Archive By Author - Dale Hogg
City Administrator Howard Partington told the Great Bend City Council Monday night that he testified at the House Taxation Committee hearing in Topeka on March 15 to urge the committee to fund Kansas Department of Transportation projects and operations.
March 23, 2016
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It was a modest improvement, but it was an improvement.
March 22, 2016
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HAYS - There was more basketball action than that going on during the national collegiate basketball tourney this past weekend. In Hays. thousands swarmed to the city for the 2016 Kansas Special Olympics State Basketball and Cheerleading Competition.
March 22, 2016
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Local Sports
Barton County rose to the 73rd spot in the 2016 county health rankings released last week by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. This is a jump from 2015 when it fell in at 86th.
March 21, 2016
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Grab a pair of walking shoes, a bicycle or a set of disc golf frisbees. Spring is here and it is beckoning.
March 19, 2016
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County Engineer Barry McManaman attended the Cow Creek Working Group meeting on March 8, the on-going Kansas Division of Water Resources project involving the Cow Creek Watershed.
March 17, 2016
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Ashley Reddig is only 10 years old and a fifth grader at Great Bend's Holy Family School. But, she is already understanding the importance of volunteerism and helping others.
March 16, 2016
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Voters in Great Bend, Hoisington, and Ellinwood can now apply for advanced ballots for the April 5 city general election, said Donna Zimmerman, Barton county clerk and election officer.
March 15, 2016
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Spring-like weather has arrived sooner than normal this year, meaning there is a possibility that the spring storm season may arrive earlier as well, Barton County Emergency Manager A my Miller told the Barton County Commission Monday morning.
March 14, 2016
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The Barton County Commission Monday morning passed a proclamation honoring Miss Barton County 2016 Hannah Mauler and designated Monday as Hannah Mauler, Miss Barton County, 2016, Day.
March 14, 2016
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As the upcoming spring storm season looms, Great Bend will participate in the annual statewide tornado drill, Great Bend Police Department Capt. Bob Robinson said.
March 14, 2016
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March 14, 2016
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Viewpoint
National Sunshine Week begins today. This is the annual observance of open government, an event that hits close to home for us this year. With the Great Bend Tribune's stonewalled efforts to find out information about a fatal shooting and the unconstitutional efforts to slap a gag order on proceeding participants to prevent them from talking to the media, we have become more keenly aware of the need for openness.
March 10, 2016
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Viewpoint
This time of year means two things to Barton County Solid Waste Director Phil Hathcock – the lion-like winds that usher in spring and the increased traffic from stir-crazy residents doing their spring cleaning.
March 10, 2016
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The Great Bend Police Department is currently taking steps to increase the effectiveness of its Special Services Team, Police Chief Cliff Couch said.
March 09, 2016
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