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Fire Prevention Week starts next week in Great Bend
Fire Prevention Week is approaching, and crews from the Great Bend Fire Department will be making their rounds to elementary schools to teach students the dangers of fire and ways to prevent accidents. Firefighters will bring fire trucks and equipment to perform a 30-minute program. The skit, for all students...
Great Bend educators to serve on state-wide technology board
Two educators from Great Bend Public Schools have been selected to serve on the prestigious board of the Mid-America Association for Computers in Education, known as MACE. Lindsay Mazouch and Leah Yancey, both Instructional Technology Coaches and Media Specialists for USD 428 serving at Lincoln Elementary and Riley Elementary, began their two-year terms on the MACE Board of Directors in July 2024.
Lady Panthers down Dodge City in straight sets; host tourney on Saturday
Dodge City never went away in Thursday's best-of-five volleyball action at Great Bend High School. The No. 10 Lady Panthers took the first two sets 25-22, 25-21, but trailed for most of the third set, including 15-12 midway through the set. Great Bend battled back, and a pair of Red Demon errors set up a match point at 24-22. Lady Panther senior Cassie Ellegood, who had some big serves earlier in the match, delivered an ace to end the evening with a 25-22 set.
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