YODER – Lenexa Police Department Chief Tom Hongslo congratulated 55 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on Sept. 12.

The new officers were members of the 230th basic training class at the center. Located one mile west and one mile south of Yoder, near Hutchinson, the center is a division of University of Kansas Continuing Education.

The graduates, who began their training June 2, represented 37 municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies from across Kansas.

Northwest Kansas officers include:

Ellis County
Hays Police Department; Tyrone Hall; patrol officer; Hays

Ness County
Ness County Sheriff’s Department; Jonathan Rahe; deputy; Ness City