Ranch rodeo in the Flint Hills, Kansas
A Lyon County Firefighter extinguishes hotspots at a small grass fire west of Emporia, Kan. on Jan., 16, 2014.
Clint Bowyer's pit crew springs into action as Bowyer makes a pit stop during the 5 Hour Energy 400 at Kansas Speedway
Bicyclists travel through the Flint Hills south of Emporia, Kansas during the Dirty Kanza 200 gravel bike race.
A cowboy at the 77th Annual Flint Hills Rodeo sits alone before preparing to ride a bull.
Walnut Elementary students celebrate after finding out their egg survived a drop from the top of a fire ladder during the school's annual egg drop competition in which students craft devices to soften the impact of an egg's fall.
Emporia High School student Isaiah Simpson rotates through the air during a dive on Thursday afternoon at the Centennial League dive meet.
Small gas station in Lebo, Kansas
Animal handlers lead a camel to a set of stairs for customers to ride the animal at the Carson & Barns Circus in Emporia, Kansas.
"420" Jim and his dog outside of his RV as he collects signatures on his way to Washington, D.C. in support of marijuana legalization.
Busy streets of Manhattan, 2013
Kris Guzman, an Emporia High student, does ten pushups in the snow-covered high school parking lot next to USMC and Army vehicles on Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 2014, while wearing a Kevlar helmet, flack jacket and loaded pack, as the group of students he is with visits with U.S. Marines during a day of career and college exploration that took place at the campus. The event, funded by the STREAM project grant, provided students with the chance to learn about different college opportunities by visiting nearby campuses, as well as learn about careers that are attainable by going into the workforce right after high school. In addition to tours of university tours that some students attended, students were also able to visit with military branches and take tours of local manufacturing facilities.
Manhattan, 2013
Two Emporia firefighters speak to each other through the masks of their HAZMAT suits inside the Anderson Building on Tuesday morning as they work to test substances at a training station.
Nurses at Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Ks. work with NOELLE, a birthing simulator that helps students and nurses to train for emergencies that can occur during childbirth.
A team dressed as Star Wars characters tee off from a hole during the annual pasture golf tournament in Emporia, Kansas.
Clint Davies grinds an area on one of his handmade hedge walking canes in his workshop at his home in Reading. Over the last couple years, Davies has made and gave away over two hundred of the canes which he has cut from hedge trees on his property.
A single-vehicle injury accident occurred at the intersection of Rural St. and 9th Ave. on Thursday afternoon, October 17, 2013, involving a late 80's Chevrolet pickup that collided with a tree. The Emporia Fire Dept. was able to cut away a portion of the cab to extricate the driver, who was transported with unknown injuries.
Manhattan, September, 2013
A look through the window of an empty barbershop at night in Emporia, Ks.