| Minneola: ...the hub of southwest Kansas, located in Clark County, at the intersection of highways US 54 and US 283. Think of Minneola as the center (or hub) of a wagon wheel... with spokes leading north to Dodge City and Nebraska, south to Ashland and Oklahoma, east to Wichita and Missouri, and west to Liberal and Colorado.
Picture: ...a rural community of nearly 800 people with a K-12 school, 5 churches, a medical clinic, a hospital, a long term health care facility, fire and emergency medical service, library, civic center, 2 baseball fields, a swimming pool, 2 restaurants, a motel, 3 apartment complexes, 2 parks and over 40 businesses. Minneola's economy revolves around agriculture as well as health services.
Think: ...great place to raise a family. Minneola Schools have an excellent reputation of maintaining high academic standards with an enrollment of over 250 students in grades K-12. Over 90% of Minneola High School graduates go on to higher education at colleges, universities, and vo-tech schools. Minneola recently built a new high school in 2005 and is proud of its highly qualified faculty, support staff, and students. Many of the students come from surrounding towns- including Dodge City, Fowler, and Bloom.
Visit: ...bring your friends and family to shop at our local florist shops... buy a burger or steak at our cafe or pick up a pizza and sub sandwich at the pizza place... or get groceries at the grocery store and have a picnic in one of the shady parks... check out the school and churches for any number of activities... or just fill up your gas tank, read the Minneola newspaper, and relax a few minutes at our Corner Store or Coop/Ampride gas station. |