K-State Extension - Wichita County

06/16/2026

Wichita County 4-H’ers, ages 10 to 13, spent a few days at Wild Adventures 4-H Camp at Camp Lakeside, Lake Scott. They participated in many activities including fishing, rafting, tie dying, swimming and a whole lot of fun. They made stomp rockets along with some hotdogs and s’mores over an open fire. They learned about drones, aerodynamics and helicopters as well. The performed skits and had team building activities along the way. They also had a lot of fun singing, dancing and making new friends!

06/15/2026

Wichita County 4-H’ers, ages 7 to 9, spent a couple days at 4-H Camp at Camp Lakeside, Lake Scott. They participated in many activities including hiking, fishing, archery and rafting. They made tie dye shirts and stomp rockets along with some smores. They learned about drones and aerodynamics as well. They also had a lot of fun singing and making new friends!

06/02/2026

05/14/2026

"Barn in the USA" is the theme for the 2026 Wichita County Fair! A Fun and Patriotic theme as the U.S.A celebrates our Semiquencentennial. The County Fair kicks off on Wednesday, July 29th, and continues through Saturday, August 1st.

05/08/2026

Congratulations to our Graduating Wichita County 4-H Seniors!! Thank you for playing such a major role in our 4-H program over the past 12 years!! Best wishes with all of your future plans!!

03/12/2026

The 2026 Kansas Custom Rates Survey is now open, and we’re seeking feedback on rates paid for agricultural custom work across the state, including:
🚜 Custom harvesting
🌱 Land work
🌾 Haying & feed preparation
⚙️ Machinery rental

The survey is voluntary, anonymous, and confidential and takes less than 15 minutes to complete. Your responses help provide reliable information to Kansas farmers, ranchers, and the ag community.
🗓 Please complete by March 31
👉 https://tinyurl.com/custom26

03/11/2026

Mark Your Calendars for the Annual Wichita County 4-H Council and Library Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 4th at 10am at the Wichita County Courthouse.

02/21/2026

Congratulations to our Wichita County 4-H’ers that participated in Regional 4-H Club Day hosted in Leoti. We had a great turn out from all 6 counties participating (Wichita, Scott, Finney, Kearny, Hamilton & Greeley). Thanks to everyone that helped make the day a success!

Junior Demonstrations
Quaid Imler, 1st Blue County, 3rd Blue Regional

Senior Illustrated Talks
Faith Marcy, 1st Blue County, 2nd Blue Regional

Junior Readings
Mesa Owens, 1st Blue County, 3rd Blue Regionals
Kelly Owens, 2nd Blue County, 5th Blue Regionals

Junior Illustrated Talks
Cauy Larson, 1st Red County, 2nd Red Regional
Crue Larson, 2nd Red County, 3rd Red Regional

Project Talks
Lyvia Imler, 1st Blue County, 3rd Blue Regional
Camri Larson, 2nd Blue County, 4th Blue Regional

Show & Tell
Collin Berning, 1st Blue County, 2nd Blue Regional
Evan Oldham, 2nd Blue County, 3rd Blue Regional

Junior Instrumental Solos
Reid Marcy, 1st Blue County, 2nd Blue Regional
Quentin Myers, 2nd Blue County, 3rd Blue Regional
Baylee Long, 3rd Blue County, 4th Blue Regional
Kennedy Long, 4th Blue County, 10th Blue Regional

Senior Vocal Solos
Zachary Marcy, 1st Blue County, 1st Blue Regional

Model Meeting
Lydia Jayhawker’s, 2nd Blue Regional

Consumer Judging, Photography Judging & Livestock Skill-a-thon results will be available at a later date.

Congratulations to everyone one on a job well done!