson of Barton Community College’s annual literary publication, Prairie Ink, have begun accepting entries for its eighth edition. The aim of the publication is to...
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Murray and Mauler sign with FHSU
Great Bend High School seniors Jacob Murray and Peyton Mauler sign their letters of intent February 1, 2017 to continue their academic and athletic career at Fort Hays State University next fall. Both...
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Hoisington’s Hanzlick chooses Baker
Hoisington High School senior Hunter Hanzlick signs his letter of intent Feb. 1, 2017 to continue his academic and athletic career at Baker University. Hanzlick, Hoisington’s all-team leading rusher,...
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Hoisington’s Davis signs with Butler
Hoisington High School senior Cameron Davis signs his letter of intent Feb. 1, 2017 to continue his academic and athletic career at Butler Community College.
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Consistent salary bumps for teachers helping USD 428 recruit
While the state of Kansas is finding the recruitment of teachers to be more difficult, the Great Bend school district has fared well compared to the rest of the state. USD 428 Assistant Superintendent...
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Cop Shop (2/1)
Barton County Sheriff’s Office Service Log (2/1) Traumatic Injuries At 5:23 p.m. traumatic injuries were reported at 9 NE 30 Road. Shots Fired At 6:34 p.m. report of shots fired was made at 161 S. US...
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Kaiser’s first appearance scheduled for sexual exploitation of a child
Todd Kaiser On Thursday, February 2, 2017, a complaint was filed with Barton County District Court charging Todd Eric Kaiser with one count of sexual exploitation of a child. The defendant was...
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