Dawes County Commissioner Jake Stewart told News Channel Nebraska radio partners, KSCR News, on Thursday that contrary to rumors that have been circulating in recent weeks, the Dawes County Extension office isn’t going anywhere.

Commissioner Stewart gathered that rumors swirled due to the low number of staff members currently in the extension office.

Stewart says the office is currently down to two employees in Dawes County, but has educators and contributors from surrounding counties that assist in what the Dawes County Extension is out to achieve in the educating of area students and residents in a variety of fields.

Stewart went on to say that the Extension Office plays a big part in Dawes County 4-H as it continues to see a rise in numbers of participants.