At her core, Sandy Haggard is a helper. It’s just who she is. “I grew up on a dairy farm,” she explains. “As a farmer’s daughter, my upbringing taught me to take care of my…

The Southwind Extension District has announced that Sandy Haggard will join their team as the new nutrition, food safety and health extension agent. In her role, Haggard will develop and deliver programs related to nutrition…

Editor’s note: This is the first in a new series of weekly columns by Jessica Jones. Jones, who spent part of her childhood in Iola and now lives in Pittsburg, is a certified fitness and…

HUMBOLDT — Do the things that make you feel good and surround yourself with people who help you feel good. “You deserve it,” says Callee Kaufman, health and wellness coach at Humboldt Fitness Center.  “If…

Before I ever dreamed of having kids of my own, I was a consultant for the New Mexico Department of Education in Santa Fe. My job? To make sure the schools in our state were…

Before I moved to western Nebraska, I thought a blizzard was a frozen milkshake with a gazillion calories. Then I experienced a storm with snow going sideways at 40 miles an hour. That was a…

Family is a big reason why Amanda Kmiec works in food service. Her two older sisters work in nutrition services and served as her mentors as she advanced through her education and career. She’s now…

Spring is around the corner, and that means it’s almost time for Walk Kansas. This is a team-based health initiative program that will encourage you to lead a healthier life by being more active and…

Clara Wicoff, Nutrition, Food and Health Agent for the Southwind Extension District, spoke at the Iola High School CTE Lunch and Learn last week. Wicoff spoke on the topic of making sense of social media…

As Clara Wicoff sat in her brand-new office at the Southwind Extension District in Iola, her laser-focus on fighting food insecurity became readily apparent. The room was bare, save for her laptop and a dozen…