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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...

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 o...

Requests for help, often transporting several injured patients in their units at one time. three of their finest have been kind enough to push through one more night shift and stay up with us tonight. charles stewart, bobbi banks and rick shriver with us. charles, every squad has the grind about training, has the person saying, we've got to have a drill on saturday, sunday, because training is everything. they tell me you are all about training and they tell me it's why everything worked so smoothly. can you admit to that? >> i am the education director for northstar. >> reporter: and how did ...