A dozen scarecrows, decorated by downtown Pratt business owners, added extra smiles to shopping fun Thursday at the Fall Flannel Fest Ladies Night Out event in Pratt. A retail committee for Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce members handed out face and wooden body kits to participating businesses earlier this month. But creative limitations from there were few as shop owners were responsible for their own finished product.
Local elections for Stafford County don’t create a lot of excitement on a grand scale, but there is two candidates vying for one open seat on the Stafford County Commission, and a native son seeking reelection on November 8.
On Monday, October 10, the USD 382 Board of Education met to discuss the latest new and topics regarding the district and its schools. President Bill Bergner called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
New comprehensive plan approved; new pool cost will be more than $6M The City of Pratt has approved its next comprehensive plan. City commission members are supposed to be implement such a plan every 20 years and this plan would ideally have been implemented in 2020, but the COVID pandemic delayed the process.
In Kansas, there were 3,866 school bus drivers during the 2021-2022 school year who transported 196,040 students more than 52 million miles to and from school and another 9.8 million miles for activity trips.
In an ongoing effort to support Kansas students and coaches, the KSHSAA has created Mental Health Matters, a five-part video series aimed at helping coaches, sponsors, and all school leaders better support their students who may be struggling with mental health challenges.
Cottonwood Dental, at 603 S. Main in Pratt, hosted a special open house October 21 to promote their Invisalign services to current patients.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in assistance, as part of the $3.1 billion in assistance for distressed farm loan borrowers provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Pratt High School band members put on several energetic performances as part of Senior Night activities during the Friday night Greenback football game. Prior to the game and after senior introductions and recognition, Greenback members in the Pride of South Central Kansas showcases their marching and musical skills with a the group performed at the ESU Marching Band Festival earlier in October, where they earned an Excellent rating.
Student Council promotes 2nd Annual “Drive to Thrive” for community For the second year in a row, the Pratt High School Student Council leaders are holding the “Drive to Thrive” challenge. This challenge is a canned food drive that will help to benefit the Pratt Food Bank.