<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=12VeWV_0vjleuaA00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=12VeWV_0vjleuaA00" width="1280" height="905" ></figure>The Great Bend Police Department is investigating an alleged threat made towards students and staff at Great Bend Middle School.On Tuesday, shortly before 11:30 AM, authorities received reports of the threat and dispatched School Resource Officers, Patrol Officers, and Detectives to the school.Through their investigation, detectives identified a communication containing a threat made to multiple students. A 14-year-old boy was arrested at the school in connection with the incident.The case details have been forwarded to the Barton County Attorney’s Office for further review.The Great Bend Police Department encourages anyone with additional information regarding this incident to contact them at 620-793-4120 or CrimeStoppers at 620-792-1300 or online at p3tips.com.Derek Nester was born and raised in Blue Rapids and graduated from Valley Heights High School in 2000. He attended Cowley College in Arkansas City and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park studying Journalism &amp; Media Communications. In 2002 Derek joined Taylor Communications, Inc. in Salina, Kansas working in digital media for 550 AM KFRM and 100.9 FM KCLY. Following that stop, he joined Dierking Communications, Inc. stations KNDY AM &amp; FM as a board operator and fill-in sports play-by-play announcer. Starting in 2005 Derek joined the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network as a Studio Coordinator at 101 The Fox in Kansas City, a role he would serve for 15 years culminating in the Super Bowl LIV Championship game broadcast. In 2020 he moved to Audacy, formerly known as Entercom Communications, Inc. and 106.5 The Wolf and 610 Sports Radio, the new flagship stations of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network, the largest radio network in the NFL. Through all of this, Derek continues to serve as the Digital Media Director for Sunflower State Radio, the digital and social media operations of Dierking Communications, Inc. and the 6 radio stations it owns and operates across Kansas.</div></body>

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Great Bend Police Investigate Alleged School Threat, Make Arrest

The Great Bend Police Department is investigating an alleged threat made towards students and staff at Great Bend Middle School. On Tuesday, shortly before 11:30 AM, authorities received reports of the threat and dispatched School Resource Officers, Patrol Officers, and Detectives to the school. Through their investigation, detectives identified a...