High Plains Journal’s annual Agriculture Cares issue recognizes those who go above and beyond to improve their community, their country and their world. This year Ag Cares honors people who have made a difference through 4-H or FFA: Justin Schmutz; Southwestern Heights FFA; Donna Maskus; Gen…
Gene, Vernon and Richard McKown did what few people do—they identified a problem in their city and rather than talking about how it needs to change, they went to work changing it themselves.
For a Kansas resident, the average cost to attend a public university is $17,000 to $18,000. For a four-year bachelor’s degree, a family in Kansas could be looking at a price tag of $68,000 to $72,000 per child for tuition, books and living expenses.