Huge shoutout to Devyn Stagemeyer and Quinn Ketterl for representing Decatur County at the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC)! Both students came home with $500 cash just for participating in the statewide competition—and they earned every penny! All participants got to play a fun “pitch game” during the event, and Devyn’s team took home an additional...
By: Sharee Dempewolf; O-DAEDC Executive Director Oberlin, Norcatur, Jennings, & Dresden Downtown Businesses Eligible for Funding Downtown businesses in Oberlin, Norcatur, Jennings, & Dresden have an opportunity to give their storefronts a fresh new look with help from the Kansas Commerce SIGNS Grant, now available. The initiative is aimed at improving downtown aesthetics through financial...
Oberlin, KS — The Oberlin-Decatur County Area Economic Development Corporation is thrilled to announce that two students from USD 294 will represent Decatur County at the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) state competition on April 17, 2025, in Manhattan, KS. Devyn Stagemeyer, the first-place winner at the local Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC), has automatically qualified for the state...
The Annual Easter Egg Hunt is the next event that the Chamber has scheduled. It will be Saturday April 19, 2025 @ 11am at the Oberlin City Park. If you, your business, or organization would like to donate to help with this event please contact Sharee at the chamber office. If you would like to...
Oberlin-Decatur County Area Economic Development & Decatur Community High School Host 1st Annual YEC Competition Oberlin, Kansas – The first annual Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) competition, hosted by the Oberlin-Decatur County Area Economic Development and Decatur Community High School, brought together innovative young minds to showcase their entrepreneurial skills. The event featured 18 student-created businesses...
Exciting News! We are thrilled to host our very 1st Youth Entrepreneurial Challenge (YEC) event at Decatur Community Jr/Sr High School (DCHS)! This year, over 30 student entrepreneurs will be showcasing their innovative business ideas; competing for top prizes and a chance to compete at the state competition! Date: Wednesday, March 5th Location: Jr. High...
Have you heard about one of our local organizations called Color Decatur County? Color Decatur County (CDC) is a group of volunteers that are bringing murals & art, in a variety of mediums, to Decatur County. If you haven’t seen the 2 murals they brought to town last year check out the bandshell and the...
Let’s get to know your Chamber board members & director. Each article I’ll focus on a board member and spotlight a Chamber business member. Without our members there would be no chamber and no chamber events. We appreciate each & every member!! We will start with the most important and our glue that keeps our...
Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? I personally don’t make them, but for me as the chamber President & the Chamber board, our resolution is to make the Decatur County Chamber work harder and better for our chamber members and our communities. Our goal is to be the best chamber around! That said, yearly...
The Oberlin-Decatur County Area Economic Development Corporation (O-DAEDC) is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the SEED Grant 3.0 from Kansas Commerce! This significant milestone will support our efforts to enhance community vibrancy and attract visitors to our area. In collaboration with Color Decatur County and the Decatur County Area Chamber of Commerce,...
