With four years of active participation in FFA under her belt, including two years in officer roles, Brooklyn Adams has seen personal growth through her experience in the organization.  The Marmaton Valley High School senior…

Ryan Golden, a senior at Crest High School, describes himself as “extremely competitive.” He’s an athlete who has played football, basketball and baseball all four years at Crest. The summer before his freshman year, he…

Brody Nemecek’s busy week in Iola included a stop by his alma mater Thursday. Nemecek, a 2020 Iola High School graduate, is in his senior year at Kansas State University and was part of a…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley’s FFA Chapter in Moran was awarded $2,812 as part of the Grants for Growing program. The nationwide program, sponsored by Tractor Supply Company, provides grant funds to local FFA chapters to…

Iola High School FFA member Cody Wille earned first place in  state proficiency awards for fiber and/or oil production. The award was handed down June 1 at the Kansas FFA Convention in Manhattan. For fiber…

Iola High School brought home plenty of hardware while hosting three FFA events on March 7. Members competing in ag sales, dairy cattle evaluation and poultry. Iola’s dairy cattle A and B teams placed first.…

A cleaning project led to a cross-generational connection for Iola FFA students, and created special memories for junior Abigail Meiwes. While cleaning a storage area in the school’s Ag building, students discovered numerous awards earned…

HUMBOLDT — Having lived on a farm all his life, Gavin Jaro is well aware the best laid plans can be upended by Mother Nature. To wit, the Humboldt High School senior and his fellow…

COLONY — Kamryn Luedke, a senior at Crest High School and FFA Chapter president, has learned a lot through FFA. But what sticks with her the most was learning about Temple Grandin, an animal science…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High School seniors Mallory Heim and Bailey LaRue have made a point of being active through high school. It just so happens, both found an organization that catered to their myriad…