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There are four museums in Pratt; each one represents multiple opportunities for fun and learning in their own way. Representatives from the Pratt Education Center and Science Museum, the B-29 Bombers on the Prairie Museum, the Pratt County Historical Museum, and the Vernon Filley Art Museum joined forces last Friday to share their event schedules and tell what they have to offer the public during a Lunch and Learn session at the Filley in Pratt.
EL DORADO, Kan. – April 8, 2025 –TheKansas One Shot Turkey Huntis excited to announce its selection of five youth hunters thanks to its continued partnership with Pass It On! Outdoor Mentorsand the Kansas Wildscape Foundation. This year, exceptional kids from across the state of Kansas will have the unique opportunity to participate in this upcoming hunting event that will take place April 16-18, 2025.
The Sunflower State’s top spellers went to Salina last Saturday, to compete in the Sunflower State Spelling Bee. Students representing schools from the Tri-County Tribune coverage area included Layton Adams, an 8th grade student from Stafford County; Rowdy Young, a 6th grade student from Kiowa County; and Chloe Toalston, an 8th grader from Pratt County.
Pratt Community College’s Athletics Department is excited to be adding another new fact to its ranks. The cheer squad is adding a second coach, Kaylee Wheeler.
For the third year in a row, the Washburn WIFI Film Festival selected a St. John short film in the Kansas High School category for top level awards. The project selected, “Beyond the Truth,” was created by the first hour AV Production class at USD 350 St. John and will be screened on April 12 at Washburn Univeristy in Topeka, KS. The online awards show will stream on April 13th at 2 p.m.
My wife and her dog, Daisy, were attacked by a pack of vicious dogs, as covered by this newspaper last week. The largest, lead dog, mauled our dog who was on a leash and she was bitten on nearly 50 percent of her body. It has been excruciating to watch our dear dog struggle to recuperated from such devastating wounds but I am so thankful to the Lord that He had his hand of protection on my wife. For the sake and safety of our citizens as they walk the streets of our town and for the children playing in their yards, I urge city leaders in Pratt to take actions that will prevent this from happening to anyone else. One only needs to look at the comments on Pratt Community Connections and Tri-County Tribune Facebook pages regarding this incident to see this in not a rare case! This is happening over and over again in our quiet neighborhoods.
Our activity for the City of Pratt in March 2025 included the hiring of two new city employees, Robert Walker as Code Enforcement/Building Inspector and Crystal Arnett as City Clerk.
Spring prom season of 2025 is here and area schools and students are participating in a time-honored tradition of celebrating youth and education accomplishment.
A couple of years ago, I asked my optometrist to make a special pair of glasses for me. I explained to him that I could read my computer screen and books just fine without glasses, but when I was leading worship or preaching, sometimes my vision was just blurry enough to make getting the words right difficult. Could he make a pair of glasses with the focal point at the distance from my eyes to a music stand or pulpit? He could and he did. I now have my very own pair of worship glasses. I think that’s even what it says in the records in his office.