Barton County Sheriff ’s officers executed a Rice County arrest warrant for Michael La Roy Urban, Claflin, on two felony ...

In most cases it would be safe to assume that if you are organizing a 5K run/walk as a special “nun ya bzzzness” birthday to ...

An organization is only as good as its people, and we have great people,” said Brian Weimer, from the Hays office of ...

Nearly 8,700 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2025 semester.

Over 10 years have passed since enough candidates filed for any of the Great Bend’s four City Council wards to force a ...

I don’t grok Grok. In Robert A. Heinlein’s 1961 science fiction novel, “Stranger in a Strange Land,” “grok” is a Martian word ...

Daubert, was awarded a Quilt of Valor from Golden Plains Quilts of Valor on July 12, 2025, at Locust Grove Village, LaCrosse, ...

Every child deserves to start the school year feeling prepared, confident, and supported – and you can help make that happen.

The Great Bend City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 21, at City Hall. The meeting will be livestreamed for the ...

The summer of 2025 is all but over for activities for the Great Bend Recreation Center and, once again, it has been another ...

Ellinwood EMS Multiple agencies responded Wednesday afternoon to rescue a man who fell into the Ellinwood water tower.

July 15, 2025 was officially proclaimed Great Bend Bat Cats Day by the Barton County Commissioners. Members of the Bat Cats ...