The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office still is seeking the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old runaway.

The sheriff’s department said in a news release late last month that Peyton Nicole White had run away from DCF care on Aug. 19. As of Thursday, Peyton remained missing.

“Despite having some contact with acquaintances through a Facebook account since Aug. 23, she has refused to return to her home in Catharine, Kansas,” the department reported.

She is believed to be in the Ellis, Osborne or Sedgwick county areas and was not considered to be in danger, according to the sheriff’s initial release.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office at (785) 625-1040.