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It was a defensive struggled Friday night at Redskin Field. Both defenses held their opponent to under 300 yards as #4 Great Bend edged Liberal 14-7 on Liberal’s Senior Night. Liberal lost the game despite allowing just 46 yards in the second half. It’s Great Bend’s first win at Liberal since 2018.

Kevin Horner is a veteran comedian, ventriloquist, and magician. His unique style, voice, and adaptability spans all ages and personalities. His timing, energy, quick wit, and reactions to all audiences are guaranteed to inspire uproarious laughter. Kevin is a 3 times “People’s Choice Award Winner” for the art of ventriloquism. He has performed for Comicon, the Improv, Great Wolf Lodge, Whiteman Air Force Base, Fort Riley Military Base, as well as at many other events, schools, libraries, fairs, and festivals.

Two years in the books. Thousands of dollars awarded to startup businesses in Barton County. The second IGNITE Rural Business competition concluded Thursday at the Crest Theater in downtown Great Bend where entrepreneurs were given a chance to compete for $95,000 from NetworkKansas to open or start their business idea.

While Kevin Ford appreciated the wide range of information available at a recent opioid-related conference, he was especially moved by one presentation. Ford is director of the Substance-Use Disorder (SUD) Program at The Center for Counseling & Consultation, 5815 Broadway. He attended the conference that was sponsored by the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) in Washington, D.C., late in September.

Liberal was sadly handed a loss on Friday, but Xavier Tafoya did his best to prevent it. Nobody could stop Tafoya as he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss). Tafoya and Liberal will head out to face off against Ulysses at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last time Tafoya duked it out with Ulysses (back in October of 2023), Liberal came out on top by a score of 57-37. Will another strong game from Tafoya be enough to do it again? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.

Roof issues, cracked pointing on historic stone work, and crooked doors and stuck windows recently were addressed at Fort Larned National Historic Site in western Kansas. The GAOA funding also supported the completion of structural repairs to two porches. The historic structures whose preservation was made possible with these funds includes the Quarter Master, Commissary/Arsenal buildings and the Commanding Officers’ Quarters. Overall, 13,000 square feet of fire-retardant cedar shingles were replaced, 33 windows and 12 doors were repaired, and 15,000 square feet of wood surfaces were painted.

From the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce... Do you or a staff member want to get more involved in the community? Consider becoming a Chamber Ambassador! Ambassadors are the eyes and ears of our Chamber, helping staff stay connected to the needs, concerns, and opportunities within the business community and our 550+ Chamber members.

It was a good run, but Sterling unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They were outmatched by the Conway Springs Cardinals at home and fell 41-14. The Black Bears haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

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Hesston lost against Hoisington last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hesston Swathers fell just short of the Hoisington Cardinals by a score of 2-1. The Swathers have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

The Lady Panther varsity squad took last Thursday off but the boys picked up some extra experience at the Sterling Golf Course. The Panthers scored 95 points as a team to finish third behind Hutchinson Trinity (46) and Buhler (82). Trinity junior Jacob Lindstrom won the race by 12 seconds...

In 1991, the Jeanne Clery Act took effect requiring colleges and universities to disclose their security policies, keep a public crime log and provide timely warnings to students and campus employees about threats. The report filed this year at Barton Community College reflects the statistics in 2023. Barton’s Director of...

Story by: Michael Dawes, director of PR, Rosewood Services. Rosewood Miracle Workers AKTION Club’s “Coloring Book and Crayon Drive” is now a decade strong. During that span, AKTION Club members have donated thousands of coloring books and crayons to area children in need. They hope to continue their successful drive this year, once again, with the help of the community.

The Barton Community College women's soccer team led for nearly 63-minutes over No. 7 Kansas City Kansas Community College on Saturday but wasn't enough as an equalizing goal with 21:46 remaining furnished a 1-1 draw at the Cougar Soccer Complex. The result leaves the Cougars in third place in the...

FUEL Barton County is excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for open positions on the Steering Committee. This is a unique opportunity for emerging leaders in Barton County to help shape the future of the program and foster growth and leadership within the communities they serve. The...

Posting a program third best time the last time on the course, Lel Limo once again made a program impact leading the Barton Community College men's cross country team Saturday at the Cowley Tiger Preview held at the Kansas Veterans' Home in Winfield, Kansas. Following a month layoff from competition,...

Barton Community College will help area high school seniors plan for their futures at Senior Day, starting at 9 a.m. Nov. 20, with a sign-up deadline of Nov. 4. Those interested can sign up at seniorday.bartonccc.edu. The annual senior day will feature campus tours, sessions with advisors and admissions representatives,...

The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, October 8 shows a continued deterioration in drought conditions for the state. A small portion of Southeast Kansas has crept back into extreme drought conditions. Barton County is still entirely in moderate drought while Stafford and Pawnee counties lost the improvements from last week. The six to ten-day outlook (October 15 to 19) indicates a 33 to 50% chance of leaning above normal for temperatures and a 40 to 50% chance of leaning below normal for precipitation. The eight to fourteen-day outlook (October 17 to 23) indicates a 60 to 80% chance of likely above normal for temperatures and normal to slightly below normal for precipitation. Great for harvest but not the 2025 wheat crop. With an expected La Nina of unknown intensity, it doesn’t look promising for the foreseeable future.