In a candidate forum facilitated by the Kiowa County Media Center and hosted last week by Julie Lyon, Director of Kiowa County Economic Development, candidates for 2023 local election boards and positions in Kiowa County got a chance to introduce themselves to voters.
True to a mission statement developed in the mid-90s, South Central Community Foundation handed out more than $190,000 in community, education and non-profit grants last week in Pratt to help “assure a bright future for South Central Kansas.”SCCF serves seven southern Kansas counties and has already conducted or has planned similar award ceremonies in Barber, Comanche, Kingman, Kiowa, Rice and Stafford counties, similar to what took place in Pratt on Tuesday, October 24.Assisted by several teens who make up the YMAD (Youth Making a Difference) group, SCCF director Holly Launchbaugh and office professional Hannah Brummer passed out award checks to county, teacher, and achievement organizations and those representatives shared snippets of what the money they received would be used for in future or on-going community-based projects.A $5,000 Children’s Heath Grant, for example, was awarded to DeWayne Bryan and the Pratt Health Foundation.
The Skyline High School cross country team took their qualifiers to Wamego Country Club to compete in 2023 State Cross Country on Saturday, October 28.
Mavericks bring home 4 medals from stateThe KCHS CC team had a good day at State in Wamego bringing home four individual medals.
The Pratt High School volleyball team recently competed in their first post-season contest in the 2023 season.
At the Kiowa County Senior Center in Greensburg we love to support our local high school students and athletes, no matter what the weather.
The South Central Community Foundation has announced the members of the 2023-2024 Leadership League class.
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has released the annual “Overview of the Health Insurance Market in Kansas.” This report details the 2024 Kansas Health Insurance Market (Marketplace).
Stacy Barnes of Greensburg was recognized by The Travel Industry of Kansas during their annual conference October 23, along with other past presidents of the organization.