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On The Record for Nov. 1, 2022
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Emergency Medical Service made six ambulance runs on Tuesday. These included a call shortly before 10 a.m. to Kan Equip Great Bend, 214 SW 40 Ave. An individual was transported with non-life-threatening injuries.

No fires were reported.


Great Bend Police

A non-injury crash was reported at 1:43 p.m. Tuesday at Great Bend High School’s Panther Activity Center, 2424 19th St. 

A lost cellphone was reported at 2:34 p.m. at Broadway and Jefferson St.

A theft was reported at 3:48 p.m. at Dollar General, 2400 10th St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:59 p.m. at Great Bend High School, 2027 Morton St.

A non-injury crash was reported at 8:41 p.m. at Walmart, 2503 10th St.

A found bicycle was reported at 1:14 a.m. Wednesday from the 1200 block of Hubbard St. It was booked into evidence.


Barton County Sheriff

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:51 a.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of North U.S. 281 in Hoisington.

A non-injury crash was reported at 4:10 p.m. at the diversion dam, 463 SW 60 Ave., Great Bend.


Barton County Jail

Booked Nov. 1

David Sims Sr. — Serve sentence on Hoisington municipal warrant

Alexis Battle — Contempt of Court, $697.50 cash or surety bond; Contempt of Court, $832.50 cash only bond

Alexander M. Anderson — Probation violation, no bond set


Released Nov. 1

Brandon Rice — Posted $10,000 surety bond

Steven C. Reed — Received — Own recognizance

Monty Alexander Williams — Own recognizance