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Kansas CPR Training Expands Mission to Help Kansas Communities Prepare, Respond and Save Lives

Friday, July 24

GREAT BEND, Kan. — What began as a commitment to teaching CPR and First Aid has grown into a broader mission for Kansas CPR Training: helping businesses, schools, churches, childcare providers and other organizations prepare their people to respond when seconds matter. Owner Dean Nuss... Read More.

KBI Arrests Kansas Priest for Child Sex Crimes

Thursday, July 23

SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Salina for child sex crimes. On Wednesday, July 22, at approximately 5:05 p.m., KBI agents arrested Father Ryan A. McCandless, 44, of Wichita, on an arrest warrant for... Read More.

Public Health Officials Continue to Investigate Cases of Cyclosporiasis in Kansas

Wednesday, July 22

KANSAS - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) continues to investigate cases of cyclosporiasis in Kansas related to the national outbreak and Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce, which was voluntarily recalled from restaurants and grocery stores on July 17. The U.S.... Read More.

Stacy Rogers Discusses Governor’s Race, Priorities, and Listening to Kansans

Wednesday, July 22

KANSAS - Republican candidate Stacy Rogers is running for Kansas governor on a promise to make people feel heard again. She says she jumped into the race after hearing how frustrated Kansans were. “They did not feel like they were being listened to, or worked... Read More.

Central Kansas Nonprofit Network Invites Nonprofit Leaders To Quarterly Meeting of Taskforce

Monday, July 20

GREAT BEND, Kan. – The Central Kansas Nonprofit Network, a taskforce of Central Kansas Partnership, will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Barton Community College, Room F-30. The event will feature a networking social followed... Read More.

Victim Identified in Barton County Death Investigation

Monday, July 20

UPDATE: July 20, 2026 BARTON COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Claflin Police Department and the Barton County Sheriff’s Office have positively identified the female victim discovered deceased in a garage in Claflin, Kansas, on July 14. The victim has been identified... Read More.

The Leader’s Lunchroom: August Session

Monday, July 20

GREAT BEND, Kan. — The Great Bend Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Move Your Mountain Coaching and Consultation, invites community members to attend the August session of The Leader’s Lunchroom, a monthly leadership series designed to spark growth, connection, and courageous action. The August gathering will take... Read More.

Acme Scrap Celebrates a New Chapter While Honoring More Than 70 Years of Great Bend History

Friday, July 17

GREAT BEND, Kan. — Acme Scrap is proud to celebrate the opening of its new, state-of-the-art facility while honoring a legacy that has served the Great Bend community for more than 70 years. The story of Acme Scrap began as Acme Pipe & Steel in... Read More.

Death investigation in Barton County

Thursday, July 16

BARTON COUNTY, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is assisting the Claflin Police Department and the Barton County Sheriff’s Office with a suspicious death investigation in Claflin, Kansas. The Barton County Attorney requested KBI assistance at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14.... Read More.

Preserving Kansas History While Creating New Opportunities for Community Connection

Wednesday, July 15

GREAT BEND, Kan. — The story of a community is told not only through its people, but through the places that preserve its history and continue finding new ways to serve future generations. That story gained another chapter as the Kansas Oil & Gas... Read More.

Pawnee River Bridge Replacement to Begin

Tuesday, July 14

The bridge closure location is in orange. The detour route is in green. LARNED, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Transportation is set to begin a bridge replacement project for the Pawnee River bridge on U.S. 56 southwest of Larned on or around July 15. U.S.... Read More.

Pawnee and Stafford Counties Receive $20,255,000 BUILD Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation

Tuesday, July 14

LARNED, Kan. - Pawnee County, Kansas, in partnership with neighboring Stafford County, is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded $20,255,000 from the BUILD Grant Program (Better Utilizing investments to Leverage Development) offered through the U.S. Department of Transportation. This generous funding, in... Read More.