Unofficial election results from November 2, 2021, available online at prattcounty.org, show that Pratt County voters took interest in several small-town government and area school board positions, even though it may have been an overall light day at the polls.
It's not often a Friday Lunch-and-Learn event at the Vernon Filley Art Museum combines mythical painting, quantum physics, classical music and Kansas weeds, but last week Pratt native Laura Krusemark's presentation managed to do just that. A larger-than-usual crowd attended the jaw-dropping exhibition and many came away much inspired from the event.
Kathleen Norman, Assistant Director of Stafford County Economic Development, has an office in St. John at 311 N. Broadway, but lately she has been getting out to surrounding communities to facilitate Empowerment Training with the Jobs of America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) Program. She will wrap up a nine-week pilot session at Stafford High School in early December that has been keeping her busy for several weeks now.
The Stafford County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, in the Commission Room in the Annex. Chairman Grimmett called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Present: Clayton Grimmett, Todd Wycoff and Bryce Garner.
Twenty-one Seniors enjoyed an evening of warm soup, complimentary side dishes and desert on a chilly 1st of the month Monday Senior Supper. Thank you to Velda Young, Carolyn Mix, Deanna Williamson and Dean Delp and Sandy Smith for the soup. Also thank you to all who attended and brought delish side dishes. Rebecca McDaniel completed our warm and happy evening with piano music that brought back wonderful memories.
The public is invited to drop into the Stafford County Museum in Stafford, Kansas to view a new exhibit which honors Harlan Harter, as well as four other local veterans. Mr.
Not long ago, school board elections were low-key races, required by state law to be nonpartisan. Candidates were retired school personnel, parents or others recruited to run because they were actively involved in local schools or the community.
Water Plants Before Winter Watering now is important if soils are dry to help alleviate moisture stress. A good, deep watering with moisture reaching at least a foot down into the soil is much better than several light sprinklings that just wet the top portions of the soil.
Well, it’s trick-or-treat time again, in fact, by the time you’re reading this, it will be over. In my day, living in the country, harmless pranks were just expected, like putting live pigeons into neighbor’s mailboxes and the annual toilet paper blanketing of someone’s front lawn in the middle of the night (which today might just get you arrested for blatant waste of valuable property or something.)
Jeff and I had been back in Iola, Kansas for about three years, after being asked to leave our last church. While we were healing and restoring, lots of things happened there. We had our youngest child. I learned to play the piano. Relationships were restored that had been broken when we left the church in Iola. We even served as an interim pastor at a church in a nearby town. All while we waited and healed.