PRATT – If you’re a Kansas boat owner or are thinking of buying a boat, you should know that property taxes on recreational boats have gone down as much as 75 percent since 2013. Before that, Kansas boat owners paid property taxes based on an assessed value that was 30 percent of the boat’s market worth. So if you owned a $30,000 boat, the asse ... Read More

CONWAY SPRINGS – Whitetails Unlimited (WTU) is sponsoring the South Central Kansas Chapter Banquet on Saturday, March 11 at St. Joseph's Hall, 304 N. 5th Street, Conway Springs. This special event will feature a dinner, auction, and prizes with a wide array of products such as firearms, outfitter packages, hunting and outdoor-related equipment, ... Read More

PRATT – Registration for the 2017 spring workshop of Becoming An Outdoors-Woman (BOW), which is limited to 48 participants, is full. The spring workshop is a smaller version of the fall workshop, though both are conducted at the Rock Springs 4-H Center near Junction City and are designed to offer adult women opportunities to learn outdoor skill ... Read More