News

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Check it Out!

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
»WICHITA COUNTY AMUSEMENT Association Carnival Set up, Saturday, July 18, 8am.»STRONG WOMEN meet at the Senior Center (North door) every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, at 4:30pm for easy stretching exercises. Come join us!
Daniel West — A military dad’s story of sacrifice and love

Daniel West — A military dad’s story of sacrifice and love

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Daniel West — A military dad’s story of sacrifice and love

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
This story was originally published in June 18, 2026, issue of The Great Bend Tribune.It is gratefully reprinted here with permission.As told to Susan Thacker sthacker@gbtribune.comThis Father’s Day, we honor Daniel West of Ellinwood — a soldier, a father, and a man who has learned that loving your...

Exclusive Subscriber Content

2026 Kansas Wheat Harvest: A Season Defined by Variability

Kansas Wheat
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The 2026 Kansas wheat harvest will be remembered as one of the most weather-challenged seasons in recent memory. Following a warm winter and a dry, windy spring, much of the crop matured weeks ahead of normal, setting the stage for one of the earliest harvests on record.
Keystone Pipeline owners to pay nearly $70 million in proposed settlement for Kansas oil spill

Keystone Pipeline owners to pay nearly $70 million in proposed settlement for Kansas oil spill

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Keystone Pipeline owners to pay nearly $70 million in proposed settlement for Kansas oil spill

Morgan Chilson Kansas Reflector
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
TOPEKA — Operators of the Keystone Pipeline agreed to pay Kansas $3 million for remediation projects and complete $40 million in work as part of a settlement from the 2022 spill that poured 13,000 barrels of oil into Mill Creek near Washington.South Bow (USA) LP and South Bow Infrastructure...

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Pleasant Valley Boosters June Minutes

Submitted By Reporter, Cele Baker.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The regular monthly meeting of the Pleasant Valley Boosters 4-H club was held at the high school at 7:00 PM on June 22nd. President Zane Gerstberger called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Beau Porter, and the 4-H pledge was led by Gannon West.
Above: Surrounded by their families, Enny Teichroeb (center left) and Aimee Burch cut the ribbon to celebrate the Grand Opening of Cottonwood Coffeehouse at The Press. Left: A view inside. Below Left: Part of the rear patio. See more photos on page 8.

Above: Surrounded by their families, Enny Teichroeb (center left) and Aimee Burch cut the ribbon to celebrate the Grand Opening of Cottonwood Coffeehouse at The Press. Left: A view inside. Below Left: Part of the rear patio. See more photos on page 8.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Ribbon Cutting for Cottonwood Coffeehouse at the Press

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
“We are a full-service coffee shop that serves breakfast, lunch, Chai, Lotus, Dirty Sodas, Red Bull infusions, and—most importantly—coffee roasted by Dr. Daniel Linville of Deeper Roots Health in Lakin.”This coffeehouses are not the couple’s first encounter with food service.
Subscribe to