*Editor’s Note: State track meet results and stories will be available in next week’s edition. The Pratt High School Track Team has competed strongly in their last couple meets, which were League and Regionals.
CAWKER CITY, Kansas — One day in 1973, The Wall Street Journal published a review of Kansas tourist attractions. It was not kind.
We are looking forward to the month of June at Sunflower Senior Center. The monthly carry-in supper will be June 6. This is our annual Hamburger/ Hot Dog Cook Out. The meat and the trimmings are furnished by the funds donated by the Toe Nail Clinic participants. Those attending are asked to bring “picnic” side dishes and deserts to enhance the meat.
On May 14, Preston Dunn, a member of the Jolly Workers 4-H Club, was awarded the first ever, “Clarence and Vera Alpers Stafford County 4-H Scholarship”. The scholarship is available to current high school seniors at Stafford County high schools (or home-schooling) who are active Stafford County 4-H members demonstrating leadership and program involvement.
St. John Junior/Senior High teachers joined forces last week to teach their students some real life skills during USD 350s first adulting day. A South Central Community Foundation grant paid for supplies for the morning. Leftover supplies will be used for future adulting days!
The monthly meeting of the Jolly Workers 4-H club was held on May 1st at the St. John Annex at 1 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Braxton Alpers. The Roll Call was “What is your Favorite Zoo Animal” by Weston Peterson. Pledges by Ryer Ward.
The Stafford County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, in the Commission Room in the Annex. Chairman Wycoff called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Present: Todd Wycoff, Bryce Garner and Clayton Grimmett.
The public is invited to a series of brown bag Lunch and Learn presentations this summer. The five presentations will provide evidence-based information about mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
PRATT – Kansas reservoirs are a treasured outdoor resource in the Sunflower State, offering numerous opportunities to boat, paddle, ski and swim. And while these activities can be a safe and healthy option for all, precautions must be taken.
WASHINGTON – The U. S Department of Agriculture today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s new Emergency Relief Program to offset crop yield and value losses.