TOPEKA — Governor Laura Kelly has approved updated drought declarations for Kansas counties with Executive Order #24-01.“While drought conditions have improved greatly in recent months, many counties continue to be negatively impacted by the decline in water supply or strains on water resources,” said Governor Laura Kelly.
Pratt City Ford is under new management and has new and current employees taking part in training and re-training classes.
Kansas employers are invited to register for the fourth annual Give Back Kansas Challenge and encourage their employees to volunteer in their community.The eight-week Challenge runs from April 1 through May 31, 2024.
For the first time in many years, the City of Pratt is changing its property insurance broker.
In a world of rising gas prices, groceries, and income taxes—just to name a few—City of Pratt residents can add another to the list: appraised value of all homes within the city limits increased by 10% compared to 2023 values.Comparing 2023 to 2022, that increase was only 6%.County residents are seeing noticeable rate hikes as well, and not just in Pratt County, but the numbers will likely have an impact on the local economy for all.What this means for local residents depends upon what local taxing entities do with their mill levy rates, which must be set by September.Cheryl Budge, Deputy Appraiser at the Pratt County Appraisers Office, is quick to point out that her office is not a taxing entity.
Pratt’s boxing club is back, offering hope and a purpose to young people, and those young at heart.
“Each of us as human beings has a responsibility to reach out to help our brothers and sisters affected by disasters.
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced four modernization or expansion projects located in south central Kansas and totaling $453 million were added to the IKE Development Pipeline.This now clears the way for preliminary engineering work to begin on these four regional projects, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.“I’m pleased to see interchange improvements and replacement of the U.S.
South Central Community Foundation is excited to be celebrating our 30th anniversary in September!With such a big anniversary, the SCCF Board and staff took an annual review of the grant cycle and we are excited to announce a big change for the 2024 Cycle (for a one-year term).Exploring data received from our Community Listening Tours in the summer of 2022, SCCF has elected to offer one large $15,000 grant as well as five $1,000 grants to each of the counties in our service area.