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NEWS RELEASE - Southwind at Spearville, a new option for long term care and assisted living services in a small home setting is now hiring staff in preparation for their grand opening. Megan Wyant, Director of Nursing, stated, “We are currently seeking to hire multiple team members who are interested in being a part of our innovative care team. We are redefining the traditional care model and therefore the traditional healthcare workplace.” Current openings include RN’s, LPN’s, C.N.A.’s and C.M.A’s. The cul

JEREMY BRIGGEMAN of Pratt was recently notified that he is the recipient of the 2021 Peter John Loux Award. This award was established by the late Richard C. ‘Pete’ Loux, former minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives, chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission, and a board member of the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas. The award was established and endowed in memory of his young son, Peter John Loux, who was fatally injured in an auto accident.

FIRST QUARTER - January, February, March In a year fraught with COVID-19 numbers, updates, restrictions and vaccinations, there were other stories in the news that topped Pratt Tribune reader-interest trackers. Many were about local leaders, issues, business news and personalities, and indication that even in COVID-times, life went on for most.

A winter storm brought snow and ice to Pratt, along with dangerous wind chills that lasted two days. By Monday, January 2, most snow was melted and the sun warmed things up to a balmy 45 degrees. Photo by Jennifer Stultz

The Skyline Board of Education meeting December 13,2021 was filled with various presentations and reports. To kick off the meeting, Skyline High School student Jude Nelson presented a drone that he coded himself. He said that he coded it for his robotics class, and it took him about a month of class time to finish it.

* Send your coming events in the Pratt and surrounding communities to JStultz@ cherryroad.com for a free listing service and watch the results! One last look at Christmas Now through - Jan. 8 - The annual Filley Festival of Trees, Wreaths and Decorations is still open by free admission at the Vernon Filley Art Museum, 421 S.

First quarter - January, February, March In a year fraught with COVID-19 numbers, updates, restrictions and vaccinations, there were other stories in the news that topped Kiowa County Signal reader-interest trackers. Many were about local leaders, issues, business news and personalities, and indication that even in COVID-times, life went on for most.

MANHATTAN — Lindsey Berner of Pratt was one of eight new graduates of Kansas State University’s College of Education to received an award from the college for excellence, potential and promise. Recent awards included the fall 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Student awards given to five outstanding graduates; the fall 2021 Outstanding Future Teacher awards in elementary education and secondary education; and the fall 2021 Outstanding Graduate Student in Education award.

The Family Birth Suites of Pratt Regional Medical Center, has been named one of Kansas’ “Best of the Best in Point-of- Care Newborn Screening” in 2020. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), in partnership with the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Midwives Alliance, has created a recognition program for hospitals, facilities and midwives who