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Great Bend, Kansas Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Great Bend? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How grabbing dinner out can send Great Bend teens to Florida
- Great Bend alum helps swear in Kansas Boys State youth mayors
- See how much grant money is headed to Great Bend’s hospital.
Also on today's calendar: Unlock Your Chamber Benefits: Member Info Center ... and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Youth Crew raising funds for CADCA conference next month (gbtribune.com) — Local teens with the Barton County Youth Crew are partnering with Great Bend restaurants this month to raise money for a national anti-drug conference in Florida. You can support them by dining at Arby’s on June 9 or Pizza Hut on June 18, and local businesses are invited to join the effort or learn more by contacting Juvenile Services on 12th Street. 
• Delegates Elected as Mayors of Cities at Boys State of Kansas - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com) — A former Kansas Boys State delegate from Great Bend High School, now Secretary of State Scott Schwab, helped swear in eight new youth mayors at this year’s Boys State session in Manhattan. The weeklong program brings Kansas high schoolers together to practice elections, leadership, and local and state government through hands-on simulations.
• Wichita addiction recovery provider says $4 million grant is ‘major step' (ksn.com) — Great Bend’s Children’s Mercy Hospital is set to receive over $6 million from a new state Rural Health Transformation grant program, supporting expanded health services for rural Kansans. A Wichita addiction recovery provider also secured more than $4 million, with several other Kansas hospitals and organizations sharing in the funding to strengthen behavioral and rural health care.
📸 Around Great Bend
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★ Featured events ★
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SQUATCH (Midwest Premiere) →
Golden Belt Cinema 6, 1222 Kansas Ave, Great Bend
7:00 pm
Monday June 8
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Other local events
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Unlock Your Chamber Benefits: Member Info Center ... →
Great Bend Chamber of Commerce, 1125 Williams St, Great Bend
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@ Great Bend Bat Cats →
Al Burns Memorial Field, 17th St Terrace, Great Bend
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Wild About Wellness →
Great Bend Brit Spaugh Zoo, 2123 Main St, Great Bend
5:30 pm
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Thursday June 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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July ACT Registration Deadline
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Board of Education Meeting →
Larned Elementary School Larned, KS 67550
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Chamber Coffee - AHF 5k →
Ellinwood Hospital and Clinic, 300 N Pk Ave, Ellinwood
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Free Sports Physicals →
Ellinwood Hospital and Clinic, 300 N Pk Ave, Ellinwood
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Last Train to Juarez at Ellinwood Chamber of... →
Ellinwood Chamber of Commerce, 13 N Main St, Ellinwood
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After Harvest Festival 3v3 Basketball Tournament →
Ellinwood High School, 210 E 2nd St, Ellinwood
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Chamber Coffee: Barton Community College Foundation →
Best Western Angus Inn, 2920 10th St, Great Bend
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Party in the Park 2026 Concert →
Al Burns Memorial Field, 17th St Terrace, Great Bend
7:30 pm
Friday June 5
Monday June 8
Friday June 19
Tuesday July 14
Friday July 17
Saturday July 18
Thursday July 23
Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dillons Food Stores posted a job opening for Online Grocery Pick-Up Clerk in Great Bend. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(06325)- 3703 10th st in Great Bend. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Great Bend here.
🗞 Nearby News
Russell
- Kansas Archeological Training Program Field School Returns to Russell (krsl.com)
- Road Work Updates, Zoning Changes Highlight Monday's Russell County Commissioner Meeting (krsl.com)
- Field Set for August Primary in Russell County (krsl.com)
Hays
- FAA Upgrades Airports Across Missouri, Kansas (metrovoicenews.com)
- Kansas Hospitals Awarded $79.1 Million Through Rural Health Program (kclyradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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