After years of putting together scrapbooks for my sons and for theatre and forensics programs at Pratt Community College and at Pratt High School, I wanted to say “thanks” to the Tribune for the fine job you do in covering local programs. My scrapbooks are full of news clippings, sports articles, theatre and forensics pictures, and highlights of raising two boys and teaching or directing many students through the years.
The City of Pratt will be spraying for mosquitoes beginning at 12:01 am Thursday morning, Aug. 26 on the west side of Main Street. The east side of Main Street will be sprayed beginning at 12:01 am Friday morning, Aug. 27, weather permitting. Please keep all windows and doors shut on the appropriate night.
A Red Cross blood drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Pratt Area 4-H Center at the fairgrounds. Please note the change in location; appointment cards mailed earlier were incorrect.
The Pratt County Relay for Life will host a birthday party Friday night and everyone is invited — come at the beginning, have some supper, celebrate and remember and stay all night for the music and games if you like. Or pick and choose the activities that appeal.
Three of the most frightening words in the English language may be “you have cancer.”
Pratt County lost another role model with the recent death of Martha McFall. However, the Martha McFall memorials will add to the resources available for low income families who are fighting cancer. The spouse of Albert McFall was also known for her kindness. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Albert McFall Fund in 1983 when Albert succumbed to cancer.
If you are overweight or obese, it’s probably not your fault alone. Personal responsibility plays a part, but you’re fighting an uphill battle in a society that revolves around eating too much and moving too little.
Pratt’s newest members of the medical community bring some unique qualifications to their positions. Dr. Eric Clarkson will begin seeing patients next month at Pratt Family Practice and his wife, Dr. Amy Clarkson, will work part-time for South Wind Hospice.
State regulations require hospitals to test their generators “under load” on a monthly basis, meaning during normal business hours while all equipment is running.
As Pratt Regional Medical Center says goodbye to general surgeon, Jake Breeding, M.D. they continue to search for his replacement. PRMC is dedicated to providing the area with the healthcare services it needs.
Ooey gooey cinnamon rolls, frosted cakes, pecan pies and sweet coffee breads were much in evidence Monday during the judging of 4-H foods at the Pratt County Fairgrounds.
The statewide Kansas Clean Air law that took effect July 1 might provide some added incentive for smokers to think about quitting. A new resource is available locally to help anyone who makes that decision.
A ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon officially opened two duplexes for Arrowhead West.
The first shovel full of dirt officially started construction on the Blythe Family Fitness building Tuesday morning.
The check is in the mail — or it will be once a Medicare beneficiary hits the “doughnut hole” of Part D prescription drug coverage. There is no application process, there will be no phone call requesting information and no promises of getting the $250 rebate provided in health reform legislation faster.
Dr. Jennifer Jackson from Pratt Internal Medicine announced Monday morning that she and her family will be relocating. Her husband, Aaron Jackson, has accepted an administration position at Maize South High School, a 700-student facility just west of Wichita.
The race for points is on as Red Cross Racing revs up for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Most of the cribs at Pratt Regional Medical Center are 30 to 40 years older than the infants and toddlers they cradle. The small beds are simple affairs, sometimes making it difficult to properly care for the hospital’s most special patients.
In a monthly column beginning June 2 on the Tribune’s Opinion Page, Susan Page will keep the community updated on what’s going on with its largest employer and provider of medical services. She will also explore healthcare in general, a topic of interest to almost everyone.
A year ago a new virus burst upon the scene and quickly reached pandemic proportions. Almost as quickly, Kansas had its first case of what was initially called swine flu, when a Dickinson County man who had visited Mexico fell ill.
