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Pratt Tribune The impact of increases in natural gas rates for City of Pratt utility customers was a focus of the Pratt City Commissioners at their February 22 meeting, postponed from their scheduled meeting date of February 16 due to sub-zero weather conditions. “Pratt citizens, and particularly business owners, are fortunate that the City of Pratt has a robust and diverse energy service profile,” said Commissioner Zach Deeds. Pratt Electric Superintendent Jamie Huber said that natural gas prices went ridiculous as a result of the artic blast, which has an impact on city electric rates s...

U.S. Sets Record for Overdose Deaths During Pandemic On 3/5/21 at 12:39 PM EST From the time Kat entered high school, addiction presented a challenge to her. Alcohol and marijuana were common fixtures in her lower-class Maryland community, and being an academically gifted student, Kat could use without paying the price. Her struggles caught up to her by the time she entered community college. Before Kat's 21st birthday, she was pulled over by the police and issued a DUI. She thinks the judge wanted to "scare her straight," because even though it was her first offense, Kat was sent to jail.

Fran Brownell Pratt Tribune Big Bend Groundwater Management District 5 Board of Directors will take a proactive stance in response to the Audubon of Kansas lawsuit pertaining to Quivera National Wildlife Refuge water rights, announcing this action at the GMD5 Annual Meeting held Thursday evening, February 18, at the Twilight Theatre in Greensburg, also broadcast via Zoom. “We have an inherent interest in the outcome of the case, so the board has asked legal counsel to take steps to intervene in the lawsuit,” GMD5 District Manager Orrin Feril said. Participants in the meeting also included...

Billie Blair Pratt Tribune Circles of Hope, Pratt County is starting the next 12-week beginners class on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.  Circles is a community-supported organization that works with folks experiencing poverty and seeking to learn how to manage their finances. Members of the class look at their income and outgo, learn about budgeting, consider how to improve a credit score and much more. Building supportive relationships with others in Circles is an additional benefit. Getting out of poverty is easier when there is a circle of support. After completion of the 12 week prog...

Pratt Tribune Jordan Hamilton Stauth, 37, of Haviland, was killed in an automobile accident February 18, 2021 on U.S. Highway 54 after her 2016 Enclave crossed the eastbound lane onto the eastbound shoulder and collided head-on with 2011 Kenworth semi driven by Richard Moyer, also of Haviland. According to reports from the Kansas Highway Patrol, Stauth was driving a 2016 Buick Enclave that caught fire after impact of the two vehicles, which took place at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. It was not known if Stauth was wearing a seat belt or not. Stauth, originally from Chickasha, Oklahoma, was pronounc...