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Sixth-Graders Complete D.A.R.E. Program
Drug Abuse Resistance Education officers Gary Warner, Department of the Army Police, and Spc. Rachel Ingram, 500th Military Police Detachment, Special Troops Battalion, listen to MacArthur Elementary School sixth-grader Michelle Dillard read her D.A.R.E. essay...
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Fifth-Grade Student Wins Kansas D.A.R.E Essay Contest
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A fifth-grade student from El Paso Elementary School has been named the winner of the D.A.R.E essay contest, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Lauren Wilson, a 5th-grade student from Derby Kansas, participated in the Derby...
El Paso Student Wins Statewide D.A.R.E. Essay Contest
Lauren Wilson, a Derby North Middle School student, said she was shocked to be announced as the statewide winner of the D.A.R.E. essay contest. Lauren Wilson says she would have entered an essay contest for the statewide D.A.R.E. program even if it hadn’t been a...
Encounter with D.A.R.E. Officer First Sparked RCPD Lieutenant’s Desire to Serve Community
Lt. Erin Freidline in her office at the Riley County Police Department. Freidline said meeting a female officer when she was a student made her want to pursue a job in law enforcement. Erin Freidline didn’t know early in life that she would be part of the police...
D.A.R.E. Essay Winners Honored by City Council
Great Bend Mayor Mike Allison presents certificates to the latest D.A.R.E. essay winners, fifth graders from the five Great Bend elementary schools, as their teachers watch during the Great Bend City Council meeting Monday night.
D.A.R.E. Program Emphasizes Responsibility
Sixth-grader Meryn Rodgers reads her D.A.R.E. essay, selected as the best at Bradley Elementary School, during D.A.R.E. graduation Nov. 8 at Bradley. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp.
Lindsborg Student Wins State D.A.R.E. Essay Contest
Taylor Hinderliter, a student at Smoky Valley Middle School in Lindsborg, was the winner of the 2016 D.A.R.E. Essay Contest. During the past year, Hinderliter participated in the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program, which culminated in writing an essay about the things they learned in the program. Hinderliter is the daughter of Tom and Gail Hinderliter.
How D.A.R.E. Has Changed My Life
Taylor Hinderliter’s D.A.R.E. essay, How D.A.R.E. Has Changed My Life, was selected as the top essay for the state of Kansas. Taylor is a Lindsborg resident. "Imagine this. You’re at a party and BAM, your best friend falls to the ground and is not responding to..."

Kim W. Hawkes
Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0821
Email: Kim W. Hawkes
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State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Special Agent Dave Burlew
Kansas Attorney General’s Office
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (785) 368-8438
Fax: (785) 296-6795
Kansas State Juvenile Officer Association President
Undersheriff Tom Fischer
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office
Email: [email protected]
Office: (620) 549-3247
Cell: (620) 546-5284
Fax: (620) 549-6409
Emma Clear, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Kansas

Kim W. Hawkes
Central Regional Director
Phone: (424) 227-0821
Email: Kim W. Hawkes
Upcoming Events
State D.A.R.E. Contacts
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Special Agent Dave Burlew
Kansas Attorney General’s Office
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (785) 368-8438
Fax: (785) 296-6795
Kansas State Juvenile Officer Association President
Undersheriff Tom Fischer
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office
Email: [email protected]
Office: (620) 549-3247
Cell: (620) 546-5284
Fax: (620) 549-6409
Emma Clear, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from Kansas
Kansas Local D.A.R.E. Communities
- Augusta Department of Public Safety
- Coffeyville Police Department
- Crawford County Sheriff’s Office
- Hays Police Department
- Kansas Juvenile Officers Association
- Leavenworth Police Department
- McPherson Police Department
- Osawatomie Police Department
- Prairie Village Police Department
- Pratt County Sheriff’s Office
- Shawnee Police Department
- Valley Center Police Department
- Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office
- Washington County Sheriff’s Department
- Wellington Police Department
More from Hometown Kansas
Fifth-Grade Student Wins Kansas D.A.R.E Essay Contest
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A fifth-grade student from El Paso Elementary School has been named the winner of the D.A.R.E essay contest, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Lauren Wilson, a 5th-grade student from Derby Kansas, participated in the Derby...
El Paso Student Wins Statewide D.A.R.E. Essay Contest
Lauren Wilson, a Derby North Middle School student, said she was shocked to be announced as the statewide winner of the D.A.R.E. essay contest. Lauren Wilson says she would have entered an essay contest for the statewide D.A.R.E. program even if it hadn’t been a...
Encounter with D.A.R.E. Officer First Sparked RCPD Lieutenant’s Desire to Serve Community
Lt. Erin Freidline in her office at the Riley County Police Department. Freidline said meeting a female officer when she was a student made her want to pursue a job in law enforcement. Erin Freidline didn’t know early in life that she would be part of the police...
D.A.R.E. Essay Winners Honored by City Council
Great Bend Mayor Mike Allison presents certificates to the latest D.A.R.E. essay winners, fifth graders from the five Great Bend elementary schools, as their teachers watch during the Great Bend City Council meeting Monday night.
D.A.R.E. Program Emphasizes Responsibility
Sixth-grader Meryn Rodgers reads her D.A.R.E. essay, selected as the best at Bradley Elementary School, during D.A.R.E. graduation Nov. 8 at Bradley. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp.
Lindsborg Student Wins State D.A.R.E. Essay Contest
Taylor Hinderliter, a student at Smoky Valley Middle School in Lindsborg, was the winner of the 2016 D.A.R.E. Essay Contest. During the past year, Hinderliter participated in the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. program, which culminated in writing an essay about the things they learned in the program. Hinderliter is the daughter of Tom and Gail Hinderliter.
How D.A.R.E. Has Changed My Life
Taylor Hinderliter’s D.A.R.E. essay, How D.A.R.E. Has Changed My Life, was selected as the top essay for the state of Kansas. Taylor is a Lindsborg resident. "Imagine this. You’re at a party and BAM, your best friend falls to the ground and is not responding to..."
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