Finding the real: Respect and admiration for others is possible
Pratt Tribune
In this day and age, it seems we have lost a certain ability to respect each other and find the good to admire. Particularly thinking of the Presidential election situation and coming inauguration in our country, I find it incredibly sad to see how much time and energy is wasted on pointing out the bad in our elected leaders instead of finding the good to admire.
I wish I could feel free to list here all the things I admire about our leadership, but if I were to do so, it would likely cause someone to feel slighted or upset, and because that would be offensive I must not rock the boat, so to speak. No disrespect intended.
Pratt Tribune
Pratt County COVID-19 updates from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday, January 6, 2020 listed 17 new, positive cases of the coronavirus since the Monday, January 4 report. There are now 40 recorded active cases with 45 hospitalizations and 21 deaths in Pratt County. Total number of positive cases are 711, with 671 cases listed as recovered. There are currently no COVID-19 vaccines available at this time.
According to Pratt County Health Department Director Darcie Van Der Vyver, a small allotment of COVID-19 vaccines was received and administered to first responders and front-line healthcare workers. However, no additional vaccines have been received in Pratt County at this point. To get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine, please complete the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T2J2V9R. If you have already completed this survey, no further action is needed, Van Der Vyver said.
Year in Review: 2020 was memorable in so many ways
Pratt Tribune
Editor’s Note: It’s time to look back at the year just past - 2020, and remember the notable stories that were published in the Pratt Tribune. It was a memorable year in many ways. While many of the stories of 2020 focused on the coronavirus, it s coming, it s going, it s effect on the Pratt community and larger area, our number 1 top story for 2020 was about something entirely different. Without a doubt,
Mammoth tusk found, was the top-attention getter this past year. It was a feel good, exciting experience that carried over into state and national publications, with a special piece that culminated in a digital Inside Edition production. However, the top picture choice for 2020 came down to community, our children, and the extreme efforts of leadership in our school systems and I couldn t help awarding Pratt Tribune s top picture of 2020 to the poignent lineup at Libery Middle School of students celebrating