Ten outstanding students pursuing careers in the beef industry have each been awarded a $1,500 scholarship provided by the CME Group and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. The CME Group has sponsored this scholarship program for 18 years.
Each scholarship winner wrote a 750-word essay that identified key issues confronting the beef industry, and suggested [...]

Seven high school seniors from central and southwest Kansas have been awarded college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships, which provide between $500 and $2,000 annually to students of high academic achievement.
Recipients are: Lara Pracht, Garden City High School, awarded by the University of Kansas; Kelsey Moran, Hays High School, awarded by Kansas State University; Crystal Prieb, [...]