Today in Pratt

08/07/2025

08/07/2025

Tomorrow is officially the last day of weekday swimming at the Pratt Pool. You can swim Friday, August 8th from 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm.
Starting Saturday, August 9th through August 31st.
Saturdays: 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Sundays: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
FINAL Day is Monday, September 1st 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm
*** There may be options for bonus swim evenings. Be sure to keep an eye on Pratt Pool for updates.

☀️ End of Summer Pool Hours Update! 🏊‍♀️

School starts next week, which means this is the final week of weekday swimming at the pool! 📚

Starting next week, the pool will be open weekends only through Labor Day — so make a splash while you still can!

Grab your towels, enjoy the sunshine, and soak up the last days of summer! 🌊

We are working with lifeguards to offer some bonus swim evenings- watch our page for announcements!

08/07/2025

The high for today is 104!

Highs Today

08/07/2025

Here are the upcoming events for August 7th, 2025:

* Pratt Education Center & Museum - Kansas Wildlife & Parks
~ Location: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (531 SE 25th Ave, Pratt, KS)
~ Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
~ Admission is Free

* Vernon Filley Art Museum Exhibits Open to the Public
~ Location: Vernon Filley Art Musuem
~ Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

* Mamas & Minis
~ Location: Pratt Bible Church (612 N Thompson)
~ Time: 10:00 am - Noon (This is a come and go as you please event)
~ Please note this is not a babysitting service

* Maker Zone
~ Location: Pratt Public Library
~ Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

* Preschool Story Time
~ Location: Pratt Public Library
~ Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am

* Genealogy Help with George Jennings
~ Location: Pratt Public Library
~ Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

* Pratt Pool
~ Location: 201 Haskel St
~ Time: 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm

* Pratt Wading Pools
~ Location: Zerger Park and Gebhart Park
~ Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

* Pratt County Historical Museum
~ Location: 208 South Ninnescah
~ Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

* American Legion Post 86 Pratt KS Thursday Night Meals Dine in or Carry out
~ Location: American Legion Post 86 Pratt
~ Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Open to the public from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

‼ Reminders & Upcoming Events ‼

* 2025 Pratt Museums Summer Passport Program From Memorial Day to Labor Day (August 30th)
Be a museum traveler. Earn "passport" stamps and when your book is full, you get a goody bag! You can pick up one of the passports at one of the museums in Pratt

* End of Summer Concert: Paramount featuring Luke Nystrom
Friday, August 22nd at Green Sports Complex VIP Tickets and tables.

* The Pratt Public Library now offers FREE passes to: Exploration Place, Botanica, Sedgwick County Zoo, Tanganyika, and the Cosmosphere. To book the passes
contact Eric at [email protected]

* The Pratt Public Library's Summer Reading Program began on May 15. Be sure to go into the library to get more information.

* Barclay College presents Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show
Location: Ross-Ellis Center for Arts & Ministry, Haviland
Date & Time: Sunday, August 17th at 3:30 pm
Adults: $25
Children (4-12): $20
Family Pass: $95
www.barclaycollege.edu/bnb

* Fi****ms Safety Course
Taught by certified officers from the Pratt Police Department
Location: Pratt Public Library
Date & Time: Friday, August 8th at 6:00 pm
** There will be NO live weapons used during the training **

* Pratt Citywide Yard Sale
August 8th - 10th

08/06/2025

Congratulations John with John Patton Photography on joining the prestigious group, Professional Photographers of America, as a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)

08/06/2025

“ATOMIC DAYS” AT THE B-29 MUSEUM
All During The Month of August
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of
the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
and the End of WW II.

*See The AWESOME POWER Of The MIGHTY ATOM !
*Gaze Upon The DESTRUCTION Wrought By The ATOMIC BOMB On JAPAN !
*Marvel At The Two Famous B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BOMBERS That Ended WORLD WAR II !
*Learn How To PLAN For, And How To SURVIVE, A Nuclear Atomic Bomb ATTACK !
*Experience The Phenomenal ATOMIC TV, Located In Our Atomic Age Display !
*View Special ATOMIC VIDEO FEATURES, Showing In Our Museum Theater !
(Check page for showings.)

Normal hours 2-4 PM Sundays,
or by appointment (see below).
Email: [email protected]
Facebook:
Phone: 620-770-2392

08/06/2025

FREE Jr. Greenback Football Skills Camp at Zerger Field.
Every camper gets a free t-shirt
Ages K - 6th for the 2025-26 school year
August 11th & 12th 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
You can pick up a flier at the Pratt Recreation office at 619 S Main (620-672-3261) or print off this flier and drop it back off at the Pratt Recreation Office

08/06/2025

It's going to be hot today! Please be safe out there.

Heat indices across southwest KS will approach dangerous levels this afternoon, reaching well over 100 in many locations. Make sure to take all necessary heat precautions!

08/06/2025

Here are the upcoming events for August 6th, 2025:

* Pratt Education Center & Museum - Kansas Wildlife & Parks
~ Location: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (531 SE 25th Ave, Pratt, KS)
~ Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
~ Admission is Free

* Vernon Filley Art Museum Exhibits Open to the Public
~ Location: Vernon Filley Art Musuem
~ Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

* Maker Zone
~ Location: Pratt Public Library
~ Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

* Preschool Story Time
~ Location: Pratt Public Library
~ Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am

* Pratt Pool
~ Location: 201 Haskel St
~ Time: 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm

* Pratt Wading Pools
~ Location: Zerger Park and Gebhart Park
~ Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

* Pratt County Historical Museum
~ Location: 208 South Ninnescah
~ Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

‼ Reminders & Upcoming Events ‼
* 2025 Pratt Museums Summer Passport Program From Memorial Day to Labor Day (August 30th)
Be a museum traveler. Earn "passport" stamps and when your book is full, you get a goody bag! You can pick up one of the passports at one of the museums in Pratt

* End of Summer Concert: Paramount featuring Luke Nystrom
Friday, August 22nd at Green Sports Complex VIP Tickets and tables.

* The Pratt Public Library now offers FREE passes to: Exploration Place, Botanica, Sedgwick County Zoo, Tanganyika, and the Cosmosphere. To book the passes
contact Eric at [email protected]

* The Pratt Public Library's Summer Reading Program began on May 15. Be sure to go into the library to get more information.

* Barclay College presents Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show
Location: Ross-Ellis Center for Arts & Ministry, Haviland
Date & Time: Sunday, August 17th at 3:30 pm
Adults: $25
Children (4-12): $20
Family Pass: $95
www.barclaycollege.edu/bnb

* Fi****ms Safety Course
Taught by certified officers from the Pratt Police Department
Location: Pratt Public Library
Date & Time: Friday, August 8th at 6:00 pm
** There will be NO live weapons used during the training **

* Pratt Citywide Yard Sale
August 8th - 10th
Registration now open!!

08/05/2025

*Here are the upcoming Pratt events for Tuesday, August 5th

* Pratt Education Center & Museum - Kansas Wildlife & Parks
~ Location: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (531 SE 25th Ave, Pratt, KS)
~ Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
~ Admission is Free

* Vernon Filley Art Museum Exhibits Open to the Public
~ Location: Vernon Filley Art Musuem
~ Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

* TOPS
~ Location: First United Methodist Church
~ Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am

* PHS Mini Cheer Camp - 3rd - 6th
~ Location: Blythe Family Fitness Center
~ Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

* Pratt Public Library
~ Open from 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

* Maker Zone
~ Location: Pratt Public Library
~ Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

* Toddler Story Time
~ Location: Pratt Public Library
~ Time: 10:30 am

* Pratt Pool
~ Location: 201 Haskel St
~ Time: 12:30 pm - 7:00 pm

* Pratt Wading Pools
~ Location: Zerger Park and Gebhart Park
~ Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

* Pratt County Historical Museum
~ Location: 208 South Ninnescah, Pratt
~ Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

* Art Class for Homeschoolers (6th - 12th Graders)
~ Location: Pratt Public Library
~ Time: 1:30 - 2:30 pm

* Tacos Tuesday at the Pratt American Legion
~ Location: Pratt American Legion Post 86 (Back entrance)
~ Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

‼ Reminders & Upcoming Events ‼

* 2025 Pratt Museums Summer Passport Program From Memorial Day to Labor Day (August 30th)
Be a museum traveler. Earn "passport" stamps and when your book is full, you get a goody bag! You can pick up one of the passports at one of the museums in Pratt

* End of Summer Concert: Paramount featuring Luke Nystrom
Friday, August 22nd at Green Sports Complex VIP Tickets and tables.

* The Pratt Public Library now offers FREE passes to: Exploration Place, Botanica, Sedgwick County Zoo, Tanganyika, and the Cosmosphere. To book the passes contact Eric at [email protected]

* The Pratt Public Library's Summer Reading Program began on May 15. Be sure to go into the library to get more information.

* Barclay College presents Buckets N Boards Comedy Percussion Show
Location: Ross-Ellis Center for Arts & Ministry, Haviland
Date & Time: Sunday, August 17th at 3:30 pm
Adults: $25
Children (4-12): $20
Family Pass: $95
www.barclaycollege.edu/bnb

* Fi****ms Safety Course
Taught by certified officers from the Pratt Police Department
Location: Pratt Public Library
Date & Time: Friday, August 8th at 6:00 pm
** There will be NO live weapons used during the training **

* Pratt Citywide Yard Sale
August 8th - 10th
Registration now open!!

08/04/2025

Simply Southwest has new mark downs!