20+ hour, 24+ min ago  (186+ words) LARNED " Roberta (Opie) Bartlett, 85, passed away April 7, 2026, at Country Living of Larned, Kan. She was born May 22, 1940, in Great Bend, to Ralph and Ruth (Essmiller) Opie. Roberta was a homemaker and spent many years living overseas before returning to her…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago  (332+ words) The Great Bend girls swim team relied on a tight-knit roster and efficient performances at Tuesday's home meet. The Panthers placed third with 286 points featuring eight athletes compared to squads of 18 or more. "Our focus was being as efficient as…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago  (196+ words) Roger Ward, manager of the Great Bend Bat Cats Baseball Club, thanked the city council and the community Monday for supporting the team, which is entering its 10th year. Ward also thanked the Great Bend Recreation Commission, Great Bend Economic Development's…...

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1+ day, 39+ min ago  (240+ words) One of, not the only by far, my biggest pet peeves is when people say we're primates. I see what Charles Darwin was saying, humans and primates are similar by DNA, physical and behavior characteristics, but similar is not the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (142+ words) WAC GIRLS SOCCER Great Bend 2-0 4-2 Hays High 1-1 2-3 Garden City 0-0 1-2-1 Liberal 0-1 3-2 Dodge City 0-1 0-5 4-7 Great Bend 2, Liberal 1; Hays 2, Dodge City 0 4-9 Garden City at Great Bend; Hays at Liberal; Dodge City at Wichita South GREAT BEND (2-0, 4-2)W *Hays 2-1; W Wichita Independent 6-0; L Buhler…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (414+ words) Great Bend's Wagner vies for NCAA title WICHITA "Great Bend's Paige Wagner is living her lifetime dream of competing at the highest level in college bowling for Wichita State. Wichita State's Wagner first gained notoriety when she captured the 2023 Intercollegiate…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (381+ words) LIBERAL -- Great Bend pitchers Braelyn Turner and Chayla Prendergast combined for a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts to power an 11-0 Western Athletic Conference softball victory over Liberal. Turner (5-0, 2. 24 ERA) struck out six batters in three perfect innings. Prendergast (4-0, 1. 34 ERA) struck out four…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (66+ words) Great Bend Tribune Equity Bank representatives are cutting the ribbon on the brand-new regional hub in Great Bend, located at 4101 10th St. The public is invited to drop in from 4-6 p. m. on Monday, April 20. After the ribbon cutting there will be "a…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (270+ words) ELLINWOOD " Phyllis Miller, 94, passed away peacefully at Ellinwood Country Living in Ellinwood, on April 6, 2026. Services are pending with Minnis Chapel in Ellinwood. Leonard J. "Ski" Vsetecka, a resident of Brunswick, GA, passed quietly in his sleep on April 2, 2026, at the age…...