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Three students at Barton Community College were invited recently to attend a strategic planning meeting with staff and administrators. One of those students, Devon Nelson, attended Tuesday's BCC Board of Trustees meeting to report on the experience.
June 27, 2017
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Susan
Thacker
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Local News
Starting in late August, the Arkansas River bridge on SW 50 Avenue, commonly known as the Radium Road, will see some long-needed repairs, the Barton County Commission decided Monday morning.
June 27, 2017
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Dale
Hogg
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Local News
The Great Bend City Council will hold a special meeting starting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the city office building, 1209 Williams. According to the meeting announcement, "an executive session is requested to discuss the employment issues currently facing the city, personnel matters of non-elected personnel."
June 27, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
This is day 9 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and the Kansas Grain and Feed Association.
June 26, 2017
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By Jordan Hildebrand, Program Assistant; Brooke Haas, Communications Intern
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Local News
This is day 11 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and the Kansas Grain and Feed Association.
June 26, 2017
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By Brooke Haas, Communications Intern
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Local News
LARNED - Jacob Ohnmacht, 27, of Larned, has been charged with second-degree murder and other felonies in connection with the death of his wife last December. He appeared in Pawnee County District Court Friday afternoon, June 23, before Pawnee Magistrate Judge Julie Cowell on a five-count criminal complaint filed earlier in the day by County Attorney Douglas McNett.
June 26, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
With summer school coming to an end, the Great Bend Recreation Commission has a number of programs set to begin in July and run through the end of the month. Summer activities will be offered at the Recreation Center, Activity Center, Lincoln, Jefferson, Eisenhower and Park schools and other locations throughout Great Bend.
June 26, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
Aaron Mull, a 2012 Great Bend High School graduate, is beginning to make a name for himself in the world of internet video. This Wednesday night, June 29, a small clip of a 2013 video he made and posted will be shown on the MTV show "Catfish," for a special showcasing the makers' favorite parodies of their show.
June 26, 2017
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Veronica
Coons
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Local News
With new Kansas laws going into effect on July 1, the Barton Community College Board of Trustees will consider changes to the weapons policy on campus. The board is set to meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in room F-30, on the lower level of the Fine Arts Building.
June 26, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
BARTON COUNTY - A Larned woman died following a two-vehicle crash near the Barton-Russell county line early Saturday evening, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported.
June 26, 2017
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BY tribune STAFF
news@gbtribune.com
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Local News
Editor's Note: This is one in an ongoing series of stories about how USD 428 teachers spend their summer break.
June 26, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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Local News
BY VERONICA COONS | vcoons@gbtribune.com
June 26, 2017
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Veronica
Coons
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Local News
Editor's Note: This is one in an ongoing series of stories about how USD 428 teachers spend their summer break.
June 25, 2017
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Special to the Tribune
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Local News
There will be a retirement reception for Road and Bridge/Memorial Parks Director Dale Phillips on Wednesday. The vendor-sponsored event will be held at the Road and Bridge Shop, 2401 7th, Great Bend (on Morphy Street between Sixth and Seventh streets). This will include a luncheon that begins at 11:30 a.m. and a reception from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
June 25, 2017
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Tribune Staff
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Local News
ELLINWOOD - Every year, the Ellinwood Rotary Club solicits nominations of a citizen or citizens who have demonstrated a keen sense of community spirit to be the Grand Marshal or Marshals of the After Harvest Parade. This year, club members selected Joe and Joyce Schulte from among the nominations.
June 25, 2017
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Veronica
Coons
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Local News
