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OTR for Oct. 9, 2012
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CorrectionAn accident report in Sunday’s “On the Record” was incorrect. Jeff Klepper was driving a tractor and pulling a farm implement at 1:49 p.m. Thursday when the implement caught a power line at NE 50 Road and NE 130 Ave. According to additional information from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, a pole was leaning, causing the wires to hang low.Great Bend Fire DepartmentFirefighters made six ambulance runs on Friday, two Saturday and five Sunday.At 7:47 p.m. Saturday they were dispatched to 817 Williams St. for an automatic alarm. Smoke from the oven had set the alarm off.At 7:29 a.m. Monday firefighters responded to Riley Elementary School for an automatic alarm.