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Doug Freund has been hired as chief operating officer at Oak Ridge-based Boston Government Services, a U.S. Department of Energy contractor.

Billie Blair Pratt Tribune Information shared at Pratt County Commission meetings during the month of April included several presentations by Pratt County Economic Director Heather Morgan. Over the coures of the past several weeks, she shared that the state had lifted the mask mandate and that it is now up to separate entities to decide whether to continue the mandate. Morgan said that SB 40, a major law overhauling how governments can respond to the COVID- 19 pandemic, was signed by Governor Kelly. She also reported that money has been set aside for Pratt county businesses with large gas bil...

Billie Blair Pratt Tribune Ongoing conversations about the construction of the Pratt Safety Building throughout the month March for Pratt County Commissioners included a change in the footings, some concerns about the gas line, and setting up a meeting with the architect and construction company.  Kelly McMurphy, Landmark Architect, did report a savings of $346,599 due to changes made in the HVAC system. He also reported that there would be progress meetings with email reports to commissioners Tom Jones, Rick Shriver and Dwight Adams every two weeks. Actions taken by the commission during th...

Fran Brownell Pratt Tribune Pratt County Health Director Darcie Van Der Vyver RN, told Pratt County commissioners last week that 2,895 county residents have taken the survey requesting to receive the COVID vaccine and that the county’s supply is not keeping up with the demand.  To date, the Pratt County Health Department has received 220 primary doses of the MODERNA vaccine and administered all 220 doses to the Phase 2 population, Van Der Vyver said.  “We administered 250 secondary doses as well,” she said. “So far over 1,020 people have been vaccinated in Pratt County. We still ha...