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tschram

  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Softball teams in Pratt have successful summer seasons

Pratt softball teams of all ages have had solid 2022 seasons this summer. They traveled to a variety of places and learned many new things about the game. Softball age divisions and baseball age divisions differ slightly. Softball age divisions only go up by even numbers; for example, 8 and under, then 10 and under, then 12 and under. This means that there are less teams available in Pratt, and one might have to play up a year in some cases.

Governor creates Wildfire Task Force

Three months of extreme fire danger and threat in Kansas left their mark as hundreds of acres burned in separate fires in Reno and Harvey County this spring. Pratt and Kiowa County firefighters also had their share of grass and field fires to battle, while lighting strikes caused three massive grass fires in Stafford County last April.

SBA supports Buy American partnerships

Recently in Seattle, SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman noted, “President Biden’s successful leadership has guided our economy from high levels of pandemic job loss to the strongest job recovery in history, with all private sector jobs now fully recovered.”

Poetry Rendezvous to take place in St. John

The 34th annual Poetry Rendezvous will be Aug. 6 and 7 (Saturday and Sunday) at the Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library, 406 N. Monroe, St. John. This is an informal “come-and-go” event. Friends of poetry are welcome to come and read, or simply come and listen for as long or short as they like. Poets will have books available to sell and autograph. All events are free.

Drivers urged to avoid a meltdown and a breakdown during the heatwave

AAA reminds motorists of toll extreme heat can take on humans and their vehicles as auto club responds to nearly 1,000 calls for roadside service in Kansas in three days WICHITA, Kan. – With extremely high temperatures expected to continue across Kansas during the last week of July, the National Weather Service forecasts a dangerous heatwave will impact much of the United States.