September 1, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the Center for Adult Education will be closed and there will be no classes in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5.Ìý Offices will reopen and classes will resume on Sept. 6.
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Great Bend Tribune
Published August 28, 2016
August 24, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
About 1,000 people per year benefit from the Central Kansas Educational Opportunity Center (CKEOC), which exists to promote educational awareness by helping community members find a pathway in which to identify and meet their educational, personal and career goals.
August 24, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert
The Shafer Art Gallery has chosen to highlight local talent in its next exhibit, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ County Arts Council Friends and Acquaintances Art Festival, in conjunction with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ County Arts Council.Ìý
An array of work from 3D to oil painting and water color will be on display beginning Friday through October 7 in the Shafer Art Gallery at ºìÐÓÊÓƵ. The show is underwritten by the Bill J McKown Memorial Endowment and the Golden Belt Community Foundation.
Great Bend Tribune
Published August 21, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants. The Hazardous Waste Worker program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends.
August 8, 2016
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert
Industry demand has driven continued expansion of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Commercial Driver’s License Program. ºìÐÓÊÓƵ is now an official test site and a second truck has been acquired from Doonan’s Peterbilt with bodywork and paint from Jeremy’s Paint and Body Shop in Sterling.
Great Bend Tribune
Published August 14, 2016
Another summer is essentially over with Labor Day just around the corner.Ìý A sure sign summer is over is the start of another school year.Ìý ºìÐÓÊÓƵ starts this Wednesday with another crop of incoming freshman in the agriculture program.Ìý But let’s take a step back and examine what education it takes to succeed in today’s agricultural environment as a farmer and/or rancher. ÌýÌý
August 4, 2016
Story by Brandon Steinert
Coleen Cape said her door is always open; open to members of the community where she grew up, to ºìÐÓÊÓƵ students who need a hand paying for their education, and to those with the means and desire to help.Ìý
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August 2, 2016
Story by Joe Vinduska
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has announced its latest educational opportunity, the Mental Health Technician Certificate program through a partnership with Larned State Hospital (LSH) with support from the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS).