Credit Union of America (CUA) has announced that its 19th Annual Charity Golf Classic raised $50,200 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) at Ascension Via Christi. The event was held on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at Crestview Country Club and served as the official kickoff to the Wichita Open, one of the Korn Ferry Tour’s premier stops featuring top professional golfers.
Pratt Community College (PCC) was recently designated an “Opportunity College.” PCC was one of two Kansas Community Colleges to earn both the higher access and higher earnings rankings in this new classification system.
Kansans are encouraged to contact their representatives and urge them to reject budget cuts and protect Medicaid coverage. At least fifty Kansans gathered recently at the Wichita Public Library - Westlink Branch for a Community Conversation on Medicaid hosted by the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas. The event gave residents the opportunity to voice their concerns over proposed federal Medicaid cuts that could impact hundreds of thousands of Kansans who get care through the state’s Medicaid program, KanCare.
Baymont by Wyndham Pratt, proudly owned and operated by S&S Lodging LLC, is honored to announce that it has been awarded the Award for Outstanding Quality by Baymont by Wyndham. This distinguished recognition highlights excellence in service, operations, and overall guest experience, and celebrates hotels that consistently uphold the highest standards of quality.
At its June 16 regular meeting, Pratt City commissioners voted to support the construction The Point Pavilion. This involves the city pledging two million dollars towards the project. The Point was later described in an announcement by the city as follows.
Samuel Bergner, Pratt High School class of 2023, comes from a long line of patriotic Pratt County Bergners and over the course of the past two years has been busy pursuing a life-long dream.
Topeka, Kan. – Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has announced the appointment of Clay Johnson as the new Assistant Commissioner of Insurance for the Kansas Department of Insurance (KDOI). Johnson succeeds Barb Rankin, who retired earlier this month.
It was standing room only and park-at-your-own risk for Mead Lumber’s remodel grand opening last Thursday in Pratt. Community residents turned out for free food, new tool drawings, lots of swag gifts, and a chance to look inside at a remodel of a business building a reputation for great customer service.
The Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner (OSBC) has awarded five scholarships totaling $25,000 to five recent Kansas high school graduates. The students wrote essays demonstrating their knowledge of money management and the importance it has on their future in this year’s Kansas Financial Scholars Essay Contest.
The Pratt Police Department consists of a chief of police, 12 officers and 7 other staff members. It is the duty of the chief of police and all sworn law enforcement personnel to preserve good order, peace and quiet throughout the city as provided by law. They have the power to make arrest under proper process on view of any offense against the laws of the state of Kansas or the laws of the city.