September 2016 Newsletter
Updates on our summer intern, Kansas Rural Opportunity Zones and more.
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Busiest street in St. John gets a new sidewalk
St. John residents are noticing a big improvement along the busiest street in town — new sidewalks that run along eight blocks on First Street and one block north on Monroe, which will be completed by Aug. 19, just in time for school to start.
Photo Contest a Success
The Stafford County Economic Development Photo contest went well. There were many great photos making the choice difficult! The judges were Carolyn Dunn-Executive Director for EcoDevo, BreAnn Anshutz-summer Intern for EcoDevo, and Diane Johnson-Stafford County resident.
August 2016 Newsletter
Updates on the county fair photo contest, upcoming events and more.
July 2016 Newsletter
Updates on Gray’s Studio, our summer intern and more.
Bike & Builders proficient with sledgehammers and screwdrivers
The plaster dust was flying in the air on Second and Main Street Tuesday morning, June 21st in St. John. A group of 27 Bike & Build cyclists from around the U.S. contributed volunteer hours at Gray’s Studio and in the County Annex throughout the day that assisted Stafford County Economic Development in housing project efforts.
Lack of Sidewalk puts Children at High Risk for Accidents
Every week during the school year, a group of 4th, 5th and 6th graders walk in the street from the Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library to the County Annex building for the Life After-School Program. On a daily basis, St. John residents can be seen walking in the streets because there are no safe or existing sidewalks.
BreAnn Anshutz Joins Eco Devo as Summer Intern
Joining Stafford County Economic Development for the summer as an intern placed by Ogallala Commons is BreAnn Anshutz. BreAnn is a native of Stafford County and graduated from Macksville High School in May. As an intern, BreAnn’s primary focuses will be taking photos and creating a video promoting Stafford County and Stafford County Economic Development…
June 2016 Newsletter
Updates on a Stafford County Hospital grant, a photo contest and more.
Health and economic growth go hand in hand
In rural communities, the health of residents and economic growth go hand-in-hand. To economically thrive, a community must have an eye for building an environment that residents want to live in, raise their families and people want to move to.
One aspect is to have a community that offers residents the chance to walk and bike on safe and accessible sidewalks.
