Anchored Collective received an Engaged in Action Award for demonstrating commitment to reducing substance misuse and for promoting mental health.
The award from Engage Douglas County signifies the organization’s work to actively engage in issues affecting residents in the county related to drug and alcohol use, suicide prevention and other behavioral health issues, as well as dedication to serving the community.
Aaron Thakker, Laura Smith and Robby Giffin will accept the award at the ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Recent graduate Ally Rietcheck has received a national scholarship related to work in the livestock industry.
Rietcheck received a $2,500 Youth for the Quality Care of Animals inaugural scholarship to go toward furthering her education. She will attend Kansas State University in the fall.
She is one of seven students to receive the scholarship after 228 applications underwent an in-depth judging process. To apply, students must be a high school senior or graduate with an active certification through Youth for the Quality Care of Animals, as well as one through the last two years.
Youth for the Quality Care of Animals is a national quality assistance program with a mission to educate and empower youth in the industry by instilling essential knowledge about animal welfare, food safety and best practices.
“Investing in youth is key to the future of the livestock industry,” said Dinah Peebles, Youth for the Quality Care of Animals executive board president, in a statement. ““Rietcheck exemplifies the values of the livestock industry and the core skills YQCA promotes in youth exhibitors. Her knowledge, dedication and passion will positively impact the industry, and we are proud to support her future success.”
Another Eudora graduate Corrinne Yoder-Mulkey received an award from the KU School of Law.
Yoder-Mulkey received the Dru Mort Sampson Center for Diversity & Inclusion Award of Distinction. The award is given to a student who has exhibited exemplary leadership and a commitment to promoting diversity and belonging in both Green Hall and in the broader community.
They served as the president of the OUTLaws & Accomplices for two years and was a founding member of the first Trans Law Student Association of its kind. Yoder-Mulkey is the child of Christine Yoder and Kent Mulkey.
Fourteen law students received awards during the spring 2025 semester for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school or community.
Yoder-Mulkey graduated from the law school class of 2025.
