Pratt lost to host Wichita Collegiate 23-8 in a Class 3A opening-round high school football playoff game Friday night. Senior fullback Enoch Walton rushed for 109 yards on 22 carries for the Greenbacks, who finished the season 6-3.
Brian Aresndorf started Arensdorf Construction in Pratt in 2008. The business deals in all avenues of concrete, and chances are that Arensdorf has had a hand in building most sidewalks, park walkways, curbs, retaining walls, foundations, driveways, roads, and indoor floors found within 30 miles of Pratt today.
Getting kids out of the classroom and into real-world experiences became reality last week for more than 30 Skyline school students who they took part in a special biology unit at Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks east of Pratt.
Grain elevators provide a fitting backdrop for Saturday's Harvest Fest in Preston. Beautiful weather, good food and fun activities drew more people into town than usual on October 30.
Kansas has reported a fifth child death from COVID-19 as health officials decry vaccine misinformation, especially from fellow health care professionals. “There’s so much misinformation out there on social media and the internet, and we really want people getting back to that patient-doctor relationship,” said Kristie Clark, a pediatrician and president of the Kansas Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics.
Just about everyone in Preston came out for that community's third annual Harvest Fest on Saturday. Additional guests from near and far joined the locals in taking advantage of a beautiful fall day to enjoy games, vendors, chili and other treats at the small, eastern Pratt County town.