Anderson County Review — February 7, 2023

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February 7, 2023
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Member FDIC Since 1899
City to GACC:
We want a divorce
EKAE might
provide city
electricity
Commission pulls
plug on 8 year deal;
90-day transition set
Talks point to plant
adding generator for own
needs plus Garnetts
BY DANE HICKS
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
SEE POWER ON PAGE 6
that the city would still support
the chamber in some fashion.
Over the next 90 days, as
the chamber and city transition away from the shared
employee contract, there will
be several conversations about
how the city can continue to
support the
chamber.
Sheahan
said. I can't
say how that
support
or
partnership
will look in
90 days, but
has
Hix there
already been
good dialogue
with chamber board, and I look
forward to the future results of
those conversations.
Outgoing chamber president Helen Norman and incoming president Courtney Tucker
said in a joint statement they
too expected to have more
answers as the 90-day transition progressed.
At this time we are
still meeting with the
Commissioners at their next
meeting, the statement read.
At this point, Kris Hix has
SEE DIVORCE ON PAGE 5
Davids backs Omar
amid committe ouster
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-7-2023 / DANE HICKS
Parker McCarty and Morgan Sumner were crowned Kind and Queen of Anderson County Winter
Homecoming Friday night. The AC girls won their homecoming matchup with Girard 43-36, while
the Bulldog boys fell 52-27.
Parkwood Day School opens in Garnett
GARNETT Parkwood Day
School, an early childhood
preschool center located
inside Garnett First United
Methodist Church, will open
its doors to the Garnett community on February 13, 2023.
A press release anouncing the opening said owner
and operator Paula George
also runs Parkwood schools
in Leawood, Eudora, and
Basehor Kansas, has more
than 25 years of experience in
early childhood education.
Garnett
instructor
Caryn Caylor is a dual-degree graduate from Ottawa
Government officials must
maintain electronic records for
public review, KSC decision says
TOPEKA A recent Kansas
Supreme Court decision has
put public records custodians
on notice under the Kansas
Open Records Act they must
provide electronic copies of
electronic records.
This ruling clarifies that
the Kansas Open Records Act
ensures access to open public records of all types and
in all formats, said Attorney
Max Kautsch, president of the
Kansas Coalition for the Open
Government, who also argued
the case. As the Court put
it, KORA obliges the agency
receiving a request for elec-
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Eight years
after the City of Garnett and
the Garnett Area Chamber
of Commerce partnered in a
deal that brought the chamber
under the citys administrative
umbrella in a public/private
partnership, city commissioners have given notice they plan
to cancel the deal.
The citys notice to the
chamber last week sets in
motion a 90-day transition period as specified in the original
agreement.
Mayor Jason Sheahan told
the Review the decision to end
the agreement came with the
appointment of chamber director Kris Hix to the Community
Development Director post
recently left vacant by the
retirement of Susan Wettstein.
Hix split her time half and half
between chamber and city
duties. Commissioners have
made no comments about specific reasons for the split, but
Sheahan said he envisioned
GARNETT In the face of rising electrical costs, East Kansas
Agri Energy management is
considering a plan to build its
own gas-powered electrical
plant and serve not only much
of its own electricity needs, but
also be a provider for the City of
Garnett as well.
EKAE CEO Bill Pracht
relayed the proposal to city
commissioners at their recent
meeting, saying the plants leadership had opted to pursue the
companys own electrical project as opposed to partnering
with the city in what had been
discussed over the past year as
a possible option to cut electrical costs for both.
Plant and city officials last
year toured the POET ethanol
plant in Ladonia, Mo., which
had undertaken an electrical
generation aside to its fuel production in order to begin consideration on a similar local
partnership. But Pracht said
after further discussion his
board had opted to undertake
the financing, operation and
management of electrical production solo, saying the private
company would be more nimble in building and running the
project and that a partnership
with a municipality could be
more cumbersome.
Our board would like just
to make it an East Kansas
project, Pracht told commissioners. We think it would be
cleaner. Our lender would rather it be that way. If we had some
good years we might be able to
pay off our share of it early, and
you guys probably wouldnt be
able to do that.
Pracht said preliminary estimates were that the company
could complete the construction of a gas generator in about
two years, about the same time
a city supplemental power contract for some 4 megawatts of
power from the Grand River
Dam Authority expires. EKAE
already purchases a large
amount of natural gas for its
operation to produce ethanol,
renewable diesel and dried distillers grains.
We would like to be your
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The background
The decision stems from
a 2019 case in which Kelly
Roe, shortly after resigning
from the Phillips County
Hospital board, sent a KORA
request for a number of
records in their native format, to include hospital
documents, board meeting
minutes with accompanying
handouts and packets, Excel
SEE RECORDS ON PAGE 11
University. with a bachelors
in Psychology and a bachelors in Human and Social
Services. A Garnett resident
for the past 15 years, Caylor
has four children and said
she is very accustomed to
the hectic lifestyle of working
with children.
The release said the school
will offer an active learning
environment for children
ages 6 weeks to 12 years old
with part-time, full-time,
and before- and after-school
schedules across multiple
classrooms year-round.
Parkwood
teachers
WES Market Day
Westphalia Elementary 3rd
and 4th graders participated
in Market Day on Thursday,
January 5th. They made soap,
painted gourd birdhouses
and tic-tac-toe boards, paper
friends, stress balls, phone
stands, pumpkin pie, and cookies. They created their products
at school, and ended up raising
$675 for St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital.
Front row from left: Bryx
Webber, Harper Bauman,
Kyle Shilling, Colton Yoder,
teacher Mrs. Madden. Back
row: Wynston Heck, Brynlee
Rockers, Kobe Edgecomb,
Brogan Heck, Brayden Clark.
Not Pictured: Collin Christian &
Kadyn Shilling.
will provide children with
engaging materials and
key experiences by utilizing evidence-based, kindergarten-readiness curricula including High/Scope,
Handwriting, and Learning
without Tears as well as trauma-informed, emotion-regulation techniques from
Conscious Discipline.
Developmental
assessments and parent-teacher
conferences will be offered
biannually, the release said,
and help track childrens
SEE PARKWOOD ON PAGE 11
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
Anderson Countys representative to the U.S. Congress
Sharice Davids defended reputed anti-Semite Congresswoman
Ilhan Omar in last weeks
House vote
to
remove
Omar from
the
House
Committee
on Foreign
Affairs, an
ouster driven by Omars
Davids n u m e r o u s
controversial
attacks on
Jews and the State of Israel.
Davids vote followed the
mainstay of House Democrats
opposition to a move initiated
by Republican House Speaker
Kevin McCarthy, which dovetailed with the removal of two
other controversial Democrats
from committees last week
over their nefarious pasts.
The final vote removed
Omar 218-211.
Davids failed endorsement
of Omar however did not rise
to the theatrics of her fellow
Democratic
congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
of New York, Cory Bush of
Missouri and Rashida Tlaib of
Michigan other members of
the so-called
Squad,
in video
clips of their
sometimes
exaggerated
defenses of
Omar that
circulated on
social media.
Omar
Critics said
McCarthy
was engaging in political vengeance against Democrats
after former Democrat House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed
several Republicans from committee assignments in recent
years over their own controversial statements.
The resolution to remove
Omar, who is a follower of
Islam, cited a number of her
previous statements targeting
SEE DAVIDS ON PAGE 2
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NEWS IN
BRIEF
AT WAR WITH WIND TO
BE PRESENTED FEB. 23
Kansas State Senator and former Kansas City-area weatherman Mike Thompson will
present At War With Wind: A
Residents Guide To Stopping
Industrial Renewables at
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium in
Ottawa, Kan. The event is free
to the public and is sponsored
by The Anderson County and
Franklin County Republican
parties and by Mike and Eileen
Burns.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Pieces and Patches Quilt Guild
and Garnett BPW are accepting
applications for scholarships.
Applications are due back by
March 5th. Contact Janay
Blome at ACHS for forms or Call
Helen at 785-448-8745.
HAM & BEAN SUPPER
Mont Ida Church is having
a Ham & Bean Supper on
Saturday, February 11 from
3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. All you can
eat Ham & Beans, Cornbread,
Vegetable Beef Soup, Pies &
Dessert. Free will offering.
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
Saturday, February 11, from
7 a.m. – 9 a.m. at the Lane
Community Building there will
be community breakfast with
pancakes, biscuits & gravy,
french toast, scrambled eggs
& sausage patties. Donations
are accepted for community service, sponsored by
Pottawatomie Township Ruritan.
AMERICAN LEGION BINGO
Bingo at American Legion Post
48 Garnett will be held every
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
MODEL T CLUB MEETING
Model T Ford Club will meet
at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,
February 9th 2023 in the conference room of the Burlington
Kansas Library located on
Hwy 75 in Burlington KS. Beef
Lasagna will be served, please
bring a dish to compliment the
meal that will be eaten before
the meeting.
UNPLANNED PREGNANCY
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in Overland Park helps women
and their families make an
educated decision about an
unplanned pregnancy by providing evidence-based, medical information about parenting,
adoption and abortion. Call
(913) 962-0200 or visit www.
adviceandaid.com.
Advertise.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 7, 2023
RECORD
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
JANUARY 30, 2023
Chairman Leslie McGhee called
the meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00 AM on
January 30, 2023 at the Anderson
County Commission Room. Attendance:
Leslie McGhee, Present: David Pracht,
Present: Anthony Mersman, Present.
The pledge of allegiance was recited.
Minutes from the previous meeting were
approved as presented.
Road & Bridge
Lester Welsh, Road & Bridge
Supervisor, met with the commission.
He presented two road permits. The first
permit 2023,0130:01 was for Magellan
Pipeline Company to repair a 20 pipeline at Wabaunsee Rd 38.11128798,
-95.12293164. Commissioner McGhee
signed the permit. The second permit
2023,0130:02 was for BP Pipelines
(North America) Inc to repair at 20
pipeline at Texas Rd approximately 650
North of 250 Rd and 1,990 South of 300
Rd. Commissioner McGhee signed the
permit.
Walker Township
Charlie Reece, Walker Township
Treasurer, met with the commission. He
questioned the Walker Township 2023
budget and how much ad valorum tax
the township will be receiving. They
would like to map out the South Sugar
Creek Cemetery to verify where the
graves are and where they can sell plots
but it will cost over $6,000. The township
will be holding off on the project.
Tri-Ko Appointee
Commissioner Pracht moved and
Commissioner Mersman seconded to
reappoint Barbara Foltz to the Tri-Ko
board of directors effective January 1,
2023. All voted yes.
Escape
Escape 23-111 was approved as presented.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 12:00PM due to
no further business.
Unified School District No. 365
Board of Education
Regular meeting held: Thursday,
February 2, 2023, 7:00 p.m., Ray Meyer
Gym Board Room.
Members present: Mike Richards
(President-presiding), Brian Schafer,
Gina Witherspoon, Gary Teel, Sonya
Martin and Gaylene Comfort. Adam
Caylor was absent.
Staff present: Donald Blome
(Superintendent), Paula Wallace (Clerk),
Stacey Hedges (Curriculum Director).
Others present: Lawrence Comfort,
Julie Wettstein, Julie Turnipseed.
Call to order: 7:00 p.m. by Richards.
Recognition:
Public Comments: Ordering and
approval of agenda: Motion to approve
the agenda as presented. Witherspoon,
Teel, passed 6-0.
Reports and Information:
Budget Summary
Neighborhood Revitalization Plan
Consent Agenda: Motion to
approve the consent agenda. Martin,
Witherspoon, passed 6-0.
Approved minutes of January 5 regular meeting.
Payment of Claims
Treasurers Report
Activity Fund Account Statements
Credit Card Account Statement
Budget Transfers
Action Item
Motion to approve resolution 22-23-16
as presented. Comfort, Martin, passed
6- 0.
Motion to approve resolution 22-2317 as presented. Comfort, Witherspoon,
passed 6-0.
Motion to approve resolution 22-23-18
for the extension of Interlocal Agreement
DAVIDS..
FROM PAGE 1
Jews at justification. Among
those were 2021 comments in
which she referred to Israel, a
loyal U.S. ally, as an apartheid
state, and went on to say that
those who refused such a characterization needed to get on
the right side of history. The
resolution also noted Omars
2019 comments in a speech
to the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations that trivialized the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001, that killed
2,977 people, by describing the
attack as some people did
something. Omar also famously asked a Minnesota judge for
leniency for nine Minnesota
men who were facing decades
in prison after being accused
in 2015 of making plans to travel to Syria and fight for ISIS,
which was at its peak level of
activity and at the time held
territory in Syria and Iraq.
Omar retains her seat in
congress and her other committee assignments. No one
from Congresswoman Davids
office responded by deadline
yesterday to a Saturday email
from the Review seeking comment.
McCarthy
also
removed
California Congressmen Adam
Schiff and Eric Swalwell
from the House Intelligence
Committee, Schiff over repeated lies regarding alleged evidence linking then President
Donald Trump to the now
debunked Russian Collusion
investigation, and Swalwell for
his previous personal relationship with a suspected Chinese
spy who raised funds for his
2014 election bid. McCarthy
said Schiff lacked the integrity
to serve on the committee with
its focus on national security,
and that Swalwell himself was
a security risk.
for the Neighborhood Revitalization
Program and Memorandum of Extension
of the Interlocal Agreement as requested by Anderson County, Kansas and
authorize the board president to sign the
agreements. Teel, Witherspoon, passed
6-0.
Discussion Items
Facilities Report
Motion to approve the lease agreement
with Patriots Bank for a 2023 Chevrolet
Traverse VIN:1GNERFKW2PJ183882
and authorize the board President to
sign the lease agreement and authorize
the Superintendent to sign vehicle documents with Victory Chevrolet Garnett,
KS. Comfort, Martin, passed 6-0.
Motion for a 20 minute break.
Richards, Witherspoon, passed 6-0.
Executive session: Motion that the
board of education go into executive session to discuss the individual employee
status, applicants for employment pursuant to the non- elected personnel exception under KOMA with Superintendent
Blome and that the board will resume the
open meeting in this room at 8:16 p.m..
Richards, Schafer, passed 6-0.
Personnal: Motion to accept the transfer of Nonnie Nolan from ACJSHS cook
to ACJSHS custodian. Richards, Teel,
passed 6-0.
Motion to accept the resignation of
Rosalyn Kellstadt as a Greeley Title I
Para. Richards, Comfort, passed 6-0.
Motion to accept the resignation of
Cady Carney-Goforth as a WES Teacher.
Richards, Martin, passed 6-0.
Motion to accept the retirement of
Jerry Gadelman as a GES custodian.
Richards, Schafer, passed 6-0.
Motion to accept the resignation of
Jennifer McDonald as a cook at GES.
Richards, Martin, passed 6-0.
Motion to accept the resignation of
Jessica Lee as ACJSHS Math teacher.
Richards, Teel, passed 6-0.
Motion to approve the employment
of Lacy Lattimer (Student EmployeeMaintenance) with wages as per the
classified handbook. Richards, Martin,
passed 6-0.
Motion to approve the employment
of Samantha Evans as GES cook with
wages as per the classified handbook,
pending background check. Richards,
Schafer, passed 6-0.
Motion to approve the contract for
Geoff Meiss through June 30, 2025.
Richards, Witherspoon, passed 6-0.
Motion to approve the contract for
Stacey Hedges through June 30, 2025.
Richards, Teel, passed 6-0.
Motion to approve the contract for
Dan Ackland through June 30, 2025.
Richards, Martin, passed 6-0.
Motion to approve the contract for
Marshall Nienstedt through June 30,
2025. Richards, Comfort, passed 6-0.
Motion to approve the contract for
Brett Linn through June 30, 2025.
Richards, Schafer, passed 6-0.
Motion to approve the contract for
Angie Linn through June 30, 2025.
Richards, Witherspoon, passed 6-0.
Adjourned: 8:21 p.m. Teel,
Witherspoon. Passed 6-0.
Paula Wallace, Clerk
APPROVED:
LAND TRANSFERS
Chris A Stephens to Joshua Istre
and Trevor Peck: Ne4 15-22-21 less
1/4 of mineral rights; & all that part of
se4 10-22-21 lying south of County
Road (se 800 rd); & land in Linn
County.
Jonathan Hall and Jordan Hall to
Allen M Rademaker: Lot 4 and that
part of lot 3 lying north of Washington
Street, in block 1 in Tawney Addition
to the City of Garnett, together with
the west half of vacated Cedar Street
abutting said tract.
M Brandt Miller and Andrea G Miller
to Thomas W H Benton and Allison M
Benton: N2 nw4 ne4 @ n2 sw nw4
ne4 13-22-19.
Ronald G Grimes and Oneda B
Grimes to Oneda B Grimes: Lots 4, 5
& 6 and vacated alley between lots 5 &
6 in blk 24 Chapmans Addition to City
of Garnett.
Dustin Helman to Annamarie
Hunzinger and Mark Hunziger: Lots 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 blk 5 City of Kindcaid.
Constance S Norwood to Roc Em
LLC: All lot 5 & e2 lot 6 blk 51 City of
Garnett.
Matthew Ward OConnor and Shelly
Sue OConnor to Shad J Denon and
Joan C Denton: A tract of land located in n2 19-21-20 described as follows: Com at necor nw4 said section;
thence east along section line on an
assumed bearing of north 900000
east 137.91 feet; thence south
00000 east 1426.35 feet to pob;
thence north 885952 west 1080.76
feet; thence south 00000 west
1226.45 feet to south line of n2 said
section; thence south 885952 east
1050.60 feet to west r/w line of hwy
#169, thence north 012432 east
along said r/w 1226.29 feet to pob;
less hwy.
J&M Ensminger Farms LLC to Muth
Properties LLC: Lots 1, 2, 3, 7 & 8
15-23-18 being otherwise described
as se4 & ne4 sw4 15-23-18.
ANDERSON COUNTY LIMITED
LIABILITY CASES FILED
Ottawa
Family
Physicians
Chartered have filed suit against Tylor
R Welborn in the amount of $3,213.72
plus interest for unpaid services.
The Kansas Department of
Revenue has filed a State Tax Warrant
against Bauman Interiors LLC in the
amount of $416.30 for withholding tax
from March 1-15 2022.
The Kansas Department of
Revenue has filed a State Tax Warrant
against Robert Wedel in the amount of
$447.06 for 2021 Sales Tax.
LVNV Funding LLC has filed suit
against Dawn Brannen in the amount
of $1,854.10 for unpaid goods and/or
services.
ANDERSON COUNTY
TRAFFIC CASES FILED
Malissa A Nation has been charged
with speeding 85 mph in a 65 mph
zone, $213.
Elijah Daniel Nicholson has been
charged with speeding 79 mph in a 65
mph zone, $177.
Bradley James Mitchell has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in a 65
mph zone, $153.
Keaton James Hughes has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in a 65
mph zone, $153.
ANDERSON COUNTY ACCIDENT
REPORTS FILED
On December 19, a vehicle driven
by Harley Bryana Self, Parker, was
traveling eastbound on 1700 Road
east of Osage Road and lost control
due to ice and balding tires while
navigating a curve, spinning out of
control and overturned in the ditch on
the south side of the roadway.
On December 20, a vehicle driven by William Edward Bennett Jr,
Fontana, was traveling westbound on
1600 Road when he looked down at
his GPS and while doing so ran off the
road to the right, over corrected left,
then right, then rolled onto the passenger side and slid down the asphalt
coming to rest in the westbound lane
dumping construction debris on the
road and in the ditch.
On December 24, a vehicle driven
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experience preferred but will train the right person.
Some Saturdays, occasional lifting up to 100 pounds.
Requires GED or high school diploma, clean driving
record, own transportation.
Pre-employment drug test required.
In-store
applications
available at 805
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Where will you place
your conviction?
In
2nd
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
Corinthians 4:1618 the Apostle
Paul writes concerning his ministry. So we do
not lose heart.
Though our outer
self is wasting
away, our inner
self is being
renewed day by
day. For this light
BY DAVID BILDERBACK
momentary affliction is preparing
for us an eternal weight of had a grasp on the unseen
glory beyond all comparison, world. In 1st Corinthians 13:12
as we look not to the things Paul says, Now we see but a
that are seen but to the things poor reflection as in a mirror,
that are unseen. For the things then we shall see face to face.
that are seen are transient, but Now I know in part; then I shall
the things that are unseen are know fully, even as I am fully
eternal.
known. The closer we grow
Paul certainly had reason to God the more we underto speak about losing heart. stand and trust God. The only
In 2nd Corinthians 11:22-29 thing that limits our underwe read a list of his trials, standing of God is our inability
imprisonment, flogging, forty to give up more of the visible
lashes five times, beaten with world. We lack conviction that
rods, stoned, shipwrecked, the visible world is passing
hunger and sleep depriva- away, God makes this clear
tion. But what Paul wanted in Revelation 21:1 through the
the Corinthians to understand Apostle John when he says,
was God had used each of these Then I (John) saw a new heavincidents to bring glory to him- en and a new earth for the
self. Every time Paul seemed first heaven and the first earth
to be in a crisis God always had passed away. The unseen
renewed him and his ministry world is the most real and most
seemed to prosper more than important.
before.
God does not ask us to give
Paul graciously admitted up everything we have, he just
his outer self was wasting wants us to trust him with
away from all the difficulty he it. If we hold tightly to what
had been through but Paul rev- we have God cannot put anyeled in the fact that through all thing in a closed hand. Our
these afflictions he had experi- life is transient, that is lasting
enced the power of God in his for only a short time. The
life, a power that was prepar- same is true for all our possesing Paul for a greater reward. sions. The question we have
Paul saw himself moving away to answer is, knowing that, is
from his old fallen nature that where we want to place
toward a Christ like life which our conviction?
ultimately glorified God. Paul
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 7, 2023
GRIMES
MARCH 24, 1942 – JANUARY 31, 2023
Ronald Ronnie Gene Grimes,
age 80, of Garnett, Kansas,
passed away on Tuesday,
January 31, 2023, at Residential
Living Center
in Garnett,
Kansas.
Ronald
was
born
on
March
24, 1942 in
St.
James,
Arkansas.
Grimes
He was the
second
of
three
children born to Bud and Audra
(Younger) Grimes. The family
later moved to Kansas. Ronald
grew up in Harris, Kansas and
graduated from Garnett High
School in 1961.
On January 25, 1964, he was
united in marriage to Oneda
Hinkle in Monahans, Texas.
Ronald had five children who
called him dad; Anita, Diane,
Marvin, Eugene, and JoAnn. In
2004, Ronald and Oneda adopted two of their great-grandchildren, Brandy and Tatum.
Ronald worked at the
Anderson County Cooperative
after graduating from high
school. When his father retired,
Ronald took over driving the
fuel truck until his retirement
in 2005. He was known to many
as the Bubble Gum Man.
Ronald enjoyed fishing and
hunting with his family when
he had free time. He enjoyed
woodworking and small engine
repair in his shop at home.
He was preceded in death by
his parents.
Ronald is survived by his
wife of 59 years, Oneda Grimes,
of the home; his children, Anita
Vernon; Diane Lacy-Trostle
and husband Lance; Marvin
Grimes; Eugene Grimes and
wife Susan; JoAnn Stites and
husband Dale; Brandy Archer
and Tatum Grimes; seven
grandchildren, Deeanna Crum;
Jessica Boles and husband
Chris; Marie Arceo; Michael
Vernon; Tyler Lacy; Jessica
Fleming and husband Mason;
and Andrea Grimes; twelve
great grandchildren; two sisters, Judy Tisor and husband
Ray; Peggy Brubaker and husband Marlin; nieces, nephews,
and great nieces and nephews.
Ronalds family will greet
friends from 6:00PM to 8:00 PM
on Wednesday, February 8,
2023, at the Feuerborn Family
Funeral Service Chapel in
Garnett, Kansas. Memorial
contributions made to First
Christian Church Youth
Program may be left in care
of Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service, PO BOX 408, Garnett,
Kansas 66032. Condolences to
the family may be left at www.
feuerbornfuneral.com.
WIEDERHOLT
Jackie R. Wiederholt, age 59, of
Pittsburg, Kansas passed away
on January 26, 2023.
Jacqueline Ruth Wiederholt
was born on
November
10, 1963 in
Garnett,
K a n s a s .
Jackie was
the eighth of
nine children
born to John
R,
Jack
Wiederholt
Wiederholt
and Mary Lou
(Huettenmueller) Wiederholt.
Jackie grew up in Greeley,
Kansas, where she attended St.
Johns Catholic School before
graduating from Garnett High
School with the class of 1982.
Following high school, Jackie
lived in Ottawa, Kansas and
Pittsburg, Kansas, working
in retail jobs and as a certified nurses assistant. Jackies
strength, wit, and faith served
her well during her lifetime.
She loved her family profoundly including her nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Her contagious smile and
laughter will be missed.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, brother, Robert
Bobby Wiederholt, sister,
Theresa Schneider, and foster
brother, Mike Maxwell.
Jackie is survived by her siblings and their families, Betty
and Dennis Miller of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, Mike Wiederholt of
Osawatomie, Kansas, Pat and
Janel Wiederholt of Hartford,
Kansas, Katie and Ben Rockers
of Scipio, Kansas, JoAnn and
Kevin Bradford of Ottawa,
Kansas, and Margie and Dan
Highberger of Westphalia,
Kansas; brother in law, Ed
Schneider of Olathe, Kansas;
sister in law, Phyllis Maxwell
of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; and
many nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial
for Jackie will be held on
Saturday, February 11, 2023, at
10:30 AM at St. Johns Catholic
Church, Greeley. A rosary will
be at 10:00 AM, Saturday prior
to the service. Jackies family
will greet friends following the
Mass. A private family burial
in the St. Johns Cemetery is
planned. Memorial contributions to the St. Johns Church
building fund may be left in
care of Feuerborn Family
Funeral Service, PO BOX
408, Garnett, Kansas 66032.
Condolences to the family may
be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.
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MARCH 23, 1947 – JANUARY 30, 2023
Steve Neil Herynk, age 75,
of Adel, Iowa, passed away
on Monday, January 30, 2023
at Methodist Hospital in Des
Moines, Iowa.
Stephen Neil Herynk was
born on March 23, 1947 at
Garnett, Kansas. He was born
to Thomas R. Herynk and
Frances Mae (Neil) Herynk.
On March 14, 1970, Steve
was united in marriage with
Sandra Harris at Holy Angels
Church, Garnett, Kansas.
A Mass of Christian Burial
for Steve will be 10:30 AM,
Friday, February 10, 2023 at
Holy Angels Catholic Church,
Garnett. Inurnment will follow in the Kincaid Cemetery,
Kincaid, Kansas. Steves family will greet friends from 5:007:00 PM, Thursday evening
at Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service Chapel, Garnett,
Kansas.
FEUERBORN
NOVEMBER 30, 1957 – JANUARY 30, 2023
Daniel E. Feuerborn, age
65, passed away at home in
Garnett, Kansas on January 30,
2023.
Daniel Earl Feuerborn was
born on November 30, 1957 in
Garnett, Kansas. He was born
to Clifford and Patricia (Nolan)
Feuerborn.
On February 18, 1984 Dan
married Geralyn (Scherman)
Feuerborn in Paola, Kansas
Mass of Christian Burial
was February 3, 2023 at St.
Boniface Catholic Church,
Scipio, Kansas. Burial followed
in the St. Boniface Cemetery.
DURAND
AUGUST 26, 1926 – JANUARY 28, 2023
Mary
Elizabeth
Liz
Durand, age 96, passed away on
Saturday, January 28, 2023 at
Parkview Heights in Garnett,
Kansas.
Mary was born in Manatee,
Florida, to Claude Flowers and
Eleanora (Lane) Flowers.
Mary married Milo Maurice
Durand Sr. on July 8, 1944 in
Bradenton, Florida. Milo and
Liz later divorced in 1982.
Services for Mary Liz
Durand will be held at a later
date. Cremation will take place.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 7, 2023
OPINION
Lets end wind farm corruption
How often do you see a story about corruption
in government and think why doesnt someone
stand up and try to stop it? One of my daily
prayers is that anyone who sees corruption, and
holds a position with the power to stop it, will
have the courage to attempt to do so.
Well, that is exactly what I tried to do this
past week through Senate Bill 86, which I drafted, to stop unethical and corrupt practices surrounding renewable leases across Kansas. The
bill hearing took an hour, but really should have
gone longer. It remains to be seen whether this
bill will be put up for a vote in committeebut I
am hoping it will and am making amendments
to the bill to clarify some of the points discussed
during the hearing.
SB86 would force any county official who has
a substantial interest in a renewable project to
recuse themselves from being able to make a
decision on whether to approve a project of that
type in their county. It would also prevent them
from using relatives or close associates to hide
their involvement in those projects.
Why did I focus on renewables? Because these
projects are huge. They encompass thousands of
acres. Leases for these projects can run up to 90
years. Nearby residents are exposed to health
and safety hazards. These projects remove fertile agricultural land from production, displace
wildlife habitats, alter ground and subterranean
water flows, affect aviation, and create biter
divisions in small rural communities. Counties
that approve these land-consuming projects are
forever altered in many ways. Why wouldnt you
want an unbiased person making decisions of
this magnitude?
We have ample evidence to show that these
unethical practices are happening. I have heard
horror stories from people in a number of rural
counties where the majority of the residents
who would have to live near these large projects oppose the approval of the projectand
yet county commissioners who have signed
lease agreements, or have had a relative do so,
approved the project and refused to recuse themselves from the decision.
Consider Republic County where ALL THREE
commissioners had interest in the project that
will bring wind turbines taller than the Gateway
Arch in St Louis to this small rural county! Here
is direct written testimony from one resident in
Republic County, whose farm will be near the
now-approved project:
All three of our county commissioners, who
were involved in negotiating and approving the
KANSAS COMMENTARY
MIKE THOMPSON, KANSAS SENATE
High Banks Wind Farm, have ties to the project
or a wind energy company.
– The first commissioner has a brother who
signed a lease with High Banks Wind.
– The second commissioner has a brother who
works for a wind energy company in a neighboring county.
– The third commissioner setup a life estate on a
tract of land in 2019 and then in September 2021,
just two years later, gave up that life estate to his
son (this is not something that typically happens
with a life estate). Then two months later a lease
was signed on that tract of land with High Banks
Wind. Sign-on bonuses are common for signing
leases with wind energy companies. How much
of a sign-on bonus was this commissioners
son given?? We will never know. (Note: This
commissioner did recuse himself from the vote
however he was involved in every executive session discussing the project even the executive
session on the day the vote was taken. Did the
commissioners talk in executive session that
day to know the other two were going to vote yes
so that commissioner was able to recuse himself
to make it look like he was doing the right
thing? Why didnt he recuse himself from all the
discussions throughout the year in regards to
the project?
Testimony from Marshall County reads:
I support SB86 because I have witnessed the
questionable tactics of some local elected officials which does appear to have benefit for themselves and others they know. One such questionable action was a commissioner in Marshall
County Kansas which voted to support a wind
development, after which a close family member who is part of an accounting firm signed a
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You can do the sign of the cross and not be
Catholic, and you can do yoga and not be Hindu.
All you get from yoga is strength and flexibility.
Poor sportsmanship in the bleachers at junior
high girls basketball games is embarassing to
the girls, the school and the other spectators.
Do you really think you can do better than your
kids or grandkids out there? Let them have fun
and compete and be encouraging on the sideline
not a mouthy know it all.
A Republican bill in Oklahoma would fine drag
performers up to $20,000 and have them face up
to two years in jail for performing in front of a
minor. Fact: In most states, prison inmates do
more to stop pedophilia than our own government.
SEE THOMPSON ON PAGE 7
Gov. Kelly school choice for her kids, but not for yours
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is staunchly
opposed to school choice allowing Kansas
families to take their kidss education dollars
to the approved education institution of their
choosing except for her own children.
Alumni newsletters show Kelly and her
husband, Dr. Ted Daughety, could afford the
tuition for their children to attend Topeka
Collegiate, which is a private college preparatory school. But many other parents have
no option but to send their kids to the Topeka
public schools, where only about one in five
high school students is proficient in reading
and math and more than half are below grade
level.
Like other opponents, Gov. Kelly thinks
school choice is bad for the public school
system, but thats the wrong focus. First and
foremost, we should be looking at whats best
for students.
A large body of research shows that school
choice overwhelmingly benefits students and
not just those who take advantage of an opportunity to choose a different school.
Research on the effects of educational choice
programs compiled by EdChoice shows that 11
of the 17 studies (65%) on program participant
test scores find positive effects; four showed no
visible effect, and only three (18%) showed any
negative effect.
The empirical evidence also shows that
choice programs positively impact achieve-
KANSAS COMMENTARY
DAVE TRABERT, KANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE
ment for students who do not take advantage
of a choice opportunity. Of the 28 studies on
this issue, 25 (89%) found a positive effect, and
only two (7%) found any negative effect.
Strong evidence of choice programs benefitting public school students is the reason we
believe school choice is also good for the public
school system. The system exists not to create
employment opportunities for the adults who
work in it but to academically prepare students for college and career.
The Kansas public school system is not
adequately preparing students, especially
low-income students and minority students,
who predominantly take advantage of choice
programs.
Most low-income high school students in
Kansas (62%) are below grade level in math,
and only 9% are proficient. Its even worse in
Topeka, Kansas City, and Wichita districts in
which students are most likely to take advantage of choice programs.
By opposing school choice, Governor Kelly
is effectively trapping low-income students in
woefully-underperforming schools and condemning them to a life of underachievement.
To paraphrase former Arizona Governor Doug
Ducey, there was a time when politicians stood
in school doorways to prevent underprivileged
students from entering; now, union-backed
politicians are preventing them from getting
out.
So here is our question for Governor Kelly
and the legislators who are blocking school
doorways how many years will it take to get
underprivileged students to grade level if the
public system is left to do as it pleases?
Choice opponents make excuses for the public system it takes more time, they need more
money, etc. but the cold hard facts are that
achievement gaps have existed for decades,
they are not getting any better, funding has
grown much faster than inflation, and the system isnt about to change until forced to do so.
Legislators provided over $5 billion in incremental funding since 2005 to help students who
SEE TRABERT ON PAGE 8
Black cops killed Nichols, but its white supremacy
Theres nothing white supremacy cant do.
It is supposedly so pervasive and powerful
that it can cause Black men to sign up to serve
as police officers in a majority Black city and
severely beat a Black arrestee.
It is to the contemporary left what capital
was to Marx, sex was to Freud, and gravity
was to Newton.
It is the King Charles head of American
public life, a matter of obsession that comes
up in debates and contexts where it has no
possible relevance.
An opinion piece at CNN by former Obama
official Van Jones was headlined, The police
who killed Tyre Nichols were Black. But they
might still have been driven by racism.
A piece at The New York Times on Memphis
related the view that it is the system and the
tactics that foster racism and violence, not
the specific racial identities of officers.
This argument gets points for novelty but
none for plausibility. The Memphis officers
who brutalized Tyre Nichols may be guilty
of many things — incompetence, malice, criminal wrongdoing — but white supremacy is
unlikely to be one of them.
Presumably these officers dont all hate
their parents, children, neighbors, and colleagues as unworthy, racially inferior people
who deserve no protection under our laws.
Maybe its only as police officers that these
men become unwitting tools of white supremacy? This makes no sense, either. The Atlantic
noted in an article last year that FBI data
showed Memphis to be the most violent metropolitan jurisdiction in the United States
in 2020. According to The New York Times,
Memphis had nearly 350 murders in 2021,
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
when New York City — 13 times larger — had
about 480.
Of course, these murders disproportionately affect young Black men. Isnt this just how a
white supremacist would like it — overwhelmingly Black neighborhoods under siege as
Black men kill other Black men? Why would
white supremacism want to interfere with
this dynamic by deploying police units to try
to quell the disorder?
Indeed, the false consciousness in Memphis
must run deep. Cerelyn Davis, the citys first
African American woman police chief, created the just-disbanded special police unit implicated in the Nichols beating. Understandably,
she thought it was very important to get a
handle on rising homicides and dangerous
reckless driving, but, unbeknownst to her, she
was just serving the man.
The obsession with white supremacy is
perverse and insulting on several levels.
It implies that if urban neighborhoods are
under-policed and dangerous, that is their
natural state, whereas if they are robustly
policed to try to make them safer — a worthy
project that tends to be supported by people
of all races — that is somehow an inherently
white initiative.
It suggests that good African American,
Hispanic and Asian cops are dupes, puppets
on the string of nefarious white people using
them to perpetuate white rule. And, finally,
if taken seriously, it would vitiate the agency of the cops involved in the abuse of Tyre
Nichols. How can they fully take the blame if
an ineradicable, unavoidable force was ultimately responsible for their behavior?
The explanation for what happened in
Memphis is more straightforward than any of
this. Police are given considerable authority,
and human beings — of all races and creeds, in
all times and places — have a natural tendency to abuse authority unless constrained by
institutions, norms and accountability.
If you are unwilling to believe that the cops
in this case were self-loathing Black men,
then their behavior becomes a function of
poor training and supervision, abysmal decision-making, anger in the moment, free-floating cruelty, or some combination of these
things.
The left elevates race above all the other
factors that might play into a police encounter
gone horribly wrong because the racial interpretation allows it to make a broader critique
of American society and force wide-ranging
political and social changes.
This is a very useful narrative, which is
why it is loath to give it up even in an incident
involving Black cops.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
Biden shows weakness
to China over balloon
By Mike Pompeo
From Fox News Opinion
One of President Ronald Reagans greatest
lessons to the world was that showing clear
strength and strong resolve results in peace.
In contrast, weakness, appeasement, and
ambiguity can lead to war. And yet, Americas
foreign policy establishment, embodied by the
Biden administration, embraces weakness.
This was on full display last week when the
Chinese spy balloon flew over our airspace.
I fear Bidens response will only continue to
invite Chinese aggression.
Yes, we may have finally shot down the
balloon, but not before it literally flew coast-tocoast over the entire United States and outrage
over the incursion had reached a high pitch.
In my new book, Never Give an Inch, I
write about how America created peace and
security through the creation of real deterrence.
There will be no freedom, human rights if
China gets their way: When Russian proxy
forces seriously threatened American forces
in Syria, we annihilated them. When Iranian
terror forces, under the direction of Qasem
Soleimani, posed a real risk to the lives of
Americans, we responded in kind by eliminating Soleimani…
Contact your elected leaders:
President Joseph Biden
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
Governor Laura Kelly
300 SW 10th Ave #241s,
Topeka, KS 66612
(202) 224-6521
email form:
www.governor.kansas.gov
Senator Roger Marshall
Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-4774
Senator Jerry Moran
2202 Rayburn House Office
Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-6521
3rd Dist. Congressman
Sharice Davids
1541 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C., 20515
(202) 225-2865
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
9th Dist. Rep Fred Gardner
State Capitol Room512-N
Topeka, KS 66612
Office: (620) 296-7451
fred.gardner@house.ks.gov
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HISTORY
More finds as I take advantage of the weather 40 years ago…Record snowfall hits Garnett
Ive been taking advantage
of every afternoon it gets above
45 degrees and go out to my site
for about 3 or 4 hours.
Every time I go, it seems I
find a few more artifacts. The
more I find, the more I have to
share with you. Here are four
photos of my latest finds.
#1 – You ladies that still can
or those who canned in the
past will recognize this porcelain canning jar lid or cap seal.
#2 – Does anyone remember
these little lead roosters?
#3 – Another pretty marble.
This one shows several dings.
#4 – Can anyone identify
these three items for me? I
think they are made of Bakelite
material.
DIGGING UP THE PAST
#1
Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 504-4722 for
local archeology information.
#2
#3
Respectfully submited by:
Henry Roeckers. 31Jan2023
#4
DIVORCE..
FROM PAGE 1
accepted the position of
Community
Development
Director. She is working as
director and the chamber director for 90 days. Hopefully, we
will know more after the next
commission meeting.
Sheahan said chamber
officials were apprised of the
citys decision after an executive session meeting of city
commissioners at the Jan. 24th
meeting set to personnel and
the Community Development
Director post. Chamber members met Jan. 26 for the organizations annual meeting
and awards banquet, but no
announcement of the change
was made to the membership.
Sheahan outlined what he
said he hoped would be a period
of assistance between the two
entities in which they could
come with an operational plan
for the chamber following the
end of the staffing and office
agreement. The chamber still
owns its former downtown
headquarters and at present
rents office space to the Kansas
Department of Wildlife and
Parks and to a Burlington-based
company.
The 2015 agreement was
struck to solve problems that
beset the struggling chamber
after years of inability to keep
part-time administrative staff,
as well as what was seen as
duplication of efforts between
city staff engaged in development activities and similar
chamber projects. Under the
deal the chamber moved from
its building on Oak Street into
city hall and reimbursed half
the salary of the staffer plus
paid all chamber associated
expenses.
More complications arose
with the arrangement however,
particularly in the fact that the
chamber remained a dues-paying member association,
whereas the citys Community
Development Director was
charged with working for the
benefit of the city at large whether or not residents or businesses
happened to be members of the
chamber of commerce.
Critics at the time of the
agreement in 2015 questioned
whether bringing the chamber under city direction would
mean too much city control of
the GACC. In the years since,
the chamber has struggled to
find board of directors members
willing to serve when terms of
other board members expired.
The organization includes more
than 100 members.
100 years ago…
DI.G. Simmons has sold his
implement and seed business
to the Farmers Union, and
this firm will take charge of
the business right away. The
Sinclair Oil Company is going
to put in a new filling station just south of Dr. Turners
office. J.F. Swonger will be
the manager and will have his
office there.
40 years ago…
After a record snowfall of
seven inches by the end of
Wednesday night, Garnett residents were left dealing with
an aftermath of snow and ice.
The storm began about 7 PM
Monday, dumping ice than
snow upon the area and closing schools, causing power
outages, impaired highways,
streets, and roads, and sending residents scurrying to
the hardware stores for snow
shovels, ice scrapers, and tire
chains. In addition, a memorial service was held at the
Anderson County Courthouse
for Clark Howerton and Gwin
Shell. Howerton and Shell,
local attorneys, were remembered for their longstanding
practice and exceptional skills.
30 years ago…
With Anderson County
Sheriff Franz Aubry hospitalized, Anderson County hired
a new Undersheriff, Steven
Hinkle. Aubrys hospitalization left a position to be filled
on the five-person team, so no
THAT WAS THEN
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reduction in staff was necessary to allow for the inclusion
of the new post. In addition,
the City of Garnett has agreed
to sell the second of two building renovation projects it took
over in the Downton area, resurrecting the two once-dilapidated structures into functional commercial properties. The
city commission approved the
sale of the second property at
112 W. Fifth Avenue to local
attorney William Walker.
20 years ago…
Around the nation, people
are mourning the loss of the
space shuttle Columbia and
its crew. The somber mood
settled across Texas, where
the shuttle was lost and where
former Anderson County
residents are now living.
Residents in the area follow
the coverage of the historical
events as they unfold. Mary
Ellen (Callahan) Kelley said,
I heard the boom at about 8:00
or 8:30 in the morning, and
it rattled everything. Much
of the debris has fallen further south near Nacogdoches.
Their crews are sectioning off
the area and searching the rubble for anything that NASA
can use to determine the cause
of the crash.
10 years ago…
Anderson
County
Commissioners and hospital
officials took their most significant steps by approving resolutions bringing a multi-million dollar question for a new
facility to the coming ballot in
April. The bond issue will ask
voters to approve the $26 million needed to build a new hospital and long-term care unit
west of the current Anderson
County Hospital building.
Officials have said that without a new facility, its doubtful
that Anderson County will be
able to maintain a hospital.
The current building is six
decades old and has infrastructure issues in numerous areas,
including plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and roof problems.
An independent study said it
would likely cost more than
$21 million to repair the current facility instead of building a new one. In addition, an
electrician is working with
Anderson County and jail officials to fix wiring problems in
the jail that had been installed
incorrectly during its construction in 2008.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 7, 2023
LOCAL
POWER…
Pieces & Patches Quilt Guild January minutes
The Pieces and Patches
Quilt Guild was called to order
by President Mary Parrott
on Thursday, January 26th,
2023 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting was held at Kansas State
Extension Office Conference
Room. There were 20 members in attendance. There were
two guests: Maggie Moore from
Greeley and Barbara Lane from
Richmond.
Minutes of the December
15th, 2022 meeting were
approved as printed.
Helen Norman gave the treasurers report for January 26,
2023.
Committee Reports
Programs: Connie Hatch
reported that the February
23rd guild program will be a
morning trunk show by Judy
Vore and her presentation
will be All about Applique.
Judy will have an afternoon
workshop about hand applique
using the freezer paper method.
The cost for the workshop is
$20 for members and nonmembers will pay $30. The March
program will be about Quilt
of Valor. Connies new group
from Burlington will present
information and guidelines
about QOV quilts.
BOM: Sharon Rich and Joyce
Buckley both showed table runners made using the Tri-Star
pattern. Members were given
the pattern and were urged
to complete it to show at the
March meeting.
Opportunity Quilt: The 2023
quilt is on display in the quilt
store in Burlington through
February and will move to
Garnett after that. Members
will receive their quilt raffle
tickets at the February meeting.
The 2024 Opportunity
Quilt committee decided to
make a queen size quilt using
the Tennessee Waltz pattern.
May Quilt Show: The quilt
show will be Saturday, May
13th at the Senior Center from
10 am -3 pm. and members
were urged to display their
quilts. There will be special
displays for the Challenge and
BOM projects made in the past
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year. President Mary Parrot
urged members to get involved
and help with the quilt show.
Connie Hatch moved that the
guild pay a group $125 to set up
and take down racks and assist
with other items for the quilt
show. Ruth Theis seconded.
Motion passed.
Challenge: Connie Hatch
and Lori Hoyt presented a challenge of having members make
a Signature quilt using a specific kind of block. Any member interested should sign up
by February so we know how
many blocks each of us need to
make to share. The unfinished
block is 6 square; the diagonal strip is made with white or
off white solid fabric (no muslin or tone on tone) and is due
by the June meeting. Members
may choose any print for the
squares.
Anderson County Fair 2023:
The theme of this years fair
is Once Upon a FAIR-ie Tail.
Terrie Gifford and Ruth Theis
will be teaching a class to kids
on how to make a block for a
quilt during the week of March
15th.
Quilters Hugs quilts: Quilts
are needed.
Retreat: The February
retreat on 20th-22nd has room
for 1 more person; $239. The
September retreat is 11-14th
has room for more participants; $319.
S c h o l a r s h i p s :
Approximately $1000 was made
on the 2022 opportunity quilt
and discussion was held concerning scholarship amounts
and costs incurred to make the
next opportunity quilt. Judy
Stukey moved that the guild
give two (2) $400 scholarships,
one each to an Anderson
County senior and one to a
Coffey County senior. Shirley
Allen seconded. Motion passed.
Old Business: none
New Business: none
Secret Sister Gifts: Lynda
Feuerborn received a birthday
gift and it will be delivered to
her. Connie Hatch received an
anniversary gift of a decorated box filled with chocolates
and brownies. Joyce Buckley
received a Valentine gift of
chocolates, needle threader,
two fat quarters, hand cream,
prayer quilt, and a small notepad.
Show and Tell: Many beautiful and creative quilting
projects were shared. Judy
Stukey showed her completed
baby quilt of Sunbonnet Sue
for new great-granddaughter.
Mary Cubit showed a strip
pieced wall hanging using the
Roman Stripes pattern. Shirley
Allen showed a lap quilt top
made with reds and teals. Ruth
Theiss showed two knitted
scarves done with red yarn and
white yarn. The red scarves
will be given to women who
are having a cardiac procedure
at Anderson County Hospital
during February. Jeannette
Gadelman showed an extension table bag she made for her
cousin to use with her little
Featherweight machine and
table. Joyce Buckley showed
the Block of the Month table
runner. Lori Hoyt showed a
small wall hanging with a black
bird sitting on a pumpkin.
The meeting was adjourned.
Minutes recorded by Bonnie
Deiter
.January Program: Terrie
Gifford showed many of the different kinds of rulers she has
and how they are used. Lori
Hoyt showed the steps in making the Signature block for the
Challenge project.
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power provider, Pracht said.
We could take those 4 meg of
electricity, run it through our
turbine to the city of garnett
at a very competitive price I
think youll find out.
Pracht also said there were
logistical advantages for the
city in connecting the proposed turbine on the EKAE
campus to a city substation
directly across Main Street
from the plant the proximity
would do away with an estimated 10 percent of electricity
loss the city presently incurs
when purchasing incoming power via the line from
Garnett to Ottawa.
Both entities began to
study electricity options after
a February 2021 cold emergency that resulted in skyrocketing costs for gas and electricity as producers raised prices
in view of peaking demand.
Pracht said Evergy was anticipated to raise electric rates
by some 20 percent in the
future as well all factors that
made investment in a privately-owned local power plant
more feasible.
Were in a benchmarking
group with several plants in
the U.S. and one in Canada,
Pracht told commissioners,
and we have the highest
priced electricity of any one
in that group.
Commissioners earlier in
2022 had outlined a $4 million plan to replace several
diesel generators at the citys
Crystal Lake Electrical Plant
due to increasing federal energy regulations. Those generators power the citys distribution to homes and businesses in town in emergencies
when juice isnt available
from Evergys power grid.
City manager Travis Wilson
said a deal with EKAE to provide power could do away
with that needed investment,
although the city would have
to invest some funds in connecting its plant to the EKAE
turbine. Early estimates last
year pegged a project cost of
some $28 million.
Commissioners
made
no formal endorsement of
Prachts proposal but spoke
encouragingly toward pursuing the option.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 7, 2023
CALENDAR
Tuesday, February 7
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
5:30 p.m. – Garnett Community
Foundation Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:00 p.m. – Garnett Senior Center
Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 8
8:45 a.m. – AM Yoga
10:00 a.m. – Remember When
Wednesday
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
4:30 p.m. – Tourism Advisory Board
Meeting
6:00 p.m. – VFW Auxiliary Meeting
6:00 p.m. – VFW Post 6397 Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Adult Reading Program
Midway Party
7:00 p.m. – Friends of the PSRT
Meeting
Thursday, February 9
8:00 a.m. – Morning Mingle
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13-Point Pitch & Snacks
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 p.m. – Delphian Masonic
Lodge No. 44 Meeting
Friday, February 10
8:45 a.m. – AM Yoga
4:00 p.m. – Airport Advisory Board
Meeting
Monday, February 13
8:45 a.m. – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
12:00 p.m. – GACC Board Meeting
3:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting @
Miracle House
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. – Garnett Housing
Authority Advisory Board meeting
Tuesday, February 14
Valentines Day
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
Crest winning
streak now at 4
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-7-2023 / SUBMITTED
On Friday, January 27th Crest School had their Never Give Up Character Champ Awards. These students have demonstrated the outstanding combination of resilience, perseverance, and grit! When things get difficult these students rise to the occasion and press on! Pictured
front row, from left: Lola Church, Jasmine Miller, Mya Nicholas, Skylar Valentine, Andrey Yoder, Jay Pearish, Braylee Edgerton. Back row,
from left: Maxwell Disbrow, Lane Yocham, Noah Hammer, Malachi Trester. (Missing- Isaac Francis, Elijah Taylor, Jaci Coberley)
THOMPSON…
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wind lease agreement as an executor of an
estate. I would believe such person would
be receiving compensation for this service
and thus means there was personal gain.
In another situation, a city councilperson
promoted the agreement to allow a wind
developer to use the city streets, which
meant their family would benefit from the
wind company if the project materialized
as they had indeed signed an agreement for
turbine placement before the active discussions took place meaning they would gain
from its approval.
An additional questionable action involved
a commissioner whos re-election campaign treasurer was a person from a family
which ended up with 17 or so turbines on
their properties.
Signs of Spring
Kim Baldwin, McPherson
County farmer and rancher
Six more weeks of winter
for 2023. At least thats the
prediction based on a rodent
in Pennsylvania.
My 7-year-old daughter has
recently taken to studying calendars. She can tell you when
all of the important and slightly less important days are.
Shes also memorized birthdays and does an impressively
good job at reminding the rest
of us about what a particular day holds. So when she
woke up and announced it was
Groundhog Day, there was a
sense of excitement in the air.
While eating breakfast we
feverishly switched television
channels trying to catch the
festivities of the morning live
to learn of our future.
By the time the kids had
to bundle up and head out to
their bus stop, my daughter
tried to talk me into letting
her skip the bus to school so
she could watch the revelation
unfold in real time. She just
had to know what the future
would hold.
I denied her request to
skip the morning bus and told
her wed watch the exciting
announcement together on
YouTube when she got home
that afternoon.
By the time I searched for
the prognostication that had
taken place earlier in the
day, I already knew what had
been seen and what had been
declared but kept that knowledge to myself.
As we gathered around my
iPad to watch the replay of
that mornings events unfold,
you could sense my daughter anxiously awaiting the
announcement of her future.
We watched as the stage of
gathered gentlemen wearing
top hats revealed a royal red
carpet and scrolls. We cheered
with the crowd as they chanted for a groundhog named Phil
while a man formally knocked
on a tiny, padlocked door at
the base of tree stump located
on the stage.
We waited in anticipation
as the groundhog was awakened from his wintery slumber and brought forth from
his den to hint at the scroll
containing his discovery.
The prognostication was
revealed when we heard the
statement, I see a shadow
upon my stage. No matter how
you measure, its six more
weeks of winter weather.
My daughter refused to
accept the prophesy. She
argued that she didnt see his
shadow and suggested that the
rodent was misguided. In her
distraught state, she demanded to watch other videos from
that morning that would surely show different angles of
the events. She needed better
proof.
I assured her that taking
weather advice from a rodent
is not the only way one should
plan for the future and challenged her to look around the
farm for her own observed
signs of spring.
And in her brief time of discovery and reflection before
dinner she saw three newborn
lambs cuddled together in a
bed of straw with their mother. She saw how much more
space she had to roller skate
in the machine shop as weve
begun to make room for future
seed deliveries. And after
moving a pile of leaves, she
uncovered the tiny tip of a crocus beginning to peek through
the soil.
Whether well experience
more winter weather or not
this year, there are definitely
hints of another season beginning to appear.
And as my daughter
learned, we just have to rely
less on a soothsaying rodent
and keep our own eyes open
for other signs of spring.
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These are not isolated incidentsthey are
part of a pattern of behavior seen not only
in Kansas but in other agricultural states
targeted by renewable companies.
Now our nations coastlines are in jeopardy as welland we are already seeing the
consequences in marine lifewith whales
washing up onto beaches.
In the hearing, one Senator said that this
type of thing happens with other industries
as well and I agreed. But I pointed out that
if nobody ever stands up and tries to stop
these things, we are lost! You have to start
somewhere.
We should not continue to throw up our
hands and look the other way just because
corruption is so widespread. That is why
this country is in the mess its in.
People engaged in corruption desire, and
expect us to give up, and its easy for them
to persuade others that attempts to do
so are futile. Those who would strongly
oppose bills like this expose their sentiment to preserve the status quo.
Maybe I am too idealistic with regard to
this sort of stuff, but I hate these unethical
practices and I cant stand by and do nothing. I hope there are enough others who
feel the same way.
Mike Thompson is a former television
weather man i the Kansas City area and
represents the 10 District in the Kansas
Senate.
Vikings win 3rd straight
RICHMOND Central Heights
continued their recent streak of
good play, downing Uniontown
70-38 for their third straight
dominant win.
It was an offensive explosion
in the first half for the Vikings
as they jumped out to a 21-8
lead after the first quarter and
a 49-19 lead heading into halftime.
The second half was a much
different game as it is hard to
duplicate that kind of effort for
an entire four quarters.
In the third quarter, both
teams tallied 15 points and in
the fourth the Vikings held a
slim 6-4 advantage to close out
the game.
Vikings earn road win, make it 4 straight
PRAIRIE VILLAGE After
a pair of dominating wins at
home over the past week, the
Central Heights Vikings hit the
road traveling to play Kansas
City Christian and came away
with another solid win, this
time 80-65.
As has been the theme the
past few games, the Vikings got
off to a quick start and led 20-11
after the first quarter.
KCC bounced back in the
second though to keep them
in the game, outscoring the
Vikings 18-14 to cut the deficit
to 34-29 heading into the locker
rooms for intermission.
Central Heights would
respond with 24 points in the
third quarter while limiting
KCC to 19 to open up a 58-48
lead heading into the fourth.
The Vikings would continue
to play well offensively with a
22-18 advantage in the fourth
to put the finishing touches on
their win.
After a 1-6 start, Central
Heights has turned their sea-
Bulldog wrestling
continues to do well
SILVER LAKE Despite just 5 wrestlers
competing on Saturday in Silver Lake, the
individual results were impressive as they
all finished in the top 4 in their respective
classes.
John Wright (157) finished on top of the
podium winning all 3 of his matches after
receiving a first round bye.
The championship match was won
by fall (1:26) over Carter Wassenberg of
Marysville.
Zach Schaffer (120) and AJ Schaffer (144)
both finished in 2nd place on the afternoon.
Z. Schaffer won his first three matches
before dropping the championship match
to Jaxon Vice of Maur Hill Mount Academy
by fall (3:57).
After receiving a first round bye, AJ
Schaffer won his next two matches before
falling in the first place match to Carter
Trimble of Marysville by decision (9-5).
Colton Wittman (150) earned a spot on
the podium with a 3rd place finish.
Wittman won his opening match before
dropping his second, sending him to the
consolation bracket. Once in the consolation bracket, Wittman would advance into
the third place match with a bye and two
wins before downing Camron Wetter of
Marysville by fall (1:10) to finish third.
Owen Thompson (113) came up just
shy in his place for a 3rd place finish.
Thompson opened with a bye and then won
his quarterfinal match before dropping his
first in the semifinals. He would respond
with a win in the next match but drop the
3rd place match to Baker Moore of Central
Heights by decision (5-4).
son around. They have currently won 8 of their last 10
games to improve their record
to 9-8.
They have a very tough
game this Friday for their
Homecoming contest against
Jayhawk-Linn (12-3). One of
their losses though came to the
same KCC team the Vikings
just beat. Jayhawk-Linn lost
to them back in the middle of
January 59-47.
COURT…
FROM PAGE 1
by Lucia Brianne Crellin, Yates
Center, was traveling on Florida
Road and traveling too fast on a
snow packed roadway and went
through a t-intersection striking
an abandoned fence and struck
a tree.
On December 26, a vehicle driven by Summer Thomas
Harrelson, Papillion, Nebraska,
was northbound on Maryland
Road approximately 0.5 miles
south of 700 Road when they
struck a deer.
On January 9, a vehicle driven by Donavon W Settlemeyer,
Neosho Falls, was traveling west
on K-58 Highway when they
struck a deer.
On January 10, a vehicle driven by Nancy Lorraine Becker,
Kincaid, was traveling east on
K-31 Highway when they hit a
deer that entered the roadway.
On January 12, a vehicle
driven by Mark Anthony Knight,
Houston, Texas, was traveling
northbound on US 169 when they
lost control of the vehicle and slid
off the road and tipped over.
On January 20, a vehicle
driven by Noah Charles Ryan,
Parsons, was traveling northbound on US 59 Highway at
about mile post 111 when a deer
entered the roadway and was
struck.
On January 23, a vehicle driven by Benjamin John Jorgensen,
Kansas City, was traveling southbound on US 169 Highway when
it veered over the center yellow
line and its drivers side mirror
COLONY The Crest Lancers
(9-4) have been on a hot streak
lately, now winning 4 straight
and 7 of their last 8 with a victory over Pleasanton (7-7) on
Tuesday, 67-63.
The Lancers had the slim
upper-hand over the first quarter, clinging to a 15-14 lead
heading into the second.
Pleasanton jumped all over
the Lancers in the second
quarter, to the tune of 21-8, to
open up a sizable halftime lead
35-23.
The home Lancers wouldn't
go down easily, imposing their
will in the second half, outscoring Pleasanton by 8 points
in each of the quarters to pull
off the impressive comeback.
Crest outscored Pleasanton
23-15 in the third quarter and
21-13 in the fourth.
Four Lancers scored in
double figures led by Ryan
Golden's 23 points and 13
rebounds.
Karter Miller chipped in
with 18 points, connecting on
8 of his 11 field goals on the
night, and added 6 assists and
5 rebounds.
Ethan Godderz added 12
points and 6 rebounds and
Stetson Setter tallied 11 points
and 5 rebounds on the night.
Lancers
win streak
comes to an
abrupt end
CHEROKEE It was a rough
night for Crest as Southeast
overpowered them in a lopsided 69-37 defeat.
Southeast took control early
with a dominating effort in the
first quarter resulting in a 26-5
lead heading into the second.
Crest battled much better in
the second quarter, outscoring
Southeast 16-15 but it wasn't
nearly enough to put pressure
on the host squad. Southeast
still led comfortably heading
into halftime 41-21.
It didn't get any better following halftime for Crest.
Southeast picked up the intensity again in the third, outscoring Crest 24-14 to lead 65-35
heading into the fourth.
With a bevy of reserves in
the game and a running clock,
the fourth quarter saw very
little action as Southeast outscored Crest just 4-2 in the
quarter to close out the win.
The Lancers were led in
scoring by Jack White and
Stetson Setter, each with 10
points.
Ryan Golden added 7 and
Karter Miller chipped in with 5
on the night.
struck the drivers side mirror of
a vehicle driven by Christopher
Allen Blythe, Hubert, North
Carolina.
ANDERSON COUNTY ARRESTS
FILED
On January 20, Annamarie
May Culler, Colony, was arrested
to serve a court ordered sentence.
On January 23, Christopher
Alan Hill, Garnett, was arrested to
serve a court ordered sentence.
On January 24, Derick Ray
Peterson, Colony, was arrested
for failure to appear.
On January 25, Ronald Wayne
Foulk, Mulberry, was arrested for
possession of drugs, possession
of drug paraphernalia, DUI and
transporting an open container.
On January 26, Jordan Lace
Jackman, Garnett, was arrested
to serve a court ordered sentence.
On January 27, Evan Andrew
Starr, Garnett, was arrested for
failure to appear.
On January 29, Wesley Tate
Rietcheck, Victoria, was arrested
for domestic battery.
On January 29, Sigrid Ivan
Gallagher, Victoria, was arrested
for domestic battery.
On January 30, Christopher
Alan Hill, Garnett, was arrested to
serve a court ordered sentence.
On January 31, Christopher
Martin Kanawyer, Garnett, was
arrested to serve a court ordered
sentence.
On February 1, Christopher
Wayne Howey, Garnett, was
arrested to serve a court ordered
sentence.
On February 1, Kelly Denise
Morrison, Overland Park, was
arrested for failure to appear.
On February 1, Chester David
Casida, Lacycne, was arrested
for failure to appear.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
Giovanni Rodriguez was
booked into jail on March 3, 2021.
Sabre Suire was booked into
jail on November 12, 2021.
Jeffrey Gregg was booked into
jail on July 19, 2022.
Isidro Madrid was booked into
jail on August 12, 2022.
Sean Williams was booked
into jail on August 22, 2022.
John Randall Penner was
booked into jail on October 12,
2022.
Darin Duane Rowden was
booked into jail on December 21,
2022.
Steven Salazar was booked
into jail on December 31, 2022.
Christopher Howey was
booked into jail on January 10,
2023.
Kody Wright was booked into
jail on January 11, 2023.
Jordan Jackman was booked
into jail on January 26, 2023.
Christopher Kanawyer was
booked into jail on January 31,
2023.
Chester Casida was booked
into jail on February 1, 2023.
Kelly Morrison was booked
into jail on February 1, 2023.
ANDERSON COUNTY FARM-INS
Andrew Jessip was booked
into jail on September 8, 2022.
Anthony Conner was booked
into jail on October 13, 2022.
Austin Phillips was booked into
jail on January 13, 2023.
Dakota Mandina was booked
into jail on January 13, 2023.
Laverne Biggoose was booked
into jail on January 17, 2023.
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Congratulations to Emma Cubit (pictured with Cross Country head
coach Troy Prosser) for earning her membership to the 2022
Academic All-State team for Cross Country! With her sixth place
finish at the State Championships last fall and her exemplary academic standing, the Kansas Cross Country Track & Field Coaches
Association has recognized her and eight other female athletes
from the 64 schools in Class 2A for this achievement. Thank you to
all of her family, friends, and current/former teammates who were
able to come out to support her, the KCCTFCA and, of course,
Emma for her incredible work ethic in and out of the classroom.
TRABERT…
FROM PAGE 4
are economically and academically at risk, but a government
audit found that most of the
districts examined didnt spend
that money for the direct benefit of those students as required
by state law.
The state board of education
responded to the audit by publishing a column that effectively said, shut up, go away, we
know what were doing. And
nothing changed.
Its great that Governor
Kelly and her husband could
afford to give their children a
chance for a better education.
She should do the same for the
parents and students who are
not as fortunate.
Dave Trabert is executive
director of The Kansas Policy
Institute, a conservative think
tank based in Wichita.
Public
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Your RIGHT to
know, guaranteed
by Kansas Law.
Notice of resolution
allowing special use permit
(Published in the Anderson County Review on
February 7, 2023.)
the Board of County Commissioners adopt the
Special Use Permit #SUP2022-06(Dueck); and
RESOLUTION No. 2023-14
WHEREAS, the Board of County
Commissioners, after duly reviewing the recommendation of the Planning Commission and
considering all comments for and against said
amendment, finds that the Special Use Permit
is in substantial compliance with the intent of
the County Comprehensive Plan and the public
interest.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SPECIAL
USE PERMIT #SUP2022-06(DUECK) TO
OPERATE A WOODWORKING BUSINESS
AT 109 S CATALPA ST, GARNETT, KANSAS.
WHEREAS, Anderson County, Kansas is a
county municipal government with the authority
to adopt zoning regulations and create zoning district boundaries as provided in Section
15-753 K.S.A.; and
WHEREAS, the County did adopt Resolution
NO. 00, 0911.1 in September 2000, establishing zoning regulations for the unincorporated
areas of Anderson County; and
WHEREAS, the Anderson County Planning
Commission did hold a Public hearing on
January 16, 2023 to consider Special Use
Permit #SUP2022-06(Dueck) to operate a
woodworking business with full-time employees.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after
reviewing and considering all written and oral
testimony, did unanimously approve said
amendment request, and recommends that
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that the Anderson County Board of County
Commissioners does hereby approve Special
Use Permit #SUP2022-06(Dueck), said property is located at 109 S Catalpa St, Garnett, KS
in Anderson County, Kansas.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 23RD DAY OF
JANUARY, 2023.
This action shall take effect upon publication in
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/s/Leslie D. McGhee, Chairman
/s/David Pracht, Commissioner
/s/Anthony C. Mersman, Commissioner
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THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, Coffey County, KS, is accepting applications for two (2) full-time positions of Heavy
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be picked up from and returned to the Engineers Office, 1510
South 6th Street, Burlington, KS. Selected applicants will
have the opportunity to proceed to a structured interview
and if an applicant is made a conditional offer of employment, he or she will be asked to submit to a drug screening.
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position also greets visitors and answers the telephone to
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The City of Garnett is seeking a part-time Park and Cemetery
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ten-hour days in a forty-hour workweek. The ideal candidate will
have a high school diploma or GED and a Class III Kansas Water License. Candidate must have the ability to obtain a Class III
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Freelance Writer/Reporter
The Anderson County Review is in search of freelance writers
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Some experience preferred but well
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Part Time Office Support
The Coffey County Highway Department is accepting
applications for one (1) part-time (1000 hours or less)
position of
Office Support Associate
Applicants must be 18 years old or older. Application and
job description may be picked up from and returned to
the Engineers Office, 1510 South 6th Street, Burlington,
Kansas. Applications will be accepted until position is
filled. Coffey County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Veterans Preference Employer. Coffey County
considers applicants for all positions without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, the presence
of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or
any other legally protected status. Coffey County will
not refuse to hire a disabled applicant who is qualified
to perform the requirements of the job with reasonable
accommodation. Applicants may request reasonable
accommodations, during
the application/interview
process.
Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for assisting the Director of
Production with:
Scheduling of the Production Superintendents
Scheduling of the Building Crews
Scheduling of the Sub-Contract Crews
Keeping the contractors scheduled and on the job five
(5) days per week is the primary focus of this position.
Assist the Production Superintendents in the
field as needed.
Coordinate and manage repair and warranty
work while ensuring these repairs are
performed in a timely manner.
Keeping production systems updated at all
times (Various Smart Sheet tracking sheets
and Procedure 7).
Assist in processing all labor contracts on a
weekly basis.
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Applications can also be obtained at the QSI office.
For questions about this Coordinator position contact
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 7, 2023
BANQUET
2023 Anderson County
Soil Conservation
Banquet
Celebrate the legacy and future of our soil resource.
KDA Announces 2023 Bluestem Pasture Survey
The Kansas Department of Agriculture
is seeking feedback from Kansans for the
2023 Bluestem Pasture Survey to collect
information on native tallgrass pasture
use and practices. The survey is administered through the K-State Land Use Survey
Center and will be open through March 31,
2023.
The Bluestem Pasture Survey provides
reliable, accurate information to Kansas
ranchers and the agricultural community
as a whole. The survey asks about native
tallgrass pasture availability, leasing
rates, and fencing rates, and should take
less than 15 minutes to complete.
The native tallgrass region of Kansas
provides rich grazing opportunities for
cattle producers, and this biennial survey collects valuable data that can aid
landowners and renters when entering
into lease agreements, said Secretary of
Agriculture Mike Beam. Underwriting
this important survey tool is one way our
agency works to provide useful data that
supports the states agriculture industry.
The 2023 Kansas Bluestem Pasture
Survey is voluntary, anonymous and confidential. To complete the survey, please
visit www.tinyurl.com/bluestem23. If you
are unable to complete the survey, but
wish to participate, please contact Dr. Leah
Tsoodle, Director, Land Use Survey Center,
at LTsoodle@ksu.edu or Tori Laird, KDA
Division of Agriculture Marketing, at 785564-6726 or Tori.Laird@ks.gov to receive a
written survey or to complete the survey
over the telephone.
The Bluestem Pasture Survey is a collaborative effort between the Division
of Agriculture Marketing at the Kansas
Department of Agriculture and the K-State
Land Use Survey Center within the
Department of Agricultural Economics at
Kansas State University.
Please join us
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Come visit with our vendors for
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Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 6 p.m.
Dutch Country Cafe
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Congratulations and thank you to the
award winners for your valued efforts.
Please RSVP by Tuesday, Feb. 7 to
districtdeb@embarqmail.com
Questions: Call the office at (785) 448-6323 ext. 3
We appreciate
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farmers
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Our most sincere thanks and
congratulations to the farmers and
producers in Anderson County
for your attention to the legacy of our land.
In honor of your legacy
of care for our land.
We appreciate your conservation efforts!
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BANQUET
Lesser prairie chickens numbers dwindling
Since the beginning of the
20th century, the overall occupied range of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus
pallidicinctus) has declined by
84% commensurate with population trends.
Much of this decline has
been attributed to the loss
and fragmentation of native
grasslands throughout the
lesser prairie-chicken range.
However, quantification of
changes in land cover in the
distribution of the lesser prairie-chicken is lacking.
Recent study objectives by
Global Ecology ad Conservation
were to (1) document changes
in the areal extent and connectivity of grasslands in the
identified lesser prairie-chicken range in Kansas, (>60% of
extant lesser prairie-chicken
population) from the 1950s to
2013 using remotely sensed
data and (2) assess the potential
of the Conservation Reserve
Program (U.S. Department of
Agriculture Program converting cropland to permanent
cover; CRP) to mitigate grassland loss.
Digital land cover maps
were generated on a decadal
time step through spectral classification of LANDSAT images
and visual analysis of aerial
photographs (1950s and 1960s).
Landscape composition and
configuration were assessed
using FRAGSTATS to compute
a variety of landscape metrics measuring changes in the
amount of grassland present
as well as changes in the size
and configuration of grassland
patches.
With the exception of a
single regional portion of the
range, nearly all of the grassland converted to cropland
in the lesser prairie-chicken range of Kansas occurred
prior to the 1950s. Prior to the
implementation of CRP, the
amount of grassland decreased
3.6% between the 1950s and
1985 from 18,455 km2 to 17,788
km2. Since 1985, the overall
amount of grassland in the lesser prairie-chicken range has
increased 11.9% to 19,898 km2
due to implementation of CRP,
although the area of grassland
decreased between 1994 and
2013 as CRP contracts were not
renewed by landowners.
Since 1986 grassland in
Kansas became more connected and less fragmented
in response to the CRP. While
the CRP has been successful
in increasing grassland quantity and connectivity throughout the lesser prairie-chicken
range in Kansas, offsetting loss
of grassland since the 1950s,
abundance and occupied range
of lesser prairie-chickens has
declined since the 1980s, suggesting that habitat quality is
the principal factor influencing
population demography of the
species.
Although the CRP is contributing to conservation actions
for lesser prairie-chickens,
efforts to improve habitat quality throughout the range of the
lesser prairie-chicken are likely necessary to meet management goals. Continuation of the
CRP faces an uncertain future
in the face of rising commodity prices, energy development,
and reduction in program
scope, leaving open the possibility that these areas that
have created habitat for lesser
prairie-chickens could be lost.
NRCS Advanced Climate-Smart Agriculture,
broadened reach of conservation in past two years
WASHINGTON Under the
Biden-Harris
administration, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) continued
its conservation work across
the country amid an ongoing pandemic and numerous
natural disasters, helping
agricultural producers and
forest landowners including urban and underserved
producers implement conservation practices on their
working lands. These efforts
by USDAs Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
helped conserve natural
resources such as soil, water
and wildlife while delivering
climate solutions and boosting
producers bottom lines.
NRCS provides Americas
farmers and ranchers with
financial and technical assistance to address their unique
conservation concerns and
improve their operations,
said NRCS Chief Terry Cosby.
Many of our investments this
year focused on ensuring greater access to our programs for
underserved and urban producers, and on climate-smart
agriculture and forestry strategies to help mitigate climate
change and build on-farm resilience.
During the past two years,
NRCS provided targeted funding for climate-smart agriculture and forestry conservation
practices through its conservation programs and made
improvements in nutrient
management that will be bolstered by funding provided by
the Inflation Reduction Act, all
while prioritizing assistance
for underserved producers and
urban and innovative production. Key highlights include:
With the help of funds from
the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law, NRCS invested $803 million into watershed programs
for more than 250 projects. This
includes the Watershed and
Flood Prevention Operations
(WFPO) Program, Watershed
Rehabilitation
(REHAB)
Program, and Emergency
Watershed Protection (EWP)
Program. which helps project
sponsors rehabilitate aging
dams that are reaching the
end of their design lives and/
or no longer meet federal or
state standards.This historic legislation allows NRCS to
address a broader portfolio
of priority watershed needs
across the nation and U.S.
territories. NRCS prioritized
underserved communities for
funding.
NRCS took new steps to
improve opportunities for
nutrient management through
targeted funding, increased
program flexibilities, a new
outreach campaign to promote
nutrient managements economic benefits and expanded
partnerships to develop nutrient management plans. This
was part of USDAs broader
effort to address future fertilizer availability and cost challenges for U.S. producers.
With the help of funds from
the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law, NRCS invested $803 million into watershed programs
for more than 250 projects. This
includes the Watershed and
Flood Prevention Operations
(WFPO) Program, Watershed
Rehabilitation
(REHAB)
Program, and Emergency
Watershed Protection (EWP)
Program. which helps project
sponsors rehabilitate aging
dams that are reaching the end
of their design lives and/or no
longer meet federal or state
standards. This historic legislation allows NRCS to address
a broader portfolio of priority watershed needs across the
nation and U.S. territories.
NRCS prioritized underserved
communities for funding.
Through the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP) and Conservation
Stewardship Program (CSP),
NRCS provided $3.6 billion in
assistance to help put conservation practices on 43.5 million
acres during the past two years.
Through the EQIP Cover Crop
Initiative, NRCS made avail-
able $38 million in additional
assistance in 11 states to help
agricultural producers mitigate climate change through
the widespread adoption of
cover crops. Cover crops offer
agricultural producers a natural and inexpensive climate
solution through their ability
to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide into soils. In fiscal
years 2021 and 2022, NRCS provided technical and financial
assistance to help producers
plant 2.3 and 2.8 million acres
of cover crops through EQIP,
respectively.
The
Agricultural
Conservation
Easement
Program (ACEP) helped producers protect sensitive landscapes, including wetlands,
grasslands and prime farmlands, providing many natural
resource benefits. This included nearly 86,000 acres in ACEP
Wetland Reserve Easements
and over 289,000 acres in ACEP
Agricultural Land Easements.
Through both the Regional
Conservation
Partnership
Program
(RCPP)
and
Conservation
Innovation
Grants (CIG), NRCS co-invested $580 million with partners, expanding the reach and
improving the effectiveness of
conservation. For both RCPP
and CIG, NRCS prioritized projects focused on underserved
producers and climate-smart
agriculture and forestry.
In fiscal year 2022, NRCS
invested $50 million in 118
partnerships to expand access
to conservation assistance
for climate-smart agriculture
and forestry. These Equity
Conservation
Cooperative
Agreements funded two-year
projects to expand the delivery
of conservation assistance to
farmers who are new to farming, low income, socially disadvantaged or military veterans. Projects support USDAs
broader effort to address cli-
mate change and equitable
access to programs. In October
2021, NRCS established the
NRCS Equity Division. The
Equity Division oversees and
ensures the Agency is implementing a framework to meet
the agencys equity operations
short- and long-term goals and
objectives.
NRCS provides urban
producers with conservation assistance and leads the
Office of Urban Agriculture
and Innovative Production
(OUAIP), working with other
USDA agencies to support
urban farms in providing
access to healthy local food,
jobs, and green space. This
includes $26 million in grants
and $3 million in cooperative agreements for composting and food waste reduction in the past two years.
Additionally, OUAIP has convened the Urban Agriculture
and Innovative Production
Advisory Committee for the
Secretary as well as relaunched
the Peoples Garden Initiative.
Looking ahead to 2023, NRCS
will continue to prioritize climate-smart agriculture and
forestry conservation practices
bolstered by funding provided by the Inflation Reduction
Act (IRA), as well as improved
access and outreach to underserved and urban producers.
NRCS requested public comments for ideas on how to maximize IRA funding to benefit
climate mitigation, measure
climate results, and improve
program delivery to producers, especially underserved
producers. NRCS will soon be
announcing climate-smart IRA
opportunities for fiscal year
2023 and will and continue to
implement innovative program
improvements in future years.
Visit the NRCS Priorities webpage to learn more.
In recognition of agricultural techniques that
preserve our future, we congratulate our legacy
Conservation Winners!
Thank
You!
For your caring legacy
preserving our
farmland!
Thank you area farmers for your
dedication to soil conservation.
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RECORDS…
FROM PAGE 1
and PowerPoint presentations
and files, slides, newsletter,
CEO reports of purchases
and employment evaluation,
and documents regarding a
CT scanner and ultrasound
machine. The requested materials were mostly related to
at least seven different Board
meetings.
The hospital insisted it was
not required to provide electronic versions of the requested records but offered hard-copy printouts or to allow Roe to
view the records at the hospital.
Roe filed complaints with
both the Kansas Attorney
Generals office and the
Phillips County District Court.
The district court agreed
with Roe ruling that records
must be provided in the format
requested if the public agency
has the capability of doing so.
The Kansas Court of Appeals
disagreed and overturned the
ruling saying the law simply
did not require the hospital to
provide the records in electronic format.
The appeals court noted that
on Sept. 26, 2019, the attorney
generals office after investigating concluded KORA
contains no language requiring
records be provided in their
native format. A public agency
retains the discretion to determine the format in which the
records are produced.
Producing thousands of
pages of hard-copy of electronic records is a fairly routine
tactic public agencies use to
avoid transparency, and something Kautsch noted in a press
release.
This ruling puts an end to a
tactic sometimes employed by
public agencies disinterested
in transparency to do things
like print thousands of pages
of emails rather than provide electronic versions that
would be dramatically easier
to search and store, not to mention less expensive for taxpayers and better for the environment, Kautsch said.
Not so fast
The case eventually made its
way to the Kansas Supreme
Court, where on Jan 6, a unanimous decision with one justice,
K.J. Wall, not participating,
reversed the appeals court stating under the plain language of KORA, (the) Hospital
must provide copies of these
records in the format it stores
them.
The appeals court, according to the opinion authored by
Justice Evelyn Wilson, correctly determined that the plain
meaning of copies, allows
for reproductions which may
involve numerous formats or
mediums.' However, Wilson
wrote, the appeals panel critically missed the implication
that any accurate reproduction' of a public record
must mirror the content of
that record unless specifically
exempted.
Here, if we focus on just
an Excel spreadsheet, it can
have embedded components
that include at least some formulas, Wilson wrote. Such
formulas provide information
to show more than just numbers in a cell, but also how
those numbers are generated.
Hardcopies simply will not
work to reproduce accurately such an integrated animal.
Plainly, hard copies do not
embed anything. The only
accurate reproduction of an
electronic file is a copy of the
electronic file, which can easily be provided by, for example,
email or thumb drive.
Kautsch lauded the decision.
There can now be no doubt
that public agencies must be
prepared to disclose not only
computer files like the Excel
spreadsheets my client sought
in this case, but any electronic record, including audio and
video, Kautsch said. The
Court also established what
agencies must do to comply
with KORA in the digital age:
public records in an electronic
format can easily be provided by, for example, email or
thumb drive. Other options
would include file-sharing software.
In 2023, it is no longer a
reasonable option for public
agencies to delay the inevitable
by using traditional mail to disseminate electronic records.
The Sentinel has been conducting its own KORA investigation concerning policies
and costs for providing public records at the county level
and found a disturbing pattern
of failure to adhere to KORA.
Those findings will be published shortly.
PARKWOOD…
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learning and development in
the program.
Parkwood is excited to
bring this much-needed service
to Anderson County, Geroge
said. Parkwoods mission is to
support young childrens cognitive, social, emotional, phys-
ical, and creative development
to ensure children are wellequipped to enter the academic
primary school years.
For more information about
enrollment, contact Parkwood
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Kansas wheat battling
through tough conditions
By Pat Melgares, K-State
Research and Extension news
service MANHATTAN, Kan.
No need to tell Kansas wheat
producers, but drought has
really been a bummer for the
hard red winter wheat crop.
On Jan. 17, the USDAs
Economic Research Service
reported that 59% of the winter wheat production in the
United States is within an area
experiencing drought. The
Kansas wheat crop is still rated
as good/excellent, according to
the USDA, though its ratings
for the Sunflower State dipped
slightly between November
and January.
You never want to count a
wheat crop out; we talk about
it being the crop with nine
lives, said Jeanne Falk Jones,
a multi-county specialist with
K-States Northwest ResearchExtension center in Colby.
But some would say we ran
through a few of those lives
trying to get to this point in the
growing season.
Falk Jones said much of the
Western Kansas wheat was
planted in extremely dry
conditions, creating variability in wheat stands in the late
fall and into this spring.
We had some wheat that
was pretty well established,
some with two or three tillers
on those plants and had a good
root system under them, Falk
Jones said. Then we had other
fields that may have been just
down the road where wheat
had not even germinated last
fall because it was in such dry
conditions.
Sub-zero
temperatures
delivered another punch to the
hard red winter wheat crop,
Falk Jones said. Wheat will
better withstand cold temperatures if the soil is moist, but
in areas where that ground
was still dry, the conditions
had an additive effect on
some of the stress those plants
endured, according to Falk
Jones.
All of this is playing into
how we think about wheats
chances of greening up this
coming spring, Falk Jones
said.
In the past year, precipitation in Kansas was about 10
inches below normal, but the
news isnt all bad. In January,
Falk Jones said, the Kansas
Mesonet reported that the state
was ahead of average by .85 of
an inch.
That is exciting, Falk
Jones said. Were happy to
have every bit of that. Its
going to help support some of
the root growth and growth of
spring tillers in our wheat.
Were moving forward,
she added, although at the
moment, our wheat is in a dormant period. While its still
having respiration out in the
field, its very slow, and were
not seeing a lot of growth. We
wont see the visual effects of
(recent) moisture until we start
to warm up in the spring.
Kansas is the nations leading wheat producer, known
for hard red winter wheat that
is used for whole grain white
bread and other whole grain
products.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Tuesday, February 7, 2023
SPORTS
AC girls earn win at home over Girard on Friday
GARNETT The ACHS Lady
Bulldogs improved to 10-4 with
a win over visiting Girard (7-7)
on Friday night, 43-36.
The teams were all square
after the first quarter, knotted
up at 10.
AC earned a little breathing
room in the second quarter with
a 14-8 advantage to head into
intermission with a 24-18 lead.
Girard would battle tough in
the third quarter but still outscored 7-6, making them face a
7-point deficit heading into the
fourth.
Girard wouldn't go away easily though as the teams both
scored 12 points over the final 8
minutes to account for the final
score.
Anderson County connected
on just 32% (14-44) field goals on
the night while Girard was limited to just 21% (13-63) of their
shots on the night.
The shot disparity came from
a 23-9 advantage for Girard on
the offensive boards for the evening, which kept them in the
game.
A trio of Bulldogs would
score in double figures. Addie
Fudge led the way with 12
points, followed by Caitlyn Foltz
and Kalina Edgecomb with 11
and 10 respectively.
Foltz added 13 rebounds and
4 blocks to her stat line for the
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 2-7-2023 / DANE HICKS
night.
Kylie Disbrow chipped in Anderson County Bulldog Kylie Disbrow attempts to get a shot off against Girard in Friday nights action.
with 8 points, coming up just Anderson County won the game 43-36.
shy of a triple double again as
she ripped down 12 rebounds
and had 10 blocks on the night.
Lady Bulldogs earn big road win
BURLINGTON Before last
Tuesday's game, Burlington
had won 3 straight games to
move within a game of the .500
mark (6-7) but the Anderson
County Bulldogs went on the
road and picked up a solid victory to move to (9-4) on the
season with a 49-46 win.
The two teams battled back
and forth all night with the
host squad having the early
12-10 lead after the first quarter.
Both defenses stepped up
in a huge way in the second
period. Burlington was limited
to just two points in the 8 minute session, while the Bulldogs
mustered just 5 points but it
was enough to jump back into
the lead at halftime 15-14.
The Bulldogs would come
out of the break and open up
a slight margin outpacing
Burlington 16-12 in the third
quarter to go into the fourth
with a 31-26 advantage.
As was the case all night,
the game was tight down the
stretch as Burlington would
not go away. Burlington outscored AC 20-18 over the final
period but came up just short
in the loss at home.
As has been the case most
of the season, the Bulldogs
controlled the inside en route
to the win. ACHS outscored
Burlington 36-14 in the paint.
Burlington's free throw
shooting kept them in the
game all night. They knocked
down 21 of 30 (70%) to keep the
game within striking distance.
They just didn't have an
answer for Kylie Disbrow
inside. Disbrow tallied a game
leading 28 points, also adding
11 rebounds and 7 blocks.
Addie Fudge nearly had
a double double herself with
9 points and 10 assists. She
also added 4 steals and had 4
rebounds.
Harlee Young led Burlington
with 21 points. Gracie Birk
joined her as the only other
player in double figures with
11 on the night.
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