Destiny calls in 1918

Each week we'll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We'll reacquaint you with ...

Taking back her strength

Denise Rankin has learned a lot about taking her voice back in the past two years. It started two years ago when she learned about ...

Chinook fly-in

Four Chinook helicopters en route from the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., to Fort Drum, New York, stopped at the Great Bend Municipal Airport ...

Community Service Day slide show

Photos were taken during Community Service Day by Susan Thacker, Great Bend Tribune, and by teachers and students at Great Bend USD 428.

HANDS ON - Hundreds volunteer for GBHS Community Service Day

It's become a spring tradition at Great Bend High School for students to spend a day volunteering for community projects. The sixth-annual Community Service ...

Drug take back day set

The Barton County Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the Barton County Health Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency will host a Drug Take Back ...

OTR for April 25, 2018

Great Bend fire/EMS

Janice E. Dyer 1944 - 2018

HOISINGTON - Janice E. Dyer, 73, died April 24, 2018, at Hays Medical Center. She was born October 23, 1944, in Glendale, California, the daughter of ...

Theodore “Ted” E. Byrum 1946 -2018

Theodore "Ted" E. Byrum, Kimberling City, Mo., son of William and Edna (Nuss) Byrum, was born June 30, 1946 in Dodge City, Kan., and departed ...

Hoisington Cardinals sweep track titles

BY JIM MISUNAS

Syria

Starbucks to manage concessions for homeless encampments

Today we live in a society constantly buffeted by waves of hysteria, and that's just what's coming from corporate America. And the panicked ...

No, I don’t hate conservatives. I disagree with them

Not too long ago, an anonymous commenter on one of my columns concluded that I took my stance on a particular issue because I "hate ...

Patrick Heath qualifies for national tournament; GBHS forensics coaches recognized

The Great Bend High School speech team competed at the District National Qualifying Speech Tournament held at Buhler High School last Friday and Saturday. Sophomore ...

Variety Show tix go on sale Thursday

Tickets for Great Bend High School's Variety Show go on sale Thursday. They will be available from 7:30-8 a.m., noon to 12 ...

OTR for December 16, 2015

Great Bend Fire/EMS

Larned boys win; Pawnee Heights sweeps pair

By BUDDY TABLER

The No. 1 reason for family rifts

Families sometimes fight during the holiday season. It could be because the food is too cold, the table isn't set or the driveway isn't shoveled.

Have You Seen This? Orangutan loves magic tricks

THE ZOO — No matter how nerdy some people say magic is, the real story is that we love it. We love to be mesmerized by someone reading our mind, making objects disappear or defying gravity. But what does the animal kingdom think of illusions?

11 recent books share the spirit of Christmas

Christmas-themed stories, some by local authors, share a variety of aspects of the holiday — from protecting Santa as part of his security detail to contemporary love stories, and from those set during World War II and the Regency era to ones that incorporate the religious side of the season.

Columnist discovers unusual sale in vanishing warehouse from the future

My quest to find the perfect pillow took me to a mysterious warehouse last week that appears and disappears in the night along with the hundreds of people who guard its secret, but steal its treasures.

8 things you should never say to stay-at-home moms

When I was 10, my friend's mom wanted to leave her daughter at my house every day after school. To me, that sounded like an alright idea. I mean, I'd get to play with my friend every day. But the whole thing upset my mom. She felt like this mother thought since she didn't work at a classic 9-5 job, she could easily take on the responsibility of taking care of someone else's kid. It was the first time I realized that people didn't understand the life of full-time moms.

7 lethal things you must abandon when you get married

Marriage changes who you are. It changes your title, your social status and your name. So it's no wonder this change is going to require you to leave behind some other aspects of who you were before you got married.

Want to prevent your child from bullying others? Introduce them to a baby

Your newborn baby may be the key to stopping bullying.

7 tips for divorced parents during the holidays

It has been said that it‘s “the most wonderful time of the year.” But it can also be the most stressful time of the year. Families everywhere feel busier than ever with events, parties and long to-do lists. Being part of a divorced family can complicate things even further, making it tough on anyone — especially children.

GBHS Debate

Relay for Life to be held in Hoisington

Dear Editor,

Trumped Kings

'Might Makes Right' is Wrong

Bullies love fear. And once they sniff its smoke, the real pros know how to fuel and exploit it. They are always claiming to represent the greater good, when what they really specialize in is looking out for #1 while flinging loads of #2 at the rest of us. Consequently, the people most susceptible to their reviled reveille are the weak, the ignorant, the powerless, other bullies and folks with neck tattoos.

If You Want Security, Pursue Liberty

Judging by his prime-time speech last week, the final year of Barack Obama's presidency will be marked by increased militarism abroad and authoritarianism at home. The centerpiece of the president's speech was his demand for a new law forbidding anyone on the federal government's terrorist watch list from purchasing a firearm. There has never been a mass shooter who was on the terrorist watch list, so this proposal will not increase security. However, it will decrease liberty.