Eight exhausting years of wilderness journeying had brought Nephi and his father the prophet Lehi and their people to a delightful place they called Bountiful. God had blessed them in their flight from Jerusalem around 600 BC, but the journey had been so long and difficult that when they saw this place by the seashore, filled with trees, fruit and wild honey, they were “exceedingly rejoiced”.
Over the past several years public opinion polls have gotten a lot of heat — some of it deserved, some of it not — for not accurately predicting election results. Public opinion is only as accurate as the sample of voters polled and what those voters are willing to tell pollsters.
has launched a new scholarship for active-duty military personnel, veterans and their spouses who are interested in furthering their education. The “Military Appreciation Scholarship” valued at up to $2,500 each, is open to new students who plan on enrolling in any of the online, nonprofit university’s 60+ undergraduate and graduate degree programs in IT, business, K-12 teacher education, and health professions, including nursing.
This year’s Pratt High School Drive to Thrive food collection has ended, but busy schedules have prevented immediate pickup so numbers are not finalized for participating collection points. “We extended the drive one extra work day until Monday, November 14th due to Friday, the 11th being a bank holiday,” said STUCO sponsor Michelle Popovich.
Kiowa County voters took to the polls on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 to exercise their freedom to vote. Except for the state governor’s race, and of course, the local Kiowa County Hospital Board positions, Kiowa County voters followed statewide patterns for the general election.
We have been blessed in so many ways over the last few weeks at the center to have MANY young visitors with us! We have had Mrs. Prosser and her first grade class come and chalked out sidewalks to honor our Veterans, and Kiowa County National Honor society students came last Wed. to eat with us and personally invite the seniors to ball games! We even had a couple of them pitch in with dishes when they found out that our dishwasher was waiting on parts!! Thank you!
A crack-repair project will start soon on U.S. 183 in Comanche and Kiowa counties.
On Tuesday, November 8, USD 350 Scholars Bowl Team participated in a Tournament hosted by Otis-Bison. St. John placed first in a three-way tie with Ellinwood, LaCrosse, and St. John. Although few in numbers, the Varsity Scholars Bowl Team Won first place by a margin - higher differential (wins and losses, cyclical head-to-head, down to point differential).
On Tuesday, November 7, Pratt High School hosted, for the first time in school history, a varsity and JV meet on the same day. Head Coach Kyle Farmer said he was very excited for the opportunity and that it was a huge milestone in PHS history.
GREAT BEND, KAN. – Innovative Livestock Services (ILS) opened its doors to more than 20 students from Great Bend, Larned, Macksville and Ellinwood high schools for a hands-on, immersion experience with the ILS Farm Partnership. Students were exposed to farm operations, equipment management, water management, and more during the immersion experienced designed to introduce high school students to career opportunities in production agriculture.