Sanders named Athletic Director for USD 438 Skyline
The USD 438 Board of Education met for their regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 10, 2025. Board President Rex Robinson called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
March 2025
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Beaver baseball defeats Butler Community College
Pratt, Kan. - The Pratt Community College baseball team picked up their first conference victory on Sunday, Mar. 16 against the Grizzlies of Butler Community College. The Beavers are 4-20 overall and 1-7 in conference play. Butler ended up winning the series 3-1 with wins in games one (5-1), two (11-10), and four (13-1) of the series. Pratt is currently sitting in eighth place in the KJCCC west standings.
Seven Kansas non-profits awarded big game hunting permits for fundraising
PRATT – Seven lucky conservation organizations are set to receive Commission Big Game Hunting Permits after their applications were drawn by Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commissioners during the January 30 public meeting. The Commission Big Game Hunting Permit program allows Kansas-based non-profit organizations that focus on wildlife conservation and promoting the hunting and fishing heritage to apply for one of seven permits. The permits can then be sold by the winning group to raise funds for conservation projects in Kansas. The winning organizations typically raffle or auction the permit to the highest bidder and keep 15 percent of the sale price to support their missions. The remaining 85 percent is held by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) until a mutually agreed upon conservation project is approved.
Adventures in Reading: The wisdom of the triangle
Look at the triangular shape of the image above and imagine the triangle as the three branches of our government--to the left the Legislative Branch, in the center the Executive Branch, and to the right the Judicial. The point of the image I chose is the beauty and strength of a triangle as a symbol of the wisdom of our Founding Fathers.
The Book of Mormon and the children of God
It was 34 A.D., and Jesus had appeared to and was with some of the “sheep of another fold” of whom he had told his disciples in Jerusalem about(1). He began to teach them just as He had taught His disciples in the old world before his crucifixion(2).
Walmart defies groundhog outlook on spring
The official verdict of a groundhog’s judgment may have indicated there would be six more weeks of spring after February 2, 2025, but Walmart employees in Pratt have not taken that advice seriously. A special ribbon cutting ceremony for the store’s garden center took place on Friday, March 21, kicking off special deals on many select items pertaining to gardening, outdoor lawn care, and fun in the sun.
Football awards open door to future success at St. John-Hudson
It may be that high school football season was over months ago, but St. John-Hudson 1A high school football coach Scott Krehbiel is still processing what turned out to be a very successful Tiger football season for the 2024-25 team.
Crossing the Threshold: Our dogs remind us of a greater love
Dogs. Oh how we love our dogs. I am sure cat people love their cats just as much as dog people love their dogs, but there is just something about a dog that reciprocates that love on such a deeper level it seems. Our little dog, JackJack, is a perfect example of that deep love.
Pratt Community College women defeat ranked team in tennis
Pratt Community College defeated Mesa Community College on March 18. The Beavers traveled to Mesa, AZ to take on the 24th ranked Thunderbirds and were able to leave with a 6-3 victory!