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Barton County Sheriff's booking activity (5/8)
BOOKED: Chad Wornkey on Barton County District Court warrant for Failure to Appear, bond set at $30,000 C/S. BOOKED: Christopher Quintero-Reyes on Barton County District Court case, to serve sentence. BOOKED: Sara Ehler on Hoisington Municipal Court case for Battery Domestic Violence, bond set at $1,000 C/S. BOOKED: Lee Leon...
Hoisington school board approves purchase of two buses
The USD 431 Board of Education was presented with several options to replace one of the district's activity buses. At Monday's meeting, Superintendent Patrick Crowdis presented bids from three dealers, including a pair of buses from Midwest Bus. "It intrigues me, the possibility of purchasing these buses," he said. "Purchasing...
Quick hits: Missing woman, motorcycle crash, Spirit whistleblower
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A look at some of the top stories for May 9, 2024:. Missing woman - A Great Bend woman is missing and police need your help finding her. Crystal Demoss and her baby were reported missing on Sunday. If you see them or know where they may be, call 911.
Great Bend moves forward with demolishing unsafe 12th Street house
The owners of a property on 12th Street in Great Bend were given 30 days to repair dangerous buildings or the city will demolish the house. The Great Bend City Council held a public hearing on Monday for the unsafe building at 2421 12th Street. Assistant City Administrator Logan Burns...
Cop Shop (5/8)
Barton County Sheriff's Office incident log (5/8) At 7:49 a.m. a report of cattle out was made at NE 130 Avenue & NE 200 Road. At 8:54 a.m. an accident was reported at 2601 10th Street. Animal Complain. At 10:36 a.m. an animal complaint was reported at 20 SE 40...
Area Regional Baseball Schedule
5:00pm Goodland (3-13) @ Holcomb (17-5) 6:00pm Russell (8-11) @ Hoisington (11-9) 5:00pm Southwestern Heights (6-12) @ Colby (12-8) 5:00pm Lakin (7-11) @ Cimarron (12-8) 2:00pm Goodland/Holcomb winner vs Russell/Hoisington winner. 4:00pm SW Heights/Colby winner vs Lakin/Cimarron winner. 6:00 pm Championship Game. Class 2-1A TMP Regional. Friday, May 10. 3:00pm...
How big did the hail get Monday evening in Kansas? Softball-sized, a meteorologist says
Softball-sized hail was reported Tuesday evening to have fallen in Dickinson County while a tornado touched down briefly in Riley County, said Jenifer Prieto, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Topeka. Hail up to 4 inches in diameter, or the size of a softball, was reported seven...
BOOR: Pruning after storms
The explosive cracking sounds of trees crashing to the ground are sickening to the stomach. With the damaging storms that have affected the area lately, trees will require special care and can make a full recovery. Remove debris, then assess the damage The first step in caring for damaged trees...
Great Bend hopeful to repair Main St. sidewalk with grant
The City of Great Bend is hopeful to receive a grant to make sidewalk repairs on downtown Main Street. The city applied for the Transportation Alternatives program for sidewalk repair and accessibility improvements for an estimated $800,000 project. Great Bend Assistant City Engineer Hitha Kadiyala said she received response from...
CAMPBELL: Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus
I have been getting more phone calls this year than normal about wheat fields being infected with Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV). As a reminder volunteer wheat ideally needs to be completely dead/killed two weeks before wheat is drilled in the Fall. Volunteer wheat, or wheat leftover from past crops, houses the wheat curl mite. Mite populations, ultimately, depend on the amount of volunteer wheat within an area. If you had some wheat in a neighboring field that survived after harvest, or maybe it was hidden in some double crop field nearby, that's where those curl mites survive. They can then blow into your field or a neighbor’s field in either the fall or the early spring and that's typically when you start to see damage.
Great Bend expects to spray for mosquitos by Memorial Day weekend
For an insect that is typically no longer than 6 millimeters, mosquitos garner a lot of attention during the spring and summer. Last month Great Bend city officials mentioned crews were getting the mosquito foggers calibrated for the upcoming season. Public Works Director Jason Cauley said the first spraying for the insects will more than likely occur before the end of the month.
Great Bend tables project for 10th & McKinley traffic signals
A resolution to enter into an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation will wait to upgrade the traffic signals at the intersection of 10th Street and McKinley Street in Great Bend. The City of Great Bend currently has left-turn lanes with no turn signals on McKinley Street. A project,...
The Center organizes 11th annual Mental Health Awareness Day
While planning for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Day, organizers are keeping one theme in mind. The gist of the theme is “Where to Start,” which was conceived by Mental Health America, an organization that focuses on community education and engagement. The organization and its affiliates established May as Mental Health Month in 1949.
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