Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made six ambulance runs on Thursday. There was one fire call.
At 9 a.m. units responded to a grass fire in the ditch on 281 at NE 30 road. Upon arrival units found a small fire burning along the west side of the highway. The fire was extinguished.

Great Bend Police
A non-injury accident was reported at 1806 12th ST.
Theft of a bike was reported at 2717 20th ST.
A non-injury accident was reported at 20th and Heizer St.
Theft was reported at 2915 24th St.
Criminal damage was reported at 2520 10th St. A window was broken out.
Criminal damage was reported at 2538 10th St. A window was broken out.
Criminal damage was reported at 5200 10th St. A window was broken out.

Barton County Sheriff
A non-injury accident was reported at 376 Washington Ave.

Barton County Jail

Booked Oct. 6
Melvin Gray, Great Bend — Serve sentence
James New, Olmitz — Failure to appear
Jeffrey Wiltshire, Stafford — Serve sentence
Glenn Whitaker, Ellinwood — Failure to appear
Amanda Weber, Meade — Criminal threat
Marshall Loreg, Great Bend — Probation violation

Released Oct. 6
Ryan Hamby, Lyons — $300 cash bond
Robert Whipkey, Great Bend — To Kansas Department of Corrections
James New, Olmitz — $200 cash bond
Brandon Witthuhn, Great Bend — $900 cash bond
Juan Bautista, Great Bend — $5,000 surety bond
Amanda Weber, Meade — $5,000 surety bond
Glenn Whitaker, Ellinwood — $525 cash bond and $10,000 surety bond