Welcome          

Welcome to Cherokee County! Located on the Fairgrounds in Columbus, Kansas, (124 W. Country Rd.) we're here to help answer your questions about Lawn & Gardens, 4-H & Youth Development, Crops & Livestock, and Health & Nutrition. Our office is open 9-5 M-F. Check out upcoming events and things that may be of interest to you.

 

Congratulations to the 2012 Cherokee County Extension Executive Board. 


Front Row: Nancy Herrenbruck, Clark Hall, Angie Rippel, Lorie Johnson (not pictured is Brad Wells)

Front: Back: Jeffrey Karsten, Anne Sharp, Rosalie Lopp, Kurtis Gregory

 Extension>2012 Executive Board

 

Mark Your Calendars          

JAN - Red Wheel Pizza sales begin.

Jan. 28- Reading Project Meeting - 2-4, 4-H Bldg.

Jan. 30 - VIP training - 6-7:30 Extension Office

Feb. 1 - Entries due in Office for 4-H Days (no late entries taken)

Feb. 9 - Beef Project Management Meeting - 6 p.m. 4H Bldg.

Feb. 17 - Market Steer weigh in  at Dr. Gregory's..check newsletter for more info.

Feb. 18 - 4-H Days.

Feb. 21 - Walk Kansas Kick-off - guest speaker, Gayle Price - 7:00 p.m. Extension Office (captain's packets ready for pick up)

Feb. 23 - Multi-county FCS program - Labette Bank, Parsons 10:00 a.m. Hoarding - the Impact of Compulsive Keepers; 11:15 - Loving Long Distance: Families Separated by Distance

Mar. 12 - Walk Kansas Team Registration & T-shirt orders due in office by 5 p.m.

Mar 17 - Multi-county 4-H Days - Meadowbrook Mall

Mar. 18 - Walk Kansas begins

Mar 27 - Multi-county FCS program - Labette Bank, Parsons - 10 a.m. - Social Networking - Making the Connection to Generation X; 11;15 - More Plants on Your Plate.

 

 

Hot Topics          

4-H Days entry (due Feb 1 - no exceptions)

JAN - RED WHEEL SALES BEGIN and run through Feb. 10.

VIP TRAINING - Jan. 30 6-7:30 Extension Office

April 27 - Aging Expo...click this link to get the information, sessions listed, cost, directions, etc. www.southeast.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx 

  Click here for your online version of the 2011 fairbook 2011 Cherokee County Fair Book

Contact Us          

Cherokee County

Extension Office

124 W. Country Rd.

PO Box 148

Columbus KS 66725

M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

620-429-3849

Fax 620-429-2720

ck@ksre.ksu.edu