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The Barton County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the Barton County Courthouse, 1400 Main in Great Bend. The agenda includes an anonymnous donation to the Golden Belt Veterans Memorial, the Be Well Barton County bicycle, pedestrian master plan and the Oil and Gas Valuation Policy Committee.
March 03, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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The Kansas congressional delegation has sent a letter to the United States Department of Transportation seeking continued air service to Great Bend. The letter supports a petition filed by city officials pleading the DOT to reconsider its order proposing the termination of the Essential Air Service at Great Bend Municipal Airport.
March 03, 2016
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Dale
Hogg
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Local News
The following books were added at the Great Bend Public Library in February:
March 02, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Barton Community College's Center for Adult Education will soon be starting its nine-week GED Preparation Class.
March 02, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Great Bend USD 428 Superintendent Brad Reed issued the following statement late Wednesday afternoon:
March 02, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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The building of a bridge utilizing a new method of construction took a step closer to becoming a reality Monday morning.
March 02, 2016
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Dale
Hogg
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Local News
The staff at Great Bend's Brit Spaugh Zoo have planned a grand reopening for the Reptile House, which is being remodeled, on March 19.
March 02, 2016
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Susan
Thacker
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Local News
With spring just around the corner and with dry and windy conditions persisting make a recipe for fires.
March 02, 2016
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Russ
Edem
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Local News
"Repurposing Grain Elevators" will be presented at 7 p.m. on Friday by Clark Elliott at the Coronado Quivira Museum. Mr. Elliott has been involved with cleaning and waterproofing elevators for approximately eight years.
March 02, 2016
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Barton Community College has continued to defy shrinking enrollment trends experienced by other Kansas community colleges, and by no small margin. Barton grew by more than 20 percent since 2010.
March 01, 2016
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BY BRANDON STEINERT
Barton Community College
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Local News
The Barton County Attorney's office recently sought to have the bond revoked on a Great Bend man facing charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault and domestic battery. Dalton Contrerez, 28, has been wearing an electronic monitoring device as a condition of his bond but reportedly allowed the device's battery to go dead on three or more occasions in February.
March 01, 2016
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Susan
Thacker
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Local News
This week's Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by ElderCare, Inc. at the Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave., at 9:30 a.m., Thursday. Host will be Kevin Sundahl with greeters Melinda Kurth and Amy Habiger. Coffee, refreshments and door prizes will be available.
March 01, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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Board members and staff of the Golden Belt Community Foundation soon will host meetings in Barton County for a listening tour and series of community meetings across Barton, Pawnee, Rush, and Stafford counties. The Barton County meetings are scheduled for Monday, March 7th and Thursday, March, 10th and will be held at the following locations and times:
March 01, 2016
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Tribune Staff
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It's always a gamble when it comes to Kansas weather and planning a hunting a trip in advance. This year, the organizers of the Pheasants Forever's Rooster Booster Chapter 504 Wounded Warrior hunt gambled and won with unseasonably mild weather. It meant nearly every soldier participant signed up for the outing was able to make it, arriving at Crosby's Wildgame Adventures "Hidden Hollow Lodge" near Albert around 5 p.m. Friday night. They were greeted by members and served a welcoming dinner followed by a meet and greet to get to know one another.
February 29, 2016
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Veronica
Coons
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Local News
A pretrial conference was held last week for William Howard Baker, 60, who is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal accident in 2014.
February 29, 2016
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Susan
Thacker
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Local News
