Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made nine ambulance runs on Wednesday. There were no fires.

Barton County Sheriff
A non-injury accident was reported at U.S. 281 and NE 50 Road.

Barton County Jail
Booked Feb. 22
Ami Prieto, Great Bend — Failure to appear
James Redetzke, Great Bend — Probation violation

Released Feb. 22
Brent Bretz — Cash bond
Ami Prieto, Great Bend — $500 cash bond
William Fields, Great Bend — $20,000 surety bond

Joey Steinbacher’s bond was reduced to $100,000 due to further investigation into the crime by the Great Bend Police Department. It was verified that the residence at 2913 Quivira Ave. was not within 1000 feet of a school.
She remains in the Barton County Jail as of press-time.