Thunderstorm chances will increase late this afternoon along a cold front situated across central Kansas and spread southeast across the remainder of Kansas Saturday night and Sunday. A few severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds will be possible. Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a [...]
The Barton County Memorial Parks Committee says fundraising is going slow for the Golden Belt Veterans Memorial, which they hope will be funded strictly by donations to avoid using taxpayer dollars. The group hopes to raise 37,000 before giving the green light to the contracted sculptor of the project, Chet Kale. The project would cost [...]
The Kansas Fire Marshall and Great Bend Fire Marshall investigated Thursday’s residential fire at the corner of 23rd and Monroe in Great Bend. Great Bend Battalion Fire Chief Rick Robison. ROBISON-A DISCARDED CIGARETTE by Matt Unruh Robison says there were juveniles in the basement of the residence at the time of the fire. ROBISON-A DISCARDED [...]
11:12 – Damage to stop signs and 911 locator signs. RP is on scene in a County vehicle to be contacted. Report taken of signs being damaged at NE 130 road and NE 20 avenue. And NW 100 road and NW 20 avenue. Sign posts were broken off at the ground. 13:58 – West of [...]
Many area high schools will hold their graduation ceremonies this weekend, including Great Bend High School on Sunday at 5pm at Memorial Stadium. Great Bend High School Principal Tim Friess remembers the class of 2012. FRIESE-GROUP TO BE AROUND by Matt Unruh Donna Craven will speak at Great Bend High School’s Commencement, and Brandi Schneider [...]
Great Bend Fire Department responded to a residential fire that destroyed a Great Bend home at the corner of 23rd and Monroe (THURS.) today/yesterday. Eugene Perkins is the Battalion Chief for Great Bend Fire Department. PERKINS-A TOTAL LOSS by Matt Unruh Perkins said they had to deal with high winds during the fire. PERKINS-FIRE AS [...]
16:01 – Semi is stuck on railroad tracks approximately half-mile east of Kiowa Road between highway 56. Truck removed from the tracks. 22:16 – RP advised she almost hit a cow from 662 NE 130 Ave. RP advised they ran the cow back up by the house. They did try to knock on the door [...]
The Barton County Road and Bridge Department continues to deal with sign vandalism. In fact, Barton County Road and Bridge Director Dale Phillips says its gotten worse the past few weeks. PHILLIPS-SAME TYPE OF DAMAGE by Matt Unruh 18 signs have been torn down the past two weeks in Barton County, 12 of them stop [...]
A highway sign honoring the memory of a Hays native killed in an August 2011 helicopter crash in Afghanistan was unveiled by his family and others Wednesday during a ceremony in his hometown. The sign honors Bryan J. Nichols and will be installed near the junction of Interstate 70 and U.S. 183 in Hays. Earlier [...]
The City of Hoisington honored one of their long time firefighters Tuesday. Jonathan Mitchell is the City Manager of Hoisington. MITCHELL-MISS THE GUY by Matt Unruh Mitchell said that Stricker has set such a great example that they felt the need to honor him by making May 15th, 2012 Ron Stricker Day in Hoisington. An [...]
