Hosting the first of what could become many community events at the Haviland Heritage Park brought joy to Sheryl White during the Easter weekend. “We had a community Resurrection Easter Egg Hunt here, and it was just wonderful,” White said.
May 2022 boasts the 101st anniversary of the polygraph machine. John Larson, the inventor, was raised in New England and later moved to Berkeley, California, where he obtained a doctorate degree in physiology with a concentration in forensic science. In 1920, he joined the Berkeley Police Department, making him the first police officer to have a terminal degree in the United States. His invention, commonly known as “the lie detector,” simultaneously measures suspects’ blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin variations during the interrogation process. Over 15 years, Larson used his grilling apparatus to solve hundreds of criminal cases, including murder, robbery, theft, and sex crimes. In 1922, the polygraph went into production and was soon used by law enforcement agencies throughout the United States (Alder).
On Wednesday, April 19, at Butler Community College, PrairieStar Health Center was recognized by the Kansas Department of Commerce as the 2021 South-Central Region winner for excellence as a Healthcare Non-Profit. Accepting the award for PrairieStar was Chief Executive Officer Bryant Anderson.
Communications Officer United Methodist Health Ministry Fund The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund (Health Fund) is launching a “Faith in Vaccines” campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccination and help ensure Kansas families are as prepared and protected as possible against emerging COVID-19 variants. The campaign will run from late April through mid-May and will focus on reaching rural Kansans and parents of children ages 5–17.
MANHATTAN, Kansas — Kansas officials announced an agreement Monday to build a $650 million biological manufacturing plant near Manhattan that will create 500 jobs. The facility in Pottawatomie County will develop vaccines to help combat biological threats.
The Kansas wildfire season is typically winding down around this time of year. But after months of drought, high winds and dry grass continue to fuel extreme wildfire conditions across the state.
April 27-July 2022 Kids Fair free for all on Saturday April 30 - Come to Lemon Park in Pratt from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The much-anticipated 2022 Skyline Schools Prom took place Saturday, April 23 with student participants arriving in special vehicles for the prominade at the Pratt County 4-H and Family Center, Pratt County Fairgrounds.
Eight participants in Jobs for Americas’ Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) programs were announced Tuesday as winners of a financial literacy essay contest sponsored by the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, a division of the Kansas Insurance Department.
The Pratt City Commissioners heard positive plans and updates from Tammy Wellbrock, the interim president of the Pratt Chamber of Commerce on the activities of the Pratt Chamber of Commerce at their April 18 meeting.