Kyle Appel to vie for national FFA honor

Kyle Appel, a member of the 2018 Colfax High School class, departed early Sunday morning for Indianapolis, Ind., where he will be among four finalists to compete for the national ag proficiency award. Appel, son of Eric and Shannon Appel, topped the state competition earlier this year and was notified this summer that he was one of the four qualifiers for the national event.

Colfax FFA advisor Michael Heitstuman and three members of the Colfax FFA chapter also planned to catch the plane to the nationals. Chapter members making the trip are Cotton Booker, Cole Baerlocher and Cassidi Shindler.

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