Archive By Author - Dale Hogg
Once one has decided to get a brand new mattress, they need to decide what to do with the old one. Unfortunately, in many places, they don't have many options, as the market for re-using and recycling mattresses is very small.
July 25, 2015
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There are a lot of activities coming up in Great Bend, it was reported to the City Council Monday night.
July 22, 2015
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Great Bend remains on track for a new train-truck shipping hub following this the announcement this week of the seven finalists for a proposed Kansas transload shipping center.
July 22, 2015
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Nationwide, there is a decrease in immunization rates, a trend that is echoed in Kansas and Barton County, Health Director Shelly Schneider told the County Commission Monday morning.
July 21, 2015
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Sleep on this.
July 21, 2015
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In keeping with its priority to clean up the city by razing dilapidated structures, the Great Bend City Council Monday night approved resolutions deeming structures on five properties as dangerous and unsafe.
July 20, 2015
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Central Kansas Community Corrections Director Amy Boxberger summed up what her agency does in one sentence Monday morning. "Our program is to keep people out of prison."
July 20, 2015
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In April, the Barton County Commission OKed the 2016 Central Kansas Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan request totaling $468,482. This basically amounts to the CKCC's budget, but the funds come from the state and require county approval.
July 20, 2015
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Great Bend Public Library Director Harry Willems has advised his staff to be extra thrifty, he told his board of directors Monday afternoon.
July 16, 2015
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It was more than a little stuffy in the skeletal new Amber Meadows home Wednesday afternoon. That didn't keep Ross Vogel from painting a detailed picture of just how the house would look when it was completed.
July 16, 2015
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Last week, the Barton County Commission granted $15,000 Sunflower Diversified Services to help bolster its recycling efforts. The county wisely includes $15,000 under Solid Waste Budget for recycling that its awards locally for this important function.
July 15, 2015
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If you have done or are doing something wrong and get pulled over by a Barton County law enforcement officer, beware. A new system that will go into service later this year will make it easier and quicker for them to find out just what you've been up to.
July 14, 2015
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The debacle with our Kansas Legislature and Governor Sam Brownback has claimed another victim, this one close to home.
July 13, 2015
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Although they had nothing but respect and appreciation for the work done by the Barton County Extension Council and its flagship youth program 4-H, county commissioners Monday morning declined the council's increased budget request for 2016.
July 13, 2015
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During a solemn ceremony in the sweltering Kansas National Guard armory Saturday afternoon, the guidon, the banner representing the Great Bend-based Battery E (Target Acquisition), 161st Field Artillery, unit was "cased."
July 11, 2015
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