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CITY COUNCIL Mayor – Rod Cushenbery Councilman – Stan Ewy Councilwoman – Joann George Councilwoman – Marty Hanhardt Councilman – Charles Keller Councilman – Robert Ritterhouse
open. When it does, it will be open 24/7 for self service. Fullservice hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10-11 a.m. Saturdays. It will be closed on Sundays and holidays. Albert’s population dropped to 160 in the 2020 census – down from 175 in 2010 and 181 in 2000 – but the community spirit is alive and well. The city got a new fire truck in April of 2021 – a Rosendauer Pumper purchased
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from Hays Fire and Rescue Sales and Service LLC. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut things down in 2020, the pancake feed became “Cruise Main for Pancakes,” with a drive-through only event in July on Main Street. The raffle drawing that accompanied this event was conducted over Facebook. The annual Albert Volunteer Fire Department Pancake Feed and Raffle returned to a spring event in 2021.
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The Albert Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Ellinwood Fire Department, was ready to assist the Great Bend Fire Department on Feb. 14, 2021, when a fire broke out in an occupied home in Great Bend at 3:49 a.m. A resident was successfully located and removed as crews battled extreme cold; the temperature was -4 Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -14.
Street, 620-923-4665. The Albert Volunteer Fire Department then meets at 7 p.m. The City of Albert mailing address is P.O. Box 10, Main St.
Recycling Sunflower Diversified Recycling 5605 10th St., Great Bend 620-793-5800
Fire Department The Albert Volunteer Fire Department serves the city of Albert and several surrounding townships.
UTILITIES AND SERVICES
Medical Care The University of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus 514 Cleveland St., Great Bend 620-792-8833
Animal Control Golden Belt Humane Society 620-792-4297
U.S. Post Office 2002 Main, 620-923-4699
Zip Code 67511
Natural Gas and Electricity Midwest Energy, 620-792-1301
City Clerk – Lois Ritterhouse The Albert city council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at the city office, 2006 Main
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lbert has a brand new post office, replacing the building on Main Street that closed in 2018 and was razed. Postmaster Travis Trendel, who is also the Great Bend Postmaster, said the former building could no longer be used due to mold, so the rural carrier from Rush Center delivered mail to a cluster box in town. The building was completed by June of 2021 but Trendel did not know when it would
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Water and Sewer City of Albert, 620-923-4284 Don Dolechek, 620-923-4284
Park Pivonka Park on Main Street
