It is said that Aesop lived 600 years before Christ, a dangerous time during which survival could be brutal. It is interesting, however, how relevant his fables can be to modern situations. Aesop used animals and humans as subjects.
According to KDWP museum director Mackenzie Reh at the Pratt Education Center and Museum, some wild animal friends snuck into the museum after hours and left their tracks all over the place. She has invited kids and parents looking for spring break fun to come to the museum at 531 SE 25th Ave, Pratt, Kansas to help her identify the culprits.
The Greensburg City Council met March 03, 2025 at City Hall, called to order by Mayor Matt Christenson who led the Pledge of Allegiance. Top items of discussion included a connecting sidewalks project, a nepotism hiring policy, and the SW Kansas highway expansion project.
TOPEKA — A major broadband provider and a coalition of smaller developers is not happy about lack of transparency at the Kansas Department of Commerce in awarding millions of dollars in state and federal funding to upgrade internet service in underserved areas of the state.
Recently Farm Bureau members from across the country traveled to Denver for the Fusion Conference, which brings together members from three committees: Young Farmers & Ranchers, Women’s Leadership and Program & Engagement.
Pratt, Kan. - The Pratt Community College women’s basketball team traveled to Liberal, Kan. on Saturday, March 8 for the opening round of the NJCAA Region Six Women’s Basketball Tournament against the Seward County Community College. The Beavers unfortunately lost the game 81-49 to end their season 8-23 overall and 3-21 in conference play.
Caleb Strong Only a sophomore, Pratt High School’s Caleb Strong made an impact on the Greenback boys’ basketball team in ways that extended into post-season play and a trip to the State Tournament in class 4A competition. Strong led an…
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released the following message in recognition of National Agriculture Day to honor the farmers, ranchers, and producers who feed, fuel, and clothe the world:“Today on National Agriculture Day, we recognize the people…
Charitable giving that makes a local impact, particularly for rural communities served by The Peoples Bank, is the impetus behind The Heartland Project that began late 2024 and runs through 2025. The Peoples Heartland Foundation, established by The Peoples Bank which has offices in Pratt, Smith, Osborne, Kiowa, Kingman and Barber counties, initiated The Heartland Project which will award $50,000 to approved plans in each county for a total of $300,000, all for the asking this year.
It was 34 A.D. and the destruction was over. Many cities had been destroyed, and many people died in the great storms, earthquakes and fires which had descended on the new world peoples who called themselves Nephites and Lamanites(1). The people were wading through sorrow and mourning, when a voice was heard, saying “O all ye that are spared because ye were more righteous than they, will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you? … Behold mine arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come unto me. Behold I am Jesus Christ the Son of God … and in me hath the Father glorified his name … I am the light and life of the world.”(2)