Kit Carson Rural Development - KCRD

05/29/2026

Congrats to these awesome Kit Carson School District R1 alums!

Congratulations Payge, Alex, Lindsey & Brennan!

05/21/2026

KCRD was blessed this spring semester 2026 to have this extraordinarily sharp group of Colorado State University students working on ideas to promote economic development in our community. A huge thanks to Elizabeth, Liv, Rachel and Chloe for all you've done for Kit Carson. We want to wish you all the best as you set out on the next stage of your journey. We have no doubt you all will achieve great things!

05/21/2026

05/16/2026

Go Loren Mitchek!

05/11/2026

Demolition Day has Arrived! Thank you Loren Mitchek!

05/10/2026

Hats off to the Mitchek brothers!

Heart of a Tiger
By President Tisa Mason
Just three hours west of Hays, across the state line in the small town of Kit Carson, Colorado, everyone knows the name Mitchek. For more than one hundred years, the family has worked the High Plains. Today, two twenty-one-year-old twins—including Fort Hays State’s own Alex Mitchek—are making sure that name stays strong. Their story is one of great sadness, but also of the kind of hope, grit, and hard work that every Tiger can admire.

Life changed forever for the brothers during their senior year of high school in 2022. In September, their mother, Maria, passed away from cancer. Just four months later, in January, their father, Ervin, passed away from the same disease. In a single school year, Alex and Paul lost both of their parents.

It would have been easy to give up. They were only eighteen years old. But Alex shows us what resilience really means. Instead of walking away from the family farm, he leaned into his community and his future.

Now a junior majoring in Agricultural Business with a certificate in Finance, Alex is gaining the tools to see the "big picture" and grow the family business. While his twin brother, Paul, manages the daily work on the farm, Alex is the "eyes and ears" out in the world, looking for new opportunities.

Read more about Alex's story: https://hubs.ly/Q04fTwTl0

05/06/2026

I'm not sure anyone works harder to make Kit Carson look good. Thank you Loren Mitchek for all the time, effort and machinery you put into making Kit Carson a better place to live!

05/01/2026

Kit Carson Clean-up Day 2026 WAS a huge success! Thank you everyone!

04/28/2026

Don't miss this great event for your dogs and cats!