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City commissioners deny
Gwins retirement claim
Huss, Cole say city not
negligent; Gwin hints he
may pursue options
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT City commissioners in Garnett last week voted
down a claim from their colleague commissioner Greg Gwin
asking for back payment of city
retirement plan premiums over
the last 13 years which he was
never advised he qualified for.
But Gwin hinted the decision
might not be the end of the issue.
Gwin made the claim in
November, maintaining he was
never told by city management
he qualified for the Kansas
Public Employees Retirement
System after he and fellow commissioners approved a raise in
2008 which made commissioners
eligible due to income qualifications. His claim seeks the citys
matching portion of what would
have been his regular contribution. The issue came to light
in recent months when Gwin
said he discovered his two
colleagues,
M a y o r
B r i g i t t e
Brecheisen
Huss and Jody
Cole
both
participated
Gwin
in the citys
KPERS plan.
Both
Huss and Cole said while they
did not believe the city had been
negligent and would not agree
to a cash payment of the balance of the citys contributions
as detailed in Gwins claim, they
would be amenable to an option
to establish a non-KPERS retirement plan for Gwin with the
balance of the funds.
Commissioners referenced a
memo from city attorney Terry
Solander which cited various
provisions in statutes of limitations of generally 10 years
for similar claims. Solander
also said he could find no legal
requirement mandating that
municipalities advise elected
officials of such benefits if and
when theyre available. Gwin
said beyond his own claim, it
was a poor precedent to establish
in terms of other staff.
I think thats a poor way to
treat employees, Gwin said.
He said his claim did not ask
for damages or interest and that
no one had contested any of his
assertions of his claim, but that
the city was just trying to wiggle out of it.
It (the claim) is as cheap as
it will be, Gwin said. Plan B,
if it works out, will not be this
cheap, he said.
Shortly after Gwins initial
election in 2007, he and commissioners Mike Norman and
SEE CLAIM ON PAGE 3B
City says it wont pay electrical claims
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT A string of claims
by numerous Garnett residents
totaling more than $15,000 for
damage to electrical appliances
and equipment was denied by
city commissioners last week,
after officials said there was no
city negligence involved in a
recent power surge on city electric lines and hinted the problem
might have been caused by someone shooting at power poles.
The mid-November power outage was apparently caused when
a porcelain insulator broke on
a city power line and allowed
that line to come into contact
with lines owned by 4 Rivers
Power which are also suspended
on some city service poles. The
incident happened somewhere
in the vicinity of East Park Road
in Garnett although discussions
at Tuesdays meeting were not
specific as to the location.
City manager Chris Weiner
told commissioners that upon
inspection city crews found
another insulator near the one
that failed which appeared to
have been damaged by some sort
of projectile. Weiner said the
damaged insulator was replaced,
and its condition led to suspicion
that the one that failed might
have been damaged in the same
way before it gave way. Weiner
said the city has had other road
signs being shot along Park Road
and that city police had stepped
up surveillance of that area.
City attorney Terry Solander
SEE DAMAGE ON PAGE 3B
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-29-2020 / DANE HICKS
Zack Mead and Sophia Cole keep masked while they play their respective parts during the recent
Anderson County High School winter band and vocal concerts at ACHS Gymnasium.
FERC environmental review will determine
culmination of Southern Star pipeline project
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-29-2020 / JAKE STEVENSON
Review publisher Dane Hicks awards Chris Miller the $1,000 grand
prize in the newspapers recent Great Christmas Giveaway. See a
complete list of winners, prizes and sponsors on Page B1.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
WELDA Federal regulators were expected to give an environmental assessment
yesterday on a change to Southern Stars
gas pipeline replacement project that
would allow the company to reduce the
second half of the project from a full excavation of the old lines to a smaller project
to retire those lines in place.
Regulators are expected to render
a final decision on that change by the
end of March. At least one landowner,
responding to notifications of the amendment, requested the line on his property
be abandoned by removal as originally
planned, according to project documents.
Removing the old pipeline was the second part of the overall project which is
now mostly complete one that replaced
two old gas pipelines with a single larger
one running between Welda and Ottawa.
The project, tabbed initially at some $141
million, was a boon to the local economies of Garnett and Ottawa through 2020.
Shortening the work by leaving the old
pipe where it lays is expected to reduce
the flow of those dollars into those communities significantly.
Southern Star filed the amendment to
its original plan with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission in October.
Tyler McClure, spokesman for Southern
Star, said the change was intended to
avoid adverse environmental impact and
to reduce possibilities of damaging the
newly installed line.
McClure did not address possible cost
savings to the project by not fully excavating the old line according to the original
plan, but he said Southern Star anticipated about seven additional projects along
the new line in 2021 amounting to some
$31 million. Additionally, McClure said,
the process of retiring the two lines in
place still required a lot of work.
Certain areas of the retired lines will
be cut in sections, capped and filled with
grout in areas such as water body crossings, highways, etc., McClure told the
Review in October. He said Southern Star
would rely on contractors to complete
that work, and though its a smaller scale
project than excavation, many of those
workers would remain in the area until
the job is done.
Pending FERCs decision after the
environmental assessment , McClure said
retirement of the lines could begin as
early as February or March of 2021.
Covid shadowed other top stories in area for 2020
GARNETT Covid-19 may have set
the tone for most of 2020 in Anderson
County, but a handful of other beginnings marked the year which will live
on in the collective memory beyond
the realm of the pandemic.
Covid-19
Anderson County like many other
communities in the state didnt feel
the impact of Covid-19 until Governor
Kellys statewide lockdown order that
closed businesses and public places
and told students not to bother coming back to school from Spring Break
in March. Investors got the first taste
of the pandemic weeks earlier when
the stock market and oil markets
reeled after initial domestic media
reports about the virus, and regardless of the fact Kansas Covid cases
were limited to Johnson, Douglas
and Wyandotte counties initially, the
entire state was subject to Kellys
lockdown orders as of March 28.
Anderson County didnt see its
first actual Covid case until early
May and cases remained in single
digits until late summer. Anderson
County Commissioners took advantage of the legislatures intervention
in the governors future orders by
opting out of Kellys mask mandate in
late June after a crowd of residents at
a meeting to discuss the option voted
against the mandate. The Anderson
County Review was attacked by social
media users nationwide when it published a Facebook cartoon likening
Kellys mask mandate to Nazi control
during the Holocaust, but county residents again pressed commissioners
to opt out of a second Kelly
mask mandate in October. Above, workmen post closed signs on
SEE YEAR ON PAGE 3A
county courthouse; at right county residents support opting out of Governor
Kellys mask mandate. Review archives
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 29, 2020
RECORD
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
DECEMBER 21, 2020
NEWS IN
BRIEF
REVIEW DEADLINES
The Anderson County Review
will have early deadlines and
the office of Garnett Publishing
will be closed for New Years,
January 1. Display ad and classified ads will be due by 10
a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, for the
Jan. 5 edition.
HOLIDAY TRASH SCHEDULE
Monday,
Tuesday,
and
Wednesdays trash routes will
be on normal schedule for
New Years week. Thursday
and Friday trash routes will be
picked up on Thursday. All City
Departments will be closed on
Friday January 1.
BINGO AT VFW
There will be no Bingo at the
American Legion Post 38
Garnett on December 29th.
Bingo will resume on Tuesday,
January 5th at 6:30 p.m.
TREASUERS OFFICE TO
CLOSE FOR AUDIT CALL
The Treasurers Office will be
closed from 8:30 am-11 am on
December 29, 2020 for a State
Audit Conference Call. They will
open back up as soon as the
call is over.
SUICIDE AWARENESS
GROUP MEETINGS SET
SAM – Suicide Awareness
Members, a division of SASSMoKan – meets on the first
Tuesday of the month from
6:30-7:30 at the First Christian
Church Annex, 200 S. Walnut,
in Garnett. The facilitator is
Lu Ann Nichols, who may
be reached at lu.ann.nichols.1956@gmail.com.
KS-VINE AVAILABLE
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provides victims of crime and
the general public the ability to
search for an offender housed
in a county jail and receive
notifications.
Chairman Jerry Howarter called
the meeting of the Anderson
County Commission to order at
9:00 AM on December 21, 2020 at
the Anderson County Commission
Room. Attendance: Jerry Howarter,
Present: David Pracht, Present: Leslie
McGhee, Present. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Minutes from the
previous meetings were approved as
presented.
Road & Bridge
Lester Welsh, Road & Bridge
Supervisor, met with the commission.
He presented a road permit for RWD
#5 to put a 2 inch water line at
200 Rd and Ohio Rd for a house.
Commissioner Howarter signed the
permit. Lester gave an update on the
traffic counter.
Budget Amendment
Commissioner Pracht moved and
Commissioner McGhee seconded to
enter into open meeting for public
hearing. All voted yes. No comment.
Commissioner McGhee moved and
Commissioner Pracht seconded to
close the public hearing. All voted yes.
Commissioner McGhee moved and
Commissioner Pracht seconded to
approve the budget amendment. All
voted yes.
Bush City Land
Commissioner Pracht moved and
Commissioner McGhee seconded to
approve resolution 20-24 finding that
Anderson County no longer intends to
use property in Bush City, Kansas for
stated purpose and reverting title to
original owner. All voted yes.
End of Year Transfers
Commissioner Pracht moved and
Commissioner McGhee seconded to
approve resolution 20-25 transferring additional 2020 funds to special
highway improvements fund. All voted
yes. Commission Pracht moved and
Commissioner McGhee seconded to
approve resolution 20-26 additional
2020 funds to special machinery fund.
All voted yes. Commissioner Pracht
moved and Commissioner McGhee
seconded to approve resolution 20-27
transferring 2020 monies to the equipment reserve and ambulance reserve
funds for Anderson County, Kansas.
All voted yes. Commissioner Pracht
moved and Commissioner McGhee
seconded to approve resolution 20-28
transferring additional 2020 funds to a
rural fire improvement fund. All voted
yes. Commissioner Pracht moved and
Commissioner McGhee seconded to
approve resolution 20-29 transferring
additional 2020 funds to a multi-year
capital improvement fund. All voted
yes.
FMLA Policy
Discussion was held on adopting
a new Family Medical Leave policy where employees must take their
accrued leave concurrently during
their FML. Commissioner Pracht
moved and Commissioner McGhee
seconded to adopt the new Family
Medical Leave policy for the County
Handbook. All voted yes.
Abatements
Abatements B21-134 through B21143 were approved as presented.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM
due to no further business.
LAND TRANSFERS
Tim Hostetler to Kevin Yoder: Lot 3
blk 5 Chapmans Addition, also the e2
vacated alley running north and south
between lots 3 & 4 in Chapmans
Addition to City of Garnett.
RS Farm Inc to David C Milner:
NW4 21-22-19.
Kimberley Gale Naylor, Kimberley
G Burgood A/K/A and Kimberley G
Watt A/K/A to Don Odenburg and
Pamela Kay Oldenburg: Lot 3 & n2
lot 4 blk 2 Parklane Addition (revised
1970) to City of Garnett.
ANDERSON COUNTY
CRIMINAL CASES FILED
Patrick R Romig has been charged
with giving a worthless check in the
amount of $25.40.
Andrew S. Bettinger, II has been
charged with aggravated assault, two
counts of aggravated domestic battery, two counts of criminal restraint
and two counts of domestic battery.
Joseph W. Crawley has been
charged with violation of the Kansas
Offender Registration Act.
ANDERSON COUNTY
TRAFFIC CASES FILED
Timothy R Chaote was charged
with failure to yield at stop or yield
sign, $183.
Issack Hussein Aden was charged
with Municpal/County violation,
Misdemeanor Class C.
Sherry Lynn Hafliger was charged
with speeding, $183.
Jacob Lee Keene was charged with
vehicles; unlawful acts.
Cassie Danielle Patrice Morrison
was charged with speeding, $153.
Brandon L Jones was charged with
driving under the influence of alcohol
and speeding 75 mph in a 65 mph
zone.
Jeremy D. Norman was charged
with improper or unsafe turn, signal or
stop, $183.
ANDERSON COUNTY
TRAFFIC CASES FILED
On December 17, Thomas Buckle,
Colony, was northbound on US 169
Highway when a deer entered the
roadway and was struck by the vehicle.
On December 19, a vehicle driven
by Donna Broce, Greeley, was traveling westbound on US 169 when a
deer ran into the roawday and was
struck by the vehicle.
On December 19, Matthew Devoe,
Kincaid, was traveling north on
Nebraska Road when he lost control
on loose gravel after a deer ran from
the east ditch crossing the road right
in front of him before the curve. After
sliding through the gravel he went
though the barbedwire fence on the
east side.
On December 19, Wyatt Smith,
Garnett, was southbound on NE
Nebraska Rd when a deer running
from west to east entered the roadway
causing the vehicle to roll over and
coming to a rest on the east side.
ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT ARRESTS
On December 17, Cory Lee
Matlock, Burlington, was booked
into jail for burglary; vehicle or other
means of convenance and theft by
deception; misdemeanor.
On December 19, Nicholas Allen
Bray, Overland Park, was booked into
jail for DUI; 2nd conviction and ignition
interlock device; operate car without
device.
On December 20, Michael Eugene
Miller, Garnett, was booked into jail for
a DUI; 2nd conviction and transporting
an open container.
On December 20, Andrew Samuel
Bettinger, Garnett, was booked into
jail for aggravated assault, two counts
of aggravated domestic battery;
impeding breathing or circulation of
blood.
On December 22, James Gossett,
Little Rock, Arkansas, was booked
into jail for domestic battery; physical
contact in a rude manner.
on October 18, 2020.
Tommy Jackson was booked into
jail on October 22, 2020..
Phillip Proctor was booked into jail
on November 3, 2020.
Rebecca Anderson was booked
into jail on November 20, 2020.
Jason Smith was booked into jail on
December 8, 2020.
Garry Markley was booked into jail
on December 8, 2020.
Barry Weber was booked into jail
on December 15, 2020.
Anthony Tomblin was booked into
jail on December 16, 2020.
Andrew Bettinger was booked into
jail on December 23, 2020.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL
FARM-INS ROSTER
Jason Long was booked into jail on
July 8, 2020.
Dylan Parks was booked into jail on
July 25, 2020.
William Cummings was booked into
jail on August 21, 2020.
Christopher Conner was booked
into jail on August 21, 2020.
Egleburt Unterburger was booked
into jail on October 19, 2020.
Melissa Waite was booked into jail
on October 30, 2020.
Cynthia Fortin was booked into jail
on October 30, 2020.
Joel Duncan was booked into jail
on November 2, 2020.
Pleasant Courter was booked into
jail on November 17, 2020.
Justin Jackson was booked into jail
on November 12, 2019.
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Wishing you and your
family a happy holiday!
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER.
Jacob Joeckel was booked into jail
on April 23, 2020.
Maxwell Williams was booked into
jail on August 3, 2020.
Nicholas Lunsford was booked into
jail on September 6, 2020.
Nicholas Robinson was booked into
jail on September 16, 2020.
Jacob Gredanus was booked into
jail on September 22, 2020.
Melody Washam was booked into
jail on September 26, 2020.
Kevin Frazier was booked into jail
on September 27, 2020.
Chadley Mueller was booked into
jail on September 30, 2020.
Patrick Simmons was booked into
jail on October 7, 2020.
Jacob Lubas was booked into jail
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 29, 2020
REMEMBRANCES
ROBERTS
FEBRUARY 12, 1932 – DECEMBER 23, 2020
Howard E. Roberts, 88, of
Manhattan, KS, passed away on
December 23, 2020, at Ascension
Via Christi
Hospital in
Manhattan.
He
was
born
on
February
12, 1932, in
Garnett,
Kansas son
Roberts
of
Dortha
May (Swope)
and Thomas
Westley Roberts.
He graduated from Garnett
High School with the class of
1950. He served in the United
States Air Force with the
10th Air Force and the Air
Force Reserves. He worked
for the Kansas Department
of Transportation for over 40
years ending his career as a
Resident Engineer out of the
Wamego, KS office.
In September 1951 he was
united in marriage to Lois Jean
Reiling she preceded him in
death on August 31, 2009. He
was also preceded in death
by his sister Bonnie Lovelle,
his son Jay Howard Roberts
and his daughter Debora Lynn
Roberts.
Howard is survived by
one brother George Westley
Roberts, three sisters Ladonna
Kay Roeckers and husband
Henry, Glenda Avis Alvers,
Candace Joan Damron and
Husband Carl, his three sons,
Terry E. Roberts and wife
Susan of Manhattan, KS, Ricky
E. Roberts and wife Kathy
of Decatur, IL, and Rodney
G. Roberts and wife Dori of
Clermont, FL, five grandchildren Strother E. Roberts and
wife Meghan, Ian Roberts and
wife Gina, Lindsey Qasem and
husband Majdi, Trina Savage,
Hannah Hansen and husband
Dustin; 10 great-grandchildren,
3 step-grandchildren and 5
step-great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was
December 28, 2020, at the
Garnett Municipal Cemetery,
in Garnett, KS.
In lieu of flowers memorials in his name can be made
to the T. Russell Reitz Animal
Shelter.
HELMS
JULY 25, 1950 – DECEMBER 21, 2020
Charles Ray Helms, 70, of
Augusta, KS, passed away
Monday, December 21, 2020
in Andover.
The family
will hold a
memorial
graveside
service 2 p.m.
Wednesday,
December
30, 2020, at
Helms
the Kansas
Veteran
Cemetery,
Winfield, KS.
Charles was born in Joplin,
Missouri on July 25, 1950, to
Juanita M. (Bowling) and the
late George A. Helms.
He served in the U.S. Army
in the Vietnam War. Charles
worked at the fish hatchery
for the Kansas Department of
Parks and Wildlife.
On December 17, 1976 he
married Willena
(Modlin)
Helms in Miami, OK, who survives him.
He is also survived by: mother, Juanita McDaniel of Joplin,
MO; sons, Charles Ray Helms,
II and wife Angela of New
Hampton, MO; Rick Helms of
Ft. Worth, TX; and Aaron Buller
of Kansas City, MO; daughter,
Bonnie Garrett and husband
Robert of Independence, MO;
brothers, Robert Helms and
wife Myra of Idaho; Ed Helms
of Emporia, KS; Randy Helms
and wife Pam of Duchesne, UT;
Carl Mark Helms, and wife
Sharon of Louisiana; Jerry
Helms, of Oregon; John Helms
of Garnett, KS; Donnie Helms
and wife Kathy of Arlington,
TX; sisters, Cindy Helms of
Longview, WA; Dana Treat and
husband Jimmy of California;
sister-in-law Kendell Helms of
Oregon; grandchildren, Dean
Sanders of California, LilyAnn
Sanders of Hazlet, NJ, Zach
Wilper and fianc Shelby of
Garnett, KS, Morgan Helms,
Ace Helms, Mattie Helms all
of Augusta, KS, Robert Garrett,
Xavier Garrett Logan Garrett
all of Independence, MO,
Magnus Buller, Tiberius Buller
both of Kansas City, MO; step
grandchildren, Haylee, Ethan,
and Truman Ruff all of New
Hampton, MO, and his dog,
Marty.
He was preceded in death by
his brother, George Helms, Jr.;
sisters, Linda McGee, Sharon
Allen, Becky White; grandchildren, Charles Ray Helms
III, Stormy Helms and April
Helms. Memorial donations to
family to help with final costs.
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beleaguered local enterprises.
Anderson County was one
of the projects biggest beneficiaries, picking up more than
$200,000 in landfill business
when contractors brought a
mix of water and dirt to the
facility, a byproduct of the digging and boring portions of the
project. The workload was so
intense landfill operators cancelled their annual free dump
week cleanup promotions, saying staff was so busy with pipeline work they couldnt handle
the uptick in local volume.
As the year closed Southern
Star had requested permission from federal regulators to
leave the old pipelines in place
rather than excavating them
as originally planned, saying
environmental damage and
damage to the new pipeline
could be avoided.
For all who served
While the pandemic swirled
around it, workmen toiled
away sometimes seemingly
unnoticed on the long-delayed
Anderson County Veterans
Memorial on the north courthouse lawn, taking form in the
late fall to finally reveal the
image that will forever add to
the county square.
Delays encountered with
shipping of materials due to
Covid-19 further delayed the
project even as its spires and
brickwork began to emerge,
but as the holidays passed the
figure of the memorial became
clear to passersby and generated its share of awe.
The monument, when finished, will boast digital photo
and multi-media content on
all local veterans who served,
with a dedication ceremony
planned for sometime in 2021.
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JANUARY 21, 1939 – DECEMBER 26, 2020
JANUARY 25, 1927 – DECEMBER 23, 2020
Jay M. Dutton of Colony,
Kansas,
passed
away
Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
He was born
January 25,
1927, in Iola
to William
G e o r g e
Dutton and
Marietta
(Gillispie)
D u t t o n ,
Dutton
during the
middle
of
the
Great
Depression. Jay grew up on
the family farm west of Neosho
Falls.
He graduated from Neosho
Falls High School in 1945 and
then attended Pittsburg State
University for a time. In 1945
Jay enlisted in the U.S. Navy,
serving two years during the
ending of World War II, earning the rank of Yeoman Third
Class.
Upon discharge he returned
to Neosho Falls where he married his high school sweetheart, Virginia P. George on
April 11, 1948.
Jay received his BS in
Education from Pittsburg
State University and his MA in
Administration from Colorado
State College of Education,
Greeley, Colorado. In 1952 Jay
began teaching at Longton,
Kansas. Over his 37 year teaching career Jay taught business
subjects in Longton (1952-56),
Burlingame (1956-59), Kincaid,
and Colony, Kansas (1960-89).
Jay was the superintendent
of schools in Thayer, Kansas
from 1959-60 before moving
to Colony in the fall of 1960.
Jay retired from teaching in
1989. He enjoyed gardening and
growing flowers.
Jay was an active member
of the communities in which
he lived. He was a member
of the Colony Community
Church, where he served many
roles, including Trustee and
Treasurer. Jay was a longtime
active member of the Colony
Lions Club. He served 3 times
as president and was District
Governor 1970-71. Jay was
proud of the clubs accomplishments while he served
as president. Some of their
projects included constructing
Colonys first heated fire barn,
attached to the old city hall and
the Committal Building in the
cemetery. Jay also served on
the City Council and is a member of the V.F.W. and American
Legion.
Jay was preceded in death
by his parents; three brothers,
Everett, Lynn and Orville; a
sister Wilma Johnson; a daughter-in-law Marinda Dutton;
and great grandson, Knox Jay
Dutton.
He is survived by his wife
of 72 years, Virginia, of their
home; two sons, Jerry Dutton
and wife, Elizabeth of Meadow
Valley, California; David
Dutton of Granger, Indiana;
daughter, Jayne Miller and
husband, Jim of Garnett,
Kansas; eight grandchildren;
twelve great grandchildren;
three step-great grandchildren;
two step-great great grandchildren; and a number of nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
friends. Jays greatest love was
spending time with the grandchildren and great grandchildren; especially attending
their school activities when he
could.
Funeral services will be
held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday,
December 30, 2020, at the
Colony Community Church
with Pastor Steve Bubna
officiating. The family will
greet friends from 1:00 PM
until the start of the service
on Wednesday at the church.
Internment will follow in the
Colony Cemetery.
It was Jays request the
memorial contributions be to
the Colony First Responders
or the Colony Lions Club. The
family requests that everyone
wear a face covering while
attending the services. For
those unable to attend the service, it will be available for
viewing via www.feuerbornfuneral.com. Condolences to
the family may be left at www.
feuerbornfuneral.com.
SUTTON
DECEMBER 1, 1955 – DECEMBER 26, 2020
Valli Sutton, age 65, of
Welda, Kansas, passed away on
Saturday, December 26, 2020, at
her home.
She was born on December
1, 1955, in Garnett, Kansas.
Valli was born to Dean and
Martina (Tush) Reppert.
On July 3, 1976, Valli was
united in marriage to Jerry
Sutton in Garnett, Kansas.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday,
January 6, 2021, at the
Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service Chapel in Garnett,
Kansas. Burial will follow in
the Garnett Cemetery. Vallis
family will greet friends
from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at
the Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service Chapel in Garnett. You
may send your condolences to
the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.
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Anderson County cases spiked
to as high as 60 active cases at
one time in late October, with
three reported deaths as of late
December.
Area schools developed both
online and in person teaching
models and resumed school
pretty much on schedule in
the fall, after legislators again
intervened to keep Kelly from
delaying the start of school
until September. Meanwhile,
local businesses closed or
severely curtailed during the
lockdown looked into SPARKS
funding to help make up for
revenues lost during the forced
closing.
Citizens locally and across
the country continued to banter over mask use, some maintaining the right not to wear
a mask and others insisting
the measure was a responsibility measure to protect other
peoples health. That debate
continued in social media
arguments and the Reviews
Phone Forum editorial column
through Christmas.
Statewide statistics recorded
by KDHE however showed the
increase in new Covid cases
was just as high if not higher in counties which observed
Kellys mask mandates in July
and October.
The big dig
Up to 300 workers contracted
on the Southern Star Central
Gas Pipeline replacement project began to descend on the area
in early winter 2020 and quickly made their presence felt. The
$141 million project brought
millions in economic benefit
to county businesses, partially making up the amount lost
by the Covid lockdown orders
and helping to sustain various
LYBARGER
DUTTON
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Ottawa Location:
233 W 23rd St.
Ottawa, KS 66067
785-229-0684
Elnora Claire Gifford Lybarger
was born on January 21, 1939
at Anderson County Hospital
in Garnett Kansas. She passed
away on December 26, 2020 at
Saint Francis
M e d i c a l
Center
in
T o p e k a ,
Kansas surrounded by
her family.
She
died
from
comLybarger
plications
of
COVID.
Ellie
was
preceded in death by her parents Leon and Hazel Gifford
and her brother Larry Gifford.
She graduated from Garnett
High School in 1957 and was
married that that same year
to Ronald Dwayne Lybarger.
Their marriage created three
children Ron, Gloria, and
Cindy. Over her lifetime
Ellie lived in Garnett, Kansas
Independence, Missouri and
enjoyed her retirement in
Topeka Kansas. She retired
from Hallmark cards in 2003
after 25 years as a warehouse
manager. She loved horses and
flowers but the mark she leaves
on the world is the unconditional love, support, and tender
loving care that she provided
to her family. She spent endless
hours on the road attending
every activity of every child,
grand or great grandchild.
There is nothing she wouldnt
do for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren
with no expectation of receiving anything in return. Ellie
also cared very much about
others and touched everyone
she came in contact with. Ellie
is survived by her three children Ron, Gloria (Jack) and
Cindy (Chuck). She had five
grandchildren Josey (D), Trace
(Kailey), Hallie (Isaac), Addi,
and Max and two great grandchildren Kaesen and Ellie. She
is also survived by her brother Dick Gifford and his wife
Terrie and sister-in-law Mary
Gifford. Ellie also cherished
all of her nieces, nephews and
other family members. Ellies
memorial service will be held
at a time in the future when
social gatherings are safe. The
family would like to say a special thank you to the staff at
Saint Francis Hospital for their
compassionate care. To leave
a special message for the family online, please visit www.
PenwellGabelTopeka.com
Change will come from within
As the curtain closes on
another year the temptation to
look back on this year appears
to be greater than the anticipation of the new year. We
still remain stuck in the middle
of the biggest health crisis we
have ever witnessed in my lifetime. Add to that the political
turmoil and you have all the
ingredients necessary to stifle
looking forward. The problem
is many people have isolated
themselves which for the most
part increases the fear and turmoil within their lives. For the
most part in previous times of
fear and strife we have always
been able to legislate or educate our way around the problem. Every apparent solution
to these problem seems to only
increase the fear and turmoil.
There seems to be no historical data to reach back for to
begin to formulate a solution.
We certainly have seen even
lower times in this country but
maybe never a more confusing
time.
Israel also experienced times
of great fear and turmoil. We
need look no further than Psalm
80 to see their lament. We read,
Oh Lord God Almighty, how
long will your anger smolder
against the prayers of your people? You have fed them with
the bread of tears; you have
made them drink tears by the
bowlful. You have made us
a source of contention to our
neighbors, and our enemies
mock us. Restore us, O God
Almighty; make your face to
shine on us, that we may be
saved.
Interestingly enough the
Psalmist then looks back on
the nations prosperity. You
brought a vine out of Egypt;
you drove out the nations and
planted it and it took root and
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
BY DAVID BILDERBACK
filled the land. The mountains
were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its
branches. It sent out its boughs
to the sea,its shoots as far as the
river.
We have to ask ourselves this
question? Why do times like
this occur? I believe the answer
lies in you and I looking inward.
Where is our heart? What is
important to us? In Romans
8:1 we read, Therefore, there
is no condemnation for those
who are in Christ Jesus. Are
we in Christ Jesus? Are we
sharing his life? I believe these
problems will be solved one person at a time with a changed
heart. One person placing their
trust in God the Father of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Then we shall realize their is a
greater power than all fear and
turmoil this world can present. This is what the enemy
fears most. When we realize
this then the fear and turmoil
will change and we can say.
But one thing I do: forgetting
what is behind and straining
toward what lies ahead I press
on toward the mark to win the
prize for the high calling of God
in Christ Jesus.
Ministry on the Holiness of God.
Author of the book,
On the Other Side of the Door
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 29, 2020
OPINION
Good job, in a crappy year
Looking back is rarely as important as looking forward and planting your next boot print
firmly ahead of you, but in the case of 2020 its
important to give Anderson County and its
residents a well deserved attaboy for your
conduct over the past year.
Maybe theres some kind of solace in joining
together to agree on one thing at least that
2020 probably wont ever make it into the category of the good ole days.
But complaining about 2020 only amounts
to a reminder about the negative, even when
theres reason to see or at least look for the
silver lining No matter what predicament you
find yourself in, you can always find someone
to convince you youre worse off than you
thought you were.
Fact is Anderson County has come through
2020 pretty darn good.
Ones appreciation blossoms when you look
at some of the other places around the country. A columnist on this page discusses the
Soviet-style social and economic lockdowns
that California is still experiencing, and how
those restrictions appear to have done nothing to abate the uptick in new Covid cases the
state is experiencing. Separated families and
small businesses that are going broke would at
least like to think their sacrifices are helping.
According to the numbers, theyre not but
that doesnt stop leaders in the state from
believing they just need to crank things down a
little harder.
The reality is that population density and
personal proximity has much to do with the
transmission of this virus, and Anderson
County as well as many rural areas in the
country has been lucky that we live in an area
with some elbow room.
But theres also a difference in personal attitude that has made a difference for a lot of folks
living in the communities of Anderson County.
For many people theres been an overriding
abhorrence of the idea of being imprisoned
by a threat that is 98.5 percent survivable. To
the chagrin of health workers who take their
marching orders from state government, a lot
of people in Anderson County have been trying
hard to continue to live their lives as best they
can in the face of a threat which is no doubt
present, but greatly inconsistent and indefinable.
Im not the only one who recognizes it. Look
REVIEW COMMENTARY
DANE HICKS, Publisher
at the difference between Anderson County
Commissioners approach to Governor Kellys
restrictions and mask mandates compared to
those dictated initially by county health officials in Linn County. There, local businesses
and residents were expected to acquiesce to a
plan that forced them to register with name
and phone number each time they patronized
a local business, and that business was responsible for enforcing and keeping that record just
in case health officials wanted to review it.
Rightfully, Linn Countians and local businesses called BS on that one.
The fact that more intense lockdowns and
restrictions seem to be having no effect on new
cases of Covid in localities isnt lost on the public, and its unfair to expect people to continue
to swallow those restrictions when its clear
theyre to no avail. That said, a look around
Anderson County reveals people generally
making a pretty good effort to follow common
sense rules. Many are still going to the grocery
store, shopping in local stores and dining in
bars & restaurants. Theyre carrying sanitizer,
theyre giving each other space, theyre avoiding dense crowds. Many are wearing masks if
not because they believe masks really help, at
least because they know it eases the nerves of
some of the people around them.
At least at this point our manageable caseload amid an environment of limited forced
restrictions proves a successful mix. Weve had
the right attitude and the right balance of caution so far, and it will see us into 2021 in good
stead. ###
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Thoughts on New Years resolutions
Mark Twain
New Years is a harmless annual institution,
of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls
and humbug resolutions.
New Years Day now is the accepted time to
make your regular annual good resolutions.
Next week you can begin paving hell with them
as usual.
Brooks Atkinson
Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the
past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank
God that it can go.
Bill Vaughan
Youth is when youre allowed to stay up late
on New Years Eve. Middle age is when youre
forced to.
An optimist stays up until midnight to see the
California lockdowns arent thwarting Covid
Its almost as if lockdowns do nothing to
stop the spread of the coronavirus.
California has some of the nations strictest
restrictions when it comes to COVID-19, yet it
is one of Americas epicenters for the virus,
Politico reported. The state has at times instituted a complete ban on restaurant dining to
travel quarantines and indoor gym closures.
Politico reported this hasnt been enough,
even though these measures have decimated
Californias economy while clearly doing little
to stem the virus.
Americas most populous state has become
one of the nations worst epicenters for the disease, setting new records for cases, hospitalizations and deaths almost every day. Things
are so bad in Southern California that some
patients are being treated in hospital tents,
while doctors have begun discussing whether
they need to ration care, the outlet reported.
To date, California has had 2.06 million
known confirmed cases of coronavirus and
23,964 deaths in a population of 39.51 million.
To put that in perspective, New York has
had 909,000 confirmed cases and 36,739 deaths
(24,889 deaths in New York City alone) in a
population of 19.45 million. Florida, which
has been under attack from the media for its
handling of the pandemic because the state
has a Republican governor who hasnt taken
unconstitutional and extreme measures to
lock down the state, has seen 1.25 million confirmed cases and 20,994 deaths in a population
of 21.48 million.
Politico reported that Californias case rate
100 new daily cases per 100,000 residents
is second only to Tennessees, a state that
hasnt done all the economy-killing restric-
GUEST COMMENTARY
ASHE SCHOW THE WASHINTON EXAMINER
tions of California. Tennessee, for example,
doesnt mandate mask wearing (though most
businesses require it anyway) and allows up
to 10 people to gather indoors.
California officials blame the residents for
not following the crushing restrictions to the
letter, Politico reported.
In Los Angeles, officials have said all along
that people were gathering too often. They
blamed celebrations and postseason viewing
parties when the Dodgers and Lakers won
championships this fall, the outlet reported.
Some have blamed the strict rules themselves, saying that cooped-up Californians
couldnt take it any longer and decided they
need to live their lives. Others have said
congregant settings remain a severe concern
in a housing-constrained state, especially in
low-income communities where residents live
in tight quarters and must continue to work
in-person to survive.
Later, Politico finally noted the arbitrary
nature of Californias restrictions, which
has shuttered certain small businesses but
allowed Hollywood to resume filming. For
example, as The Daily Wire previously reported, restaurant owner Angela Marsden made
a viral video that showed her outdoor dining area closed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric
Garcetti while 50 feet away a movie studio
was allowed to set up an outdoor eating area.
Garcetti responded to Marsden by ignoring
the double standard she pointed out, instead
saying the restrictions were necessary to stop
the virus.
Jot Condie, president and CEO of the
California Restaurant Association, told
Politico that Californias severe restrictions
have decimated businesses while doing nothing to stop the virus.
Nationally, there has been a kaleidoscopic
application of every imaginable type of lockdown order with California being the most
restrictive and inflicting the most devastation
on small businesses and the most economically vulnerable service workers. And still, we
are none the better as far as COVID is concerned, Condie told the outlet in a statement.
In fact in L.A. where indoor and outdoor
dining are completely shut down, with indoor
dining [closed] since July, the virus rages on.
California Democrats have insisted theyre
following the science, yet there is no evidence
to suggest their lockdowns are working.
Ashe Schow is an opinion writer for The
Washington Examiner and senior editor at
The Daily Wire, one of Americas fastest-growing conservative media companies. Find out
more at www.dailywire.com.
Biden needs you to buy into the Climate Crisis
Former Obama chief of staff Rahm
Emanuels famous axiom is that a crisis is
a terrible thing to waste. Its an even worse
thing to manufacture.
Although President-elect Joe Biden obviously disagrees. Creating an unwarranted
sense of drama and urgency around climate
change is central to his approach, in order to
catalyze action unsupported by the facts or
common sense.
In announcing his climate and energy team,
Biden declared climate change a crisis requiring a unified national response. Going even
further, he called it an existential threat of
our time, a frankly preposterous claim if
taken literally, or even seriously.
To maintain that increasing global temperatures are a threat to human existence
itself entails believing that human beings — an
endlessly adaptive species that has drastically
increased its own lifespan over the past century — will be snuffed out if the planet gets a few
degrees hotter.
If the worst comes and sea levels rise significantly, we wont move away from the
coasts and find better ways to control flooding.
If summers get much hotter in places unaccustomed to it, we wont invest more in air
conditioning. If droughts markedly increase,
we wont husband our water resources more
intelligently. If some areas become uninhabitable, we wont leave for more hospitable
climes.
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
No, a humanity that is wealthier and more
technologically proficient than ever will be
content to expose itself to the worst depredations of nature that it has done so much to
master over the past millennium.
This is a laughable account of how the world
works. The globe has been getting warmer
for decades now, with no adverse effects on
human population or longevity. Heck, even
polar bears, once held out as the pitiable victims of global warming, arent being driven to
extinction.
In a climate speech during the campaign a
few months ago, Biden relied on the tried-andtrue alarmist tack of attributing every adverse
weather event to global warming, including
the flooding in the Midwest. Somewhat counterintuitively, Biden also blamed drought in
the Midwest on climate change.
Finally, Biden cited Hurricane Laura,
the Category 4 storm that made landfall in
Louisiana, as yet more climate-driven extreme
weather. The studies do show more storm
activity in the Atlantic, Lomborg writes, but
theres no global trend in tropical cyclones.
Biden spoke of a feeling of dread and
anxiety over climate change, but this isnt
a sentiment that, to the extent it exists at all,
he wants to address or assuage. Instead, he
seeks to stoke it, and if that requires frankly
distorting the scientific consensus to paint
catastrophic scenarios, so be it.
There is no doubt that human activity contributes to climate change. It is a long-term
challenge that we should seek to understand
better and prepare to address through adaption and innovation should the worst come
decades from now.
But thats not enough for Biden. He doesnt
want to get us thinking about climate change,
but rather to suspend all rational thought
about the issue — especially about the downsides of costly measures to crimp the U.S.
economy in the name of saving the planet.
In short, he needs a crisis atmosphere, the
facts and science be damned.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure
the old year leaves.
P. J. ORourke
The proper behavior all through the holiday
season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Years Eve, when you get so drunk
you kiss the person youre married to.
Jay Leno
Now there are more overweight people in
America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now averagewhich means,
you have met your New Years resolution.
James Agate
New Years Resolution: To tolerate fools more
gladly, provided this does not encourage them
to take up more of my time.
Contact your elected leaders:
President Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
@realDonaldTrump
Governor Laura Kelly
300 SW 10th Ave #241s,
Topeka, KS 66612
(202) 224-6521
email form:
www.governor.kansas.gov
Senator Pat Roberts
302 Hart Senate O.B.,
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-4774,
pat_roberts@roberts.senate.gov
Senator Jerry Moran
2202 Rayburn House Office
Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-6521
2nd Dist. Congressman
Steve Watkins
1205 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C., 20515
(202) 225-6601
12 Dist. Sen. Caryn Tyson
300 SW 10th St. Rm 236-E
Topeka, Ks. 66612 (785) 296-6838
P.O. Box 191 Parker, Ks. 66072
(913) 898-2366
caryn.tyson@senate.ks.gov
5th Dist. Rep. Mark Samsel
300 SW 10th St. Rm 168-W
Topeka, Ks. 66612
(785) 296-6287
Mark.Samsel@house.ks.gov
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HISTORY
100+ year old artifact found at old stable 1920: Westphalia to vote to incorporate
December 2010
Floors and other projects at the new Garnett
Recreation Center are expected to be complete in time for
Biddy Basketball games in
January. The rec center, at
the former Kansas National
Guard Armory building,
eventually will contain a
sports court, track, batting
cages, and exercise equipment. City officials estimated
it would take about $262,000
to complete a renovation of
the structure and received a
donation of $131,000 from the
Goppert Foundation.
December 2000
The final phase of local
work to complete the countys
enhanced 911 telephone database was finished last week
putting the project in Sprints
hands. However, Sprint officials have yet to release an
installation date.
December 1990
Two juveniles have been
How many of you know
what these three artifacts are
and what they were once used
for?
They are actually old window weights I found while
metal detecting at the site of
the old livery stable in Mont
Ida, Ks.
Also commonly known as
sash or counter weights made
of heavy steel, lead, or cast
iron.
They were concealed within
the window frame, controlled
by a braided cotton sash cord
or a chain that ran over a pulley at the top of the window
frame.
The oldest surviving examples of sash style windows
were installed in England in
the 1670s.
These shown in this photo
were used in the latter 1800s
and early 1900s.
Respectfully submitted by:
Henry Roeckers 21Dec2020
THAT WAS THEN
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charged with an arson incident in connection with an
incident which occurred near
the intersection of Fourth and
Walnut. Witnesses saw the
juveniles exit a vehicle and set
decorations in the median on
fire. Officers arrived about the
time the fire started and were
able to extinguish the fire. The
juveniles were also cited for
liquor law violations.
December 1980
More information has been
revealed regarding the events
that took place in Greeley. It
was previously reported that
Billy Guilfoyle, 17, Greeley,
held a juvenile down in his
car and proceeded to beat that
juvenile. That did not happen.
It was also reported that a
second juvenile was stabbed
by a tire iron. Instead, the
juvenile was injured when he
was struck in the abdomen
with the tire iron.
December 1920
The Review learns through
Judge Trigg that the citizens
of Westphalia will, in a few
days, vote on the proposition
to incorporate the town. The
question has come up several
times the past few years, but
there was such strong opposition that it was never put
to vote. However, sentiment
appears to have changed and
the proposition will likely
carry.
Colony Christian Church – Do you recognize Jesus?
Darren McGhee gave the
Communion Meditation titled
"The First Christmas", looking
thru the eyes of Joseph. It was
his responsibility to take care
of and protect Mary. Imagine
how he felt when the only place
he could find for the birth of
God's son was a stable, and having to lay the baby in a manger
used by the animals. At that
time, they didn't know that he
would have to die a painful
death to save us from our sins.
Jesus came to earth so we could
spend eternity with him. But
the King of Kings had a very
humble beginning.
Pastor Chase Riebel gave
the sermon, "Do you recognize
Jesus?". Jesus spent his first
Christmas in a manger, and
Easter on a cross. He is in front
of us, around us, and inside
of us… but do we really recognize him? Often we don't look
beyond ourselves to see and
recognize who Jesus really is.
Mary and Joseph were given a
head's up about who Jesus truly
was, and they were both obedient to God's will. The shepherds were also told about the
birth of Jesus and they rushed
out of the fields to greet the new
child. Simeon and Anna, and
the Wise Men also recognized
that Jesus was the Son of God.
Others were not so fortunate.
If the innkeepers in Bethlehem
would have recognized who he
was, do you think they would
have allowed him to be born in
a stable? Herod also didn't realize who the child was. He just
knew that he would be a mighty
king and was afraid to lose his
kingdom. The priests knew the
scriptures, but they too failed
to recognize Jesus for who he
was. So, what about you? Do
you recognize who Jesus truly
is? Are you obedient like Mary
and Joseph when God calls you
to do something difficult? Let's
start the new year focusing on
who Jesus truly is, the King of
Kings, Son of the Most High,
our Lord. Hear this and all of
our sermons on our Facebook
page, by using your favorite
podcast app, or on our website
at http://www.colonychristianchurch.org. (Ref: Luke 1:32
& 38; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:21;
John 5:39; Colossians 1:27)
Mens Bible study, Tuesday
mornings at 7:00 in the church
basement. Womens Bible
study, Tuesday mornings at
9:00 at the parsonage. The Mary
& Martha's life group, Tuesday
evenings at 6:00. MomStrong
life group, Saturday mornings
at 9:00. Men on Fire life group
will be the 2nd Friday of the
month. Good News for grade
school kids, Wednesdays at 3:00
pm at the Community Church.
Meal Wednesdays at 5:30 pm,
Adult Bible study following the
meal at 7:00 in the parsonage,
with the youth group at 7:00
in the church. (NO Wednesday
night meetings on December
30).
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Celebrate the New Year…
Just Do It Responsibly
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The New Year is a reason to celebrate,
but not a reason to drink & drive. ALWAYS designate a driver.
These Businesses Wish You a Safe and Happy New Year!
Adamson Bros.
Heating & Cooling
Ottawa
(785) 242-9273
Anderson County
Abstract
Garnett
(785) 448-2426
Anderson County
Review
Garnett
(785) 448-3121
Benjamin Realty
Garnett
(785) 448-2550
Bluestem Farm &
Ranch
Emporia
(620) 352-5502
Brand N Iron
Princeton
www.thebrandniron.com
AuBurn Pharmacy
Garnett
(785) 448-6122
Brummel Farm
Service
Garnett
(785) 448-5720
Bank of Greeley
Greeley
(785) 867-2010
CARSTAR
Ottawa
(785) 242-8916
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Barnes Seed Service, LLC
Garnett
(785) 304-2500
Beckman Motors
Garnett
(785) 448-5441
Dairy Queen
Garnett
(785) 448-5800
Dodds Memorials
Ottawa
(785) 242-3350
East Kansas
Agri-Energy
Garnett
(785) 448-2888
Farmers State
Bank
Garnett
(785) 448-5451
Flynn Appliance
Center
Iola
(620) 365-2538
Garnett Home
Center
& Rental
Garnett
(785) 448-7106
Natures Touch
Garnett
(785) 448-7152
Patriots Bank
Garnett
www.patriotsbank.
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Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
PrairieLand Partners
Iola
(620) 365-2187
Quality Structures
Richmond
800-374-6988
Sandras Quick
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Garnett
(785) 448-6602
Scipio Supper Club
Scipio
(785) 835-6246
6th Ave Boutique
& Bronze
Garnett
(785) 448-2276
Sonic Drive-In
Garnett
(785) 448-6393
State Farm
Insurance
Ryan Disbrow Agent, Garnett
(785) 448-1660
Terry Solander,
Atty. at Law
Garnett
(785) 448-6131
Tom Adams
Construction
Garnett
(785) 448-3997
Valley R Agri
Service, Inc.
Garnett
(785) 448-6533
Wilson
Chiropractic Clinic
Garnett
(785) 448-6151
Wittman Auto
Parts
Garnett
(785) 448-6611
Wolken Tire
Garnett
(785) 448-3212
Yutzy Custom
Structures
Garnett
(800) 823-8609
Our best wishes to you for your 2021
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CALENDAR
Tuesday, December 29
10:00 a.m. – Storytime for Preschoolers
– Online
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International Club
Meeting
6:00 p.m. – American Legion Bingo Canceled
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday, December 30
1:00 p.m. – Alzheimers Support Group Cancelled until further notice
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge – Cancelled
Thursday, December 31
New Years Eve
9:00 a.m. – TOPS Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, January 1
New Years Day
Monday, January 4
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
9:00 a.m. – Friendship Quilters Meeting
4:00 p.m. – Greeley PTO
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club Meeting
7:30 p.m. – Kincaid Masonic Lodge
No. 338 Meeting
Tuesday, Jaunary 5
10:00 a.m. – Storytime for Preschoolers
– Online
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International Club
Meeting
4:30 p.m. – Tourism Advisory Board Mtg.
5:30 p.m. – Garnett Community
Foundation Board Meeting
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday, January 6
1:00 p.m. – Alzheimers Support Group Cancelled until further notice
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge – Cancelled
5:30 p.m. – ACHS Booster Club Meeting
5:30 p.m. – Garnett Elementary Site
Council Meeting
6:00 p.m. – GES PTO Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Colony Lions Club Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Kincaid Lions Club Meeting
Thursday, January 7
9:00 a.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:30 p.m. – Anderson County Historical
Society Meeting
6:30 p.m. – USD 365 Endowment Assoc.
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:00 p.m. – USD 364 BOE Meeting
Friday, January 8
8:00 a.m. – Morning Mingle Location TBA
4:00 p.m. – Airport Advisory Board Mtg.
Monday, January 11
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
5:30 p.m. – American Legion Auxiliary
Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Library Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. – American Legion Meeting
7:00 p.m. – GACC Board Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Garntt Housing Authority
Advisory Board Meeting
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-20-2020 / SUBMITTED
Thanks in large part to Harvesters Emergency Food Assistance, over 200 families received boxes of food to help through the holidays. Among the many volunteers taking
out time to help were city employees and members of the First Baptist Church.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-20-2020 / SUBMITTED
On December 23rd, these little bakers brought some joy to City
Hall when they delivered cookies to our newest Police Officer,
Officer Nick Goodwin. The girls decorated the cookies, even one
as a Policeman.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-20-2020 / SUBMITTED
On December 19th, Garnett held a Santa Cruise which was hosted by the Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce, in replacement of
the annual Christmas Parade that was canceled due to COVID.
Pictured is one of the cars that made its way through to see Santa.
The Chamber gave out over 150 treat bags in the first 45 minutes.
4-H launches the free Kansas Clover
Classroom for anyone interested in program
MANHATTAN, Kan. In
another proactive move by the
Kansas 4-H program during the
COVID-19 era, officials have
launched an online classroom
to help youth explore the organizations project areas.
The
Kansas
Clover
Classroom is open to anyone
interested in learning more
about the nearly three dozen
projects available through
Kansas 4-H. Some of the initial activities include getting
to know your camera; learning
about pollinators in the garden;
and knowing the differences
between quick bread and yeast
bread.
This is a great opportunity
to offer project-based learning,
but also an opportunity for
youth to explore a project and
see if it sparks an interest and
if they want to learn more,
said Beth Hinshaw, a Kansas
4-H youth development special-
ist in southeast Kansas.
The lessons are open to
everyone. The online materials
are free; there is a small fee for
those who would like to receive
printed materials.
We are just getting started and we hope to have something to challenge 4-H members and other youth that are
curious about exploring a project, said Susan Schlichting,
the 4-H youth development
agent in K-State Research
and Extensions Cottonwood
District, who is based in Hays.
The online activities are
developed at different skill levels. So, even if youve never
done photography before,
the lesson will give you some
things to get you started in photography, for example.
The project is in its infancy and both 4-H staff members
said more activities will be routinely added in the future. The
early lessons are based on the
most popular 4-H projects in
past years, according to enrollment.
With a lot of people home
for the winter holidays, this
would be a great page to go to
and start exploring some new
projects, Hinshaw said, adding that since the activities are
online, family members in different locations could participate together in an activity like
baking, for example.
The classroom is located
on the Kansas 4-H website,
Kansas4-H.org, then select 4-H
Clover Classroom under the
Resources tab.
Hinshaw also urges youth
and families to learn more
about Kansas 4-H by contacting their local 4-H club leader,
or their local K-State Research
and Extension agent.
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Local Heres to a new year
with these LOCAL businesses
and Love Whats Local Sponsors
that we are grateful for!
Love Whats Local Garnett Sponsors 2020:
Garnett Flowers & Gifts Wax Me Happy Monroe 816 Wittman NAPA Josephines
6th Avenue Boutique & Western Wear Natures Touch Lindas House of Hair Design
Maple Street Liquor Farmers State Bank Goppert State Service Bank Patriots Bank
Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce Anderson County Development Agency
Garnett Community Development Garnett Tourism NetWork Kansas Agency West
Sho-More/BakerGroup Trustpoint Services
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January
FBI agents are investigating identity theft cases in
Kansas that resulted in the
theft of at least two Kansas
county sheriffs payroll
check- one of which belongted
to Anderson County Sheriff
Vern Valentine. Second
District Congressman Steve
Watkins says he supports
President Trumps order for
a drone attack that killed
Iranian paramilitary leader
Qassim Suleimani outside
the Baghdad airport. Jacob
Allison, Garrett Edens, Brody
McClain, Brooke Schettler,
Daelynn
Peine,
Bailee
Blaufuss are picked for winter homecoming candidates at
ACHS. A district court judge
binds David Osler over for
trials after a preliminary in
his attempted murder charge,
stemming from the September
2019 shooting of Robin
Durand in Garnett. Joseph
TheoDalton of Garnett will
serve 16 months in prison
after pleading guilty to felony
criminal threat in connection
with an incident at his grandmothers house in Garnett
in April 2019 which resulted
in a police standoff. Topeka
Mayor Michelle De Le Isla
announces a bid for Kansas
2nd District congressional
seat on the Democrat ticket.
The National Cattlemens
Beef Association selects
Brandi Buzzard Frobose of
Greeley as its 2019 Advocate
of the Year. ACHS teacher
Heather Corley wins Kansas
Horizon Award. Dr. Ross
Kimball leaves the St. Lukes
Health Systems Family
Care Center at Garnett to
strike out on his own with
an independent family medical practice in Garnett. Crest
School Board eyes a number
of school improvement projects for 2020. Garnett City
Commissioner Jody Cole
pledges a focus on developing Garnetts senior housing
options in 2020. Anderson
County Junior High School
7th grader Sophia Jones wins
the county spelling bee for
the second year in a row,
Tyson Benjamin of Garnett
Elementary was 2nd. Though
KDHE Secretary Lee Norman
says the risks from Chinas
Novel Coronavirus to the general public in Kansas is low,
residents should still take
precations if theyve been to
Wuhan China or been around
someone who has. Chanute
law officers still have no clues
in the case of three vehicles
stolen there in December
and left along the highways
in Anderson County after a
three-county highway chase.
Jessica Asbury, Abigail
Brown, Cyla Gardner, Hailee
Riemer, Bralen Bowker,
Austin Coffman, Landen
Compton, Timmy Smith
are candidates for Central
Heights Homecoming.
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Beckmon, Jacquez Coleman,
Zachary Beckmon, and Victor
Susko. The Garnett Housing
Authoritys tepid response
to the prospect of a community-wide housing feasibility
study has prompted the idea of
a partnership project with the
city/county economic development agency to help fund
the work. Kansas Attorney
General Derek Schmidt has
notified the City of Frontenac
that it violated the Kansas
Open Records Act (KORA)
when it requested a $3,500 fee
in order to furnish copies of
public records to a reporter.
Bulldog wrestlers finish 2nd
in Pioneer League. Former
local
resident
Michael
McCuller is sentenced to 41
years in federal prison in
Nebraska on charges of making child pornography from
an incident early in 2019.
Contractors kick off a major
renovation to U.S. Highways
59/169 south of Garnett
that includes long distance
detours. Anderson County
Hospital opens its new Senior
Life Solutions department to
offer a bridge between physical and emotional health for
older patients.
Hicks begins serial publication of his 2003 novel The
Skinning Tree weekly in the
Anderson County Review.
Hannah Jumet of Central
Heights officially signed with
Emporia State on a Music
Talent Scholarship. She also
accepted a scholarship from
ESU for playing in the marching band. Crews working the
Southern Star gas pipeline
replacement project are making headway with the WeldaOttawa job that started last
month, dodging highway traffic tie-ups, rainy weather and
a population sequester due
to Covid-19. Congress passes a $2 trillion stimulus bill
designed to pump money into
the Covid-stalled economy,
and Kansans and Anderson
County residents wait for
their government checks.
The Review begins a deeply
discounted advertising directory Open For Business for
area businesses seeking customers during the lockdown
with the aim of helping keep
some commerce flowing as
the economy stagnates.
the class which got bumped
out of finishing its senior by
Governor Kellys school shutdown.
May
Governor Kellys phased
reopening plan begins but
disappoints many in the state
who are ready for a faster
reawakening of the states
economy and social distancing relaxation. Covid or no
Covid, county officials say
you still have to pay your
second half state and county property taxes. Of the
states 105 counties, 23 still
have recorded no Covid cases
and 57 counties have fewer
than 10 as of early May.
ACHS 2018 graduate Lexee
Feuerborn makes the 20202021 Rock Chalk Dance team
at the University of Kansas.
The Garnett Farmers Market
kicks off its 2020 season as a
drive-thru operation to meet
social distancing rules. The
Greeley/Scipio area gets
smacked by the seasons
first major storm that brings
high wind, rain and hail
damage. The SEK Regional
Health Department announces Anderson Countys first
Covid case and the countys Covid Task Force opts
not to enact stricter regulations than those already in
Governor Kellys plan due to
the countys low case rate.
ACHS sets a rescheduled
graduation ceremony to take
place outdoors at the football
stadium for the Class of 2019
on June 26. Governor Kelly
inserts Phase 1.5 between
Phases 1 and 2 of her reopening plan which hampers
the speed of reopening the
state. The Garnett Lions Club
implements social distancing
measures and proceeds with
its annual Kansas Dual Sport
Safari, the largest dual sport
motorcycle gathering in the
state. The Linn County News
and a LaCygnes restaurant
sue Linn County over a local
order requiring businesses
to make customers sign in
with names and phone numbers when they patronize
local shops. Garnett city officials say the local pool will
open but will be delayed.
County offices will reopen
for appointment service
this month, with full opening
set for June 1. Linn Countys
public health service head
resigns after commissioners,
litigants reach agreement on
customer sign-in order. State
legislators meet in 24 hour
marathon session and make
Governors future emergency
mandates subject to county
opt-out. A report from the federal census bureau says barely half of Anderson County
residents have completed
their 2020 census form.
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cases declines in the state,
leading some to speculate the
state may be on the downhill side of the curve of infection. City commissioners opt
to open the city swimming
pool for the remainder of the
summer despite challenges
in staffing. City and county
officials announce an initial $132,000 in grants will
be available for businesses
hard hit by the Covid shutdown. The EKAE ethanol
plant passes its 15th anniversary. Co-authors David
Schafer and Todd Mildfelt
plan a book on Civil War figure James Montgomery. The
Southern Star pipeline project has put an end to any
hope of a free dump week at
the Anderson County landfill, due to staffing to handle the continual disposal of
slurry loads generated by
the project. A Massachusetts
couple escapes injury when
their single-engine aircraft
slides off the taxiway at the
Garnett airport after landing
here on a cross country flight.
Organizers opt to cancel the
2020 Cornstock Concert on
the Hill due to Covid concerns
with the large crowd expected. Both Democrats and
Republicans struggle to fully
staff their respective county
central committees with precinct appointees after no one
files by the deadline on the
Democrat side and only six
Republicans file.
to Gerth Cabin at Greeley to
trace his lineage to settler
Valentin Gerth, with the help
of local historian Dorothy
Lickteig. St. Lukes Health
System announces plan to
close satellite clinic in Colony
as negotiations firm up for
the system to take over Allen
County Regional Hospital in
Iola.
August
Locals are commenting on
social media on a controversy seen worldwide last week
which pitted doctors claiming
direct Covid treatment benefits of hydroxychloriquine
against mainstream professionals and social media
platforms that seemed in an
undue hurry to debunk them
as quacks and censor their
message. Kansas House members Mark Samsel and Blaine
Finch get indirect financial
help from wind farm companies via special interest
group donations. Anderson
Countys unemployment rate
improves in June to 4.9 percent after hitting 5.7 in May
at the height of the states
economic shutdown. KART
sprint track go-kart racing
returns to the Lake Garnett
track. Fishermen at Cedar
Valley Reservoir trying to
jump start a boat in the water
accidently roll their truck and
trailer down the ramp into the
lake. The start of school in the
local area comes with decisions at Crest not to enjoin a
mask mandate for students
and staff, while Central
Heights and USD 365 opt for
masks and a petition opposes
the mandate in USD 365. Linn
County Commissioners enact
a one-year moratorium on
any wind farm development
there. Garnett Mayor ProTem Greg Gwin takes most of
the heat from a crowd of city
residents incensed that city
manager Chris Weiner has
pursued a job with the City
of Iola because he couldnt
get any more than a one-year
contract extension in Garnett
since his hiring in 2017, but
commissioners
eventually expand the contract to
two years to retain Weiner.
Delinquent property taxes
in the county seem unaffected by the Covid pandemic,
with about the same amount
– $330,000- owed this year as
last year. Anderson County
ranked 4th in a crime index
comparison of six area counties released by the Kansas
Bureau of Investigation,
showing a slight increase in
reported crimes from 2018
to 2019. A petition submitted to the USD 365 Board of
Education opposing the districts mask mandate for student fails to sway board members, and president Gaylene
Comfort says no special meeting will be held to consider it. Garnett and Anderson
County are both awarded
$132,000 in Covid relief funds
for local businesses, but not
many applications have been
received. County appraiser
Adam Wilson pitches the idea
of using an aerial photography company at $75,000 for a
three year contract to shoot
photos of private properties to make sure the county
isnt missing improvements
to add to county tax rolls.
KSHSAA gives the green light
to districts to start their fall
sports seasons with flexibility to individual districts on
scheduling and start times.
State climate experts say we
have a drier, warmer fall in
store this year. County commissioners will raise $31,000
in new tax dollars to fund a
budget that spends an extra
$1 million in 2021. Though
buffet restaurants have been
hard hit by health concerns
amid the Covid shutdown,
company officials say the
Garnett Pizza Hut will not be
among some 300 Pizza Huts
set to close in coming months.
Anderson County sees a 10.4
percent reduction in sales
tax collections from May
2020 compared to May 2019.
The delayed Garnett Liberty
Festival fireworks display is
now targeted for a Labor Day
exposition.
2020
February
The Garnett Area Chamber
of Commerce awards Dutch
Country Caf its 2019
Business of the Year Award.
State health officials are
awaiting the test results to
determine if a University of
Kansas student has Covid19, the first known case
in the state. Garnett City
Commissioners agree that the
citys endorsement wont be
given to either local or regional companies seeking to sell
products or services locally.
The Kansas City Chiefs claim
their first SuperBowl title
in 50 years, to the elation of
local fans. Locals responding
to a Review Facebook query
are split on the impeachment
acquittal of President Donald
Trump, mostly along the lines
of their opinion of him prior
to the filing of impeachment
charges. Contractors kick off
work on the Southern Star
Central Gas Pipeline. Bulldog
girls wrestler Shelby Dunn
finished 2nd in the Pioneer
League
Championships
at 155 pounds, and Morgan
Sumner finished 3rd at 123
pounds. Garnetts BPW chapter awards its Business of the
Year honor to Natures Touch,
owned and operated by Irene
Tastove. Woman of the Year
went to Andrea Sobba. The
Goppert Foundation presented a donation of $80,000 to the
Crest Education Foundation
for the renovation and update
of the shop and shop equipment at Crest High School.
Crest Winter Homecoming
candidates are Elka Billings,
Summer
Starr,
Rylee
March
Garnett city workers are
trying to alleviate a beaver
infestation at Crystal Lake
which has dropped several
trees and spawned fears the
animals could burrow into
and weaken the lakes dam.
December was a cold one
for retail sales in Anderson
County, when county sales
tax collections dropped 27 percent from a year ago. Dallas
Higginbotham and Ryland
Wright qualify for 4A state
wrestling from ACHS, and
Higginbotham finishes 6th in
the 220 weight division. A sudden price drop for crude oil
on the world market has local
oilmen and other investors
feeling the pinch as fears over
Coronavirus begin to take a
toll on world commodity and
financial markets. Anderson
County Commissioners have
opted into a plan designed
to lure new residents to the
area with a promise of paying off portions of their student debt, but they havent
opted to put any money into
that actual repayment plan.
Xanthippe (Stevens) Wedel, a
1988 graduate of Garnett High
School, leads the Kansas State
Data Center which is an official partnership between the
State of Kansas and the U.S.
Census Bureau during the
2020 federal census. Rockers
Photography wins honors
during the Kansas Shutter
Expo event at Manhattan.
The ACHS girls basketball
team ends the season runner-up in its substate, losing
to Osage City in the championship round. ACHS students Bryar Wight, April
Powls, Emma Schaffer, Carly
Hicks and Maryah Ackerman
make appearnaces at KMEA
All-State Choir in Pittsburg.
David Osler of Garnett is sentenced to more than 9 years
in prison for the September
2019 shooting of his neighbor Robin Durand in south
Garnett. Eleven cases of
Covid-19 in Kansas spark full
scale fear locally, and a litany
of spring events is cancelled
with toilet paper becoming
the scarcest commodity in
America due to hoarding.
The former Life Assembly
of God Church in Garnett,
subject of an embezzlement
scheme in 2019, is put up for
sale. Central Heights Abby
Brown signs with Bethany
College to play basketball.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
orders a statewide lockdown
order, mandating all Kansas
residents not involved in
essential functions and
industries to stay at home to
curb spread of Coronavirus.
The Garnett Public Library
tools up to offer book checkout online to help sequestered public have something
to read. Cody Gettler, a 2014
graduate of ACHS, joins Scott
Schulte in the local office or
Baker Group and Sho-More
Financial. Garnett city staff
work through putting city
meetings on the Zoom software platform, which has
become a standard for online
group meetings in the Covid
era. City and county offices
are closed due to the Covid
shutdown. To offer Review
readers reading content
while theyre in lockdown,
Review publisher Dane
April
Like many Kansans, followers of the Reviews Facebook
page are having mixed reactions to the news that state
health officials and Governor
Laura Kelly are tracking the
cell phones of state residents
to determine if the population
is adhering to sequestering
mandates set in place to slow
the spread of Coronavirus.
The local ministerial alliance
is planning two social distancing religious services
for the upcoming observance
of Good Friday and Easter,
as the pastoral members of
the area continue to find
ways to bring worshippers
together just not too close
together to study the Word.
Governor Kelly calls off all
classes for public schools in
the state, meaning most students never return to class
after Spring Break. The federal CARES Coronavirus relief
law will provide an additional $600 to eligible recipients
of unemployment insurance and a benefit to those
not traditionally eligible for
unemployment insurance
such as self-employed workers. Longtime Republican
stalwart June Cooper passes
away at the age of 85. By
mid-April, Anderson along
with Wilson and Allen counties are the only counties in
eastern Kansas to still have
not logged any Covid-19 cases.
The Garnett Area Chamber
of Commerce and Anderson
County Development Agency
coordinate a community
give back program aimed
at incentivizing shopping
with local businesses during
the Covid shutdown. Drivein Easter Sunday services
planned by the local ministerial alliance are scuttled
due to incoming storms,
and Governor Kelly sues the
Legislative
Coordinating
Council after Republican legislators overturn her executive order limiting church
gatherings. The sale of ethanol for use in hand santizer gives a boost to the East
Kansas Agri Energy ethanol
plant amid plummeting fuel
ethanol prices that follow oil
markets. Lois Edgecombs
Harris sewing shop usually makes pants and suits
for men in the Old German
Baptist Church community, but the call for fabric
masks by area companies has
opened a new market for the
business. Garnett city leaders
discount electric bills 10 percent for a number of non-essential businesses forced to
close due to Governor Kellys
shutdown order. Area nursing home staffs and residents
adjust to lockdown precautions to protect residents and
find creative ways to fight the
feeling of resulting isolation.
After the cancellation of their
prom, Anderson County High
School students get all dolled
up and do a Zoom virtual prom
via the Internet. Various local
officials assigned to a county task force begin the job
of determining procedures
for reopening Anderson
County after the expiration
of Governor Kellys shutdown
order, while locals join others from around the state to
protest Kellys policies at the
statehouse. Senior photo posters of ACHS 2019 graduating
seniors line Garnetts Fourth
Avenue median in honor of
June
The June election filing
deadline passes with four filings all Republican for
the upcoming vacancy in
the Anderson County attorneys office after current CA
Brandon Jones leaves for a
post as Franklin County
Attorney. Anderson County
unemployment rate jumps
nearly four percent, from 2.9
percent in March to 6.5 percent by the end of April, with
Kansas as a whole going from
2.8 percent to 11.2 percent.
The City of Garnett honors
Pat Tate for 38 years service to
the city and Anderson County
in various law enforcement
and fire department roles.
Central Heights seniors and
their families have an outdoor graduation on the parking lot of the football field.
The Garnet Enduro Kart Club
presses ahead with its large
track race at Lake Garnett.
A major highway project
on U.S. 169/59 aims toward
a temporary reopening this
summer. Southern Star Gas
Pipeline officials say Covid-19
has had virtually no impact
on laborers involved in the
$141 milion construction
of a new gas pipeline from
Welda to Ottawa underway
this year. Despite a hot spell,
the 4th Annual Southland
Cruisers Car Show draws a
healthy number of entries to
Garnett and gives locals an
outdoor event to attend while
social distancing. Dallas
Higginbotham of ACHS and
Gregory Hardwick of Crest
are honored with Athlete of
the Day selections from the
website Sports Moms United.
The 7-day rolling average
rate of new cases of Covid
July
Anderson
County
Commissioners opt out of
Governor Kellys executive order that would have
required county residents to
wear masks anytime theyre
in public, leaving mask rules
up to private businesses and
individual government buildings to set their own policies.
Publisher Dane Hicks and
The Anderson County Review
raise a nationwide stir when
Hicks publishes an editorial
on Facebook likening Kellys
statewide mask mandate
to the Nazis abuse of Jews
during the Holocaust. Even
as many small businesses are
forced to close or restrict operations during Kellys lockdown in the state, sales tax
figures show increases in the
state mostly due to online and
big box retailer purchases.
Former local resident Jason
Wright gets accolades when
his Nike product designs are
unveiled on the Los Angeles
Rams new game uniforms. A
summer storm scuttled the
Garnett Liberty Festival fireworks display and brings
baseball-sized hail to some
areas of the county. County
employee Janon Gordon
and sheriff Vern Valentine
spar publicly on Facebook
over Gordons irritation that
Valentine will run unopposed
in the fall election and her
endorsement of undersheriff
Wes McClain for the post. The
German-owned EON company pushing for development of a wind farm in Linn
County apparently pulls out
of the proposed project after
landowner opposition. Most
of the The Anderson County
Fair with the exception of the
4-H Livestock Show and Sale
is cancelled due to Covid concerns. Criminal voter fraud
charges are filed against 2nd
District Congressman Steve
Watkins in connection with
his faulty vote in a Topeka
City Council election, and
he claims its no coincidence
the prosecutor and Watkins
Republican primary opponent Jake LaTurner share
a political consultant. The
abandoned
Pennsylvania
Hotel in downtown gets another reprieve from the wrecking ball with plans for a tax
sale this month. The cancellation of so many public events
due to Covid shutdowns has
freed up tourism promotional
money amassed by Garnetts
hotel tax and usually used
to advertise those events
outside the local area. The
annual Richmond Fair drops
all traditional crowd activities but proceeds with the 4-H
animal show. Dutch County
Caf closes temporarily after
a staffer tests positive for
Covid. Governor Kelly tries
to delay the start of public
schools in Kansas this fall
until at least September 9,
but a stalemate 5-5 vote on
the Kansas State Board of
Education lack authority to
approve it. Nashvilles Dan
Haskell finally makes his trip
September
Preliminary hearings have
been set in late October for
two Garnett residents charged
with attempted murder of a
Wiliamsburg man in what
police describe as a bizarre
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Crest Education Foundation.
lovers triangle involving a
sex tape that turned violent.
Longtime local developer and
businessman C.D. Schulte
passes away at age 86. Area
law enforcement probe a
local swatting incident in
Garnett and believe the incident may have been spawned
by players in an Internet
video
game.
Anderson
County
Commissioners
have had to fork up an extra
$144,000 to cover additional
costs for the renovation of
the Anderson County District
Court offices in the county
courthouse, after recently
finished renovations there
surpassed the courts allotted budget. District court officials will use the Anderson
County Community Building
in case it needs to have a
jury trial, because the facility is bigger than the district
courtroom and allows better social distancing. Covid
hasnt slowed progress on
the Southern Star pipeline
replacement project, which
remains on schedule according to company officials. City
of Garnett and Anderson
County pony up $100,000 for
an Iola company to offer high
speed fiber internet in some
areas of Garnett. ACHS football starts season 2-0, including a win over Wellsville for
the first time in more than a
decade. Longtime local historian and author Dorothy
Lickteig passes away suddenly. A months-long spike in
the cost of construction materials has put a planned new
rural fire department building in Garnett on hold, county officials said last week.
Recent rains are expected to
boost an already solid soybean crop this year. Aubrey
Holloran and Solomon Taylor
are crowned Crest homecoming royality. Organizers
are pressing ahead with the
Garnett Grand Prix Revival
event in October. Luke Cotter
and Cheyenne Higbie were
crowned King and Queen of
Central Heights homecoming. Local churches, service
organizations and sponsors
banded together in recent
weeks to make sure elementary school kids in the
Garnett area had everything
they needed to start school
in a year many families were
financially hard pressed due
to Covid-19. Some $400,000 in
federal money through the
Coronavirus Aid, Recovery
and Economic Security Act
will pay for a replacement
of pavement apron at the
Garnett Airport, where aircraft move to and from the
refueling area. James Akes
announces hell seek election in the Anderson County
Sheriffs race as a write-in
candidate. Crest High School
at Colony has a new exterior
look and some other upgrades
which were recently completed due to an $80,000 gift from
the Goppert Foundation to the
October
While a politicized national debate ruminates over
mail balloting in the upcoming November 3 election,
Anderson County Clerk Julie
Wettstein says Kansas voting
rules are clear and unchanged
from years past. Chamber
of Commerce organizers are
promoting participation in
the annual Christmas parade
this year in celebration of
the events 50th anniversary.
Local officials are getting the
word out to local civic clubs
and businesses that SPARKS
funds are still available for
Covid relief so none of the
Garnett allotment has to be
returned. Covid dollars mean
school breakfast and lunches
at area districts will remain
free to students, courtesy of
the borrowing power of the
federal government. An analysis of KDHE data shows proportionately more new Covid
cases is counties which follow
Governor Kellys mask mandate. Welda Democrat Jim
Stinnett received four separate request forms from political groups and the Kansas
Democrat Party to obtain mail
ballots for the election, and
he said a Washington, D.C.,
organization that sent three
of them told him to send all
of them in in hopes he would
get to vote multiple ballots for
Democrat candidates. USD
365s bus service is temporarily closed after numerous
drivers get Covid. Southern
Star asks the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission for
permission to abandon the
gas line its replacing in the
ground to save environmental damage and possibility
of damaging the new line it
installed. A number of community groups are refusing
to let Covid steal Halloween,
offering several social distancing events locally. ACHS
seniors Abby Reid and Riley
Hedges are crowned fall
homecoming royality. Covid19 had a high survivability
rate from the beginning, but
experts say better treatment
of the virus among hospitalized cases has brought an
18 percent increase in survivability of even the most
severe cases during a spike
in cases this fall, even among
some of the highest risk
populations. Cross country
teams from each of the three
local school districts ACHS,
Crest and Central Heights
all qualify runners for their
respective state cross country meets. Videoboards were
recently installed in the K-6th
grade classrooms at Greeley,
as well as the other elementary buildings in USD 365.
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more informed decision.
We provide a service, and
I think our service shouldnt
toast everybodys equipment,
Gwin said.
Mayor Brigitte BrecheisenHuss and commissioner Jody
Cole commented that in the
absence of direct negligence
on the citys part, they didnt
see that the claims had merit.
They voted against paying each
of the 10 claims individually
with Gwin casting sole votes in
favor in all but a few instances.
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said there was no evidence
that city had been negligent in
maintenance or operation of
those facilities and was under
no obligation to be responsible
for those damages.
We did not violate any
duties that I can see that would
give rise to liability, Solander
said. It just happened.
Commissioner Greg Gwin
scolded Weiner and city staff
for failing to provide a detailed
report on the incident to commissioners in order to make a
Mike Blaufuss voted themselves a raise to $450 monthly
for commissioners and $500
for mayor effective with the
2008 budget. Employees have to
apply to KPERS within a 90-day
window of their beginning of
duction without masks after
students make their case to
school board members. Due
to a jump in Covid cases at
ACJSHS,
administrators
close in-person classes in
favor of online coursework
for 10 days or so, while elementary classes continue to
meet live. The ACHS school
musical gets postponed to
December because of a local
Covid spike. Rallies supporting President Trump sprout
in Garnett and elsewhere
across the country after the
president and poll witnesses point to irregularities in
the conduct of vote counts
in some urban, Democrat-run
cities. Two new womens boutiques, The Purple Sunflower
and CC Boutiques, open in
Garnett. The Anderson
County
Review launches
its 22nd year of The Great
Christmas Giveaway $1,000
Christmas drawing to incentivize shoppers to shop local
during Christmas. Due to
Covid concerns the Garnett
Area Chamber of Commerce
cancels its 50th annual
Christmas parade, but local
carolers and private vehicles
respond with a Caroling
Caravan of vehicles that traverse Garnett with lights and
song. County commissioners
hear more debate this time,
but in the end the vote 2-1 to
follow a majority of attendees at public meeting who
want the county to opt out of
Governor Kellys latest push
for a mask mandate. Kansas
Covid-19 survival rate is up
to 98.9 percent according to
KDHE figures.
December
Garnett
City
Commissioner Greg Gwin
files a claim against the
city seeking some $6,900 he
says the city owes him for
not advising him in 2007
he was eligible to take part
in the citys KPERS retirement plan. Winter sports get
the green light at area high
schools by KSHSAA, but no
fans will be allowed inside
at contests until February. A
report from The Sentinel, a
conservative media watchdog organization, shows
smallest Kansas counties fare
both the best and the worst
amid new Covid case rates in
the state. Local pharmacist
chain president Mike Burns
explains the much-discussed,
soon-to-be released Covid-19
vaccine promises a solution
to the pandemic, but not a
cure to the virus. Spiking
Covid numbers this fall and
high survival rates have also
meant a spike in survivors
who can sell their plasma for
Covid treatment regimens for
as much as $500 for first time
donors, but Kansas City area
plasma donation offices say
donors are still few and far
between. City commissioners
opt to push through a hike in
the franchise fee for Evergy,
which means the increase
will most likely be paid by
the local EKAE ethanol plant.
AuBurn Pharmacies donates
a delivery vehicle to be used
by the Garnett Municipal
Airport as a courtesy vehicle for flyers landing at the
local strip. Due to upcoming
county landfill rate increases, city leaders are exploring the development of the
citys own transfer station
and hauling its own trash
to Coffey County to save
money. Debate over the proposed remodel of the Garnett
police station leads to caution from city commissioner
Greg Gwin that the project
should not become an over
priced Taj Mahal. Garnett
Chamber of Commerce organizers plan a Santa Cruise
event with ample social distancing before Christmas to
take the place of the cancelled
Christmas parade. Kansas
Bureau of Invesigation agents
allege 42 year-old James
Allen of Parker intentionally crashed repeatedly into a
car driven by his mother, 70
year-old Charlotte Grimes of
Garnett, killing her. Covid
sidelines his coaching superiors at Fort Hays State
University, leaving 2009 Crest
grad Todd Johnston to coach
the Tigers to the first win
over K-State in more than 80
years. Data tracked by the
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment show that
emergency department visits
for COVID-like and influenza-like illnesses are dropping
below 2019 levels. Garnett
city commissioners Jody Cole
and Brigitte Brecheisen-Huss
deny fellow commissioner
Greg Gwins claim for a $6,900
cash payment he says the city
owes him for not advising
him of his chance to participate in the citys retirement
fund, and over his objections
also deny more than $15,000
in claims to various city residents who say a damaged
city power line ruined various equipment and appliances. FERC officials say it will
likely be March 2021 before
a determination is made
whether or not the regulators
will allow Southern Star to
shorten its gas line project
and leave the old two lines
between Garnett and Ottawa
in the ground instead of excavating them.
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in the presidential election
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and the nation as a whole.
Garnetts Christopher Howey
faces numerous felony
charges in connection with
his fourth arrest for DUI as
well as burglary, theft and
criminal damage complaints
from separate incidents. A
Kansas media watchdog organization contends a report
on increasing Covid-19 case
rates from a University of
Kansas researcher who is
also a tax policy analyst for
Governor Laura Kelly may
have tweaked the study method in order to support a since
abandoned call by Kelly for
another statewide mask mandate. Local civic stalwart Ron
Anderegg passes away after a
short illness. The Christopher
and Natasha Goetz family is
selected as grand marshals
for the 50th annual Garnett
Christmas Parade. A Red
Wave in Kansas follows
other Republican wins in
states all over the nation,
but falls short of re-electing
Donald Trump president.
Julie Wettstein wins the
county clerk race uncontested in the general election,
Vern Valentine survives
a write-in challenge with a
decisive win, Sandra Baugher
wins another term at register
of deeds uncontested, Dena
McDaniel wins her treasurers position again uncontested. Newcomer Elizabeth
Oliver wins the county
attorney post. Cody Gettler
defeats Eugene Grimes for a
vacancy on the Garnett City
Commission. Longtime local
attorney and property rights
activist Orville Cole passes away after lingering illness. USD 365 officials agree
to allow actors in the ACHS
musical production of Little
Shop of Horrors do the pro-
service and cannot take part
in the plan after that window
unless they leave service and
are re-hired or re-elected.
KPERS policy requires minimums of 1,000 hours of annual
employment or $5,000 in salary
to qualify.
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Recognizing hoof
issues in cattle
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Anyone who has ever walked
barefoot through the yard can
attest to how painful it is when
the foot accidently gets cut on a
rock or stick. In much the same
way, cattle crossing the rocky
terrain of the Flint Hills can
experience hoof issues from
time to time.
Recognizing common hoof
ailments and treatment protocols was the topic of discussion on a recent Kansas State
University Beef Cattle Institute
podcast.
Joining K-State veterinarians Bob Larson and Brad
White was their colleague Matt
Miesner, DVM, clinical professor and head of livestock
services for the College of
Veterinary Medicine.
As veterinarians we see a
lot of cases with feet. It is hard
for cattle producers to treat
that on the ranch because of
the labor and facilities needed
to treat the problem, Larson
said.
Miesner said at the K-State
veterinary clinic it is common
to evaluate cases of foot rot and
toe abscesses.
Basic foot rot is an infection between the toes that will
cause a symmetrical swelling of
the foot, whereas a toe abscess
may not show any swelling,
or if it does swell it will be on
one side or the other, Miesner
said.
To treat foot rot, Miesner
said antibiotics are given and
it typically clears up. However,
that is not always the case with
abscesses.
With abscesses, there will
be a sudden onset of severe
lameness that may get better
with antibiotics, but it wasnt
the antibiotics that cleared it.
Rather, it was the pressure
release from the draining of
the abscess under the hoof,
Miesner said. He added that
unless treated with a thorough
hoof cleaning, it may not be
healed.
If it doesnt get better with
the first round of treatment,
Larson advised cattle producers to have the hoof evaluated
by their veterinarian where
the cattle can be lifted onto a
turn table to take a closer look
at the hoof.
Another less common foot
ailment that appears in cattle
is corkscrew claw, according
to the veterinarians. This condition causes the animals toe
to turn in such a way that the
outer hoof wall can come in
direct contact with the ground
because the toes turn inward.
White said the toe looks like a
corkscrew; hence, the name.
The veterinarians debated
about the heritability of this
ailment.
There is no hard, objective
data about the heritability, but
once an animal expresses the
condition, it will be chronic for
that individual, Miesner said.
Larson added: If there is a
genetic component, it isnt a
strong one or we would have
found that out by now through
research.
For cattle producers who
have cattle with this condition,
the choice is to cull the animal or manage the condition.
Miesner said some his clients
choose to manage it through
regular hoof trimming of the
affected animal.
No matter the aliment,
Larson said, Oftentimes
one hoof problem can lead to
other problems with the feet
and legs, so it is important to
consult with your veterinarian
about the best way to manage
it.
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Guest Home Estates
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CMAs,
shift varies,
who are
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written
skills,
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contact
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Johnson
knowledge of Medicare, budgets and working
at 785-448-6884
with grants preferred.
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Edgecomb Builders
General Contractor
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Pregnancy & Family Center
(620) 365-3308 or stop by the
center at 1 S. Jefferson in Iola.
Serving families in Southeast
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standing timber. Must have 25
or more trees. Call (916) 2326781 in St. Joseph for details.
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Alcohol Anonymous meetings. Tuesdays and Thursdays,
7 p.m. 510 S. Oak, Garnett.
(785) 241-0586.
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2×2
guest homes
is looking for full-time CMAs, shift varies, who are
wanting to work with our team.
We offer Health Insurance and Competitive Wages.
If you are interested in this position,
please contact Sandra Johnson
at 785-448-6884
or come by our home
at 806 West 4th, Garnett.
We are excited to meet with you.
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Trimwork
Remodels
Custom
Homes
Additions
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Remodels
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Positions available:
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Dietary Cook Part Time
Housekeeping/Laundry Aide
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101 N. Pine St. Garnett, KS.
(785) 448-2434
Decks Siding
Pole Buildings Garages
Joe Borntreger
(785) 448-8803 joe.borntreger@yahoo.com
CONSTRUCTION CREW MEMBERS
Post Frame Buildings
2×5 qsi
Quality Structures is seeking Construction Crew
Members to join the QSI team. Job duties that are
involved, but not limited to, are: On-site physical
labor; Use of power tools; Climbing ladders; Cleanup work. Successful Candidate(s) will be: Hard
working; Dedicated to the job and reliable; Able to
work at heights exceeding 20; 18 years of age or
older.
Company Crew Members receive:
Competitive wage; Benefit package after 90 days of
employment, which includes:
Paid holidays;
Vacation time; Company paid health insurance;
Dental; 401K plan.
Interested candidates may call or stop by Quality
Structures, and ask for: Racheal Bachman,
Production Manager, or email your resume to
racheal.bachman@qualitystructures.com
Quality Structures
167 Highway 59
Richmond, Kansas 66080
785-835-6100
www.qualitystructures.com
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Are you looking
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The Gates Corporation, Iola, KS is hiring.
We are excited to announce that the starting wage for production has been raised to
$14.00 per hour with $.50 shift differential
for evening and night shifts.
We offer a excellent benefit package
with rates for medical insurance starting
at $21.00 Bi-Weekly for employees and
$109.10 for families, Vision insurance, Dental and 401K with a 3% match from the
company and 3% given to you.
Many other benefits and perks are available.
Apply at Gates.com or stop by the
facility at 1450 Montana Road, Iola Ks
anytime between 7am -3pm. Interviews will
be given when applying.
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Drug Screen, Background, and
physical ability testing is required.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, December 29, 2020
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-29-2020 / SUBMITTED
Tracy Modlin, representing the Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival (right) hands Rev. Jonathan Hall, president of the Ministerial Alliance a check in the amount of $2,500 through the fundraising efforts of the
October 2020 Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival event. The next scheduled Lake Garnett Grand Prix
Revival will be held October 8-10, 2021.
Four
Color
Printing
Now available at
Garnett
Publishing, Inc.
(785) 448-3121
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-29-2020 / SUBMITTED
Kris Hix, Executive Director of the Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce, reached out to area restaurants
to see if anyone might offer a percentage of their revenues to the Garnett Volunteer Fire Department.
The fire department had decided to cancel their annual chili supper due to Covid19 safety concerns.
The annual fundraiser helps the fire department purchase much needed equipment and supplies. The
Dutch Country Cafe answered the call and on Saturday, November 28th, the restaurant committed to
donate 5% of its revenue for the day during Small Business Saturday. On Thursday, December 10th,
a check was presented in the amount of $300. Pictured is Sam Stoltzfus (center) representing Dutch
Country Cafe to Garnett Fire Chief Wes Skillman (left). Also pictured is Kris Hix (right) of the Chamber
of Commerce.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-29-2020 / SUBMITTED
Southern Star recently donated a 2009 Chevy 4X4 2500 to the
Crest school district. It will be utilized for maintaining the school
grounds and sports fields. Pictured on left is Crest Superintendent
Shane Walter and on the right is Derrek McKarnin (Operator 4 /
Southern Star / Welda Branch).
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 12-29-2020 / SUBMITTED
Throckmorton-Riser Foundation handed a check over to the Crest
school district for $20,000 for improvements targeted for the K-12
music program. Pictured is Dwight Nelson (right) representing the
Throckmorton-Riser Foundation and Crest K-12 Music Teacher
Kyle Huser (left). It will allow them to replace and add instruments
to the JH/HS music program as well as equipment for the elementary music classes.
Call (785) 448-5711 text (785) 204-1382
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Dutch Country Cafe
Restaurant Coffee Shop Bakery Banquets
309 N. Maple Garnett Mon-Sat 6AM-2:30 PM
Traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking
Daily Lunch Specials:
Monday:
Taco Salad
Tuesday:
Dutch Country Cheese Steak
Wednesday:
Hot Beef Sandwich
Thursday:
Fried Chicken
Friday:
Meatloaf
Saturday:
Chicken Fried Steak
Weekly Baked Goods Special:
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