Today we got to feature Republic County in the "Arts as an Economic Driver" session with Kate Van Steenhuyse from the Kansas Arts Commission at the CEC Conference in Kingman. YOU get to check it out locally when the conference is in our county next year. #ceckingman2025
Social MVP in a downtown building that is being renovated. Session featured Ti'Juana Hardwell. The building houses twelve new apartments. Entrepreneurs get to have this conference in our own back yard next year in Republic County. #ceckingman2025 #cecconferencecourtland2026
RCED, in association with @networkkansas, hosted the 9th annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge on Monday, March 10. Pike Valley, and home schools competed. Top placements in the 2025 event were:
β’ 1st place β Eagle Eye Ag Drone Services β Brady Childs
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The public is invited to come to the Republic County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge on March 4th at 4:40 at Pike Valley High School. Thanks to @networkkansas and K-State 105.
It's Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge day at Kansas State University! Our local Republic County YEC winner, Coal Creek Oufitters, is here and showing off why they were awarded highest honor. Chopping Block applied and was accepted as a wild card. @networkkansas
Thanks to everyone who helped put on the 2023 Republic County YEC competition last night at Pike Valley High School. Coal Creek Outfitters was the first place winner out of 14 teams. @networkkansas @bhenry_ks
At @networkkansas regional retreat today in Great Bend where Republic County is one of the top 10 E-Community loan pools in the State out of sixty communities and a Republic County βmodelβ is featured on the front of their literature for the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
Proud of our Republic County students presenting today at Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge! @networkkansas #KEC
We've announced our second round of Housing Incentive Programs thanks to the Dane G. Hansen Foundation! Find more here - republiccountykansas.com/pagβ¦
Replying to @Jon_Schallert @EPedersenKS @lukemahin @ecomm_ks @jennasaurustech @networkkansas @wKREDA1 @RiverbankBrews @JenRusFreelance @SarahLaRosh @KansasCommerce @NWK_EICI
They are working on it. Lovewell lake is the nearby reservoir which stores the irrigation water.
But they do have this for their west coast IPA 'Scandiego'. Scandia is their Swedish πΈπͺ neighbor town on the Republican River the source of the irrigation water. β at Kansas, USA
Excited to be included in the next NetWorked session on using analytics, data, and research to improve communities. eventbrite.com/e/networked-vβ¦
@donmacke, @RepCoED, @SarahLaRosh @networkkansas @ecomm_ks
YEC featured photography artwork from RCHS and PVHS who toured local businesses. Also hosted entrepreneur speakers Deanna Morris and her daughter, former YEC student, Emma from Plum Crazy Boutique. republiccountykansas.com/yecβ¦
π 4th β $100 sponsored by Cunningham Comm.
Republic Restoration
π 5th Place - $50 by @Bell_MainStreet
Rolling Coal Mobile Vet Clinic
πΌοΈ Best Marketing Award β $150 by @NexGen4Youth - BJβs Sporting Goods, C. Creative Marketing, The Chopping Block
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π‘ Republic County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Awards 1st - 3rd - republiccountykansas.com/yecβ¦
π₯ 1st Place β $750
C. Creative Marketing β Carolina Barraza
π₯2nd Place β $500
DURT β Erica Sublett
π₯ 3rd Place β $250
The Chopping Block β Owen Russell
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'Commissioners Meets With Wind Farm Attorney' - Read the full article on proposed wind farm here - republiccountykansas.com/comβ¦
Next week is Republic County's 6th Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge! The public is welcome to view the Trade Show and ART + Entrepreneurship projects at 6:00 pm. Learn more here - republiccountykansas.com/202β¦










































