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Davids, Dems fail to kill BBB, raise income tax
Single vote margin saves
Trump agenda in U.S. House,
averts massive tax increase
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
WASHINGTON, D.C. By joining the
blanket Democrat opposition to The
Big Beautiful Bill and its extension
of 2017 Trump income tax cuts, 3rd
District Congresswoman Sharice
Davids supported a massive income
tax hike on American earners in the
Kansas 3rd District particularly in
her electoral stronghold of high-income Johnson County.
But JOCO Democrats and Davids
herself arent responding to questions about what could have been
a very, very expensive political
play. Davids 3rd District includes
Anderson, Franklin, Miami, Johnson
and parts of Wyandotte counties.
Davids cast the single nay vote
from the Kansas congressional con-
tingent Thursday, joining every
Democrat in the congress to oppose
the eventual passage of the bill by a
margin of 215-214. Three Republicans
refused to support the bill Andrew
Garbarino New York and David
Schweikert of Arizona did not vote
on the measure, and Andy Harris of
Maryland voted present. Action on
the bill now turns to the U.S. Senate,
where a compromise measure of some
sort is expected.
In a statement on her U.S. House
website, Davids cited unsubstantiated
claims the bill means higher costs for
hard-working Kansans and takes
food off the tables of hardworking families, as well as rips healthcare away
from thousands of Kansans. She did
not specify what aspects of the bill
does those things. President Trump
has said he will not sign a bill that
cuts Medicare or Medicaid benefits.
Davids did not address how she would
have justified the income tax increase
on 3rd District constituents and other
Americans.
Besides its wide ranging policy measures pursuing President
Trumps national agenda, the BBB
extended Trump tax cuts under the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which
were set to expire at the end of 2025.
The expiration of those tax cuts would
have resulted in massive income tax
increases for Americans, particularly businesses and the countrys top
earners. Every Democrat on the floor
voted against the bill, which would
have totaled a $4 trillion tax increase
for American taxpayers beginning
January 1, 2026.
Johnson County, where Davids
draws her heaviest electoral support,
has the highest average household
income in the state at some $143,000
according to 2023 statistics, compared to a household median of about
$73,000 for Kansas as a whole. Davids
won almost 55 percent of the vote
in Johnson County over Republican
challenger Prasanth Reddy in the
2024 election, a vote that saw JOCO
lean 53 percent for Kamala Harris
in the presidential race.
She also won in the portion of Wyandotte County
which falls in her district,
but lost heavily in rural
Franklin, Anderson and
Miami counties.
Available tax data
doesnt reflect the income
tax totals paid by Johnson
County earners, but
nationally,
middle-income households earning
between $51,000 and $93,000
annually saw an average
tax cut of approximately
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 5-29-2025 / Campaign Photo
$815 per year, equating to
Third District Congresswoman Sharice Davids
a 1.2% increase in after-tax
clowns during a 2018 campaign photo. Her vote
income. Johnson County
is home to the most afflu- against the Big, Beautiful Bill would have forced
ent cities in Kansas how- an income tax increase on all Americans who pay
ever, so the impact of the income tax.
Trump tax cuts is substantial there.
the TCAJ. As of 2023 Mission Hills
Households earning $1 million or had an average household income of
more were expected to see an average
SEE DAVIDS ON PAGE 9
tax cut of about $70,000 in 2025 due to
Candidates line up
to seek local offices
Deadline to file to run
is this coming Monday,
many slots still open
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT Locals with a
yen to step out front and seek
elected leadership posts in
their cities and school districts
have until noon this coming
Monday, June 2, to throw their
hat in the ring.
The deadline affects vacancies and contests for elected positions in Garnett USD
365, Crest USD 479 or Central
Heights USD 288 school board
elections, and any of various
city commission and council
seats at incorporated towns in
the area.
With the deadline 12 noon
on Monday, filings will be followed by a possible August 5
primary election, and off-year
general elections to be held in
November.
Local school boards will
elect three posts in 2025.
Central Heights will elect
posts currently held by Ross
Kimball, Jack Davis and Billy
Johnson. District personnel
said no filings had yet been
received in any of those races.
So far Johnson along with Nick
Watkins and Samuel Leach
have filed.
At Crest, position #4 held by
Travis Church is up for vote, as
is #5 held by Lance Ramsey and
SEE DEADLINE ON PAGE 9
Grant application denied for
$1.9 billion plant at BETO
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Heavy Memorial Day weekend rains dumped up to 5 inches on parts of the Greeley area, raising this pond level to just shy of the
nearby pipe rail fence.
Spring 2025 wetter, warmer
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT The rainy Memorial Day
weekend in Anderson County capped
off a rainfall pattern to date which has
delivered above average rainfall and
slightly warmer temperatures in the
local area this spring.
Rainfall between March 1 and May
27 totaled more than 15 inches bringing a year-to-date annual total of more
than 46 inches according to the Kansas
Mesonet weather recording department
at Kansas State University. That spring
period typically averages a little over 9
inches.
Rainfall totals in Eastern Kansas
can swing widely year to year. In 2019
Anderson County swam through 54
inches of rainfall. In 2023 the county was
parched with less than 30 inches. The
Memorial Day weekend rains dropped
as little as two inches at the Mesonet
recording station in Welda to around
five inches near Greeley.
Statistical averages for the county
for March 1-May 27 average high temp
is 67.3 with a low of 44.3. That period
in 2025 showed about 68 degree average
high and a little over 45 degrees for
an average low. Mays historic average
high is around 73 degrees. Bolstered by
a couple of warm days, May 2025 to date
has averaged about 76 degrees.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
upgraded its April crop forecast in its
May 12 release, noting a winter wheat
production estimate at 1.38 billion bushels, up 2 percent from 2024. The agency
estimated a 4 percent increase in corn
acres planted in Kansas.
Semiconductor project
funding to be topic of
next weeks meeting
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
BURLINGTON Coffey County
Commissioners will meet June
2 with the primary driver of
a proposed BETO-area semiconductor chip plant whose
application for federal funding
was denied earlier this month,
threatening the future of the
development and dimming
what was a brightening landscape for technological economic development in Eastern
Kansas.
County leaders got word
May 19th that a federal technology grant application for
the proposed TEM (Trusted
Electronic Materials) semicon-
ductor chip near Burlington
had been denied by the U.S.
Department of Commerce. An
article in the Coffey County
Republican said no formal
explanation for the denial was
given. Media reports from other
areas of the country have also
noted application denials for
other similar technology projects, partially due to the volume of applications for grant
after the funding announcement. Commissioners hoped a
meeting with Dr. Karl Wyatt,
the point man for TEM, would
yield more options next week.
The CHIPS Act passed by
Congress in 2022 made an
outlay of $52 billion for semiconductor incentives, including $32 billion in grants and
$5.5 billion in loans as well
as tax credits for developSEE PLANT ON PAGE 9
Students still suffering fallout from Covid school shutdowns
BY SUZANNE PEREZ
KANSAS NEWS SERVICE
WICHITA, Kansas The children in Susie Kelleys class
at Harry Street Elementary
School were kindergartners
when the COVID-19 pandemic
shut down schools and sent students home for remote learning.
Now theyre finishing fifth
grade and preparing for middle
school.
And though its been years
since they were wearing masks
in class or tapping into reading
lessons online, they still reflect
the effects of the pandemic.
Those formative, foundational skills and those years
were lost, and its going to take
us some time to get it back,
Kelley said. Even though it
was five years ago, were still
behind.
Kansas educators say the
pandemics stress and isolation
affected children differently
depending on their age and
level of development. But students who began their schooling around 2020 are at greater
risk of falling behind academically.
For Kelley, that means fifth
grade students who lack some
basic developmental skills.
I had to teach a child how to
hold a pencil, she said. By the
fifth grade, you shouldnt have
to do that. But if they were on
the computer, they didnt learn
how to hold the pencil or how
to form letters.
Teachers try to address gaps
with one-on-one instruction.
Kelley worked an extra 10 minutes a day with a student who
needed help learning to write.
But learning losses go
SEE LOCKDOWNS ON PAGE 9
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 5-29-2025 / SUSAN WETTSTEIN
Attendees at Mondays Memorial Day Ceremony in Garnett
Cemetery donned rain gear but still showed up to pay their respects.
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RECORD
NEWS IN
BRIEF
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO
MEET JUNE 5
The monthly meeting of the
Anderson County Historical
Society will be held on Thursday,
June 5 at the Community
Building in the North Park. The
meeting will start with a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Mike
Canavan and Gayla Corley
will present the program on
railroads of Anderson County.
Everyone is welcome.
DANCE RECITAL
Its Dance Recital Time!
From the Page to the Stage
Saturday, May 31st at 7:00pm
and Sunday, June 1st at 3:00pm
at the ACJSHS Auditorium.
ROCK THE SQUARE MAY 31
Fat, Dumb & Happy, a consortium of area musicians,
presents Rock The Square
on Saturday, May 31, at the
Anderson County Veterans
Memorial in downtown Garnett.
Free admission, music begins
at 6 p.m. This is a blanket &
lawn chair, all ages event. See
on this page for more details.
AMERICAN LEGION BINGO
Bingo at American Legion Post
48 Garnett will be held every
Tuesday, starting time at 6:30 p.m.
CORNSTOCK TICKETS
Cornstock ticket outlets in
Anderson County are now
selling early bird tickets. See
Chris Janson, The Kentucky
Headhunters, Kelsey Hart
and Trevor Holman & the
Haymakers 9/27 in Garnett.
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
MAY 19, 2025
Chairman Leslie McGhee called
the meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00 AM on
May 19, 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 requested a signature from chairman McGhee for the contract of the
mower tractor rentals and the tractors
should be delivered this week. The
department completed dust control.
Ethan presented bids for a 54 wide
cutter sign machine from Digital Media
Warehouse and Tapco. Digital Media
Warehouse bid $7,895 and Tapco bid
$8,562.75. Commissioner Blaufuss
moved and Commissioner Mersman
seconded to purchase a sign machine
from Digital Media Warehouse for
$7,895 to be paid out of the special
equipment fund. All voted yes. Ethan
thinks he will need to purchase a new
laptop to run the machine as the current one is out of date.
Public Comment / Gruner
Kim & Philip Gruner, Garnett, met
with the commission. Kim gave a presentation on her position regarding the
fence viewing. She suggested that the
county should not be involved as the
original request does not specify what
is being determined and the property ownership isnt accurately represented. The Commissioners decided
to postpone their determination until
June 7th.
Anderson County EMS Budget
Troy Armstrong, EMS Director, and
Pat Patton, Saint Lukes Administrator,
met with the commission. They presented the 2026 EMS budget for
Anderson County. Troy gave a presentation regarding the services and
call volume for Anderson County. The
requested budget about for 2026 is
$688,173 for EMS and $40,000 for
the Board of Trustees to purchase
new ambulances. The increase to the
budget is equal to the CPI of 3.07%.
Kansas Legal Services
Ty Wheeler, Kansas Legal Services,
met with the commission. He presented their 2026 budget request
and gave an overview of how they
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serve Anderson County residents. He
requested $10,500 for 2026 which is
$500 more than 2025.
Executive Session
Commissioner Blaufuss moved
and Commissioner Mersman seconded to enter executive session for
non-elected personnel for 20 minutes. All voted yes. Commissioners;
James Campbell, County Counselor;
Julie Wettstein, County Clerk; Brenda
Vestal, Appraisal Tech II were present.
Commissioner Blaufuss moved and
Commissioner Mersman seconded to
re-enter into open meeting. All voted
yes. No action taken.
Abatements and add
Abatements B25-228 though B25229, add A25-130, and escape E25129 through E25-130 were approved
as presented.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM due
to no further business.
ANDERSON COUNTY
ACCIDENT REPORTS FILED
On May 8, a vehicle driven by
Caroline Michelle Kropp, Enid,
Oklahoma, was traveling southbound
on US 59 Hwy when a shipping container she was hauling struck the
bridge overpass.
On May 17, a vehicle driven by
Ireland Sue-Ann McLeod, Garnett,
was traveling east on 1400 Road
when her vehicle struck a deer.
On May 20, a vehicle driven by
Rigin Jaspers, Garnett, was attempting to back out of a parking stall when
she collided with a vehicle driven by
Joanna Curl, Moran, who was trying
to park.
On May 23, a vehicle driven by
Jesse Lee Nichols, Westphalia, was
involved in a one-vehicle accident
near 1700 and Florida Roads causing
property damage.
ANDERSON COUNTY
CRIMINAL CASES FILED
Kaitlyn E Klehammer was charged
with violation of a protection order.
ANDERSON COUNTY
TRAFFIC CASES FILED
Gisel Eileen Ramierz has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in a 65
mph zone and for operating a vehicle
without registration or an expired tag.
Kevin Karl Bauman has been
charged with operating a vehicle without registration or an expired tag.
SEE RECORDS ON PAGE 9
ROCK the
SQUARE
FAT, DUMB & HAPPY presents
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 05-29-2025 / DANE HICKS
Above, a crowd at Thursdays Celebration of Service listens to a brief presentation from reserves veteran (Army/AirForce/Coast Guard) Paula Scott and (inset) event initiator Susan Wettstein. Veteran stories
punctuated the annual event, which features a historical recitation of veterans featured in the City of
Garnetts Patriotic Banner program.
Much needed property tax bill
stalled – needs passed next session
May 23, 2025
Memorial Day marks the
beginning of summer and can
be a busy weekend, especially
with all the cemetery services,
decorating graves, picnics, and
other events. It is a time to
remember and pray for those
brave men and women who sacrificed by laying down their
lives for our country. They
inspire us to live with courage
and gratitude, never forgetting
the sacrifice they made for
our freedom.
One Big Beautiful Bill is
working its way through the
U.S. legislature. Kansans
need the One Big Beautiful
Bill, not only to keep our
federal taxes lower but to also
keep us from a massive state
income tax increase. Our
state income taxes start with
the federal adjusted gross
income (AGI). Its not hard
to see, a higher AGI means
a higher baseline for state
income taxes. If this bill
doesnt become law, it will be
a drastic tax increase.
There are other items in
the One Big Beautiful Bill
besides tax policy, including Medicaid work require-
ments for able bodied individuals without children under 7.
Dr. Oz recently reported over
$14 billion in Medicaid fraud.
The changes in the bill are an
attempt to stop fraud and abuse.
The bill also has funding to
build the wall and increase border security. The legislation
is posted at https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/
house-bill/1/text/.
K-12 Funding has been a
topic discussed for years. With
spending increases over the
years, the money still doesnt
get to the teachers and classrooms. From 2020 to 2024, it was
reported the statewide average
spending per pupil increased
$3,476, from $14,848 to $18,324.
It is the largest expenditure in
the state budget and increasing spending isnt helping.
An Education Funding Task
Force has been established to
do a deep dive on K-12 funding.
The task force is made up of
legislators and lay people. A
post-audit report completed in
2022 by a non-partisan group
reported that only about 1/3 of
students met state standards in
three major subjects. It's also
been reported that school dis-
tricts have over $1 billion in
cash reserves. Hopefully, the
task force will consider how
the money is being spent and
managed.
Property Taxes are too high.
The valuation process is broken and subjective. The burden to prove the valuation is
not accurate is on the taxpayer.
Many say the valuation is based
on fair market value. How fair
is it that you are paying a tax
on unrealized gains? You dont
pay income tax on estimated
future earnings or sales tax on
what you think the product will
sell for, but you pay property
taxes based on an estimated
value. The Senate passed a
Constitutional Amendment to
limit taxable valuation increases to a maximum of 3% each
year (SCR 1603), but it stalled
in the House. This would help
stop the bleed on a broken system. It needs to pass next session so we can get it on the
ballot for voters to pass it to
become law.
Have a good summer.
It is an honor and a privilege
to serve as your 12th District
State Senator.
Senator Caryn Tyson
David Schemm to serve as State Executive Director
for USDAs Farm Service Agency in Kansas
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Williamson
Mitch
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Branson
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John
Scheckel
Trevor
Holman
Cliff
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Neil
Kelly
An evening of classic rock, classic country and more.
Saturday, May 31, 2025 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
Anderson County Veterans Memorial Downtown Garnett, Kansas
Free Admission A blanket & lawnchair all-ages event.
WASHINGTON – The Trump
Administration
recently
appointed David Schemm
as the new State Executive
Director (SED) for the USDA
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
in Kansas. Schemm joined
the Kansas FSA team on May
5, 2025.
When Americas farming
communities prosper, the
entire nation thrives. This
new group of USDA appointees will ensure President
Trumps America First agenda is a reality in rural areas
across the country. I am
grateful for the leadership of
these new state directors and
look forward to their work
reorienting the agency to
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke
Rollins.
FSA State Executive
Directors serve in a critical
role carrying out USDAs
mission at the state level
ensuring that our focus is on
meeting the needs of local agricultural producers by putting
farmers and ranchers first,
said FSA Administrator Bill
Beam. Rural communities
need our support now more
than ever. Our newly appointed state leaders bring a wealth
of knowledge and expertise to
their position as SED and they
will play an integral role in
shaping the future of agriculture in their state.
Schemm returns to FSA
where he previously served
as the FSA State Executive
Director for Kansas during
President Trumps first term.
Before that, he served as Ag
Advisor for U.S. Senator Roger
Marshall for two years. He has
a long history of involvement
and leadership with the Kansas
Association of Wheat Growers
Board and the National
Association of Wheat Growers.
Schemm also served on the
board for the United Sorghum
Checkoff Program and served
on the A-Team Innovation
and Sustainability for United
States Grains Council.
As SED, Schemm is responsible for overseeing the delivery of FSA programs to agricultural producers in Kansas.
These commodity, conservation, credit, and disaster
assistance programs ensure a
safe, affordable, abundant and
nutritious food, fiber, and fuel
supply for all Americans. See
USDA news release for full
list of recent FSA and Rural
Development appointees.
FSA helps Americas farmers, ranchers and forest landowners invest in, improve,
protect and expand their agricultural operations through
the delivery of agricultural
programs for all Americans.
FSA implements agricultural
policy, administers credit and
loan programs, and manages conservation, commodity,
disaster recovery and marketing programs through a national network of state and county offices and locally elected
county committees. For more
information, visit fsa.usda.gov.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, May 29, 2025
DURYEA
SEPTEMBER 5, 1937 – NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Twyla
Faye
(Henry)
Duryea, age 87, passed away
on November 1, 2024, in Jenks,
Oklahoma. Interment was
held on May 17, 2025 at Mount
Hope Cemetery, Independence,
Kansas.
T w y l a
was born on
September
5, 1937 in
Pleasanton,
Kansas
to
p a r e n t s
R o b e r t
Wieser and
Elsie Fern
Duryea
(Woods)
Henry. She
was married to Howard L.
Duryea for twenty-six years.
To this union they were blessed
with three children, Harold L.
Duryea, James D. Duryea and
Nancy J. (Duryea) Greening.
Twyla was a graduate of
Garnett High School, Class of
1955. Twyla was a hardworking mother and employee who
contributed her talents to
several organizations, including Jane Phillips Hospital in
Bartlesville; Roadway Express
in Tulsa; the Softball Hall
of Fame in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma; as well as United
Telephone Company and
Sprint Corporation in Kansas.
Twyla enriched the Garnett,
Kansas community with her
unwavering spirit of volunteerism. At the First Christian
Church of Garnett, she devoted
herself to folding weekly newsletters and Sunday programs,
as well as assisting with visual
media during services. Beyond
the church, Twyla served as
secretary/treasurer for the
Lake Garnett Cruisers, contributed her time and talents
as a member of the CornstockAnderson
County
Corn
Festival Board of Directors,
dedicated many hours to the
Anderson County Hospital
Auxiliary, and represented the
community as an ambassador
for the Garnett Area Chamber
of Commerce. Through her
selfless service, Twyla left a
lasting legacy of kindness and
community involvement.
Twyla was an avid OU
(University of Oklahoma) fan.
She loved visiting Garnetts
Sonic Drive-In daily for her
Happy Hour Coke and extra
peppermints that owner
Jason Sjorlund greeted her
with most days. Twyla loved
helping with the many car
shows and cruise nights the
Lake Garnett Cruisers hosted,
from gathering sponsorships
to greeting car show participants at registration. She consistently demonstrated exceptional organizational skills
and unwavering dedication in
every endeavor she undertook.
Her candid self-expression and
steadfast loyalty as a friend left
an indelible mark that will be
cherished forever.
Twyla leaves behind a sister, Jeanine (Henry) Zentner,
two sons, Harold and wife
Janis Duryea, James Duryea,
a daughter, Nancy and husband Gordon Greening, three
beloved grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren,
and
numerous nieces, nephews,
and many friends.
Pastor Chris Goetz will
deliver a eulogy at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, June 7th, during
the Southland Cruisers Auto
Show, held on the Anderson
County Courthouse Lawn.
Additionally, the event will
feature the presentation of
the special Twyla Duryea
Memorial Award as part of the
award ceremony.
Colony Christian
Church – Made Alive
Tim and Jen Ham of Ottawa
led worship singing "Battle
Belongs," "Holy Forever,"
"Goodness of God" and "Worthy
of it All."
Howard Reiter gave the
communion meditation "What
Time is it?" Satan tempted the
Lord three times in Matthew
4. Satan will always stand
between you and God until you
realize the time has come to
choose the Lord and send Satan
away.
Pastor Chase Riebel spoke
from Ephesians 1 and 2 in his
sermon titled "Made Alive." Do
you feel like your life is missing something? If we are not
living in the spirit of God and
growing in the knowledge of
God our life will feel empty. We
cant let social media or small
worldly things distract us from
spending time with God and
living out His word.
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OBITUARIES
HERMRECK
JANUARY 18, 1934 MAY 23, 2025
Brownie Hermreck, age
91, of rural Garnett, Kansas,
passed away on Friday, May
23, 2025 at The Meadows in
Burlington, Kansas.
Brownie Guy Hermreck was
born on January 18, 1934 at
Richmond,
Kansas
to
Lee and Clara
( B r o w n )
Hermreck.
B r o w n i e
grew up on
a farm west
of Richmond
and
graduHermreck
ated
from
Richmond
High School. Following school
he served in the US Army from
1954 to 1956. He was stationed
in Chicago while in the Army
where he met his future wife,
Sally Ann McCarty. Brownie
and Sally were married on
February 9, 1957 in Tecumseh,
Michigan. They made their
home on their farm south of
the Emerald Church hill.
Brownie and Sally were blessed with three children, Randall
Lee, Brenda Ann, and Cynthia
Jane. Since 1957, Brownie has
lived in three houses, separated
by a road. They moved across
the road in 1964 and then back
across the road after completing their new home in 1974.
Brownie was a lifelong farmer,
in his words he was a farmer so
he could feed cattle. Two weeks
before his death he was calculating the current cattle prices
and he declared that it is not
going to work. His cattle were
his passion and his only hobby.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; his wife of 39
years, Sally on November 25,
1996; two brothers, Virgil and
Doug; infant sister, Marie Joan;
and most of his friends.
Brownie is survived by
his three children and their
families, Randall Hermreck
of Williamsburg, Kansas,
Brenda Ludolph and Alton
of Westphalia, Kansas, and
Cindy OBannion and Lonny of
Bartlesville, Oklahoma; eight
grandchildren; five great grandchildren; three sisters and two
brothers, Nevelea Magrath
of Williamsburg, Kansas,
Arlo Hermreck and Sandra of
Lake Quivira, Kansas, Dave
Hermreck and Mary Ann of
Thief River Falls, Minnesota,
JoeAnn Oswald and Bob of
Gardner, Kansas, Lynneda
Sullivan of Parkville, Missouri;
and one sister in law, Barbara
Hermreck of Williamsburg,
Kansas; along with many nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at 11:00 AM,
Saturday, May 31, 2025 at St.
Patricks Catholic Church,
Williamsburg, Kansas. Burial
will follow in the St. Patricks
Cemetery. Brownies family
will greet friends from 6:008:00 PM, Friday evening at
Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service, Garnett. Memorial
contributions may be made
to the St. Patricks Cemetery
Fund and left in care of the
funeral home.
What do you possess:
Hope or wishful thinking?
Hope is defined as confident
expectancy. In the Bible the
word hope stands for both the
act of hoping, just as Abraham
believed God and became the
father of many nations and
the thing hoped for, God in his
great mercy has given us the
new birth into a living hope
through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ. Hope does not
arise from individuals desires
or wishes but from God who is
himself the believers hope.
In Psalm 39:7, the Psalmist
says, But now, Lord, who do
I look for? My hope is in you.
Genuine hope is not wishful
thinking. I remember as a
boy making a Christmas list.
We would receive the Sears or
Montgomery Ward catalog and
I would spend hours looking
over all the items that interested me. I would put together a
list of things I hoped for. This
was a type of wishful thinking
on my part. Genuine hope is
not wishful thinking, but a firm
assurance about things that are
unseen and still in the future.
Hope distinguishes the
Christian from the unbeliever,
who has no hope. The Apostle
Paul speaking to the Ephesians
reminds them when they were,
excluded from citizenship in
Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in
the world. (Ephesians 2:12) A
Christian is one in whom hope
resides and our hope is superior to the hope they had in the
Old Testament. We have seen
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL
BY DAVID BILDERBACK
the realization of what was
promised in the Old Testament.
The prophet Micah prophesied
700 years prior to the birth of
Christ in Micah 5:2 concerning Bethlehem, out of you will
come for me (God) one who will
be ruler over Israel.
All of us at times get our
hope shaken but what we must
remember our hope is in God.
We are called by God, given the
grace through the sacrificial
death of Jesus on the cross and
given the Word of God to guide
us. The old familiar hymn My
Hope is Built, provides us
with great assurance and goes
as follows.
My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus name.
Do you have this hope or are
you just a wishful thinker?
Ministry on the
Holiness of God.
Author of the book,
On the Other Side of the Door
Like David Bilderback
9 things Americans deserve to know about the Biden cover-up
This column from last weeks Review editorial page was truncated and published incomplete. Its republished here in its entirey.
It is now socially safe to state the obvious out loud. Former President Joe Biden
was not physically or mentally healthy
enough to be president. And based on his
2020 presidential campaign when he was
often hidden from public view and mostly
stayed home, Biden was probably not even
well enough to campaign.
The reason that talk of Bidens poor
health makes the left bristle is because it
triggers a big question that can only lead to
possibly the biggest presidential scandal in
our nations history.
Who was acting as president in the shadows, running the country from Jan. 20, 2021
to Jan. 20, 2025 while Biden held office?
That key question leads to more detailed
questions. The American people deserve
answers.
Who was making policy?
This is the main question. Who was
calling the shots? Was it mainly a single
person, a small team, or a total free-for-all
for bureaucrat-led agencies to make any
policies they wanted with little, if any,
oversight?
Was it family members? Former
President Barack Obama staff members
who permeated Bidens inner circle?
Appointees? Or a combination of all of
these?
Biden was inaugurated, but the
American people did not know who was
acting as president. The situation created
an administration with no accountability.
Dont like the decisions coming out of the
White House? Go blame Biden. He is too
isolated to hear the complaints. The people
pulling the strings stay hidden and shielded from blame.
Biden struggled to communicate, but
managed to issue 162 executive orders.
Was it Bidens job-killing idea to revoke
the permit to build the Keystone XL
Pipeline on his first day? Was it Bidens
plan to reverse President Donald Trumps
immigration orders on Day One, opening
the borders for four years? Or was he
advised by more assertive staffers who told
him what to do? How can we be sure this
never happens again?
Who operated the autopen?
How many people operated the autopen,
one or many? Was Biden told about everything signed in his name? Was he unable
to write his own name, or incapable of
understanding the content of the documents? Do items signed with autopen in
the name of a president who was not cognitively capable to make decisions stand as
legitimate, or can they be challenged? Rep.
James Comer, R-Ky. last week announced
the House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform will investigate this
question.
What was former Vice President Kamala Harris role?
The vice president is the natural choice
to fill roles when the president is not capable. But Harris was given mostly fluffy
assignments. She is not capable of articulating complicated concepts.
When Bidens handlers put Harris in
charge of the border, she was criticized
because she did little and nothing changed.
It was not until she became the presidential candidate that she finally went to the
U.S.-Mexican border in September 2024,
while campaigning.
Harris has always maintained she did
not detect any problems with Bidens
health. Was Harris one of Bidens handlers,
or was she taking directions from the same
people who were managing Biden?
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
BETH BRELJE THE FEDERALIST
Who coordinated Bidens live events and was still able to
sleep at night?
The clearest public sign of Bidens
decline was his behavior at live events.
Impromptu question and answer sessions
were limited. The measure of a good speech
from Biden was not the substance, but if
he managed to get through it without an
off-topic story of questionable truth or a
newsworthy gaffe.
Biden was given notecards with instructions that a seasoned politician should not
need, such as how to get to the podium,
where to go after the speech, which reporters to call on, and his answer. But if a guy
cant figure out how to get off stage, he
should not oversee the codes to launch a
nuclear war.
Who wrote Bidens scripts? Who decided
what policy answers Biden would give and
what are they doing now? Who decided
which media to call on?
Why did they let Biden debate?
The presidential debate was held in
June 2024, which is earlier than usual.
Before Biden and Trump debated, Biden
shirked his presidential duties, spending
days at Camp David practicing on a replica
debate stage with political handlers.
Surely they saw Biden was bombing in
practice. Did they want the public to see
Biden fail?
Immediately after the debate, propaganda media was in lock step, reporting
Biden tanked and there is no way he could
continue to run for president.
The debate was no worse than some of
Bidens daily gaffes, but suddenly everyone
agreed he had to go.
If Biden was in no shape to run a campaign, why wasnt he removed from office
for the same reason? Why not put Harris in
to fill out the rest of his term, giving her an
incumbent advantage in the election? Was
it because the White House handlers didnt
want the public to see Harris in action? Or
because they wanted to get as much done
as possible while the cooperative puppet
was still in place?
What did Biden know?
Occasionally, Biden said something in a
speech like, Im not supposed to say this
indicating he was being critiqued or
even admonished about how he spoke in
public.
It was hard to watch when he fell at the
Air Force Academy graduation in 2023, or
the several times he fell while climbing the
stairs to Air Force One.
Bone cancer is painful, often before it
is diagnosed. Was Joe Biden in pain? And
if so, was he using powerful medicines to
manage pain?
How aware was Biden that he needed
extraordinary help? Did he resent it? Was
he cooperative? If he was very aware, is
Biden a victim, or at fault himself for
remaining in office after it was clearly too
much for him? Did Jill Biden intervene
and advocate for the 25th Amendment to
have Biden removed for a disability? Did
Kamala Harris? Did anyone have the com-
passion to seek an end to Bidens humiliation?
Who orchestrated the Covid response?
In September, 2021, the Biden administration mandated mandatory Covid
shots for employees at companies with
more than 100 workers and workers at
health facilities that receive Medicare
or Medicaid. Employees were forced to
choose between their job or taking a shot
some were opposed to. The military lost
many seasoned workers and, while hospitals were crowded with patients, employees opposed to the mandatory shot were
quitting. The courts were filled with people
who wanted to keep their jobs without submitting to the Covid shot.
Who came up with the policies about
masking, shots, and social distancing?
Who wrote the document Path Out Of
The Pandemic: President Bidens COVID19 Action Plan, and did Biden read and
understand it? Who is responsible for the
devastating, life changing effects these policies had on Americans?
What did world leaders think of Biden?
Whether slow walking with a teetering
Biden during the G7 Summit, or watching
him nap during an economic summit in
Africa, world leaders saw a weak version
of America on Bidens watch.
Some heads of state had prior experience with Biden and his family.
The Federalists Margot Cleveland
recounted a House impeachment report,
writing, Joe Biden conspired with his family members and their business partners to
monetize his position as vice president. In
exchange for access to then-Vice President
Biden, foreign individuals and entities
gave various Biden family members and
their friends more than $27 million some
of those proceeds passed directly on to the
Big Guy.
Biden arrived at the White House already
improperly entangled with Kazakhstan,
China, Romania, and Ukraine, the report
shows.
In 2014, Hunter Biden, with no energy expertise, was placed on the board of
Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
While his son was on the board, in 2015,
then-Vice President Joe Biden demanded Ukraine remove a prosecutor or lose
$1 billion in loans from the International
Monetary Fund. The U.S. has spent billions
of dollars on defense for Ukraines in its
war with Russia, and Biden was committed
to spending more.
Did Bidens suspicious dealings with
Ukraine years earlier compromise Bidens
willingness to negotiate peace with Russia?
(Would he have even been capable of brokering peace?) And if so, how did that play
out once his handlers got involved?
Will there be accountability?
Anyone in the Biden Administrations
inner circle who watched Biden and his
family benefit from the clout of the presidency while covering up his numerous
deficiencies should be punished. At minimum, they should never again be able to
hold office or a government job. After lying
to the public, no taxpayer should ever back
their paycheck again.
Will Republicans and thinking
Democrats find avenues to prosecute
Bidens and all the players involved in this
four-year long open secret.
Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent
for The Federalist. She is an award-winning investigative journalist with decades
of media experience.
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OPINION
After continued failure, its time for new
leadership in Kansas K-12 education
In a recent article in this forum I summarized
the state of public education in Kansas. And it
is not pretty: low student achievement, high
per-pupil costs to Kansas taxpayers and the
near entirety of students with no educational
alternatives but the current failing zip codebased model.
This is not a new condition. Test scores
state assessments, NAEP, and ACT are not
only unacceptably low, but have gotten worse
over time. Increases in spending far outpace
inflation. And while school choice options are
mushrooming across a large portion of the
country, Kansas has taken a feet-in-the-cement
approach, allowing the status quo to flourish
unchallenged, secure in its ineptitude. Perhaps
the biggest indictment of the current system
is that there is ample evidence that each year,
Kansas graduates thousands of seniors who lack
basic skills in math and reading.
Why and how has K-12 education in this
state gotten so abysmal? Poor leadership is the
answer. Perhaps lack of leadership is a better
way to put it.
The time is nowand has been for a long
timefor the Kansas Board of Education to
start focusing on students. Our students and the
teachers (of which I was once one) laboring in
our classrooms deserve better than the status
quo. If the KSBOE isnt ready to stand up, then
maybe its time for the legislature to revisit our
present constitutional arrangement.
Education Commissioner Randy Watson has
held his position for over a decade now, and
what exactly has been done to help students
do better in school? Nothing, really. Watsons
approach to educating Kansas students is based
strictly on process, not outcomes-oriented. Call
it a The system is the solution justification.
Watson was appointed commissioner at the
same time education system was converting
from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to the current federal law, the Every Student Succeeds
ACT (ESSA), signed into law during the dusk of
the Obama administration. He seized upon that
transition by lowering the expectations put on
the schools for student performance.
On multiple occasions, Watson has proudly
proclaimed that he listened to the teachers
(paraphrasing) who wanted less emphasis on
testing. Of course they wanted less emphasis on
KANSAS COMMENTARY
DAVID DORSEY, KANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE
testing because the results became a reflection
on how teachers perform. I know that. I was
in the classroom during the entirety of NCLB.
Teachers wanted no part of the NCLB testing
and the potential accountability that accompanied.
Watson simply wanted to make the teachers happy. And what better way to start than
to dismiss state assessments as nothing more
than minor inconveniences. One of those things
you have to do, but without consequences. The
intended consequences of NCLB itself never
came to fruition, so when even the appearance of accountability was removed with NCLB,
bureaucrats had free rein to downplay, minimize, and outright ignore any testing rigor.
And what is the result of downplaying test
results? The test scores are lower now than
when the replacement test for NCLB was initially reported in 2015. Hmmm
Watson demonstrated that he is more concerned with how teachers feel about testing
than with how the students perform. Now thats
a reformer.
His online bio describes Watson as forward-thinking and as an innovator. It also
describes him as known for his visionary
leadership to position Kansas as an innovator in
rethinking a century-old school model. Really,
it says that. Watson couldnt be more stuck in
the 19th-century education model if he rode a
penny-farthing to work every day.
His first major innovation was the creation
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I like Trumps idea that able-bodied people on
Medicaid will have to work to keep their benefits. Look around. How many dilapidated houses
do we have right here in Garnett that need to be
torn down? Lots full of weeds with all this rain?
Campgrounds and cemeteries that need weeded
and mowed. Trash along the roadsides. Plenty
to be done, and work builds character and pride.
Thank you, President Trump.
Hey America, dont forget, every single Democrat
in Congress voted to raise your income taxes
and wants you to continue to pay taxes on your
tips and your overtime. That is your money, not
the governments. Thank you.
Trump was right to roast South Africas white racists
In one of the most incredible scenes in
American diplomatic history, President Donald
Trump halted his meeting with the South
African president last week to show him a video
montage of threats made to white citizens of his
country often referred to as Boers.
Boer refers to an Afrikaner, a descendant of
mostly Dutch immigrants in South Africa.
This meeting took place a week after Trump
welcomed around 60 white South African refugee farmers to the United States, a move that
received blowback from the Left and the media
who until a moment ago insisted that all refugees are welcome.
I wonder what was different this time?
Funny enough, South African President Cyril
Ramaphosa is the one who requested a meeting with Trump to get him to stop bringing in
Afrikaner refugees and to keep U.S. aid flowing
after the administration suspended it in March.
Perhaps Ramaphosa expected Trump to kiss
his feet like other presidents have done.
He thought wrong.
Now, normally Id say that its unwise to
humiliate the leaders of any nation during a
public meeting, even those of a generally noxious government. But in this instance, what
Trump did was entirely deserved and sent the
right message.
If you take a gander at the laundry list of legacy media headlines, they claim no genocide is
taking place and eagerly insinuate that Trump
is racist for highlighting the Afrikaner issue.
Theyre more bothered by Trump ambushing Ramaphosa in the Oval Office than by
Ramaphosas ignoring the slaughter of his citizens in their homes. Some praised Ramaphosa
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
JARRETT STEPMAN THE DAILY SIGNAL
for staying calm through videos of his countrymen singing to massive crowds, Kill the
Boer, kill the white farmer.
What a statesman.
Trump is right to pull U.S. aid from South
Africa. And if we are going to bring any refugees
at all to the United States, the Afrikaner farmers
have an excellent claim.
For too long, South Africas leaders have been
unquestioningly feted and treated with deference by Western leaders.
The Left has built up this unquestioned narrative that after Nelson Mandela liberated South
Africa from apartheid and racism the country
has moved along toward its wonderful post-racial future, the only impediment being white
racism.
Thats not at all what happened. Yes, apartheid was ended. Racism wasnt. Its now being
viciously directed toward the countrys white
minority, especially the farmers. South Africa
is being decolonized. But the result hasnt been
equality, growth, prosperity, and happiness. Its
been retribution, crime, decay, dysfunction, and
misery.
Id say South Africas government is paving
a road to hell through good intentions, but their
intentions are malignant, and the roads arent
getting paved either.
The arc of history bends toward justice under
a just system, where citizens are treated equally under the law, where God-given rights are
protected, and where the government commits
itself to safeguarding all its citizens, not just
ones of a particular class or racial group.
South Africa didnt take that path. It chose
social justice and the road to oblivion. It chose
racial retribution and DEI-maxing. The country is run by a socialist, Marxist-aligned, black
nationalist-adjacent party thats long tried to
juggle South Africas growth with outright theft
from its productive sectors. The parasite is finally killing the host.
Palladium Magazine published an article
in March highlighting how South Africa has
become a racketeer party state, where the
allegedly moderate ruling party, African
National Congress, essentially operates a gangster-style government.
From endemic sexual crime to farm murders, rolling blackouts, and expropriation,
the rest is just the details, Lawrence Thomas
wrote. What has come to be termed South
Africanization is not the failed development of
a Third-World nation such as Afghanistan or
Somalia, but the structural de-development of a
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The Trump Doctrine: Do it right and every country can prosper
President Donald Trump gave an important
speech in Riyadh that may come as close to outlining a Trump doctrine as well probably see.
It was a direct counterpoint to George W. Bushs
second inaugural address. The simplistic way to
put it is that what liberty was for Bush, money
is to Donald Trump.
Thats not quite right, though. The speech
had values, they just werent typical values -accountable government, human dignity — but
simply prosperity and peace. If Bush wanted to
spread freedom, Trump wants to spread gleaming high-rise buildings.
He hailed the rise in the Gulf of a Middle
East defined by commerce, not chaos, where
it exports technology, not terrorism, and where
people of different nations, religions and creeds
are building cities together.
Notably, there is no liberty in this affirming sentence — its all economic activity. The
speech was very critical of Iran, but his critique
was that it isnt constructing anything. Instead,
its landmarks are collapsing into rubble and
dust.
Trumps speech wasnt isolationist, or alien
to American traditions. The address ran in
the slipstream of the Hamiltonian tradition as
famously outlined by Walter Russell Mead, with
its emphasis on the role of commerce in foreign
affairs. And there was, as always, a Jacksonian
element, as Trump spoke of smiting Americas
enemies. There was, however, no Wilsonianism.
In a passage that got attention, Trump rapped
neocons and liberal nonprofits for trying, but
failing, to develop the Middle East because they
didnt know or respect the culture of the region.
There is merit in this charge. We had no
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
idea what we were getting into in Iraq and
Afghanistan, while George W. Bushs vision for
the spread of democracy systematically failed
to account for the influence of culture, and for
the centrality of order to liberty and other social
goods.
That said, both Afghanistan and Iraq were
originally conceived as wars of self-defense in
the wake of a terror attack that shook America
to its core. Its also unpersuasive to hold up the
Gulf states as a counterexample of development
— anyone can run an emirate sitting atop gobs of
oil and living under the U.S. security umbrella.
Trumps vision is actually as universalist
as Bushs; Bush believed every country could
become a democracy, and Trump believes that
every country can prosper.
Iran can be a wonderful, safe, great country, but they cannot have a nuclear weapon.
Lebanon, too, can embrace a future of econom-
ic development and peace. Hell reach out to
anyone and bring them into this charmed circle
of commerce and comity. As Ive shown repeatedly, he said, I am willing to end past conflicts
and forge new partnerships.
For Trump, its the results that matter — the
prosperity and peace — not how a given government achieves them. Thats none of our business. I believe it is Gods job to sit in judgment,
he pronounced. Trumps job is to promote stability, prosperity and peace.
In sum, the speech was a deal-makers realpolitik, or a doctrine that we wont really have
a doctrine except for trying to get everyone rich
and to get along with as many people as possible.
The address was certainly bracing. But values do matter. Liberal societies are, as a general
matter, more reliably our friends, and more
reliably achieve prosperity. If Bushs vision
advanced an unrealistic view of what motivates
mankind — all yearning for liberty, no yearning
for power or revenge — Trump drastically simplifies human motivation in his own way. As
history has shown, people will fight and die for
faiths and ideologies when these have nothing to
do with prosperity, or actively destroy it.
Also, it should be said that standing for democratic ideals is an enormous part of Americas
appeal around the world, and if we get into a
competition with China purely over who is richer and can cut more deals, we are kicking away
a major advantage. Thats likely an insight for
another president, though. Trump has his doctrine.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
Yes, if I openly display a Star of David on
my house, will my house get burned down?
Christians need to know that Jesus is a Jew.
Im getting tired of all this.
Youd think as much as our taxes went up this
past year that we could have less than 100 pothholes per mile on these gravel roads. About
gave me a concussion from my man boobs hitting me in the face.
I cant believe that the city is going to let
them put a garage door in the front of the old
JC Penney building on 4th Avenue. I cannot
believe that. That is going to look terrible, a
garage door.
I just want to say I think Garnetts Patriotic
Banners are the best banners the city puts up
all year long. I think its a great and fitting tribute to our veterans and I think people should
just drive around town and tour them. In fact,
maybe there could be a bus tour of the banners
with a tour leader who knows a little about
each veteran. I just think the whole thing is
wonderful. Thank you.
Contact your elected leadership:
President Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
Governor Laura Kelly
300 SW 10th Ave #241s,
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3232
email form:
www.governor.kansas.gov
Senator Roger Marshall
Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-4774
Senator Jerry Moran
2202 Rayburn House Office
Building
Washington, D.C., 20510
(202) 224-6521
3rd Dist. Congressman
Sharice Davids
1541 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C., 20515
(202) 225-2865
12 Dist. Sen. Caryn Tyson
300 SW 10th St. Rm 236-E
Topeka, Ks. 66612 (785) 296-6838
P.O. Box 191 Parker, Ks. 66072
(913) 898-2366
caryn.tyson@senate.ks.gov
9th Dist. Rep
Fred Gardner
State Capitol Room512-N
Topeka, KS 66612
Office: (785) 296-7451
fred.gardner@house.ks.gov
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, May 29, 2025
Attended KATP annual meeting
On Saturday, April 12, 2025
I had the opportunity to attend
the Kansas Anthropological
Association Annual Meeting
held at the Potawatomi Mission
in Topeka, Kansas.
8:30-9:00 – I had to register and enjoyed all kinds of
refreshments.
9:00-9:10 – Welcome by KAA
President Tim Weston.
9:15-9:55 – Summary of the
2024 KATP held at the Skinner
Homestead Property by Tod
Bevitt, Principal Investigator
for the 2024 KATP Field School.
Tod is owner of Buried Past
Consulting LLC.
10:00-10:30 – Introduction to
the Stanton Mansion, the 2025
KATP Siteby Paige Bump,
the Public and Outreach
Coordinator – Archeologist,
Kansas Historical Society.
10:30-10:45 – Morning break.
10:45-11:30 – Moving Toward
Compliance: An Update on the
Kansas Historical Societys
Progress
to
Meet
the
Requirements of the New
NAGPRA
Regulations
by Nikki Klarmann, State
Archaeologist,
Kansas
DIGGING UP THE PAST
140 years ago – Pond threatens health of locals
That
Was
Then
Historical gleanings from
past newspapers.
Henry Roeckers
Call (785) 448-6244 for
local archeology information.
Historical Society.
11:30-1:00 – Lunch on our
own.
1:00-1:30 – The Bloody
Bender Site in Southeast
Kansas (Cherryvale, Kansas):
Using Diverse Data Sources to
Guide the Fieldwork by Chris
Hord, Lees Summit, Missouri.
1:35-2:10 – Native American
Astronomy on the Central
Plains by Bob Blasing,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
2:15-2:30 – The Presentation
of the Lifetime Service Award.
It was a great enjoyable and
educational day.
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Henry Roeckers. 19May2025
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1885 140 years ago
May 29 That frog-pond on
Oak Street, sending out its deadly poison, is still untouched. It
should be drained at once. The
health of those living in that
vicinity is in danger.
1895 130 years ago
May 31 Seven representatives of the German Baptist,
or as they are more commonly
known, Dunkard church, took
their departure from this station, Wednesday, to represent
their church society in this
county at the national conference, held at Roanoke, Va. The
national conference was held at
the Dunkard settlement in this
county last year and thousands
attended.
1905 120 years ago
May 29 This paper favored
the proposition to vote $25,000
for the extension of our waterworks system. To persuade
men to vote for the bonds
certain representations were
madeby the members of the
old council, by public utterances and by statements published
in this paper. Now, if we are
unable to fulfill these promises,
let us STOP at once and explain
the matter to every voter, if
necessary. Let us change the
entire plan. If we have made a
mistake, if we have bit off more
than we can chew, the honest, manly thing is to say so.
If men say they can complete
the system in accordance with
the plans promised the voters,
let them back their talk by a
bond that cannot be questioned
before we part with any part of
our money, before an order is
written, before a shovel of dirt
is turned.
1915 110 years ago
June 3 The ceremony of
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Circa May 2005 LAST CLASS Eighth grade graduates of Crest Middle School at Kincaid posed
shortly before the final ceremonies ever in the building. Front row (l-r): Shaylin Whitcomb, Tana
Schooler, Kendra Catt, Jessica Swift, Sadie Davis-Jones, Kenny Burgoon. Second row: Tanner
Strickler, Kaylie Gilliland, Kerry Stoneking, Rebecca Honn, Dallyn Beecher, Susan Loving, Alexis
Olds. Back row: Travis Buck, Brandon Newton, Todd Johnston, Cory Davis, John Denton, John Miller.
blessing the foundation and of
blessing the laying of the cornerstone of the new Catholic
church in Garnett will take
place Sunday afternoon, about
1:30 oclock. An appropriate
sermon will be delivered by a
priest from Kansas City. The
ladies of the church will serve
refreshments on the parish
lawn, and the Garnett band will
probably furnish music.
1925 100 years ago
June 4 The May meeting
of the Linn-Anderson Poultry
Club was held at the D. C.
Duffey home, near Greeley,
last Saturday night, May 16th.
There were forty members
and guests present, and sandwiches, cocoa and pickles were
served.
1935 80 years ago
June 4 Anticipating that
they will be called home to Italy
to participate in the war, now
that their country has joined
the Allies, dozens of Italians
have passed through Garnett
during the past week, headed
for Chicago and New York.
They report to the Italian consuls at those places and are provided money for their keep and
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transportation to Italy in the
event that they are called. The
Italians who passed through
Garnett this morning had the
nerve to stick their heads out of
the car window and yell Italia
Irredenta! Vivi la Italia!
or some such noise. They
are leaving from Pittsburg,
Joplin, Coffeyville and points
in the Oklahoma and southern
Kansas oil fields, and travel in
groups. They belong to what is
called the reserve army of Italy,
and nearly every train passing
through Garnett for the East
carries a bunch of this cannon
fodder, destined for Italy.
1945 80 years ago
May 31 Word was received
over the weekend of the safe
liberation of other Anderson
County boys from German
prison camps, setting at rest
the anxiety of their families
concerning their safety. Mrs.
C. N. Wood, at Garnett, was
informed Sunday that her son,
Lieut. Clint Wood was safe in
Allied Hands. Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Selanders at Westphalia, also
received a similar message
concerning their son, Lieut.
Lawrence Selanders, who had
been imprisoned in the same
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1975 50 years ago
May 29 Every Tuesday
afternoon for the next ten
weeks, shows will be shown at
the Peoples Theatre in Garnett
at 2 p.m. in order to make it
possible for those who wish to
shop to leave their children at
the show for a time.
1995 30 years ago
May 25 Henry Roeckers.
local archeologist, spoke to the
Garnett Rotary Club Tuesday
afternoon telling of his latest
project, excavating at the site of
Canton, which is located about
3.3 miles northeast of Garnett
about 1850. He urged his listeners to become interested
in archeology stating that in
this area were sites of former
settler cabins, Trading Post,
Fort Garnett, and many native
American living areas. He displayed many of the artifacts
that he had uncovered and told
of the study he undertakes for
each of the areas he explores.
He remains an active worker
with the St. Marys mission
site at the shrine south of
Centerville.
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Thursday, June 29, 2025
4:30 p.m. – Garnett Farmers Market
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, June 30, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Monday, June 2, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:00 p.m. – Garnett Senior Center
Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
3:30 p.m. – Tinkering and Tech
hosted by the Garnett Library
6:00 p.m. – Park & Rec Committee
6:30 p.m. – Awana
Thursday, June 5, 2025
4:30 p.m. – Garnett Farmers Market
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
6:00 p.m. – Anderson County
Historical Society Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Friday, June 6, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Saturday, June 7, 2025
9:00 a.m. – Southland Cruisers
Car Show @ Garnett Square
Monday, June 9, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
6:00 p.m. – Library Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime hosted by
the Garnett Public Library
12:00 p.m. – GACC Board 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
7:00 p.m. – Garnett Optimist Club
Wednesday, June 11 2025
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
10:00 a.m. – Remember When
Wednesday @ Parkside Place
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
4:30 p.m. – Tourism Advisoy Board
6:00 p.m. – Friends of the PSRT
6:30 p.m. – Awana
6:30 p.m. – Parks & Rec Advisory
Board Meeting
Thursday, June 12, 2025
4:30 p.m. – Garnett Farmers
Market
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch & Snacks
at Garnett Senior Center
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
7:30 p.m. – Delphian Masonic
Lodge Meeting
Friday, June 13, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Monday, June 16, 2025
8:45 a.m. – AM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime hosted by
the Garnett Public Library
3:30 p.m. – Bricks & Books – Grades
3rd-8th @ Garnett Public Library
5:00 p.m. – ACDA Advisory Board
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – Planning Commission
6:30 p.m. – American Legion Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
3:30 p.m. – Kids Craft Club K-3rd
Grade @ Garnett Public Library
4:00 p.m. – Walker Art Committee
6:30 p.m. – Awana
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The 9th annual Southland Cruisers auto show will hit the Garnett downtown square on June 7th.
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Pictured from left: Addyson Ladewig, Laurel Ladewig (mother) and
Donna Benjamin (grandmother). Addyson joined the Chapter Y
PEO group after they awarded her a scholarship.
Chapter Y PEO met in May visited by scholarship recipient
Chapter Y PEO met at
the home of Denise Weber
on Monday, May 19, 2025.
Program committee co-hostesses were Becky Solander, Donna
Benjamin and Stacy Gwin. A
delicious Mexican themed
meal was enjoyed by all who
attended.
Guests of Chapter Y were
Addyson Ladewig and her
mother, Laurel Ladewig.
Addyson is the 2025 recipient
of the Chapter Y PEO scholarship. Addyson shared her
plans to attend the University
of Wisconsin in Madison this
fall. She intends to pursue a
degree in journalism with an
emphasis in sports media.
A short business meeting followed Addysons presentation.
The next meeting of Chapter
Y PEO will be June 16, 2025 at
the home of Sonya Martin with
co-hostess Stacy Gwin.
Richmond Public Library receives grant
from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
RICHMOND – The Dollar
General Literacy Foundation
(DGLF) recently awarded
Richmond Public Library
A $2,000.00 grant to support
Summer Reading literacy. The
funds are a part of a record-setting, one-day donation in the
Foundations history of more
than $13.2 million to support
adult, family, and summer literacy programs in the 48 states
in which Dollar General operates.
Richmond Public Library
runs a Summer Reading program every summer. Keeping
the kids reading during the
off months of school is very
important. The library has
weekly crafts and prizes at the
end of the program for those
who choose to read this summer.
For over 30 years, the
Foundation has been investing
in literacy and basic education
programs in our hometown
communities, shared Denine
Torr, executive director of
the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation. Todays grant
announcement is a celebration
of our unwavering commitment to student and teacher
success. We are grateful to all
the grant recipients for their
commitment to advancing education and helping students
Classic auto show presented by
Southland Cruisers – Saturday, June 7
The Southland Cruisers
invites you to join them as
they celebrate the 9th Annual
Classic Auto Show to be held
Saturday, June 7th on the
Garnett Town Square and
Anderson County Courthouse
lawn.
The car show is open to
classic and custom cars,
trucks, motorcycles, rat rods
and special interest vehicles.
Participant registration is $20
the day of the event. Spectators
are encouraged and no admission charge to the public.
The schedule for this event
is as follows:
Participant registration:
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Pin Up contest: 12:30 p.m.
Hula Hoop contest: 1:00 p.m.
Twyla Duryea remembered:
2 p.m.
Show awards: 2:30 p.m.
Awards are Best Truck, Best
Motorcycle, Best Rat Rod, Top
20 Pick and Best of Show.
The public is invited to bring
the family to Garnetts town
square on Saturday, June 7th.
Deejay Michael Wilson will be
providing music throughout
the day. There will be food and
craft vendors available and
area restaurants and retailers are providing specials.
Participants will automatically
be entered in door prize drawings and the first 100 entrants
will receive goodie bags. A limited number of food trucks and
thrive.
The Dollar General Literacy
Foundation supports organizations that increase access
to educational programming,
stimulate and enable innovation in the delivery of educational instruction and inspire
a love of reading. Each year,
DGLF awards funds to nonprofit organizations, schools,
and libraries within a 15-mile
radius of a Dollar General
store or distribution center to
support adult, family, summer
and youth literacy programs.
The Foundation also offers a
student referral program for
individuals interested in learning how to read, speak English,
or prepare for the high school
equivalency exam. Referrals
to a local organization that
provides free literacy services
are available online here or
through referral cards found
in the Learn to Read brochures that are available at the
cash register of every Dollar
General store.
The Foundation also plans
to launch its sixth annual The
Yellow Glasses Project campaign on July 21, 2025, in which
customers can purchase yellow
sunglasses at Dollar General
stores for $2 each to benefit the
DGLF.
STEPMAN…
FROM PAGE 4
once fully modern state that
had its own nuclear weapons
program.
Thomas wrote that the
party operates on a kind of
folk Leninism: it invokes the
grandiose language of twentieth-century party discipline
to steer what amounts to a
racketeering operation with a
malleable progressive ideology
attached that justifies the racket.
The Kill the Boer rallies
are only part of the problem.
South Africa passed a law that
allows the property of white
farmers to be taken by the
government. One New York
Times writer absurdly tried
to compare this to the Trump
three and Don Smith won the
least number of games.
We would love to have you
join us on Thursday evening
promptly at six o'clock at the
Senior Center for 10 games of
13-point pitch. We usually conclude the evening between 8:30
and 9:00 o'clock. Treats and coffee are furnished by the players. Always room for one more.
Jan Wards reporting
administrations use of eminent domain on the southern
border.
Eminent domain is a justifiedif sometimes abused
use of government power to
build infrastructure that
comes with compensation.
South Africas law comes with
no compensation. Its simple,
state-backed robbery and retribution.
To make matters worse
as far as U.S. policy is concerned, this all occurred while
South Africa aligned itself
with Russia, China, Iran, and
Hamas. It takes our money and
works with our enemies.
Of course, the Biden administration did nothing to fix
the situation. Orde F. Kittrie,
an official at the Foundation
for Defense of Democracies,
wrote last March in The Hill
For more information about
the Southland Cruisers 9th
Annual Classic Auto Show,
please contact Charmaine
Messick, 785-448-6965 or Ray
Messick, 785-304-2999.
A portion of the proceeds
of this car show will benefit
trades scholarships, Garnett
Libertyfest and Cornstock.
Entry forms are available by
searching "Southland Cruisers"
Facebook group, Lake Garnett
Cruisers Facebook page, or
visiting Garnetts calendar at
www.simplygarnett.com.
Rayna Jasper
of Garnett
earns degree
at Benedictine
College
ATCHISON – Rayna Jasper
of Garnett, KS, has graduated
from Benedictine College in
Atchison, Kansas, majoring in
Marketing.
The college graduated 520
students at
the end of
the academic
year during
ceremonies
on May 17,
2025. It was
the largest
graduating
class in the
Jasper school's history. Sister
Deirdre Byrne gave the keynote address, providing "'Sister
Dede's Spiritual Post-Graduate
Survival Guide."
DID YOU
KNOW?
Wards wins senior pitch
Our solar system must have
been aligned on Thursday
night as everyone was a little
over the top. Lots of laughs and
storytelling went on all evening.
Of the 10 games played of
13-point pitch, Jan Wards
took top honor winning 9 of
10 games. Karen Register won
the 50/50, Kyle Trendel had the
most perfect hands of 13 with
vendor spaces are available at
no charge.
The Anderson County
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continuously operating
business in Anderson
County,
founded in 1865?
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St. Rose students Alphonse Kinder, left, and Mikahial Stanford
competing in the 3 legged race at the annual play day in Garnett on
May 15th. St. Rose joined other local elementary schools in a day
of competition and fun.
that while the African National
Congress was looting its own
country, the U.S. was insulating the party from the consequences of its corruption and
mismanagement.
The U.S. is the largest provider of development assistance to South Africa, $660 million per year, Kittrie wrote.
The U.S. has also committed
more than $1 billion to help
South Africas profoundly corrupt and reform-resistant energy sector transition to renewable energy.
Again, the Trump administration rightly brought this to
an end. We shouldnt be funding green scams at home or
abroad.
That South Africas president was humiliated by the
White House was the least of his
problems. If Ramaphosa would
like to avoid such embarrassments in the future he should
work to end corruption in his
government, protect the rights
of all his citizens, and stop linking arms with terrorist groups.
Then maybe he can come
crawling back to the U.S. and
ask for help.
Until that time, he and his
entire government can slink
away and watch as more future
Elon Musks flee to places that
allow them to create their
own greener pastures without
threat of violence and expropriation.
Jarrett Stepman is a columnist
for The Daily Signal. He is
also the author of The War
on History: The Conspiracy to
Rewrite Americas Past. Send
an email to Jarrett at jarrett.
stepman@dailysignal.com
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FROM PAGE 4
of the Kansans CAN vision with
the hook that Kansas leads the
world in the success of each student. Believe it or not, he can
say that with a straight face.
Watsons bio summarizes
the pillars of Kansans CAN.
Among the forward-thinking initiatives are balancing
the emphasis between academic test scores and the characteristics Kansans identified
as ensuring student success.
Dr. Watson was instrumental
in introducing statewide outcomes for social-emotional
growth, kindergarten readiness, individual plans of study,
graduation attainment and
postsecondary success.
Balancing? Watsons concept
of balancing is reminiscent of
the movie Monty Python and
the Holy Grail, in which a balance is used to prove that a
witch weighs the same as a
duck. Both are preposterous.
His other accomplishments?
A change in the way
schools receive accreditation.
The new acronym is KESA
(Kansas Educational Systems
Accreditation). KESA transformed school accreditation
from the building level to the
district level. The purpose of
KESA is twofold: (1) to hide
poor-performing
individual schools by accrediting the
entire district, and (2) to make
sure every district gets accredited.
The hokey Kansans CAN
school redesign project was
a Watson vision that allowed
schools to innovate how they
operate, analogous to the 1960s
race to the moon. He picked
seven schools to initiate
the project and named them
after one of the original seven
Mercury astronauts. The truth
is, the innovations were
nothing the schools could not
already have done without this
sophomoric designation. This
was nothing more than a way
to promote Kansans CAN and
provide a distraction from failing student outcomes.
Watsons latest, and current
diversion in the face of the
perpetually low state assessment scores, is to change the
way state assessment results
are defined. Initially, Watson
wanted to do away with 10th
graders taking the test, using
logic unique to himself. Since
that isnt going to fly, his focus
is now on the words to describe
student performance. An excellent summary of this tactic is
described by Dave Trabert.
The commissioner likes
to employ sports analogies to
make or supplement his points.
Well, in the world of sports,
what happens when a team
annually suffers from poor performance? There is a change
in those who coach or manage.
Put succinctly, if Watson were
a head coach or general manager of a sports franchise, he
would have long been fired. But
this is not about a sports team.
This is much more important
than that. Its about the education of Kansas children.
How does Watson continue
in that position? Thats on the
members of the state board of
education. If you dont bother
to watch state board meetings,
and who could blame you, it
is clear that the board is nothing more than a rubber stamp
for the commissioner. And I
thought the commissioner
works for the board. How nave
of me.
Yes, the board has legal obligations that do not include student achievement. But when-
ever that issue is on the table,
instead of taking action toward
improving student outcomes,
they complain about those
who criticize low achievement
scores.
Some might consider this
Einsteins definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over
and over and expecting a different result. Not in this case,
the state board does the same
thing over and over while not
caring if the results change.
Thats not insanity, its indifference. The state board acts
like feckless parents who allow
their spoiled child to behave
boorishly. Indifference is not
acceptable.
Other states with similar
achievement woes have taken
the initiative to expand school
choice, enact an A-F grading
system, or implement other
student-focused
reforms.
Unfortunately, Kansas is not
among them.
Commissioner Watson is the
symptom par excellence of a
system that favors adults over
students. His (lack of) leadership should be taken seriously
by a democratically accountable KSBOE and legislature
that must start demanding
action on behalf of our students. Its very hard to see how
our elected representatives
can enact the changes needed
as long as Randy Watson is
the education commissioner.
Demanding achievement-based
action from Commissioner
Watson and KSDE as a whole,
or finding someone who will,
should be the first and only
item on the KSBOE agenda.
David Dorsey is a former
classroom teacher and a Senior
Education Policy Fellow with
the Kansas Policy Institute.
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Notice of hearing – Daulton Estate
First published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, May 22, 2025)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of
BETTY JOY DAULTON, Deceased.
Case #AN-2024-PR-000022
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS
CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been
filed in this court by Lewis Ray Needham, as
executor of the estate above-captioned, praying
that his acts be approved and the sole heirs
waiver of account be approved; the decedents
heirs be determined; the costs be paid; the
estate be assigned to the persons entitled
thereto in accordance with decedents last will
and testament; and that the administration
of the estate closed and petitioner be finally
discharged and released from further liability.
You are required to file your written defenses
thereto on or before the 18th day of June,
2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the District Court, Garnett,
Anderson County, Kansas, at which time and
place the cause will be heard. Should you fail
therein, judgment and decree will be entered in
due course upon the petition.
LEWIS RAY NEEDHAM
Executor
Terry J. Solander #7280
503 S. Oak St. P.O. Box 348
Garnett, KS 66032-0348
785-448-6131; FAX: 785-448-2475
solander@embarqmail.com
Attorney for Executor
Notice of suit – GSSB vs Kelley
my22t3*
First published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, May 22, 2025)
KELLEY, and all other persons who are or may
be concerned:
decree will be entered in due course upon the
petition as filed by the Plaintiff.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS.
You are hereby notified that a Petition has been
filed in the District Court of Anderson County,
Kansas for foreclosure on the Plaintiffs security
interest in the following personal property:
GOPPERT STATE SERVICE BANK
Plaintiff,
All Livestock, Machinery, and Equipment now
vs.
owned or hereafter acquired by Dennis Kelley.
DENNIS R. KELLEY, also known as
DENNIS KELLEY, also known as
If the judgment is not paid forthwith the security
DENNIS KELLY,
Defendant. interest of the Plaintiff will be foreclosed and
the collateral sold as provided by law and the
Case No. AN-2025-CV-000012
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Improbable comeback propels Vikings baseball to State
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 05-29-2025 / SUBMITTED
Helen Norman, Garnett BPW President and Troy Armstrong, EMS
Director. Troy gave a presentation illustrating the importance of a
File for Life.
BPW met in May
Troy Armstrong, Anderson
County EMS Director presented a program on the File for
Life at the Garnett BPW May
meeting. Troy showed each
member the red packet file and
explained the importance of
having this file completed and
attached to your refrigerator
and as well keeping one in your
vehicle for emergencies.
A File for Life is a magnetic folder containing vital medical information. Its designed
to be easily accessed in an
emergency, especially when
the persons family isnt immediately available. This folder
typically includes details like
medications, allergies, and
other relevant health information.
For more informational programs, attend a Garnett BPW
meeting on the third Tuesday
of each month in the Archer
Room of the Garnett Library or
call a BPW member with any
questions or interests at 785448-8745.
Crest Elementary recently
released their spring honor roll
All A Honor Roll
5th Grade
Nicole Bain, Lainey Church,
Nash Holloway, Kreed Miller,
Hudson Powell, Hattie Walter.
4th Grade
Harper Donovan, Tyler
Edgerton, Amelia Parks, Bud
Sanchez, Skylar Valentine,
Penny Womelsdorf.
3rd Grade
Emmylou Birk, Kanyon
Blaufuss, Colton Boone, Tatum
Caudell, Claire Holloway, Jessa
Ivy, Knox Morrison, Addelyn
Valentine, Riverlee Wallace.
2nd Grade
Lorelai Bonnett, Rollie
Boone, Reid Brand, Delilah
Kichler, Klancee Miiler,
Kendryx Nilges, Hayden
Powell, Brody Roach, Laney
Starr, Stetson Womelsdorf.
A/BHonor Roll
5th Grade
Maylee Bain, Vinny Bonnett,
Hannah Ivy, McKayla Powell,
Ari West, Andrey Yoder.
4th Grade
Hayden Frye, Jase Romines,
Logan
Ryback,
Loralei
Womelsdorf.
3rd Grade
Brett Gilbreth, Cav Nelson,
Mya Nicholas, Dawson Davis,
Kain Walter, Jaxen Wilson.
2nd Grade
Maysyn Bain, Josie Ball,
Madelynn Beebe, Cooper
Caudell,
Zayne
Francis,
Adelynn Fulton, Jasmine
Miller,
Aurora
Parks,
MaKenna Sitler, Domino
Slyter.
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RICHMOND – The Vikings
opened regional play back
on May 14th with a 9-1 win
over Northern Heights before
stamping their ticket to state
last Wednesday, May 21st.
The semifinal game against
Southern Lyon County had
the Vikings facing a 6-0 deficit before rallying to win 8-7
in extra innings. The Vikings
rode that momentum into the
championship game later that
evening and rolled to a 12-5
victory.
The Vikings comeback was
not only improbable by overcoming a large deficit after
struggling all game, but also
improbable because of the fashion they did it. Central Heights
didnt pick up a single base hit
in the 5-run 6th inning.
Trailing 6-0, the Vikings
opened up the bottom of the
sixth with a runner reaching
on catchers interference. Then
following a strikeout, Southern
Lyon County proceeded to walk
the next 6 hitters, which cut the
lead down to 6-4. Following a
lineout, another bases loaded
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walk cut the deficit to 6-5.
The Central Heights Vikings celebrate after a big win in last weeks regional tournament. Central Heights
In the bottom of the seventh,
rallied from a 6-run deficit in the semifinals before knocking off Chase County in the regional championa one-out walk scored on a triple by Stetson Miller to knot ship to qualify for the state tournament that started Thursday, May 30th.
the score up at 6. The Vikings
had their chance in regulation County fumbled the lead away the Vikings to the championThe Vikings (21-4, 2nd
as an intentional walk and an on the mound as they walked ship game.
seed) kick off play at state on
infield single loaded the bases the first two hitters in the home
In the championship game Thursday, May 29 at 3:30 p.m.
with just one out but they failed half of the ninth inning.
it was much of the same for the in Great Bend against Douglas
to capitalize.
Following a failed sacrifice Vikings. Patient hitting lead- (15-10, 7th seed). The winner
Both teams went scoreless bunt that led to the first out, the ing to walk and capitalizing advances to play Friday at 1:15
in the eighth inning. Southern Vikings once again capitalized on opponents miscues as they p.m., with the championship
Lyon County took the lead in on back-to-back errors to tie jumped out to a 12-2 advantage game to follow at 5:45 p.m. The
the ninth inning following an the game and ended up with after 3 innings as they only consolation game will take
a walk-off win as a wild pitch garnered 4 hits en route to the place at 3:30 p.m.
error and a double.
Once again, Southern Lyon scored Kreig Garrett sending early lead.
RECORDS…
FROM PAGE 2
Zachary Dermaine Yarbrough has
been charged with operating a vehicle
without registration or an expired tag
and for transporting an open container.
Michael Anthony Weitzman has
been charged with speeding 75 mph
in a 65 mph zone.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
(as of May 13, 2025)
Kevin Labelle was booked into jail
on April 25, 2024.
Jason Boothe was booked into jail
on June 26, 2024.
William Vandenberg was booked
into jail on July 25, 2024.
Porfirio De La Cruz-Cantu was
booked into jail on October 10, 2024.
Korine Hollon was booked into jail
on December 17, 2024.
Kanden Robb was booked into jail
on January 1, 2025.
Brandon Bunnel was booked into
jail on March 6, 2025.
Rodney Clark was booked into jail
on March 10, 2025.
Nickolas Barlow was booked into
jail on March 27, 2025.
Eric Howell was booked into jail on
March 31, 2025.
Christopher Hill was booked into jail
DEADLINE…
electing a single commission
position the one currently
held by Mayor Mark Locke. So
far only Justin Thompson has
filed for the post.
Wettstein said the Frontier
Extension District Board of
Directors will have two positions open for election.
If four or more persons file
for any one position a primary
election will be necessary and
will be held on August 5, 2025.
Candidates may file for these
positions at the Anderson
County
Clerks
Office,
Courthouse, Garnett, Ks. The
deadline for filing is June 2nd,
2025 at 12 oclock noon. There
is a twenty-dollar ($20.00) fee
for all filings.
FROM PAGE 1
Democrat Party Chairman
Deann Mitchell did not return
an email from the Review
Friday seeking comment. Nor
did the organizations acting
executive director Jessica
Persson
or
Community
Outreach Coordinator Heather
Carlos.
Davids did not respond to
messages regarding the tax
impact from the Review at her
Facebook and X pages.
PLANT…
FROM PAGE 1
(785) 448-3121
ers. Semiconductor chips are
viewed as the technological
linchpin to all digital technology, and U.S. manufacturers are
heavily dependent on foreign
sources, particularly China, for
those chips.
News of the $1.9 billion
Coffey County plant, as well as
an electric battery facility to
be constructed at DeSoto had
buoyed development hopes
in the region, particularly for
local housing development as
a more affordable non-metro
option for workers who would
be hired at those plants.
Coffey
County
Commissioner Mark Petterson
Jesse King was booked into jail on
September 30, 2024.
Ariana Alejandre was booked into
jail on February 11, 2025.
Michael Bradley was booked into
FROM PAGE 1
DAVIDS…
$483,515. Leawood averaged
$257,427. Within the Kansas
Public Employees Retirement
System (KPERS), Johnson
County had 167 retirees receiving pension benefits exceeding
$1 million over their retirement period.
But
Johnson
County
Democrats arent saying
whether theyre concerned
Davids turning her back on
those tax cuts will impact her
at the 2026 ballot box. JOCO
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL FARM-INS
(as of May 13, 2025)
jail on February 11, 2025.
Joshua Franks was booked into jail
on February 21, 2025.
Michelle Hintz was booked into jail
on March 20, 2025.
Lane Morrison was booked into jail
on April 14, 2025.
Amber Price was booked into jail on
April 14, 2025.
John Simonelli was booked into jail
on April 14, 2025.
Robert Wright was booked into jail
on April 14, 2025.
Justin Coates was booked into jail
on April 18, 2025.
LOCKDOWNS…
FROM PAGE 1
#6 held by Seth Black. Church
has filed to retain his seat,
with other filings by Westin
Holloway and Seth Black.
USD 365 positions up
for election included #4
held by Michael Richards,
Sonya Martin in #5 and
Gina Witherspoon in #6.
Witherspoon so far is the only
one to file.
Harry Funk has filed for
Kincaid Mayor, Wettstein
said. Clark Dennison filed for
council member in the City of
Westphalia. All third-class cities will be electing one mayor
and five council members,
except Colony City, which will
be electing 3 council members.
The City of Garnett will be
on March 31, 2025.
Brian Gedrose was booked into jail
on April 22, 2025.
Toni Colbern was booked into jail
on May 6, 2025.
Charles Whitacre was booked into
jail on May 12, 2025.
Noe Fuentez was booked into jail
on May 13, 2025.
told the Review this week while
the TEM project had hit a snag,
prospects for semiconductor
development in Burlington at
its proposed new industrial
park facility werent done.
The proposed industrial
park initially was to be home
to Kansas Semiconductor
Manufacturing Consortium
(KSMC), which is made up of
if I remember right at least
five independent companies.
At least one of those companies
still has a CHIPS grant application that is still alive. We will
know more next week, after Dr.
Wyatts visit, Petterson said.
beyond reading, writing and
math. Numerous studies point
to a generation of students who
also lack social skills, such
as managing their emotions,
communicating their needs or
working with peers.
They have grown, even
from the beginning of the year
to now, Kelley said. But
theres still something about
not wanting to be close to people. Or just the opposite
being very, very clingy. And
I have both extremes in my
classroom.
Shortly
after
schools
returned to in-person classes, Kansas schools reported
more fights between students
and behavioral blow-ups.
Educators blame the increase
in part on the COVID pandemic, saying long stretches of
online learning meant limited socialization and difficulty
adjusting to life back in the
classroom.
Wichita Superintendent
Kelly Bielefeld said those challenges continue.
Its easy to say, This was
five years ago. The impact is
over, and with some children
thats true, Bielefeld said. But
with other groups, I think the
impact is still very, very real.
Another persistent challenge since the pandemic: Getting kids to show up
for class. During the 2023-24
school year, nearly one in five
Kansas students was chronically absent, which means
they missed at least 10% of
instruction time.
Older students struggled
with the transition to remote
learning and then back to a
normal school routine. Some
saw their mental health suffer and lost the motivation to
attend class.
With younger students, families are more likely to keep
them home with minor cold
or allergy symptoms, so the
once-rare sick day is becoming
more commonplace.
Wichita district leaders
challenged schools this year to
return to pre-pandemic attendance rates. Jamie Junker,
principal at Harry Street
Elementary, said its been difficult.
Were celebrating a lot of
growth this year, creating a
sense of belonging so our kids
want to be here when they get
up in the morning. They want
to come to school, Junker
said.
But for many of our families, they have circumstances
that are way outside of (having) an alarm clock to wake
them up and get here, Junker
added. Its much more than
that.
Harry Streets average
daily attendance was 92% this
school year an improvement over last year, but still
not at the 93% before the pandemic.
Congress approved three
COVID-19 relief packages
that sent about $276 billion to
K-12 schools and universities.
Kansas received nearly $2 billion, which schools and colleges used to reopen safely and
help students who had fallen
behind.
Wichita and other districts
spent some of that federal aid
to expand summer school programs. But despite incentives
such as free breakfast, lunch
and transportation, only a
fraction of students enrolled.
Federal funding also paid
for additional psychologists,
counselors and social workers
at many schools.
Junker said that has made a
difference.
Having the (federal) money
funneled for the purpose of
social and emotional well-being, that sense of belonging
in our school, that then helps
us to be able to tackle those
academics, she said.
As Kansas districts celebrate the end of another school
year, teachers say theyll continue to monitor and address
pandemic learning gaps and
other challenges.
Its far from over, Junker
said. Luckily, we have amazing middle schools, and our
sixth grade teams, they know
the challenges. They are ready
for them.
Suzanne Perez reports
on education for KMUW in
Wichita and the Kansas News
Service.
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SPORTS
Central Heights Vikings dominate boys division, deliver Miller the only Bulldog heading to State
strong girls performances at 2A regional track meet
POMONA – Most of the third place with an impressive Porter led the way with a fifthEUREKA – The Central Heights
Vikings track and field teams
made a powerful statement
at the KSHSAA 2A Regional
Track Meet held at Eureka
High School, with the boys
team clinching the regional
championship and the girls
team earning a 13th-place finish among a deep and competitive field.
The Vikings boys team
racked up an impressive 119
points, finishing well ahead
of second-place Lyndon (64
points). Central Heights athletes placed in the top 10 in nearly every event they entered, led
by dominant performances in
the distance events and strong
relay showings.
In distance events, the trio
of Cody Hammond, Connor
Burkdoll, and Owen Miller
swept the top three spots in the
800 meters, 1600 meters, and
3200 meters. Burkdoll won both
the 1600m (4:44.30) and 3200m
(10:12.62), while Hammond
claimed victory in the 800m
(2:00.57). Miller finished second in the 1600m (4:44.41) and
3200m (10:20.72) and took third
in the 800m (2:00.84), helping
the Vikings take a commanding lead in points.
Burkdoll finished 2nd in
the 800m with a time of 2:00.59
and Hammond was 3rd in the
1600m (4:44.64) and the 3200m
(10:25.36).
In the sprint and relay
events, Christian McCord
placed second in the 400m dash
(52.81), with teammate Aidan
Howland right behind in third
(53.35). Mathew Dunbar added
a sixth-place finish in the 200m
finals (23.79) and eighth in the
prelims (23.71). The Vikings
4x800m relay team won their
race in 8:26.76, and the 4x400m
relay team placed third with
a time of 3:37.00. The 4x100m
squad finished eighth.
The Vikings also had strong
performances in the field
events, where Max Chrisjohn
placed second in the discus
(122-0) and fourth in the shot
put (40-4). Ethan Rhoades
added a fifth-place finish in the
javelin (129-2) and 11th in the
shot put. Riley Sprinkle placed
11th in the discus and 15th in
javelin.
On the girls side, the
Vikings scored 20 team points,
led by Ebony Hughes, who
claimed the regional title in
the 400-meter dash with a time
of 1:03.74. Lily Burkdoll contributed a fourth-place finish
in the 3200-meter run (12:47.59),
while the girls 4x800m relay
team took third in their race
with a time of 10:47.77.
Though the team didnt
score in the field events,
Hannah Matile represented the
Vikings in both the discus and
shot put, placing 13th and 15th
respectively.
With a deep and balanced
roster, especially on the boys
side, Central Heights proved
itself to be one of the top programs in Class 2A. Several
Vikings will advance to the
KSHSAA State Track & Field
Championships, looking to
build on the momentum of an
outstanding regional meet.
Head coach Troy Prosser
was more than pleased with
this athletes performances.
Regional Champions! Has a
nice ring to it, Prosser said.
This squad put it all together
and did it at the right time.
The trio of Burkdoll,
Hammond and Miller continue
to shine.
Prosser stated of them
sweeping the 3 distance events,
What they accomplished is
extraodinary. Ive never seen it
done before.
He is obviously pleased
with them as athletes but what
stands out even more is the
type of people they are.
They didnt worry about
which one came out on top
in any of the events, Prosser
said. They ran together and
they executed to near perfection.
The trio was within a half of
a second of each other in both
the 800m and 1600m runs.
The competition will jump
dramatically this weekend at
Cessna Stadium (in Wichita).
Prosser concluded, We need to
bring our best and let the chips
fall where they may.
Lady Vikings open play at state on Thursday
RICHMOND – The Central
Heights Lady Vikings (23-4, #4
seed) softball team will open
play at the state tournament
on Thursday, May 29th in Pratt
against Oskaloosa (22-5, #5
seed).
If the Vikings advance they
will play Friday at 1 p.m.
The third place game will
take place immediately following at 3 p.m. and the championship will be at 5 p.m.
Anderson County Bulldogs
track and field team concluded their season last Thursday,
May 22nd, at the KSHSAA 3A
Regional track meet held at
West Franklin High School in
Pomona. Facing stiff competition from across the region,
Jordan Miller was the only
Bulldog to punch her ticket
to the state meet this Friday
and Saturday on the campus
of Wichita State University.
Several athletes did deliver
several top 10 finishes on the
afternoon though.
Leading the way Miller as
she showcased her versatility
with strong performances in
both track and field events.
Miller earned a podium finish
in the triple jump, claiming
mark of 35 feet, 5 inches. She
followed that up with a fourthplace finish in the 100-meter
hurdles, clocking in at 15.81
seconds. Both finishes were
good enough to qualify for
State.
Sprinter Hayden Wright
also made her mark in the 200meter dash, advancing to the
finals and finishing seventh
overall with a time of 27.72 seconds after placing eighth in the
preliminary round. The girls
4×400 meter relay team added
a ninth-place finish, crossing
the line in 4:32.37. Madilyn
Reichard rounded out the girls'
top individual performances
with a 10th-place finish in the
300-meter hurdles.
On the boys side, Noah
place finish in the triple jump,
recording a leap of 40 feet, 3.25
inches. He also tied for sixth in
the high jump, clearing 5 feet,
8 inchesmatching the mark
of teammate Christian Barnett,
who finished just ahead of him
in sixth place due to fewer
attempts.
Garrett Tucker earned a top10 finish in the javelin, placing
10th with a throw of 132 feet, 5
inches. While not inside the top
10, Grant Nienstedt delivered
a solid effort in the 3200-meter
run, finishing 12th overall with
a time of 11:01.67.
See page 12 for the full list of
state qualifiers from the area
and the events they will compete in.
Crest Lancers secure 16 top-10 finishes
at 1A regional track meet in Iola
IOLA – The Crest High School
Lancers track and field team
delivered an impressive allaround performance at the
KSHSAA 1A Regional Track
Meet hosted at Iola High School,
a meet that included nearly 30
schools from the region.
The Lancers finished the
day with 16 top-10 individual
and relay finishes, in the process qualifying 9 athletes for
the state meet in Wichita this
Friday & Saturday.
Leading the way on the girls
side was Hanna Schmidt, who
won the 100-meter hurdles with
a time of 15.88 seconds and also
placed third in the long jump
with a leap of 16 feet, 6.25 inches. Peyton Schmidt added two
top-five finishes, placing third
in the 3200-meter run (13:20.30)
and fourth in the 800-meter run
(2:35.14). Aubrey Allen claimed
eighth place in the 1600-meter
run (6:43.12), and the girls
4×800 meter relay team secured
sixth place with a time of
12:21.77.
In the field events, Summer
Valentine turned in a pair of
strong performances, placing
third in the discus (100-10) and
fifth in the shot put (29-11.5).
Lizzie Ellington added a ninthplace finish in the shot put (245.75).
On the boys side, Gunner
Ellington led the distance
group with a third-place finish
in the 1600-meter run (4:53.89)
and a fourth-place finish in
the 3200-meter run (11:17.50).
The 4×800 meter relay team finished second with a time of
9:07.12, one of the teams highest finishes of the day.
In the sprints, Gentry
McGhee finished sixth in the
100-meter dash finals (11.83)
after running 11.72 in the prelims. He also claimed third
place in the long jump with a
leap of 18 feet, 7 inches. Xander
Fuller earned second place in
the same event, jumping 19
feet, 4.5 inches.
Ryan West recorded sixthplace finishes in both the
110-meter hurdles (19.32) and
300-meter hurdles (45.20). Kole
Walter added a seventh-place
finish in the 800-meter run
(2:22.10), and Henry White took
ninth place in the javelin (1200).
See page 12 for the full list of
state qualifiers from the area
and the events they will compete in.
CENTRAL HEIGHTS BASEBALL
STATE QUALIFIERS
6×12 CH State Baseball
In front: Jotham Meyer (holding plaque), assistant coach Eric Reece.
Front row from left: Peyton Miller, Brooks Hamilton, Ethan Kraft, Knox Cannady, Cristian Duran, Cruz
Duran, Aydan Dunbar. Back row: Head Coach Jason Brown, Kreig Garrett, Max Blankenbecker, Kaiden
Reeder, Hal Higbie, Roarke Brock, Kord Stroup, Hans Higbie, Stetson Miller, and Cooper Tush
Cheer on your
Central Heights Vikings at the
Class 2-1A State Tournament
May 29-30, 2025
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, May 29, 2025
SPORTS
STATEBOUND
Area high school athletes head to state track & field finals this weekend at Wichitas Cessna Stadium!
CENTRAL HEIGHTS TRACK: Front rom left, Josiah Meyer, Cooper Moore, Caitlynn Detwiler, Arabella Dunbar, Ebony Hughes, Lily Burkdoll, Aydan Dunbar.
Back row, Connor Burkdoll, Owen Miller, Max Chrisjohn, Jotham Meyer, Aidan Howland, Christian McCord, Cody Hammond. Chrisjohn qualified in discus;
Howland, Dunbar, Moore and Reed in 4×400 Relay. Burkdoll, Miller, McCord and Howland in 4×800 Relay; McCord & Howland in 400m; Cody Hammond, Connor
Burkdoll, Owen Miller in 800m; Connor Burkdoll, Owen Miller, Cody Hammond in the 1600m; Connor Burkdoll, Owen Miller, Cody Hammond in the 3200m; Ebony
Hughes girls 400m; Lily Burkdoll, Hughes, Arabella Dunbar, Detwiler gitrls 4x800m; Lily Burkdoll girls 3200m.
Jordan Miller from ACHS
qualified in the 100 meter
hurdles and triple jump.
CREST TRACK From left, Gunner Ellington, Peyton Schmidt, Hannah Schmidt, Gentry McGhee, Xander Fuller, Kole Walter, Elijah
Taylor, Summer Valentine. Inset: Lane Yocham. Ellington, Taylor, Walter and Yocham were 2nd 4x800m. Ellington- 3rd 1600m; Fuller2nd Long Jump; McGhee- 3rd Long Jump; Hanna Schmidt- 1st 100m Hurdles & 3rd Long Jump; Peyton Schmidt- 3rd 3200m; Summer
Valentine- 3rd Discus.
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