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Barton GED Orientation classes offered May 25
Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education will soon be starting its nine-week GED Preparation Class. The orientation day, which is a prerequisite for the course, will be held from 8:30...
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More fence repairs scheduled for a Barton County memorial park
Golden Belt Memorial Park The Barton County Commission was not pleased when they had to spend over $17,000 for a company to remove and clean rust from the fence at Golden Belt Memorial Park and...
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Brandi Gruber fills executive director position at ElderCare
Brandi Gruber, ElderCare executive director As the new executive director of ElderCare Inc. in Great Bend, Brandi Gruber is compiling a list of priorities for the non-profit agency. Gruber recently was...
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Listen to Wednesday’s Sports Day show (5/24)
Ellinwood softball coach Jason Duvall joins the show again as the Lady Eagles prepare for state and KVGB Baseball Insider Mike Warren is back this Wednesday.
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Adams Brown and Clinkscales team up
The accounting firm Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, Chtd. (ABBB) and Clinkscales Elder Law Practice, P.A. recently announced a newly formed strategic alliance, effective June 1, 2017. “We view this...
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Renovation fundraising for oil and gas museum in Great Bend nearing completion
Danielle Feist serves as the curator at the Kansas Oil & Gas Hall of Fame and Museum in Great Bend and says the museum is roughly 30 years out-of-date. An informal fundraising campaign through word...
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2A-1A Baseball State Tournament starts in Great Bend this week
Photo by Joey Bahr Great Bend will be hosting the 2017 KSHSAA 2A-1A State Baseball Tournament at the Great Bend Sports Complex. The state baseball tournament is scheduled for May 25 – 26, 2017. This...
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Subject with suspected air gun fires shots at Great Bend Police Department...
On Wednesday, May 24 at approximately 9 p.m., a police officer was exiting the front of the Great Bend Police Department building when he observed a dark colored passenger car driving northbound on...
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Barton Community College on summer hours schedule; closed for Memorial Day
Barton Community College will be closed Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day. The college is now on summer hours. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The college will be closed on...
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Area Results for State Track & Field
KSHSAA Track and Field State Championship Cessna Stadium, Wichita CLASS 1A Girls 4×100 Meter Relay – Prelims 7. La Crosse – 52.76Q Triple Jump 3. Taylor Regan, Otis-Bison – 35-08.25 Boys Discus 12....
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High water levels at Wilson Lake doesn’t mean easy walleye fishing
Fisheries biologist Bryan Sowards with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism stopped by the Eagle Media Center in Great Bend last week for the Wildlife and Parks show on 1590 KVGB and...
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Update on Barton County tornado cleanup
624 Bismark Ave. Barton County residents are moving forward in an effort to clean up and rebuild following the tornado of May 16, 2017. A tabulation of storm damage dollar amounts is continuing, but as...
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Barton Track and Field’s Nelson named national Field Athlete of the Year
School record holder and national champion Ricky Nelson, Jr., of the Barton Community College men’s track and field team was recently named the National Men’s Field Athlete of the Year by the United...
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Great Bend Police conduct active shooter training at the high school
School has been out for over a week for summer break at all USD 428 schools, but there was still plenty of action at Great Bend High School Thursday, May 25. The Great Bend Police Department had many...
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Barton County gets past monitoring period from case involving a meningitis death
Barton County Health officials say they have moved past the time frame of monitoring the meningitis case that killed a Barton County resident earlier this month. The 10-day period of examining anyone...
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June Jaunt in Great Bend starts with the media challenge
The 6th Annual June Jaunt is primed for this weekend in Great Bend with a large list of events and entertainment June 2 – 4. The three-day festival will have jumbo yard games, a glow run, free movie...
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Surging ahead for new grocery store in St. John
Last week Stafford Economic Development and the City of St. John entered into a Letter of Intent with White’s Foodliner to establish a grocery store in St. John. Stafford County Economic Development...
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Organizations set up to help those affected by tornado destruction
Representatives from numerous organizations in Barton County gathered recently to discuss the mid and long-term needs of those affected by the tornado that tore through western Barton County on May 16....
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Barton County Deputy Register of Deeds urges citizens to get passports now...
Barton County Deputy Register of Deeds Susan Williams has a message to travelers who are heading out of the country this summer…get your passport now. Susan Williams Audio...
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Another state tournament wraps up in Great Bend
Photo by Joey Bahr Last week marked the fourth straight year that the Great Bend Sports Complex in Great Bend was chosen to host the high school Class 2-1A State Baseball Championship. The two-day...
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