Barker and Clarkson crowned PHS royalty
Let’s Jive at Ribbert’s Diner was the theme for the 2025 Winter Homecoming Festivities held Friday, January 31 at Pratt High School.
Jennifer Stultz
Kiowa County Senior Center: Save the date for valentine fun
Save the date: Our Valentine Day Dinner will be Friday, Feb 14 at noon. the Kiowa County Pharmacy will sponsor the meal and it is for Kiowa County senior citizens and their invited guests. Please call Kari at 620-723-2288 for more information and reservations. The menu is Chicken Cordon Bleu, Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Dinner Roll, and Dessert. Next week’s menu:
Pratt archery team participates in Clearwater Archery Tournament
The Pratt High School archery team attended their first tournament of the year on Saturday, February 1, at Clearwater High School. Only three of the team’s archers were able to attend but they represented the team very well.
Adventures in Reading: Raising a storm of questions
To improve effectiveness of weather warnings, the Weather-Ready National Program was established by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In short, they wanted to determine whether all Americans are benefitting from Severe Weather Communication. Their research established three specific things to consider: 1. How well are all members of the public informed of the severe weather threats? 2. How prepared are they before the event? 3. Did people take appropriate action once an event occurred?
Flippin Finds evolves from tables found by the road
Shortly after becoming a mom Mackenzie Musgrove decided a change in working environments might be in order. Working all day and spending a fortune on daycare for her then 6-month-old daughter, Musgrove did not like the idea of someone she didn’t know raising her child while she was at work. From this desire for independence comes a new store in Pratt, “Flippin Finds.”
Grant catalog to increase opportunities for non-profit funding
South Central Community Foundation is excited to introduce a new pilot program called the Grant Catalog.
Tri-County Tribune Coming Events for February 2025
* Send your Coming Events for Pratt, Stafford, and Kiowa counties to jstultz@cherryroad.com for inclusion in this free listing of area events! Many people show up at these events because “they read it in the paper!”
Pastoral Commentary: Do what God wants
Just over a month ago, many children were awakened by parents or perhaps parents awakened by children because Santa came. There was excitement and joy in what was about to happen as they rushed to see the new gifts under the tree. Although many parents forced their children to get to bed so that “Santa could come,” if the children had their way, they would have stayed awake and would have been vigilant all night. We are now in between that event and another time in which we are waiting for something special from God. Easter is coming.
Pratt County Attorney sends finding letter to USD 382 Board of Education
Tracey Beverlin, Pratt County Attorney, released the following letter to the public on Monday, February 2, after her office investigated complaints made by six individuals alleging violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (the “KOMA”) by the USD 382 Board of Directors.
Air accident victims ate breakfast in Pratt
Exemplifying Kansas solidarity and sorrow, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran shared heartfelt sympathy in a media press conference last Thursday for air accident victims and their families. The Zoom meeting was scheduled to provide information to invited media about the late Wednesday collision of a military Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines Eagle Flight 5342.