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Kansas water photo contest, student research poster submissions

Kansas is home to an abundance of beautiful natural resources, and Kansans are encouraged to capture the most vital of these: water. The Kansas Water Office (KWO) is accepting photos to be featured in conjunction with the 2022 Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas in November. The photos need to pertain to water or water use in Kansas. Examples include all bodies of water, irrigation, agriculture, recreation and fun, or other water infrastructure.

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Club News

The Family Outdoor Recreation Banquet was held Sept. 10 at the Hodgeman County 4H building.

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Kansas State Fair Market Wheat Show Winners

Hutchinson – The Grand Champion winner of the Kansas State Fair Market Wheat Show, Galen Lowe from Sumner County, got a chance to shake the Governor’s hand and receive a gold watch at the award’s ceremony held on Sept. 14, in the Domestic Arts Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Also receiving the County Agent award was newcomer Rhett Newby from Pratt County.

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KS Treasurer’s Office is moving forward with emergency financial assistance to farmers

Treasurer Lynn Rogers is moving forward with providing emergency assistance to communities being impacted by the drought to supplement USDA drought measures. As communities like Caney, KS reach critical levels of water shortage, it is critical that the State takes action to support those being impacted.

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Kindsvater Trucking, of Dodge City, donates semi-trailer

As part of a new workforce development partnership, Kindsvater Trucking, of Dodge City, donated a semi-trailer to the Dodge City Community College (DC3) commercial driver’s license (CDL) program on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Through this ongoing partnership, DC3 and Kindsvater will work together to address the area’s truck driver shortage. Pictured (from left) is Kindswater Co-owner, Justine Carlson; Kindsvater Safety/Driver Coordinator, Ed Rarden; Kindsvater Co-owner, Ben Kennedy; DC3 Vice President for Workforce Development, Clayton Tatro; DC3 CDL Coordinator/Instructor, Brian Johnson; and Kindsvater Co-owner, Brad Haskell. [PHOTO BY Lance Ziesch/ Dodge City Community College]

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How the Dodge City school district increased postsecondary success

Getting more students to complete some kind of educational credential after high school is perhaps the top goal of the State Board of Education’s Kansans Can education vision, because postsecondary education is so closely tied to economic security. Over the past several decades, it has become increasingly difficult to have a “middle class” life without more than a high school diploma.

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