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Recent Pratt High School graduate and Pratt Tribune reporter Ruby Howell looks back at the opportunities that shaped her, and forward to future aspirations.
Fran Brownell Pratt Tribune Pratt American Legion Post 86 has now opened its doors to the public with COVID-19 social distancing protocols in place, a ramp to the front door and updates inside and out. Located at 601 East Third Street, the Legion has long been a home-away-from home for local veterans of military service and their families. It now has a ramp for handicap accessibility and even smells good. “We’re the fifth Legion Post in Kansas to go public,” said Vice Commander Rick Wittig, who serves under Commander Mark Richards. Wittig said the downstairs club area has been remodeled...
Ruby Howell Pratt Tribune After an insanely different fair atmosphere last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt County 4-Hers and others who participate in the Pratt County Fair regularly are putting in place place plans for business-as-usual event in 2021. On May 7, the annual small animal weigh-in was held at the fairgrounds. Setting a record-high, 44 sheep and 43 goats were weighed and tagged for fair participation by Pratt County 4-Hers. All 4-H members enrolled in the sheep and goat projects were required to bring their animals to the weigh-in to be eligible to be shown at th...
Pratt Tribune Amanda Vandervoort, Pratt Regional Medical Center Director of Health Information, and Mike Miller, PRMC Risk Manager, represent a dedicated group of people who are seeing a dream in-the-works for several years come to fruition in the form of the Urgent Care Center being built by Pratt Medical Center at 1600 E. First Street in Pratt. With a projected completion date of sometime in June 2021, Pratt Urgent Care Center supporters are ready to share with the community how urgent care differs from emergent care, and how this facility will connect the dots of care between people, proce...
Jeanette Siemens Pratt Tribune Last Monday evening, Circles of Hope, Pratt County hosted a Big View Conversation. Big Views are hosted four times a year for the purpose of engaging our Circle Leaders as well as the rest of the community in conversations that are of interest to most everyone. Last evening's topic was Affordable Family Fun Things to Do. With school being out in the near future and the weather becoming warmer everyone is looking to get out and do something together. Presenters for the evening included Sandy Evans for Rolla Rena. The Rink is a great place to have a birthday party...