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As the school year winds down, summer fun events at the Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library in St. John are just getting started.

Graduation weekend at Barclay College came and went with a beautiful finish to the school year. The graduation festivities began with a morning Baccalaureate ceremony and a commissioning done with graduates, faculty, and staff. Then the commencement ceremony occurred at three p.m. with a procession of the graduates as well as teachers in their scholastic regalia across the campus.

First Bank, a local Rice County icon, was named last week among the top extraordinary banks in the United States by The Institute for Extraordinary Banking™. First Bank was recognized with the Institute’s Banky™ Award for its commitment to strong community banking.

Do you need a debit card? Equity Bank at 216 North Main Street in St. John, Kansas has that option, plus many other helpful financialservic es. One good reason to choose Equity is that there is no charge to utilize any ATM in the United States. It is those little things that customers come to appreciate about Equity.

In celebration of National Nurses Week, which runs May 6 through May 12, Western Governors University (WGU) has announced it will be awarding up to $100,000 in scholarships to current nurses in Kansas who are interested in furthering their education. The Nurse Appreciation Scholarships are open to new and returning students enrolling in any of the nonprofit, fully online university’s CCNE-accredited BSN or MSN degree programs. Applications can be submitted online at wgu.edu/nurseappreciation through June 30.

BARBER COUNTY –The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), along with the Barber County Sheriff ’s Office, the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Medicine Lodge Police Department, the Pratt County Sheriff ’s Office, and the Harper County Sheriff ’s Office arrested two men Friday for methamphetamine-related charges.

rose.beilman@usd382.com Two Pratt High School forensics students, junior Alyssa Green and sophomore Addison Hopkins recently qualified to compete at the National Speech and Debate Association tournament which will be held in Louisville, Kentucky June 12-17. Attending the West Kansas district qualifying meet that was held at Hutchinson High School, the pair went up against intense competition to earn their places at nationals.

Kansas lawmakers failed Thursday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a ban on transgender girls and women competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams.

Several Pratt-area volunteers and members of the local Boy Scouts program directed by Nathan Hemphill deserve a big thank you, maybe more than one thank you, for recent improvements at the Green Recreational Trails at 702 Country Club Road in Pratt.