Come out for family fun in Pratt on Saturday, May 4 at Lemon Park
The fourth annual Kids Safety Day in Pratt scheduled for May 4 is really a combination of health news and family togetherness.
Jennifer Stultz
Changing of the Guard: City of Pratt fire department leadership positions filled by Garrett and Peterson
Bucklin Tractor & Implement Co., with a branch of operation in Pratt, recently donated a new chainsaw to the City of Pratt department.
Bixler’s Art Barn second annual May Fest features something for everyone
Europe has the Ritz, Pratt, Kansas has the Bix, Bixler Art Barn that is, a place where culture meets community and family fun.
Generous benefactors responsible for great improvements at PCC
The Pratt Community College Foundation has been working diligently to secure financial support for several new initiatives that not only benefit the institution, but the community as well.
Great Plains Wondering: Here for a short time only
If I have learned anything over my 16 years of working at the area agency on aging (aka aging and disability resource center), it’s this: circumstances change—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly—and, in the end, we are here only for a short time.That time is a dash which separates our birth from death (as a poem by Linda Ellis so eloquently captures).Outside circumstances may influence the course our lives take, but, ultimately, we have the capacity to determine how much impact such life events have upon our ability to find joy.
City of Pratt presents water supervisor award, hears first public discussion on proposed training center
At its April 15 regular meeting, the Pratt City Commission had the honor of presenting one of its employees, Kelvin Clay, with a plaque for having received the Kansas Rural Water Association’s award for municipal water supervisor of the year.
Blue-green algae advisories issued for Kansas lakes
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) have issued a public health advisory due to blue-green algae.A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or paint floating on the water and be colored blue, bright green, brown or red.
Pratt boys dominate Ellsworth track meet, score high at Halstead
The Pratt High School track team has had great success in its two most recent meets.
Lady Beavers hit three-game win streak
The Pratt Community College softball team is on a three-game winning streak having won three out of their last four games against Garden City and then Northwest Tech.
Kiowa County Senior Center: Visiting is the best part
Last week the Kiowa County Children’s Choir came and sang to us at the center!