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🌱 How a Pretty Prairie fire captain earned top responder honors
Also, don't miss HS FB @ Cunningham on the Pretty Prairie Patch calendar
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- How a Pretty Prairie fire captain earned top responder honors
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, heavy showers; humid, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine and less humid, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Dusty Tacha named September First Responder of the Month (hutchpost.com) — A Pretty Prairie fire captain, Dusty Tacha, has been honored as September's First Responder of the Month for his decade of volunteer service with Reno County Fire District No. 1's Pretty Prairie station. Tacha, one of four captains at Station 10, balances frequent emergency calls with a full-time conservation job and says the real reward is serving neighbors when they need help most. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pretty Prairie
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- HS FB @ Cunningham
Pretty Prairie USD 311 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 - MS Dance - Bonfire Bash
Pretty Prairie USD 311 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570
7:00 pm - HS VB Tourn @ Kingman
Pretty Prairie USD 311 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 - MS VB @ Attica Attica/Burrton
Pretty Prairie USD 311 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 - HS G Golf - League
Pretty Prairie USD 311 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 - HS VB @ Cunningham/Stafford
Pretty Prairie USD 311 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 - MS FB @ Home CCS
Pretty Prairie USD 311 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 - MS/HS XC @ Cheney Lake
Pretty Prairie USD 311 Pretty Prairie, KS 67570
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Golf: Hesston JV Invitational (Junior Varsity)
Nickerson USD 309, 520 Yost Dr, Hesston
3:00 pm - Volleyball vs. Hoisington
Nickerson USD 309, 1616 Wilshire Dr, Hutchinson
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Triangular @ Chapman
Nickerson USD 309, 622 N Marshall St, Chapman
5:00 pm - Football vs Hoisington
Nickerson USD 309, 305 S Nickerson St A, Nickerson
5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Hutchinson
- DCI Park in Downtown Hutchinson Home of Artist Pillar Project - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com)
- Hutchinson Becomes New Number One In NJCAA D1 Football Top 15 - Ad Astra Radio (adastraradio.com)
- Wild Mustang program extended (hutchpost.com)
Clearwater
- Death row inmate suffered 'excruciating' execution after last meal 'mistake' as Christa Pike makes major decision about hers (vt.co)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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