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One seriously injured in Great Bend explosion
One person received what were described as critical injuries in an explosion reported at 3:08 a.m. Wednesday at 705 10th St. in Great Bend.
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Landscaping project
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A small fountain has been added to the front of the Barton County Detention Center. Sheriff Brian Bellendir said a trusty dug and lined a pool and installed a pump using a junk fountain on hand at the Administrative Building. No tax dollars were used, Bellendir said. - photo by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune

A small fountain has been added to the front of the Barton County Detention Center. Sheriff Brian Bellendir said a trusty dug and lined a pool and installed a pump using a “junk” fountain on hand at the Administrative Building. “No tax dollars were used,” Bellendir said.