February 17-24 is National FFA Week
The week of February 1724, 2024, has been named National FFA Week and LJSHS Ag Teacher and FFA Sponsor Morgan Nitsch has national activities planned all week in commemoration.
The week of February 1724, 2024, has been named National FFA Week and LJSHS Ag Teacher and FFA Sponsor Morgan Nitsch has national activities planned all week in commemoration.
Cooper Rathbun has about a year and a half left at Lincoln High School, but that hasn’t stopped Rathbun from thinking about the long-term future of Leopard sports and activities. By the time he graduates next year, the three-sport athlete would love to have put his teams on a promising trajectory.
Lincoln Jr High Scholars bowl finishes second place
Humanities Kansas has recently awarded $3,000 to the Lincoln County Historical Society to support “Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War,” a new oral history initiative from Humanities Kansas to collect and preserve the stories of Vietnam War veterans in their communities. LCHS president, Kathie Crispin, serves as project director, with the assistance of Bud DeArvil.
Who in the county has not been touched by cancer in some way? Probably not many. Does Lincoln County have a higher cancer rate than normal? Is there something in our environment causing this? K-State Research and Extension thinks so.
Citizens State Bank & Trust Co. Board of Directors has announced the promotion of Bree McReynolds-Baetz to Lincoln President where she will take on the duty of managing the Lincoln bank location. Bree replaces Galen “Digger” Liggett following his retirement after 50 years of banking.
LJSHS Senior Logan Knight, percussionist, and junior Levi Bates on the trumpet, were recently selected for the 1-2A Honor Band.
Judy Larson of Vesper knew she was soon to meet a new grandchild. It seems she didn’t think it would be quite as soon as it was. Neither did the baby’s parents.
In response to the recent retirement announcement of USD #298 Superintendent Scott Crenshaw, the USD 298 board of education has voted unanimously to hire Mrs. Nikki Flinn for the position with a two-year contract at a special board meeting Wednesday, December 27, 2023. She has resigned her current position as LJSHS and LES Principal effective at the end of this contract year.
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