Riley County Extension requests 3% appropriation increase, cites $282,115 in K‑State support

Dan Scoochis, who identified himself as representing Riley County K‑State Extension, presented the office’s appropriations request and supporting numbers. He said the local Extension unit receives a combination of direct salary contributions, benefits and regional office support from Kansas State that together total $282,115 in annual support. He cited specific line items: "from salary contributions from K‑State we received 78,156" and benefits support of "126,623" as reported in his materials.