HASKELL COUNTY – The Haskell County Sheriff’s Office requested the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue an endangered persons advisory for a missing woman and her two daughters from Haskell County. The whereabouts of 23-year-old Martha Unger, and her daughters Madilynn Grace Unger, 2, and Haylie Faith Unger, 1, are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate them. They were reported missing from their home in rural Haskell County today just before 7 p.m. It is believed Martha is driving a 2015 white Ford Explorer bearing Kansas tag 301RJY. Martha is a white female, approximately 5 foot...
Southwest Medical Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Peter Phan, M.D., F.A.C.S., has joined our outstanding team of medical professionals. Dr. Phan brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to serving the community, and we are thrilled to have him on board. Dr. Phan’s journey into medicine was inspired by a calling he felt as a high school student in Washington State. Reflecting on his path, he shared, “For years, I wanted to serve God but didn’t know exactly which career would fit. Then one day in Sunday school, I heard about missionary doctors and it suddenly...
EDWARDSVILLE – Governor Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed today announced that $8.6 million will be awarded to 14 transportation construction projects through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program for spring 2024. “These new Cost Share projects will repair and modernize transportation infrastructure in communities across Kansas,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “Collaboration on these selected projects address short-term challenges to bring long-term solutions to the places Kansans call home.” With today’s announcement, more than $260 million has been invested to support the 179 projects selected in the Cost Share Program since it began in the fall of...
The 2017 Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour was June 9 through June 16. Three area high school juniors and 67 other cooperative delegates attended the trip. The delegates represented their local electric cooperatives in Washington D.C.
Youth Tour is the experience of a lifetime where delegates build everlasting friendships. Not only do they travel to a new place, they tour historic monuments, remember the fallen, learn legislation, discover more new places and connect with Congress.
During the trip, delegates toured the Arlington National Cemetery, Ford’s Theater, the International Spy Museum and picnicked at the Jefferson Memorial. Other sights seen included the U.S. Marine Sunset Parade, the Newseum, the Holocaust Museum, Mount Vernon, the Kennedy Center, a D.C. bus tour, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian.
Candace Booth, TCEC delegate from Guymon Schools, applied for and was selected to interview for the NRECA Youth Leadership Council. One student from each state is selected to return to Washington, D.C. later for a workshop. Although she didn’t receive the honor she said, “The opportunity helped me learn many things about our country and our government that will forever change my appreciation for them.”
Caleb Olson, TCEC delegate from Turpin Schools, said, “It is truly a once in a lifetime experience. I enjoyed meeting all the new people and seeing things that I’ve only seen in history books.”
Raphael Lopez, TCEC delegate from Yarbrough Schools, said, “All of the historic monuments were amazing, I never thought I was going to see them in real life.” Lopez also commented, “I made a lot of friends that I hope to be in contact with in the future.”
“Youth Tour is a great opportunity for students between their junior and senior year,” said Leslie Kraich, community and member relations coordinator at TCEC. “They receive an experience to remember for life.”
TCEC also sends two high school juniors to a leadership camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Stacy Jimenez of Hooker Schools and Ruby Venzor of Yarbrough Schools were selected to attend the 2017 camp from July 14-20.
To learn more about leadership trips and scholarship opportunities from TCEC, visit www.tcec.coop.