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OTR for Jan. 22, 2013
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Great Bend Fire DepartmentFirefighters made six ambulance runs Friday, five Saturday and six Sunday.At 4:04 a.m. Saturday they were dispatched to 161 Southeast 1 Ave. for a carbon monoxide check but found nothing.There was a small brush fire on the south side of Stone Lake, 2401 Railroad Ave., at 5 p.m. Saturday. Firefighter Brad Deschner said it was started by fireworks.A house fire near Dundee occurred Sunday afternoon, and firefighters were back at 10:40 p.m. after a flare-up. See story on website.Great Bend PoliceOn Friday a woman was served a notice to appear in municipal court, after allegedly stealing $100 worth of items from Walmart.A hit-and-run vehicle struck a vehicle in the Walmart parking lot at 3503 10th St.A vehicle driven by Elizabeth Escobedo was westbound on Broadway at 3:56 p.m. Friday and struck a vehicle driven by Chad Friess, who was stopped in traffic.A vehicle driven by Katherine Clouston was eastbound on 10th St. at 4:12 p.m. and swerved to avoid another vehicle, but struck a vehicle driven by Nancy Wetig.