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An old gym on the campus of USD 382 Pratt has been restored and sports fans plus community members gathered for a grand opening of sorts at the Frog Dome on Friday, February 14 in Pratt. Pratt High School boys and girls basketball teams played, the pep band filled the space, and spectators young and old enjoyed the experience.
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The Pratt High School boys’ basketball team has continued to have success as they progress through the final games of the regular season. They have won their past three games after losing to a tough Hesston team earlier in the month.
Show me a Midwesterner who doesn’t have some sort of love-hate relationship with snow, and I’ll show you the rock they have lived under. It seems as though a person either love it or hates it, and for some of us it depends upon the day. It’s hard to explain how something that makes the landscape suddenly seem so sparkling clean and pure can turn on you in an instant and ruin your day. I was reminded last week how much I love to watch snow fall and how beautiful it makes everything it touches, but also how much I hate removing it from my driveway. I’m kind of a purist, in that I believe God put it there and I don’t want to shovel it and take away any satisfaction He might get from taking it away himself! Yes, to the traveler, home owner, maintenance man and commuter, snow is often an unwelcome inconvenience. To the outdoorsman, however, snow opens up a whole new world of opportunities.
At its annual meeting held in conjunction with the Kansas Corn Symposium, the members of the Kansas Corn Growers Association held elections for the southwest, south central and southeast Kansas board positions.
Blake Winsor This week’s male Tri-County Tribune Athlete of the Week is Pratt High School’s Blake Winsor. This senior was instrumental in the Greenback’s recent CKL Championship, taking first in…
The Kansas Department of Transportation has released information about two bridge repair projects on U.S. Highway 183 in Kiowa County that will begin March.
BUNKER HILL, KS – The tradition continues as Smoky Hills PBS will provide live coverage of the 2025 Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) Class 3-2-1A State Wrestling Championships. The event is scheduled for February 28 to March 1, 2025, at Gross Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.
It’s an old Sunflower Senior Center service with a new twist. Blood Pressure Clinic will be held the second Monday of each month from 10-11 a.m. Karen Brown Soden, ARNP, will be present to assist with the clinic. Walk-ins are always welcome. All ages. The next clinic is March 10 at the Sunflower Senior Center in St. John.
The Board of Education of Unified School District 350 St. John-Hudson met in special session at 11:30 a.m. Monday January 20, 2025 to consider a lease purchase agreement. The meeting was called to order by Derek Foote.