October 2022

The Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation is excited to announce that we are partnering with the Kansas Office of Apprenticeship in a pilot program to become an Apprenticeship Intermediary. Partnering with the Kansas Office of Apprenticeship and the Kansas Department of Commerce, we will be able to develop systems that support registered apprenticeship programs and develop training opportunities for employers and their skilled workers to help grow the Kansas workforce.

Late October to early November is the most effective time to control broadleaf weeds with postemergence herbicides in lawns. Dandelions usually produce a flush of new plants in late September, and the winter annual weeds henbit and chickweed should have germinated in October. These young plants are small and easily controlled with herbicides such as 2,4-D or combination products (Trimec, Weed-B-Gon, Weed-Out) that contain 2,4-D, MCPP and Dicamba. Even established dandelions are more easily controlled now than in the spring because they are actively moving materials from the top portion of the plant to the roots in the fall. Herbicides will translocate to the roots as well and will kill the plant from the roots up. Choose a day that is 50 degrees or higher. The better the weed is growing; the more weed killer will be moved from the leaves to the roots. Cold temperatures will slow this process but these products will still work at lower temperatures.

The first proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot would hand 51% of the state lawmakers sweeping and final control over rules and regulations issued by state administrative agencies, which are part of the executive branch.