Great Bend Tribune - Great Bend, Kansas - Tue Nov 24

Next week it's expected that the Barton County Commission will take action on a request to use more than $1 million in stimulus funding bonds to help bring a hotel to northern Barton County, replacing the Hoisington facility that was destroyed in the 2001 tornado.

Great Bend Tribune - Great Bend, Kansas - Tue Nov 24

LaVern E. 'PeeWee' Karst, 82, died Nov. 21 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend.

Great Bend Tribune - Great Bend, Kansas - Mon Nov 23

The majority of Barton County Commission members did not support adopting a resolution to end study of consolidation of county offices, but the commission did unanimously approve a motion to that effect Monday.