Outdoors

USDA data shows historically small wheat crop
- USDA data shows historically small wheat crop
- KDWP’s Special Hunt applications available
- It’s Fair season: Keeping animals cool at county shows
- K-State researchers and farmers collaborate to rebuild soil health and improve profitability
- Drones are essential tools for crop scouting
Opinion

Country Conversations: We are all just humans
News

Accident on US Highway 50 ends in the ditch
An accident took place on US Highway 50 Monday when a semi-truck hauling cars left the roadway.
Photos by Ron Moore
- Accident on US Highway 50 ends in the ditch
- Reception to honor Helfrich USD 382 retirement
- Pratt candidates highlight skills at local forum
- Boland and The Stragglers bringing expanded county music to Pratt County Fair
- Building improvements ready for Pratt County Fair
Community

Pratt rodeo athlete competing in Dodge City asks for local support
Pratt High School student RaManda Wingfield is running for Miss Rodeo Kansas Teen in Dodge City next week. She is raising money for the People’s Choice Award and has a donation basket at New Leaf Salon and Spa, at 506 S. Main Street, Pratt.
- Pratt rodeo athlete competing in Dodge City asks for local support
- Neighborhood kids serve lemonade in Pratt
- Kiowa County Senior Center: Meal sponsorships now available
- Pratt Community College Board of Trustees names Dr. Carl Smalls as president
- Special dedication honors the work of LeRoy Wells
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Sports

KSHSAA expands training, technology, safety measures to improve high school sports officiating
As the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) continues working to address a statewide shortage of sports officials, the organization is also placing a renewed emphasis on developing and retaining the officials who already serve Kansas high school athletics.
- KSHSAA expands training, technology, safety measures to improve high school sports officiating
- How will Royals balance present, future at Deadline after rough first half?
- As fall sports begin: Respect the heat
- Wichita to host NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship 2027 games
- USMNT’s Folarin Balogun available for selection against Belgium on Monday
Conversations

Coming Events
* 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!”
- Coming Events
- Kansans encouraged to prepare for August 4 Primary Election
- Coming Events July 2026 and beyond
- Coming Events July 2026 and beyond
- Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce to host Open House and Ribbon Cutting; lists upcoming events
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…
- Hughes named Female Athlete of the Year for 2026
- Congratulations to all Tri-County Tribune Athlete of the Week 2026 (Fall, Winter, Spring) winners
- Congratulations to all Athlete of the Week selections
- Tri-County Tribune week 6 Athletes of the Week are Kern and Reyes-Holguin
- Schmidt, Myers top Week 5 Athlete of the Week lists for Tri-County Tribune
Outdoors

KDWP’s Special Hunt applications available
PRATT– Hunters looking for unique opportunities on public and private lands across Kansas can apply for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ Special Hunts program in July.
- USDA data shows historically small wheat crop
- KDWP’s Special Hunt applications available
- It’s Fair season: Keeping animals cool at county shows
- K-State researchers and farmers collaborate to rebuild soil health and improve profitability
- Drones are essential tools for crop scouting
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