The RuralVoices Youth Contest is sponsored each year by the North Central Regional Planning Commission (NCRPC), Beloit, Kansas, to engage the region’s young people in thoughtful reflection on rural Kansas and promote a fruitful discussion among citizens based on their insights. The theme for the 2010 contest was “Rural Kansas…Working Together.”

RuralVoices is open to any senior in high school who lives in and/or is attending a public or private high school within the 12 county NCRPC service area including Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln, Marshall, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic, Saline and Washington counties. The 2011 contest deadline will be November 15, 2010. Check back for details.