Many events occurred October 14th at Sunflower Senior Center. Beginning with sharing of desserts at our “Dessert Tasting” while celebrating birthdays July through October. Following the singing of Happy Birthday, everyone settled down to decorate a Fall or Halloween Pumpkin. The pumpkins were donated by Jill and Mike Osborne.
The three largest public universities in Kansas will require all of their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing President Joe Biden's mandate for federal contractors. Kansas State University was the first to announce the COVID-19 vaccine requirement as Provost Charles Taber addressed a virtual town hall for staff Friday morning.
Voters looking for contested races in November 2, 2021 elections won't find many in Pratt County. Position openings match up with candidates running in most school, city and county offices. The city of Iuka may be fielding the most exciting race with 7 candidates for 5 positions, but in most cases, Pratt County ballots will be fairly bland this year.
NICKERSON — Three years ago, the Hiatt family decided to start a new adventure by transforming a couple of acres of farmland into an industrial hemp field. Each year they learn, and each year they pivot. Sometimes a little; sometimes a lot.
PrairieFood, developer of an innovative approach to converting waste biomass into safe, valuable, highcarbon products for agriculture and other sectors, announces the ribbon cutting of its facility in Pratt, Kansas along with the PrairieFood Forum + Soil Health Workshop. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Monday, November 15 at 10:30 am at the Pratt Municipal Airport.
There was no Pratt County Commission meeting on Monday, October 18 as the commissioners were attending a conference for Kansas County Commissioners. Their next meeting will be October 25, open to the public as always at the Pratt County Courthouse.
To inaugurate the new creative writing club, and to celebrate the South Central Community Foundation grant which will fund materials, Pratt High students, teachers, staff, and former staff wrote a crowd-sourced poem. Almost 100 people participated, and PHS English teacher Rose Beilman edited the final poem. Here it is:
Representatives from Barton Community College and the American Welding Society (AWS) gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the college's receipt of a grant worth more than $24,000 from the AWS. The funds were used to purchase eight new welders and is part of an effort to enhance Barton's welding program.
There's often more to successful farming than meets the eye and Ag Astra, a six-state grain marketing consulting and coaching firm based in Pratt, is helping bridge the gap between production and financial stability.
October is Crime Prevention Month, and the Kansas Insurance Department wants to remind Kansans of the importance of stopping insurance fraud. Purchasing auto insurance minutes after an accident and delaying a claim or having your contracting estimate repair costs to include the deductible are just a few examples of the common types of insurance fraud. Insurance fraud is a crime and can lead to criminal prosecution.