Archive By Section - Local News
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 what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what "the rest of the story" turned out to be.
August 17, 2016
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Veronica
Coons
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Local News
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Acting Secretary Tim Keck announced Wednesday the award of 17 grants totaling $580,000 for the Kansas Prevention Collaborative - Community Initiative (KPCCI).
August 17, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
LARNED - On Aug. 12, 2016 a Pawnee County Sheriff's Office Deputy made contact with a subject traveling from Nebraska to Oklahoma. During the investigation it was determined the subject was driving on a suspended driver's license. Subsequently the driver was initially arrested for driving while suspended.
August 17, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
For the past three weeks, Liberty Marsh, 12, a member of the South Bend Jolly Workers, has played hostess to Kotono Sugito, 12, a member of an Osaka, Japan LEX club who has been staying with the Marsh family as part of a cultural exchange program. The girls have become friends, despite their language barrier.
August 17, 2016
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Veronica
Coons
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Local News
A routine traffic stop in the early hours of Wednesday produced guns, cash, drugs and drug paraphernalia and two arrests were made.
August 17, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
Barton County Appraisers Office personnel are done with part of their reappraisal efforts for 2016, but more remains to be done, County Appraiser Barb Esfeld said.
August 17, 2016
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Dale
Hogg
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Local News
LYONS - A 2002 Ford Explorer carrying six men from Great Bend overturned Tuesday on U.S. 56, half a mile east of Lyons, the Kansas Highway Patrol reports. The accident occurred at 2:55 p.m. as the westbound vehicle driven by Merced Olivas-Portillo, 59, dropped off the edge of the roadway onto the shoulder. The driver over-corrected and the Explorer slid sideways onto a paved driveway, overturned one time and came to rest on its top facing south.
August 16, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
Barton County Historical Society will host a car show on Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The car show is free and everyone is invited to attend.
August 16, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
The Wetlands Waterpark in Great Bend is closed for the summer, but it will be open Saturday morning for the Pooch Plunge. This annual event is a time for dogs and their humans to enjoy in the pool, located at 2303 Main. It will run from 8 a.m. to noon and the cost is $5 per dog.
August 16, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
Great Bend USD 428 will implement a mock election with all district students this fall to coincide with the national presidential election.
August 16, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
Just as asphalt overlay work is being completed in the Galatia area, the Barton County Road and Bridge Department has plans to keep up its campaign to tackle over 100 miles of county blacktops this year, Road and Bridge Director Dale Phillips said.
August 16, 2016
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Dale
Hogg
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Local News
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Culligan Water, 1706 Main Street, at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Host will be Marty Steinert with greeters Aaron Andrews and Brandon Steinert. Coffee, refreshments and door prizes will be available.
August 16, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
The annual Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area Public Information Night will be held at 7 p.m. on Aug, 23, at the Kansas Wetland Education Center northeast of Great Bend on Kansas Highway 156, in the southeastern portion of the wildlife area. Information presented includes current and expected conditions at Cheyenne Bottoms for the waterfowl season, waterfowl season dates, expectations for the fall waterfowl migration and expected upland game bird populations for the central part of Kansas.
August 16, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
Back to school is a busy time for children and families. Between school supplies, new clothes, and sports tryouts, parents may not think about safety issues.
August 16, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
Misunderstood information from the Barton County Commission meeting on Monday morning gave the wrong impression that there was an investigation at the Barton County Sheriff's Office which in fact there was not, Sheriff Brian Bellendir said.
August 16, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
