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Mayor Matt Christenson called the February 3, 2025 Greensburg City Counticl meeting with a Pledge of Allegiance followed by Father Ted Skalsky’s invocation. It was to be a meeting focused on energy projects with KPP Energy and PACE Solar. Council present included Mark Trummel, Nathan Charlton, Pam Reves, and Wayne Keeton. Haley Kern was absent.
On Wednesday morning, I found myself unloading once again in Sioux City, IA. I received a call about my next load, and it seemed like a great plan—pick up a load in Ft. Dodge to deliver in Bismarck, ND. There was also a John Deere load in Valley City, ND, heading to McPherson, KS.
Visit Pratt and the City of Pratt are excited to welcome Centricity Music recording artist Unspoken to the Municipal Building for a concert March 29, 2025. Tickets available now at https://www.outhousetickets.com/events/unspoken for the concert which starts at 7 p.m. Early gate for premium seating is 5:30 p.m., followed by general admission at 6:30 p.m.
Pratt Rotary hosted community members Kevin Evans of the Rolla Rena Skate Center, Ashley Smith from Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce and Pratt High School students Owen Schmidt and Rylan Rockenback at their Thursday, February 13 meeting, continuing to support community and network in meaningful ways.
The Lady Tigers of St. John continued their winning ways this past week with victories over Otis-Bison (68-27) and Victoria (60-29). The Lady Tigers are 14-5 and finish out the regular season at home this Friday (February 21) vs. Macksville on Senior Night.
Andy Kooken at Kook’s Meats in Greensburg is kind of a quiet guy, working hard behind the scenes to serve his local compatriots in Greensburg and Kiowa County, Kansas. On Valentine’s Day 2025, Kooken and two helpers cooked and served 139 steak meals to customers, many of them going as secret valentine dinners to law enforcement, medical and emergency management workers and their spouses.
Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) has sent a letter to recently confirmed Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum highlighting the longstanding work by Kansans to responsibly steward water resources at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and the Rattlesnake Creek Basin, as well as the economic impact the basin has in the region and the need for stability in 2026.
Recently we were trying to get organized by getting rid of papers no longer worth keeping. Some of the documents were no longer relevant, but other import/repeats records were inaccessible in the piles of neglected ‘stuff.’ The good news is that we have made progress with our discarding and organizing! However, this blog is not intended to motivate spring house cleaning.
The Pratt High School Boys’ Wrestling team recently wrapped up their regular season with the annual Central Kansas League Tournament. This tournament featured the best wrestlers from each school in the conference, and Pratt was able to prevail with a team championship and multiple individual titles. This year, the contest was held in Hesston on Thursday, February 13.
There was a red-carpet entrance and special door princesses at the Barron Red Carpet Club Free Movie Night on Thursday, February 6 in Pratt. It was a special celebration to thank donors who have supported the Barron Theatre, Youth Core Ministries, and The Store Next Door.