Four (4) Donald M. Stewart Scholarships, each $4,000.00, are available to be awarded this May. These scholarships are now available to any person who is presently, or has in the past, graduated from any Dickinson County High School, and is presently attending or planning to attend the University of Kansas for undergraduate studies. These annual… Continue reading
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$500 SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
The Dickinson County Retired School Personnel Association will provide a $500.00 incentive scholarship for a college student who graduated from one of the Dickinson County high schools and has teaching potential. This student must be enrolled at a four-year accredited Kansas university or college in the School of Education and have achieved a junior or… Continue reading
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 303rd Basic Training Class
Twenty-two new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Jan. 13 in a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, the commencement speaker for the ceremony, congratulated the graduates and expressed his deep appreciation for their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their families. “Every day, brave… Continue reading
Chapman FFA Alumni Work Auction Celebrates 25 Years
By Amy Feigley In 1998, former Chapman FFA advisor and agricultural education instructor, Kevin Harris, along with a group of community members, began something that would become a yearly staple in the small community centered in Dickinson County, Kansas. At this event, FFA members were purchased by attendees, guaranteeing them eight hours of work, whether… Continue reading
FHRC Stakeholder Survey
The Flint Hills Regional Council (FHRC) has launched a project to produce a 5-year sustainability plan to expand the organization and more efficiently achieve its mission to increase the quality of life in the Flint Hills. The process includes a stakeholder survey to understand the perspectives of those who live and work in the area.… Continue reading
USPS Is Making Even More Changes to Your Mail, Starting Jan. 22
By: Kali Coleman, bestlifeonline.com, January 9, 2023 The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been making several changes to its structure over the last few years, primarily to climb out of an ever-widening financial hole. In March 2021, the agency unveiled Delivering for America (DFA), a 10-year plan to get the USPS back on solid ground.… Continue reading
Cloud County Community College Announce Fall 2022 Honors
Kansas Eight-Man Football Association Announces All-Star Game Selection
By: KSHSAA COVERED STAFF Three players chosen for the 50th annual Kansas Shrine Bowl have also earned berths for the Kansas Eight-Man Football Association All-Star Game. South Sumner’s Keiondre Smith, Little River’s Braxton Lafferty, and Axtell’s Isaac Detweiler each added Eight-Man All-Star honors to their Shrine Bowl selections, which were announced earlier this month. Smith… Continue reading
December HHS Student of the Month
December Student of the Month for Herington High School is Raquel Lawrenz. Raquel is the daughter of Vanessa and Josh Lawrenz. Raquel believes she was chosen because “I’m committed to my school work and participate throughout the school.” She is a freshman at Hering who involves herself in: FBLA, FCCLA, SALT, Wrestling, Band, Drama, and… Continue reading
Need for Crop Insurance
by Bruce Shultz December drove home a harsh reality to many people all across the nation. When the weather gets nasty, it can get downright miserable everywhere. The snow cyclone bomb Elliot stretched from the Mountain West to the East Coast and down into the Gulf Coast states. While a storm this size is rare,… Continue reading