THE TINY TOWN OF HUDSON came alive and more than doubled in size during their biennial event, the Hudson Old Fashioned Christmas. The town of around 100 people welcomed over 150 more, with more than 250 people total in attendance.
THE LITTLE SAYING ‘seconds count’ took on a whole new meaning for local firefighters when a house went up in flames early last Tuesday at 520 S. Jackson in Pratt.
SOLAR FARMS currently under construction northwest of Pratt and southwest of Greensburg are part of a larger project that involves twelve Kansas electric cooperatives, including Ninnescah Rural Electric Cooperative (NREC).
THE KIOWA COUNTY Senior Center (Greensburg), Sunflower Senior Center of St. John, and the Stafford Senior Center are among 22 area senior centers from across the southwest part of the state named as a 2021 Focal Point by the SoutWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging (SWKAAA). The award, announced last month by SWKAAA Executive Director Rick Schaffer, recognizes programs and services provided from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021, for citizens of Kansas.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Christmas trees bring Christmas glee, but they can bring even more than that once the holiday season is past, says Kansas State University forester Charlie Barden.
The Christmas meal this past Friday at the Kiowa County Senior Center was sponsored by Centera Bank and Kiowa County memorial Hospital. As always, everyone had a fantastic meal and wonderful fellowship. Thank you to the bank and the hospital for their continued support and love for the senior center!
Members of the Stafford County Daughters of the American Revolution (from left) front - Jean Harrison, Alda Hildebrand, Silva Scholes, Rita Murphy, and back - Barbara Grimmett, Virginia McNett, and Connie Grizzell enjoy meeting regularly in the St. John area.
THE STAFFORD COUNTY Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, in the Commission Room in the Annex. Chairman Grimmett called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. Present: Clayton Grimmett, Todd Wycoff and Bryce Garner.
Editor’s Note: Natalie Clark, business educator at USD 382 St. John-Hudson High School, has started a special class for her students called Business Essentials. As part of their course requirements, students are writing about the businesses they see in around the community of St. John as part of a promotional campaign.
The results are in for the judging of the annual 2021 Christmas Hay Bale Contest in Greensburg. In 1st Place - Kook’s Meat, 2nd Place - Greensburg Kansas Police Department, 3rd Place - The Class Room, 4th Place - City of Greensburg, Kansas. photos by Stacey Barnes