Kate Gurka joins Rock Hills as a bus driver

Readers of the Jewell County Record know the name Kate Gurka as the author of the Esbon news, but she's expanding as a new bus driver for Rock Hills Schools. She will be driving a morning route for Burr Oak and is excited to start.

Gurka came to Jewell County from Alvin, Texas, three years ago. She has been a mechanic for 17 years and has had her CDL for the same amount of time. "I had to get my CDL so I could drive what I fixed," Gurka said.

Gurka enjoys working on her cars, fishing and hunting, and time with her family. She plants a garden every year. This year she had a bountiful harvest. G...