4+ hour, 49+ min ago  (300+ words) A dozen students with 24 packages of cooked ramen noodles and a variety of other ingredients took part in their own version of the "Iron Chef" cooking shows Thursday afternoon in the Teen Spot. Great Bend Public Library's Teen Librarian Ashley…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (603+ words) Kansas Hall of Fame inductee Steve Crosby credits Lorin Miller for believing in his lifetime goals. Miller was the head football coach at Pawnee Rock High School prior to his legendary Barton Cougar Hall of Fame basketball coaching career. Miller…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (392+ words) Great Bend Tribune A project at the Barton County Historical Society is underway to restore the beloved G12 miniature train donated to the society in 2009 by Edwin and Sharon Mauler and Jerry and Linda Marmie. The miniature train holds a great…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (105+ words) Great Bend Tribune A total of 446 students were named to Kansas Wesleyan honor rolls for the Spring 2026 semester, the university announced earlier this week. Full-time students who accumulated a 3. 75 GPA or better during the spring semester were named to the…...

4+ hour, 31+ min ago  (353+ words) On May 18, the Department of Justice announced the "settlement" of trump's sham lawsuit against the IRS that creates a $1. 776 billion fund to hand out to basically the Jan. 6th insurrectionists. On May 19, Todd Blanche, trump's former criminal defense lawyer and now…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (427+ words) Dear Rusty: Regarding Social Security's financial issues, three people contributing to Social Security for every one beneficiary sounds to me like a surplus. If they had given workers their own accounts, similar to a 401k, where they could manage their own…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (317+ words) Strengthening communities begins with investing in people, and Cornerstone Armory is doing just that through a growing network of outreach programs designed to support individuals and families across Barton County and surrounding rural communities. Founded by Shane and Skylar Meeker,…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago  (307+ words) Strong communities are built on more than businesses alone'they are built on places where people gather, connect, and build relationships. That vision is at the heart of The Zarah Coffee Shop, Great Bend's newest locally owned coffee destination. The Great…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (257+ words) Here are a few of the many North American shrubs you may want to include in your landscape. As always, make sure each is suitable for the growing conditions, hardy for your location and will fit the available space once…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago  (465+ words) A child's note found in the wall of a local home has sent Glen Sander, Great Bend, down a memory lane that included his boyhood paper route. The note on a 2-by-4-inch card says: "Hello. I'm taking over my…...