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Barton County Commissioners Approve 2024 Budget with Reduced Property Tax Levy

Wednesday, August 16

By Lucky Kidd BARTON COUNTY, Kan. — Barton County Commissioners Tuesday approved a 2024 budget that calls for a just over 4.2 mill reduction in the property tax levy from 2023's levy. The 2024 levy of 37.146 mills will also be just below...

Women of the Southern Colonies Program by Jason Lindstrom of Barton Community College

Wednesday, August 16

By the Barton County Historical Society GREAT BEND, Kan. — Jason Lindstrom, history professor, will present in the Ray Schulz Memorial Library on Monday, August 28th. Professor Lindstrom’s program will elaborate on the experiences of women in the Southern colonies of the United States, and...

Chamber Blue Survey Deadline Approaches, Submit by August 17th

Wednesday, August 16

By Great Bend Chamber of Commerce GREAT BEND, Kan. — If your business is interested in reviewing group insurance rates for the 2024 plan year of the Chamber Blue of Kansas health insurance option, the interest survey is now

BREAKING: KBI Announces Criminal Investigation Linked to Marion County Record to Proceed Independently

Wednesday, August 16

By Lucky Kidd MARION, Kan. — Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced today the criminal investigation linked to the Marion County Record will proceed independently and without review or examination of any evidence seized from the...

Dolly Parton Celebrates Statewide Imagination Library Program Expansion in Kansas

Wednesday, August 16

~Governor Kelly Proclaims August 14 ‘Imagination Library of Kansas Day’ in the State~~ By the Kansas Office of the Governor OVERLAND PARK, Kan.

PACT Act Application Deadline Extended for Veterans with Disabilities

Monday, August 14

By the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs WICHITA, Kan. — Those who haven't and need to have and extension until 11:59 p.m. ET today, Aug. 14, 2023, to file the PACT Act claim—or submit the intent to file—and be eligible for benefits backdated to August 10,...

Leake Sisters of Sterling to be Featured in Times Square

Sunday, August 13

Tatum Faith Leake and Elliot Noelle Leake to Represent the Down Syndrome Community In Unique Annual National Down Syndrome Society Video Presentation By the National Down Syndrome Society NEW YORK —Tatum Faith Leake and Elliot Noelle Leake of Sterling, Kansas, will appear in the bright lights of...

KGBK Relocates to Upgrade and Increase Coverage

Sunday, August 13

By Ad Astra News The Golden Belt's Real Country KGBK is now covering more.Ad Astra Radio has relocated KGBK from 96.7 to 98.9 FM, implementing an upgrade project that has been more than two decades in the making. Along...

No Parking on Specific Streets for Chip and Seal

Friday, August 11

By the City of Great Bend Great Bend, Kan. — The City of Great Bend 2023 Chip and Seal with a Fog coat project will begin starting Aug. 22. Work should last 2 to 3 days. Please do not park...

Police Stage ‘Chilling’ Raid on Marion County Newspaper, Seizing Computers, Records and Cellphones

Friday, August 11

By Sherman Smith, Sam Bailey, Rachel Mipro and Tim Carpenter,

Public Health Advisories for Kansas Lakes Due to Blue-Green Algae

Friday, August 11

By the Kansas Department of Health and Environment TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory update due to blue-green algae.A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look...

Kansas Has Five Drive-In Movie Theaters; a Sixth May Be Coming Soon

Friday, August 11

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — People of a certain age will remember drive-in movie theaters. Once wildly popular across the country, drive-in movie theaters have largely disappeared. However, there are still a few places in Kansas where you can enjoy this entertainment experience.