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Slyter 11th hour
plea yields guilty
on two felonies
Six-year case ends on day trial
was to begin, culminates with no
jail time likely due to clean record
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT One of the longest theft investigations and prosecutions in recent memory
came to a close in Anderson County District
Court Monday when a Garnett man pled guilty
to two of nine felony charges related to the
possession of stolen farm equipment dating
back to 2019.
Marvin Slyter, 61 of Garnett, will be sentenced May 8 after pleading
guilty to two counts of possession of stolen property
valued between $25,000 and
$100,000. Slyter was initially
charged in November 2022
with 20 counts of theft involving numerous tractors, loaders and other equipment
from various property ownSlyter
ers in Anderson and other
counties.
The case spawned criticism of the Anderson
County Sheriffs Department at the time due to
the length of time taken to develop charges.
Then-sheriff Vern Valentine said multiple
victims in multiple jurisdictions made summarizing the breadth of the charges difficult and time consuming, and that in many
instances the case was dependent on officers
in other counties furthering investigations in
their own jurisdictions in order to fully base
charges.
Former Anderson County Attorney
Elizabeth Oliver told the Review in August
2024 the prosecution believed Slyter had
obtained the equipment in question primarily
to use in his own farming and cattle operation
rather than to resell.
Slyters attorney filed a motion to suppress
much of the evidence produced in the case
in July, saying the evidence yielded by the
search warrant sworn to by then-undersheriff
Wes McClain was invalid, aruging McClain
lacked probable cause for the search. Oliver
argued Slyter consented to an initial search
of his property November 7, 2019, and that
McClains discover of additional crimes led to
piggyback warrants of discovery that resulted in additional charges.
Slyters last-minute plea to the two charges
came on the first day of what was to have been
SEE SLYTER ON PAGE 12
BY DANE HICKS
THE KANSAS INFORMER
IOLA New Trump2-era funding cuts to the massive support bureaucracy bolstering
the federal healthcare plan
known as Obamacare, pegged
by critics with its role in raising private-pay health insurance premiums by 143 percent
since its inception in 2013,
have placed eastern Kansas
most prolific grant-funded
non-profit in peril.
Thrive
Allen
County
received a $12.9 million grant
award last August from the
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services to fund a
five-year Navigator program
statewide in Kansas, designed
to help funnel Kansans across
the state onto the Affordable
Care Act health insurance
program. Thrive CEO Lisse
Regehr told The Iola Register
the organization got word
February 14 the grant would
be reduced by 90 percent
beginning in 2026. The organization had been set to receive
some $2 million from the $97
million set aside by the Biden
Administration for FY2026.
March 20, 2025
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Steep salaries at SEKMHC rile commissioners
$600,000 a princely sum
to pay mental health center,
director, county leaders say
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Anderson County
Commissioners are crying foul
at recent revelations of salaries
paid to directors of the Southeast
Kansas Mental Health Center,
and say theyre anticipating a
multi-county meeting of commissioners from within the region to
discuss the finances of the taxpayer-subsidized mental health services provider.
Public salary records of principal directors of the organization
were recently circulated among
county officials in the SEK region,
and commissioners in Anderson
County are questioning why the
organization needs county funding
if it can afford salary and compensation packages for a director of
more than a half million dollars.
Those salaries with tax dollars
thats just excessive in my view,
Anderson County
Commissioner
Les McGhee said
during commission discussions
Monday.
S E K M H C
provides
various psychological
therapies
Fawson
and counseling
services within
its member counties, and is set
to receive some $94,000 in contributions from Anderson County
taxpayers in 2025 as well as contributions from member counties
Allen, Neosho, Woodson, Linn and
Bourbon. In 2023, the last IRS Form
990 filings immediately available
for SEKMHC, member counties
contributed a total of some $4.8
million to the organizations $37
million in 2023 revenues, most of
the remainder of which came from
billable program services. In that
year, the non-profit had reported
expenses of just over $38 million,
netting a $625,000 loss for the year.
The bulk of its expenses some $30
million in 2023 were salaries.
It is some of those executive
level salaries which have gotten
the attention of county commissioners among the regions member counties. McGhee said he was
forwarded documentation detailing some $600,000 in salary for the
organizations top earner.
An IRS 990 non-profit filing by
SEKMHC for 2023 obtained by the
Review indeed shows salaries of
well over $100,000 annually for
directors of the non-profit. The
document lists executive director
Nathan Fawsons 2023 salary at
$436,133 annually with an additional $191,941 in other compensation from the organization and
other organizations. The 2023 tax
form lists 19 employees.
A 2020 Kansas Legislative
Research Department brief on
the history of the Kansas mental
health system notes the shift from
individual state and county mental health treatment beginning in
the late 1800s and into the 1950s
and 1960s, with the development
and state funding for Community
Mental Health Centers beginning
in 1974. That led eventually to the
formation of regional centers after
the Kansas Mental Health Reform
Act of 1990. The report details
financing for the CMHCs as a combination of state subsidies, member county contributions and billSEE SALARY ON PAGE 12
Fecal vandalism at depot
drives anger, crackdown
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Vandals disgusting act at the Garnett Depot on
the Prairie Spirit Trail earlier
this week steamed city manager Travis Wilson enough to post
photos on the citys social media,
and likely added the depot building as a recipient in present
surveillance camera proposals
being debated by Garnett City
Commissioners.
I mean, people get on us because
they think we dont spend
money on things, Wilson said
Wednesday as he was breaking
out his personal home wet vac
machine to give a deeper cleaning
to a bench at the depot splashed
with feces sometime prior to
Tuesday morning. Then we do
spend money on something, like
we spent money here with refurbishing the woodwork and the
furniture and everything, and
then somebody throws (deleted)
on it.
I posted it, Wilson said. I was
pretty hot.
The Facebook post got the
intended result public outcry. More than 50 comments
expressing anger and pressing
support for new, working surveillance cameras at the facility.
Sad that some people have
no respect for property, Mary
Gardner Blow posted.
So irritating that we have
some in our community that
have no respect or appreciation for the great things proTHE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 3-20-2025 / City of Garnett
vided for them by fellow tax Vandals smeared an upholstered bench and wall with feces at Garnetts
payers, said Cathy Hoke.
Santa Fe Depot earlier this week. The crime at the local site on the Prairie
Wilson said the single camera Spirit Trail has angered local residents and forged new motivation in a
installed at the depot probably debate over purchase of a new city video surveillance system.
more than a decade ago ceased
to function some time back,
and the footage it did capture The Santa Fe Depot, constructed opened. In 2009, city commissionin its later days was unusable. in 1931 and reopened in the early ers reactivated a cash reward
Images were stored on a personal 2000s as a restroom, historical fund for tips leading to the arrest
computer unit housed in a closet display and rest spot for people and conviction of vandals who
at the site, and had to be manual- using the Prairie Spirit Trail, damaged it at that time.
ly retrieved in the event a crime has been a target for vandals on
SEE VANDALS ON PAGE 14
and off almost since it was first
was committed there.
Trump cuts thump Thrive funnel to Obamacare
90 percent cut to grant
will tap resources used
to people up for coverage
C O P Y P R I C E O N E M E A S LY U . S . D O L L A R
Regehr declined to tell the
newspaper how many of its
10 full time employees some
referred to as Navigators
within the program as well as
other staff could be affected
or laid off due to the cuts.
It was, at the moment,
Thrives
most stable
and
longest-term
funding,
which created stability,
Regehr told
the Register.
It allowed
Toland
us, for the
first
time
ever, to look and plan five
years down the road.
The
Navigator
grant
cut, like a previous USDA
announcement that affected
Thrive, has forced the employment conversation with staff,
Regehr told the newspaper.
Ive been very honest and
upfront with our team members, Regehr told the Register
Ive told them, if anyone feels
uncertain, if they cant sleep at
night because they dont know
what their job is going to look
like tomorrow, I encourage
them to look for a job.
Thrive Allen County was
formerly headed by Kansas
Lieutenant Governor and
Secretary of Commerce David
Toland, who spent 8 years in
Washington, D.C., working
for the D.C. Office of Planning
and Economic Development
and later a private real estate
company before returning to
his native Iola
to head the local
economic development agency.
Toland leveraged
his expertise in
seizing available
public grant funds
to grow Thrive.
Today, the organization is the
largest coalition
of its type in Kansas with 10
full-time staff positions, an
annual operating budget of
nearly $1 million, and owns
a 15,000 square foot building
that serves as its headquarters, the organizations website says.
Since 2013 the U.S.
Department
of
Health
and Human Services says
Obamacare has reduced
the number of uninsured
Americans by 10 percent, but
Obamacare has been roundly criticized for its impact on
health insurance premiums
across the broader industry
since it went into effect in
2012. While a record 171,000
Kansas had enrolled in the
federal marketplace by last
year, a Heritage Foundation
study found that per capita
monthly premiums in Kansas
increased by 62% from 2013 to
2016. Over the first 5 years of
Obamacare, 67% fewer insurers offered exchange coverage
in Kansas, and rate increases
for Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Kansas, Medica and Ambetter
companies have continued to
increase.
And the broader affect
registered another indictment against the plan. Since
Obamacares
inception,
Americans are less healthy on
average than they were before.
Life expectancy for Americans
was lower in 2019 than it was
in 2013.
A Report to the US House
committee on ways and means
said the average price paid
for health insurance (premiums) jumped by 143 percent
between 2013 and 2019. At the
same time premiums more
than doubled in the individual market, deductibles for
ACA-compliant coverage also
increased by an average of 35% over
$1,700 for individuals
and $3,600 for families. Over 10 years,
spending on health
care per person
increased by 28.7 percent.
The report
also noted $100 billion per year in
improper federal Medicaid
payments tied to the ACA.
Citing an analysis published
by the Mercatus Centers
Brian Blase and University of
Kentucky economist Aaron
Yelowitz, the inspector general at the Department of Health
and Human Services found
that systemic errors include
neglecting to obtain proper documentation; failing to
properly verify income eligibility; misclassifying individuals, including into the newly
eligible category; and failing
to properly verify citizenSEE GRANT ON PAGE 5
New motion cancels
bench trial in local First
Baptist Church, pastor
parsonage sale scrap
GARNETT The cancellation of a March 12 bench trial
surrounding the scuttled sale
of the Garnett First Baptist
Church parsonage by Pastor
Daniel Meyer has set up an
April 21 hearing to weigh
Meyers motions to limit evidence former church members can produce in their
defense of his lawsuit against
them.
The suit stems from former church members Rose
Miller, LeRoy Teter and
Warren Winfrey attaching an
affidavit to the church parsonages deed at the county
register of deeds office that
stipulated Meyer had no
right or authority to sell the
property. Meyer, functioning
as the churchs legal agent,
had negotiated the sale of the
property at 510 North Cedar
in Garnett in an effort to
fund the struggling churchs
finances. A judgement rendered in September by the
court in that suit assesses a
$13,000 judgement to the realtor against the church from
the scuttled sale, but its not
SEE TRIAL ON PAGE 5
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, March 20, 2025
RECORD
NEWS IN
BRIEF
FARMERS MARKET
VENDOR MEETING 3/27
There will be a meeting for prospective vendors for the 2025 Garnett
Farmers Market at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 27, at Agency
West Insurance at 415 S. Oak in
Garnett. Please rsvp to the Garnett
Chamber of Commerce Office at
directory@garnettchamber.org, or
(785) 448-6767.
GARNETT SENIOR
CENTER EVENT
Swing into Spring! April 12th at
Garnett Senior Center, 128 W. 5th
Ave. Meal served at 5pm – $12 per
person. Tickets available at the
Senior Center or Reserve a meal
ticket by contacting Cheri Peine @
785-304-2669. 6pm Odds & Ends
Band will be performing a variety
of music (No reservation or cost
to come and listen to the music!).
Come join the fun!
CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE
Garnetts City wide garage sale
is set for Saturday, April 5. To
be a map sponsor contact the
Anderson County Review office
at 785-448-3121 or send an
email to review@garnett-ks.
com. To place your ad for the
city wide sale call or email us
today!
REPUBLICANS TO HOST
CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNORS RACE
Charlotte OHara, declared
Republican candidate for Kansas
governor and former Johnson
County Commissioner and
Kansas State Representative, will
discuss her candidacy as the
featured speaker at the March 27
meeting of the Anderson County
Republican Party. The meeting is
6 p.m. at Garnett Pizza Hut and
is open to all Republicans. The
Anderson County GOP meets the
4th Thursday of every month.
EASTER SERVICES
The Good Friday service will be
held on April 18 from 12:10-12:50
at the Nazarene Church located at 258 W. Park Road. The
Easter morning sunrise service
is at 6:30am at the North Lake
east shelter house on April 20.
Pastor Chris Goetz from the First
Christian Church will be planning the service and delivering
the message. In case of inclement weather, the service will be
moved to the Nazarene Church.
These events are sponsored by
the local Garnett Area Ministerial
Alliance and everyone is invited
to attend.
GARNETT SQUARE FAIR
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
MARCH 10, 2025
Chairman Leslie McGhee called
the meeting of the Anderson
County Commission to order at
9:00 AM on March 10, 2025 at the
Anderson County Commission Room.
Attendance: Leslie McGhee, Present:
Michael Blaufuss, Present: Anthony
Mersman, Present. The pledge of allegiance was recited. Minutes from the
previous meeting were approved as
presented.
Road & Bridge
Ethan Lickteig, Road & Bridge
Supervisor, met with the commission.
He has been in contact with Bettis
Asphalt for another bid for chip and
seal. Killough Construction has been
here to mark roads for patchwork
this spring/summer. Discussion was
held on pipes and which need to be
replaced.
Sheriff
Wes McClain, Sheriff, met with the
commission. He gave the commissioners a report of the jail audit and
what will need to be fixed so the jail
can become accredited. These repairs
and trainings will happen over time
but will eventually lead to more inmate
housing. He gave the commission a
draft copy of the take home vehicle
policy that he would like implemented.
They will review and meet next week
regarding the policy.
Fair Board
Fair board members Jess Rockers,
Kirby Barnes, and Justin Zook met
with the commission. Discussion was
held on the pavilions that Economic
Development has acquired from
Overland Park. The fair board would
be interested in having all 3 located on
the fairgrounds to replace the existing
animal barn. They will be in contact
with Jessica Mills for any updates
on location and possibility of placing
them at the fairgrounds. The fair board
also stated that the building will need
replaced in the future regardless if
they new pavilions are placed there or
not due to the age and quality of the
structure.
Rural Fire
Cruz Gillespie, Rural Fire
Coordinator, met with the commission. He presented a red light permit for Ross Johnson. Commissioner
McGhee signed the permit. Cruz gave
an update on trainings for the firefighters.
Executive Session
Commissioner Mersman moved
and Commissioner Blaufuss seconded to enter into executive session for
attorney-client privilege for 15 minutes. Commissioner, James Campbell,
Ethan Lickteig, and Julie Wettstein
were present. Commissioner Mersman
moved and Commissioner Blaufuss
seconded to re-enter into open meeting. All voted yes. No action taken.
Abatements, Adds, & Escapes
Abatements B25-186 through B25200 and escapes E25-118 through
E25-126 were approved as presented.
Department Head Lunch
All department heads with county
commissioners met to discuss each
department.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 1:00 PM due
to no further business.
ANDERSON COUNTY
LAND TRANSFERS FILED
Brian R Weller to Clinton W Conklin:
N2 lot 1 & n2 lot 2 & n2 e2 lot 3 City of
Garnett.
Dale McAlpine and Cindy Mcalpine
to Gains & Glory Pro Fitness LLC: Lot
16 blk 35 City of Garnett.
Garnett BPW is looking for
workers to help with setup
and take down at Square Fair
on Saturday, May 10th. Great
event that needs workers and
anyone needing Community
Service hours. Please call
Helen at 785-448-8745 to sign
up or any questions.
ANDERSON COUNTY
MARRIAGE LICENSE FILED
Hailey Louise Moore, Garnett, and
Caleb Orion Savage, Garnett, filled
out an application for a Marriage
License.
Audrey Bauman, Garnett, and
Joseph Dakota McGirr, Westphalia,
filled out an application for a Marriage
License.
Jamie Ilene Hermreck, Garnett,
and Kailyn Paul Thompson, Garnett,
filled out an application for a Marriage
License.
Darren Leon Yoder, Garnett, and
Emily Kay Keim, Garnett, filled out an
application for a Marriage License.
ANDERSON COUNTY
TRAFFIC CASES FILED
Albert Fred Harris III has been
charged with speeding 81 mph in a 65
mph zone.
Bridger Andrew Denefrio has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in a 65
mph zone.
Jayden Derek Biggs has been
charged with speeding 85 mph in a 65
mph zone.
ANDERSON COUNTY
CRIMINAL CASES FILED
Brandan Dean Bunnel has been
charged with possession of drugs,
arson, criminal damage to property, interference with law enforcement,
possession of drug paraphernalia and
disorderly conduct.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
(as of March 5, 2025)
Christomer Hassell was booked
into jail on September 12, 2024.
Doyle Stryker was booked into jail
on September 14, 2024.
Jesse King was booked into jail on
September 30, 2024.
Joshua Franks was booked into jail
on December 12, 2024.
Margo Doty was booked into jail on
December 17, 2024.
Brandon Sage was booked into jail
on January 4, 2025.
Joey Davis was booked into jail on
January 4, 2025.
Tony Bass was booked into jail on
January 4, 2025.
Michael Bradley was booked into
jail on February 11, 2025.
Riley Ballinger was booked into jail
on February 18, 2025.
Taylor Larsh was booked into jail on
February 18, 2025.
Brenden Robbins was booked into
jail on February 18, 2025.
Darrik States was booked into jail
on February 18, 2025.
Kristofer Vanlerberg was booked
into jail on February 18, 2025.
Marissa Murdock was booked into
jail on February 19, 2025.
Jessica Stephenson was booked
into jail on February 19, 2025.
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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.
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LOCAL
CHANDLER
JULY 17, 1941 MARCH 14, 2025
John Henry Chandler, 83,
passed away on March 14, 2025,
at the Homestead Assisted
Living in Eudora, Kansas.
Cremation will take place
and the family will be doing a
private service.
Dont be afraid to return to the father
In Luke 15:11-31 Jesus
records the parable of the lost
son. A man had two sons. The
sons lived with the father and
reaped the benefits thereof.
The youngest son grew tired
of living with the father and
requested his share of the
estate. So the father divided
his estate between them. The
youngest son then got together all he had, and set off for a
far country and squandered his
wealth on wild living. So the
youngest son took what would
have eventually been his and
wasted it.
This is similar to what happened in the Garden of Eden.
They like the prodigal son
wanted for nothing. Yet they
chose to disobey Gods command to not eat of the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil
and as a result were banished
from the garden and entered
into their own far country
experience.
Our choices come with consequences. We read in the
parable, then the younger son
began to be in need. No matter where he turned he could
find no relief. All his friends
who had helped him waste his
inheritance were no where to be
found. Here it becomes important to recognize that Jesus was
addressing a Jewish audience
and their absolute intolerance
for pork. We read the only
thing the young man could do
was hire himself out to a citizen of the country who sent
him to feed his pigs. The only
thing the young man could find
to eat was the leavings of the
pigs. His life had been reduced
to living in a pig stein. This
seemed to continue for some
time and the young man was
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Notice of ordianance relating to nuisances within Westphalia
(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Thursday, March 20, 2025.)
Ordinance NO. 205
BY DAVID BILDERBACK
afraid to return to his father
having wasted his inheritance.
I wonder how many times
this type of thinking keeps
people in their own pig stein?
People get afraid of what the
consequences might be if they
repent and return to God or
they worry what the people in
the pig stein with them might
think. There are any number
of excuses that can keep people
wallowing in sin. If we think
we are above getting into a pig
stein be advised they come in
high, middle or low class.
When the young man in
the parable decided to return
home the text tells us the father
was overjoyed, saying to the
other brother. This brother
of yours was dead and is now
alive again; he was lost and is
found. You and I like the prodigal can return to the Father.
Jesus tells us in Revelation
22:17, Whoever is thirsty, let
him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of
the water of life. No matter
where you are in the pig stein
one step out of the pig stein
toward the Father will be the
beginning you have to take to
return.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
WESTPHALIA, KANSAS RELATNG TO
NUISANCES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS
WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the City of
Westphalia, Kansas has determined that there
exists within the City unsightly and hazardous
conditions due to: dilapidation, deteriorations,
or disrepair of walls, sidings, fences or structure exteriors, accumulations increasing the
hazards of accidents or other calamities, structural defects, uncleanliness, unsightly stored or
parked material, equipment, supplies, machinery, vehicles or parts thereof.
WHEREAS, such conditions are inimical to
the general welfare of the community in that
they have a blighting influence on the adjoining
properties, the neighborhood, and the City, or
are injurious to the health and safety of the
residents of Westphalia.
WHEREAS, the Governing Body desires to
promote the public health, safety, and welfare
by the repair, removal, abatement, and regulations of such conditions in the matter hereafter
provided.
SECTION 1 PURPOSE
The purpose of this covenant is to protect, preserve, upgrade, and regulate the environmental
quality of industrial, commercial, and the residential neighborhood in Westphalia by outlawing conditions which are injurious to the health,
safety, welfare, or aesthetic characteristics of
the city and to provide for the administration and
enforcement thereof.
SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS
The words and phrases listed below when
used in this ordinance shall have the following
meanings:
1. DILAPIDATION, DETERIORATION OR
DISREPAIR – shall mean any condition characterized by, but not limited to: holes, breaks, rot,
decay, crumbling, cracking, peeling, or flaking
pain, rusting, or other evidence of physical damage, neglect, lack of maintenance, excessive
use of weathering.
2. GARBAGE – without limitation, any accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable waste matter
that results from the handling, preparation,
cooking, serving, delivering, storage, or use
of foodstuffs.
3. PERSON – any individual, individuals, corporation partnership, unincorporated association,
other business organization, committee, board,
trustee, receiver, agent or other representative
who has charge, care, control or responsibility
of any premises, regardless of status as owners, renter, tenants or lessee, whether or not
in possession.
4. PREMISES – any lot, plot or parcel of land
including the structures thereon. Premises shall
also mean any lot, plot or parcel of land without
any structures thereon.
5. STRUCTURE- anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground or is
attached to something having a location on the
ground, including any appurtenances belonging
thereto.
6. TRASH- combustible waste consisting of, but
not limited to: papers, cartons, boxes, barrels,
wood excelsior, furniture, bedding, rags, leaves,
yard trimmings, or tree branches. Trash also
includes non-combustible waste consisting of,
but not limited to: metal, tin, cans, glass, crockery, plastics, mineral matter, ashes, clinkers, or
street rubbish and sweepings.
SECTION 3 NUISANCES, UNLAWFUL,
DEFINED
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain
or permit at nuisance within the city as defined,
without limitation, as follows:
1. Filth, excrement, lumber, rocks, dirt, cans,
paper, trash, metal or any other offensive or
disagreeable thing or substance thrown or left
or deposited upon any street, avenue, alley,
sidewalk, park, public or private enclosure or lot
whether vacant or occupied;
2. All dead animals not removed within 24 hours
after death;
3. Any place or structure or substance which
emits or causes any offensive, disagreeable or
nauseous odors;
4. All stagnant ponds or pools of water;
5. All grass over 8 in height or weeds or other
unsightly vegetation not usually cultivated or
grown for domestic use or to be marketed for
ornamental purposes;
6. Abandoned iceboxes or refrigerators kept on
the premises under the control of any person,
or deposited on the sanitary landfill, or any
icebox or refrigerator not in actual use unless
the door, opening, or lid thereof is unhinged, or
unfastened and removed therefrom;
7. All articles or things whatsoever caused,
kept, maintained or permitted by any person to
the injury, annoyance, or inconvenience of the
public or of any neighborhood;
8. Any fence, structure, thing, or substance
placed upon or being upon any street, sidewalk, alley, or public ground so as to obstruct
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10. The storage of any building materials which
are not intended for use in a project for which
a building permit has been issued except in a
completely enclosed building.
11. A. A motor vehicle nuisance is any motor
vehicle which is not currently registered or
tagged pursuant to K.S.A. 8-126 or 8-149
inclusive, as amended; or parked in junked,
wrecked, or inoperable condition. Any one of
the following conditions shall raise the presumption that a vehicle is junked, wrecked, or
inoperable:
a. Absence of a current registration plate upon
the vehicle.
b. Placement of the vehicle or parts thereof
upon jacks, blocks, or other supports.
c. Absence of one or more parts of the vehicle
necessary for the lawful operation of the vehicle
upon street or highway.
B. The provisions of this section shall not
apply to:
a. any motor vehicle which is completely
enclosed in a garage or other building.
b. to the parking or storage of a vehicle inoperable for a period of 30 consecutive days or less.
c. to any person conducting a business enterprise in compliance with existing zoning regulations or who places such vehicles behind
screening of sufficient size, strength and density
of screen such vehicles from the view of the
public and to prohibit ready access to stored
vehicles by children. However, nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to authorize the
maintenance of a public nuisance.
SECTION 4 PUBLIC OFFICER
The Governing Body shall designate a public
officer to be charged with the administration and
enforcement of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5 COMPLAINTS; INQUIRY AND
INSPECTION
A. The Public Officer shall make inquiry and
inspection of premises upon receiving a complaint or complaints stating that a nuisance
exists and describing the same and where
located or is informed that a nuisance may exist
by the Board of Health or the Fire Chief.
B. The Public Officer may make such inquiry
and inspection when he or she observes conditions which appear to be a nuisance.
C. Upon making any inquiry and inspection,
the Public Officer shall make a written report
of findings.
SECTION 6 SAME; RIGHT OF ENTRY
The Public Officer shall have the right of access
and entry upon private property for the purpose
of making inquiry and inspection to determine if
a nuisance exists.
SECTION 7 NUISANCES; NOTICES AND
ORDER TO ABATE ASSESSMENT
Whenever the Public Officer shall file with
the City Clerk a written statement that any
nuisance, describing the same and location
thereof, is a menace and dangerous to the
health of the inhabitants of the City or of any
neighborhood, family or resident of the City,
or upon the City making said determination by
resolution, the City Clerk shall forthwith issue a
notice requiring the owner, occupant or agent
of the premises to remove and abate from said
premises the thing or things therein described
as a nuisance within the time not exceeding ten
(10) days, to be specified in said notice.
The notice shall state that before the expiration
of the waiting period, the recipient may request
a hearing before the Governing Body or its
designated representative. Said notice shall
be served by the Public Officer by restricted
mail or by delivering a copy of said notice to
said owner, occupant or agent of said property,
or if the property is unoccupied and the owner
thereof a non-resident, then by mailing a notice
by restricted mail to his/her last known post
office address.
If the owner, occupant, or agent shall fail to
comply with the requirements and terms of said
notice, the City shall proceed to have the thing
or things described in said notice as a nuisance
removed and abated from said lot or parcel of
ground. The City shall give notice to the owner
or agent by restricted mail of the total cost of
such abatement or removal incurred by the
City. Such notice also shall state that payment
of such cost is due and payable within 30 days
following receipt of such notice. If the cost of
such removal or abatement is not paid within
the 30 day period, the cost of removal or abatement shall be charged against the lot or parcel
of ground on which nuisances were located,
and the City Clerk shall, at the time of certifying
other taxes to the County Clerk, certify the cost
of abating such nuisance to the County Clerk for
extension on the tax rolls of the County against
said lot of parcel of ground to be collected by
the County Treasurer and paid to the City of
Westphalia as other special assessments are
collected and paid.
SECTION 9 FORCE AND EFFECT
That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force upon passage, approval, and publication
one time in the Anderson County Newspaper.
Passed by the City Council and approved by
the Mayor, this 11th day of March, 2025.
Governed by:
/s/Drake Dieker, Mayor
Attested by:
/s/Janet Huss
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Kansas cant afford another corporate handout
Kansas lawmakers are considering House
Bill 2308 (HB 2308), which would create the
Aviation and Innovative Manufacturing in
Kansas (AIM-K) Act, a massive corporate welfare scheme. Supporters claim it will generate
$21.38 in economic benefits for every $1 spent by
the state over a decade, but that claim ignores
economic reality. Government handouts dont
create new wealththey redistribute taxpayer
dollars, distorting the market and making it
harder for businesses that dont get special
treatment.
HB 2308 would shower select industries
especially aerospace, electric vehicles, and
hydrogen productionwith tax breaks and subsidies, including:
Keeping 100% of payroll withholding taxes
for 10 years, instead of contributing to state revenue.
There are 10% refundable capital investment
tax credits, which means companies can get
money back even if they pay little or no taxes.
Up to $5 million in workforce training subsidies,
shifting costs from employers to taxpayers.
Sales tax exemptions on construction materials,
reducing state tax collections.
A $1 million bonus for companies spending $20
million annually on Kansas suppliers.
While marketed as economic development,
AIM-K picks winners and losers in the economy, benefiting politically favored corporations
while leaving small businesses and workers to
cover the costs.
The study backing AIM-K claims it will
improve the economy with state spending on
incentives with taxpayer money. That sounds
greatuntil you realize its based on faulty
assumptions.
Government spending doesnt magically create economic growth. Every dollar the state
gives away in incentives is taken from taxpayers or businesses that dont get the deal.
The study ignores opportunity costswhat that
money could have done if left to businesses and
consumers making free-market decisions.
Kansas has seen these inflated claims before.
The Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion
(APEX) program, passed in 2022, handed out
massive tax incentives to a company that failed
to meet job and investment expectations. These
programs almost always overpromise and
underdeliver.
Kansas already has a high tax burden, yet
KANSAS COMMENTARY
VANCE GINN KANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE
lawmakers continue to offer tax breaks to big
corporations while small businesses and working families pay the bill.
Payroll tax retention means AIM-K companies keep employee tax payments instead
of contributing to public services. This forces
other businesses and individuals to pay more
or endure service cuts. Meanwhile, companies
not lucky enough to qualify for these incentives
still have to pay full freight, making it harder
for them to compete.
When governments interfere with the economy by picking winners and losers, they discourage organic business growth. True prosperity
comes from a fair, competitive market where all
businessesnot just the politically connected
can thrive.
Instead of funneling tax dollars into corporate welfare, Kansas should focus on policies
that benefit all businesses and workers:
Lower taxes for everyone, not just a few companies. Cutting income taxes across the board
encourages broad investment and job creation.
Reduce regulations that make it harder to do
business, creating an environment where companies want to come to Kansas without needing
incentives.
Control government spending by capping
budget growth at population growth plus inflation, ensuring taxpayers arent funding unnecessary programs.
States like Florida have shown that low taxes
and limited government support real economic
growth. Kansas should move in that direction
instead of relying on corporate handouts that
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Demonic Democrat zombies deny facts, lying that
no girl has been raped by a trans male at school,
but we all saw the video of Scott Smith being arrested by the Democrat Virginia school board for confronting them after his daughter was raped in the
school bathroom by a trans who later assaulted
another girl at another school where he was transferred. There are major lawsuits in Democrat New
York, California and Washington by female inmate
rape victims of trans men let into womens prisons serial rapists like Tremayne Dion Carroll
in California and Christopher Scott Williams in
Washington, across the nation parents have been
fighting the Democrat obsession with grooming
their children in public schools and libraries with
LGBTQ propaganda and porn has occurred even
here. And no opposing this evil is not hate.
I watch your city commission meeting every week
and wonder, do these people get out of their comfy
areas and drive around the city and see the decay
that they caused? All you can think about is recreation and asphalted pavilions. You ever look at
the history you have destroyed? You ever look at
the amount of businesses on the square? Five. A
free pavilion is not free if it costs over $100,000 of
taxpayers and money for cement.
Please put your cigarettes out in an ashtray. We
are under a wind advisory and all others counties.
So please put your cigarettes out in an ashtray.
Dont throw it out. Its spooky. Thank you, Bless
you all.
I used to not think it was a good idea for voters to
elect judges because I always figured judges knew
the law better than the average person. But watching these judges working so hard to stop Trump
trying to get the right things done for the country
has changed my mind. Democrats judge shopping
for a court to file their case know they can get a
ruling to stop Trump no matter if its legal or not.
I see where Kansas will have an amendment on
the ballot this year to elect judges. I will vote yes.
The trans scam glows during National Womens Month President Donald Trump
Contact your elected leadership:
Since President Ronald Reagan, every president, Republican and Democrat, has recognized March as Womens History Month. The
purpose of this observance is purportedly to
honor women, their role in our nations history,
and their continued influence. But in recent
years, the leftist obsession with expanding the
definition of woman has made a mockery of
everything truly feminine in favor of appeasing
the few.
The idea that transgender women, who are
biological males, should literally be treated and
counted as women is increasing in popularity.
After President Donald Trump signed executive
orders declaring the government would not
fund programs that support gender ideology or
so-called gender transition for children, a federal judge responded by issuing a preliminary
injunction against the executive orders.
Meanwhile, Trumps address to Congress earlier THis month
was met with articles fact-checking
his anti-trans
comments. The
campaign to push
back against biologically based
male and female
categories is real
even during Womens History Month.
A sex education group called SIECUS is
celebrating transgender athletes, and the
Democratic National Committee issued a statement that includes LGBTQ+ women while
commemorating the month.
In fact, the idea that transgender women
should be counted as women is so accepted that
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KIMBERLY ROSS THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Republican lawmakers in Maine who reject that
are seen as the real problem. An article out of
Portland, Maine, titled Maine GOP lawmakers
mark Womens History Month by blasting trans
women only points to
the widespread delusion.
Members of the
Democratic Party, politicians, and voters alike
are quick to point to
Trump as a major threat
to American women.
Were told his policies
will harm us and our
healthcare and restrict our freedoms. This is
unsubstantiated fearmongering. In reality, the
Democratic Party is the one that rejects established scientific truths when it comes to women.
Speaking up against the leftist campaign
to rewrite womanhood means youre branded
a bigot. Never mind that first-wave feminism
Speaking up against the leftist campaign to rewrite womanhood means
youre branded a bigot.
fought specifically for women to be treated as
equals in the voting booth and elsewhere. The
modern-day Democratic Party is so extreme it
will happily eat its own in favor of appearing
open-minded and inclusive. Men are added into
the mix, treated as women if they demand it,
and biological women have to shut up and take
it.
Womens History Month has never been widely celebrated by the Right. Perhaps its a big
production that is more about special treatment
than equal treatment. But at least conservatives
understand that a month dedicated to women
should only include praise and celebration of
biological women, not men who believe theyre
women or who wish to be them.
Increasingly, leftists are not only extreme in
their beliefs but unmoving in their insistence
that everyone else agrees and follows along, too.
Even the areas that have long been reserved for
women are subject to change if leftists think
attitudes have not progressed enough.
This is what were seeing with Womens
History Month, female-only sports, and more.
If any group is trying to erase both official
and unofficial gender-specific protections for
women, its the Democratic Party.
Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) is a contributor to the Washington Examiners Beltway
Confidential blog and a contributing freelance
columnist at the Freemen News-Letter.
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
chains on a crisis.
None of this applies to Canada, a friendly,
English-speaking country that shares our values
and fights wars alongside us, not against us.
That doesnt mean there arent legitimate
complaints about Canada. But the fentanyl trade
and illegal border crossings arent really among
them (Canada is not Mexico). It is true that
Canada protects politically sensitive sectors of
its economy, most notably dairy and lumber.
These matters have long been the subject of
U.S.-Canadian negotiations. Whatever else you
think of Canadas dairy policy, it isnt an emergency as contemplated under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act that Trump
is using as the legal basis for his tariff threats.
Such an emergency would be Canada, say,
launching an amphibious invasion of the upper
peninsula of Michigan.
If nothing else, President Trump is succeeding in deranging Canadian politics. Its not just
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Why is Trump bent on treating Canada like an enemy?
Canada has always been an inoffensive country, and how is that working out for it?
President Trump has made more threatening
sounds about Canada than about Russia. He
is wielding a weapon — sweeping 25% tariffs -that would almost certainly drive our Friendly
Neighbor to the North into a recession, while he
is making its leaders and people honestly fearful
of the United States.
The madman theory has much to recommend
it … when dealing with Hamas or the Houthis.
No one heretofore has thought it has similar
benefits when handling relations with Ottawa.
Its important to realize the magnitude of the
threat Trump is making. About three-quarters
of Canadian exports go to the United States,
accounting for 20% of Canadian GDP. The
Canadian free-market think tank, the Fraser
Institute, notes that 25% tariffs would subject
the Canadian economy to the biggest external
shock in a century (apart from during the initial
phases of the COVID-19 pandemic).
This is the kind of thing a much larger country does to a miscreant nation when it is punishing it for pursuing an illicit nuclear weapon,
invading a neighbor or engaging in human
rights abuses.
Canadas sin is to be party to a free-trade
agreement — the USMCA — that it negotiated
in good faith with the same U.S. president now
browbeating it.
Defenders of Trumps approach to trade tend
to cite China as an example of how pure freetrade theory doesnt work in the real world
— China is an authoritarian society, engages in
massive intellectual theft and other unfair practices, and cant be trusted not to cut off supply
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the possibility of ruinous tariffs, but the talk of
Canada as the 51st state, a somewhat amusing
joke that — as Trump keeps talking about it -now has to be considered half-serious.
This is disrespectful at best and threatening
at worst. Why should we care? Well, it is a boost
to Justin Trudeaus party in impending elections and a drag on the conservative populist
Pierre Poilievre.
Trump has suggested that he believes he
can use economic coercion to induce Canada
to submit to annexation. The opposite is likely
true; the more we troll Canada and disrupt its
economy, the greater the anti-U.S. reaction.
Trump should take as a win greater Canadian
efforts against fentanyl and on the border
(although these arent hugely consequential),
while kicking complaints about Canada trade
practices to next year when the USMCA is
scheduled to come up for review anyway.
At the top of our list with Canada should be
pushing it to spend more on its military. As part
of that, we should seek to deepen what is already
an incredibly close defense relationship — with a
particular focus on securing our interests in the
Arctic — rather than foundering on gratuitous
enmity.
John F. Kennedy said of Canada: Geography
has made us neighbors. History has made us
friends. Economics has made us partners. And
necessity has made us allies. Those whom
nature hath so joined together, let no man put
asunder.
The man in the Oval Office, unfortunately,
has a different idea.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
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HISTORY
The Jayhawk tells the
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story of the beloved mascot
How many of you recognize the abbreviation DAR
(Daughters of the American
Revolution). My wife Kay and
our two daughters are members of the Kansas Society
Daughters of the American
Revolution. To be a member,
they must be able to trace
their ancestry back to a family member who served in the
Revolutionary War.
Every month Kay receives
a DAR update from the Kansas
State Regent.
In the March 2025 message,
something really caught my
attention. It was an article
written by the Kansas State
Chairman of the DAR Library
Outreach Committee, entitled, a selection from the 2024
Kansas Notable Book list: The
Jayhawk. Its the story of the
University of Kansas KU
beloved mascot by Rebecca
Ozier Schultz.
The Jayhawk, the KUS legendary and unique mascot,
has represented the university
for more than 100 years and is
recognized around the world.
Rebecca tells the story of the
beloved mythical birds origin
and historical significance and
much more. Multiple students
and artists drew the Jayhawk in
the 20th Century, including the
long-legged Jayhawk drawn by
Daniel Henry (Hank) Malory in
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immediately clear if Meyer and
other principle agents of the
church are also liable.
The lawsuit followed a twoyear schism within the church
in which the defendants said
Meyer purged the church board
and filled it with members
including his wife who would
do his bidding. They claimed
Meyer planned to use the proceeds of the sale of the parsonage at 510 N. Cedar in Garnett
to operate the church, whose
finances dramatically declined
after membership evaporated under his leadership. The
church building itself at 417
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more than a year.
Meyers attorneys filed
motions in limine earlier in
March in preparation for the
March 12 scheduled trial before
the judge, seeking to limit the
types of evidence defendants
could produce at trial, specifically testimony and argument
based on religious laws, rules
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1912 and the militaristic, fighting Jayhawk of 1941 created by
Eugene (Yogi) Williams. Six
different Jayhawks from 19121946 have been identified by the
University as the most historically significant, but there are
many, many more that have
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in the University archives.
No other source brings the
Jayhawks fascinating history
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color and many items rarely seen by the public. The
Jayhawk is sure to delight
KU fans, alumni, anyone whos
ever chanted ROCK CHALK,
JAYHAWK, KU!
Respectfully submitted by:
Henry Roeckers 10March2025
dence and evidence of prior
bad acts, or that Meyer acted
with fraudulent intent or in
bad faith.
Plaintiffs claims are made
upon secular principles of
property law and civil rights.
Therefore any testimony or
argument from Defendants
offered in response to Plaintiffs
claims must also be based upon
secular legal principles, one
portion of the motion reads.
Defendants should be prohibited from offering evidence
of prior bad acts by Plaintiff
or Plaintiffs agentssuch as
personal arguments, disagreements, or disputes between
Plaintiffs witness, Pastor
Daniel Meyer, and church
members which do not bear
direct relevance to Plaintiffs
claims and possible defenses
thereto.
Church members speaking
off the record to the Review
said church membership dwindled to less than a dozen after
Meyer was hired as pastor,
and said his manipulation and
replacement of church board
members made it impossible to
fire him from the post.
OPEN
FOR
Chas. B. Dumbaugh, of
Pleasant Hill, Mo., informs us
that he has rented H.C. Molers
new brick building east of
the railroad and Leonard
Dumbaugh and company will
open a banking business there.
1890 – 135 years ago
John Vaughn, deputy postmaster is suffering with the
big head. (The editor qualifies this statement by adding
toothache).
1900 – 125 years ago
There seem to have been six
cases of genuine smallpox at
and near Lone Elm, if reports
can be relied upon. Four in
the Breese family, one in the
Kelsey family and the other
a stranger, a young man who
has been employed on the railroad.
V. R. Childers of Kincaid
was arrested Tuesday on an
old warrant charging the sale
of booze. Childers made his
escape when the warrant was
issued but came back in time
to get into trouble again. The
Kincaid folks call him Dr.
Reuben and he must be a
Reuben to come home to find
trouble when he was well out
of it.
1910 – 115 years ago
Lloyd Bronston has purchased the tract just west of
town known as the Driving
Park Association. The entire
forty-two and one-half acres
will be platted under the name
of Bronston Heights and sold
at auction.
Last Friday Walter L.
Warren purchased the jewelry store of Charles D. Hunt.
Walter has been Mr. Hunts
partner for the last two years.
C. E. Bean is moving the
buildings from the old fair
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 03-20-2025 / ARCHIVE
Circa 1990 – Pictured are members of the Jayhawk biddy basketball team. Front row, from left: Coach
Jim Mullins, Shawn Powelson, Chris Callahan, Travis Crawford and Luke Rockers. Back row, from
left: Erica Holmes, Kaci Kent, Jamie Stevens, Emily Kipper and Doug Penka.
ground to his place northwest
of Garnett where he has fitted
up a race track.
Sixth Street west is to be
opened up between the J. B
Hutchison place and the Beck
tract, and another street will
be opened up on Jackson
Boulevard.
S. Crum sold his lumber yard to Byrne-Renfrow
Lumber Company of Kansas
City. Mr. Crum has been in the
lumber business on the corner
of Sixth and Oak streets since
1870. In 1901 he erected the
present two-story stone building which is 40 by 140 feet.
nothing was saved. The house
was insured but could not be
replaced for twice the amount.
Dr. J. A. Milligan has been
re-appointed a member of the
board in charge of the state
tuberculosis sanatorium at
Norton. Dr. Milligan is an
original member of the board,
appointed in 1911.
1950 – 75 years ago
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Enochs
home on east First Avenue was
struck by lightning yesterday
morning and burned. Almost
Through the generosity and
civic spirit of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Kay of Garnett, Troop 126
Boy Scouts of America will
be able to purchase a copper,
bronze replica of the Statue of
Liberty. In giving their check
for $300 for the purchase,
Mr. and Mrs. Kay stated they
wished to give the statue to the
citizens of the City of Garnett
in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Boy Scout movement.
Permission has been granted
to erect the statue on a suitable
base at the northwest corner
of the courthouse Square. The
original replica of the Statue of
Liberty was recently dedicated in Kansas City, Mo. It cost
zation provided health insurance and literacy services
for another 3,700 clients and
referred another 500 to other
health insurance providers,
the newspaper said. Regehr
said the organization would
continue to press for funding
the Navigator mission.
We are still working very
diligently to try and ensure
Kansas still gets some of this
funding, she told the Register.
Thrives mission, one of the
things weve worked on at
Thrive, is if there are dollars
1915 – 110 years ago
Mrs. George Putnam died
last evening. Mrs. Putnam
has been a resident of Garnett
a great many years, and at
one time was manager at the
Garnett House.
1925 – 100 years ago
$5,000 but the duplicates are
now available at the $300 price.
2000 – 25 years ago
Greeley residents have
finally been successful in their
quest to have the speed limit
on U.S. 169 Highway reduced
on the part of the road known
as the Greeley curve according
to a statement last week by 5th
Dist. Kansas Representative
Bill Feuerborn. A request by
residents for the speed limit
decrease had now been acted
upon and a new speed limit of
55 mph would be posted.
2005 – 20 years ago
Selected as the Anderson
County Outstanding citizen of
2005 is Dale Abernathy. Dale is
a lifetime resident of Mont Ida
and is a retired Union Pacific
Railroad employee. His retirement in 1994 followed some
37 years with that railroad
company. Dale, a most willing volunteer sitter at the
Anderson County Historical
Societys museum, is a lifetime
member of the organization.
GRANT…
FROM PAGE 1
Regehr told the Iola newspaper
Thrive Navigators enrolled
1,445 uninsured and logged an
additional 800 into Medicaid/
Childrens Health Insurance
Program (CHIP). The organi-
BUSINESS
A directory of Anderson County area businesses ready to serve you!
POLARIS HONDA CANAM KAWASAKI
Millers Construction, Inc.
EST. 1980
GARAGE DOOR OPENERS
We sell & service these brands & more.
Everett Miller / Rodney Miller (785) 448-4114
Traditional
Pennsylvania
Dutch Cooking
ATV/SXS REPAIR & SERVICE
TURNEYS SERVICE
1275 Underwood Rd Burlington, Ks.
Mon-Fri 8-6 Closed Sundays
309 N. Maple Garnett
Mon-Sat 6 AM-2:30 PM
(785) 448-8222
Call (785) 448-5711
ARCTIC CAT YAMAHA JOHN DEERE
Hecks Moving Service
that can go anywhere, we want
them here in our community. That creates better health
outcomes and better economic
outcomes for our community.
Were gonna continue to advocate for this program.
Garnett, KS
Millers
Fencing
& Welding
Specializing in
barbed wire
fence
& corrals
Aaron Miller
(785) 433-3878
E-Statements &
Online Banking
Howard Yoder
Owner-Operator
22468 NW Indiana Rd Welda, Ks
(785) 489-2212
FurnitureAppliancesGarage etc.
Inspected Facility
Ashton Heck
(785) 448-6122
429 N. Maple Next to Country Mart
(785) 204-0369
Reliable, Dependable, Consistent
Always There Always Caring
Providing quality
products and
service
Quality
Matters
102 S. Walnut
Ottawa, KS
Prairie Lane
Painting
Residential, interior &
exterior.
Locally owned.
(785) 591-0840
Garnett Colony Hepler
Ottawa Pomona
St. Paul Walnut
1-800-823-8609
Post Frame Construction
Residential Slab Homes
www.yutzyconstruction.com
Service Sales Installation Repairs
Garage Doors & Openers
242 E. 5th, Garnett
(785) 248-9800
albrandes@alsdoorcompany.com
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PUBLIC NOTICE
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, March 20, 2025
Dont miss it…
GARNETT SPRING
CITY-WIDE
GARAGE
SALE
SATURDAY, April 5, 2025
Get on the map…
Place your garage sale ad with the Review for our April 3 edition for $6.00
for 20 words (extra charge for more words) by 5 p.m. FRIDAY MARCH 28,
and get your locator dot and address on the sale day map for FREE!
Got a BIG, BIG,
BIG sale? Ask about our classified display rates.
Cant make the deadline? Call us up until 12 noon Monday, March
31, and get your address and locator dot on the map for $10.
Maps will be available Thursday morning, APRIL 3, and
distributed only at participating business sponsors listed on the
sale day map.
Send In Your Ad…
Use this form to submit your ad for the April 3 Review and get listed on
the garage sale map. 20 words only $6.00!
Clip and mail to: Anderson County Review, P.O. Box 409, Garnett, Ks., 66032
Shoot a cell phone pic and email to: review@garnett-ks.com
….or just email the text of your ad to: review@garnett-ks.com
Call (785) 448-3121 to pay by phone.
BUSINESS
SPONSORS
Reserve your space as a business
sponsor ASAP. Besides grabbing attention of the garage sale crowds,
you will be the ONLY locations where
sale day maps will be available!
Extra charge applies
Questions?
Call the Review today.
(785) 448-3121
*dont forget to include your address
community
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, March 20, 2025
City Spring projects in Garnett well underway ECKAAA
CALENDAR
Thursday, March 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Morning Mingle
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
6:00 p.m. – Winter Sports
Recognition Night – ACHS
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 p.m. – Delphian Masonic
Lodge No. 44 Meeting
Friday, March 21, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Monday, March 24, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – City Commission Mtg
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
6:30 p.m. – Awana
6:30 p.m. – Shotokan Karate
Training
Thursday, March 27, 2025
2:00 p.m. – Emergency Food
Assistance Program (Harvesters)
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Republican
Party Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, March 28, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Monday, March 31, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
by Kris Hix
The City of Garnett has
several projects coming this
spring. As the weather gets
warmer, the sidewalk project
that began in fall of 2024 will be
completed. This project included a new sidewalk along Park
Road, from Oak Street continuing East to the exit of Country
Club Lane, as well as new sidewalk and ADA ramp in front of
the City of Garnett Recreation
Center. This project will be a
great improvement and much
safer for those walking to the
rec center, swimming pool,
the trail, and the elementary
school.
The city also added recycled
tire mulch in place of the sand
at the North Lake Park Tot
Lot. In 2024, the City of Garnett
received a Waste Tire Grant so
that sand at the Tot Lot could
be removed, and replaced with
waste tire mulch, which will
last much longer. City crews
came together from several
departments to move playground equipment, level and
prepare the ground, remove the
sand, and add the mulch. This
was a much-needed upgrade
to the area and was completed
just in time for spring! Thank
you to each person that worked
hard to get this playground
cleaned up-teamwork got the
job done! We would also like to
thank KDHE for the Waste Tire
Grant Program and funds we
received, without which this
project could not have been
completed.
Last, but certainly not
least, the city will be doing a
large mill and overlay project
on Park Road. The road work
will take two weeks or more to
complete, weather permitting.
Construction zones are sometimes an inconvenience, especially on busy roads. However,
with the deterioration of Park
Road, it is a much-needed
repair and is next on the list
on the Transportation Plan.
Once construction begins, plan
on alternate routes to work,
school, etc. Remember that this
is a temporary inconvenience,
and the result will be a much
better road for travelers.
Be aware that with these
projects, there could be onelane roads, temporary road
closures, and construction
vehicles in or near the roadway. Please exercise caution in
work zones once construction
begins.
We appreciate the communitys support and patience while
these projects are being completed.
Trendal tops on pitch night
On the 13th of March
Kyle Trendel, the youngest
member of our group, captured the top spot winning 8
of 10 games. Pat Uhlenhake
won the least number of
games. Jessie Duncan won
the 50/50 and Jan Wards
had the most perfect hands
of 13 with four.
Please join us on
Thursday evenings promptly at 6 o'clock for 10 games
of 13-point pitch. Snacks are
furnished by the players
and we have lots of laughs.
Always room for one more.
Jan Wards reporting.
menu for
the week
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 03-20-2025 / SUBMITTED
The City of Garnett recently completed a project at the city park
which added recycled tire mulch to the play areas.
Following is the menu
for March 21 to March 27.
Suggested meal donation is $4,
reservation or cancellation for
a meal must be made with your
site by 11 a.m. the day before.
Colony nutrition site number is (620) 852-3530, Kincaid
is (620) 439-5449, Richmond is
(785) 393-4213 and Garnett is
(785) 448-0065. The ECKAAA
office can be reached at (785)
242-7200.
Friday, March 21
Biscuit and gravy, sausage
links, fruit crisp
Monday, March 24
Chicken fried rice, oriental blend, whole wheat bread,
pineapple
Tuesday, March 25
Hamburger
stroganoff,
green beans, whole wheat roll,
mandarin oranges
Wedensday, March 26
Chili, corn, cinnamon roll,
orange juice
Thursday, March 27
Baked chicken, mashed
potatoe, green beans, whole
wheat bread, fruit fluff
Spirit Rail Trail to celebrate 30 years
& Walking Club kicks off 4/19
Sixteen Prairie Spirit Rail
Trail members and five guests:
Travis Wilson and Kris Hix from
the City of Garnett and Trent
McCowen, James Manning
and Benjamin Hutchison from
Wildlife and Parks met March
12, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Archer
Room at the library,
The Prairie Spirit Rail Trail
will be celebrating their 30th
Birthday Celebration in 2026.
Ruth Theis had asked personnel from the City and Wildlife
and Parks to the trail meeting
to give some input on making
plans for the celebration.
April 11, 2025 the trail members will be planting flower beds
at the depot. Susan Wettstein
shared information on the
April 9th to July 9th Walking
Club. The Waking Club "Kick
Off is April 9th at 5:30 p.m.at
the Garnett Recreation Center.
Registration "Kit" are available at the Garnett Chamber
of Commerce Inside City Hall
Building. The phone number is 785-448-6767.. The next
trail meeting will be April 9,
2025 at 7:00 pm at the Garnett
Recreation Center.
Public Notice
Notice of sale – Adams Estate Notice of hearing for name change Notice of ordinance relating
to burning within Westphalia
(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Thursday, March 20, 2025.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
KENDALL L. ADAMS, Deceased
Case No. AN-2024-PR-000010
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59
NOTICE OF SALE
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS
CONCERNED:
You are notified that Carla Denise Adams,
Administratix of the Estate of Kendall L. Adams,
deceased, will offer for sale at public auction
the following described personal property:
Vehicles:
– 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup 4×4
– 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup
– 2005 Ford F-350 Dually Pickup, Flatbed
– 1985 GMC Dump Truck
Trailers:
– 24 Titan Gooseneck Stock Trailer
– 16 Bumper-pull Stock Trailer
– Truckbed Trailer (white)
– Flatbed Trailer with broken axel
Equipment:
– Hay Rake
– Gravity Wagon (no front wheels)
– Ferguson 2 Bottom Plow
– 3-Point Tractor Post Hole Digger
– Tractor Scraper (yellow)
– 6 Tractor Scoop -Westerndolf
– 3 Spear Bale Spear
– 5 3-Point Blade (yellow)
– Bale Spear/Fork Tractor Attachment
– 8 Drag
Miscellaneous:
– B&W 5th Wheel Hitch
– Black Toolbox for Truck
– Honda 4-Wheeler (junk/parts)
– Liquid Feed Tub
– 100-gallon Fuel Transfer Tank
– Chainsaws (2)
– Chainsaw Sharpener
– Miter Saw with stand
– Pickup Bed on Truck Frame
– Ford Truckbed (detached)
– 28 large round bales of hay
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, March 20, 2025)
on March 29, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. at 25913 SD
500th Rd, Kincaid, KS 66039, to the highest
bidder for cash.
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL WHO ARE
OR MAY BE CONCERNED:
IN THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON COUNTY,
KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF
Robbin Christine Warren
To Change Her Name to:
Robbin Christine Lomberk
Case No. AN-2025-CV-000006
PURSUANT TO K.S.A. CHAPTER 60
NOTICE OF HEARING PUBLICATION
All parties interested should take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
Carla Denise Adams, Administratix
KNIGHT LAW, LLC
Jacob T. Knight, KS #28070
6 E. Jackson Ave.
Iola, KS 66749
(P): (620) 305-2598
(F): (620) 305-2597
E-mail: jake@jakeknightlaw.com
Attorney for Administratix
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The Anderson County Review is the
official newspaper of record for
Anderson County, The City of Garnett,
USD 365, and the other incorporated
cities in Anderson County. Notices
published here meet all required
statutory legal parameters.
Current statewide Public Notice archive
available at www.kansaspublicnotices.com
PUBLIC
NOTICE
You are hereby notified that Robbin Christine
Warren, filed a Petition in the above court on
the 13th day of February, 2025, requesting a
judgment and order changing her name from
Robbin Christine Warren to Robbin Christine
Lomberk.
The petition will be heard in Anderson County
District Court, 100 E. 4th Ave, #2, Garnett,
Kansas on the 14th day of April, 2025, at
11:45 a.m.
If you have any objection to the requested
name change, you are required to file a responsive pleading on or before April 14, 2025 in this
court or appear at the hearing and object to
the requested name change. If you fail to act,
judgment and order will be entered upon the
Petition as requited by Petitioner.
Robbin Christine Warren
Petitioner, Pro Se
Robbin Christine Warren
227 East 3rd Ave.
Garnett, KS 66032
816-780-7285
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General notice to
control noxious weeds
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, March 20, 2025.)
GENERAL NOTICE TO CONTROL NOXIOUS
WEEDS
The Kansas Noxious Weed Law K.S.A. 2-1314
et seq requires all persons who own or supervise land in Kansas to control and eradicate
all weeds declared noxious by legislative
action. The weeds declared noxious are: field
bindweed, musk thistle, Johnson grass, bur
ragweed, Canada thistle, sericea lespedeza, leafy spurge, hoary cress, quack grass,
Russian knapweed, kudzu and pignut are
County Option Noxious Weed/Weeds declared
noxious by the Board of County commissioners
of Anderson County. Notice is hereby given
pursuant to the Kansas Noxious Weed Law to
every person who owns or supervises land in
Anderson County that noxious weeds growing
or found on such land shall be controlled and
eradicated. Control is defined ad preventing the
production of viable seed and the vegetative
spread of the plant.
Failure to observe this notice may result in
the County:
of the noxious weeds within a minimum of five
days. Failure to control the noxious weeds
within the time period allowed may result in
the county treating the noxious weeds at the
landowners expense and placing a lien of the
property if the bill is not paid within 30 days or,
2. Filing criminal charges for non-compliance. Conviction for non compliance may result
in a fine of $100 per day of non-compliance
with a maximum fine of $1500.
The public is also hereby notified that it is a
violation of the Kansas Noxious Weed Law
to barter, sell or give away infested nursery
stock or livestock feed unless the feed is fed
on the farm where grown or sold to a commercial processor that will destroy the viability
of the noxious weed seed. Custom harvesting
machines must be labeled with a label provided
by the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture and must be
free of all weed seed and litter when entering
the State and when leaving a field infested with
noxious weeds. Additional information may
be obtained from the Anderson County Weed
Department or by contacting the Kansas Dept.
of Agriculture, 109 SW 9th, Topeka, KS 66612.
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(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Thursday, March 20, 2025.)
Ordinance No. 204
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
WESTPHALIA, KANSAS RELATING TO
BURNING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the City of
Westphalia, Kansas has determined that it is
necessary for a Burn Ordinance to be adopted.
Section 1. Open burning within the City Limits of
Westphalia is prohibited except as conducted in
strict compliance with the following provisions:
a. Open burning shall be allowed as follows:
1 . In a container constructed of iron, steel,
brick, concrete or stone in a substantial manner
which shall be a closed receptacle, with a tight
door at the bottom if any opening is there, and
the opening at the top shall be protected in a
secure manner by a wire screen of not less
than number nine (9) gauge wire and not to
exceed one (1 ") inch mesh. If such container
is constructed of iron or steel, it shall be thinner
than fourteen (14) B.W gauge.
2. Branches, sticks, leaves, and other yard
waste may be burned in a ditch but shall not
extend into or burned in the city streets.
3. Cardboard, paper, and other paper products
may be burned only in a container with a wire
screen cover as provided in subsection (1)
above.
4. Conducted only one (1) hour after sunrise
to I0 p.m.
b. Large brush pile fires shall be allowed as
follows:
1. With a Burn Permit issued by the Anderson
County Fire Department.
2. The frre shall be located at least twenty-five
(25) feet from any structure, combustible material, or property line.
c. Recreational frres shall be allowed without
the issuance of an Open Burn Permit if the
following conditions are met:
1. The frre shall be located at least twenty-five
(25) feet from any structure, combustible material, or property line.
2. The fire shall not be larger than four ( 4 ') feet
in diameter and three (3 ') in height.
d. In all cases listed above, the following is
required:
1. A permanent water source shall be readily
available.
2. The fire shall be at all times attended to by
an adult and supervised until the fire has been
extinguished.
3. The ground around the fire area shall be
cleared to form a firebreak to prevent fire
spread.
e. Open Burning is PROHIBITED specifically
as follows:
1. Burning of household garbage, metal and
aluminum appliances, or distraught homes,
shelters, trailers, barns, or sheds.
2. In a container that does not meet the specifications above described
3. Without prior notice to the Anderson County
Fire Department or the issuance of a burn permit (when required).
4. In inclement weather.
5. With wind exceeding fifteen (15 mph) miles
per hour and gusting from a direction which
causes a nuisance to any occupied structure,
neighbors, or public roadway;
6. In foggy conditions.
7. In extensive cloud coverage.
8. If a haze is created that restricts visibility on
any City Street; or
9. In violations of a burn ban in effect.
Section 2. The City Council encourages residents to haul limbs, branches, and trees to the
designated City Disposal drop-off site east of
Westphalia.
Section 3. The City Council encourages residents to dispose of all recyclable products
(cardboard, paper, glass, metal cans, etc.)
in the City Recycle Dumpster brought in one
week a month.
Section 4. The Anderson County
Commissioners, the Mayor, or the Anderson
County Fire Chief shall have the authority
to enact a Burn Ban if it is determined that
extremely dry conditions exist.
Section 5. Violators of the Burn Ordinances will
be reported to the Law Enforcement Officer and
fined a minimum of $50, not to exceed $500.
Section 6. Force and Effect: This Ordinance
shall take effect and be in force upon passage, approval, and publication one time in the
Anderson County Newspaper.
Passed by the City Council and approved by
the mayor, this 11th day of March, 2025.
Governed by:
/s/Drake Dieker, Mayor
Attested by:
/s/Janet Huss, City Clerk
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CREATIVE KIDS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, March 20, 2025
Creative Kids – Part 2
GPI MASTHEAD
Flower
by Lily Mustain
GES – 4th Grade
Mrs. Miller
One warm day in the afternoon
A flower it started to bloom
It grew and grew and grew
and grew
Until it blossomed into a
beautiful blue
Valentines Day Poem
by Skylar Valentine
Crest – 4th Grade
Mrs. Hermreck
The sky is blue
Youre prettier than the sky
Its so true
Youre just so shy
You have no clue
Its no lie
Drew Keim Central Plains 6th Grade Karyn Yoder
Abigail in the Woods
by Lucy Katzer
St. Rose – 5th Grade
Norma Rockers Honorable Mention
Come on kids, lets roast smores
and tell ghost stories, said the head
counselor of summer camp. All the
kids were smiling and laughing until
this happened. Woosh! Bang! Crash.
What was that, said James.I dont
know but it reminds me of a ghost
story, said the counselor. Its called
Abigail in the woods. Once upon a time
there was a girl named Abigail. She
was a poor, angry, and scary lady. She
lived in a house right here with her
husband and people kept on throwing
tomatoes at her house and calling her
fat which made her very angry so she
was chasing the kids when she was
running she fell off of a cliff.
Five years after she died a nice
family moved in. There was a mom,
dad and four children named Caden,
Waylon, Rose, and Lucy.Mom, Im not
sure this is a good idea. Ive heard its
haunted! said Rose. Youll believe
anything, theres no such thing as
ghosts. Little did mom know there is.
All of the kids were asleep, but mom
and dad. They were watching tv on the
couch.Honey, can you believe that
Rose and Lucy thought that theyre
2×5
Dr Hale
Lenny Elliott GES 4th Grade Mrs. Webber
2×5
7th Street
Grocery
Kenneth Keim Central Plains 6th Grade Karyn Yoder
ghosts in here, said mom. They
have a crazy imagination. LEAVE
MY HOME! said a ghost. Ahhhhhhhh!
What was that. are mama and dada
ok! Im sure their fine Lucy, just go
to bed. Not until we check on them!
said Lucy. Fine if thats what it takes
then. When Rose and Lucy went down
there they were gone!
Caden, mom and dad are gone!
What, get Waylon and I will handle this. I know who took them,
the ghost! Caden and Rose were
searching for mom and dad while
Lucy and Waylon hid in the rooms
.Ahhhhhhhhhh, Lucy and Waylon!
said Rose lets go. Rose and Caden
ran as fast as they could to go get them
but it was too late. Oh no, now were
next! said Rose We need to split up,
said Caden. No, if we split up the
ghost could get us both, we need to
stick together. The ghost will get
us no matter what!. They were both
scared but now they arent because
they are already found helping Abigail
get more friends to play with her forever.
The End. So kids, how did you like
the story?, said the counselor. Lets just
say Ill be sleeping with a night light
until Im forty. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Works every time.
My Talking Mouse
by Izabella Laughlin
Central Heights – 5th Grade
Mrs. Riemer Honorable Mention
lM GETTING MY BRACES
REMOVED, lM GETTING MY
BRACES REMOVED HAHAHA
YES! said Minnie running around
the room and jumping on the bed.
Chill Minnie, its gonna hurt. said
Custard, Minnies pet mouse. Minnie
looked around the room, wondering
who had said those terrible words,
ME DOWN HERE, ITS CUSTARD
YOUR MOUSE!!! Minnie looked
down slowly, terrified. What? said
Custard nonchalantly. AH, WHAT
THE FREAK, Minnie said, getting
as far away as possible. After a while,
Minnie calmed down.
Out of nowhere, Custard started
saying a poem…
I think mice are rather nice.
Their tails are long
Their faces are small
They dont have any chins at all
Their ears are pink
Their feet are small
Their teeth are white,
And thats why I think mice are nice
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Minnie was shocked, Wow, she
said. MINNIE! COME DOWN HERE
RIGHT NOW! her mom said, Fine
Minnie left the room without Custard
Now what do I do? All of a sudden a big fat hamster came falling
out of the roof. Gerry what are you
doing here? Im with my family.
Custard said not wanting to interfere
with him. Does it look like I care?
NO! replied Gerry as if he could kill
Custard. Custard glared back at Gerry
in disbelief. You got a little chubbier
Gerry. Custard got closer to Gerry.
SO EAT THIS!! Custard kicked
Gerry in the face hard.
After a few seconds, Gerry and
Custard played Mortal Combat in real
life. It was about to go down, but in
one punch, Custard beat Gerry like
crazy and sent him flying out of the
way he came. Custard was frantically
cleaning up the mess before Minnie
came back from getting her braces
removed. When Minnie got home, she
went to check on Custard. Luckily,
the room was clean. It didnt hurt,
Custard. Thanks! she said.
The End.
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CREATIVE KIDS
Creative Kids – Part 2
Shadows
by Isabell McKinley
5th Grade Central Heights
Mrs. Katie Riemer
Honey! Are the kids in the
car!? My mom says, to my
dad. She puts all of our camping stuff in the back trunk. My
brother then runs down the
stairs of the house. Come on
slow poke! He says. After a
few moments, my dad comes
upstairs to my room. He came
into my room, I wasnt on the
bed. Isabell? My dad says.
I went out of the bathroom,
I was in there brushing my
teeth. Come on, Mom is getting impatient. He says. I
went back to the bathroom,
put my toothbrush down, and
ran downstairs, same with my
dad. I get into the car and shut
the door, Caiden my brother,
on his phone. Took yall long
enough.
A couple of hours later.
We are at the lake after a
couple of hours. We put the
tent up and put sleeping bags
inside. My brother Caiden and
I have our tent. I fall asleep
first, they are all having
marshmallows without me. I
wanted them to wake me up,
but I would be mad and cough
up an attitude.
But eh I dont like smores
that much anyways.
After everyone was asleep,
I put my hand on my nose, red
on my hand when I looked, it
was BLOOD. I ran to my parents tent, the tent was already
open though, so I just walked
in.
Mo-….. I say horrified.
The reason why I was terrified,
was because she was not there
sleeping. I look for her my nose
still bleeding. After a couple
of minutes of looking for her,
I got really tired and stopped
looking for her. So I walked
back into my parents tent
and woke up my dad by DAD
MOM IS GONE, I LOOKED
EVERYWHERE FOR HER
AND SHE ISNT ANYWHERE
TO BE SEEN!!!!. I scream. He
woke up fast.
What… ? He says horrified. Is she in the bathroom or
something? Did you look in the
car? And she could go to go get
food for us, is the car here still
or not? Go look, please.
I go look, the car was still
there, and she wasnt there
either. And all of a sudden, I
heard Mom scream from the
woods… AHHHHH!!!!! HELP
ME!!!!! I sat there terrified,
tears coming out of my eyes.
I heard something and like
water splat closely.
And then another scream.
It was too late, for me to go
and try to run there and help. I
walk to my dads tent. Dad….
We need to get Mom a grave
now… I say tears running
down my eyes fast, I rub under
my nose, a lot of blood on the
back of my hand. Why? He
says.
Its too late, she…. I pause
and look at him. He knew what
I meant. He looked even more
terrified than earlier. He starts
crying hard. I start crying too,
but not as hard as him. We
both fell asleep.
The next day.
I woke up with blood on
my Moms pillow, I got up and
tried to smile but I ended up
crying instead. My dad was
awake too, he rubbed my back.
its okay. Go tell your brother about the murder of your
Mom. He says calmly. I tell
my brother and his eyes widen,
tears streaming down his eyes.
I felt really bad to see him crying. But there is still a secret
about my mothers death, and I
will kill the person or creature.
I will stand my ground for my
mother.
THE END
The Scary Ghost
by Wyatt Moon
5th Grade Central Heights
Mrs. Riemer
Honorable Mention
In the heart of a forgotten village, surrounded by dense, whispering woods, stood an ancient
mansion known as Black Hollow.
The villagers spoke of it in hushed
tones, warning each other away
from its rotting facade and shattered windows. They said it was
cursed, a place where light dared
not linger and shadows danced to
forgotten melodies.
On a dare one cold autumn night,
four friends-Emily, Jack, Sarah,
and Tom-decided to explore Black
Hollow. Armed with flashlights,
an air of bravado, and the thrill
of adventure, they approached the
mansion. As they stepped over the
threshold, a chill crept into their
bones, and the heavy door swung
shut behind them with a bone-rattling thud.
Inside, the air was thick with
dust and despair. Cobwebs hung
like curtains, and the only sound
was the distant creak of the old
wooden floor beneath their feet.
This place is just a dump, Jack
scoffed, though his bravado began
to wane as the shadows seemed to
grow around them.
The group made their way to the
grand hall, where a grand chande-
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lier hung precariously above, its
crystals reflecting their flashlights
in a haunting dance. Sarah suggested they split up to explore the
ground floor while the others hesitated. Whats the worst that could
happen? she said, trying to mask
her growing unease.
Reluctantly, they agreed, each
taking a different path. Tom and
Emily headed toward the kitchen,
where decades-old pots and pans
lay scattered. Jack and Sarah ventured into a narrow hallway lined
with framed portraits that seemed
to watch their every move. Jack
chuckled nervously, Wouldnt
it be great if one-of these creepy
paintings came to life?
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CREATIVE KIDS
Creative Kids – Part 2
Abby & Cassie
by Maggie Rios
St. Rose – 6th Grade
Norma Rockers
Honorable Mention
The car bumped along the
dusty gravel road. Abby glanced
down at her phone. A message
from her friend Brooklyn in
New York that read. Heyyyy
Abbs were going to miss you
so muuucch xoxo. Abby placed
her phone down on the car seat
andsighed. Whats wrong hon
her dad said looking at her in the
rearview. Im just going to miss
Brook said Abby. Its all going
to be alright after all you guys
can FaceTime.Yeah youre
right. Her father flashed a warm
grin. Just then the family pulls
into a driveway of a small white
house. Dadddd Abbys big sister Anna said through a groan.
Yes? Theres no service here!
Anna said frantically running
around with her phone in the
air. You will be fine without lnstagram for a few days until the
internet guy comes, said Dad
in a rather disappointed tone.
Whatever said Anna sarcastically. Abby grasped her bags and
walked inside. Just like grandma left it said Dad. Yeah
Abby said walking upstairs to
her bedroom. She throws her bag
in her bean bag chair and falls
into her bed, drowning in her
rainbow comforter. Just then
she hears the sound of kids giggling outside. She jumps up and
looks out the window to see a
girl wave at her as a little boy
chucks a water balloon at her.
Abby laughs and turns around
to go downstairs when she hears
the doorbell. She walks over to
answer it .Hi um hello Im
Cassie Im Abby Said Abby. So
can I come inside? Said Cassie
Um sure said Abby sooooo
youre the new neighbors huh?
Yep my grandma just passed
away. OH MY GOSH I AM
SO SORRY! We werent even
close, said Abby. Oh ok said
Cassie.Do you go to Hiddenville
Middle School? Yeah said
Abby. See ya tomorrow! said
Cassie. Bye said Abby. Its
already 7:30! Dad exclaimed
from the kitchen. Mom can pick
up pizza on her way home, said
Anna. Abby walked up to her
room, plopped on her bed and
fell asleep. Abbs wake up said
Anna violently shaking Abby.
Theres pizza in the fridge
said Anna. Yeah said Abby
half awake. Abby woke up to her
alarm beeping as loud as possible. She jumped out of bed threw
on her red hoodie and some leggings and dashed downstairs.
Bye! she exclaimed as she ran
to the bus. Abby a familiar
voice rang. She went and sat by
Cassie. I got to study, said
Cassie. OkAbby fell back to
sleep. She woke up and walked in
with Cassie. Once they walked in
they found their home room and
she saw her new desk. Hey said
a boy behind her Hi Abby said
back. Youre really pretty…do
you want to go to the dance with
me?. Asked the boy. Um sure,
said Abby. The boy blushed. Im
Conner, Abby. Just then the
bell rang. Lunch time class,
dont forget about page 77 in
your science book. Abby ran
to Cassie Conner asked me to
the dance! said Abby in shock.
GO GIRLLLL! Shouted Cassie
as she grabbed her tray. I have
nothing to wear! Said Abby.
Youre paranoid, said Cassie
. I know. Later that day Abby
gets off the bus and runs into
Annas room. I need a dress and
makeup. Im going to a dance!
Abby and Anna spent thirty
minutes finding clothes, doing
makeup. Done, said Anna. She
looked in the mirror amazed.
Go show Dad. said Anna jumping up and down. She dashed
downstairs and took a picture
with her Dad .You look beautiful hon said Dad. Thanks,
said Abby. Her dad kissed her
forehead, and walked her out to
the car. The whole car ride to the
school she could hardly breathe.
Nobody has ever asked her to
a dance before. Once she got to
school Conner handed her a bouquet of flowers. That was the best
night of her life except for when
she and Conner got married.
The Sunflower Artist
by Gracelynn Yoder
6th Grade St. Rose
Mrs. Rockers
The Sunflower Artist
There is a girl named Liz.
She loves to draw. In fact she
is really good at drawing. Her
favorite thing to do is to draw
sunflowers. She loves to draw
sunflowers so much because
she has a sunflower field in
her backyard. She always sits
outside on the porch and draws
sunflowers. The sunflowers
in her backyard are beautiful.
Some of the sunflowers are tall
and some of them are short. Liz
has always been amazed at how
the sunflowers turn different
directions at different times of
the day. So every morning she
goes to the porch to draw and
watch the sunflowers. Most of
the time she draws sunflowers because that is her favorite thing to draw. It is also
the most beautiful thing she
can draw. Her mom taught her
everything she knows about
drawing. Her moms name is
Lily. Lily likes to draw self portraits of herself.
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Tom
by Maddie Frizwater
St. Rose – 6th Grade
Norma Rockers
Tom was a guy my parents
knew before I was born. I dont
remember much from those
days but I will try my best here
we go. I dont remember how we
met but I remember him giving me a doll with a pink dress
and blond hair. And I remember
him giving my brother Joe who
is a year younger then me a toy
army helicopter and army men
to play with. While he talked
to my mom and dad Joe and I
ran to the sand box and played
while they talked. A week later
my mom Joe and I got on Toms
side by side. We went to his
woods and he had a swing and
by the swing was a big rock that
he said was a meteorite. We
played on the swing then went
back to his house where he gave
us a teddy bear and candy then
we went back home. He kept
coming to our house to talk to
my parents and give us toys.
But one day we heard terrible
news that Tom was in the hospital and they couldnt figure out
what was wrong until it was too
late. Tom had passed away from
a tick bite he got from mowing
the grass. Joe was 8 and I was
9. We went to his funeral. We
were sad. We missed our old
friend. They auctioned off his
house and we bought a couple
tools and Toms truck from that
sale. We went to his woods but
we couldnt find the meteorite.
And thats all I can recall.
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Richmond Body Works
7th Street Grocery
Specializing in Outdoor
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131 E. 4th Ave.
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(785) 448-5138
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We specialize in frozen meats, bulk foods,
deli, salvage groceries, and garden seeds.
We always aim to provide the highest
quality service to our customers.
Pancake Feed is March 28th beginning at 6 p.m.
Ryans Pest Control
(785) 448-4323
Garage Doors Metal Buildings Siding
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(785) 448-6800
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(785) 566-3304
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Specializing in finish trim work!
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114 E. 5th Ave. Garnett 785-448-3515
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South Oak St. Garnett 785-448-5720
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112 W. 4th Ave. Garnett 785-448-6191
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business sponsors.
Additional donations
may be made to
Harris Fire & Rescue.
Advertising space donated by the
Anderson County Abstract
Beachner Grain
Color Street
Dairy Queen
Edward Jones, Josh Nelson
El Jimador
Garnett Family Dental
Garnett Home Center
Laura Bauman – Scentsy
Lois Sewing Center
MFA Heartland Oil
Pizza Hut
Rockin Barker Salon – Haylee
Short Stop
Sonic
Stay Grounded Co. – Kristen Boone
Tractor Supply Company
Wilson Chiropractic
(785) 733-2463 Williamsburg, KS
Burns Dental Lab
105 W. 4th Ave. Garnett 785-448-5543
Zenergy Massage
318 E. 6th Ave. Garnett 785-204-2577
Wittman Auto Parts
138 E. 6th St. Garnett 785-448-6641
Richard T. Hale, DDS
Ottawa/Garnett 785-242-1800
605 N. Maple St. Garnett
(785) 448-5441
Terry Solander, Atty
503 S. Oak St. Garnett 785-448-6131
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117 W. 6th Ave. Garnett 785-448-7152
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CLASSIFIEDS
Selecting Kansas Supreme
Court Justices may no longer
be decided by the governor
March 7, 2025
Work continues as we have
7 working days left for committees to meet for the 2025
session. The Senate passed
property tax legislation early
in session. Hopefully, we will
see movement on this important legislation in the next week
or two. All legislation can be
found at www.KSLegislature.
gov.
Electing State Supreme
Court Justices passed the
Senate in Senate Concurrent
Resolution (SCR) 1611, a constitutional amendment that
passed on a vote of 27 to 13.
If SCR 1611 passes the House
with a two-thirds majority,
voters will have an opportunity to decide if they want to
change the selection process
for state supreme court justices. Currently, the governor
appoints a nominating committee that provides three candidates, from which the governor
makes the final appointment.
SCR 1611 would create a process where the voters would
elect state supreme court justices. It was reported 22 states
currently have some type of
election process. For several years debate has continued
over changing the process.
The Court of Appeals selection
process changed with Senate
approval, and its proven to be
a good thing. A few years ago,
the Governor nominated a person that didnt get one Yes vote
not a single one. I voted Yes
on SCR 1611.
Child Support would include
retirement accounts when
attempting to collect child
support if Senate Bill (SB) 237
becomes law. These are never
easy decisions, but the bill
passed the Senate unanimously.
Ballots will be due on election day, doing away with the
three-day grace period after
election day if SB 4 passes
into law. The bill passed the
KANSAS LEGISLATURE
ings to Medicaid.
SEKMHCs
Chief
Information Officer Steven
Dooley, his own compensation
listed on the 2023 IRS 990 filing
at more than $311,000, did not
immediately return a Kansas
Senate and was sent to the
House, where it was amended
to delay the start until 2026
elections instead of 2025. While
this delay is disappointing, the
Senate opted to concur instead
of having a conference committee negotiate the start date. The
Senate passed the change 30 to
10. I voted Yes to send the bill
to the Governor.
The Property Tax Board of
Tax Appeals (BOTA) currently charges for some appeals.
Some tax protesters must pay
a filing fee each year until the
case is heard. SB 269 would
change this so that the fee is
good until the case is heard,
no matter how many years
it takes, resulting in a onetime filing fee. It is just common-sense. The bill passed the
Senate unanimously.
BOTA also needs more staff
to deal with all the appeals.
SCR 1603 would help decrease
the number of appeals, limiting
taxable valuation increases to
a maximum of 3% each year.
The Senate passed this measure in February. I spoke with
some constituents this week
who want the opportunity to
vote on on this measure since it
is a constitutional amendment.
First, it must pass the House
with a two-thirds majority
before appearing on the ballot
for voters. If it passes, it would
take effect January 1st, 2026.
It is an honor and a privilege
to serve as your 12th District
State Senator.
Caryn
chapters 40-48, "God's Glory
Returns to the Temple." God
has a perfect plan for us and
Jesus is how that plan is accomplished. God showed Ezekiel a
vision of a temple with a river
of living water flowing from
under one of its thresholds and
this water flowed to the sea
healing the waters of the sea.
In John chapter 4 Jesus offered
the Samaritan woman at the
well this living water and in
Revelation 22 this river of living water flows from the throne
of God.
Please continue to pray for
Luke Smith, grandson of Steve
Green.
Open Records Act request from
the Review for the organizations latest salary figures from
2024.
McGhee said he expects the
issue to generate a possible
joint meeting of the member
counties in coming weeks.
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nature of the offense makes it
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Colony Christian Church – Pastor
Reibel wraps up series from Exekiel
Rochelle Smart led worship
singing "Power in the Blood,"
"Awesome God," "Give us
Clean Hands" and "I will Fear
no More." She was accompanied by Mike and Isla Billings.
Ethan Prasko was on percussion.
Howard Reiter told us that no
one can add one hour to their
life by worrying in his communion meditation. Jesus said, in
Matthew 6:25, "do not worry
about your life, what you will
eat or what you will drink; nor
about your body, what you will
put on." We must trust God that
He will take care of us.
Pastor Chase Reibel finished
up the series from Ezekiel with
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The Director will be responsible for administrative duties such as
ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations,
applying for funding and compliance with reporting requirements, planning and coordinating trainings, providing direction
and implementation of all aspects of emergency management
including coordination of all public entities responding in times of
disaster or emergency. The Director is highly involved in development of annual operating budgets and oversees all resources of
the department.
Salary is dependent on experience. Applications are due April
4th, 2025. Submit application to Anderson County Clerks office,
100 E 4th Ave, Garnett, KS 66032.
For more information contact the
Anderson County Clerks office at
785-448-6841 or jwettstein@andersoncountyks.org. Job description
available upon request. Anderson
County is an equal opportunity
employer.
Public Auction
Quonset Building at Anderson County Fairgrounds
Saturday, March 22nd @ 10 a.m.
FURNITURE
Vintage Metal Enamel Coated 3 Burner Fuel Oil Cookstove
Walnut vintage baby crib
Singer Treadle sewing machine in cabinet
Card Table
Solid wood China Hutch
Bed Frame
2 Cedar Quilt Racks
TV
Vintage ice cream parlor chair
Brown Cloth Recliner
2 Wood bookshelves
Vintage Enamel Top Table w/ Slideout Leaves
Cloth Padded Armchair
Antique Wood Side Table
14 Sawn Tiger Oak Knee Hole Desk
KITCHEN/HOUSEHOLD
2 Pressure Cookers
Dazey Butter Churn
Wooden Top Butter Churn, 6 qt.
Aladdin metal Oil Lamp
Aladdin Green Glass Lamp Base
Lots of Aladdin Lamp Parts
5 Vintage Glass Oil Lamps
Oak Wall Clock
2 Mantle Clocks
Digital Clock
Vintage Gas Iron
Kitchen Utensils
Correlle dishes
Tupperware cannisters
Pressure Cookers
Blue Enamel Roaster
Elec. Grill
Pyrex Baking Pans
Elec. Ice Cream Maker
George Foreman
Food Processor
Glass Nut Chopper
Food Dehydrator
Pyrex Cups
Pampered Chef Cookie Press
Apple Corer/Peeler
Footed Glass Cake Plate
Vintage Corningware
Coca Cola Santa Claus Glasses
Vintage Red Diamond Glasses
Pyrex Bowl Set
Glass Vases
Royal Copley Vase
Hull Vases
Old Canning Jars
Picture frames
Amber Glasses, Candy Dish, Hen on a Nest
Blue Glass Abraham Coin Bank
Glass Bells
Iris Creamer, Butter Dish, Dessert Bowl, Sugar Bowl w/ Lid
Glass Salt Cellars
Vintage Hostess Set
Amber Depression Glassware
Green Biscuit Jar w/ Lid
Pink Biscuit Jar
Fenton Opalescent Hobnail Serving Bowls, Vase, Pitcher,
Creamer & Sugar, Dessert
Bowls
Last Supper Plate
Fall River Centennial Plate
Gridley, Ks Church Plate
Bavarian Winterling Plate, cup & saucer
Vintage Avon
9 Patch Vintage Quilt Top
Sad Irons
Sad Iron Handles
Vintage Wood Spools
Vintage Wood Hatbox
Vintage Golden Ruled. G. Co. Wood Box, Burlington, Ks
HP Printer
Longaberger crock
Brass Candlesticks
Furbys, some in box
Christmas & Holiday Decor
Ceramic Angels
American Sweetheart Monax White Snack Dishes
4th of July decor
Mini Iron
Polaroid camera
Sewing Basket
Mop Bucket w/ Mop
Dirt Devil
Games & Jigsaw Puzzles
Crocheted Pillows
Books: Westerns, Paperback & Hardback
Old Yard Sticks
Old Kerosene lantern
Glass Canning Jar Lids
Cast Iron Trivets
1960s Post Magazines
No. 8 Blue Diamond Crock
SHOP/OUTDOORS
2 Metal Lawn Chairs
Vintage Metal Patio Glider
A Frame Porch Swing
Dremel Saw
Elec. Chainsaw
Shop Vac
10 Amp Battery Charger
6 Amp Battery Charger
Gardening Tools- Loppers, Pruners, Etc.
Small Oilless Air Compressor
Skil 14.4 Cordless Drill w/ charger & case
Kobalt Toolbox
9x 12 Roll of Vinyl Flooring
Black & Decker router table w/ Router
Dremel Scroll Saw
Wagner Power Painter
Power tools
Black & Decker Table Saw
Ext. Cords
Handsaws
Dremel Rotary Tool
Workmate
Hyper Tough Palm Sander
Brad Nailer, Air, NIB
Hand Bench Grinder
Owners: Donna VanArsdale Living Estate
Nothing removed from premises until paid for. Cash, check and now accepting credit & debit cards w/ 3% per transaction fee.
Auction Company not responsible for theft, accident or loss
Statements made day of auction take precedence over printed details Pictures and sale bill on KansasAuctions.net
YODER AUCTION SERVICE
Auctioneers: Ben Yoder (785) 448-4419 Jr. Miller (620) 200-3007 James Yoder (620) 228-3548 Laverne Yoder (785) 204-2700
Ringman: Lavern Keim Clerk: Beth Rockers Cashiers: Emily Keim & Karyn Yoder
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, March 20, 2025
CLASSIFIEDS
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HELP WANTED
Seeking a compassionate &
reliable in-home health care
worker to provide high quality care to 50-year old male
with Multiple Sclerosis 3 days
a week. Located near Kincaid
area. Call (913) 219-8502 if interested.
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SERVICES
Place your 25-word classified
in the Kansas Press Association
and 135 more newspapers for
only $300/ week. Find employees,
sell your home or your car. Call
the Kansas Press Association @
785-271-5304 today!
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We Buy Vintage Guitars!
Looking for 1920-1980 Gibson,
Martin, Fender, Gretsch,
Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite,
Rickenbacker, Prairie State,
DAngelico, Stromberg. And
Gibson Mandolins / Banjos.
These brands only! Call for a
quote: 1-877-560-1992
Cash paid for high-end mens
sport watches. Rolex, Breitling,
Omega, Patek Philippe, Heuer,
Daytona, GMT, Submariner and
Speedmaster. These brands only!
Call for a quote: 1-866-481-0636.
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insurance! A recent study
shows that a majority of people
struggle to pay for health coverage. Let us show you how much
you can save. Call Now for a
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Got an unwanted car??? Donate
it to Patriotic Hearts. Fast free
pick up. All 50 States. Patriotic
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find work or start their own
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Bath & shower updates in
as little as one day! Affordable
prices – No payments for 18
months! Lifetime warranty &
professional installs. Senior &
Military Discounts available.
Call: 1-866-481-0747
Aging roof ? New homeowner? Storm damage? You need
a local expert provider that
proudly stands behind their
work. Fast, free estimate.
Financing available. Call 1-877589-0093 Have zip code of property ready when calling!
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Accept the insurance companys first offer. Many injured
parties are entitled to cash settlements in the $10,000s. Get
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Water damage cleanup &
restoration: A small amount of
water can lead to major damage in your home. Our trusted professionals do complete
repairs to protect your family
and your homes value! Call
24/7: 1-877-586-6688. Have zip
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answer! Call for a consultation
& FREE quote today. 1-866-7665558 You will need to have your
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GARAGE SALES
Multi-Family – Quonset Hut,
Friday, March 28, noon-7pm and
Saturday, March 29, 8:00-1:00pm.
Men and womens clothing, lots of
nice home decor, kitchen items,
decorative pillows, 2 side tables,
kids toys.
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Monthly Specials
MUSIC
Piano tuning/repair – Paul
Benner, BA Piano Technology.
45 years, all types, players. (785)
691-8844.
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FARM & AG
American Walnut – buying
standing timber. Must have 25 or
more trees. Call (916) 232-6781 in
St. Joseph for details.
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Pullets for sale – Barred, Rocks
and Rhode Island Reds. (785) 4482228.
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1949 C Farmall – call to see. (785)
448-4357, $1,300.
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flatwork
driveways
sidewalks,
decorative
free estimates
Call Jesse Linzay
Garden Gate Greenhouse
HAPPY ADS
Happiness is… your chance to
win the Henry Golden Boy
.22 Caliber Rifle drawing. $10
donation per ticket or 3 for
$20. Ticktes available from any
member of the Garnett Lions
Club or at Garnett Publishing,
Inc., 112 West 6th in Garnett.
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promotional video, high-altitude equipment or building
inspection, etc. Real-time view
from up to 400 feet elevation, up
to nearly 1 mile range. Contact
the Anderson County Review
at (785) 448-3121 for more info.
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the Anderson County Review!
Call (785) 448-3121.
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HISTORY WRITER
The Anderson County Review is in search
of a local history buff to write our weekly
That Was Then historical column. Youll
comb old newspaper microfilm at the local
library, morgue editions at our office and
local published histories to make our communitys fascinating past come alive
anew for our readers. Pay is by the
word on final edit. Must be computer literate and have email connection. Writing experience is great
but a yen for local history is a
priority. Contact publisher Dane
Hicks at dhicks@garnett-ks.com
for more info.
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Pansies & Early vegetable plants ready now!
BroccoliCauliflowerCabbageKale
Brussel SproutsOnion Plants & Seed Potatoes
Annuals & Perennials Hanging Baskets
Vegetable Plants.
10003 NW 1600 Rd Westphalia
(from 7th St. in Garnett west 15 miles)
(785) 489 -2483 Hrs: Mon-Fri 9-6 Sat 9-4
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Edgecomb Builders
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General Contractor
Custom Homes
Additions
Finishing Trimwork
Remodels
Lonnie Edgecomb (785) 204-1580
Anderson County Landfill
FULLTIME POSITION
Anderson County Solid Waste is accepting applications for a full-time laborer. Duties include: running the Recycle Route, moving the recycle trailer
every week, baling the recycle materials, running a
forklift and upkeep in recycle building.
Hours are Mon-Fri. 7:00-3:30 plus one Saturday/
month 8:00-12:00. Position includes earned vacation and sick time. Applications available at the
landfill located at 25404 NE Nebraska RD, Garnett
KS Questions (785)448-3109.
Anderson County is an Equal
Opportunity Employer and
position is Veterans Preference Eligible (VPE)
State Law K.S.A. 73-201
Anderson County is taking applications for a
Full-time Truck Driver position until
position filled. Driver must already have a
Class A CDL. Position is subject to drug
testing. Applications and job description are
available at the County Road Department, 823
W. 7th Ave., Garnett KS. Anderson County
is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and position
is Veterans Preference
Eligible (VPE), State Law
K.S.A. 73-201.
ESTATE AUCTION
25913 SE 500 Rd Kincaid, KS
(From Garnett: Take 59 Hwy south 11 miles to SE 500 Rd then 3/4 mile east.)
Saturday, March 29 11:00 a.m.
VEHICLES
6 tractor scoop – Westerndolf
3 spear bale spear
5 3-point blade (yellow)
Bale spear/fork tractor
attachment
8 drag
TRAILERS
B&W 5th wheel hitch
Black toolbox for truck
Honda 4-wheeler (junk
parts)
Liquid feed tub
100-gallon fuel transfer tank
Chainsaws (2)
Chainsaw sharpener
Miter saw with stand
Pickup bed on truck frame
Ford truckbed (detached)
28 large round bales of hay
2001 Dodge Ram 1500
pickup 4×4
1998 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup, 4×4 B&W bale bed
2005 Ford F-350 dually pickup, flatbed
1985 GMC dump truck
24 Tital gooseneck stock
trailer, excellent
16 Bumper-pull stock trailer
Truckbed trailer (white)
Flatbed trailer with broken
axel
EQUIPMENT
Hay rake
Gravity wagon (no front
wheels)
Ferguson 2 bottom plow
3-point tractor post hole
digger
Tractor scraper (yellow)
MISCELLANEOUS
Some miscellaneous items
Not much else but whats
listed so be on time
Owner: Kendall Adams Estate
See full listing & photos at kansasauctions.net
Nothing Removed Until Settled For Terms: Cash Or Approved Check
Not Responsible For Theft Or Accidents
Announcements Day of Sale Take Precedence Over Printed Material
RATLIFF AUCTIONS
Ron Ratliff (785) 448-8200 Paul Hancock Clerk, Deanna Wolken
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, March 20, 2025
Central Heights graduate Dr. Cecilia Mathis has a heart for womens health
From St. Lukes Newsroom
Cecilia Mathis, MD, has
been with the Anderson
County Hospital Family Care
Center for just over a year.
During that time, she has
enjoyed reconnecting with her
home community and getting
to know her growing panel of
patients and their families.
As a family medicine physician, Dr. Mathis specializes
in providing quality care for
men, women, and children of
all ages.
As a woman and as a mother, she has a keen interest
in caring for other women,
helping to navigate the many
changes women experience
throughout their lifetime and
the unique challenges and
health concerns they may face.
As a family doctor, we
are trained to provide care
throughout all life stages, but
its so much more than that,
said Dr. Mathis. Theres
always a lot to consider, and
even more so for women. Its
important for me to build a
trusting relationship with
each of my patients and not
only care for their physical
needs, but also consider the
GINN…
FROM PAGE 4
rarely pay off.
KPI has repeatedly published on the failures of taxpayer-funded subsidies for
businesses. These include
the more than $1 billion to
Panasonic, hundreds of millions to Integra, or when individual taxpayers paid more so
that some favored industry got
a break.
HB 2308 is another example
of failed economic planning.
The $21 return-on-investment
claim is bogusignoring how
connected
emotional,
social, and
spiritual
aspects that
impact their
overall wellbeing
and
quality
of
Mathis
life.
Puberty
So many
changes occur in the female
body during puberty, said
Dr. Mathis. Every child is
different. When you start to
see those changes, typically
between the ages of 12 15, its
a good time to check in.
A primary care provider can help a young patient
understand what changes are
happening and why, what to
expect, and whats not normal.
Reproductive age
As women enter their childbearing years, the family provider is often the first point of
contact to confirm a pregnancy or discuss concerns about
infertility.
Dr. Mathis provides preconception counseling for women
hoping to become pregnant,
along with any initial imagtaking money from taxpayers
reduces economic activity elsewhere. History has shown that
these programs dont work
businesses take the incentives,
stay for a while, and then leave
once the subsidies run out.
Instead of propping up
politically favored industries,
Kansas should focus on lower
taxes, responsible spending,
and a level playing field for all
businesses. Thats how to support real, lasting prosperity.
Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is a
Senior Fellow at Kansas Policy
Institute, President of Ginn
Economic Consulting, and Host
of the Let People Prosper Show.
ing, lab work, and confirmatory pregnancy tests. She will
discuss options and assist
with referrals for specialized
fertility or labor and delivery
services, helping to identify
care options that best meet
the patients and their familys
needs.
Dr. Mathis is also trained
on some of the latest contraceptive treatments and in-office procedures.
When it comes to contraception, there are many
options available, said
Mathis. I can share the risks
and benefits of various treatments in relation to personal
medical history and fertility
goals, providing education so
my patients can feel confident
in making a choice thats right
for them.
Menopause and
post-menopause
As a woman ages, her health
care needs continue to change.
Women who are nearing
menopause may experience a
wide variety of symptoms like
hot flashes and mood changes,
sleep interference, irregular
bleeding, and weight gain,
said Dr. Mathis. These symptoms can last many years, so
its important to talk with your
provider about any changes
youre experiencing and how
you feel.
You dont have to suffer
through menopause. There
are various treatment options
available to help manage
symptoms and your provider
can help determine what treatment options might be best.
With each milestone
comes new recommendations
for preventive screenings
and immunizations, said Dr.
Mathis. Any time you notice
a change, even something that
may seem insignificant, its a
good time to schedule a checkup with your provider and
make sure youre on the right
track.
When asked about her best
advice, Dr. Mathis shared,
While you might feel healthy,
its so important to schedule annual wellness and
well-woman exams with your
primary care provider.
VANDALS…
FROM PAGE 1
The recent incident illuminates a current discussion
among city leaders regarding the need for new surveillance cameras at city hall.
Commissioners
recently
heard a proposal for a $9,800
system that included 24/7
surveillance of city halls 5th
Avenue headquarters and the
surrounding area, but that
proposal did not include the
depot or any other city structures. Commissioner Nate
Wiehl questioned the cost of
that proposal at the recent
commission meeting and said
hed like to see other proposals entertained as well.
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