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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. City, county sweeten the deal Both hope upping local match can win KDOT funds for Airport Road Both the City of Great Bend and Barton County have agreed to partner on a project to resurface Airport Road. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
The Great Bend City Council Monday night approved providing a portion of the local matching funds not to exceed $220,000 for a joint Kansas Department of Transportation cost-share project with Barton County. This covers the portion of SW 40 Avenue known as Airport Road.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Family of fire victim honored Memorial helps buy firefighting equipment Great Bend Fire Chief Luke McCormick presents a plaque to Valerie Rziha-Ruiz and Lorie Weston during the City Council meeting Monday night. Rziha-Ruiz and Weston are the daughters of Lawrence Rziha who died in a September 2019 house fire, and a memorial donation in his honor helped purchase equipment for the Fire Department. Also pictured are members of the GBFD C Shift which responded to the fire. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Due to cold snap, higher energy bills likely City, county looking at emergency declaration Ice encrusts an electric meter in downtown Great Bend. Cities and other consumers will likely see higher electric and gas bills due to the recent cold snap.
The arctic cold snap two weeks ago was “the perfect storm,” and it would be prudent for Great Bend residents to brace themselves for spikes in their energy bills, City Administrator Kendal Francis said, addressing the City Council Monday night about the recent bout with winter.
Feb. 19—The City of Great Bend would like to proceed with plans to install artificial turf at its Sports Complex. That was the consensus of the City Council following a Tuesday night work session. The city seeks a partnership with the Great Bend Recreation Commission and Unified School District 428 for the project, City Administrator Kendal Francis said. The city is willing to kick in a tick .