Blake Winsor of Pratt High School accepted an invitation to compete with the Kansas Shrine Duals and will wrestle at 157 lbs. on Saturday, March 29 in the 2nd Annual KWCA event. The wrestling matchups for all weight divisions and sizes of schools takes place at Fugate Gymnasium, Kansas Newman University, Wichita, Kansas.
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At its March 17, 2025 meeting, City of Pratt leaders considered communication issues and the need to inform the public of services and business movements.
For decades now we’ve argued that free trade, meaning when tariffs are reduced to zero, was harming American farmers and ranchers, particularly cattle and sheep farmers and ranchers. Our logical arguments against free trade included that many foreign countries had lower wages, lower production standards, relaxed environmental standards, and weaker currencies.
The Kiowa County Health Department has released a special caution about measles as there has been cases reported in nearby states, as well as in southwest Kansas
How many years in school do we spend getting ready to be a good productive citizen? Most of us spend 13 years in K-12th grade.
Dick Bixler of Pratt creates art from metal that means something to him. A recent piece, Jesus Stills the Storm, has been selected to be displayed as part of a “Miracles” exhibit at Christ Cathedral, downtown Salina, through April 18. His metal welded sculpture is part of an annual pre-Easter art exhibit that featured 14 regional artists this year, included fellow Prattan Amy Clarkson.
A few Saturdays ago, I had to attend a company safety meeting in Sabetha, KS. My wife and oldest granddaughter, Aspen, went with me. Normally, after the meeting is over, we go to the Cracker Barrel in Junction City and then go shopping in Salina.
Three years ago a summer storm caused the roof of the high school gym in Sawyer to cave in, destroying a community gathering place and part of the home of Patsy Aubley-Janzen. This year, on Tuesday, March 18, another storm with 70+ mph wind gusts spitting snow balls every which way blew out the southern wall of the Sawyer School gym. Bricks exploded across the south lawn of the former schoolyard and across Lorraine Street, some of them reaching the yard of Leon McCullough who lives on the other side.
MANHATTAN – Registration opened March 4 for Walk Kansas, an eight-week team-based challenge that encourages teams of six to exercise and live more healthfully while walking a distance equivalent to the length of the Sunflower State.