GREAT BEND TRIBUNE More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Commission OKs new tower for internet provider Texas company expanding in Barton County Newly sworn-in First District County Commissioner Kirby Krier, right, gets technical help from Information Technology Director Dereck Hollingshead prior to his first meeting with the commission Monday morning. - photo by DALE HOFF Great Bend Tribune A Hudson Oaks, Texas, high-speed internet provider is expanding its coverage footprint in Kansas, including Barton County, Environmental Manager Judy Goreham told the County Commission Monday morning. The commission approved a conditional land use permit allowing AMG Technology Investment Group (Nextlink) to construct a new tower north of Pawnee Rock.