The USD 382 Board of Education met on Monday, April 7 for their regular monthly meeting. Here, the district administration and Board discussed a variety of new updates and projects going on as the 2024-25 school year ends.
Terry Williamson is most widely known in Pratt as an entrepreneur with a varied portfolio including rental properties, a laundromat, storage facilities, TK Handyman Services, and car rentals. What most don’t know is that he is also an airplane pilot with a romantic side, and that romanticism recently found Williamson making local, national, and international news.
Pratt High School and Skyline High School have been names Sportsmanship Award Winners for the 2024-25 basketball competition year by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. These two schools in the Tri-County Tribune coverage area were among 36 Kansas high schools eligible to receive such an award, as voted on by peers in their respective leagues.
As of Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Kansas has 37 confirmed cases of measles in eight counties in the southwest part of the state. Kiowa County has six documented cases of measles at this time, according to the Kansas Department of Health data, accessible at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/2314/Measles-Data.
The Message of Easter spelled E-A-S-T-E-R. Each letter alone can be used to explain the Good News of Easter, but using all the letters gives a more complete picture.
Director Randi Shetley and a host of crew leaders and helpers, plus a talented cast of more than 100 actors, actresses and technicians, brought light, life and laughter to the Ross-Ellis Center for Arts and Ministry on the Barclay College campus the past two weekends in Haviland. The Wizard of Oz, a timeless story of triumph over adversity proved there is “no place like home” and that joy is in in the journey.
After battling through tough doubleheaders against Hutchinson and Great Bend, the Pratt High School Baseball team has begun to roll through their competition in the Central Kansas League. The Greenbacks recently picked up sweeps against Hoisington, Haven, and Halstead to improve their record to 7-3.
Kenny Clark at Clarks Barber Shop in St. John has trimmed a lot of hair since he opened shop in 1965. Last week he cut some hair for a couple of hares, making sure they look fabulous for Easter weekend.
The Family Crisis Center kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness Month (S.A.A.M.) with the National Day of Action (Go Teal Day) on April 1 by presenting teal keys of solidarity at Hearing Life, The People’s Bank, and Legacy Bank.
It’s a crazy time in the chicken business, according to poultry farmer Luke Laha, who with his wife, Caitlyn, operates the 5 Acre Farm near Iuka. The poultry business is hot right now, but not because the price of eggs is high in the grocery store.