SHERIDAN COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH) – Another round of severe weather rolling across Kansas led to widespread damage in communities around the state.

Storms in northwest Kansas over the weekend heavily impacted Sheridan County, with the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office sharing photos of damage in multiple areas. From downed trees, fences and irrigation pivots to roofs being torn off of buildings, the damage is extensive.

Sheriff Brandon Carver said that a farmer took the brunt of the damage.

“Him, himself, had… I believe there was eight irrigation pivots that he owned, and four grain bins that were damaged in this storm. You know, in an ag (agriculture) community, this is a big financial strain on them where they’re already struggling,” Carver said. “This guy was very positive about it and just said, ‘we’ll just have to deal with it and move forward.’”

The sheriff’s office shared that the majority of the storm damage was in the city of Hoxie, as well as northwest and northeast of Hoxie. Wind speeds were over 80 mph, with hail up to golf ball-sized.

The county is asking any residents who have damage to their property to report to Sheridan County dispatch. The National Weather Service is still assessing the damage in the area.

Carver said the community is working together to recover.

“Ultimately, as I’ve said this before, Sheridan County always comes together, whether it’s the emergency responders or just citizens. And a lot of people gathered to help neighbors in a time of need,” Carver said.

Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Hundreds of Wichita-area students have learned the steps they need to take after high school because of the Kansas Hispanic Education & Development Foundation.

Since 2008, the foundation has been doing whatever it can to give students the best chance at being successful after they graduate from high school.

In those 18 years, it’s given out around $1 million in scholarships, but that’s not all it does. It helps throughout the college or trade school application process.

“It’s not just like they get a scholarship, and then they go their own way,” said Yezmin Thomas, a mom of two KHEDF scholars. “No, they stay involved. Graduating from high school, leaving home, moving to a different city, and then starting your college journey that way, that can be a lot for a student.”

Executive Director Pablo Cruz said like with pretty much every nonprofit, volunteers are the key to the foundation’s success.

“I really am proud and honored to work with all of our volunteers,” Cruz said. “They all have the same passion and dedication. I think we’re all in the same spirit when it comes to serving our students and preparing the workforce for Kansas.”

Those volunteers said they just want these students to know that somebody is in their corner, especially since the process could be foreign not only to the students, but to their families as well.

Some of those volunteers are also former students who were helped by KHEDF. They believe paying it forward to the next generation is how they can keep growing the overwhelming success the nonprofit has had.

“I’ve seen students get jobs and graduate and seeing them all over the place,” KHEDF alum and volunteer Zayra Camacho said. “It’s pretty cool to see them, Especially on the news or social media, and seeing how big they’re getting. And it’s mostly because they started here at KHEDF.”

While the foundation has been mainly focused in the Wichita area, it is now expanding its reach to other parts of the state. Learn about that next Monday.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Update 5:45 p.m.: Meade County Emergency Management shared that Meade is no longer in immediate threat of the wildfire. There is currently no need to evacuate.

People living in Meade County may soon have to evacuate due to wildfires in the area.

On Sunday at around 4:50 p.m., Meade County Emergency Management and the Meade County Sheriff’s Office requested that Meade residents should prepare for possible evacuations.

A wildfire in the area is now threatening Meade. The wildfire is near 17 Road and P Road, about a half mile west of Highway 23. This is around two miles southwest of Meade.

Meade County Emergency Management transmitted the request through US National Weather Service Dodge City Kansas.

Wildfires in southwest Kansas have been active since Thursday. The Meade Lake fire, as of 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, had burned approximately 44,000 acres. Aviation and ground crews have been working to slow the fire’s growth.