Welcome to Thomas County Extension

Welcome to Thomas County! Your local K-State Research and Extension office is a valuable resource for finding the information you need. Extension programs present useful information related to health, nutrition, crops, livestock, home and family, 4-H and youth development, and much more.

Our philosophy is to help people help themselves by taking the research conducted at the university to where people live, work, play, develop, lead, and grow. We work at being responsive to the needs of the people by focusing our resources on providing quality information, education, and problem-solving programs for real life concerns to Thomas County residents. We are happy to serve you!

Summer Intern Position Opening

Summer Intern Position

Do you know an individual that wants to start a career in Extension or would be a great candidate to work in our office? The Summer Internship Position is open for the 2025 season!

Please submit resume and application by April 18th, 2025, to th@listserv.ksu.edu or bring it into the office. Please contact us at 785-460-4582 with any questions.

Thomas County Extension is an equal opportunity employer. Click below for the application.

Summer Intern Application

Walk Kansas 2025 - March 30 - May 24

Walk Kansas is a K-State Research and Extension (KSRE) health initiative that promotes personal health and well-being by helping participants adopt healthful lifestyle habits. It is primarily a team-based program that will help you:

be more active with support from friends and family
make healthier nutrition and beverage choices
learn helpful techniques to reduce stress

This marks the 25th Walk Kansas program!! Each year brings a renewed focus on helping participants meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables they eat.

For some Local Walking Trail Options, you can go to these websites and search for your area.

All Trails - https://www.alltrails.com
Get Outdoors Kansas - https://getoutdoorskansas.org/

Click here for log your minutes online:

2025 Walk Kansas Shirt options and colors:
NZone t-shirt design

After you complete online registration, log into your portal and click on the word "Shop" at the top of the page. This will take you to our apparel vendor site, www.shopwalkkansas.com, and you can place your order. You will be required to pay shipping and the items will be shipped directly to you. (You can save on shipping by ordering all of your teams items at once and have them shipped to one location.)

Walk Kansas Web Store - 2025
Ordered by noon on March 21 - orders delivered by April 4
Ordered by noon on April 4 - orders delivered by April 16
Ordered by April 18 - orders shipped on May 2