Leoti, Kansas

Leoti, pronounced “Lee-OH-Tah.” is a city in and the county seat of Wichita County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,534.

History[edit]

Leoti was founded in 1885 by a company of men from Garden City, Kansas. Two years later, in 1887, it was involved in the bloodiest county seat fight in the history of the American West. The shoot-out was on February 27, 1887, when men—some would say hired gunmen—from Leoti, went to the neighboring, rival town of Coronado and left several people dead and wounded. A small town called Farmer City which was located between Coronado and Leoti, was hoped by some to become the county seat—which would end the fighting. Leoti later won the right to become the county seat and now the two other towns consist mainly of farmland.

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Kansas State University

It doesn’t matter if you ask a long-time professor, recent graduate, passionate alum or a fresh-eyed freshman. Pick a member of the K-State community at random and ask him or her what it means to be a Wildcat, and you will most likely get a one-word answer: Family.

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Independence Reporter

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NWA Democrat Gazette

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Poplar House Clinic

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Mercy Hospital, Rogers AR

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Northwest Arkansas Community College

MISSION

Empower Lives, Inspire Learning and Strengthen Community, through Accessible, Affordable, Quality Education.

VISION

Positively changing the lives of those we serve.

SERVICE AREA

NWACC’s service area is defined by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education as Benton and Washington counties in northwest Arkansas. ___________________________________________

NWA Food Bank

OUR MISSION is to nourish Northwest Arkansas Communities

by Feeding Hungry People.

OUR VISION is to be the leader in hunger relief by building partnerships with other hunger relief organization.

RESPECT

We respect the inherent worth and dignity of every person and treat all with justice, equality and compassion. We honor the lives, concerns and stories of people in need and expect our staff and member agencies to do the same. We accept one another and encourage diversity of thoughts and ideas.

STEWARDSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY

We keep faith with the public trust through the efficient and compassionate use of resources entrusted to us and are mindful that our mission is accomplished through the generosity of others. We maintain and communicate accurate and timely information on hunger research, education, advocacy and service. We evaluate and account regularly for how resources are used to implement and achieve our mission.

COLLABORATION

We believe in the power of community. We collaborate and build strong relationships, based on trust, with and among those who share our vision. We work together to accomplish the mission in our regions, valuing each other’s roles and using an open process and honest communication. We seek out and are responsive to the input and counsel of our staff and member agencies

URGENCY

We operate with an acute sense of urgency that reflects the immediate needs of hungry people. We challenge our employees, volunteers and member agencies to embrace the same sense of urgency to accomplish our shared vision.

SERVICE

We believe service to others is fundamental in working towards our mission. We serve with excellence, compassion and responsiveness to meet the needs of those with whom we work, internally and externally. The better we serve, the more people we bring together in commitment to our vision.

INTEGRITY

We act with honesty, trust and openness and deliver on commitments. We act within the spirit of agreements, contracts and the law. Our intentions and actions will be transparent and above reproach.

DIVERSITY

We believe that the ethnic, cultural and social diversity of our nation should be reflected in our staff, Board and network.

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