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Barton County celebrates a decade of Bat Cats
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (149+ words) The Barton County Commission plans to celebrate 10 years of the Great Bend Bat Cats Baseball Club during its July 7 meeting. Other items on the agenda are Independent Township board appointments and a possible executive session. After the agenda meeting, the…...
Derby Twins drop Bat Cats 10-5
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (157+ words) DERBY TWINS 10, BAT CATS 5 " Bat Cat Andrugh Yee drilled two homers in a 10-5 setback to the Derby Twins in Wednesday's Jayhawk Collegiate League baseball game. Chase Chapman drove home Peanut Brazzle with a hit by pitch. Jaxon Bunkers scored on…...
Larned summer team splits
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (167+ words) LARNED " Larned pitcher Asher Alexander struck out eight batters in 2-hit 2-0 baseball victory over Hays Legion Post 173 Tuesday. Larned improves to 11-10 and Hays is 10-10 LARNED 2, HAYS 0 " Larned's Ian Gilliland singled home K. J. Cell in the first inning. Gavin Reese scored on…...
Our current judicial selection process works
21+ hour, 22+ min ago (172+ words) Supporters of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1611 (SCR 1611) argue that Kansas's current system for selecting Supreme Court justices is broken. The evidence suggests otherwise. Critics of the current process often focus on three questions: whether the court's decisions are legally sound, whether…...
Cultural exchanges
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (481+ words) I can't help but think that all of the events planned for America's 250th birthday have been upstaged by World Cup visitors giving us fresh insight into how lucky we are to live in the United States. Foreign visitors have reminded…...
Luke Knop
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (85+ words) Great Bend Tribune Legal Terms and Privacy ELLINWOOD " Luke Knop passed away surrounded by loved ones on June 27th, 2026 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. Services are pending with Minnis Chapel in Ellinwood. Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, July 2, 2026# ELDRIDGE,…...
Roy Eugene Reif
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (292+ words) ELDRIDGE, Iowa " Roy Eugene Reif, 79, died May 16, 2026. Graveside service will be at 10 a. m. , Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Holy Family Cemetery, Odin, Kan. Notice may be viewed and condolences sent at www. nicholsonrickefh. net. Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, July 2, 2026# Richard Duckworth "Dick" Johnson,…...
Robyn Renee Teegerstrom 1965 - 2025
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (140+ words) Robyn Renee Teegerstrom was born to Karen L. Symank and Robert R. Symank on July 1, 1965. She passed away on May 10, 2025 at the age of 59. Robyn married to Troy L. Teegerstrom for 30 years. They resided in multiple states over the years including Washington, Illinois,…...
Washington's latest proposal would curb patients' access to medicines worldwide
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (489+ words) When my mother died of colon cancer, I saw firsthand the devastation that comes when treatment options run out. For decades, I've worked to spare others that same fate -- helping patients around the world get the right medicine at the…...
Senate passes Iran War powers check, blocks follow-up
21+ hour, 7+ min ago (629+ words) Great Bend Tribune WASHINGTON, D. C. " Here's a look at how area members of the U. S. Senate voted over the previous week ending June 26. Along with its roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Museum Artifacts…...