PRATT, KS. More than 500 high school students filled Dennis Lesh Sports Arena at Pratt Community College to participate in the annual Academic Olympics event. Area high schools are invited to PCC to “compete” against one another academically.
At the Sunflower Senior Center in St. John’s, Kansas, a little known nail trimming service is being performed for many people who wouldn’t be able access it otherwise. This free nail trimming service is being run by volunteers twice a month.
Out of 79 teams represented in the 4A-1A State Wrestling Tournament last week in Salina, the Greenback girls won by a 44-point margin. “This accomplishment, the state championship trophy, is a testament to the hard work of our entire program, boys and girls,” said head coach Tate Thompson. “These girls are now part of winning our 3rd state trophy in the history of Pratt boys and girls wrestling; we are the first state championship team in Pratt High School wrestling history, we have the first 3x time state champion in KSHSAA girls’ history, and this team is the first to have four finalists in PHS history as well as KSHSAA girls’ history.”
During one of the recent coldest weeks of the year, more than 10 puppies were dropped off at the Pratt Area Humane Society’s front door, necessitating a plea to the public from manager April Hemphill to help alleviate the space squeeze at the city-owned, countywide facility.
A night of worship, community and music is what community members should expect from Barclay student Chase Groth’s worship night concert this Saturday. Groth is a senior majoring in Worship Arts and a key part of his program is the creation of a capstone project. But this concert is more than that, it is a night that is aiming to inspire hope and faith.
Kiowa County Commission Chairman David White convened the February 22, 2022 meeting and led commissioners through their general business items. After approving a payroll change for a Health Department employee, Attorney Chay Howard presented two things for discussion.
The St. John High School Scholars Bowl team competed at a regional competition on February 7, 2022 where they placed third in their pool and finished fifth in the finals bracket.
The USD 350 Board of Education has approved a two-year contract for Angela Petersen to perform the duties of elementary principal starting in the 2022-23 school year. The principal duties have been covered by Superintendent, Josh Meyer for the past six years. In order to support the staff and meet the needs of students, the board determined that a separate position for elementary principal is once again required.
Local community members met for lunch and an educational program on Wednesday, February 23 in St. John at the Sandyland Shepherd’s Center. Brett Middleton, CEO of Heart of Kansas Family Health Care, Inc., presented the program about their health care operations. A sliding scale of discounted fees is available to those who qualify, and they are committed to serve their clients, no matter their ability to pay.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Just as the mail carrier delivers the letters in all types of weather, so too must beef producers be able to respond to the climate impacts on the herd. With the low amounts of moisture that Kansas has experienced in the fall and winter, the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute said now is the time to be thinking about management strategies for a drought on a recent Cattle Chat podcast discussion.