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Use division to increase peony beds

By Chris Himmelwright Pratt County Research and Extension Master Gardener Dividing Peonies Peonies are a favorite perennial of gardeners because of their beauty and low maintenance. In Kansas, peonies provide a beautiful display of flowers each spring before Memorial Day.

COMING EVENTS

PCC Encore and Sample Saturday Sept 17 - Come enjoy free entertainment while you sample some products from participating vendors! Saturday, September 17 at 9:30 a.m. Located at the Pratt Farmers Market at Merchant Park.

Pratt firemen honor 9-11 with bell ringing

News Editor CherryRoad Media It was a quiet Sunday morning in Pratt, but at specified times the big bell in front of City of Pratt Fire Department on Jackson Street rang out in honor of those who lost their lives, particularly first responders and fire fighters in New York City during a terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. Pratt City Fire Chief David Kramer, joined by firemen Mac Calloway, Eric Welch, Justin Garrett and a few others throughout the morning, rang the bell at 8:46 a.m.

Bell brings Shear Madness Salon and Boutique to St. John

Lyndsey Bell opened her salon in March of 2014, and she opened her boutique in September of 2018. She is located at 410 N Main Street in St. John. She is self-employed. Her occupation is cosmetologist. She went to college for cosmetology and business. She received her degree from Hutchinson in cosmetology, her Associates in Business from Barton Community College. In addition, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science from Kansas State University.

Small town collaboration helps families keep track of kids during work hours

Haviland is a small town that is filled with lively families including their children who need a place to go when parents head to work or when they are too young to be left at home alone. Luckily, Haviland Grade School, Haviland Recreation and the Daycare Center are in collaboration to fill the needs of these working parents and their children. Currently there are only a few families who attend the after school program run by Jana Hawkins, but the hope is that the program will grow as word travels around town.

It’s a wide world, and Czech Republic is a great place to visit

What does it mean to cross the great blue ocean— to bridge the gap between past and present? That is a question I sought to answer when my wife and I made trip to the Czech Republic (aka Czechia) recently (also staying overnight in both Bratislava, Slovakia and near Freiberg, Germany). The Czech lands have drawn me for several years now.

Big smile

Jimmy Buffett I know a lot of you are waiting to see me blow up over the politics that are ruining the country right now. You are just going to have to wait.

Getting robbed at the pump

Special to the News You may have noticed that I didn’t have an article in the newspaper last week. It was about how my daughter was getting treated at work.