News
Students experienced blindness with Into the Light at end of school year
Pratt USD 382 JAG instructor Will Ponder and several high school students prepare to experience the world of a blind person with Into the Light, a mobile trailer conceptualized by Andrew Crane of Wichita.
Community
Teacher celebrates retirement but likely to continue learning, teaching
Retired USD 382 foreign languages teacher Michelle Popovich enjoyed a chicken dinner with all the sides in her honor at the end of the school year with family, friends, and students at The Servateria in Pratt.
Special Sections
Photo Gallery
Blue Sky Farms, Twin Circles Dairy photo gallery from 2026 grand opening
Photos by Jennifer Stultz/Tri-County Tribune/CherryRoad Media
Athlete of the Week
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…
Sports
Women’s Flag Football Reaches New Heights as NAIA Approves Championship Status
By Mark Shelton CherryRoad Media Share Women’s flag football continues its rapid rise across the country, and now the sport has reached another historic milestone. The National Administrative Council (NAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially approved women’s flag football as the association’s 30th championship sport, elevating the growing game from…
Conversations
Coming Events June, July 2026
* Send your Coming Events for Pratt, Stafford, and Kiowa counties to jstultz@cherryroad.com for inclusion in this free listing of events from the Tri-County Tribune coverage area! Many people show up at these events because “they read it in the paper!”
