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Three 4-H members from Barton County will head to Grand Island, Neb., to compete in the 2017 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships that will be held June 25-30.
May 29, 2017
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Russ
Edem
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Local News
Great Bend's Memorial Day services were held Monday at the Veterans Circle in the Great Bend Cemetery. This year's program was coordinated by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 27. Terry W. Young, past department commander of Kansas DAV, was master of ceremonies.
May 29, 2017
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Susan
Thacker
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Local News
Ten veterans were presented with patriotic quilts awarded May 26, 2017, by the Golden Plains Quilts of Valor. Presentations were made at the Great Bend American Legion Post 180.
May 29, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
The opening concert of the 2017 Great Bend Municipal Band on Thursday night will mark a special occasion made more meaningful by the recent improvements to Jack Kilby Square. It will mark the 90th anniversary and rededication of the Clayton L. Moses Memorial Band Shell, which was at the heart of the renovations in the popular city park.
May 28, 2017
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Dale
Hogg
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Local News
United Way of Central Kansas will host its annual Hot Dog Feed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, at Veterans Memorial Park as a part of the June Jaunt festivities. There will also be large yard games available for families to play or you can watch the action on the volleyball courts.
May 27, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
This month's Golden Belt Humane Society Adopt a Pet event will be held in conjunction with June Jaunt and the Shine & Show car show on Saturday, June 3, at Orscheln Farm and Home store, 5320 10th St.
May 27, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
As the new executive director of ElderCare Inc. in Great Bend, Brandi Gruber is compiling a list of priorities for the non-profit agency.
May 27, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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Local News
It was never a question of which came first, the chicken or the egg; it was always the egg. Instead, the intense question was which egg would hatch first.
May 27, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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Local News
Kids could sit behind the steering wheel of a fire truck and explore the back of an ambulance on Thursday at the Hoisington EMS Barn.
May 27, 2017
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Susan
Thacker
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Local News
It will be a short break for many USD 428 elementary students who, only a couple of weeks after the end of the school year, will be headed back to the classroom for summer school on Monday, June 5.
May 27, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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Local News
It was the ultimate show and share for senior physics students and the last one of their public school days. By all accounts they did a stellar job.
May 27, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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Local News
Quicksilver Softball team will receive $4,768 in restitution from its former treasurer, Christine A. Torres, who was recently sentenced in Barton County District Court for five counts of forgery. She was also ordered to spend 45 days under house arrest and 18 months on probation.
May 27, 2017
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Susan
Thacker
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Local News
Current and prospective Prairie Godmothers are invited to "Delivering the Goods for Goodness' Sake" on Thursday, June 8. This come-and-go social event/service project will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Anchor in the Central Kansas Dream Center at Broadway and Williams (look for the balloons).
May 27, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
A Veterans Service Representative from the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs will be at the Great Bend Kansas Works Center at 1025 Main Street from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday to assist veterans and their families in applying for VA benefits. Area veterans are encouraged to inquire and see if their health condition is linked to their time in service. The Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs is a state agency that provides free assistance to veterans and their families with veterans' benefits. Call 785-625-8532 for more information.
May 27, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
PAWNEE COUNTY - A Salina woman was taken to Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned on Wednesday after the truck she was a passenger in crashed in Pawnee County.
May 26, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
