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Kansas tech colleges team up with FHSU to tackle rural economic woes

TOPEKA — Three higher education institutions in central and western Kansas joined forces to address the region’s workforce shortages and education gaps.Fort Hays State University, Northwest Kansas Technical College and North Central Kansas Technical College created a new affiliation as a way to propel students into the region’s workforce and empower their communities to persist through hard times.The affiliation is different from a merger or a takeover, said Tisa Mason, president of Fort Hays State, on the Kansas Reflector podcast.

Holcomb football falls in 3A semifinal to Andale

The two southwest Kansas high school football teams remaining in the state playoffs both saw their seasons come to a close on Friday in sub-state semifinal games.Holcomb traveled to Andale to face the unbeaten juggernaut Indians, who had an 81-game winning streak at home.