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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Importance of dispatchers celebrated Commission OKs communications officer proclamation Barton County commissioners Jennifer Schartz, Shawn Hutchinson, Jim Daily and Kirby Krier sit in a rearranged commission chamber Monday morning as they prepare to honor 911 dispatchers by marking this as National Public Safety Communications Officers Week.
Public safety communications officers, commonly know as 911 dispatchers, play a vital role in protecting the life and property of Barton County citizens, a role only heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the crux of a proclamation adopted by the County Commission Monday morning marking this as National Public Safety Communications Officers Week.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Commission observes Colon Cancer Awareness Month Personal stories drive home importance of testing Sheriff Brian Bellendir
Barton County Commissioner Jennifer Schartz, who lost her son Dane to the colon cancer, and Sheriff Brian Bellendir, who recovered from the disease, offered their personal experiences as the commission Monday morning approved a proclamation marking March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month.
“I was fortunate, I survived,” Bellendir said. Although he underwent intensive treatment, his case was caught early enough to prevent it from being worse.
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GREAT BEND TRIBUNE Commission backs COVID vaccine effort At some point, a sign-up system may work The Barton County Commission Monday morning approved a resolution supporting local efforts to deliver COVID-19 vaccines. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
Saturday COVID vaccination clinic planned
The Barton County Health Department will hold a first-come-first-serve drive-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic Saturday at the Great Bend Expo Complex west of town.
They will offer 300 second doses from 10 a.m. to noon, and 400 first doses starting at 2 p.m. If there are any of the second doses left over, they will be rolled over into the afternoon for first doses.