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Give FFA Day will celebrate and support future Kansas leaders
Manhattan, Kan. – Ensuring students have the resources to thrive is the Kansas FFA Foundation’s underlying goal, and on Thursday, February 26, 2026, Give FFA Day will inspire supporters nationwide to come together to set a new giving record. Held during National FFA Week, the 24-hour giving challenge fuels opportunities for more than one million…
Community
Demuth, Thibault Named USD 382 BOE president, vice president
The USD 382 Board of Education held their first regular meeting of 2026 on Monday, January 12, and it proved to be a significant one. The group held votes on its new elections for Board President and VP, and many updates and changes to the district were discussed as well. Interim President Jennifer Hopkins called…
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Fire Departments celebrate new engines
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Athlete of the Week
Week 8 winners of Tri-County Tribune Athlete of the Week are Ibarra and Riffey
Carlos Ibarra Macksville High School senior point guard Carlos Ibarra is propelling his team to victories with more than 200 points on the season and a game average of just over 10. On Monday, Ibarra rocketed in 30 points to lead the Mustangs on the board to a 71-34 win over Chase. Ibarra also shoots…
Sports
Skyline High School boys turn in winning offensive performance
The Skyline Thunderbird boys’ basketball team traveled to Stafford on Tuesday, February 3 and turned in their best offensive performance of the season (so far), defeating the Trojans with ease, 59-29. This huge turnaround came at the most optimal time, ending a five-game drought on the road and setting Skyline up for success at home…
Conversations
Education Frontlines: Print preserves more truth; social media destroys it
“Is this true?” my student asked me, as he showed me an article, careful that no classmates were nearby. The “newspaper” article showed a picture of a very hairy black infant, face and arms completely covered with hair. This Thunderbolt was a publication of an American white supremacist tabloid newspaper that espoused the ‘white man’s…
