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Prairie Land is pleased to introduce our lineworker interns that joined us in mid-May.

TRACE BILLINGER is a native of Smith Center and is interning with the Norton line crew. He is completing the lineworker program at Manhattan Area Technical College. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, riding dirt bikes and camping.

LAYNE DEMOSS of Hoisington is a student at Pratt Line School in Dodge City. He is completing his internship with the Phillipburg line crew. Layne enjoys attending ranch rodeos and spending time with friends.

TREY MELTON, a student at Manhattan Area Technical College, will be fulfilling his internship with our Concordia line crew. Originally from Belleville, Trey enjoys spending his free time hunting and fishing.

BENTLEY MONTGOMERY is a Smith Center native and currently enrolled at Manhattan Area Technical College. He is completing his internship with the Smith Center line crew. In his free time, Bentley enjoys hunting, golfing and watching sports.

TIMOTHY RZIHA of Atchison is a student at Pratt Line School in Pratt. He will be completing his internship with the Saint Francis line crews. Timothy enjoys running, fishing, hunting and water skiing in his free time.