Detective Jeff Ward with the Pratt Police Department released sentencing information on Monday regarding the arrest, charge and conviction of Larry Beireis, 62, of Pratt, who was initially arrested on May 3, 2022.
We always hope the holidays will create wonderful memories of family and good times. Sadly that is not always the case for many, however, I am one of the lucky ones.
Here is the lesson from Vysoké Mýto, Czechia: never pass up inexpensive gas when you see it, even if you have to wait in line, and always listen to your wife, who suggested that we should stop anyway. I replied with sometime like, “Oh no, we’ll find another station with cheap gas down the road.”
Special to the News My granddaughter and I were watching the Disney movie, Christmas…Again. If you remember the movie Groundhog Day, this movie follows the same format.
Here’s to many many more wonderful years. We love you! Love Always, Molly, Rexley, LuCynda, Ben, Diamond, Bandit, Blazer and Buddy .
Please contact Beth Rush, 316-734-8772 or email rush2it2015@gmail to help celebrate Barry Eggleston’s 90th birthday on December 21, by sending him a card. Barry served in the Navy for 20.
Pratt Area Chamber Chat participants braved brisk morning temperatures to enjoy coffee, tasty treats and a Christmas atmosphere at Cathy Hergenreder’s Memories Gift Shop, 110 S. Main.
PET OF THE WEEK This is Sweet Pea, a 4-year-old Staffordshire terrier. This dog is super sweet yet she will need some TLC and patience! Once she warms up to people she just loves to love! To find out more about this adoption-ready dog, please call 620-672-6777, or plan a visit to the Pratt Area Humane Society at 10233 Bluestem Blvd, Pratt, Kansas.
Do you prefer “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas?” For those who have experienced a loss, neither feels quite right. Years ago, Elvis Presley sang “I’ll have a Blue Christmas without you. I’ll be so blue just thinking about you.” That blue (or sad) feeling might be because one is away from family and alone at Christmas. The feeling could be because of the death of a loved one, a divorce, the loss of a job or home or anything that brings tears to the eye, sorrow to the heart or a deep sense of grief to the soul.
The holidays wouldn’t be complete without your Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) annual countdown of the season’s top 12 scams. This week we continue outlining three more Grinchy schemes that steal from consumers who are caught up in the hustle and bustle of holiday activities. Scammers are counting on you being so distracted that they can steal the partridge right out of your pear tree, and maybe take the tree as well.