By Gale Rose
Colton Hemphill, the 16-month-old son of Nathan and Laura Hemphill, tries his hand at fishing for the first time on Dad’s lap at a Parents As Teachers picnic last week at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks kids’ fishing pond.Program offers help for parents
Babies don’t come with instruction manuals, but there are resources for new parents. And school doesn’t start with kindergarten or even preschool and it isn’t limited to August through May. The Parents as Teachers page on the Pratt Greenbacks website refers to “beginning at the beginning.” Cheryl Couch, director of the Parents as Teachers program for the Pratt and Skyline school districts, contacts parents of new . . . read more
PHS infielders earn All-State honors
All season long, the left side of the Pratt High School softball team’s infield was as solid as a rock, thanks to senior third baseman Rebecca Slief and junior shortstop Ashton Neumann. Both Neumann and Slief were named to the Kansas Softball Coaches’ Association Class 4A All-State teams for their efforts during Pratt’s 15-7 . . . read more
Lady Greenbacks fall to eventual state champs
A very experienced Riverton Rams team showed the Pratt Lady Greenbacks what the state softball tournament is all about Friday evening, sending the Lady Greenbacks home with a 10-0 loss in the quarterfinals. Riverton went on to win the state tournament with a 3-0 win over Ottawa. RHS pitcher Haleigh Sills did not allow a run in the . . . read more




















