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Snow and ice visit area briefly

Shortly before noon, traffic and pedestrians had no problem navigating the remnants of snow and ice quickly melting from roadways in Great Bend. Wednesday night, rain turning to snow and gusty winds of over 50 mph made driving a challenge for some motorists, and resulted in some area schools cal...

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Snow blew into Barton County Wednesday night around 7 p.m., starting first with sleet and rain.  In Great Bend, the snow didn’t begin to stick until after 9 p.m.  Icy conditions were a problem for drivers with several sliding off roadways into the ditch.  Motorists woke up to a thin blanket of icy snow and began the task of clearing pavement and defrosting and scraping windshields before hitting the streets.  

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