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Marnell set for sentencing February 24
for 2nd Degree Murder of his infant son
Plea deal drops charge
from 1st to 2nd degree as
attempted solicitation filed
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
OTTAWA Jason Marnell, 25
of Richmond, will be sentenced
the end of this month after a
guilty plea on a reduced charge
of 2nd Degree Murder for killing
his infant son in January of last
year.
Franklin County Sheriffs deputies responded to a medical call
on January 14, 2024, at a Richmond
residence and upon arrival found
the baby, Waylon Marnell, unresponsive. Life-saving measures
were attempted and the baby
was transported to an Ottawa
Hospital and
later
transferred
to
Childrens
Mercy Hospital
in Kansas City
in critical condition.
KBI
officers were
Marnell asked to assist
in the investigation on January 17th. Waylon
Marnell was born in December
2023, and succumbed to his injuries January 28, 2024.
His mother, Marie Leitner,
recounted to friends in a January
16 Facebook post that Waylon
had choked on milk when she
was away and aspirated into
his lung, at which time Jason
Marnell allegedly started CPR
before a deputy took over the
process upon his arrival. Leitner
said she then arrived at the home
but the child had apparently been
some 20 minutes without oxygen
to the brain.
Jason Marnell waived his
right to a preliminary hearing
in November and pled guilty to
the amended 2nd Degree unintended but reckless murder
charge last December. The penalty range for the crime is from 9
to 41 years in prison. He was originally charged with 1st Degree
Murder. His sentencing is set for
February 24 in Franklin County
District Court.
Marnell will be arraigned in
March on a separate felony filed
last December on a charge of
attempted aggravated indecent
solicitation of a child.
Former director cool to idea of putting
Emergency Management under ACSO
Above, Diego GarciaCampoy and Ana
Vega were crowned
King and Queen of
Anderson County
Winter Homecoming
Friday night. Melaney
Chrisjohn and Landen
Lopez reigned over
Central Heights ceremonies.
THE ANDERSON
COUNTY REVIEW
2-13-2025 / Submitted Photos
Community
foundation
will separate
from city
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT The Garnett
Community Foundation will
officially separate itself from
the City of Garnett after more
than a decade under the citys
administrative umbrella.
Foundation officials and
city commissioners agreed
Tuesday night to the split in a
continuation of a previous discussion about separating the
non-profit, charitable giving
association from city authority. The city maintained more
or less arms-length involvement since it incubated GCF
under a foundation resolution in 2010. The foundation
became a non-profit, tax-exempt 501c3 organization in
2010. The citys primary role
had been to appoint members
SEE FOUNDATION ON PAGE 7
Post-9/11 grants, red
tape mean lots to do in
county director slot
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT The former head of
Anderson Countys Emergency
Management Department counseled county commissioners on
the pitfalls of reorganizing the
department within the Anderson
County Sheriffs Department
during a portion of Mondays
commissioners meeting.
I cant say no it shouldnt
go under the sheriffs department, I cant say it should, J.D.
Mersman told commissioners. If
you were hiring me, I would rather it not be.
Mersman now works as
a regional coordinator for the
Kansas Division of Emergency
Management and served as
Anderson County Emergency
Management Director from 2013
to 2022. He told commissioners he preferred to see a more
direct management commitment
between those charged with
county emergency management
and county commissioners, who
had direct control and ultimate
responsibility for the depart-
BY BEK SHACKELFORD-NWANGANGA
KANSAS NEWS SERVICE
THE KANSAS INFORMER
TOPEKA For the third time in as many
years, Kansas Democrat Governor Laura
Kelly has vetoed a bill that would penalize
doctors and health care facilities that engage
in sexually transing minors with genital
mutilation surgeries and chemicals designed
to thwart their natural hormones.
Republicans in the Kansas Legislature say
the override effort began literally minutes
after Kellys late Tuesday afternoon veto
announcement, although an encroaching
snowstorm may delay the rubber hitting the
road on the override until next week.
Today, Gov. Kelly vetoed the Help Not
Harm Act, House Speaker Dan Hawkins
posted on X moments after the veto. She
has officially chosen partisan politics over all
logic and reason to protect our Kansas kids.
They are not equipped to be making these
life-altering decisions through harmful and
irreversible surgeries and medicines.
Kelly vetoed similar bills in 2023 and 2024
recent dismissal of former director Mark Locke. During Lockes
term a number of training and
readiness aspects fell behind, officials have said, including flight
mandates for the countys $80,000
night-vision capable drone purchased a few years ago with federal grant money and the expiration of the countys emergency
operations plan, which Mersman
said disqualified the county from
an annual emergency management performance grant which
garners $15,000-$20,000 per year
for department operations one
the county had received for more
than a decade. Locke was paid
$51,480 a year in the post.
That (grant) requires a certain amount of exercises being
done, a certain amount of drills,
hours of training, classes attended by the emergency managers,
Mersman said. That in itself, if
you want to be a EMPG county
it takes some time.
McClain is a former undersheriff and deputy who began his
first term as sheriff last month,
defeating Locke handily in a bitter Republican primary contest
with no general election challenger. County counselor James
Campbell said introducing a sepSEE MERSMAN ON PAGE 5
PBMs threaten independent
drugstores, pharmacists
tell Kansas legislators
Kellys third veto of
child sex change ban
brings swift override
response from GOP in
Kansas Legislature
BY DANE HICKS
ment.
Running it through the sheriffs office I dont see that its
the best way, to
be honest with
you, Mersman
told commissioners.
He
said the county
was governed
by state statute to establish
and
operate
Mersman the emergency
management
department, and placing its
director under the county sheriff
added another layer to the structure.
To me, it adds a middle man,
Mersman said.
The meeting was in response
to a presentation last week from
Anderson County Sheriff Wes
McClain, who proposed setting
up the countys emergency management department under the
sheriffs department. The plan
was endorsed by Miami County
Sheriff Frank Kelly, who told
commissioners his countys plan
assembled EM under the sheriffs office and that the operations
were complementary and a good
fit.
The discussion was brought
about by the commissions
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW/AI Generated
when Republican defectors cost them override margins. Last Novembers elections saw
the Kansas Senate hold its supermajority and
add two additional seats, while the House
maintained its existing complement and
flipped three Democrat districts to red, one
in Hutchinson and two in Olathe. Statehouse
watchers say the gains bode well for an override. The governors office did not respond
to the Kansas Informers followup question
after the veto announcement.
Infringing on parental rights is not appropriate, nor is it a Kansas value, Kelly said in
her veto announcement of SB63. As Ive said
before, it is not the job of politicians to stand
SEE OVERRIDE ON PAGE 7
TOPEKA Hundreds of
Kansas pharmacists in white
coats rallied at the Capitol in
Topeka on Wednesday to meet
with legislators and advocate
for restrictions on pharmacy
benefit managers, or PBMs.
Meanwhile, they temporarily
closed their pharmacies
more than 100 of them across
the state to show lawmakers
and clients what a world without local pharmacies would
look like, they said.
I truly hope that we are
able to educate and make a
difference and that the future
of pharmacy in Kansas and
across the nation looks up
from here, said Christian
Williams, a pharmacist from
Osawatomie.
Williams used to work at
Rockers Pharmacy, an independently owned pharmacy in
Paola with a retro soda and
ice cream fountain. Last year,
Williams became a co-owner of
Rockers. Her goal was to eventually become full owner.
But over the past five years,
the pharmacy market and the
way pharmacies are reimbursed by insurance companies made it hard for them to
keep their doors open, she said.
In December, Williams said
Rockers had to close its doors
for good.
It hurt a lot. It hurt our
patients. It hurt us as pharmacists, she said. But without fair reimbursement that
allows us to keep the lights on
and pay for our staff, we cant
provide pharmacy service that
is safe and appropriate.
Pharmacy closures are
becoming more common,
making it harder for people in Kansas to access care.
SEE PHARMACY ON PAGE 5
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, February 13, 2025
RECORD
NEWS IN
BRIEF
VFW BREAKFAST
VFW Post 6397 will have breakfast Sunday, February 16, from 9
a.m. – 1 p.m. Biscuits and gravy,
Belgian waffles, bacon, sausage
& eggs will be served.
SOUP SUPPER
Mont Ida Church will host a soup
supper on Saturday, February
22 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Ham &
beans with cornbread and vegetable beef soup will be served
along with homemade pies &
desserts. Free will offering.
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GARNETT CLASS OF 75
50TH REUNION
The Garnett High School
Class of 75 is having their
50th Reunion on May 9th-11th.
Class members and teachers
who have not been contacted
please call/text Sandra 785204-2157 or Deanna 913-9521450.
GARNETT BPW MEETING
You are invited to Garnett
Business & Professional
Womens meeting on Tuesday,
February 18th at 6 p.m. in the
Archer Room at the Garnett
Library. Our speaker is Tarry
Miller on the benefits of honey.
Any questions please feel free
to call Helen at 785-448-8745.
Hope to see you on Tuesday.
GARNETT SQUARE FAIR
Garnett BPW is looking for
workers to help with setup
and take down at Square Fair
on Saturday, May 10th. Great
event that needs workers and
anyone needing Community
Service hours. Please call
Helen at 785-448-8745 to sign
up or any questions.
MODET T CLUB TO MEET
The East Central Kansas Model
T Ford Club meets the 2nd
Thursday of the month. The
ECKMTs will meet at 6:30
February 13th in the conference
room of the Burlington Kansas
Library. The Library is located
on HWY 75 in Burlington. The
meetings are a time to share
experiences and information
about the cars and car projects.
Discussion will be held on possible road trips to be held this
Spring and into the Summer.
Reports will be shared from
the Winter Clinic held this past
January in McPherson.Owning
a Model T is not a requirement
for membership. All meetings
are open to the public, please
feel free to visit. For additional
information call Bud Redding at
785-733-2124.
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS
Every Thursday their will be
a cornhole tournament at the
Garnett VFW, 1507 S. Elm St. It
is a family friendly event open to
everyone. Registration begins
at 6 p.m., tournament begins at
6:30 p.m. Entry fee is $15.
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Chairman Leslie McGhee called
the meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00 AM on
February 3, 2025 at the Anderson
County
Commission
Room.
Attendance: Leslie McGhee, Present:
Michael Blaufuss, Present: Anthony
Mersman, Present. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Minutes from the
previous meeting were approved as
presented.
Road & Bridge
Ethan Lickteig, Road & Bridge
Supervisor, met with the commission.
He discussed the summer mowing
and utilization of the tractors. Ethan
will be getting quotes for a new tractor
as well as the rates to rent a tractor as
they are currently doing. Discussion
was tabled. Discussion was also held
on county roads and chip and seal to
cemeteries within the county.
County Attorney
Steve Wilson, County Attorney, was
present. He reached out to Edgecomb
Flooring for a quote on his office but
they are not available until April. The
commission told him to move forward
with the bid from Bauman Furniture.
The County Attorneys office will contract with the State of Kansas Attorney
General to handle all appeal cases
for a fee. The time and amount of
research will be worth the fee.
Appraiser
Adam Wilson, County Appraiser,
met with the commission. Discussion
was held on a memorandum of understanding with Trego County for a
shared Appraiser. The Commissioners
approved the memorandum of understanding which ends June 30th, 2025.
Emergency Management
Discussion was held on the future
of the emergency management
department. Wes McClain, Sheriff,
and Frank Kelly, Miami County Sheriff,
were present to give insight on how
Miami County handles their emergency management department. Cruz
Gillespie, Rural Fire Coordinator;
Alex Cochran, Undersheriff; and Troy
Armstrong, EMS Director were also
present. The department is underneath the Sheriffs department so they
can have direct oversight. The staff
member is also a certified deputy.
Sheriff McClain would like to structure the Anderson County emergency
management department like Miami
County. The Commissioners thanked
the individuals for attending and giving
information while tabling discussion.
Adds, Abatement, Escapes
Adds A25-104 through A25-110,
abatement B25-159, and escapes
E25-101 through E25-104 were
approved as presented.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM
due to no further business.
Naomi Grace Neal has been
charged with operating a vehicle without registration or an expired tag.
Walter Conrad Miller has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in a 65
mph zone.
Chad W Flinn has been charged
with driving while suspended; 1st
conviction, failuire to display evident
of vehicle liability insurance, unlawful
use of turn signals.
Daniel Edward Wood has been
charged with operating a vehicle without registration or an expired tag.
Carol Lee to Lorie Manning and
James Manning: Lots 20 and 21 in
block 2 in New Orchard Park Addition
to the City of Garnett.
Adam Kichler to Cameron
Hutchcraft and Cynthia Hutchcraft:
South 78 lots 10 & 11 blk 30 City of
Garnett.
Joseph Wilper was booked into jail
on October 20, 2023.
Kevin Labelle was booked into jail
on April 25, 2024.
Jason Boothe was booked into jail
on June 26, 2024.
Stuart Wieland was booked into jail
on July 21, 2024.
William Vandenberg was booked
into jail on July 25, 2024.
Porfirio De La Cruz-Cantu was
booked into jail on October 10, 2024.
Erika Bond was booked into jail on
October 31, 2024.
Jeremy Lankard was booked into
jail on November 18, 2024.
Korine Hollon was booked into jail
on December 19, 2024.
Walter Kerns was booked into jail
on January 13, 2025.
ANDERSON COUNTY
LAND TRANSFERS FILED
ANDERSON COUNTY
CRIMINAL CASES FILED
Laurie Ann Truelove has been
charged with giving a worthless check;
value < $1,000.
Jerry Lynn Truelove has been
charged with giving a worthless check;
value < $1,000.
Tyler Hoke has been charged with
traffic contraband in correctional institution or care and treatment facility.
ANDERSON COUNTY
CIVIL CASES FILED
Leon J Morgan has filed a Petition
to Quiet Title against Christy Wolken,
Marianna Rutland, and the unknown
heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns
of such of the defendants as may
be deceased; the unknown spouses of the defendants, the unknown
executors, administrators, devisees,
trustees, creditors, successors and
assigns of such defendants as are or
were partnership and the unknown
guardians, conservators and trustees
of such of the defendants as are
minors or are in anywise under legal
disability.
ANDERSON COUNTY
TRAFFIC CASES FILED
Benjamin Dewayne Gee has been
charged with speeding 84 mph in a 65
mph zone.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
(as of January 22, 2025)
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL FARM-INS
(as of January 22, 2025)
Christomer Hassell was booked
into jail on September 12, 2024.
Doyle Stryker was booked into jail
on September 14, 2024.
Jesse King was booked into jail on
September 30, 2024.
Julio Casanovavega was booked
into jail on November 9, 2024.
Joshua Franks was booked into jail
on December 12, 2024.
Margo Doty was booked into jail on
December 17, 2024.
Brandon Sage was booked into jail
on January 4, 2025.
Joey Davis was booked into jail on
January 4, 2025.
Tony Bass was booked into jail on
January 4, 2025.
Legislative update by state senator Caryn Tyson
February 7, 2025
Property Taxes are high,
and most people would agree
the system is not always accurate or fair, so the Senate
acted by passing a constitutional amendment, Senate
Concurrent Resolution (SCR)
1603, to limit taxable valuation
increases of real property to a
maximum of 3% a year, unless
certain triggers occur. Local
governments often rely on skyrocketing valuations to collect
more property taxes. SCR 1603
would limit the tax value of
real properties so local governments would have to vote to
raise the mill levy, providing
more transparency to property
tax increases.
The SCR would have to
pass the House and then voters would decide to amend the
Kansas Constitution and limit
taxable valuation increases
each year or not. It passed the
Senate on a bipartisan vote 28
to 11. I voted yes.
Election ends on election
day, SB 4, would require all ballots to be returned by 7 p.m. on
election, not three days later.
It passed the Senate 29 to 10. I
voted yes.
Rank choice voting, where
you can rate the candidates on
the ballot by selecting your first
choice, your second choice,
your third chose and so on,
would be banned in Kansas if
SB 6 becomes law. It is a voting
system in which the candidates
are ranked when you vote. Its
difficult to count and can delay
election results. SB 6 passed
29 to 10. I voted yes to ban this
election system in Kansas.
Budgets can be used for political volley. Its disappointing
but it does happen. To correct
this, the Senate passed Senate
Thweatts 60th Anniversary
Bill (SB) 14 so that if a budget
is not passed into law by June
30th, then the state government
would not shut down because
the previous years budget
would be adopted. It passed
the Senate 31 to 8. I supported
this effort.
It is an honor and a privilege
to serve as your 12th District
State Senator.
Caryn
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 02-13-2025 / SUBMITTED
Jimmy Dee Thweatt and
Ellen Ann Hoefler Thweatt of
Westphalia will celebrate their
60th wedding anniversary on
February 20, 2025. The couple
was married at the Assumption
Catholic Church on February
20, 1965.
To this union they had
two children. Mike Thweatt
(Glenda), Westphalia, and the
late Jim Thweatt (Christina),
LeRoy.
The couple have 3 grand
children; Kristen Cooke, Glen
Thweatt and Cassidy Thweatt.
They have two great grandchildren; Camden Cooke and
Wrenley Cooke.
The children would love to
celebrate their parents by having a card shower. Please send
cards to: 1106 Wayside Road,
Westphalia, KS 66093.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, February 13, 2025
HARDMAN
AUGUST 1, 1948 FEBRUARY 9, 2025
Sue Hardman, age 76, of
Garnett, Kansas, passed away
on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at
Parkview Heights in Garnett.
Susan A. Mader was born
on August 1, 1948, in Garnett,
K a n s a s ,
the daughter of Clair
and Agnes
(Brummel)
Mader. Sue
attended
school
at
Holy Angels
Hardman
and graduated
from
Garnett High
School with the Class of 1966.
She was united in marriage
to Ronald L. Hardman on May
4, 1968, in Garnett. This union
was blessed with five children.
Throughout her years as
an Administrative Assistant
she spent the majority of
her time with Jess Randall
Attorney, USD 365, and retired
from Kansas Corn Growers
Association in 2016.
Sue was a woman of many
talents and excelled in everything she did. Whether it was
making beautiful quilts for her
family, tending to her garden,
cooking delicious meals, sewing, painting, playing piano, or
immersing herself in a good
book, Sue approached each of
her passions with dedication
and joy. She cherished her roles
as a mother and grandmother.
Her family was the heart of
her world, and she found joy
in every moment spent with
them. Sue was an unwavering
support system, never missing
a game or event for her kids
and grandkids. Sue proudly cheered on the Royals, the
Chiefs, K-State, and any team
her loved ones were a part of.
She also had a deep love for the
outdoors, enjoying her birthday camping trips and hiking.
Her travels took her to many
incredible places, with trips to
Glacier National Park, Alaska,
and Yellowstone among her
favorites. The Mader family gatherings were always a
highlight of her life, filled with
laughter, singing and of course
snacking and drinking.
Sue was a lifelong member
of Holy Angels Catholic Church
with such a strong faith. She
served on the Holy Angels Altar
Society, played the piano and
organ for the church, served on
several committees at St. Rose,
and spent several years after
retirement volunteering in the
classrooms.
Sue was preceded in death
by her parents.
She is survived by her
husband, Ronald Hardman,
of the home; her children,
Deanne Maloney and husband
Shawn of Wichita, Kansas,
Debbie Briley and husband
Brian of Berryton, Kansas,
Tim Hardman and wife Sarah
of Garnett, Kansas, Aaron
Hardman of Wichita, Kansas,
Alissa Ouellette and husband
DJ of Garnett, Kansas; grandchildren, Katelynn Maloney,
Maggie Maloney, Bridget
Maloney, Connor Maloney,
Jake Briley, Jonas Briley,
Sawyer Stevenson, Payton
Ouellette, Oliver Ouellette; two
brothers, Fred Mader and wife,
Paula, of Ottawa, Kansas, and
Alan Mader and wife, Sharon,
of Baldwin City, Kansas; five
sisters, Jane Zielinski, and
husband, Bob, of Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin, Elaine Osborn,
and husband, Mark, of Miami,
Oklahoma; Connie Steinlage,
and husband, Lynn, of Corning,
Kansas, Sara Weber, and husband, Rick, of Mound City,
Kansas; and Donna Schmit,
and husband, Bryan of Garnett,
Kansas; and numerous other
family and friends.
The family of Sue would like
to thank Krista and Nikki and
all the staff at Good Shepherd
Hospice and Parkview Heights
for all their care and compassion for their mother.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 10:30 AM on
Friday, February 14, 2025, at
Holy Angels Catholic Church
in Garnett, Kansas. Burial
will follow in the Holy Angels
Cemetery in Garnett.
Sues family will greet
friends Thursday evening in
the St. Rose gymnasium from
6:30-8:00 PM, following a Rosary
at 6:00 PM at Holy Angels
Church. Family and friends
are invited to wear Chiefs or
Royals gear in honor of Sue.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to
St. Rose or Holy Angels Church
and left in care of the funeral
home. Condolences may be left
for the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.
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OBITUARIES
Colony Christian Church What is the church teaching?
– Singleness of Heart
Lexy Riebel led worship.
The songs were "Mighty To
Save," "Be Thou My Vision,"
"Man of Sorrows" and "God of
Wonders."
Howard Reiter's communion meditation was taken
from Daniel 9:20-23. God always
answers prayers. Sometimes
His answer is wait. Once
when Daniel prayed the angel
Gabriel flew swiftly to him
with an answer but the next
time Daniel prayed the answer
didn't come for three weeks.
Pastor Chase Riebel gave the
sermon "Singleness of Heart"
from Ezekiel 5-11. God is first.
Our loyalty should be undivided, no other idols. We should
be thinking of God in every single thing we do and our focus
should be on God's mission to
save the unsaved. The congregation enjoyed a "game day"
fellowship Sunday evening.
Kansas 4-H Club Days help
youth build communication skills
MANHATTAN Admit it: the
thought of speaking in front of
an audience makes your palms
sweaty, maybe even your knees
buckle.
Beth Hinshaw, a Kansas 4-H
youth development specialist,
knows that the nerves do not
necessarily go away as we get
older, but speaking in public
does get easier.
Honestly, it is all about
learning how to organize information and deliver it, she
said. Young people may have
a lot of it written out the first
time they give a presentation,
but as they grow in that skill,
they will get to where they are
using an outline.
Beginning in February and
throughout March, youth are
honing their public speaking
skills across the state during
Kansas 4-H Days. Hinshaw said
the annual events challenge
youth to tell about or demonstrate a 4-H project they are
working on in front of a judge,
who then provides feedback.
In 4-H, we think of these
skills as necessary for college and career, Hinshaw
said. Youth learn to organize
thoughts in a logical manner;
find information and research
a subject; express ideas clearly
and convincingly; prepare visu-
als to support the presentation;
and accept feedback.
Local extension units host
Kansas 4-H Days for youth ages
7 to 18. If you have friends or
family who are doing presentations, theres a good possibility
that there is a video somewhere
that they could share with
you, Hinshaw said.
Most talks are given individually, though a few are demonstrations by teams of youth.
Some youth also give illustrated talks, while others give talks
that persuade, inform, entertain or inspire, according to
Hinshaw.
A lot of people will tell us
they would not have had the
communication skills and abilities (later in life) that they
have if not for their 4-H background, Hinshaw said.
Ultimately, the goal in any
presentation experience is for
members to complete the presentation with a good feeling
about themselves and what
they have accomplished and
learned.
Communication is one of
more than 40 project areas
offered by the Kansas 4-H program. More information about
the states largest youth organization also is available at its
website.
In the Old Testament the
concept of the church could
best be illustrated by the synagogue. The synagogue was
a place where local groups
of Jews in cities and villages
anywhere could gather for the
reading and explanation of the
Jewish sacred scriptures and
for prayer. When Jesus began
his ministry he was laying the
groundwork for his church
which would come to realization at Pentecost, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
When John the Baptist came
preaching in the desert of
Judea his message was Repent
for the kingdom of heaven is
near. In the Old Testament we
could say synagogue worship
was exclusive, limited only
to the Jews. The Gentiles, the
balance of the population were
completely left out. Today the
modern church is a melting pot
of people as diverse as there are
people. In the Old Testament
synagogue the Jews would
gather together to read the
scriptures and receive some
explanation of them. The problem they faced was most synagogues were led by powerful
people who soon found ways to
pervert the gospel to their own
advantage. Enter the Sadducee
and the Pharisees who stood in
defiance to Jesus. Nothing has
changed in the gospels since
the inception of the synagogue
worship. The change is we
now have a New Covenant that
replaces the Old Covenant God
had with Abraham. This cove-
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
BY DAVID BILDERBACK
nant can and is perverted like
Gods covenant with Abraham
was by people only interested
in their own gain. The church
goes off the rail when it begins
to add to or subtract from the
gospel. Jesus gave a very stern
warning at the end of the Book
of Revelation as follows: I warn
everyone who hears the words
of the prophecy of this book. If
anyone adds anything to them,
God will add to him the plagues
described in this book. And if
anyone takes words away from
this book of prophecy, God will
take away from him his share
in the tree of life and in the
holy city which are described
in this book. What one needs
to ask themselves is, what is
the church teaching and is it
consistent with the gospel? Do
they find solutions to problems
by studying the scriptures and
prayer or do they seek manmade solutions. Jesus said,
yes I am coming soon. What
will the church have to say to
him?
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Friday, April 18, 2025, followed
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When someone says they dont want something in
the newspaper, doesnt it make you ask, Why?
On the heels of a monumental national election in which a majority of Americans voted
to seize back their government and force it to
be accountable to the citizenry, someone in
the Kansas legislature has decided its another
perfect time to try to pull the wool over the eyes
of Sunflower State residents by restricting your
advance notice when government plans to do
something to you.
In truth the bill before the Kansas House
Local Government Committee which would
allow local governments to tuck their legally
mandated Public Notices away on their own
websites rather than pay the local newspaper
to print them is probably as much about cutting the throat of the states pesky and starving newspaper industry as it is an attempt
to obscure governmental transparency. Either
way, if such a cloak-and-dagger measure ever
passes the legislature, it will be the public that
gets screwed.
Lets take a revealing quiz; how many of you
turned off Facebook or Instagram long enough
today to cruise the summary ordinances posted
on your city website? Is it part of your daily or
weekly routine? How many of you logged on to
your countys site to find the deadline for filing
to run for school board or city council this year?
How many of you have ever even seen your city
or county website?
And maybe you think those notices, with
their legal jargon and their court case numbers and their deadlines and their foreclosure
announcements and their protest periods arent
really all that important after all. You probably
will become a believer when someone wants to
build a hog farm south of your house and your
heads up came too late, because the zoning
change proposal was buried somewhere in your
countys website.
Truth be told, public officials who understand their jobs and their obligation to be open
with their citizenry about government actions
that will affect those citizens already know publishing those notices publicly in the newspaper
makes the most sense. Indeed, it gives them the
best defense against the ire that sometimes follows crucial government decisions and actions.
Good elected officials and bureaucrats know the
best way to CYA is to make sure the people who
hold sway over your job are well informed, often
and early.
Not only that, but newspaper publication of
some of those notices are an important revenue
driver for government look at the threat issued
each summer by the county to expose property
REVIEW COMMENTARY
DANE HICKS, Publisher
owners who arent paying their property taxes
in the annual delinquent tax list published
every August, as well as publication of the list
of properties to be sold at periodic tax sales.
County officials have admitted to us how effective that pressure tactic is and whats even
better is that the government collects a publication fee from late-paying property owners and
foreclosed property buyers to offset those advertising costs when they do in fact eventually pay.
Some governments resent paying any money to
newspapers because newspapers that are doing
their jobs sometimes report negative news about
local government. Those public officials would
be just as happy if their local newspaper starved
to death and withered on the vine that would
make their lives much easier, or so they believe.
To understand the true scope of the financial
impact these paid notices have on your city
or county or school district budget take the
amount they spend on public notice advertising each year and calculate the percentage it
reflects of their total budget. At a tiny portion of
1 percent, it may be the most cost effective thing
your local government does.
In Kansas, the argument is moot anyway, but
that doesnt keep some legislator with his or her
nose out of joint about newspapers from introducing a bill to end those notices every year
under the guise of saving local governments
money placing their notices online. Newspapers
in the state already place all their public notices
online for free at no extra charge at their own
expense, mind you (you can see all the public
notices for every county in Kansas at www.
kansaspublicnotices.com), and its done without
assigning the duty to someone working at city
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Dane, to the people who complained about the
metal building on the Garnett square, instead of
complaining they should be praising those who
would invest in Garnett. Sure is nice to have a
president in DC instead of a beach bum.
My message concerns Mr. Dane Hicks. What I
would like to say, sir, is that you are a first class
jackass. Every article Ive read that you have
written has been snotty, condescending and just
plain nasty. I dont know if you know this or not
but journalism does not need your opinion in
its presentation. In fact a journalist is to keep
their opinion to themselves and present facts
and facts only.
I was wondering when the city is going to start
protecting these cats and taking care of them
Tennis could lead a needed resurgence in kids athletics
Across the country, young people are dropping out of organized sports. The share of kids
ages 6 to 17 who participated in a team sport
dropped by nearly 5 percentage points between
2017 and 2022. The decline isnt primarily
because kids are losing interest. Rather, what
theyre losing is access — especially as the cost of
participation continues to rise.
Reversing this trend is critically important
for kids mental and physical health. So its
worth looking at some of the barriers sports
have faced, and how tennis is forward-thinking
in this matter.
Its no secret that learning and playing a
sport at an early age can prove enormously
valuable. Sports participation is associated with
lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression
in young people — as well as better self-esteem,
improved cognition, and heightened physical
literacy. Physical activity releases endorphins,
feel-good hormones that put you in a better
frame of mind and enhances brain connections.
It helps kids maintain a healthy weight and sets
young people on a path to a lifetime of healthy
habits.
Barriers to sport involvement, especially
financial ones, have been growing ever more
formidable. The average cost of playing youth
basketball was over $1,000 a year in 2022. Soccer
was almost 20% more expensive, at $1,188 a year
on average. No wonder nearly two-thirds of families say the cost of youth sports is a financial
strain.
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
BRIAN HAINLINE U.S. TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Tennis is one of the few sports to counter the
trend of inaccessibility. Since 2019, the number
of Americans ages 6 and older playing tennis has
increased by 34 percent — and currently stands
at 23.8 million.
Part of this success is tenniss relatively low
barriers to entry, especially compared to more
equipment-heavy games like hockey, football, or
skiing. All you need to get started is a racquet
and a few balls — maybe $30 worth of equipment
in total — and access to one of the nations roughly 270,000 tennis courts, which are typically free
to use.
Modest equipment costs are only part of tennis growth. The game has found ways to adjust
to people of all ages and abilities, including
individuals who are too often told they cannot
participate in sports because of physical, mental, or age-related challenges.
Tennis recognizes that not everyone needs
to play on the same size court and by the same
rules.
All the way down to beginner youth (and all
the way up to the elderly), adaptations are available, ranging from the speed and size of the ball,
the size and weight of the racket, the size of the
court, rules of service, scoring, and the length
of a match. Importantly, wheelchair tennis has
made a major breakthrough and is an exciting
variant of the game thats widely available.
Tennis is also a game young people can play
into adulthood. There are leagues and competitions across the country for players 18 and over,
40 and over, and even 95 and over.
Sports remain one of our best tools for combatting the crisis in youth health. All sports
need to look for opportunities to expand their
reach through custom tailoring to meet players
where they are.
Brian Hainline, MD is Chair of the Board and
President of the United States Tennis Association
and recently transitioned from the NCAA as
their Chief Medical Officer. He co-chaired the
International Olympic Committee Consensus
Meetings on both Pain Management in Elite
Athletes and Mental Health in Elite Athletes.
Brian is Clinical Professor of Neurology at NYU
Grossman School of Medicine. This piece first
appeared in the Boston Herald.
Forget Trump; the era of Musk Derangement Syndrome is upon us
Democrats have finally found someone they
hate more than Donald Trump.
Elon Musk, who is currently running
roughshod over the federal bureaucracy with
a sleep-deprived team of brilliant young tech
geeks, is the public enemy of the hour.
After a devastating election loss and three
weeks into a whirlwind Trump administration,
what most animates a leaderless Democratic
Party is the collective shock and horror occasioned by Elon Musk and his handiwork.
If Trump Derangement Syndrome has abated
somewhat, Musk Derangement Syndrome has
arisen to fill the vacuum.
Democrats are braying at rallies in the street
for Musk to get arrested.
Theyre trying to subpoena him.
They want to know if his DOGE team is guilty
of breaches of national security.
They are targeting him with a bill theyve
dubbed, embarrassingly, the Eliminate Looting
of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State
Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act.
The greatest entrepreneur of our time is
bringing a Silicon Valley ethos to the task of
pruning and rationalizing federal agencies, a job
that Democrats long assumed was so gargantuan and complex that no one would ever dare to
seriously attempt it, let alone accomplish it.
The German leftist Rudi Dutschke is associated with the idea of the long march through
the institutions, or a slow takeover of society
by co-opting political and cultural centers of
power. In Washington, Musk is attempting a
very short march through the institutions
trying in a matter of weeks to reorient the federal bureaucracy and axe waste long targeted by
Republicans.
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
In the first Trump administration, Trump
adviser Peter Navarro boasted of doing things
on Trump time, or faster than anyone would
have thought possible absent the impatient
proddings of his boss. Musk time is more
rapid still.
A common charge against Musk is that hes
unelected. Nobody Voted for Elon Musk, the
progressive publication Mother Jones huffed.
Well, yes, but no one voted for any other Trump
adviser, either. The president is elected to run
the executive branch and then relies on myriad people in different positions with varying
degrees of power and influence none of whom
are elected to do it.
There is a long history of presidents tapping
informal advisers to assist them. The originally
derisive term kitchen cabinet dates back to
Andrew Jackson in the 1830s.
It is also rich to complain about Elon Musks
unelected status when no one in the vast federal
apparatus that hes grappling with was elected,
either. The difference is that Musk is operating
with the approval of a newly elected president.
Of course, the legalities matter. Musk is a
so-called special government employee, which
makes him more than just a billionaire who has
walked in off the streets, but his powers are limited. As long as federal officers are acting on his
advice rather than Musk issuing orders directly,
his influence should pass legal muster.
In general, Musks DOGE would be well-advised to take account of potential legal obstacles
and move less quickly than it might like and
break things rather than move fast and break
things and get blocked by the courts. One way
or the other, though, the Trump administrations vision of executive power is on a collision
course with the congressional spending power
that will inevitably create politically fraught,
highly consequential litigation.
As for the Democrats campaign against
Musk, they may well succeed in making him a
hate figure. If the Democrats take the House,
presumably, their first act will be to launch an
investigation of Musk and issue a 1,000-page
report with an hour-by-hour account of the
moves of every 23-year-old working for him on
DOGE. But by then, Musk already may have
made meaningful changes to how the federal
government works and be on to his next project
say, mining meteorites or making cold fusion
practical.
In the meantime, becoming such an enormous lightning rod that he diverts some of the
political heat from Trump himself is another one of Elon Musks seemingly impossible
achievements.
Rich Lowry is editor of The National Review
like theyre supposed to be?
A flashlight dinner, 2/1/25, 6:15 p.m. Flashlight
dinner, out of town guests here for dinner, dinner ruined due to Garnett power outage. Again,
dinner in Garnett, Ks., please bring flashlight.
Thank you.
Its pretty sad that you get asked to move out
of a public parking spot on the side of the road
because some 34 year-old woman is scared.
I struggle trying to comprehend why Democrats
hate young people. How can they emote such
self-righteousness in the face of what is an out
and out war against the youth of our nation?
And blatantly promote policies which harm
this segment of our population. To name a few:
abortion, CRT, genital mutilation, sex trafficking, pornography in our schools and libraries,
vaping, fentanyl poisoning, abolishing religion
and parents rights, etc. Perhaps I should ask
a former teacher herself, Laura Kelly, our
governor.
Thank you Dane. I have to wonder about this
president of ours and Canada becoming the
51st state.
Trump bans transgenders from competing in
womens sports. Hallelujah! Finally a president who is smart enough to know how wrong
that really is.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, February 13, 2025
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HISTORY
Spring coming spurs
fishing memories
Springtime is just around
the corner and you know what
that means. It will soon be time
to hang that sign on your front
door GONE FISHIN
Fishing brings back lots
of memories. When I was a
young boy growing up one of
my favorite pastimes was to go
fishing. It was before they had
all this fancy high priced fishing equipment of today. In fact,
let me share what our fishing
equipment consisted of.
First of all, we didnt need a
license and there was no size
or catch limits. Then to buy a
fishing pole. Every hardware
store had cane poles for sale.
Sometimes they would have
them on sale for $.25-$.35 each
and you could pick out your
pole.
Next we needed line or some
kind of line. I can remember
using good old kite string,
because it was only $.10 a ball.
A weight or sinker was fastened on to the line. That meant
a trip into dads machine shed
to hunt for the right size steel
nut or washer. Then came the
most important item, a hook.
Yes, we used mothers safety
pins. Quite a size selection. I
almost forgot the cork. Usually
made out of a corn cob or turkey quill. We were all set to do
some serious fishing.
Oh yes, bait. Regular gar-
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Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 504-4722 for
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den worms, night crawlers, sod
worms or toughies we called
them. If you could dig a dozen
toughies along the creek bank,
you could fish all day, because
they were so big. Once in a
great while I would use chicken
livers to catch catfish.
So look out, sunfish, red ear
perch, pumpkin seed perch,
blue gill, bullheads and channel cats and occasionally a nice
bass, here I come.
Can you imagine that my
fishing gear only cost me: pole
$.25, string $.10 and if I wanted
to buy modern fishing hooks,
$.07 for a dozen in a little round
tin box. A whole sum price to
fish, $.42 . What does it cost
today?
For all you fishermen and
women, may you have wonderful catches in 2025.
Respectfully submitted by:
Henry Roeckers. 2Feb2025
MERSMAN..
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hall or worse, having to hire or
pay an individual extra to do
the job.
There are good ideas in government and bad ones. Selling you
a pig in poke under the guise
of saving a tiny fraction of government funds while restricting your access to important
information thats always a
bad idea.###
ing a separate, many faceted responsibility into the
sheriffs department while
McClain was learning the
ropes as sheriff might not be
fair either to the position or to
McClain himself.
Rural fire director Cruz
Gillespie is filling the interim
post as EM director until the
county resolves the leadership
dilemma.
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Pharmacists and pharmacy
employees that took part in the
rally blame PBMs, saying their
practices force them to operate
at a loss.
What is a PBM?
PBMs work behind the
scenes and broker deals
between drug manufacturers,
insurance companies and pharmacies. They play a big role
in determining what you pay
for prescription medication,
how much insurance pays and
what drugs they cover, and
what pharmacies earn off of
prescription drug sales.
The top three pharmacy
benefit managers are CVS
Caremark, Express Scripts and
Optum Rx. Theyre owned by
big insurance companies. And
two of them also own major
pharmacies, including CVS
Pharmacy and Express Scripts
Pharmacy, a mail-order phar-
macy.
Gordon Carroll, who works
with AuBurn Pharmacy, said
PBMs were designed to save
insurance companies and
employers money on prescription drugs.
But what really happens
is they sort of put a bunch of
funds into a black box, have
no regulation, no oversight, no
accountability, and they end up
washing their hands in a lot of
money, Carroll said.
Carroll said PBMs are paying pharmacies like his below
cost, making it difficult to
operate. He attended the rally
with a handful of other AuBurn
Pharmacy staff members.
AuBurn has about 30 locations,
mostly based in Kansas.
Were advocating for our
way of life, essentially, to
keep our operations afloat in
a sustainable and fair environment, he said.
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Pieces & Patches Quilt Guild minutes for January
The Pieces and Patches
Quilt Guild was called to order
by President Connie Hatch on
Thursday, January 23, 2025, at
9:30 a.m. There were 24 members in attendance.
There were no corrections
to the Minutes of the December
19, 2024 meeting and so they are
approved as published.
Mary Parrot gave the
Treasurers report. Ruth Theis
moved to accept the treasurers
report as presented, seconded by Bonnie Deiter. Motion
passed.
Committee Reports:
Programs:
Jeanette
Gadelman will show a video
called
Threadology
at
todays meeting. In February
Bonnie will demonstrate Layer
Cake Blocks. Following the
February meeting Jeanette will
arrange a soup luncheon for
everyone, then members are
invited to bring their sewing
machines and fabrics to sew
pillowcases for CASA. She
passed out Joyces pattern for
pillowcases with drawstrings.
In March Terrie will show how
to make various 3-dimensional
fabric flowers with a workshop
to follow. In March we will
be collecting pillowcases for
CASA again. The next quilt
retreat is February 10-12 with
8 signed up so far. Contact
Jeanette if you wish to sign up.
Quilters Hugs quilts: The
call for needing Quilters Hugs
quilts got good response. See
Show and Tell items below.
Opportunity Quilt 2025:
Mary Parrot has the raffle ticket sales envelopes ready for
members today. Connie Hatch
displayed our 2025 Opportunity
Quilt at the Wichita Guild and
got lots of oohhs and aahhs.
She sold $174 in Raffle tickets.
Terrie Gifford will start taking
the quilt around to local banks,
library and Senior center for
display.
Opportunity Quilt 2026:
Jeanette Gadelman asked
members to stay after the meeting today to decide on a pattern
for the 2026 quilt.
2025 Block of the Month
(BOM): Jeanette Gadelman and
Sharon Rich have selected a
Mystery Block of the Month
pattern. This month they handed out fabric requirements for
2 sizes, a lap quilt (60 x 70) or a
queen size (95 x 108) with specific instructions about darks
and lights. Next month we will
get our first 2 blocks, then 2
blocks every month.
2025 Challenge: Members
who plan to participate showed
their UFO (unfinished object)
and had their pictures taken.
Other members can jump
in any month but must first
declare their UFO and have
their picture taken. Here are
the rules for what we are calling the 3 Bs in 3 Dimensions:
Bonnie Deiter began by playing the song Baubles, Bangles
and Beads on her phone.
Terrie Gifford announced that
the challenge is to complete
your quilt top (any size) and
add something 3-dimensional
which is not part of the original
pattern. That can be something as simple as rick-rack,
lace, ribbons or as complex as
Baubles, Bangles and Beads.
The definition of Baubles and
Bangles is cheap showy jewelry or ornament. Bring your
challenge for Show and Tell
at the November meeting no
matter what state of completion it is in and we will take pictures. Members are allowed to
change their UFO once during
the year and then get their
starting picture taken. There
are YouTube videos of Sarah
Vaughn and Frank Sinatra on
the internet, just search on
Baubles, Bangles and Beads.
Those declaring were Mary
Parrot, Connie Hatch, Terri
Couture, Lynn Wawrzewski,
Jeanette Gadelman, Joyce
Buckley, Judy Stukey, Lynda
Feuerborn, Sandra Moffatt,
Bonnie Deiter, Helen Norman,
Rhonda Tiemeyer, Sharon
Rich, Marlene Cook, Margaret
Keen and Terrie Gifford.
Member Morale: Brenda
Futrell mailed out birthday
cards and get well cards.
Old Business: Bonnie presented the final version of
revised Bylaws and explained
some of the changes. Members
are to review the Bylaws and
a vote will be taken at the
February meeting.
New Business
Terrie announced that it
is time to help 4H sewers put
the 2026 4H scholarship quilt
together. Terrie asked for
guild members to let her know
if they can help. Sewing will be
Saturday, March 1 9-12 and if
needed Saturday, March 8 9-12.
Also, Jeanette Steinbaugh,
K-State Extension, asked if
we were doing another class
to make a 2025 County Fair
Challenge block. So Terrie is
looking for helpers for that as
well. The tentative date for
that is Thursday, March 20,
9-12. More information will follow.
Terri Couture is on the
board for the KCRQF (Kansas
City Regional Quilt Festival)
and encouraged members to
enter their quilts for judging as
she has seen some very pretty
quilts at our Show and Tell.
She also encourages getting
online and registering for the
classes they will be offering as
soon as possible.
Presidents Quilt: Connie
Hatch will be finishing her 2nd
year as President in August and
that means it is time to make a
quilt block for her. Connie
has chosen Butterflies at the
Crossroads block, requesting
it be made of vintage fabrics
and tone-on-tone background.
Sign your name anywhere on
the block. Blocks are due for
the August meeting.
Secret Sister Gifts: Rhonda
Tiemeyer got a small zipper
bag made in crumb quilt pattern (thanks to Lori Hoyts
instructional program), a gift
certificate and some conversation heart candies. Mary
Parrot and Terri Couture got
chocolates.
Show and Tell
Lynn Wawrzewski showed 3
wall hangings, two were Edyta
Sitar basket patterns and one
was a Trip around the World
made with 1 pieces.
Janet Truelove showed a
Rail Fence quilt.
Jeanette Gadelman showed
a quilt storage bag with a large
Star Block.
Ruth Theis showed a
Quilters Hug quilt made with
2 squares and when she
declared that she has now used
all of her stash squares members teased her about dropping
off fabric at her house.
Brenda Futrell showed 6
Quilters Hug quilts made of
flannels, a baby quilt, and 2
9×13 hot mats.
Jodi Denton showed 2 pillowcases, a pillow with hand
embroidery, and a childs quilt
of the pattern Skip to my Lou.
Bonnie Deiter showed a
Quilters Hug quilt.
Shirley Allen showed a Quilt
storage bag and a baby quilt
with cross stitch on gingham
design.
Mary Parrot showed 10
Quilters Hugs quilts.
Connie Hatch showed a duffle
bag from a bags by Annie
pattern.
Terrie Gifford showed the
third and final quilt made by
taking apart a queen size quilt
that was donated to the guild
by a friend of Lyndas whose
mother Jo passed away. This
is the same quilter who made
the blocks that we sewed into
the 2025 Opportunity Quilt that
will be going around town.
After making 3 quilts from the
queen size, Terrie is left with
only 5 small half square triangle patches. Terrie donated
the quilt to Quilters Hugs. She
also donated a walker bag.
The meeting was adjourned.
Minutes recorded by
Terrie Gifford.
Hyatt Club met in February
Hyatt Club met Februray
4th, 2025 at the home of Mary
Ann Umbarger, co-host was
Kathryn Allen. A valentine
theme was the decor and
enjoyed by the 12 attending
members.
We were to bring to the potluck one of our favorite recipes
from the Hyatt Club cookbook
or one of our favorite recipes
of our mothers. Our meal was
delicious as usual. Mary Ann
gave the blessing. Roll call was,
whose recipe we used. This
is how we roll at Hyatt Club,
Mary Ann asked, Did any of us
ever use an "Outhouse?" The
stories went wild! She told us
about the one she has that she
has decorated. Who knew the
Outhouse Capital of the world
is in Elk Falls, Kansas. I am
going to let you use your imagination about the corn cobs
and Sears catalog. Never a dull
moment!
Mystery gift was guessed
by Donna Benjamin, an oven
liner. Becky King guessed the
second one, a knife sharpener. Hostess gift was won by
Kathy Waring, blanket, heart
mat, word search book, yard
flag, candy and much more.
Kathy was the birthday girl
and she received tea towels, a
bath set, big towel and a candle
from her secret pal. The second hostess gift was given to a
member that had been married
the longest and it was Dorothy
Miller, she won a memory foam
neck massager. And the gifts
kept coming, if you were sitting
in a chair with a marker you
received a handmade potholder by MaryAnn. Six winners,
Dorothy, Diane Hastert, Becky,
Kathy and Kay Wisdom and
Erin Miller. We had the discussion on who is our oldest
member and proud to say our
Queen Bee is Hilda Lankard.
Hilda is 91 years young. Sandra
Hamilton received a Valentine
gift from her secret pal and so
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LOCAL
did Hilda.
Diane read the minutes and
gave the treasurer report. Club
members were given a magnet that was made out of old
buttons and a cloth heart pin.
Dorothy Miller and Angela
McSpadden will have the next
meeting on March 15.
Thanks to Mary Ann and
Kathryn for the fun memories
we shared until we meet again
and be thankful in this cold
weather we don't have to use an
outhouse, hopefully!
Secretary, Becky King
Your RIGHT to know,
guaranteed by Kansas Law.
Notice of Suit praying
to foreclose a mortgage
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL COURT DEPARTMENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
(RHS), FORMERLY FARMERS HOME
ADMINISTRATION
Plaintiff,
vs.
STACIE RICLEY AKA STACIE PERRY, ET AL.
Defendants.
Case No.: AN-2025-CV-000002
Division No.
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
Title to Real Estate Involved
NOTICE OF SUIT
THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the abovenamed defendants and the unknown heirs,
executors, administrators, devisees, trustees,
creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants;
the unknown officers, successor trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are
existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the
unknown executors, administrators, devisees,
trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of
any defendants that are or were partners or
in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that
are minors or are under any legal disability; and
the unknown heirs, executors, administrators,
devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any
person alleged to be deceased and all other
persons who are or may be concerned.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a
Petition has been filed in the District Court of
Anderson County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage on the following
described real estate:
THE NORTH HALF (N/2) OF THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW/4) OF THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW/4) OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE/4) OF SECTION
THIRTY-SIX (36), TOWNSHIP TWENTY (20)
SOUTH, RANGE NINETEEN (19) EAST
OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 25614 NW Montana
Road, Garnett, KS 66032 (Property)
and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the
Petition on or before March 12, 2025, in the
District Court of Anderson County, Kansas. If
you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be
entered in due course upon the Petition.
NOTICE
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt
may be given without the prior consent of the
consumer given directly to the debt collector or
the express permission of a court of competent
jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to
collect a debt and any information will be used
for that purpose.
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/s/ David V. Noyce
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County, The City of Garnett, USD 365, and
the other incorporated cities in Anderson
County. Notices published here meet all
required statutory legal parameters.
Frontier Farm Credit returns $2 million in cash-back dividends to
farmers in Anderson, Franklin, Linn, Miami and Osage counties
BALDWIN CITY Farmers
and ranchers in Anderson,
Franklin, Linn, Miami and
Osage counties will be receiving $2 million in cash-back
dividends returned by Frontier
Farm Credit as part of the financial cooperatives patronage
program, paying 1% back as
a cash-back dividend. Eligible
customer-owners were issued
cash-back dividend checks the
last week of January.
"Our cash-back dividend
program is a direct reflection
of our commitment to agriculture," said Bob Campbell,
Frontier Farm Credit senior
vice president of lending.
"By effectively lowering borrowing costs, we aim to give
our customer-owners greater
financial flexibility to manage
risk and expand opportunities,
strengthening agriculture and
rural communities across eastern Kansas."
2025 Cash-Back
Dividends Distribution
This years cash-back dividend is equal to 100 basis
points or a return of 1%
of a customers eligible average daily loan balance with
Frontier Farm Credit. The 2025
payout equates to the following
county-level distributions:
$387,000 in Anderson
County.
$423,000
in
Franklin
County.
$337,000 in Linn County.
$451,000 in Miami County.
$443,000 in Osage County.
(Amounts are rounded)
Payout data for every county Frontier Farm Credit serves
is available on the 2025 CashBack Dividends Distribution
Map.
The Board of Directors for
Frontier Farm Credit has also
approved a cash-back dividend
to be paid from the cooperatives 2025 net earnings, the
amount of which will be determined in December. Since
2004, Frontier Farm Credit has
offered a patronage program
and shared its success in the
form of cash-back dividends.
The cooperative has now
returned $230.5 million to farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses.
ECKAAA menu for the week
Following is the menu for
February 14 to February 20.
Suggested meal donation is $4,
reservation or cancellation for
a meal must be made with your
site by 11 a.m. the day before.
Colony nutrition site number is (620) 852-3530, Kincaid
is (620) 439-5449, Richmond is
(785) 393-4213 and Garnett is
(785) 448-0065. The ECKAAA
office can be reached at (785)
242-7200.
Friday, February 14
Valentines Day – Salisbury
steak, gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, whole wheat roll,
Valentine cookie
Monday, February 17
Riblet on a bun, cheesy potato bites, stewed tomatoes and
zuchinni, mixed fruit
Tuesday, February 18
Beef and rice casserole,
green beans, whole wheat
bread, pineapple slices
Wedensday, February 19
Birthday Day – Chicken fried
chicken, mashed potatoes/
gravy, mixed vegetables, whole
wheat roll, cake, ice cream
Thursday, February 20
Chicken and noodles, peas,
whole wheat roll, cookie
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occasional straight news assignments.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, February 13, 2025
CALENDAR
Thursday, February 13, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Morning Mingle
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 p.m. – Delphian Masonic
Lodge No. 44 Meeting
Friday, February 14, 2025
Valentines Day
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Sunday, February 16, 2025
9:00 a.m. – VFW Breakfast
Monday, February 17, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club
Meeting
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
3:30 p.m. – Bricks & Books Grades
3 and up @ Garnett Library
5:00 p.m. – ACDA Advisory Board
Meeting
5:30 p.m. – BPW Meeting
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – Planning Commission
Meeting
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
3:30 p.m. – Kids Craft Club K-3rd Grade
4:00 p.m. – Walker Art Committee
5:30 p.m. – Zumba Class
6:30 p.m. – Awana
6:30 p.m. – Shotokan Karate Training
Thursday, February 20, 2025
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, February 21, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Monday, February 24, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
6:30 p.m. – Awana
6:30 p.m. – Shotokan Karate Training
6:30 p.m. – Book Discussion
Thursday, February 27, 2025
2:00 p.m. – Emergency Food
Assistance Program (Harvesters)
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, February 28, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
7:00 p.m. – Adult Reading Program
Monday, March 3, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
9:00 a.m. – Friendship Quilters Mtg
4:00 p.m. – Greeley PTO
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club Mtg
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
7:30 p.m. – Kincaid Masonic Lodge
No. 338 Meeting
Pictured are the junior high students from the 2023-2024 school year that were part
of the award winning yearbook team at Anderson County. Their yearbook received
first place by the Entourage Yearbooks National Competition in the middle school
division from hundreds of entrants nationwide. Front row, from left: Joseph Fagg,
Isabella Boisclair, Kaylee Kummer, Lilly Kent, Paige Nicholls, Maliah Brewer-Velvick,
Lyndsay Hughes, Allie Thompson, Kaylee Scheckel, and Wyatt Bryan. Back row, from
Anderson County Jr. High yearbook earns high honors
PRINCETON, N.J – The
Entourage Yearbooks National
Yearbook Competition is a
national contest that judges
school yearbooks on the dimensions of creativity, originality, and journalistic relevance.
Hundreds of schools enter
across all fifty states at the
Elementary, Middle School,
and very competitive High
School levels. This year, a
new video category was added
to the Entourage Yearbooks
Yearbook Competition to promote creativity and school spirit. Applicants were encouraged
to share videos of Yearbook
Distribution, unboxing, passing out the books, and promot-
ing why their school loves yearbooks.
This achievement recognizes Monache High School
for putting together a fantastic High School yearbook. It
was selected from hundreds of
schools that submitted entries
nationwide.
"This book was strongly
inspired by scrapbook and
Polaroid," said Monache High
School's Francisco Velazquez,
"We began with a brainstorming activity, trying to
move away from strictly template-based designs and use
something a bit more original.
We started by creating out templates completely from scratch,
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(5th Place). Entourage also recognized Grand Prize Middle
School winner Anderson
County Jr. High School and
Grand Prize Elementary School
winner Blessed Sacrament
Catholic School.
More about Entourage's
National Yearbook
Competition
This is the 13th Annual
Entourage National Yearbook
Competition, which recognizes
schools with yearbooks created
by students and school volunteers. To participate, schools
had to submit their yearbook
content into categories for
overall yearbook, page design,
photography, and cover design.
With over 800 entries, the 2024
Entourage Yearbooks National
Yearbook Competition has
proven to be the most competitive to date.
The contest entries are
judged based on a balanced
rating across the dimensions
of creativity, originality, and
journalistic relevance. Schools
are judged separately at the
Elementary, Middle, and High
School levels. The judging committee comprises expert yearbook journalists at Entourage
and invited yearbook experts
from across the industry.
competing against women in
high school and college, and
Olympic athletics sometimes with injurious results.
President Donald Trump, riding a wave of anti-woke sentiment, quickly declared the official U.S. policy that there are
two genders, and by executive
order decreed the end of biological men competing in womens
sports.
The number of minors and
young adults identifying as
transgender has seen a marked
increase in recent years, following the advent of social
media and its various impacts
on young people. That media
presence led to theories that
social contagion may be heavily responsible for the rise in
the condition among teens and
young adults.
A New York Post article
from March 2023 notes a UCLA
School of Laws Williams
Institute study of Centers For
Disease Control and Prevention
data showing while the per-
centage of adults who identify
as transgender has remained
steady at 0.6% since its last
report in 2017, some 1.4% of
13-to 17-year-olds and 1.3% of
18-to 24-year-olds identify as
transgender. Five years ago,
both of those numbers stood at
0.7%. Together, the two groups
are estimated to account for
nearly 700,000 people.
A report from Grand View
Research highlighted in a 2022
Daily Wire investigation on the
finances of hospitals providing
gender change services showed
some $1.9 billion in those activities in 2021, with an annual
growth rate forecast of more
than 11% through 2030. The
report cited the rising incidents of gender dysphoria and
an increasing number of people
opting for gender change surgeries to boost those revenues
through the forecast period.
Presently 23 states have
banned such surgeries and
drug therapies.
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dations board of directors.
Foundation president Bonnie
Dieter told commissioners
the organization sought its
official independence since it
now carried its own errors
and ommissions insurance
policy and had operated more
or less independently outside the citys appointment
authority anyway.
City
commissioners
agreed the foundation should
operate as a sovereign organzation separate but symbiotically as commissioner
Nate Wiehl put it partnering on various projects of
community benefit when
those needs arose.
The GCFs mission is to
provide a tax-free structure
for charitable giving from
donors who want to make
but most students struggled
to keep things in order, so we
moved to find a template that
had a clean, and orderly look.
Then, we began manipulating
it to look the way that we wanted it to look. It took a great deal
of work, but using aesthetics
from the 80s, polaroid themes,
and some ransom letters to
complete the scrapbook look,
we finished our idea and published it."
Other High School winners include New Brunswick
High School (2nd Place), Hopi
Junior Senior High School
(3rd Place), Veritas Classical
School – Alpharetta (4th Place),
and Oakley Jr/Sr High School
OVERRIDE…
FOUNDATION…
Mont Ida Church
We will not
be open for
business on
Monday,
Feb. 17, in
honor of
Presidents
Day.
We will
reopen
Tuesday
morning.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 02-13-2025 / SUBMITTED
left: Baylee Barnes, Madisyn Houston, Camden Bettinger, Cayden Davis, Landry
Hedrick, Braden Gillespie, Ashlyn Honn, Aspyn Richardson, Addison Kettler, Laura
Sears, Liz Roberts, Emma Griffin, Yearbook teacher Kyra Elliott. Not Pictured: Aksel
Smith, Noelle Stinnett, and Bradley Daniels. The high school yearbook also received
honrable mention.
financial commitments to
either general or specific
community projects or charities. City attorney Terry
Solander said he would draft
a resolution rescinding the
original 2010 city action for
the commissions consideration at a future meeting.
In other business
– commissioners appointed
Michelle Ware to the Parks
and Recreation Advisory
Board;
-commissioners directed
city manager Travis Wilson
to investigate other options
for the citys electric power
purchase portfolio in view
of a discussion on renewing the citys Grand River
Dam power contract, with its
25-year commitment.
between a parent and a child
who needs medical care of any
kind. This legislation will also
drive families, businesses and
health care workers out of our
state, stifling our economy and
exacerbating our workforce
shortage issue.
Senate
President
Ty
Masterson said the veto cued
the inevitable.
Governor Kellys devotion
to extreme left-wing ideology
knows no bounds, vetoing a
bipartisan bill that prevents
the mutilation of minors,
Masterson said. The Senate
stands firmly on the side of
protecting Kansas children and
will swiftly override her veto
before the ink from her pen is
dry.
Kellys veto contradicts a
cultural shift in recent years
away from condoning the
influencing of children in
pro-transgender directions,
after backlash to incidents of
Drag Queen Story Hours, for
youngsters and men actively
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February 15-22
NATIONAL
FFA WEEK
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Central Heights High School FFA. Front row, from left: Mr. McGee, Vice President: Mitchell Snow,
Treasurer: Graham Higbie, Sentinel: Kaylor Matile, Secretary: Jaley Ferguson, President: Macy Cubit,
Advisor: Hans Higbie, Mr. Cubit. Second row: Kord Stroup, Hal Higbie, Adam Mell-Tomberlin, Alaina
Wade, Cayleigh Latimer, Aubrey Watkins, Carly Matile, Kaiden Reeder, Brynleigh Morrow, Riley
Reeder. Third row: Chase Bones, Bryson Crawford, Landry Sparks, Swaye Kershner, Jenna Sparks,
Caitlynn Detwiler, Joiey Ferguson, Lucy Sparks, Hannah Matile, Faith Coons, Gage Peine. Fourth
row: Hunter Johnson, Landon Lickteig, Ethan Kraft, London Marquette, Gabriel Carmack-Roberts,
Aspen Dubois, Malakai Dionne, Drake Holst, Max Blakenbeker. Fifth row: Brooks Hamilton, Stetson
Miller, Josiah Meyer, Aryanna Smith, Timothy Carmack-Roberts, Scarlet Stout, Addison Ouellette, Ava
Bergen, Paige Powell. Sixth row: Jayci Tait, Cristian Duran, Drake Feingold, Knox Cannady, Kreig
Garett, Caleb Detwiler, Alyssa Powell, Marissa Jellison, Kylee Guyett, Emily Willcut.
.
Central Heights FFA activities for the week
Central Heights FFA will
kickstart National FFA Week
with cooking breakfast for
the Central Heights Staff the
Friday before on February
14th. Other activities include
hiding toy tractors throughout
the school for students to find
and redeem for prizes. Staff
and student FFA trivias quizzes
will also be sent out for prizes
during the week. Wednesday
students will participate in an
Ag Parade before school and
ACHS FFA week activities
then will enjoy a lock-in with
fun and games Thursday night.
We will also have the following
themed days during the week:
Monday: Here by the Flag
Patriotic Day
Tuesday: Here by the Owl
Dress like an AG Teacher
Wednesday: Here by the
Plow Farmer/Chore Clothes
Thursday: Official Dress
Day
Tuesday:
Camo
Day,
Scavenger
Hunt
during
Advisory (find the officers cutouts)
Wednesday:
Pancake
Breakfast
(Faculty
and
Members) and an FFA Movie
Night
Thursday: Greenhand Day
(dye hands green) and drive
your Tractor/ Farm equipment to school
Friday: FFA T-Shirt Day
and Goodie Bags for members
state advisor and executive secretary. The Kansas
FFA Association is run by
the voices of its members.
Therefore, chapter members from across the state
serve as delegates at state
convention, elect the state
officers, and conduct official business of the association.
The official duties of the
Kansas FFA Association
could not be accomplished
without the amazing support we receive from local
communities, agribusi-
nesses, alumni, foundation, members and individuals who know the importance of agriculture education. Our annual State
FFA Convention continues
to evolve into one of the
premier state conventions
in the nation highlighted by our action-packed
general sessions and our
ever-growing career show.
This opportunity continues to provide our members with leadership experiences, meaningful connections and endless mem-
ories that help make this
organization so impactful.
One of the most important aspects of Kansas FFA
is its dedication to creating a new generation of
agriculturists through the
experiences students have
in agriculture education
classes. Agriculture is the
wave of the future and will
continue to be an essential aspect of our lives,
infrastructure and supply
chain. Todays agriculture
education students will be
the leaders and innovators
of tomorrows agriculture
industry. Each one of our
members roles will be different; however, they can
all take part in advocating
for the agriculture industry they know and love.
The need for agriculture
advocates will always
be prevalent. Therefore,
Kansas FFA is proud to
be at the forefront of preparing students for premier leadership, personal
growth and career success
in agriculture and many
other industries.
About the Kansas FFA
The
Kansas
FFA
Association is experiencing exciting growth, a surge
of new opportunities for its
members, and increasing
support from the community and former members.
Kansas FFA was chartered by the National FFA
Organization in 1928. Since
1928, our membership has
grown to over 10,000 members in more than 220 chapters across the state. There
are FFA chapters in 225
high school agriculture
education departments, in
216 unified school districts.
Kansas FFA members can
be found in 103 of the 105
counties across Kansas,
including both rural and
urban areas. Our membership strives to create a
sense of inclusivity while
celebrating our unique
backgrounds, stories, and
experiences within the
agriculture industry.
The association is led by
a state officer team dedicated to forming the next generation into future agriculturists. The team is filled
with six students who are
freshman and sophomores
in college serving as president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, reporter,
and sentinel. In addition,
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Wellsville downs Bulldogs in OT
GARNETT
Anderson
County's Noah Porter tallied
39 points in a losing effort as
Wellsville downed the Bulldogs
70-63 in overtime.
Wellsville led 14-11 after
the first quarter and stretched
their lead to 29-22 at halftime
with a 15-11 advantage in the
second quarter.
Anderson County began
chipping away in the third
quarter, cutting the deficit to
39-36 by outscoring Wellsville
14-10 in the period.
The Bulldogs would complete the comeback attempt by
hitting some clutch shots in
the fourth quarter and outscoring Wellsville 21-16 to send the
game into overtime tied at 58.
Despite only connecting on
one field goal in the overtime
session, Wellsville pulled away
for the victory by knocking
down 11 free throws in the
extra period.
Porter tallied his 39 points
by scoring 12 points in the
first half before erupting for 12
points in the 3rd quarter and 15
points in the fourth. Porter was
shut out in overtime.
Crest upends Lady Vikings
RICHMOND The Crest
Lancers broke open a tight contest following halftime in their
game against Central Heights
on Tuesday, February 4th, to
win 38-31.
The two teams were knotted
at 11 after the opening quarter. Central Heights found
themselves with a slim one
point lead after outpacing the
Lancers 8-7 in the second quar-
ter to take a 19-18 lead.
Crest used a 13-3 run in the
third quarter to take a comfortable 31-22 lead heading into the
fourth quarter.
Central Heights battled
down the stretch but couldn't
make a serious run despite outscoring the Lancers 9-7 over the
game's final 8 minutes.
Macy Cubit scored nearly
half the team's points, finishing
with 15 on the night.
Addison Ouellette added 5
points and 9 rebounds, Melaney
Chrisjohn chipped in with 6
points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds
and 2 steals, Sydney Evans
added 3 points, 5 rebounds and
3 steals and Carly Matile added
2 points and 4 rebounds on the
night.
Bulldog girls led by Metcalfes 2nd place finish at league
CARBONDALE – The 2025 girls
Pioneer League meet took place
last week at Santa Fe Trail High
School, the Anderson County
Bulldogs top finisher was a 2nd
place finish by Danika Metcalfe
(125).
Metcalfe began the day winning by fall (4:00) over Makenzie
Roberts of Santa Fe Trail.
Olive Dubois of Wellsville won
the 2nd round match against
Metcalfe by fall (1:01).
Serenity Boothe (145) and
Obree Barnes (155) each placed
3rd.
Booth lost her opening two
matches before winning her
round 3 match over Addison
Gardner of Wellsville by fall
(3:55).
Barnes lost both of her
matches on the day for her 3rd
place finish.
The remaining 4 wrestlers
finished 4th for Anderson
County.
Emma Baumann (110),
Ashlyn Nelson (120), Marlee
Hollon (130), and Hayden
Wright (140) all lost all three of
their matches.
Full results
Emma Baumann (110)
Round 1 – Jazlene Kirk (Wellsville
HS) 19-5 won by fall over Emma
Baumann (Garnett-Anderson County
HS) 2-19 (Fall 0:35)
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SPORTS
Round 2 – Jaylin Reppert
(Burlington HS) 19-14 won by fall
over Emma Baumann (GarnettAnderson County HS) 2-19 (Fall 0:21)
Round 3 – Kennisyn Gochenour
(LaCygne-Prairie View HS) 14-14
won by fall over Emma Baumann
(Garnett-Anderson County HS) 2-19
(Fall 1:23)
Ashlyn Nelson (120)
Round 1 – Olivia Lyons (Burlington
HS) 30-7 won by fall over Ashlyn
Nelson (Garnett-Anderson County
HS) 5-12 (Fall 1:36)
Round 2 – Kynlie Stevenson
(Wellsville HS) 23-6 won by fall over
Ashlyn Nelson (Garnett-Anderson
County HS) 5-12 (Fall 0:17)
Round 3 – Peyton Ganger
(Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail HS)
17-18 won by fall over Ashlyn Nelson
(Garnett-Anderson County HS) 5-12
(Fall 0:57)
Danika Metcalfe (125)
Round 1 – Danika Metcalfe
(Garnett-Anderson County HS) 11-16
won by fall over Makenzie Roberts
(Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail HS) 15-12
(Fall 4:00)
Round 2 – Olive Dubois (Wellsville
HS) 32-2 won by fall over Danika
Metcalfe (Garnett-Anderson County
HS) 11-16 (Fall 1:01)
Marlee Hollon (130)
Round 1 – Addilyn Wacker (Iola
HS) 20-8 won by fall over Marlee
Hollon (Garnett-Anderson County
HS) 4-17 (Fall 1:55)
Round 2 – Morgan Mietchen
(Wellsville HS) 27-9 won by fall over
Marlee Hollon (Garnett-Anderson
County HS) 4-17 (Fall 4:08)
Round 3 – Lexi Freeman (LaCygnePrairie View HS) 19-7 won by fall over
Marlee Hollon (Garnett-Anderson
County HS) 4-17 (Fall 0:27)
Hayden Wright (140)
Round 1 – Tommi Shuey
(Wellsville HS) 25-8 won by fall over
Hayden Wright (Garnett-Anderson
County HS) 10-15 (Fall 2:45)
Round 2 – Gretchen Huizenga
(Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail HS) 18-14
won by fall over Hayden Wright
(Garnett-Anderson County HS) 10-15
(Fall 1:21)
Round 3 – Lauren Steenburgen
(LaCygne-Prairie View HS) 17-17 won
by fall over Hayden Wright (GarnettAnderson County HS) 10-15 (Fall 2:08)
Serenity Boothe (145)
Round 1 – Kendall Baird
(Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail HS) 24-13
won by tech fall over Serenity Boothe
(Garnett-Anderson County HS) 14-11
(TF-1.5 5:50 (17-2))
Round 2 – Kimberlee Eastwood
(LaCygne-Prairie View HS) 13-5 won
by fall over Serenity Boothe (GarnettAnderson County HS) 14-11 (Fall 0:51)
Round 3 – Serenity Boothe (GarnettAnderson County HS) 14-11 won by
fall over Addison Gardner (Wellsville
HS) 15-18 (Fall 3:55)
Obree Barnes (155)
Round 1 – Claire Greenfield
(Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail HS)
17-12 won by fall over Obree Barnes
(Garnett-Anderson County HS) 6-14
(Fall 0:38)
Round 2 – Shawna Case (LaCygnePrairie View HS) 29-6 won by tech
fall over Obree Barnes (GarnettAnderson County HS) 6-14 (TF-1.5
2:00 (18-1))
Burlington upends ACHS Bulldog
boys for 2nd time this seaosn
GARNETT In December the
Burlington Wildcats downed
the Anderson County Bulldogs
65-56 and Burlington knocked
off AC again on February 4th
59-52.
A trio of Bulldogs tallied
double figures to lead them on
the offensive end.
Brayden Wheat scored 19
points on 8 of 13 (62%) shooting.
Noah Porter added 16 points,
3 rebounds and 3 steals.
Aiden Steele connected on
5 of 8 shots (63%) to score 12
points and also pulled down 4
Lady Vikings struggle to score in loss
PRAIRIE VILLAGE On Friday
night the Central Heights Lady
Vikings hit the road and were
stymied all night on the offensive end as they mustered
just 21 points in a 35-21 loss to
Kansas City Christian.
The Vikings actually led
early on, clinging to a 7-4 lead
after the first quarter.
KCC opened it up slightly
in the second quarter with a
15-7 scoring advantage to take
a 19-14 lead into halftime.
Offensive was still at a premium in the second half as
KCC tallied just 8 points in
each of the 3rd and 4th quarters
but limited Central Heights to
just 5 points in the 3rd and just
2 points in the 4th quarter to
finish off the Vikings.
On the night, the Vikings
connected on just 8 of 41 shots,
good for just 20%.
Addison Ouellette led the
2.09 (15-0)), his quarterfinal
match over Maddox Girard of
Salina South by decision (5-2),
the semifinal match over Jack
Moore of Maur Hill Mount
Academy by fall (5:00) and the
1st place match over Jarret
Rose of Marysville by fall (2:39).
Collins won his opening
match over Chance Schuckman
of Silver Lake by fall (4:57)
GARNETT In a game that was
tight throughout, the Anderson
County Bulldogs rallied on
their home court after trailing
after 3 quarters to down Girard
44-42.
Girard opened up with an
early 8-7 lead following the first
quarter.
Anderson County had their
best offensive quarter of the
game in the second to tally 16
points while limiting Girard to
7 to take a 23-21 lead into halftime.
Girard entered the fourth
quarter with the lead after
holding a slim 10-7 advantage
in the 3rd quarter to lead 31-30
heading into the fourth.
Anderson County would
battle back outscoring Girard
14-11 over the game's final 8
minutes to pull out the win.
Noah Porter lit up Girard
for 28 points on 8 of 13 shooting
SILVER LAKE – Twenty-four
teams competed at the Silver
Lake Invitational, most of them
being much larger schools
Central Heights, making a pair
of 4th place finishes even more
impressive considering the
competition.
Royce Ulrich (132) and Gage
Peine (144) both earned the 4th
place finishes. Jotham Meyer
(120) held his own as well finishing in 5th place.
Ulrich finished the afternoon winning 4 of 6 matches.
Ulrich opened with a win
by fall over Miguel Ortega
from Southeast of Saline by
fall (1:47). Garrett Holmes of
Silver Lake won the quarterfinal match over Ulrich by decision (14-9). Ulrich would win
three straight matches by fall.
The first over Cyrus England of
Riley County (1:32), then Micah
Robidou of Riverside (2:09) and
then Noah Henderson of Caney
Valley (2:20). Beau Bussman
of Marysville would win the
3rd place match over Ulrich by
major decision (10-2).
Peine finished his afternoon
winning 3 and dropping 2 decisions. Peine opened with wins
over Rance Vessar of Atchison
County Community by decision (11-4) and Jayden Waterer
of Silver Lake by fall (3:43).
Peine would drop his semifinal match by decision (6-1) to
Reid Griffiths of Herrington.
In the consolation semifinals,
Peine won by major decision
(10-2) over Slade Pickerill of
Salina South before dropping
the third place match to Kaden
Gutsch of Riley County by fall
(2:29).
Meyer placed 5th by winning
2 of 4 matches on the day, highlighted by a 5th place match
win over Sean Parsons of Rock
Creek by fall (0:44).
Cooper Tush (285) finished
in 6th place by winning 2 of his
5 matches. Tush would drop
the 5th place match to Isiah
Cazee of Rock Creek by fall
(1:33).
Caleb
Detwiler
(126),
Samuel Powell (157) and Max
Blankenbecker (175) all lost
both of their matches on the
afternooon as they failed to
place.
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from the field and connecting
on 11 of 15 free throw attempts
in the game. Porter also led the
Bulldogs with 11 rebounds.
Jack Dykes added 6 points
and 8 rebounds, Aidan Steele
finished the game with 5
points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists,
Brylan Sommer had 2 points
and Dylan Hoffman chipped in
with 2 points.
Lancers 6 game win streak snapped
MADISON The Crest Lancers
dropped to 12-4 on the season
after a 44-38 loss on the road
on Friday night at the hands of
Madison (10-6).
The Lancers appeared to be
in control heading into halftime with a 24-18 lead.
Crest outscored Madison
10-7 in the first quarter and
14-11 in the second quarter.
Madison seized control of
the game following intermis-
sion by outscoring the Lancers
15-4 over the next 8 minutes to
take a 33-28 lead heading into
the fourth.
The Lancers just couldn't
rally in the final period as
Madison outscored the Lancers
11-10 to complete the come from
behind victory.
A trio of Lancers, Gentry
McGhee, Lane Yocham and
Kole Walter, paced the Lancers
with 9 points apiece.
before dropping the semifinal match to Ryan Nickell
of Prairie View by fall (5:45).
Collins won his next match by
fall (2:35) over Blaine Schuh
of Riley County and then he
won the third place match by
fall (4:22) over Max Gordon of
Southeast of Saline.
Viking wrestlers compete at Silver Lake
Lancers with 7 points to go
along with 5 rebounds and a
pair of blocks.
Macy Cubit added 5 points
and 3 rebounds, Melaney
Chrisjohn had 3 points, 4
assists and 3 rebounds, Carly
Matile added 3 points and 6
rebounds, Addison Dunbar had
2 points and Sydney Evans tallied just 1 point but also had 5
rebounds and 3 assists.
Bulldogs overcome late deficit in victory
Pair of Bulldog grapplers finish well at Silver Lake
SILVER LAKE – Only two
boys competed for Anderson
County at the 2025 Silver Lake
Invitational but the pair both
finished on the podium as Zach
Schaffer (150) finished first and
Gavin Collins (106) finished in
3rd place.
Schaffer won his opening
match over James Davis of
Jeff West by tech fall (TF-1.5
rebounds on the night.
Camryn Wilson and Brylan
Sommer chipped in with 3 and
2 points respectively.
Wilson led the Bulldogs with
8 rebounds.
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Anderson Co.
Hospital
Jacob Zimmerman was
close behind with 8 points, Levi
Prasko added 2 and Denton
Ramsey scored 1 point on the
night.
Zimmer led the Lancers
with 10 rebounds and a pair of
blocked shots.
McGhee recorded 4 steals to
pace the defensive effort.