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Great Bend rejoins Main Street Program
Main Street’s goal is to preserve downtowns
main street program renewal
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, third from left, announced Thursday in Salina that Great Bend, Hays and Salina will rejoin the Kansas Main Street Program. Also pictured from left to right are: Sara Bloom of Hays; Dian Gebhardt, aesthetics specialist for Salina Downtown; April Rickman, executive assistant/event planner with Salina Downtown; Leslie Bishop, executive director of Salina Downtown; Scott Sewell, director of the Kansas Main Street Program; Megan Barfield, president of the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce; and state 112th District Rep. Tory Arnberger-Blew (R-Great Bend).
SALINA – Great Bend was one of three Kansas cities to rejoin Kansas Main Street Program, which targets preservation and revitalization of downtown districts, Great Bend Economic Development Inc. President Sara Hayden said. The announcement, which also included Hays and Salina, was made Thursday afternoon at the Stiefel Theatre in Salina by Kansas Gov.