A student entrepreneurship competition featuring 61 high school and eight community college teams from across Kansas has awarded entrepreneurial-minded students $75,000 in prize money. The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge gave students experience in the process of making a business proposal and pitching their ideas.
More than 500 acres of grass and trees were scorched in a voracious fire at Tractor Lake on Monday, May 9, bringing together a community of fire fighters and rural departments north of Iuka. The same area reignited on Saturday, May 14, with personnel from Iuka, Preston, Byers and Stafford County fire departments again responding to curb the danger.
A full compliment of emergency vehicles and departments responded to a dispatch of an explosion at the Farmers Co-op Equity elevator last week in Sawyer, but company officials remain tight-lipped about what really happened, other than to say there were no injuries.
PRMC Urgent Care now offers sports physicals No appointment necessary, no insurance processed, $20 with completed KSHSAA physical form, open hours Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m.
Several purchases and presentations were discussed at Skyline Schools’ Monday, May 5th Board of Education meeting. The first of these was a presentation by teacher Taylor Stratford and a couple of her students. They proposed a new school business, called “The Beakery”. This business would be a school café where students could get a variety of snacks. If approved, this business would be put in effect during the 2022-23 school year.
Tom Gehring of Weisenhorn, Germany and Jaycee Patton of Medicine Lodge were named Barton Community College’s 2022 Outstanding Graduates. Dean of Student Services Angie Maddy recognized them as part of Barton’s commencement on Friday.
The USD 382 Board of Education met on Monday, May 9 to discuss a variety of matters. These ranged from activity updates to out of state trip requests, as well as personnel changes for the district.
At the invitation of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, Sierra Dunlap of Pratt, Kansas, was selected to attend the 39th Annual Governor’s Scholars Awards Program on May 1, 2022 in Topeka. The recognition ceremony honors the top academic one percent of Kansas high school seniors each year.
For many people of faith, there is a great love of the Bible – and for good reason! The Bible is a treasure trove of stories about God interacting with humanity, it is a rich resource for learning how our ancestors in the faith made difficult decisions, it contains beloved prayers, it is the source of many of our favorite words of hope, and it makes freely available teachings that have benefitted the entire world. I give thanks to God for this good book! Do you as well?
Kansas beef producers are no strangers to adversity. They deal with Mother Nature, meat substitutes and industry misconceptions; however, they do not fight alone. We have allies in each other and in our agriculture checkoff counterparts. These partnerships amplify the Beef Checkoff programs that increase demand for beef.