When I was a child, there had been a tornado, and the local television station covered the destruction heavily. Interviews of those impacted by the tornado often described it as sounding like a train. For weeks, I would lie awake on windy nights, listening for anything that sounded like a train. Warnings then were not as sophisticated as they are today. Recent storms have caused me to think about changes in storm warnings.
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A fatal crash in Kiowa County last week remains under investigation as the victim, Jerry Wayne Thompson, 55, of Tidewater, Ore., was being sought in connection with a homicide investigation in the city of Kincaid in Anderson County, officials said.
As the 2024-25 basketball season rapidly progresses, teams across the state recently participated in their respective mid-season tournaments. For the Pratt High School Girls’ basketball team this was the annual Hoisington Winter Jam tournament featuring 8 competitive teams.
By Reagan Blasi Club Reporter The Glendale Reapers 4-H Club of Pratt County did a community service project on December 14, 2024, at the Pratt County Food Bank. Club members helped pack Christmas food boxes for those in need. We packed approximately 140…
The St. Paul Lutheran Church men fed the multitudes successfully again in 2025. The French toast was already gone by the time this picture was taken but it was all good!
Recently, the Pratt High School Boys’ Basketball team competed in the annual Hoisington Winter Jam midseason tournament. This was a one-week tournament that featured seven other teams, and it also offered some needed competition for the Greenbacks.
By Jennifer Stultz Tri-County Tribune Editor jstultz@cherryroad.com Register today for a Burn Plan Writing Workshop with the Kansas Grazing Land Coalition (KGLC). Landowners, producers, conservationists, or anyone looking to do a prescribed burn in 2025 will benefit from these meetings,…
Producers Can Enroll in the 2025 Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs Beginning Jan. 21 and Dairy Margin Coverage Beginning Jan.29
It’s wintertime and, with a canopy of stars visible overhead on clear nights, rural Pratt County beckons me to come hither.