The Youth Making a Difference (YMAD) Council met at the beginning of March for their Spring community service project. They created 120 water bottle snack packs that they donated to their home counties food bank. These water bottle snack packs consisted of a water bottle stuffed with trail mix, cheese crackers, nutrigrain bars, and fruit snacks.
On Wednesday, my brother Gary called me and asked if I was “in the wind.” I was in southern Texas, and compared to Tuesday, it was a beautiful day. We all know Tuesday was a rough day, battling the winds.
S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G B-E-E! The Kiowa County Spelling Bee was originally scheduled for February 12th and then got rescheduled for the 19th. However, due to snow, it was rescheduled again and was finally held on the 27th of February at 10 a.m. at the Ross Ellis Center in Haviland.
Caleb Strong Only a sophomore, Pratt High School’s Caleb Strong is making an impact on the Greenback boys’ basketball team in ways that are extending into post-season play and a trip to the State Tournament in class 4A competition. Strong…
I recently came across a reference to the Battle of Bunker Hill, a famous battle in the Colonies’ quest for independence. We won that battle, didn’t we? Actually, no we did not. If we did not win, why is it remembered as so important?
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Learning about Anatomy, Physiology, and healthy living is the goal of Body Venture, a traveling exhibit that is visiting elementary schools throughout Kansas. On Tuesday, March 4, more than 113 students from Skyline Elementary School got to experience the walk-through event that stressed the importance of healthy living now and into the future.
At its March 4 regular meeting, the Pratt city commission revised its livestock ordinance to allow up to 5 backyard chickens. The new ordinance specifies that the chickens must be properly contained and cannot be closer than 5 feet from the property line or 20 feet from a neighboring house. Roosters continue to be prohibited due to noise.
Pratt Wrestling Club kids spent the weekend wrestling in Hays and qualified 15 club members for state competition next weekend in Topeka.
Something is missing on the Pratt business skyline just west of the US Highway 54/500 and 61 junction. The big black and white stallion rearing into the sky above Lisa’s Western Wear at 1715 E. 1st was toppled in last week’s Tuesday night wind storm. He fell to the ground with a broken leg and was discovered Wednesday morning by store manager Lisa Washington.