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Members of the Pratt BPOE #1451 Elks Lodge attended a ribbon cutting ceremony last week at the Ft. Dodge Soldiers Home near Dodge City. They met in Halsey Hall to celebrate financial support from the Lodge that helped pay for the recent installment of a 300-gallon aquarium.
As more frequent extreme weather events pose a threat to aging infrastructure or cause power outages, more homeowners are looking for ways to improve their energy security. One Nebraska homeowner, Eric Williams, has built a system that allows his home to function as a small-scale “nano grid,” capable of running independently from the main utility when needed.
On Tuesday, February 4, the Thunderbirds of Skyline High School (Pratt) hosted the Trojans of Stafford High. The teams were very familiar with each other’s game as they had multiple opportunities to see the opposition in action the previous week at the 54 Classic. This contest ended with a showdown finish, 47-41, in Skyline’s favor.
Pratt Community College is proud to announce its recognition as one of the top 100 institutions in the nation for the U.S. Department of Education’s prestigious Raising the Bar Award. This honor highlights the college’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence, student success, and community impact.
“Sometimes the lights all shinin’ on me / Other times I can barely see / Lately it occurs to me / What a long, strange trip it’s been.” –“Truckin’” by the Grateful Dead.
Coming out of a runner-up finish at the 2025 Hoisington Winter Jam, the Pratt High School Boys’ Basketball team was determined to get on the winning track as they move through their regular season schedule.
* Send your Coming Events for Pratt, Stafford, and Kiowa counties to jstultz@cherryroad.com for inclusion in this free listing of area events! Many people show up at these events because “they read it in the paper!”
Perhaps it has been one of Pratt’s best kept secrets that the Baymont by Wyndham (704 Allison Lane) General Manager Megan Nixon was the hotel chains General Manager of the Year in 2023, but those who attended a Pratt Area Chamber Coffee Chat meeting last Thursday at the establishment learned that award is not the only high honor for the Pratt hotel.
Who Jesus is, is a big deal. Our salvation and our eternity depend on it. Our faith in God and His Word, the Bible, require us to believe what Jesus said about Himself. Consider these words of Jesus: Luke 22:66-71 (at His trial before the crucifixion) ‘They said, “If you are the Messiah, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe. And if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”