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]

Walmart seeks holiday help

Walmart announced itis planning to hire 40,000 U.S. associates to deliver a great holiday season and beyond for our customers and members.

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.

Club News

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

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.

Tree orders and ornamental grass

The Kansas Forest Service Tree is still having their fall shrub and Seedling Sale from September 1 - October 15. Visit their website at https://www.kansasforests.org/conservation_ trees/ or stop by the office to get an order form. Hurry, time is running out!

To the Editor:

Just over a year ago, I accepted an administrative position with The Salvation Army here in Dodge City. I’d grown up knowing about donating clothes and red kettle donations at Christmas time, but what did I really know about this organization? My husband was quick to mention founder William Booth and Phil Keaggy’s song, “Salvation Army Band” which mentions, “Heart to God and a hand to man,” which I’d never heard before.

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.