Motorist injured in attempt to dodge deer
The Barton County Sheriff’s Office reports Suitlana Nixon, 41, was injured Wednesday morning after she swerved off SE 20 Road to avoid a deer. The accident occurred at 6:33 a.m. Nixon was approaching SE 30 Ave. in a Grand Am went her car went into a ditch and both air bags deployed. She was transported to Great Bend Regional Hospital with minor injuries.
Great Bend Fire Department
Firefighters made six ambulance runs on Tuesday.
At 5:47 p.m. they responded to 5936 Eisenhower for a smoke smell, and at 9:33 p.m. responded to 1305 Wilson for a carbon monoxide check.
Great Bend Police
Tuesday reports:
A vehicle driven by Taylor Fry was eastbound on Broadway Ave. at 7:46 a.m. and struck a vehicle driven by Sheri Yager, who was westbound turning south onto Harrison St.
Someone cut a tire on a car at 5210 10th St. No. 26. Loss was $100.
A plaque valued at $6 was taken from a grave site at 5101 24th St.
Barton County Jail
Booked April 11
Guerrero N. Quintana, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Verla L. Morrison, Great Bend — Probation violation
Miranda Schwartz, Ellinwood — Serve sentence for Pawnee County
Rick G. Thomas, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Eugene Black — Serve sentence
Amanda Sandberg, Hoisington — Contempt of court
Released April 11
Oscar Mario Leyva-Renteria, Great Bend — Serve partial sentence
Jason Goss — $25,000 own recognizance bond and $2,500 own recognizance bond
Tim Chism — $2,054.87 cash bond
Verla Morrison, Great Bend — $10,000 surety bond
Amanda Sandberg, Hoisington — $200
