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October 31, 2022 was filled with many fun activities in St. John from the haunted house by the high school student council and a Trunk or Treats provided for young children.

U.S. Army Specialist David P. Harbour of Pratt doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit. It’s likely something he learned in years of military service as an 82nd Airborne Infantry Paratrooper during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, or maybe it was just something he was born with inside.

TOPEKA — Kansas election official Scott Schwab predicted turnout in the Tuesday general election could be down this fall given absence of an attention- grabbing presidential contest and competitiveness in only a few state and federal races on the ballot.

HAYS — Pull off Kansas 156 in Barton County during a wet year, and it might feel like you took a wrong turn into Florida. This part of central Kansas is home to the largest interior wetlands in the country: Cheyenne Bottoms.

It is somewhat ironic that election day happens in the same month as Thanksgiving. Well I should say “election ad season” as opposed to election day.

Special to the News Have you ever wondered what the standard rate of pay for truck driver’s? You don’t have to wonder any more. The answer may surprise you.

The nationally recognized Better Business Bureau (BBB) has identified yet another new scam, aimed at those who may already be in financial straits. Scammers are not content to simply steal identities or access and drain bank accounts. Recently reports have increased of thieves who are out to take over your very home via a new kind of deed scam. Homeowners are tricked into signing away their property to the scammer who has posed as someone attempting to “assist” them through their financial difficulty.

Special to the Tribune Nick Squires of Pratt has been selected as the Kansas Department of Transportation District Five Engineer. Squires graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in mechanical engineering.

With Christmas coming around the corner, I bet you are trying to come up with some gift ideas for your family members or someone you are close to. I’ve been looking around town in Pratt trying to find the best gift I can possibly get for my mother. My mother always used to tell me that you can never go wrong with diamonds because they are timeless and never will go out of style. Keeping what she said in mind, I decided that I’d like to get her a diamond necklace. I mean “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend!” as the saying goes.

As Paul begins to draw his letter to the Philippians to a close, he gives one final exhortation. “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Phil. 4:8).