Submitted article Special to the Tribune Representative Ron Estes received an award this month from NumbersUSA — the nation’s largest nonpartisan immigration reform organization — for his strong voting record on immigration. Rep. Estes holds an A+ rating from NumbersUSA…
By Mackenzie MitchellDevelopment & Communications Coordinator for Golden Belt Community Foundationmackenzie@goldenbeltcf.org Golden Belt Community Foundation just completed its eleventh Giving Tuesday campaign, wrapping up and announcing the results during a Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Coffee Thursday morning. Giving Tuesday…
By Jennifer Stultz Tri-County Tribune Editor jstultz@cherryroad.com Hundreds of people took part in the Santa and Sleigh Rides events at Bixler’s Art Barn on December 19, 20 and 21. Located just south of Pratt at 20011 SE 20th Avenue, Dick…
By Jennifer Stultz Tri-County Tribune Editor jstultz@cherryroad.com At 80 years old, Larry Garner of St. John just isn’t the kind of guy that enjoys doing nothing. The former industrial arts teacher and Stafford County farmer took up woodworking to keep…
By Jayden Mies Freelance reporter Special to the Tribune The Pratt High School Boys’ Wrestling team recently traveled to Douglass to compete in the Seventy-Second Annual Goodwill Invitational on Saturday, December 14. This featured a total of 17 teams with…
By: Jayden Mies The Pratt High School Girls’ Wrestling team recently competed in their second tournament of the year, and they were able to continue the early success they built at their home contest. This second tournament was at Douglass…
By Jennifer Stultz Tri-County Tribune Editor jstultz@cherryroad.com Six days after a Silver Alert went out in Reno County for the whereabouts of 80-year-old Gary Foster, he was found deceased. According to the Reno County Sheriff’s Department, Foster was found near…
By Jennifer Stultz Tri-County Tribune Editor jstultz@cherryroad.com The Tri-County Tribune continues a fall sports project naming one male and one female as our Athletes of the Week now for the 2024-25 Winter Sports Season. Winners of this weekly recognition will…
By Eric Killough Freelance reporter Special to the Tribune Pratt Public Library’s 2024 ‘Read for Charity’ fundraiser made a $1,229.50 donation to this year’s Pratt Angel Tree Program, thanks to 122,950 pages read by library patrons. “The number of pages…
By Billy Holland Christian author, outreach minister, and community chaplain billyhollandministries.com The author of this story I am about to share is unknown and it has been told by many people throughout the years. The gentleman to whom I’m going…