Soccer teams score new assistant coach at PCC
Pratt Community College welcomes Aaron Grant, an alumnus, back to campus this semester as an assistant coach for the Men’s and Women’s Soccer Programs.
March 2025
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Schwab outlines priorities for 2026 gubernatorial bid
With an election year where voters went to the polls three times just behind us, it’s hard for many Kansans to imagine that another election year is just around the corner. Why would I think of discussing gubernatorial elections in 2026?
Wilson and Meyer are Tri-County Tribune week 10 Athlete of the Week picks
Taye Wilson Senior Taye Wilson of Pratt recently recorded his 150th win on the wrestling mats in high school competition and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Regional…
Ice Age Summit coming to Haviland
The Heart of America Science Resource Center will be hosting “The Great Ice Age Summit,” this spring, April 25-27 in Haviland. This summit will feature several guest speakers and presenters including Michael and Beverly Oard, Brian Young, Stan Lutz, and Raven Brown as well as the museum curator himself, Jerry Simmons.
Adventures in Reading: Finding an understanding of rules, oaths, and ambition
When did the idea of ‘Every Child Gets a Trophy’ become an education idea? That is not easily answered, but, the emphasis seems particularly prevalent in the late 1980s and 1990s. I was a teacher during that time, and I remember an angry mother who objected to her daughter’s B. The assignment was to select a few favorite poems and then find pictures (or draw illustrations) that illustrated the poems. The mother could not understand why all the work filling a thick album with Christmas cards had nothing to do with the poems her daughter had selected. The B was for the selection of poems the girl liked, but both mother and daughter missed the point of visualizing the imagery of the poems.
Kansas House Rep Hoffman addresses budget, inflation, water, Medicaid and gas
Representative Kyle Hoffman (R-Coldwater/Assistant House Majority Leader), Kansas District 116, has been part of the busy first five weeks of the Kansas State 2025 legislative session. The district he represents consists of Comanche, Barber, Harper and the western half of both Pratt and Sumner counties. In a recent phone interview, Hoffman provided an update on legislative action he has been involved with in Topeka.
To prevent wildfires in the Great Plains and Midwest, more landowners are burning their land
Wildfires have become more frequent, burning bigger areas during longer seasons thanks to conditions exacerbated by climate change. More people in the Great Plains and Midwest are turning to “prescribed” burns, which can help reduce wildfire risk.
Peaceful Prairies Poetry: Poems to match the season
Birthing time’s when babes are born ,
Stanion Wholesale Electric celebrates Dodge City move into new warehouse
Stanion Wholesale Electric, a leading provider of electrical products and services based in Pratt, has 17 branches throughout Kansas, including one in Liberty, Missouri. The company recently held a grand opening in Dodge City to celebrate the move to a new warehouse on Wyatt Earp Boulevard.
Clarkson art part of new exhibit opening March 7 at Christ Cathedral
Christ Cathedral in downtown Salina unveils its second annual pre-Easter art exhibit in early March, featuring 14 regional artists. Entitled “Miracles of Christ,” the show features artists from cities from Pratt to Manhattan, with a strong representation from Salina artists as well. The pieces are as diverse as the artists, ranging from two-dimensional painting to sculpture.