Tri-County Tribune

03/03/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/kansas-connections-academy-opens-enrollment-for-2025-2026-school-year/

Kansas Connections Academy, a tuition-free, full-time online public school, is now enrolling students in grades K-12 for the 2025-26 school year. Founded in 2010, the school offers a personalized approach to learning, helping students thrive in a flexible, supportive online environment.

03/03/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/stanion-wholesale-electric-celebrates-dodge-city-move-into-new-warehouse/

Stanion Wholesale Electric, a leading provider of electrical products and services based in Pratt, has 17 branches throughout Kansas, including one in Liberty, Missouri. The company recently held a grand opening in Dodge City to celebrate the move to a new warehouse on Wyatt Earp Boulevard.

03/03/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/kansas-house-rep-hoffman-addresses-budget-inflation-water-medicaid-and-gas/

Representative Kyle Hoffman (R-Coldwater/Assistant House Majority Leader), Kansas District 116, has been part of the busy first five weeks of the Kansas State 2025 legislative session. The district he represents consists of Comanche, Barber, Harper and the western half of both Pratt and Sumner count...

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/pratt-girls-basketball-battles-through-late-season-games-gets-win-over-smoky-valley-on-senior-night/

The Pratt High School girls’ basketball team has been progressing through the end of the regular season, and they have been fighting to maximize their seed for sub-state. Recently, they had CKL matchups against Hesston, Haven, and Smoky Valley that showed them what improvements they need to make b...

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/letter-to-the-editor-thats-a-lot-of-cow-manure/ -modal

Pawnee County could be on the receiving end of 5.72 million pounds of manure daily from a proposed 88,000-head cattle feedlot several miles south of Larned. At an average 65 pounds/cow/day, that’s a lot of cattle manure to contend with, on top of the estimated 3.84 million pounds of “output” f...

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/one-from-the-road-trucking-isnt-a-career-it-is-a-lifestyle/

I was asked to participate in Career Day at Stafford High School. I only had a few weeks to prepare for it. There were about eight speakers sharing their professions with students, including law enforcement, emergency services, and various farm programs. The students had to choose the session that c...

02/28/2025

Such a great representation for Pratt!

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/pratt-students-shine-at-isef-regional-science-fair/

Eight outstanding students from the Pratt Academic Center (PAC) and Southwest Elementary (SW) showcased their scientific talents at the ISEF Regional Science Fair held at Exploration Place in Wichita. Competing in two divisions, these young scholars impressed judges and spectators alike with their i...

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/new-life-springs-forth-at-the-hot-cold-tower-gardens/

According to prattrecords.com, the Hot and Cold water towers have gained national attention since being painted in 1956. The smaller tower was built in 1901, the larger tower was added in 1909. In the past year, an effort to revitalize the neglected area has surfaced, and citizen Tammy Coleman has t...

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/smith-and-ibarra-crowned-st-john-hudson-winter-royalty/

The St. John - Hudson Tigers at USD 350 celebrated 2025 Winter Homecoming on February 7. Central Plains comes to town and games were played in typical homecoming night fashion, with royalty crowing between boys and girls contests.

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/tri-county-tribune-coming-events-for-february-march-2025-2/

* Send your Coming Events for Pratt, Stafford, and Kiowa counties to [email protected] for inclusion in this free listing of area events! Many people show up at these events because “they read it in the paper!”

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/pastoral-commentary-make-the-first-move/

God wants us to make the first move. Initiating anything can be intimidating at times. We are very comfortable to wait and do good to those that do good to us but it can be a vulnerable or scary place to make the first move. By being the first to reach out we might be rejected or worse yet ridiculed...

02/28/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/pratt-loss-to-hesston-followed-by-three-wins-on-the-hard-courts/

The Pratt High School boys’ basketball team has continued to have success as they progress through the final games of the regular season. They have won their past three games after losing to a tough Hesston team earlier in the month.

02/26/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/local-fire-crews-respond-to-grass-fires-near-medicine-lodge/

By Jennifer Stultz Tri-County Tribune Editor [email protected] Pratt County fire crews responded to grass fires burning north of Medicine Lodge near U.S. Highway 281 on Wednesday afternoon, sending tanker trucks from several departments, according to Pratt County Emergency Management Director B...

02/26/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/frog-dome-games-rock-the-house/

An old gym on the campus of USD 382 Pratt has been restored and sports fans plus community members gathered for a grand opening of sorts at the Frog Dome on Friday, February 14 in Pratt. Pratt High School boys and girls basketball teams played, the pep band filled the space, and spectators young and...

02/26/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/rep-estes-requests-assurances-on-quivira-water-rights/

Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) has sent a letter to recently confirmed Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum highlighting the longstanding work by Kansans to responsibly steward water resources at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and the Rattlesnake Creek Basin, as well as the economic impact the basin h...

02/26/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/city-of-greensburg-adopts-resolutions-for-solar-facility/

Mayor Matt Christenson called the February 3, 2025 Greensburg City Counticl meeting with a Pledge of Allegiance followed by Father Ted Skalsky’s invocation. It was to be a meeting focused on energy projects with KPP Energy and PACE Solar. Council present included Mark Trummel, Nathan Charlton, Pam...

02/26/2025

https://www.tricountytribune.news/tri-county-tribune-week-9-athletes-of-the-week-are-winsor-and-ortiz/

Blake Winsor This week’s male Tri-County Tribune Athlete of the Week is Pratt High School’s Blake Winsor. This senior was instrumental in the Greenback’s recent CKL Championship, taking first in his division. Winsor has been a leader for the team, battling through injury scares and notching mo...