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Labor Day travel tips revolve around safety

By Denise Groene Better Business Bureau dgroene@bbbinc.org Indications are that this year’s Labor Day will see more Americans hitting the road than during the previous two years. The American Automobile Association predicts 39.2 million will travel over the holiday weekend - 3 million more than last year.

Some Kansas counties selected for abortion amendment recount

By Dylan Lysen and Blaise Mesa Kansas News Service Some Kansas counties are rushing to collect staff and start a hand recount of abortion amendment votes after an advocacy group demanded a partial recount despite a decisive loss. The nine counties selected for the recount have just five days to finish the process.

Drought assistance offered for Kansas livestock producers

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds drought-impacted producers in Kansas that they may be eligible for assistance through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). ELAP provides financial assistance for water transportation and for above normal costs of transporting feed to livestock or transporting livestock to forage/ grazing acres.

The bearcat has us trained

Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Our cat has us trained; or maybe I should say, “We’re his humans.” Since The Bearcat has lived here, we’ve noticed he most always has a method determined to have his way. If he’s hungry he sits at the patio door and meows until we let him in; then goes to the refrigerator, looks up at it, then back at Margie or me, until we get out his cat food.

City leaders make necessary adjustments for pool donation

By John Huxman Special to the Tribune jdhux2007@yahoo.com At its August 15 meeting, the Pratt City Commission made the necessary policy changes to for the new municipal swimming pool to be paid for by a private donation rather than through taxes. The contractor that builds the pool must have the money up front, regardless of how the city pays for it.