The City of Pratt and most of the Tri-County Tribune coverage area continues to recover from arctic cold temperatures and additional snowfall that fell in the area on Monday, January 20. Many evening activities were canceled due to wind chill factors plummeting to -13 and -17 below zero.
The City of Pratt had its first regular commission meeting of 2025 on January 13. This first meeting is always centered on reorganization for the coming year. This year, Mayor Zach Deeds stepped down after six years on the commission and three as mayor. Deeds was replaced as mayor by Kyle Farmer, who was already serving on the commission and, by profession, teaches government at Pratt High School. The empty seat left by Deeds’ departure from the commission was filled by Monte Hostetler who was elected to the commission by the public after previously serving on the Planning and Zoning Committee for the City of Pratt.
All across the state, Kansans have been enjoying or perhaps dealing with the snow for more than a week. I have heard countless people remark that there’s been more snow than we have had in years. It definitely feels like the longest snow streak we have had in the 12 years I have lived in Kansas.
Tribune staff Anyone who has been wishing to know when and where to give blood is invited to come to Pratt on Friday, January 24 and stop in at the Pratt Community Center to give blood. Appointments are preferred by…
As the seasons change, so do horses’ coats to help them stay warm in winter and cool in summer. But occasionally, horses can be late to shed their thick winter coats. While this isn’t always a problem, it can be…
The Pratt High School Boys’ Wrestling team recently competed in the 2025 Dodge City Varsity Tournament at the United Wireless Arena. This was a two-day contest filled with stiff competition from schools across the whole state of Kansas. The Greenbacks fought hard and had some valuable takeaways from this tournament.
With these four words Martin Luther King Jr. captivated an audience, captured a moment, and called to mind a better and brighter future for an entire country. I have a dream. Four powerful words.
On a night when bitter North winds blew in snow flurries and dropped temperatures to wind chill factors near zero, and on a night when the Kansas City Chiefs football team was in a playoff game, and on a night when there were multiple other options for entertainment, one might think no one would go out for pancakes. That would be wrong.
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Kansas leaders from both sides of the aisle stepped inside the $4 billion plant in De Soto recently to celebrate its imminent opening.