Leanah Bailey, new owner and manager of Rick’s Restaurant just west of Pratt on US Highway 54 loves feeding people. Even though there have been some bumps in her start as a restaurant owner in the past week, she couldn’t be happier about this new place she is at in her life.
Pratt Community College is proud to announce its recognition as one of the top 100 institutions in the nation for the U.S. Department of Education’s prestigious Raising the Bar Award. This honor highlights the college’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence, student success, and community impact.
Perhaps it has been one of Pratt’s best kept secrets that the Baymont by Wyndham (704 Allison Lane) General Manager Megan Nixon was the hotel chains General Manager of the Year in 2023, but those who attended a Pratt Area Chamber Coffee Chat meeting last Thursday at the establishment learned that award is not the only high honor for the Pratt hotel.
Blades Hair Studio co-owners Lisa Goertzen and Leisa Eck still offer haircuts, hugs, and hospitality at their place of work, they have just moved their business to a new location at 423 S. Main, Pratt. The business was formerly located at 105 E. Fifth Street.
At the February 3 regular meeting of the Pratt City Commission, commissioners denied a request from the Pratt Area Chamber of Commerce to continue paying them $1,500 per month for Travel and Tourism through the end of their fiscal year in June. The city is dropping its Travel and Tourism payments to the chamber because it hired Tiffany Riley as Tourism Ambassador and since the chamber director requested that those duties be moved to Riley and the Travel and Tourism office, that money will now paid to her. Chamber board representatives at the meeting said they had hoped that the city might continue paying them through the end of their fiscal year because they had built their budget on the assumption that that money would be there. Since the City of Pratt is a dues-paying member of the chamber, the chamber will continue to receive money from the city, just not the amount set aside for travel and tourism budget.
Pratt Community College’s Student Life is proud to announce that renowned literary scholar and historian Dr. John Edgar Tidwell will be visiting campus for a special lecture. The event, will be held at Dennis Lesh Sports Arena at 2:00pm and is free and open to the public.
Burkhart Real Estate & Auction in Dodge City, Kansas is pleased to announce the addition of Ashlind Gumpenberger to their team as a licensed real estate agent and auctioneer. Ashlind, a fourth-generation auctioneer joined Burkhart in December 2024 and brings his experience in auctioneering and real estate.
By Jennifer Stultz Tri-County Tribune Editor w/Kimberly Chockley, PRMC Communications and Marketing Coordinator Cardiac rehabilitation is a service that helps people improve their cardiovascular health after a heart event or…
Shortly after becoming a mom Mackenzie Musgrove decided a change in working environments might be in order. Working all day and spending a fortune on daycare for her then 6-month-old daughter, Musgrove did not like the idea of someone she didn’t know raising her child while she was at work. From this desire for independence comes a new store in Pratt, “Flippin Finds.”
Tracey Beverlin, Pratt County Attorney, released the following letter to the public on Monday, February 2, after her office investigated complaints made by six individuals alleging violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (the “KOMA”) by the USD 382 Board of Directors.