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Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council indicate motor vehicle deaths were 8 percent higher in 2015 than they were in 2014 - the largest year-over-year percent increase in 50 years. The Council estimates 38,300 people were killed on U.S. roads, and 4.4 million were seriously injured with injuries requiring medical attention, meaning 2015 likely was the deadliest driving year since 2008.
February 25, 2016
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Local News
Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders thinks he can wave a magic government wand, impose lots of new taxes and government programs and make the world grand.
February 25, 2016
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Tom Purcell
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Columnists
It takes more faith to depend on the government than it does to trust in God's provision, but you'd never know it watching Progressives worship at their government golden calf that owns nothing at all unless it takes it from you.
February 25, 2016
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Susan Stamper Brown
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Columnists
According to the Health Insurance Marketplace, more than 12.7 million Americans signed up for a health insurance plan for 2016 during the marketplace's open enrollment period that ended Jan. 31. This number includes more than 4 million new enrollees.
February 25, 2016
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Local News
February 25, 2016
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Editorial Cartoons
WESTON, Mo. - Dr. Walter Curtis "Curt" Niederee, 85, of Weston, Mo., passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a medical doctor and surgeon in Great Bend for 29 years.
February 24, 2016
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Obituaries
The Great Bend Recreation Commission and Barton County Farm Bureau will be hosting a "Defensive Driving Course" on March 8 through March 9, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Great Bend Activity Center located at 2715 18th St.
February 24, 2016
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Local News
The Great Bend Recreation Commission will be hosting a "Murder At The Juice Joint" event.
February 24, 2016
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Local News
There will be an open house to commemorate the opening of the Oxford House Hope Central from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 27 at 1614 Morton St.
February 24, 2016
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Local News
BY MIKE MARZOLF
February 24, 2016
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Local Sports
When Irv Gotsche ran into a friend at what is now St. Rose Health Center, little did he know it was the beginning of a long-standing relationship with the facility.
February 24, 2016
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Local News
Great Bend Fire/EMS
February 24, 2016
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On the Record
Doonan® Specialized Trailer, LLC, a leading manufacturer of platform trailers, including custom flatbeds, drop decks, oilfield trailers, extendibles, RGN lowbeds and double drops, announces the launch of its newly redesigned website: www.Doonan.com. The new site features a bold, new modern look and offers users new responsive functionality, as internet usage continues its shift from traditional PC access to mobile and tablet devices.
February 24, 2016
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Business
Dear Editor,
February 24, 2016
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Letters to the Editor
February 24, 2016
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Local News