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Pratt Tribune A friendly outdoor prayer and praise service drew more than 50 people to Jack Ewing Park Thursday evening, May 6, 2021 in Pratt on the National Day of Prayer. “It was just a a beautiful evening to gather together and worship,” said Pastor Scott Powell, Abundant Harvest Church of the Nazarene. “We couldn’t have asked for better weather. It was just perfect.” Powell was joined on the outdoor stage by members of the On the Hill worship and praise band who led music interspersed between prayers and comments by many local pastors, business representatives and community lead...

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...

Phase 1 of COVID-19 vaccinations completed, Phase 2 started in Pratt Pratt Tribune The mood was light at the Pratt Community Center last Thursday as 350 individuals were vaccinated against COVID-19. "I'm so happy to be here. We are doing our part to stomp this sucker out," said Fonda Pusatero. In a wheelchair, Pusatero, accompanied by her husband, Al Pusatero, were classified as Phase 1, long-term care supported patients. They had previously registered with the Pratt County Health Department via a needs survey and received a call the day before that it was their turn to get vaccinated. At the...

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...

Leaders break ground for new Pratt County Public Safety Center Fran Brownell Pratt Tribune After months of debate, discussion and deliberation, ground was broken Monday, December 7, for the new $6.3 million Pratt County Public Safety Center at NE 20th Avenue and U.S. Route 54. Principal funding for the new facility is wind-farm revenue, $1.5 million annually. Pratt County Commissioner Glenna Borho, who was appointed project liaison for the project for the county, opened the groundbreaking ceremony with a moment of silence to honor U.S. Troops stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii who perished or ...