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Sawyer named Human Resources director at Sunflower Diversified
Charlene Sawyer is the new Human Resources director at Sunflower Diversified Services. BUSINESS NEWS As the new Human Resources director at Sunflower Diversified Services, Charlene Sawyer said she...
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GBRC Stem Challenge with Lego Camp
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting two STEM LEGO® Camps from June 26 – 29. During these camps, students will apply real-world concepts in physical, engineering and architect through...
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Student numbers are up at Great Bend’s summer school program
Summer school in Great Bend is in full swing for students who have finished kindergarten through fifth grade. There were roughly 330 students that participated in summer school last year and in 2017...
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‘Skimmers’ become latest scam local banks and gas stations are facing
Some hackers spend a lot of time staying ahead of the game with sophisticated devices or plans. One of the most recent scams that banks and gas stations are battling is a process referred to as...
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GBRC and KWEC Aquatic Camp
The Great Bend Recreation Commission and the Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) have teamed up to offer an Aquatic Camp. Participants will discover a whole new world under the water’s surface, as...
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CKLS in Great Bend wants new administrator ‘to be given a chance’
The Central Kansas Library System was formed in the 1960s to help rural libraries give their patrons what they want by extending library service to the unserved and improving service where it already...
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Historic but outdated, Great Bend’s oil and gas museum planning renovations
Through an informal fundraising campaign, the Kansas Oil & Gas Hall of Fame and Museum set out to raise $60,000 to renovate the main building. The small blue building was brought over to 5944 10th...
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Listen to Monday’s Sports Day show (6/19)
Roger Ward is back for another Monday to talk Great Bend Bat Cats baseball. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MONDAY-1.mp3
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Goals session for Great Bend City Council brings up Police Department’s...
There were plenty of open seats at Monday’s Great Bend City Council meeting, including a couple by Great Bend Police Chief Cliff Couch in the back row. It was a different scene compared to the previous...
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Major water line replacement project in Great Bend to start this summer
Over 18 years ago, a private company owned the water lines in Great Bend. The ownership changed when the City of Great Bend purchased the water system but realized repairs were behind schedule. The...
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Unsafe mobile homes on Walnut Street to be torn down
422 Walnut Street At the May 1, 2017 Great Bend City Council meeting, a public hearing date was scheduled for June 19 to discuss the unsafe and dangerous structures at 414 Walnut and 422 Walnut. Not...
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Hoisington Code Enforcement Officer says picking up after dog is required,...
Taking your dog out for a walk is a responsibility most dog owners recognize, but picking up their dog’s feces is questionable to some owners. According to Hoisington Code Enforcement Officer Deloris...
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GBRC Youth and Adult Party On The Court Tennis Tournaments
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a Youth Party On The Court Tennis Tournament on Saturday, June 24, starting at 8 a.m. GBRC will be offering both boys and girls divisions for...
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Auditor warns City of Great Bend of high fraud rates with municipalities
Another audit for the City of Great Bend comes out in good shape according to the auditor, Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, Chtd. Vickie Dreiling, with ABBB, told the Great Bend City Council Monday...
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Changes and additions to this year’s Party in the Park in Great Bend
Participants compete in the mud volleyball tournament during the 2016 Party in the Park. After the June Jaunt festival finished, the focus for Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes switched...
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Tina Mingenback accepts dietary position at ElderCare
Tina Mingenback As the new dietary services manager at ElderCare Inc. in Great Bend, Tina Mingenback is keeping the road hot in the non-profit agency’s 28-county territory. Mingenback, a certified...
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Camp Hope founder taken back from dedication of Kyle’s Court
Dedication on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 reveals naming of the basketball court to “Kyle’s Court” at Camp Hope. Donna Brown was nearly speechless this week when a special dedication revealed that the...
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Tax renewal question coming up for Great Bend voters
It is not an increase, but a renewal question will be presented in the upcoming election for Great Bend residents on a quarter cent sales tax. The Great Bend City Council discussed the idea of...
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Listen to Thursday’s Sports Day show (6/22)
Chris Smith comes on the show to discuss a lasting bond with Webby shared in Nickerson and Great Bend American Legion baseball. https://www.greatbendpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/THURSDAY-3.mp3
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Listen to Friday’s Sports Day show (6/23)
The boys from the Great Bend Tribune are back this Friday for talk on Chiefs’ GM John Dorsey’s resignation and top high school running backs in Kansas for next year....
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