Haviland youth dead after SUV accident in Scott County
HaysPost.com SCOTT COUNTY—A Kansas teen died in an ac- cident just before 11 a.m. Saturday in Scott County.
August 2022
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Spring building grantsawarded for local projects
GREAT BEND, Kan. – Golden Belt Community Foundation is pleased to announce that $15,415 was recently awarded for grants that benefit communities in the Golden Belt area.
Farmers National Company partners with Climate FieldView to digitize farm management
OMAHA, NEB. (August 2022) - Farmers National Company, the nation’s leading agricultural land and mineral owner services company, has partnered with Climate FieldView ™, Bayer’s flagship digital farming product, to offer increased digital management for landowners and tenants working with Farmers National Company. Farm managers at Farmers National Company now have access to digital agriculture tools provided by FieldView to complement collaboration between landowners, tenants, and management services provided by the company.
Band book of memories has relevant lessons for today
Former St. John student David Dalke, the son of the late, notable and former USD 350 Tiger band director Jake Dalke, has written a book about the building of a band and the healing of a community. This July, Dalke, the son, came to St. John to talk to others about his new book, “Knees Lifted High and Toes Pointed,” and to reminisce about the glory days of marching band performances around the square. Now that it is August, and in St. John students are going back to school, some may be trying out band for the first time while others are carrying on a storied program of top quality performance and instrumentation. It seems a fitting time to take a look a some of Dalke’s own words about school, education, and community in his newly-released book about a small rural school’s band program and the lessons learned by all connected to it.
Sunflower art now on display at Stafford County Hospital
A special art exhibit now on display at the Stafford County Hospital offers those who love Kansas sunflowers something to smile about. Stafford High School alum Marcia (Vasey) Bauerle has provided several sunflower- themed paintings for the display, all of which are for sale.
Western Kansas badlands hold clues to mysteries about climate change, and long ago life
Alexandra Bonham, right, sifts through the rubble at Castle Rock badlands for clues about life in the prehistoric sea that covered western Kansas. For generations, scientists seeking to learn about prehistoric ocean life have flocked to a place that’s about as far from the ocean as you can get — dry, dusty western Kansas.
New Public Safety Building is already serving Pratt County
By John Huxman Freelance reporter Special to the Tribune The Pratt County Public Safety Building is just weeks away from being fully operational on the east side of Pratt. After more than three years of planning, contracting and building, all that is left to do is get the wireless internet up and running.
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Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (08/17/22). Widen your exploration this year.
SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Special to the News South Central Community Foundation (SCCF) is currently accepting grant applications for its annual grant cycle. Grants are available to any nonprofit, school, city, or church located in Barber, Comanche, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Rice, or Stafford County.