New events with St. John Jubilee add excitement, appreciation
The 2024 Jubilee Memorial Weekend celebration in the books, planners looked back at some of the highlights of this annual St.
May 2024
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Skyline baseball closes out historic season at state
Skyline Baseball traveled to Great Bend to play in their first-ever State Tournament against the number one-seeded Vikings of Mission Valley High School (Eskridge, Kansas).
Babies and wildflowers on display at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge this weekend
On Saturday, June 1, visitors to Maxwell Wildlife Refuge will get the opportunity to view and photograph the brand-new baby bison as well as spring wildflowers.Visit the refuge to get a glimpse of the prairie as it was in the past and to see bison, elk, and other animals in their natural habitat.
Kiowa County High School brings home several state track titles, and a second place overall team trophy
In team rankings, the Kiowa County HIgh School boys tied for 2nd (with Quinter), riding high on scores from several events at the State High School Track Meet last weekend in Wichita at Cessna Stadium.Some highlights included the finals of the boys pole vault where Kaden Weseloh finished 3rd in 1A.Samuel Martinez, Mason Weseloh, Hunter Thompson, and Carter Kishpaugh set a new school record in the 4x800m relay with time of 8:28.58 and earned a place on the medal stand at state.In the boys 3200m run, Samuel Martinez finishes in 5th, and Mason Weseloh in 12th, earning yet more points towards that boys team trophy.But taking the cake and winning a state title were the boys 4x400 from Kiowa County who ran in their pink shoes and won a state championship title.
Leo and Elva Kitch celebrate 75th Wedding Anniversary
On May 28, Leo and Elva Kitch of Pratt reached their 75th wedding anniversary together.
Pratt boys second at state with a baseball season for the record books
It’s been quite a year for the PHS Baseball program.
Skyline softball plays at State
On May 23, Thursday, the Skyline Thunderbird softball team competed in State at the beautiful Green Sports Complex in Pratt.
Pastoral Commentary: It’s party time!
Mike Yaconelli in his book, “Messy Spirituality,” tells about a woman who chose – CHOSE – to delay her career in order to work with inner-city youth because she believed this was her calling from God.
Cattle on feed down one percent
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on May 1, 2024.
Kiowa County Senior Center: Fun times and memories made
We would like to humbly thank the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital for sponsoring the Meal last Friday for the Quilts of Valor dinner.