Anderson County Review — July 24, 2025

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July 24, 2025
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Carbon monoxide kills local man, sickens responders
GoFundMe account set
up to assist family after
tragic accident Friday
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT A Garnett family is
reeling from tragedy this week
and local emergency responders
are developing new policy for
emergency scenes, after a 45 yearold Garnett man was apparently
overcome by fatal levels of carbon monoxide while working at
a local residence
on Friday, July
18.
Anderson
County Coroner
Don Nungesser
said
Chad
Farrar
was
found
unreFarrar
sponsive in a
basement
at
104 S. Hayes in
Garnett when county ambulance
personnel arrived, believing they
were approaching a cardiac arrest
scene. County EMS director Troy
Armstrong told county commissioners on Monday Farrar had
apparently been using a gasoline
powered concrete saw without
ventilating the fumes and carbon
monoxide from the area when it
was believed he passed out from
the toxic gas.
The arriving ambulance
crew started resuscitation
efforts but soon began feeling the effects of carbon
monoxide as well, prompting a call to the Garnett fire
department and other ambulance teams to check the area
for the gas and possibly treat
members of the responding
teams. A statement from the
Anderson County Sheriff's
Department said 8 emergency responders and one
additional member of the
household were treated and
released at the local hospital
for suspected carbon monoxide exposure.
Armstrong
requested
and was granted by county
commissioners an expenditure of a little over $1,000
for portable CO detectors which
will be attached to the equipment
bags carried by responding EMS
teams. He said in more than two
decades in emergency services,
he'd never run into a situation
like this.
We didn't even know it was
in there until our guys started
dropping out, Armstrong said.
The advantage with (the detector units) is that it is continuously monitoring. As soon as we
walked in, it would have given us
immediate notification.
Centers For Disease Control graphic
Farrar is married with two
children. His brother Heath,
in a GoFundMe post set up for
the family, described Chad as a
devoted husband, father, son, and
brother whose kindness touched
everyone around him.
Chad was the kind of person
who always put his loved ones
first, Heath Farrar said. He was
a wonderful father and husband,
always making sure his family
was cared for and supported.
The fundraising effort seeks to
raise $30,000 to pay funeral costs
and further assist the family.
Its heartbreaking for that
family, Nungesser said. Its a
wake up call for everyone to be
more safety conscious responders and general public alike.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas
produced by incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels (natural gas, propane, wood, coal, gasoline, oil) typically coming from
vehicle exhaust, gas furnaces,
wood stoves, fireplaces, portable
generators, grills, and kerosene
heaters.
CO binds with hemoglobin in
the blood to form carboxyhemoglobin, reducing the bloods ability to carry oxygen. Symptoms
of exposure included headache,
dizziness, weakness or fatigue,
nausea and vomiting, chest pain
and confusion. Severe exposure
can lead to loss of consciousness,
permanent brain damage and
death.
Experts say the greatest danSEE FATALITY ON PAGE 2
Two write-ins will seek vacant
posts in USD 365 board election
With two of three positions
vacant in run-up to vote,
write-ins will carry weight
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 7-24-2025 / DANE HICKS
No major injuries were reported in a rollover mishap at U.S. 169 and Nebraska Road Tuesday.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Two local men have
announced their write-in candidacies for two vacancies on the USD
365 Board of Education. The election will be held
November 4.
Kevin Calley
of Richmond will
seek Position #4
which remains
vacant after the
June filing deadline. Calley lost a
Bundy
bid for a board seat
in 2009, following
a 2008 incident
in which an ACHS student made
remarks about committing violent
acts against students on a reported
Wileys to lead parade, 2025 county fair kickoff
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Rick Wiley may
be considered the father of the
Anderson County Tractor pull,
which has become one of the
most successful additions to the
Anderson County Fair. The 2000
fair board president and his wife
Ann will be honored next week
as grand marshals of the 2025
parade kick-off.
A former Cherry Mound 4H
member as a youngster, Rick
The couple and
got adopted by the
eventually their
county fair board
kids Royce and
after suggesting
Rachel
moved
some
improveback to farm with
ments
to
the
Ricks father, Don
fairgrounds hog
Wiley, and by 2000
facilities when he
Rick was appointand Ann moved
ed to the county
back to the area
Rick & Ann Wiley fair board.
in 1989. Hed been
The
gone from home
for 13 years working for Bemis suggestion came up in 2000 for a
Construction building roads in tractor pull but it was too late in
Western Kansas and Oklahoma. the year, so plans were made to
investigate the option for the following year. In 2001 the county
launched its first event, and its
become a staple of the summer
fair season ever since.
Ann and Rick took on
a number of roles over the years
for the fair, serving as project
leaders for Cherry Mound 4-H,
helping with maintenance and
repair of facilities, serving as
exhibit superintendents and
SEE FAIR ON PAGE 2
County liberates more funds once directed to SEKMHC
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Aggravation over
salary outlays at the 6-county
Southeast Kansas Mental Health
Center reverberated at Mondays
Anderson County Commission
meeting, when commissioners
opted to withhold a distribution
of 2025 state alcohol tax money
which is typically sent to the
organization for drug and alcohol treatment.
Commissioners
recently
voted to withhold all but $1 in
county funding to SEKMHC a
subsidy typically totaling more
than $90,000 annually from the
2026 budget after salary levels at
the agency were revealed which
drew widespread criticism
among member county governments and others in the region.
Cities and counties in Kansas
receive a percentage of state
liquor tax charged on sales
SEE FUNDS ON PAGE 2
hit list while riding a school bus
with Calleys stepchildren. Calley
is a mechanic and a U.S. Army
and Navy veteran
and former police
officer. Position
#4 was formerly
held by Michael
Richards, who did
not seek re-election.
Steven Bundy
is semi-retired, a
Calley
former landscaper
and former postal delivery driver. Hes an active
member of Hope Anthem Church
in Garnett and participates in the
church jail ministry program. He
will seek election to Position #5,
formerly held by longtime board
member Sonya Martin, who also did
not file to run for another term.
Gina Witherspoon in Position #6
was the only incumbent to file to
SEE RACES ON PAGE 10
$4 billion battery plant
delays full hiring date,
Gov. Kelly mum on issue
BY PATRICK RICHARDSON
THE SENTINEL
DESOTO On Monday, July 14,
2025, Kansas Governor Laura
Kelly proclaimed Panasonic
Day in honor of the opening ceremonies for the new electric battery plant in Desoto, Kansas
an opening ceremony Kelly did
not attend but just a few days
before the company announced
it would be postponing plans to
bring the plant to full employment.
On Friday, July 11, Reuters
reported Panasonic is no longer
planning to bring the DeSoto
plant to full capacity by March
of 2027 as a result of a slowdown
in sales by Tesla, the companys
SEE PLANT ON PAGE 6
2
RECORD
NEWS IN
BRIEF
RURITANS BBQ SUPPER
The Pottawatomie Ruritan
Club is sponsoring a BBQ
supper on Saturday, August
9, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the
Lane Fire Station. Choice of
smoked beef, turkey & pork
sandwiches, baked beans,
coleslaw, potato salad &
drinks will be servced. Adults
$12. Sandwich $7. Children 6
& under $6.
KEIM BENEFIT SET
A dinner followed by an
auction will be held Friday
August 8th at the Amish
Community Building (18363
NW 1800 Rd, Garnett) for
Chris Keim, who was recently injured in an accident.
Dinner will be served from
5:00-7:30 p.m. The menu
is grilled chicken, mashed
potatoes and gravy, salad,
mixed vegetables, and dinner rolls. Dessert will be
homemade pies and homemade ice cream. Donations
for the auction would be
greatly appreciated and
can be dropped off at 7th
Street Grocery (22800 1700
Rd Garnett KS) or next door
at Midwest Surplus! A list of
auction items will be published prior to the auction.
SENIOR CENTER SEEKS
MEDICAL EQUIPMEMT
The Garnett Senior Center is
seeking donations of used
medical equipment such
as: walkers, wheelchairs,
scooters, beds, shower
chairs, etc. You may drop
off at the center from 9:30
1:30, Mon-Fri or call Joyce
Martin at 448-4518 for the
item to be picked up.
NO AMERICAN LEGION
BINGO ON JULY 29
There will be no Bingo at
American Legion Post 48
Garnett on July 29 due to
it being Anderson County
Fair week. Bingo will resume
Tuesday, August 5.
CORNSTOCK TICKETS
Cornstock ticket outlets in
Anderson County are now
selling early bird tickets. See
Chris Janson, The Kentucky
Headhunters, Kelsey Hart
and Trevor Holman & the
Haymakers 9/27 in Garnett.
VFW SETS CORNHOLE
TOURNEYS THURSDAYS
Every Thursday their will be
a cornhole tournament at
the Garnett VFW, 1507 S.
Elm St. It is a family friendly event open to everyone.
Registration begins at 6
p.m., tournament begins at
6:30 p.m. Entry fee is $15.
UNPLANNED
PREGNANCY
Advice & Aid Pregnancy
Center 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) 9620200 for information or visit
www.adviceandaid.com.
Correction:
In last weeks edition, a
photo of the Richmond car
show was incorrectly identified. It should have read:
Sydney Wettstein (daughter of Brandon and Julie
Wettstein) presenting a trophy for 1st place for Judges
Choice to Jake Earnest.
ANDERSON COUNTY
LAND TRANSFERS FILED
Lubna Sodagar to Shri Raama
LLC: All that part of nw4 30-2020 in city of garnett, described
as follows: com at nwcor nw4
said section 30, thence south
03631 east along west line of
nw4 said section 39, a distance
of 797.94 feet to pob; thence
north 900000 east parallel with
north line of nw4 said section 30
a distance of 330.00 feet; thence
south 03631 east parallel with
west line of nw4 said section 30
a distance of 110.06 feet; thence
north 900000 west parallel with
north line of nw4 said section 30
a distance of 330.00 feet, to pt
on west line of nw4 said section
30; thence north 03631 west
along west line of nw4 said section 30 a distance of 110.06 feet
to pob; subject to ingress/egress
easement described as follows:
com at nwcor nw4 said section
30, thence south 03631 east
along west line of nw4 said section 30 a distance of 797.94 feet;
thence north 900000 east parallel with north line of nw4 said
section 30 a distance of 165.00
feet to pob; thence continuing
north 900000 east parallel with
north line of nw4 said section 30,
a distance of 165.00 feet; thence
south 03631 east parallel with
west line of nw4 said section 30,
a distance of 10.00 feet; thence
north 900000 west parallel with
north line of nw4 said section 30,
a distance of 165.00 feet; thence
north 03631 west parallel with
west line of nw4 said section 30 a
distance of 10.00 feet, to pob.
Adam L Caylor and Caryn
Caylor to Caryn Caylor and Adam
L Caylor: Lots 1 & 2 blk 1 Parkview
Addition to City of Garnett.
Robert Dale Ratzlaff to Eric
Beckner: All that part of the ne/4
lying north of the railroad right of
way, in 9-22-21.
Adam J Scott and Amy E
Scott to Spencer Sheals and
Kodi Sheals: Beg at swcor sw4
29-19-20, thence north 011654
west for a distance of 970.72 feet
along west line of said quarter
seciton to true pob; thence south
782226 west for a distance of
95.20 feet to pt on east line of
AT&SF railroad r/w, thence north
121947 east for a distance
of 397.95 feet along said r/w to
pt on west line of said quarter
section, thence north 121947
east for a distance of 53.18 feet
along said r/w, thence along a
curve to left having a radius of
2765.17 feet and an arc length of
120.27 feet; being subtended by
a chord of north 114650 east
for a distance of 120.26 feet along
said r/w; thence north 782226
east for a distance of 431.11 feet
to pt on centerline of county road
#2150; thence south 113734
east for a distance of 522.63
feet along said centerline; thence
south 782226 west for a distance of 586.86 feet to true pob;
together with and subject to covenants, easements and restrictions
of record.
ANDERSON COUNTY MARRIAGE
LICENSE FILED
Thomas Anthony Mersman,
Garnett, and Chelsea Sherri
Leinweber, Garnett, have filled
out an application for a Marriage
License.
ANDERSON COUNTY TRAFFIC
CASES FILED
Christopher B Gamberel has
been charged with operating a
vehicle without registration or w/
expired tag.
Sarah Simpson Morrison has
been charged with official traffic
control devices; required obedience.
Alexis Y Velez has been
charged with speeding 71 mph in
a 55 mph zone.
Daniel Lynn Mildfelt has been
charged with official traffic control
devices; required obedience.
David Paul Pankey has been
charged with official traffic control
devices; required obedience.
Trevor D Morrison has been
charged with official traffic control
devices; required obedience.
David B Kinzle has been
charged with official traffic control
devices; required obedience.
Paul Nathan Ferguson has
been charged with official traffic
control devices; required obedience and for no vehcile registration.
Garrett Dean Weers has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in
a 65 mph zone.
Desi B Thomashas been
charged with no vehicle liability
insurance and for no vehicle registration.
Chor Lor has been charged
with speeding 75 mph in a 65 mph
zone.
Richard Brandon Hart has
been charged with driving under
the influence of drugs, possession
of marijuana, possession of drug
paraphernalia, improver driving
on laned roadway and unlawful
use of turn signals.
Judy Marie Brauckman has
been charged with operating a
motor vehicle without a valid drivers license.
Grace Christine Thompson has
been charged with failure to wear
a seatbelt.
Johnathan Wade Keegan
Chiles, Jr. has been charged with
speeding 90 mph in a 55 mph
zone.
Donald Ignatius Dudenhoeffer
has been charged with following
another vehicle too closely.
Coby Joe Pearson has been
charged with driving while suspended; 3rd or subsequent conviction, knowingly driving an
uninsured vehicle, not displaying
vehicle license plate, basic rule
of governing speed of vehicles
and failue to yield to emergency
vehicle.
Marc Evan Somers has been
charged with driving under the
influence of drugs/alcohol; 2nd
conviction and improper turn or
approach.
Charles David Oneal has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in
a 65 mph zone.
Tracy Barnes has been
charged with speeding 45 mph in
a 35 mph construction zone.
Sheryl Marie Brook has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in
a 65 mph zone.
Hector Manuel Conchas has
been charged with speeding 90
mph in a 65 mph zone.
Jessica Lynn Ohmer has been
charged with speeding 80 mph in
a 65 mph zone.
Tarles Jennings Antonie has
been charged with speeding 75
mph in a 65 mph zone.
Ricky Lam has been charged
with driving while license cancelled/suspended/revoked and
speeding 80 mph in a 65 mph
zone.
Dominic Anthony Dwayne
Raulsten has been charged with
speeding 75 mph in a 65 mph
zone.
Vincent Omondi Opiyo has
been charged with speeding 75
mph in a 65 mph zone.
Jose Humberto Corrales-Lopez
has been charged with being over
weight limits on wheels and axels
and securing loads on vehicles.
Branden Lyle Clark has been
charged with gross weight limits
for vehicles.
Devon O Miller has been
charged with gross weight limits
for vehicles.
Aaron Killough Stauffer has
been charged with not having
vehicle registration.
Arthur Cole Slaughter has
been charged with driving while
suspended; 1st conviction, operating a vehicle without registration
or w/expired tag and vehicle liability insurance required.
Dakota M Voth has been
charged with speeding 65 mph in
a 55 mph zone.
Chequita L Burkins Grant has
been charged with speeding 75
mph in a 65 mph zone.
Senior Center pitch – Duncan takes top honor
Happy to report we had
17 players Thursday night
for 13-point pitch.
Results of the evening are
as follows: Jessie Duncan
took top honor winning 8 of
10 games; Don Smith won
FAIR…
the 50/50; Glenda Stanley
won the least number of
games and Don Smith had
the most perfect hands of 13
with 4.
Come join us on
Thursday evening prompt-
ly at 6 o'clock at the Senior
Center for 10 games of
13-point pitch. Always
room for one more.
livestock judging at 11 AM.
Theres a pet contest at 1:00
PM in the livestock arena
leading up to bucket calf
interviews and show at 6:00
PM and the beef show at
6:30 PM. Friday night is the
livestock buyers appreciation supper at 5:30 p.m. and
the livestock premium sale
at 7:00 PM. Sunday is fairgrounds clean up at 4:30 PM
with a pool party following
for everyone who helps out.
A more detailed fair
schedule is published in
todays newspaper on page
8.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, July 24, 2025
FUNDS…
FROM PAGE 1
liquor sales based on their
population, a percentage of
which is directed toward
alcohol and drug treatment
in those respective cities
or counties. County clerk
Julie Wettstein told commissioners some $2,400 so
far in 2025 had been directed to the countys DARE
program, but she noted the
Anderson County Sherifs
Department no longer
runs DARE from that
agency and that USD 365
was presently funding its
own anti-drug and alcohol
instruction. About $4,800
so far had been traditionally earmarked for SEKMHC
to help fund a regional
service program that can
be offered to Anderson
County residents through
the regional mental health
center.
But that traditional payment was set prior to commissioners discovery this
year that SEKMHC management are some of the
highest paid among all 26
mental health districts in
Kansas.
SEKMHC
Director
Nathan Fawson earns
some $628,000 in salary
and compensation, putting
him at the top of director
compensation statewide.
Other key management
employees at the agency
earn salaries and perks in
the hundreds of thousands
of dollars each. Those salaries were approved by the
agencys board of trustees,
two of which are appointed
by each member county.
FATALITY…
FROM PAGE 1
ger for CO poisoning
exists while sleeping or in
enclosed spaces with poor
ventilation. Infants, elderly, people with heart or
respiratory diseases, and
pets are more susceptible.
I nexpensive
carbon
monoxide detectors can
be placed near sleeping
areas and on each level of
your home or workplace.
Safety procedures include
ensuring all fuel-burning
appliances are properly installed and vented.
From Presleys
Country Jubilee in
Branson & RFD TV
Mont Ida Church
Sunday, Aug. 3, 6:30 p.m.
Have heating systems,
chimneys, and appliances
inspected annually by professionals. Never use portable fuel-burning devices
(generators, grills) indoors
or in enclosed garages.
Never run a vehicle inside
a closed garage, even for a
short time.
If CO poisoning is suspected, immediately move
to fresh air and call emergency services. Seek medical attention promptly if
symptoms appear.
Jan Wards reporting
FROM PAGE 1
worked the 4-H livestock
auctions for 24 years. Rick
was president of the fair
board for two years and
served as secretary for 15
years.
Were proud to honor
ther Wileys and their service, said fair board president Jess Rockers.
The 7:00 PM Tuesday
parade kicks off the official events for the 2025 fair,
highlighted by the pedal
power tractor pull at the
north end of the old football
stadium after the parade,
Fun Services amusements
from 6 PM to 10:00 PM and
the ranch rodeo beginning
at 8:00 PM. Wednesday is
the entering and judging
of pies with the finale pie
awards and auction at 7:30
PM at the fair tent. The
federation will be open
from 5:30 to 7:00 PM with
the Wednesday night sheep
show at 6:00 PM.
On Thursday its time
for the horse show at 8:00
AM followed by the dairy
goat show at 9:00 AM and
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Those salaries were based
according to recommendations from a salary study
conducted by an Arizonabased consultant company, members of that board
have said.
County commissioners
in the 6-county area have
recoiled at those salary revelations, saying if the agency can afford those kinds of
salaries it doesnt need tax
money from local county
tax residents. SEKMHCs
budget has grown to some
$75 million in recent years
in recent years, its officials
say, after it gained additional certification that
allowed higher Medicaid
billings, and purchased a
local primary medical care
provider and a dental practice in the region.
Commissioners opted to
look for local options for
those funds, like the possible purchase of breathalyzers for law enforcement,
rather than sending additional funds to SEK.
When the director is
making that kind of a salary, everybody else is way
down the list, commission
chairman Les McGee said.
We dont need to be a part
of this. Lets hold it for
something else.
Other counties are contemplating defunding the
organization as well of
their own local tax dollars,
and the City of Linn Valley
in Linn County recently
scrubbed an office construction project with SEK
as intended lease holder
over concerns of its future
revenues.
This beautifully
presented story depicts
the changes affected by two
vastly different cultures.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, July 24, 2025
LUTZ
MAY 24, 1941 JULY 18, 2025
Don Lutz, age 84, of Lane,
Kansas, passed away on
Friday, July 18, 2025, at
Parkview Heights
in Garnett.
Donald Eugene
Lutz was born May
24, 1941, on the
farm near Harris,
Kansas, the second
of four children
born to Eugene
and
Theonilla
(Duethman) Lutz.
Don was known as
Butch to his family, from
the time he was a young
boy. He grew up alongside
his three sisters, attending Emerald Public School
#26 through eighth grade,
and later graduated from
Garnett High School with
the Class of 1959.
Don served his country
honorably for three years
in the United States Army,
stationed in Germany. He
proudly enlisted alongside his close friend Gary
Hermreck, and the two
completed their service
together. Following his military service, he attended
Automotive Body School in
Kansas City and went on
to work as a relief man in
the Paint Department at the
Ford Plant in Claycomo,
Missouri, where he retired
after 30 years of dedicated
service.
On April 26, 1969, Don
married Joyce Hestand in
Coffeyville, Kansas. Their
love story began through
a family connection, Joyce
was college roommates
with Dons cousin Donna,
and the two officially met at
Donnas wedding. Don and
Joyce built a life together over 56 years, rooted
in faith, family, and hard
work.
Though his career was
in automotive work, Dons
heart was always on the
farm. Farming was more
than a job, it was
his passion. He took
great pride in raising crops, hay, and
cattle. Don was also
an avid outdoorsman who loved
hunting
turkey,
deer, and pheasant.
Lutz He had a deep
bond with his animals, especially his
red heeler, Curly, who was
always by his side, eager to
greet Joyce and Don with a
tail wag and ready to take
on the day.
Don valued time with
family above all else. He
loved attending family
events and cherished time
with his nieces and nephews, many of whom spent
extended summers at the
farm, making memories
that would last a lifetime.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; his
sister and brother-in-law,
Patty and Don Penson; his
nephew, Steven Penson;
and his brother-in-law,
Keith Slagle.
Don is survived by his
wife, Joyce Lutz, of the
home; sisters Alice and
Jake Lickteig and Betty
Slagle; Many loving nieces and nephews; and many
friends and neighbors.
Graveside
services
will be held at 10:00 AM
on Friday, July 25, 2025,
at St. Patricks Cemetery,
Emerald, Kansas. Memorial
contributions may be made
to St. Patricks Cemetery
and left in care of Feuerborn
Family Funeral Service.
Condolences may be sent
to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com
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OBITUARIES
GARDNER
DECEMBER 28, 1929 JULY 21, 2025
Daniel Ray Gardner, 95,
Dan is preceded in death
Hartford, died on July 21, by his parents, his wife, a
2025 at Parkview Heights sister, Annie Cunningham
Care Center in
and a grandson,
Garnett.
Owen Gardner.
Dan was born
He is survived
on December 28,
by
four
sons,
1929 near Hartford,
George (Sharon)
in the farm home
Gardner, Overton,
where he lived
NE, Fred (Jackie)
most of his life.
Gardner, Garnett,
His parents were
David
(Nancy)
Gardner Gardner, Newton,
Samuel Ray and
Emilie June Milner
and
Vernon
Gardner.
Gardner,
Big
Dan attended Harmony Springs, NE, two daughgrade school and graduated ters, Mary Hoover, Lyons
from Hartford High school. and Elizabeth (Kevin)
He then attended Kansas Fox, Burlington, A sister,
Julia George, Aurora, CO,
State University.
On June 9, 1951 he mar- 19 grandchildren, 23 great
2 great
ried Virginia Lee Briles at grandchildren,
great grandchildren and
Richter Methodist Church.
Dan was a member of other relatives and friends.
Hartford
Methodist
Memorial
Services
Church. He served on the will be July 26, 2025 at
board for three different 1:30 pm at the Hartford
schools including 8 years United Methodist Church.
for USD 252. He was a Interment will be in the
faithful blood donor giving Lena Valley Cemetery.
almost 25 gallons in his life- Memorial contributions
time. He grew up as an may be made to the Hartford
active 4-H member and con- United Methodist Women
tributed years of leadership or the Hartford Library and
while his children were 4-H may be sent in care of Jones
ers. He was a farmer, stock- Funeral Home, P.O. Box
man, crop adjuster and an 277, Burlington, KS 66839.
avid woodworker.
TUCKER
JUNE 25, 1932 JULY 17, 2025
Joy Tucker, age 93, of
Welda, Kansas, passed
away on Thursday, July 17,
2025, at her home.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, July 23,
2025, at Feuerborn Family
Funeral Service, Garnett.
Burial followed at Welda
Cemetery, Welda, Kansas.
DIETRICH
JULY 25, 1940 JULY 18, 2025
Della Dietrich, age 84,
of Kincaid, Kansas, passed
away peacefully on Friday,
July 18, 2025, at Menorah
Medical Center in Overland
Park, Kansas.
Funeral services will
be held at 2:00 PM on
Monday, July 28, 2025, at
the Feuerborn Family
Funeral Service Chapel in
Garnett, Kansas. Burial
will follow in the Holy
Angels Cemetery, Garnett,
Kansas. Dellas family will
greet friends an hour prior
to the service at 1:00 PM.
A new heaven
and a new earth!
In Revelation 21 John
the Apostle is exiled to the
island of Patmos because
of his testimony concerning Jesus. John receives
a vision from God of
the New Jerusalem, the
new heaven and the new
earth. As part of this
vision God tells him that
the old order of things has
passed away. The old order
of things he is referring to
is death, mourning, crying
and pain. All of these afflictions are things we fear
or dread and we have no
control over any aspect of
them. We try to put them
out of our mind but that
is not a solution. Our only
hope is that God says these
things will pass away. This
is good news to the believer and should provide us
a measure of comfort. We
live each day, in a sense,
as a prisoner in our own
body. A body prone to pain
and suffering, and ultimately death. John tells us
that he saw a solution to
our problem. A new heaven and a new earth for the
first heaven and the first
earth had passed away. In
Matthew 4 we read about
the temptation of Jesus by
Satan. Satan was attempting to get Jesus to forgo
the pain, suffering and ultimate death that lay before
him thus eliminating the
new heaven and new earth
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
BY DAVID BILDERBACK
by tempting him with the
treasures of this world.
You see Satan has a realm
where he operates. He
works tirelessly to afflict
Gods people and Gods
kingdom. That realm exists
on earth and even includes
the first heaven, which is
the heaven we see, but he
can go no farther. Satan
cannot inhabit the heavens where God dwells. God
tells John, I am making
everything new! Whatever
exists on this earth and in
the immediate heavens will
be destroyed because it is
contaminated by sin. Just
as God raised Jesus from
the dead he will make his
new heaven and new earth.
God instructs John Write
this down because these
words are trustworthy and
true. What a promise for
us to anticipate.
Ministry on the
Holiness of God.
Author of the book,
On the Other Side
of the Door
Like David Bilderback
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New documents deepen Obama/Russigate
Newly declassified records show the
phony dossier intel agencies used to spy
on Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign was included in a critical Obamaera report on Russias activities in the
2016 election despite claims from top
Obama officials that it wasnt.
The information was disclosed
Wednesday in a declassified 2020 report by
the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence (HPSCI). Approved for release
by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi
Gabbard, the unsealed records paint a
damning picture of how high-ranking
Obama administration officials included
unsubstantiated dirt about Trump in its
2017 Intelligence Community Assessment
(ICA) on Moscows shenanigans in the
2016 contest.
That ICA, as The Federalists Mollie
Hemingway noted, included a key judgment that Russia had interfered in the
election specifically because Putin and
the Russian government aspired to help
President-elect Trumps election chances.
The declassified report released
Wednesday not only significantly undermines the ICAs key judgement, but
it also contradicts claims made by top
Obama officials that salacious information from the infamous Steele dossier
were not incorporated into the main body
of the 2017 ICA.
As a quick refresher, the allegations
that ultimately became the dossier were
compiled by ex-British spy Christopher
Steele on behalf of the opposition research
firm Fusion GPS, which in turn had been
hired by the Hillary Clinton campaigns
law firm (Perkins Coie) to dig up dirt on
Trump ahead of the 2016 election. The
dossier was ultimately shopped by Steele
to the FBI in early July 2016 and later used
by the agency to obtain a warrant to spy
on Trump campaign official Carter Page.
The report unsealed by Gabbard reveals
that the dossiers most significant claims
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
SHAWN FLEETWOOD THE FEDERALIST
that Russia launched cyber activities
to leak political emails were little more
than a regurgitation of stories previously
published by multiple media outlets prior
to the creation of the dossier. It further
disclosed that dossier reports containing
salacious allegations about Trumps character and alleged collusion with Moscow
were either proven false or unsubstantiated.
Equally significant, however, are the
reports following paragraphs, which
detail how the dossier was referenced
in the ICA main body text and further
detailed in a two-page ICA annex [c]
ontradicting public claims by [then-CIA
Director John Brennan] that the dossier
was not in any way incorporated into the
ICA.
By devoting nearly two pages of ICA
text to summarizing the dossier in a
high-profile assessment intended for the
President and President-elect, the ICA
misrepresented both the significance and
credibility of the dossier reports, the 2020
HPSCI analysis reads. The ICA referred
to the dossier as Russian plans and intentions, falsely implying to high-level US
policymakers that the dossier had intelligence value for understanding Moscows
influence operations.
As summarized by Federalist CEO
SEE FLEETWOOD ON PAGE 7
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for too much. Thank you.
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Hey Anderson County, what a great time
to visit the Anderson County History
Museum. Bring in the kids and teach
them about all the local history theyre not
learning about in school. The information
recently about Arthur Capper was fantastic. How many know that the first Kansasborn governor was born here in Garnett
and worked at one of the Garnett papers?
His legacy as a humanitarian and senator
from Kansas is all preserved right here in
Garnett. Go spend an afternoon out of the
heat and learn about our county.
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Dont drink the water. They told us not
to drink the water, some gal running up
and down the street. We find out they got
a problem with it. So here we sit Monday
afternoon, and just find out that the boil
order has been lifted Saturday afternoon.
Well here again, Garnett, very poor communication with the public. For crying
out loud.
Hey Hicks I cant wait to hear your take on
CBS canceling Steven Colbert. What a dirt
bag. Now just get rid of Maher and Jimmy
Are the podcasts you trust really worthy of your trust?
Experts agree: Podcasters heavily
influenced the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. That, de facto, makes
them custodians of the public good.
But do they fully understand that, and
what it means?
In many cases, not likely.
In an ominous if not frightening
example of that, Kareem Rahma of the
popular Instagram and TikTok social
media series Subway Takes recently
admitted hed decided not to air a really, really bad interview performance
by Democrat nominee Kamala Harris
before the election.
Her tape was that bad? an interviewer asks Rahma.
It was really, really bad, Rahma
says. It was like, didnt make any sense.
I can tell you this: Bacon as a spice.
Bacon as a spice.
Her take was really confusing and
weird and not good. And so, [we] mutually agreed that we shouldnt publish it.
Adds Rahma: And I got lucky because
I didnt want to be blamed for her losing.
Consider the implications of that: a
podcaster with an audience well over a
million deciding to hide an embarrassing
performance by a presidential candidate
in order to protect her or himself rather than letting the public see it in order
to judge for themselves whether she was
COMMENTARY
MICHAEL RYAN, THE HEARTLANDER
presidential material.
Thats simply not acting in the public
interest. Period.
Thats no custodian of the public good.
It doesnt help that Rahma doesnt
appear to have either a journalism or
political background. Hes described by
Google AI as a comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has also produced and executive produced several
films
Certainly the legacy media cant be
trusted anymore to vet presidential candidates. In only the latest in a long history of media debacles, ABC News last
year disgraced itself with its one-sided
hosting of the Trump-Harris debate.
Trump was fact-checked by ABC
moderators 5 times during debate while
Harris was left alone, the New York
Post reported.
Also in the run-up to the 2024 election,
a study found ABC, CBS and NBC gave
Harris 78% positive coverage and Trump
85% negative.
Trust in media is so low that half of
Americans now believe that news organizations deliberately mislead them,
Forbes reported in 2023.
The result is both predictable and lamentable: According to Gallup, Americans
trust in the media fell from 72% in 1976 to
just 31% in 2024.
Thats a catastrophic collapse of the
Fourth Estates credibility.
And a delicious opportunity for alternative media.
Indeed, despite Rahmas ethically
dubious decision to help one candidate
hide her glaring deficiencies, its undeniable that podcasters and posters on
social media platform X ended up putting
Trump and Harris in sharp relief.
While Harris was getting the kid
gloves treatment, Trumps no-holdsbarred interview with podcaster Joe
Rogan netted over 33 million views.
To put that in perspective, notes
one blog, thats more than the combined
audience of several prime-time cable
news shows.
SEE RYAN ON PAGE 7
Lots of media choices available without tax dollars
Big Bird deserves to lose this time.
In the past, whenever Republicans
have tried to cut federal funding for
public broadcasting, the 8-foot-2-inch-tall
yellow bird has been trotted out as an
exemplar of all that is good and necessary about public broadcasting, and the
federal dollars have been preserved.
Perhaps our Jim Henson-created
feathered friend will continue his undefeated streak, but a Trump-backed recessions bill represents the best chance to
defund public broadcasting in decades, if
not ever.
The bill, clawing back previously
appropriated funding, has already passed
the House and is now being considered in
the Senate, where the filibuster doesnt
apply. The measure targets $9.4 billion in
federal spending, including funds for the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The CPB gets about $500 million a year
from the federal government, and parcels
it out to NPR, PBS and local public radio
and TV stations.
NPR maintains that it only gets about
2% of its funding from the federal government, with more coming indirectly
via member stations. PBS gets about 15%
of its funding from the feds.
If NPR and PBS programming is as
compelling and vital as its defenders say,
it shouldnt be a heavy lift to get foundations, philanthropists and devoted listeners and viewers to fill any funding
gap. The organizations already given
out a lot of tote bags during fundraising
drives. Surely, they can give out some
more.
Decades ago, with the rise of cable TV
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
and a proliferation of sources of news
and entertainment, it seemed absurd for
the government to have to prop up a
few select media sources. How much
more ridiculous it is now, in the age of
YouTube, social media, satellite radio,
Substack, streaming services and podcast platforms.
Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the
Public Broadcasting Act, creating the
CPB in 1967, and like many other Great
Society programs, public broadcasting
is an anachronism that wont go away.
Big Bird himself is approaching the age
when hell soon begin to be eligible for
senior-citizen discounts.
Supporters of public broadcasting extol the virtues of All Things
Considered, the PBS NewsHour
and Frontline, and yes (political bias
aside), journalists do some good work
for these programs. They also (again,
political bias aside) do some good work at
The New York Times and CBS News, yet
neither of these outlets depend on federal
tax dollars.
Oh, defenders also ask, How can we
possibly do without the wonder of educational programming like Sesame Street
and Daniel Tigers Neighborhood?
Sesame Street is, indeed, an American
institution. Even if PBS collapsed tomorrow, the show would certainly go on.
For about a decade now, new episodes
have been featured on HBO or Netflix,
demonstrating how a venerable 50-yearold project can adapt to the times.
Its simply not true, by the way, that
we depend on PBS for good shows for
kids. Theres been educational programming developed by Nickelodeon (Blues
Clues & You!), Scholastic Entertainment
(The Magic School Bus) and Netflix
(Ask the StoryBots and Ada Twist,
Scientist). And somehow, such iconic
childrens programming as Dora the
Explorer, Peppa Pig and Bluey
were created without the involvement of
PBS.
Then theres the argument that a cutoff of federal funding will be devastating
to local public radio stations in rural
communities. Its true that small stations could go out of business, but as
anyone who has been paying attention
has noticed, we live in an era of great
media churn. Private media entities are
going out of business — and being created
— all the time. The government shouldnt
extend its favor to a few select outlets.
Especially when these outlets are so blatantly and pervasively biased. NPR and
SEE LOWRY ON PAGE 7
Love your paper. Read in the Lawrence
paper arts organizations in Douglas
County received a total of $101,908 from
the state; the only county that receivedmore was Sedgwick County. When do you
suppose were going to start asking why all
this money to these silly art alliances and
what not? Need DOGE in Kansas. Thanks.
Contact your elected leadership:
President Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
Governor Laura Kelly
300 SW 10th Ave #241s,
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3232
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: (785) 296-7451
fred.gardner@house.ks.gov
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the freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a
redress of grievances.
Lovers of freedom, anxious for the fray.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, July 24, 2025
The 2025 KATP
comes to a close
Thursday 12 June
Starting to get hot and
humid at our site. We
wish we would get some
of that breeze back from a
couple of days ago. One of
the Washburn University
students, Beetle Hatch is
having back spasms from
an old injury this morning.
We found several nice and
interesting artifacts today.
Among them are a ladies
garter hook, large safety
pin, mother of pearl button, white porcelain glass,
button, slate pencil and my
screen find of the day; a
small pure white carved
cameo stone with a small
amount of gold showing on
the back. This tells us that
it has been mounted in or
on some type of jewelry.
This evening I ate at
McDonalds and then called
Kay before calling it a day.
Friday 13 June
The only extra curricular activity of today was
another afternoon watermelon break. Delicioussss!
Our finds today as we continued our excavation a
little deeper in our grids
were: A brass button with
the initials MSP on it, a
rather large unidentified
iron artifact, a short stubby
slate pencil, a .38 Caliber
shell casing, unknown
iron tool, several shards
of yellowware, patterned
Chinaware, and our first
worked shard of grey flint.
Called Kay and went to
Wendys for supper.
Saturday 14 June
Today we began bringing our school to a close.
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HISTORY
120 years ago…. Fire destroys bakery
THAT WAS THEN
DIGGING UP THE PAST
PAULA SCOTT REVIEW HISTORY COLUMNIST
Henry Roeckers
Historical gleanings from
past newspapers.
Call (785) 448-6244 for
local archeology information.
Our most important job
today was going over all
our paperwork, making sure everything was
accounted for and correctly
recorded and reported. Also
make sure all paperwork
was properly signed. Took
down our tents, cleaned up
everything surrounding
our area, as tomorrow they
will back fill all the open
grids etc. I attended this
evenings BBQ and overview of all our work for
the last week. Really great!
Because of the late drive
home, I decided to stay at
the Econo Lodge one more
night. Called Kay.
Sunday 15 June
Up at 6:30 AM and
departed for home at 7:00
AM. I stopped in Ottawa at
McDonalds and had breakfast before heading on to
Garnett. Arrived home at
9:40 AM.
Oh what precious memories I have of this years
KATP. I hope you enjoyed
my sharing a few of them
with you.
Respectfully
submitted by: Henry Roeckers.
14July2025
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1895 – 130 years ago
July 26 – Our Afro-American
citizens have arranged for a grand
barbecue on Emancipation Day,
August 1st, in the city park, under
the auspices of the A. M. E. church.
The committee have arranged
for barbecued beef, mutton, turkey and chicken and other good
things too numerous to mention.
Program includes address by Col.
Houston, Rev. John Young, Manford
Schoonover, Miss Laura Gregg and
A. Manley.
1905 – 120 years ago
July 28 – About 3 oclock Saturday
morning as night watch Lacy was
making his rounds, he discovered
that the large oven in the rear of the
J. H. Butlers bakery on the south
side to be on fire and he at once
turned in the alarm. Men in the
vicinity of the city hall soon had the
hose carts on the scene and the hose
connected by the time the firemen
had arrived. The bakery oven is in
the rear of the Archer Bros. Clothing
store, and it is indeed fortunate that
more damage was not done. Butler
suffered a complete loss.
July 29 – I have been informed that
boys are using the baseball grounds
out at the Driving Park for Sunday
baseball. This is strictly forbidden
and any persons caught playing
there on Sunday will be prosecuted.
1925 – 100 years ago
July 30 – Justamere Park, located
on the C. A. Said farm, two miles
southeast of Garnett, will open
tomorrow evening with a dance,
music by the Rainbow Ramblers.
This is not a platform, but a pavilion,
all electrically lighted, where dances
can be held all winter. The swimming hole has been improved by
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 07-24-2025 / ARCHIVE
Circa July 2005 Alaric Bogle, center, listens intently to one of the instructors
during the eighth-grade football camp held at ACJSHS last week.
being enlarged. This park is an
improvement over anything we
have ever had in the past, and Mr.
Said informs us that he plans to continue to improve Justamere until
it will be one of the finest recreation
parks in eastern Kansas by opening
season of 1926.
July 30 – Sheriff Weatherman
and Night Marshal Charles Smith
received a tip the other day that
a couple of Negros, who gave their
names as Charles McKnight and
Frank Ford were dealing in chalk
beer (whatever that is) on the
old Wiyninger farm, in the South
Potawatomie bottoms, so the officers went out to investigate. As a
result, they found a barrel half-full
of stuff that looked like swill, or slop,
but was only intended for human
hogs. They also found in the house
a homemade table arranged for
crap-shooting, and the indications
were that games had been played
on the table. The men who were
running the place were also taken in
charge and placed in jail. The next
day, they were taken before Justice
Woodcock, who named a bond.
One of the men gave bond, but the
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other was unable to obtain bond,
and is in jail. Their preliminary
hearing will take place August 11th.
1935 – 90 years ago
July 25 – A county-wide campaign
to stamp out diphtheria through
the immunization of school children will be staged when school is
returned in September as a result of
action taken Monday by the county commissioners and Dr. T. A.
Hood, county health officer. Dr. C.
H. Kinneman, state board of health
member, had told the commissioners the week before that they were
responsible for measures to stop the
spread of contagious disease and
that between 500 and 750 school children were in danger as a result of an
outbreak at the Garnett CCC camp.
1985 – 40 years ago
July 26 – The Garnett Swimming
Pool is holding a movie night, Friday
July 29 from 9-11 p.m., gates open at
8:50 p.m. Napoleon Dynamite will
be shown. Admission $1 – no passes. Participants are invited to bring
their own flotation device; no swimming is allowed.
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Pictured is Stacie Ricley (middle) as she earned recognition as a Distinguished Nurse
from the Parkview Heights facility. Also in the photo, from left:Avi Goldsetin President,
Zish Margulies, CEO, Laura Peterson, RN, Vice President of Professional Services & Tony
Johnson is the Chief Operating Officer.
Pictured is Brianna Allen (middle) as she earned recognition as a Distinguished CNA/
CMA from the Parkview Heights facility. Also in the photo, from left: Avi Goldsetin
President, Zish Margulies, CEO, Laura Peterson, RN, Vice President of Professional
Services & Tony Johnson is the Chief Operating Officer.
Recover-Care Heartland celebrates fourth annual Care Champion Celebration
HOLTON – Recover-Care
Heartland proudly hosted
its Fourth Annual Care
Champion Celebration at
Prairie Band Casino, honoring the exceptional caregivers who exemplify compassion, dedication, and
excellence in care across its
portfolio of facilities.
The Care Champion
Celebration recognizes one
outstanding CNA/CMA
and one distinguished
nurse from each facility
who go above and beyond
in their service to residents.
This years event brought
together caregivers, administrators, and leadership to
celebrate these everyday
heroes and their unwavering commitment to providing high-quality, person-centered care.
From Parkview Heights,
two exemplary team mem-
bers were recognized:
Brianna
Allen
Distinguished CNA/CMA
Stacie
Ricley
Distinguished Nurse
These incredible individuals represent the very
best of who we are, said
Casey Karnes, Executive
Director of Parkview
Heights. Brianna and
Stacie consistently demonstrate compassion, skill,
and a deep commitment
to the wellbeing of our
residents. They truly
embody the spirit of a Care
Champion.
The annual event continues to grow in both attendance and significance,
reinforcing Recover-Care
Heartlands dedication to
recognizing and supporting
its caregiving teams.
economic
development
packages.
Research indicates that
subsidies often dont produce the desired results. A
study of the states PEAK
program
(Promoting
Employment
Across
Kansas) by Professor
Nathan Jensen found that
PEAK recipients were no
more likely to create jobs
than non-PEAK recipients. Dr. Arthur Hall of
the University of Kansas
reached a similar conclusion in a study of STAR
bond projects in Wichita.
Additionally, the economic impact that the
administration claims for
this project, as well as the
Integra
semiconductor
plant, was based on flawed
studies.
In the 2023 annual report
to the Kansas Legislature,
obtained by the Americans
For Prosperity Foundation
Kansas, and provided to
the Sentinel, Commerce
claims that Panasonic will
create 8,000 total jobs
4,000 with Panasonic and
4,000 indirect jobs. The
report also claims that:
Each $1 of Kansas APEX
incentives will generate
$26.06 in estimated economic impact.
The report further
claims that Integra will create 5,155 total jobs 1,994
with Integra and 3,161 indirect jobs and: Each $1 of
Kansas APEX incentives
will generate $218.53 in estimated economic impact.
The data Commerce used
stems from a pair of studies
by Wichita State University
that were designed by
Commerce, but Commerce
spokesman Patrick Lowry
insists they were independent.
In the studies, its
clear that rather than
being independent
Commerces Chief Counsel
Robert North was guiding
the project.
Integra: The Kansas
Department of Commerce,
Robert
North,
Chief
Counsel, led the project
scope, developed the simulation estimates, and provided overall guidance.
Nadira
Hazim-Patrick
(another
Commerce
employee) provided project
details for the economic
and fiscal impacts.
Panasonic: The following
people were responsible for
the successful completion
of the impact study, which
includes the data collection
and economic modeling. At
the Kansas Department of
Commerce, Robert North,
Chief Counsel, led the project scope, developed the
simulation estimates, and
provided overall guidance.
Moreover, the methodology section shows that the
economic impact of both
programs is at the very
least overstated.
The studies are not estimating new net economic
activity but rather any economic activity around the
plants.
In other words, much
of the impact will simply
be moving existing money
around rather than generating new activity. It is
also unlikely that the estimates are reduced by the
opportunity cost, which is
the economic benefit that
would result if money for
incentives were spent on
something else.
The economic impact
estimates
from
the
Department of Commerce
might sound good at
face value, but Kansans
should know they reflect
bad policies, AFPF-KS
State Director Elizabeth
Patton said at the time.
Hardworking taxpayers
should understand these
estimates are meant to
protect the power and reputation of the Commerce
Department and its pet
projects.
PLANT…
FROM PAGE 1
single largest customer.
Indeed, Reuters reports,
the new target date to
reach full production of
30 gigawatt-hours at the
$4 billion plant in the U.S.
state of Kansas has yet to be
fixed, the Nikkei (business
daily) said.
The Sentinel asked both
the Kansas Department of
Commerce and Governor
Kellys office if the extensive incentives offered by
the state will be affected
by the postponement. The
Sentinel also asked about
incentives to ancillary businesses which have sprung
up around the plant, the
numbers of such businesses, what incentives they
may have received and
how those businesses may
be affected by this decision.
As of publication, there
has been no response.
Property tax and other
incentives for projects like
this are usually tied to
among other things hitting specific employment
targets.
However, in the case of
the Attracting Powerful
Economic Expansion Act
or APEX which authorized the roughly $829 million incentive package for
Panasonic over two years
ago there are no such
targets.
As the Kansas City Star
reported in January 2023,
The states agreement
with Panasonic doesnt
require the company to create 4,000 jobs or any jobs
at all. Nor does it create
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to merge with Prairie Bank of Kansas
Community National Bank & Trust announces the merger of Prairie Bank
of Kansas and Farmer National Bancshares, Inc., with Community National and
Community Bancorp, Inc.
We look forward to working with the excellent management team,
officers, staff and fine customers at Prairie Bank of Kansas. We believe that
combining the resources of these two strong and well-respected Community Banks will ensure an excellent commitment to the great communities
that Prairie Bank of Kansas has serviced so well for over 135 years, said Dan
Mildfelt, President, CEO and Chairman of Community National Bank & Trust,
Chanute, Kansas.
James Richardson, CEO of Prairie Bank of Kansas, and Dan Mildfelt, have
signed an agreement whereby Community Bancorp, Inc. will acquire all the
stock of Farmers National Bancshares, Inc., and thereby acquire Prairie Bank
of Kansas, which will be merged into Community National Bank & Trust. The
acquisition is expected to be completed early in the third quarter of 2025 and
is subject to regulatory approval.
Prairie Bank of Kansas is headquartered in Stafford, Kansas, with branch
offices in Buhler, Inman and Hutchinson, Kansas. Prairie Bank of Kansas was
established in 1886, became a national bank in 1909, and then in 2013 became a state-chartered bank. Prairie Bank of Kansas (f/k/a Farmers National
Bank) acquired Buhler State Bank in 1993, United Bank of Inman in 1997 and
opened a branch in Hutchinson in 2009. Prairie Bank of Kansas expects to
complete the second quarter of 2025 with total assets exceeding $135 million
and loans exceeding $83 million.
James Richardson, CEO of Prairie Bank, stated, Both banks are excited
about the acquisition. Prairie Bank is pleased to associate with a bank that
is very community oriented and will continue to provide that one-on-one
service to which our customers are accustomed.
In recent years, the Comptroller of the Currencys Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination reflects an Outstanding Rating in Community
Development. We look forward to merging with Prairie Bank of Kansas and
continuing to provide exceptional banking service to each community, said
Dan Mildfelt.
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CALENDAR
Thursday, July 24, 2025
2:00 p.m. – Emergency Food
Assistance Program
(Harvesters)
4:30 p.m. – Garnett Farmers
Market
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch &
Snacks at Garnett Senior
Center
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Republican
Party Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics
Anonymous
Friday, July 25, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
5:30 p.m. – Water Aerobics
Saturday, July 26, 2025
11:00 a.m. – Stay and Play @
Garnett Public Library
Monday, July 28, 2025
Anderson County Fair
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
5:30 p.m. – Water Aerobics
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with
Jenelle
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Anderson County Fair
10:00 a.m. – Storytime hosted
by the Garnett Public Library
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics
Anonymous
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Anderson County Fair
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
5:30 p.m. – Water Aerobics
6:30 p.m. – Awana
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Anderson County Fair
4:30 p.m. – Garnett Farmers
Market
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch &
Snacks at Garnett Senior
Center
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics
Anonymous
Friday, August 1, 2025
Anderson County Fair
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
5:30 p.m. – Water Aerobics
Monday, August 4, 2025
8:45 a.m. – AM Yoga
5:30 p.m. – Water Aerobics
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with
Jenelle
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime hosted
by the Garnett Public Library
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, August 6, 2025
8:45 a.m. – AM Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
3:30 p.m. – Tinkering & Tech
hosted by Garnett Public
Library
5:30 p.m. – Water Aerobics
6:00 p.m. – Parks & Recreation
Planning Committee Mtg
6:30 p.m. – Awana
Thursday, August 7, 2025
4:30 p.m. – Farmers Market
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch &
Snacks at Garnett Senior
Center
6:00 p.m. – Anderson County
Historical Society Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics
Anonymous
Friday, August 8, 2025
8:45 a.m. – AM Yoga
5:30 p.m. – Water Aerobics
Saturday, August 9, 2025
7:00 p.m. – Back to School
movie night at Mundells
Pumpkin Patch hosted by
GACC
students earn Emporia
Crest students compete at Area
State University degrees
National FBLA Conference
Crest High School was
well represented at the
National FBLA Conference
in Anaheim, California in
early July as seven students qualified to compete
in various events.
Qualifying for nationals required them to rank
in the top four across the
entire state of Kansas! At
the national level, they
went up against top students from across the country.
Jacob Zimmerman and
Max Black tested in various business categories.
Allison
Weatherman,
McKenna
Powell, and
G r a c y n
Ellington
teamed up
to
create
and present
a news segment for the
Broadcast
Journalism
e v e n t .
Meanwhile,
Blaine King
and Lizzie
Ellington developed a business model and designed
EMPORIA – Over 500
Emporia State University
students graduated during
ceremonies in May 2025.
Graduate students were
recognized May 9; undergraduate students on May
10. Students from this area
who graduated include:
Amy Gretencord of
Garnett, Kansas, with a
Master of Science in School
Counseling .
Blake A Hess of Garnett,
Kansas, Cum Laude with a
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre
and a minor in Computer
Science.
Chris Kent Peine of
Garnett, Kansas, with a
Bachelor of Music in Music
with a concentration in
Music Performance and a
minor in Business.
Abigael M Reid of
Garnett, Kansas, Cum
Laude with a Bachelor
of Science in Health and
RYAN…
FROM PAGE 4
graphics for their Graphic
Design presentation.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 07-24-2025 / CREST FACEBOOK
Earlier this month, Crest students traveled to Anaheim, California, to compete in the
National FBLA Conference. Pictured top right, from left is Allison Weatherman, McKenna
Powell and Gracyn Ellington. Above left is Jacob Zimmerman and Max Black. Above right
is Blaine King and Lizzie Ellington.
FLEETWOOD…
FROM PAGE 4
Sean Davis, Obama intel
officials then prepared separate versions of the ICA
one for Congress, which did
not include references to
Steele dossier in the main
body, a declassified version
for public release which
also excluded the dossier
even though it was unclassified, and one for Obama
and other executive branch
officials, which included
the Steele dossier references in the main body.
The newly declassified
review of the ICA concluded that this sleight of hand
was done to allow top intel
officials to avoid any public
scrutiny or accountability
for their inclusion of false,
Clinton-funded opposition
research in an ICA, Davis
added.
It wasnt only Brennan
who previously claimed
(under oath) that the dossiers contents werent formally included in the 2017
ICA, however.
In addition to claiming
in January 2017 (shortly
after meeting with Trump)
that, we did not rely upon
[the dossier] in any way for
our conclusions, then-DNI
James Clapper contended
in a July 2017 interview
with House lawmakers that
the dossier was not a formal part of the Intelligence
Community Assessment.
Clapper
reportedly
echoed similar claims
during a May 2023 interview with House members,
according
to
RealClearInvestigations.
Former FBI Director
James Comey and FBI
Deputy Director Andrew
McCabe also issued statements claiming the dossiers contents werent
included in the main body
of the ICA when previously
speaking with lawmakers,
the outlet reported.
Shawn Fleetwood is a staff
writer for The Federalist.
Follow him on Twitter
@ShawnFleetwood
Yet, as welcome as the
new media are, Rahmas
poor choice highlights the
pitfalls of relying on broadcasters with no journalistic
training or allegiance to
the public good to scrutinize candidates for the most
powerful, most important
position in the world.
Sadly, though, thats
going around: Most of the
moguls in Big Tech, for
instance, arent trained
journalists steeped in the
First Amendment and an
obligation to share the
unvarnished truth with the
American people. Theyve
been caught redhanded putting their thumbs on the
electoral scale.
In Meta CEO Mark
Zuckerbergs case, it was
two thumbs: While censoring conservatives on his
platform at the behest of
the Biden administration,
he was sowing Democrat
electoral hopes with over
$400 million spent in the
2020 election.
If the new media, these
self-styled citizen journalists, want to supplant the
biased, discredited legacy
media and contribute to the
common good, theyll need
to do better than Rahmas
example.
Otherwise, Americans
longing to independently
educate themselves on the
candidates will once again
be lost at sea.
Chris Keim
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2025 LINN COUNTY FAIR O RODEO
FROM PAGE 4
PBS provide left-of-center
content for left-of-center
audiences under the guise
of objectivity. As many legacy media organizations
have long demonstrated,
there is a business model
there, but its not one that
deserves or needs taxpayer
support.
Big Bird should, finally,
make his own way in the
world.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
Human Performance and
minors in Coaching and
Biology.
Josh Scott Stifter of
Greeley, Kansas, Magna
Cum Laude with a Bachelor
of Science in Sport
Leadership & Recreation
and a minor in Health.
Elizabeth Ann Foltz
of Kincaid, Kansas, with
a Education Specialist in
School Psychology .
Andrew
Travis
McAdam
of
Kincaid,
Kansas, with a Bachelor
of Science in Crime and
Delinquency Studies .
Brock A Clifton of
Richmond, Kansas, Summa
Cum Laude with a Bachelor
of Science in Computer
Science .
Amanda Lynn Kueser
of Westphalia, Kansas, with
a Education Specialist in
School Psychology .
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COUNTY FAIR
Anderson County Fair
July 28 – August 3
Saturday, July 26
8:30 a.m. – 4-H and Cloverbud
Showcase Pre-Fair entry and
judging (Sewing and Textiles,
Shopping in Style, Fashion
Revue, Visual Arts, Fiber Arts
and Photography) & 4-H
Geology Judging
Monday, July 28
1-3:00 p.m. – Enter Open Class
Foods
1-4:00 p.m. – Enter & Conference
Judging of all 4-H Foods
1-5:00 p.m. – Enter all other 4-H &
Open Class Exhibits
5-7:00 p.m. – 4-H Foods Bake Sale
5-7:00 p.m. – Enter & Weigh all
Market Sheep, Meat Goats and
Swine
5:30 p.m. – Judging of all
Horticulture and Floriculture
5-8:00 p.m. – Enter all 4-H and
Open Class Poultry and Rabbits
6-8:00 p.m. – Enter & Weigh all
Market Beef
Tuesday, July 29
8:30 a.m. – Swine Show Beachner
Grain is providing doughnuts
and drinks before the swine
show.
9 a.m. Open Class foods judging
11 a.m. – Rabbit Show Livestock
Arena Show will start 15
minutes after the Swine Show,
if its not completed by 11 a.m.
1 p.m. – Judging of remaining 4-H
and Open Class Exhibits, Boy
Scouts & Girl Scouts Exhibits
12:30 p.m. – Community Building
will close at 12:30 p.m. for
judging and reopen at 3 p.m.
1:30 p.m. – Poultry Show
Livestock Arena. PLEASE
NOTE: It will begin at 1:30 p.m.
or following the Rabbit Show.
7 p.m. – Parade Stadium After
Parade Pedal Tractor Pull
North End of Stadium
8 p.m. – Fashion Revue & 4-H
Awards Presentation
Livestock Arena
6-10 p.m. – Fun Services of KC
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Have fun at the
Anderson County Fair and
Good Luck to all exhibitors!
Watch for The Winners Circle
coming out in August with results
and photos from this years fair.
Wednesday, July 30
9 a.m. – Meat Goat Show – Farm
Bureau is providing doughnuts
and drinks before the swine
show.
4-6 p.m. – Enter Pies Community
Building
5:30-7 p.m. – Merchant Tent
6 p.m. – Sheep Show
6-10 p.m. – Fun Services of KC
6:15 p.m. – Judging of Pies
6:30 p.m. – GSSB Kids Cash Grab
7:30 p.m. – Presentation of Pie
Awards Pie Auction Tent on
ballfield
Thursday, July 31
7:30 a.m. – Check in for Horse
Show
8 a.m. – Horse Show
9 a.m. – Dairy Goat Show
9:30 a.m. – Dairy Cattle Show
11 a.m. – Livestock Judging
Contest
1 p.m. – Pet Contest Livestock
Arena
6 p.m. – Bucket Calf Interviews &
Show
6:30 p.m. – Beef Show
Friday, August 1
9 a.m. – Round Robin
Showmanship
Contest
11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Release All 4-H &
Open Class
Exhibits
5:30 p.m. – Livestock
Buyers and Award
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7 p.m. – Livestock
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Sunday, August 3
4:30 p.m. Volunteers
and 4-H families
cleanup
fairgrounds
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Lanham & Newton earn Anderson County 4-H scholarships
Haylee Lanham
shows. A highlight
is a member of the
from her time in
Star Shooting 4-H
4-H would be either
club. Her favorwinning Champion
Division 4 Doe and
ite project is meat
3rd Overall Doe at
goats. This project
the Kansas Junior
has enabled her to
Livestock show in
meet and interact
2024 or winning the
with a wide variety
Lanham
Reserve Division
of industry profesII Doe at the 2021
sionals over the
past couple years and be Kansas State Fair. Her
competitive inside the show advice to younger 4-H memring at state and national bers would be to get out of
Best Of
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your comfort zone and meet
new people, and to try new
things even if it is weird
at first. Haylee graduated
from Marmaton Valley
High School in Moran. She
plans to attend a junior college and study agribusiness
while being on a livestock
or horse judging team.
Hank Newton is a member of the Cherry Mound
4-H club. Hank has been
involved in various proj-
bucket calf, Leroy
ects over the years
and showing him
including
meat
at the Anderson
goats, sheep, leadCounty Fair, and
ership, foods, horthen being able to
ticulture, shootcontinue to feed
ing sports, visual
him out and bring
arts and beef. His
him back as a secfavorite project is
ond-year bucket
meat goats, as it
Newton
calf/steer the folhas taught many
lowing year at the
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, July 24, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice
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Current statewide Public Notice archive available at www.kansaspublicnotices.com
Notice of foreclosure
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, July 17, 2025.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF ANDERSON COUNTY,
KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Plaintiff,
vs.
Stacey L. Whitcomb; Unknown Spouse,
if any, of Stacey L. Whitcomb; John Doe
(Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/
Occupant),
Defendants.
Case No. AN-2025-CV-000016
Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60
NOTICE OF SUIT
THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the abovenamed defendants and the unknown
heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of
any deceased defendants; the unknown
spouses of any defendants; the unknown
officers, successors, trustees, creditors
and assigns of any defendants that are
existing, dissolved or dormant corpora-
tions; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants
that are or were partners or in partnership;
the unknown guardians, conservators and
trustees of any defendants that are minors
or are under any legal disability; and the
unknown heirs, executors, administrators,
devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns
of any person alleged to be deceased,
and all other persons who are or may be
concerned.
You are notified that a Petition has been
filed in the District Court of Anderson
County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a
real estate mortgage on the following
described real estate:
The East Half (E/2) of Lot Twenty-two
(22) and all of Lot Twenty-three (23)
in Block Twenty-nine (29) to City of
Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas,
commonly known as 309 W 3rd Ave,
Garnett, KS 66032-1305 (the Property)
and all those defendants who have not
otherwise been served are required to
plead to the Petition on or before the
August 27, 2025, in the District Court of
Anderson County, Kansas. If you fail
to plead, judgment and decree will be
entered in due course upon the Petition.
Notice of budget hearing for Deer
Creek Watershed Jt District #55
(Published in the Anderson County Review on Thursday, July 24, 2025.)
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING
The governing body of
Deer Creek Watershed Jt Dist #55
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will meet on August 6, 2025 at 1:00PM at 4 East Jackson, Iola, KS 66749 for the purpose of hearing and
answering objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed use of all funds and the amount of tax to be levied.
Detailed budget information is avaiable at 4 East Jackson, Iola, KS 66749 and will be available at this hearing.
NOTICE
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692c(b), no
information concerning the collection of
SUPPORTING COUNTIES
(home county) Allen, Anderson
this debt may be given without the prior
BUDGET SUMMARY
consent of the consumer given directly to
Proposed Budget 2026 Expenditures and Amount of Current Year Estimate for 2025 Ad Valorem Tax establish the maximum limits
of the 2026 budget. Estimated Tax Rate is subject to change depending on the final assessed valuation.
the debt collector or the express permisPrior Year Actual 2024
Current Year Estimate for 2025
Proposed Budget Year for 2026
sion of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Proposed
Actual Tax
Actual Tax Budget Authority for Amount of 2025
Expenditures
Expenditures
Estimated
The debt collector is attempting to collect
Rate*
Rate*
Expenditures
Ad Valorem Tax
FUND
Tax Rate*
a debt and any information obtained will General
173,837
1.491
397,993
1.906
268,650
31,491
1.802
Debt Service
be used for that purpose.
Prepared By:
SouthLaw, P.C. Totals
173,837
1.491
397,993
1.906
268,650
31,491
1.802
Revenue Neutral Rate**
1.848
Blair T. Gisi (KS # 24096) Less: Transfers
0
0
0
173,837
397,993
268,650
13160 Foster, Suite 100 Net Expenditures
Total Tax Levied
32,281
32,281
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Overland Park, KS 66213-2660 Assessed Valuation:
16,946,514
16,937,673
17,473,060
(913) 6 Outstanding Indebtedness,
Jan 1,
2023
2024
2025
63-7600
G.O. Bonds
0
0
0
(913) 663-7899 (Fax) Revenue Bonds
0
0
0
Other
0
0
0
Blair.Gisi@southlaw.com Lease Pur. Princ.
0
0
0
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Total
0
0
0
(239880)
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Notice of budget hearing for Anderson County
*Tax rates are expressed in mills.
**Revenue Neutral Rate as defined by KSA 79-2988
Steve Weatherman
Notice of budget hearing for Rural Fire District No. 1
(Published in the Anderson County Review on Thursday, July 24, 2025.)
(Published in the Anderson County Review on Thursday, July 24, 2025.)
Notice of budget hearing for the City of Westphalia
(Published in the Anderson County Review on Thursday, July 24, 2025.)
Notice of budget hearing for Springfield Cemetery #7
Notice of Deer Creek Watershed annual meeting
(Published in the Anderson County Review on
Thursday, July 24, 2025.)
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of Deer Creek Watershed,
Joint District No. 55, Allen and
Anderson Counties, Kansas will held on
Wednesday, August 6 at 1:30 PM at the
offices of Frederick J Works, PA, 4 East
Jackson, Iola, KS 66749 for the purpose
of the election of directors whose terms
expire, to review the Districts proposed
five-year plan, to review the Districts
General Plan, report on the financial
condition and activities of the District, and
any other business to be considered by
the District.
Steve Weatherman, President
who is invested in the foundational roots of America,
Bundy said. I want to place
children and their academic achievements first.
Like most other schools
in Kansas, USD 365 is facing
challenges. Only 21.9 percent of students in the 7-10th
grades are deemed college/
career-ready proficient in
English/Language Arts
according the the Kansas
Policy Institutes review
of Kansas Department
of Education assessment
scores. KPI says about 32.4
percent of those students
score proficient in math.
Shake
ups
within
the U.S. Department of
Education as part of the
Trump Administrations
hunt for waste, fraud and
abuse in federal agencies
has led to a temporary hold
on $6.2 billion in funding
allocated for various programs in U.S. schools,
including those supporting
migrant education, teacher effectiveness, English
language acquisition, and
after-school initiatives. The
Topeka Capital-Journal
estimated Kansas could
be impacted by as much
as a $45 million reduction
in this funding. A partially completed review
of funding by the Trump
Administration this week
cleared the release of some
$1.3 billion for after-school
and summer programs.
About $5.5 billion is still
under review, published
reports say.
(Published in the Anderson County Review on Thursday, July 24, 2025.)
FREDERICK J. WORKS, PA
4 East Jackson
Iola, Kansas 66749
(620) 363-0507
Attorney for the District
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RACES…
FROM PAGE 1
run again.
Without active candidates in those races, the
posts would have been
filled by board appointment after the November 4
election.
I understand the hurdles we must overcome
to better our local school
district and improve educational achievement for
all students, Calley said
in a press release. Parents
desire a good environment
for their children to learn
and grow in.
Bundy said his experience as an American
History buff and researcher gave him a unique perspective among the other
board members.
Im a lifelong learner
S
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