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USDA SPUR program to support beef processors

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing up to $500 million in temporary assistance to eligible small and medium-sized beef processing facilities through its recently announced Strengthening Processing for U.S….

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Traditions and contests part of Haviland festival

The Haviland Heritage Foundation, vendors, food trucks, and plenty of visitors celebrated the 61st Annual Thresher Show with the usual parade, old engine displays, Konkel House tours, and demonstrations of time-honored traditions. With a kids’ pedal tractor pull, paint ball shooting targets, and a fire-engine water soaker, all ages seemed to enjoy the festivities, despite…

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Pratt, Skyline runners get early start in season opener at Lindsborg

Skyline and Pratt High School runners competed at their first cross country meet of the year on Thursday, September 3 at Smoky Valley Schools in Lindsborg, Kansas. Races were moved to morning start times but it was still very hot, humid, and breezy, according to those in attendance.

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Hughes named Female Athlete of the Year for 2026

By Jennifer Stultz/Tri-County Tribune Editor jstultz@cherryroad.com Hope Hughes, 5/9” graduated senior from Pratt High School, led her team in many ways throughout her high school career but her leadership in 2026 propelled her name to the top of the Tri-County Tribune’s Athlete of the Week list, and ultimately, to Female Athlete of the Year 2026…

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It’s time to harvest herbs

When a recipe calls for herbs, nothing beats the flavor of freshly clipped leaves. They are incredibly easy to grow, whether you have a garden, patio, balcony, or just a sunny windowsill.

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Pastoral Commentary: Let’s hear it for the hymns

While I was serving as pastor at Mitchell Chapel and Fairview in Hutchinson, they introduced me to their tradition of Singspiration Sundays. On months which had 5 Sundays, we sang extra hymns on that 5th…