The reputation of the Jayhawk Collegiate League paid dividends when the Great Bend Bat Cats joined defending champion ...

More than 2,250 students completed a total of 2,450 degrees and certificates at Wichita State University in spring 2026. The ...

Jamii Kingdom, an African Savannah village, is the scene of this year’s Vacation Bible School at the Great Bend Seventh-Day ...

Bobbie and Deb Hulse of McPherson will present an America 250 program, at 7 p.m. Monday, July 27 at the Barton County ...

If you garden, you have likely encountered aphids on trees, shrubs or other garden plants in your landscape. Identifiable by ...

Barton Community College can thank the band Metallica for a recent grant, said President Dr. Marcus Garstecki. In reviewing ...

ELLINWOOD — Karen Elaine (Thacker) Proffitt, 77, passed away July 15, 2026 surrounded by loved ones at Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood, Kan. Born in Anadarko, Okla. on Nov. 12, 1948, she was ...

The American Red Cross is declaring an emergency blood shortage as the blood supply fell nearly 25% in June. Blood donors are ...

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. The Barton County Attorney ...

Great Bend record-holder Xali Arias competed for the winning Kansas team in the recent Kansas-Oklahoma All-Star Soccer Match ...

BAT CATS 12, HUTCHINSON 3 — Great Bend's Kirby Orth homered and drove home five runs to spark the Bat Cats past Hutchinson 12 ...

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com HUTCHINSON — Hutchinson's 12-3 victory over the Great Bend Bat Cats Tuesday guaranteed ...