3 from SC selected for Shrine band
Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:00am
Three Scott Community High School musicians have been selected for the Masonic band camp to be held July 19-23 at Pittsburg State University.
Youth & Education
Free school meals extended, with some changes
Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:00am
Congress on Friday passed a bill to extend a pandemic-era program through the summer that provided free meals to students regardless of income. But lawmakers added a caveat that means fewer kids will qualify in the fall.
About 50 area youngsters
Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:00am
About 50 area youngsters between the ages of 7-9 years took part in a two-day 4-H camp at Lake Scott State Park hosted by the West Plains Extension District. (Above) Bristol Eitel, Scott City, tries to get untangled from a human knot as youngsters keep their hands locked. (Lower left) Scott City 4-Hers Rylee Zimmerman (left) chases Trace Jessup in “Duck, duck, goose.” (Lower right) Shalyn Radke, 8, Scott City, eyes the target on the archery range with help from Stevens County Extension Agent Ron Honig. Counties represented at the camp included Scott, Finney, Thomas, Wichita, Kearney, Stevens, Haskell, Morton and Seward. (Record Photos)
Sternberg brings fossil exhibit to SC Library
Thu, 06/23/2022 - 12:00am
Even though Western Kansas was once covered by the Western Interior Seaway millions of years ago, it’s not just the fossilized remains of sea life that continue to be discovered throughout the area.
The process of pollination and hydroponics
Thu, 06/16/2022 - 12:00am
The process of pollination and hydroponics were explained by Anthony Reardon, a horticulturist with the West Plains Extension District, during this week’s programs at the Scott County Library. (Above) Ava Hughes (background) and Emersyn Tucker use plastic bottles and coconut coir to create a hydroponic growing environment for sunflowers. (Right) Kinze Drohman and Graham Frank compare the bookmark necklaces they made with dried flowers pressed between contact paper. (Record Photos)