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On the Record for Sept. 22-23, 2025
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Great Bend Fire/EMS

Sept. 22

Great Bend Emergency Medical Service had six ambulance runs. No fires were reported.


Sept. 23

Great Bend EMS had 12 ambulance runs. No fires were reported.


Great Bend Police

Sept. 22

A non-injury crash was reported at 5:18 p.m. at Broadway and Warner Rd.


Sept. 23

A vehicle theft was reported at 1:30 p.m. at Walgreens, 3920 10th St., Great Bend.

A criminal trespass was reported at 1:46 p.m. at Brit Spaugh Park, Great Bend.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a traffic stop reported at 3:35 p.m. at Eighth St. and Patton Rd., Great Bend.

A criminal damage was reported at 4:44 p.m. at 1207 Washington St., Great Bend.

A non-injury crash was reported at 6:07 p.m. at 10th and Main Streets, Great Bend.


Barton County Sheriff

Sept. 22

A criminal trespass was reported at 12:42 a.m. at 1094 E. Barton County Rd., Ellinwood.l

A warrant arrest was reported at 8:49 p.m. at the 1000 block of Williams Street, Great Bend.


Sept. 23

A narcotics violation was reported at 12:46 a.m. at NE 10 Ave. and E. K-4, Hoisington.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a check vehicle reported at 12:52 a.m. at E. K-4, mile marker 127, Hoisington.

A K-9 callout was utilized at Great Bend High School reported at 1:56 p.m.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a traffic stop reported at 2:30 p.m. at W. U.S. 56, Pawnee Rock.

A non-injury crash was reported at 7:30 p.m. at NE 40 Rd. and NE 110 Ave.

A K-9 callout was utilized at a narcotics violation was reported at 10:24 p.m. at Casey’s General Store, 250 S. Main St., Hoisington.

A K-9 callout was utilized at an interdiction reported at 11:41 p.m. at 28th Street and Kansas Ave., Great Bend.


Barton County Jail

Booked Sept. 22

Ashley Smith — Criminal trespass

Jason R. Kober — Probation violation


Released Sept. 22

Jason Loss — Time served

Challis Tyler — Time served

Ashley R. Smith — Released on 18-hour own recognizance bond

Jason R. Kober — $5,000 surety bond


Booked Sept. 23

Maria Freshour — Possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Shawn Stenberg — Illegal tag, no insurance, habitual violator, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia,two counts of criminal use of weapon

Ashley R. Smith — Criminal trespass, theft

Michael A. Simmons — Probation violation

Luis Diz-Guerra — Probation violation


Released Sept. 23

Shawn Stenberg — $2,500 surety bond

William Yahne — Released by order of county attorney

Kevin Adam Pekarek Jr. — O.R. bond