True North, Inx., a non-profit group in Kiowa County with a mission to provide structure, stability, mentoring, and career direction to foster youth continues to make steady progress towards the goal of providing a home for boys.
The South Central Community Foundation (SCCF) has awarded Smoky Hills PBS with a grant of $1,900 to support the station’s Literacy Leadership Program. The Literacy Leadership Program is an effort from Smoky Hills PBS to engage and inspire children to be ready and eager to learn. One component of this program is the First Book Club, in which Smoky Hills PBS gives free books to children enrolled in preschool or head start programs.
Our Christmas Dinner is Friday Dec 16th. This dinner is for Kiowa County Senior Citizens and their invited guests. Reservations are required by calling 620-723-2288. Thank you once again to Kiowa County Memorial Hospital & Centera Bank for sponsoring this meal each year!
The holidays wouldn’t be complete without your Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) annual countdown of the season’s top 12 scams. This week we continue outlining three more Grinchy schemes that steal from consumers who are caught up in the hustle and bustle of holiday activities. Scammers are counting on you being so distracted that they can steal the partridge right out of your pear tree, and maybe take the tree as well.
The Greensburg City Council met November 21, 2022 at City Hall to hear insurance and sewer rate concerns. Present at the meeting were council members Mark Trummel, Pam Reves, and Haley Kern were present.
Detective Jeff Ward with the Pratt Police Department released sentencing information on Monday regarding the arrest, charge and conviction of Larry Beireis, 62, of Pratt, who was initially arrested on May 3, 2022.
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The town of Mullinville made the most of their growing reputation for being a unique arts and crafts destination stop this past weekend with a Small Business Saturday shopping event. Opening at 8 a.m., art and antique vendors showcased their wares in the Mullinville Antique Mall, and the response from locals and passersby was well worth the effort.
Saturday, December 3, 2022, will be the lighting of the Square in St. John.
Special finds, tasty drinks and Christmas cheer were in abundance for shoppers who stayed local this past weekend for Black Friday shopping and Small Business Saturday in Pratt. “It’s been so busy that I’ve hardly had time to get all my product out,” said Market 54 on Main owner Karen Hampton.