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David Skiles, of Sawyer, writes poetry when he is feeling sad, happy, out of sorts, thankful. It’s how he starts almost every day, with a cup of coffee and a open page where he can jot his thoughts down.

How many pounds of potatoes does it take to fill 540 meal orders for a Pratt Community Thanksgiving? First-time volunteer Randy Stone knows the answer - 200 lbs. Stone was one of a host of volunteers from a variety of organizations that took part in cooking, serving, delivering and cleaning up after the annual Pratt Community Thanksgiving Day Meal that went as scheduled Thursday, November 24 at the Pratt Community Center on N.

Nov 30-Dec 2022 Dec 2 - Friday, December 2, 2022, 4 p.m. Visit the Vernon Filley Art Museum, Pratt Public Library, N’Cahoots Coffee and Shoppe, the Parrish Lofts and Ian Hampton Gallery and Art Studio in Pratt for art and entertainment.

The Stafford County Board of County Commissioners met as a Board of Canvass on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022. Chairman Wycoff called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Present: Todd Wycoff, Bryce Garner, and Clayton Grimmett.

LA CROSSE, Kansas — On G.W. Johnston’s ranch in west-central Kansas, the grass never got green this summer.

There’s a new tea club open at 218 S. Main in Pratt, a smoothie and juice bar called 620 Nutrition, owned by Jeramie and Timmori Bradford.

The Jolly Workers 4-H Club celebrated 4-H Sunday on November 6 at Trinity Community Church. Members attended and participated in the service.

U.S. agriculture officials proposed changes Thursday to the federal program that helps pay the grocery bills for low-income pregnant women, babies and young children, including extending a bump in payments for fresh fruits and vegetables allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The gap that has existed between people who are incarcerated and mental- health services is starting to close in central Kansas. The Center for Counseling & Consultation, 5815 Broadway, Great Bend, applied for and received a state grant that is funding the new Jail Program in the non-profit agency’s four-county service area – Barton, Pawnee, Rice and Stafford.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 36 Kansas counties of the Dec. 22, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began March 1, 2022.