Isaiah 43:2 NIV: When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
The Kilwinning Lodge No. 265 in Pratt, led by Ronald Detwiller has awarded Halle Young with a scholarship to continue her education for the fall 2025 semester.
* 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!”
Pratt and Kiowa County youth have been hard at work raising money to go to summer camp under the direction of Youth Core Ministries directors in both counties. With camp dates just around the corner, Director of Core Life and Pratt Operations Kyle Nauman visited the Pratt Lions Club recently to talk about the impact of Core Life on local youth and the need for community support.
I told my son that his second-year bucket calf, “Dodge,” would be going to the feed lot that night after the premium auction, not the next morning as we discussed.
Family and friends of Riley Prosser, 21, who was killed last Friday in a rural intersection collision are mourning the loss, along with many in the area communities who knew those involved in the accident that took place at a rural Pratt County intersection.
The way we choose our Presidents is sometimes less than logical. I recalled the day an intelligent, thoughtful young women made a comment to me about John McCain, who was running for president. She said something like, “I just find the odd way he holds his hands and shoulders sort of creepy.”
Fake texts that appear to come from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and demand payment for tolls and tickets are continuing to be sent to the public. These texts sometimes threaten to have driver’s licenses revoked or penalties for not paying promptly.
As the Lord Jesus visited his sheep of another fold(1), he began to teach them about why he came to earth. “My Father sent me”, Jesus told them, “that I might be lifted up on the cross … therefore, according to the power of the Father I will draw all men unto me, that they may be judged according to their works … whether they be good or evil … and it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth, and is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he endureth to the end, behold, him will I hold guiltless before my Father at that day when I shall stand to judge the world.”(2)
Pathways to Oral Health, a new statewide initiative and online resource hub, has launched to improve access to dental care for Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Backed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Division of Health Care Finance and in partnership with all three KanCare managed care organizations, the program offers tools and support to reduce barriers and foster more inclusive dental care across the state.