MACKSVILLE - James Lee, Macksville High School senior, recently inked a national letter of intent to run track and field at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. James has been a four year member of the cross country team at Macksville and a three year contributor to the Mustang’s track and field squad.
THE 2021 COTTON HARVEST in southcentral Kansas has essentially been over for some time now, but employees at the Next GINeration Cotton Gin near Cullinson… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
THE MACKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL boys basketball team carried a 6-0 record into the 2021 holiday break, following a pair of impressive home wins last week. The Mustangs defeated Central Christian 54-36 on Tuesday and Stafford 51-39 Friday.
STUDENTS IN KIOWA County involved in the JAG-K program (Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas) have kept busy this semester by making an effort to be visible in the community with many service projects around the county. JAG-K hopes to help students prepare students for successful futures, and a big part of their program is helping the community by volunteering for at least 10 hours throughout the year. A few of the community service projects included volunteering in and around the school, at Care and Share, at the Greensburg.
IT WAS A RARE and forceful wind that blew through Pratt County last Wednesday, with gusts clocked at over 65 mph at times by the U.S. National Weather Team at Dodge City. Pratt was lucky, in most respects, to have had minimal damage in comparison to what occurred elsewhere during the storm that covered the entire state at one point or another.
A GROUP OF PRATT COUNTY musicians brightened up the holidays for residents, staff and family members at Parkwood Village this past Sunday. Gracie Bronson, Duane Hanks, Nancy Kerr, Libby Schaffer, and Kahrie Stegman all lent their musical talents in a special Christmas concert, which was organized by Hanks.
THE DAUGHTER’S of the American Revolution (DAR), Kanza Chapter of Stafford County, met at the Pratt Historical Museum on October 26, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. The members first toured the special Indian display of artifacts collected by Jon Hartman.
11/17/2021 Kathy Ewers hit a deer on US WHY 281 at NE 110th St. no one was injured and vehicle was removed from scene.
EACH GENERATION consumes meat differently. The baby boomers are mainly traditionalists when it comes to beef consumption. They like their meat, eating steaks, burgers and specialty cuts. Millennials love adventure. They, like Generation Z, also like experimentation.
DICK AND NANCY BIXLER enjoy visiting with neighbors, family, friends, art enthusiasts, and more. Those who stop by at their airbnb and gallery Bixler’s Art Barn south of Pratt get a good dose of Bixler hospitality, and that circle has just been expanded to include all of the Pratt community during a special Christmas in the Country event on Dec. 21, 22 and 23.