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The Home for the Holidays Festival and Parade is just around the corner, and plans are already underway, Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes told the City Council Monday night.
October 17, 2017
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Lt. Stephen Billinger from the Barton County Sheriff's Office will present free Stop 'N Learn programs on crime prevention this week in honor of National Crime Prevention Month.
October 17, 2017
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"I have a desire to help make the great school district we already have into the best that it can be for all children!" This is Dr. Don Williams' goal as he seeks a position on the USD 428 Board of Education.
October 17, 2017
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The much anticipated expansion of Eighth Street between Walmart on Grant Street and Dillon's on McKinley will proceed, following action by the Great Bend City Council Monday night.
October 16, 2017
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Dale
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Kansas Treasurer Jake LaTurner is on his tour of Kansas' 105 counties to promote many of the programs and services administered by the Treasurer's Office. The tour will be stopping in Barton County on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Treasurer LaTurner and his staff will be at the Great Bend Public Library from 9-10 a.m.
October 16, 2017
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On Saturday the GBHS Orchestra, directed by Isaac Enochs, and the GBMS String Rhapsody, directed by Jennifer Demaree, played at the Long Pumpkin Patch.
October 16, 2017
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Barton Community College will help area high school seniors plan for their futures at Senior Day, starting at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 15, with a sign-up deadline of Oct. 31. Those interested can sign up at seniorday.bartonccc.edu.
October 16, 2017
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There will be performances to please all musical tastes at the Central Kansas Piano Teachers League "Girls' Recital" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, in the Shafer Art Gallery at Barton Community College. The recital features girls of all ages and levels of performance from beginning pedagogy to advanced levels. It is free and open to the public.
October 16, 2017
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RSVP of Central Kansas will host its first-ever Veterans Appreciation Concert Friday, Nov. 10.
October 16, 2017
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At Friday night's Great Bend High School football game, Benefit Management LLC presented a check for $1,670 to United Way of Central Kansas. This money was raised through its sponsorship of the Blackout T-Shirts that were designed by Great Bend High School student Ema Millard and Identifications.
October 16, 2017
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On Friday night United Way of Central Kansas made its annual poster presentation in Great Bend during the half time of the Great Bend High School football game with Liberal. This project has been a long-standing event for UWCK and is one that is highly anticipated each year.
October 16, 2017
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Thinking outside the traditional therapy box, the 20th Judicial District Juvenile Services hopes to get youth and families on horses, Juvenile Services Director Marissa Woodmansee told Barton County commissioners Monday morning.
October 16, 2017
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Dale
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Local News
They entered the basement as ordinary children, but walked out as skeletons. Or ninja turtles, witches and clowns.
October 14, 2017
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Susan
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Local News
A long white cane is more than an adaptive tool to help people who are blind walk on city sidewalks. Members of the Central Kansas Association for the Visually Impaired want sighted people - especially those who are driving - to be aware of what a white cane is for.
October 14, 2017
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Susan
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Local News
Editor's note: The Barton County Health Department is holding a special flu shot clinic Oct. 28. This is the first of a two-part series outlining the impact influenza has on Barton County and what county health officials are doing about it. The second part will appear on Sunday, Oct. 22.
October 14, 2017
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Dale
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