Something magical, perhaps “misty-cal” happens in Pratt each year when the Pratt Community College Performing Arts troupe puts on summer music camp. It’s happening again as area kids work on aspects of Disney’s Moana Jr. for to public performances.
The Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) Board of Directors is glad to announce that Ashley Fitzsimmons Smith will begin duties July 5 as their new President and Chief Executive Officer. Smith comes to PACC from IMI Global, where she has worked as a Sales Coordinator & Customer Verification Specialist.
A special event will take place at the Vernon Filley Art Museum from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, one that has connections to many people in Pratt and the surrounding area. Museum co-director Stan Reimer is retiring from more than 20 years of service to the art museum, and co-workers and staff want the community to know their presence at his retirement celebration is expected. Reimer also owns Stan Reimer Photography, a full-fledged photography studio in Pratt, and will continue work on his own projects at 113 W. Second Street.
Traveling 12 hours on the road to Louisville, Kentucky, two Pratt High students sophomore Addison Hopkins and junior Alyssa Green made their way to National Speech and Debate Association’s (NSDA) national tournament, June 12-17. Hopkins competed in Humorous Interpretation and Green performed Program Oral Interpretation, both acting events. With a strong imitation of several Muppet characters in a play entitled, “Sesame: Life on the Street” by Andrew Messer, Hopkins even made it past six rounds of preliminary competition, past two rounds of octafinals, and into the two elimination rounds of quarter-finals, one of 30 students in the nation to progress that far.
Kiowa County commissioners met in regular session on June 20, 2022. Their general business included approving a consent agenda, payroll, accounts payable, and the June 6 meeting minutes.
Members of Kanza Chapter of The Daughters of the American Revolution presented a Flag Day program on June 14 for residents at Kenwood Plaza in St. John.
06/01/2022 Dustin Clark bonded with court set for later date. 06/03/2022 Chantel Poppelreiter was arrested for expired tags and no insurance.
The owners of Haviland Broadband have announced plans to bring FIBER INTERNET to the town of Mullinville in Kiowa County. Over the last several years, Haviland Broadband has been working to replace copper lines in Conway Springs, Haviland, Argonia, 99 Springs, sections of rural Norwich and Conway Springs, as well as bringing fiber to Greensburg and Coldwater.
The Stafford County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, in the Commission Room in the Annex. Chairman Wycoff called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
Sarah Fitch of Haviland, Kansas was involved in a car wreck last week in Ainsworth, Iowa. At approximately 1:44 p.m.