Great Bend Fire DepartmentGreat Bend firefighters made five ambulance runs on Tuesday.At 2:41 p.m. they responded to a possible vehicle fire at Broadway Ave. and Wilson St., when a woman reported her van started on fire as she was driving. Chief Mike Napolitano said no flames or smoke were showing; however, they did find some melted wires that were causing a smoke smell. Barton County SheriffA vehicle driven by Dustin MacArthur hit a deer on K-96 and 110 Ave. at 7:30 a.m. Monday.Theresa Medina reported she was driving and swerved to miss a deer in the 200 block of Liberty Road (SW 20 Road and SW 10 Ave.) around 2 a.m. Monday.
On the Record for Sept. 20, 2012