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Stafford County students had many questions about finances and other life challenges at Reality U recently in St. John.

By Isac Mata Student reporter for St. John News Stafford County YEC (Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge) was held Wednesday, March 23, at 11 a.m. at the… Login to continue reading Login…

By Isac Mata Student reporter for St. John News Stafford County YEC (Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge) was held Wednesday, March 23, at 11 a.m. at the… Login to continue reading Login…

Duane and Jennifer Wahrman of Pratt own two trucking companies, a home-based hauling service called D & J Fluid Service, LLC and an over-the-road long haul company simply called D&J Trucking, LLC. Their businesses, as well as their personal lives, have been greatly affected by national policies in the past two years. Last month they joined the People’s Convoy of truckers, driving to Washington, D.C. in protest of the continued enactment of the federal emergency powers act.

A long-time tradition of decorating tables for the Christmas holidays at the First United Methodist Church in Pratt took a new twist on Saturday when 22 church women accepted the challenge for a spring fundraiser.

Vic and Kathy Hannan relocated to eastern Kiowa County nearly 20 years ago. Vic grew up near Wellsford and headed east for work upon completion of High School. Upon retirement, they decided to move back to Vic’s old stopping grounds to build a home and invest in the community. Today the Hannans own several buildings in Haviland and a car wash located on State Highway 400 near the City’s entrance. Their signature enterprise is Haviland Hardware and Grocery, located just north of the railroad tracks at 114 North Main Street.

KD&J Cleaners is locally owned and operated. Darla Van Doren has owned the business for the last 15 years.

It was standing room only, and then not much of that, for a grand opening reception of Wichita artist Charles Baughman’s splatterscape exhibit Friday at the Vernon Filley Art Museum in Pratt. Community art supporters, friends, family and area photographers (with their families) gathered to hear Baughman’s interpretations and see his colorful paintings created without the traditional use of paint brushes.

Spring break, a beautiful thing! The week of respite before the chaotic end of the semester arrives. As a freshman, I never really understood why all the upperclassmen would always talk about how fast the spring semester went and now I’ve begun to understand. With all the hustle learning to balance stress is incredibly difficult and learning to relax when given the opportunity is even more difficult.

When Kenoa Balaou made a joke to his father Kai about biking across the country for charity, never did he or his father believe they actually would. Yet they sat in an apartment that was hundreds of miles from their starting point in Kentucky with their electric bicycles situated out front and their therapy cat Midnight in tow. With support of the Alzheimer’s foundation, with a dollar for dollar match. They are also supported by a bike app company and the Wounded Warrior Project with all the money. The reason for the choice of these foundations is that Kai is a veteran from the Air Force so Kai has seen how all the money goes to help people who are directly affected by injury, mental illness, and other troubles.