Great Bend Fire/EMS
Firefighters made seven ambulance runs Monday and two Tuesday.
At 5:45 a.m. Monday units responded to NW 150 and NW 70 Avenue for hay bales on fire. Upon arrival they found a row of large round hay bales, with eight of them burning. The fire was kept from spreading to more bales while a local farmer assisted in removing the unburned bales.

Barton County Sheriff
Solar panels were stolen from 334 North Washington Ave., it was reported Tuesday.
A vehicle hit a deer around 8 p.m. at NW 150 Road near NW 100 Ave.
A vehicle hit a deer at 8:34 p.m. on North U.S. 281 and NW 220 Road.

Great Bend Police
Theft of a silver Quasar 21-speed bike at 2120 Jackson was reported Tuesday.
A theft was reported at 2201 10th St.
Michael Foos and Terrance Anderson were both backing vehicles out of parking stalls at 2334 Main and backed into each other at 4:13 p.m.; Foos then left the scene. He was served with citations at 7:28 p.m. in the 1400 block of 19th St.
A ring was found Tuesday night in the 2700 block of Eighth St.
A bicycle was found at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 3900 block of Broadway Ave.

Barton County Jail
Booked Oct. 6
Michael Wheeler, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Ronald Eugene Stump Jr., Belleville — Rush County case for possession of opiates, depressant and paraphernalia, and a Cloud County warrant for probation violation
Christina Thompson, Hoisington — Illegal tags, driving while suspended, no insurance
Brian Franklin, Great Bend — Criminal deprivation of property
Andrea Short, Great Bend — Battery domestic violence
Ricky Bryant, Great Bend — Serve sentence

Released Oct. 6
Mary Elaine Barry, Great Bend — Own recognizance
Saul Delgadillo, Great Bend — Serve sentence
Nathan Guile — To New Chance in Dodge City
Karly Samora — To Russell County Sheriff’s Office
Jeremy Schulmeister, Ellinwood — To Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Joseph Butts — Own recognizance
Amber Akins — Serve sentence
Christina Thompson — $500 cash/surety bond

Booked Oct. 7
Perry Andrew Figger, Iuka — Stafford County warrants for two counts of battery
Dwayne Begin, La Crosse — Rush County warrant for two counts of battery, disorderly conduct
Nadienena Forrester, Great Bend — Great Bend case for possession of methamphetamine and marijuana, Russell County warrant for giving a worthless check
Travis Underwood, Great Bend — Contempt of court
Jon Strong, Great Bend — Contempt of court, three counts
Layne Philbern, Great Bend — Criminal threat
Travis Begaye, Great Bend — Pawnee County warrant for harassment by telephone
Eddie Campos, San Antonio, Texas — Barton County warrant for parole violation; bond set at $40,000

Released Oct. 7
Jessica Chapman — To Rice County Sheriff’s Office
Perry Figger, Stafford — Order of release from Stafford Municipal Court
Travis Begaye — $1,250 surety bond