Archive By Author - Dale Hogg
When the City of Great Bend took over management of the Convention and Visitors Bureau in January, city officials found troubling evidence as to how the CVB had been operated by long-time CVB Director Cris Collier. They were so concerned that they brought in the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to probe the records for any improprieties, City Administrator Howard Partington said.
July 14, 2016
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The companies honored during the United Way of Central Kansas' Pacesetter luncheon Wednesday afternoon were responsible for over half of the local United Way's 2016 goal.
July 12, 2016
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A state of local disaster emergency could be declared for Kansas in the aftermath of wind, rains storms and flooding that raked the area June 25-28 and June 30-July 4, Barton County Emergency Management Director Amy Miller told county commissioners Monday morning. Now, the state is wanting damage estimates from all 105 counties.
July 11, 2016
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The Barton County Commission Monday morning ratified a pair of end-of-fiscal year purchases for the Barton County Health Department.
July 11, 2016
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On the Monday morning following the closing of the 2016 Barton County Fair, the County Commission Monday took time to recognize the efforts that go into making it a success while approving the 2017 Barton County Extension Council budget which helps in part to keep the annual event going.
July 11, 2016
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With the Aug. 2 primary election looming, the Great Bend Tribune has started to receive candidate endorsement letters to the editor. The Tribune ran its policy regarding such letters earlier, but it wouldn't hurt to run it again, so here it is.
July 11, 2016
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Tuesday is the last day to register to vote for the Aug. 2 primary election, Barton County Clerk Donna Zimmerman said.
July 11, 2016
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There has been much hoopla over the planned Great Bend Transload Facility to be located in the Great Bend Industrial Park west of town. The project has been in the works for about a year and the deal was consummated with a ground breaking ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the construction site.
July 09, 2016
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Recently, Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes met with the other June Jaunt communities. While she had only glowing remarks about this year's event in Great Bend, some other participants were less than enthusiastic.
July 08, 2016
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ELLSWORTH – A judge dismissed the lawsuit filed against the Unified School District 428 School Board and school officials by a Great Bend woman in connection with the assault of her son on a Great Bend High School school bus in February, the attorney for the mother said Thursday afternoon.
July 07, 2016
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Few things make kids happier than summer and bicycles. They had both Thursday morning at the Barton County Fairgrounds.
July 07, 2016
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Barton County's insurance carrier has denied coverage of the funds not recovered after the Treasurer's Office was scammed out of $48,600 in May, County Administrator Richard Boeckman said Thursday morning.
July 07, 2016
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A Barton County Road and Bridge Department employee was involved in freak accident last Thursday, Road and Bridge Director Dale Phillips told the Barton County Commission Monday morning.
July 07, 2016
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It's been a long time coming, but ground was finally broken Wednesday afternoon for the new transload facility west of Great Bend. The ceremony took place at the site of the operation in the Great Bend Industrial Park.
July 06, 2016
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After the standoff last August in a Great Bend motel parking lot, Police Chief Cliff Couch was concerned by the lack of having an armored vehicle that would have allowed officers to handle the situation more safely.
July 06, 2016
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