Each fall, Medicare participants are entitled to make changes to their coverage during open enrollment. During the enrollment season, TV commercials and mail advertisements will come out in full force trying to gain your business.…

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…

The change of from summer to fall — I always look forward to it. Although I’m sad to see my summer annuals begin to fade away, I do enjoy the fall scenery — mums, pumpkins,…

It is not too late to get some cover crops on wheat stubble or any fallow ground from flooded or failed crops this summer. Cover crops are one of the most versatile tools a farmer…

If a disaster or other emergency strikes, you may only have seconds or minutes to react. In those critical moments, your focus will be on your family’s safety.  When choosing what stays and what goes,…

4-H members from the Southwind Extension District excelled at the annual Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes event on August 21-22 in Kansas State University’s Weber Hall. Participants from the Southwind Extension District were Sadie Marchiano, Clay…

As August comes to an end, farmers begin a busy time of year, preparing for corn and soybean harvest, and planning for winter wheat planting. While everything seems to hit at once this time of…

If you have a health insurance plan through HealthCare.gov, you may see a decrease in your monthly premiums beginning Sept. 1.   The American Rescue Plan enhanced premium assistance for 2021 and 2022 by lowering…

Southwind Extension District 4-H members from Allen County competed Aug. 14, in the State Horticulture Judging Contest at Throckmorton Hall on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan.   They had to identify 50 different…

Although many gardens are still producing, it is time to get our fall vegetables planted. Believe it or not, fall is a great gardening season!  When you think about it, fall weather is much like…