The Great Bend High School Forensics Team brought home the First Place Team Sweepstakes Award at the West Kansas District ...

A “Hands off” Rally will take place at the Barton County Courthouse band shell on Thursday, May 1, from 5:15-7:15 p.m.

The Barton Community College men's tennis team put a lid on the 2025 regular season with first-place finishes in both the ...

HAYS — Great Bend swept defending Western Athletic Conference Hays High 13-7 Monday to eliminate the Indians Monday.

Salina Sacred Heart fought off Ellinwood 8-6 and 8-4 to sweep Thursday's hard-fought softball doubleheader. The Knights (5-9) ...

Darren Doonan, Utilities Supervisor for Great Bend, was presented with the 2025 Water Operator Award of Excellence by Kansas ...

Great Bend Police ...

Jon Prescott of Ellinwood had a chat with Don Green of Great Bend, who is a Vietnam veteran. The topic was a lack of veterans ...

Great Bend Police officers arrested a man with outstanding warrants who was hiding inside a closet at 1202 Adams St.

Rain on Saturday kept some people indoors, but others ventured out for Great Bend events that included the Earth Day ...

Applications for FIG 25 are available on the County website. “I have now officially lived in Barton County more than half of my life,” Hutchinson said. “So, living here the last 23 years ...

Fraud was reported at 8:05 a.m. at Super 8, 911 Grant St. Criminal damage was reported at 8:44 a.m. at 5926 Eisenhower Ave. Theft of a vehicle hood emblem was reported. Theft was reported at 9:30 ...