Anderson County Review — November 28, 2024

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Private car deals to get
sales tax break in 2025
New law allows tax
reduction for buyers
who sell old vehicle
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
TOPEKA Car buyers in
Kansas will catch a break on
sales tax in the coming year
when a new provision in state
law lowers the tax theyll pay if
they sold an older car in order
to buy a new or newer one.
House Bill 2098 included a
number of tax reductions that
was vetoed by Governor Kelly
in the last session of the Kansas
Legislature but overridden by
the Republican-led veto proof
majority in both houses.
The provision works this
way: An individual who sells
a used vehicle within 120 days
before or after purchasing a
new or newer vehicle will only
pay sales tax on the difference
between the sale of the old
vehicle and the price paid for
the new one. If that individual traded down or bought
a new vehicle of lesser value
than the one they sold they
pay no sales tax at all. Proof
of the amount of both sales in
the form of documentation like
bills of sale or cancelled checks
must be produced at the time
the new vehicle is registered.
The law becomes effective
January 1, 2025.
The bill was an effort to
wrap a number of tax relief
provisions into a single law
aimed at cutting tax obligations for working class and
poorer Kansans. Its remaining
benefits include exempting all
sales tax on items purchased by
permanently disabled with the
SEE CARS ON PAGE 8
No-show dust control company
from 2023 wants second chance
BY DANE HICKS
GARNETT The Overland
Park chemical company that
no-showed Anderson County
dust control customers the
summer of 2023 tried to make
amends with Anderson County
Commissioners this week and
got a cordial, if not warm,
reception.
Greg Stiles with Scottwood
Industries told commissioners
the company ran into difficulties in 2023 with the contractor
it hired to apply the chemical
used on county gravel roads
as a long-term method to help
reduce dust, telling commissioners the application teams
left the company and apparently couldnt be replaced. Second
District County Commissioner
Anthony Mersman noted coun-
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 11-28-2024 / DANE HICKS
Above, local cabinet maker Ralph Rockers shows off one of the grandfather clockprojects he undertook with Kendall Eichman. Top right: Rockers always makes two pieces
every time he undertakes a project to be efficent with time and materials. Center right
are two clock bases under construction. Lower right, photos and plan drawings from
numerous past projects are kept both for posterity and reference for future parts, maintenance or repair needs.
Just in time
Ralph Rockers finds another
vocation in grandfather clocks
after career in cabinetry
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT One of Garnetts premier
craftsman has segued his custom cabinet
making operation into the production
of family heirloom grandfather clocks
that will mark time for area families for
generations to come.
Woodworker Ralph Rockers partnered with Kendall Eichman and his
High Time Clock Shop at Westphalia at
first as a one-off project to make use of
some clock works Eichman had been
storing for some 40 years. Sometime in
2014 or 2015 he paid Rockers a visit.
He approached me about it and I
turned him down the first time because
Id never done one, Rockers said. He
came back a couple days later and I said
okay Ill try to build one, but if Im going
to do it Im going to build a big one. And
so we did, and it just took right off.
The result became a new prod-
uct line for both men a synergy of
Rockers renown woodworking skills
and Eichmans penchant for intricate
mechanics in clock building and repair.
In culmination, they form a functional
centerpiece of stately beauty that will
transform the legacies of the families
and the homes they serve and adorn.
Theyre unique in the genre of family
heirlooms and can appreciate in value if
properly maintained.
Rockers, who grew up on a farm next
door to his present home/shop combination northwest of Garnett, said he
never would have imagined himself a
clockmaker. Back then, he assumed pigs
and farming would be his future. But the
1980s intervened.
Things got tight in the 80s interest
was super high, Rockers siad. He knew
a girl who worked at Bethers Cabinet
Shop recently moved to Richmond the
business a refugee from the devastating downtown fire that claimed 10 businesses in downtown Garnett in early
January 1978. Rockers got hired with a
high school wood shop class under his
belt and a desire to do something other
than farm. By August 1980 hed accumu-
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lated some tools of his own and decided
to strike out as an independent.
They said youll never make it youll
be back, Rockers said. And I look at it
now Ive done so many cabinets.
His cabinetry in high demand,
Rockers also branched out into just
about anything that can be made of wood
other interior woodwork for homes
and commercial buildings; lots of drinks
have been served and conversations held
over bars hes built for local restaurant/
drinkeries. He crafted a detailed miniature replica of the familys barn he
worked in growing up and has made
additional doll-house size barn replicas .
And jewelry boxes he thinks hes made
over 300 of them one of them given as
a gift to Louise Mandrell at a concert
appearance in Ottawa in 1980.
Rockers said the intricacy of some of
his work is detailed not from any real
SEE CLOCKS ON PAGE 11
ty road crews prepped the contracted customer roads on two
separate occasions.
That cost us dearly to
prep those roads and we did it
twice, Mersman said. Twice
they promised theyd be there,
and twice they didnt show up.
The county ended up refunding some $58,000 in payments
made by more than 100 county
residents for the service that
was never delivered.
The company declined to
respond to the Reviews inquiries at the time, and Third
District Commissioner Dave
Pracht said the lack of communication from the company to
county officials was one of the
most frustrating points of the
debacle. Stiles was apologetic.
SEE APOLOGY ON PAGE 8
DEI in black & white
Kansas educators say
DEI not taught here;
evidence says otherwise
BY DAVID HICKS
THE SENTINEL
TOPEKA The Kansas State
Board of Education told the
Legislature that the principles of Critical Race Theory
(CRT) are not used in schools,
but in December 2023, KSBOE
approved a contract with a
company that says most teacher prep programs are significantly whiter than the public
school population.
Board members may not
have known about The New
Teacher Project (TNTP)
views on whiteness as the
documentation provided in
the Board packet was very
generic, saying Smoky Hill
Education Service Center
will contract with The New
Teacher Project (TNTP) to
initiate statewide support for
High Quality Instructional
Materials (HQIM) as we look to
strengthen quality instruction
in Kansas.
TNTP published A Broken
Pipeline in 2020, which
included these findings:
Teacher preparation programs are significantly whiter on average than the public
SEE DEI ON PAGE 11
Local church extends goodies, Christs story to kids through Operation Christmas Child
GARNETT Garnetts Dunkard
Brethren Church has partnered with
Operation Christmas Child, a project
of international relief organization
Samaritans Purse led by Franklin
Graham, to lend a helping hand to
children in need all over the world.
Project leader Karen Edgecomb
said the local site is a drop off location for Operation Christmas Child,
collecting shoe boxes of Christmas
items for children in need as part
of the worldwide Christian outreach
program.
This year we collected 216 boxes
from the Garnett area, Edgecomb
said. Since 1990, 220 million shoe
boxes have been delivered to more
than 170 countries.
Along with the shoe boxes, each
child also receives The Greatest
Gift story booklet.
Many of the children receiving
these shoe boxes have never heard
the gospel of Jesus Christ before,
Edgecomb said.
These shoe boxes can be filled with
toys, school supplies, hygiene items,
personal care items, and personalized notes from the donors. Collection
week for the shoe boxes is the third
week of November each year, which
is also the week before Thanksgiving.
The mission of OCC is to demonstrate Gods love in a tangible way
to children around the world,
Edgecomb said. Through this project, Samaritans Purse partners with
the local church worldwide to share
the good news of Jesus Christ and
make disciples of all nations.
Together we are working to see a
great multitude which no one could
number of all nations, tribes, peoples and tongues, standing before
the throne, and before the Lamb,
(Revelations 7:9-10
Edgecomb said the church hopes
SEE CHURCHON PAGE 8
Kids in the Dunkard Brethren Church
join in prayer during work session filling gift shoe boxes for children across
the globe.
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RECORD
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REVIEW OFFICE CLOSED
Our offices will be closed
Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday,
Nov 29 for Thanksgiving.
SENIOR CENTER
THANKSGIVING DINNER
Youre invited to a community Thanksgiving dinner hosted
by the Garnett Senior Center
on November 28th at 12 p.m.
Turkey, mashed potatoes,
dressing, gravy and beverages
provided. Please bring a side
dish or dessert. Everyone is
welcome.
AMERICAN LEGION BINGO
Bingo at American Legion Post
48 Garnett will be held every
Tuesday, starting time at 6:30
p.m.
HOLIDAY PARADE
The Garnett Chamber of
Commerces 54th annual
Christmas parade and lighting
ceremony will be on November
30th at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown square.
BPW HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
On December 1st the Garnett
BPW is holding the Holiday
Boutique at the Senior Center
from Noon to 4:00pm. Start your
Christmas shopping at the many
booths from Pampered Chef,
Tastefully Simple, Christian
Crafters, Major Popcorn,
Homemade Jams, Jellies by
Kris, Painted bricks, jewelry by
Rosalee, Guest Homes Estates
and more.
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS
Everything Thursday their will
be a cornhole tournament at the
Garnett VFW, 1507 S. Elm St. It
is a family friendly event open to
everyone. Registration begins
at 6 p.m., tournament begins at
6:30 p.m. Entry fee is $15.
UNPLANNED PREGNANCY
Advice & Aid Pregnancy Center
in Overland Park helps women
and their families make an
educated decision about an
unplanned pregnancy by providing evidence-based, medical information about parenting, adoption and abortion. Call
(913) 962-0200 or visit www.
adviceandaid.com.
ANDERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Chairman Leslie McGhee called
the meeting of the Anderson County
Commission to order at 9:00
AM on November 18, 2024 at the
Anderson County Commission Room.
Attendance: Leslie McGhee, Present:
David Pracht, Present: Anthony
Mersman, Present. The pledge of
allegiance was recited. Minutes from
the previous meeting were approved
as presented.
Rural Fire
Mark
Locke,
Emergency
Management Director met with the
commission.
He discussed the
radios that would need to be purchased to make the panic alarm system work with the 800 radios. The
Commissioners requested a meeting
with Wes McClain and Mark Locke
at the next meeting to discuss the
logistics of the alarm system communications.
General Election Canvass
Julie Wettstein, County Clerk, met
with the commission. A canvass of the
2024 General Election was conducted
to certify the official election results.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM
due to no further business
CREST UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 479
November 11th, 2024 Board
Meeting Minutes
The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Education of Crest
Unified School District #479 was held
at the Crest Board Office, Colony,
on Monday, November 11th, 2024.
The meeting was called to order at
7:00 p.m. by Board President Travis
Church.
Roll Call
Board Members Present Nathan
Beckmon, Seth Black, Travis Church,
Jamie Henderson, Kevin Nilges,
and Laura Schmidt. Board Members
Absent – Lance Ramsey
Others Present Superintendent
Shane Walter and Board Clerk Lynette
Prasko.
Approval of Agenda
It was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by Mrs.
Jamie Henderson to approve the
agenda as presented. Vote: 6-0
Approval of Consent Agenda
It was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by Mr. Kevin
Nilges to approve the consent agenda
including the minutes of the October
13th regular board meeting, bills in the
amount of $486,590.14, Enrollment
Report and Budget Expenditure
Report. Vote: 6-0
Information Items
ANW Special Education Minutes
The minutes of the October 9th, 2024
ANW Special Education Cooperative
meeting were reviewed.
Superintendent/Principal Report
Mr. Walter reported that the Music
Christmas Concert will be November
25th and the staff will be attending
Greenbush Resource Fair as part of
researching middle school curriculum.
He also stated that students had just
completed the interim assessments
and that the main drive and parking
will soon be altered for the new construction.
Items of Business
Track Renovations, Michael Dixon
Mr. Walter invited Michael Dixon
the board room at 8:50 p.m. and it was
moved by Mr. Kevin Nilges and seconded by Mrs. Laura Schmidt to hire
Marla Bain as Middle School Assistant
Girls Basketball Coach.
Vote: 6-0
Adjournment
It was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by Mr. Seth
Black to adjourn the meeting at 8:52
p.m. Vote: 6-0
ANDERSON COUNTY LAND TRANSFERS
Brecken Hess, Brecken McDaniel
F/K/A and Benjamin Hess to Benjamin
D Hess and Brecken Hess: W2 w2
sw4 se4 16-21-18.
Janon Gordon to Allen A Yoder and
Marie Ann Yoder: The ne/4 of the se/4
of 16-21-19.
Trinity Lutheran Church (U.A.C)
of Garnett, Kansas, Inc to Bunkard
Brethren Church Inc.: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
and 6 block 1 in Baileys Orchard Park
Addition, (revised 1978) to the City of
Garnett.
Jennifer Epting-Williams to Randy
E Dilley: All lots 16 & 17 & west 18 lot
18 in blk 18 in Chapmans Addition to
City of Garnett, along with e2 vacated
alley between lots 15 & 16 in said blk
18 of Chapmans Addition to City of
Garnett.
Stephen R Yutzy to Jabez
Investments LLC: A tract of land in
s2 30-21-18, described as follows:
beg at secor 30-21-18, thence north
2520 feet to south r/w line of missouri
pacific railroad; thence in a generally
southwesterly direction along south
r/w line of said railroad 5744 feet to pt
of intersection with west section line of
said section 30; thence south 550 feet
to swcor said section 30; thence east
1 mile to pob.
ANDERSON COUNTY TRAFFIC
CASES FILED
Mani Surya Saua has been
charged with speeding 94 mph in a 65
mph zone.
Richard Le Hiestand has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in a 65
mph zone.
Yang Gong has been charged with
speeding 67 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Shaquan Milik Arnold has been
charged with speeding 76 mph in a
65 mph zone and driving while license
cancelled/suspended/revoked.
Stephanie Kay Liebig has been
cahrged with speeding 91 mph in a 65
mph zone.
Matthew Darin Lutz has been
charged with speeding 65 mph in a 55
mph zone.
Shane Anthony Lamb has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in a 65
mph zone.
Abeni Danielle Michels has been
charged with speeding 75 mph in a 65
mph zone and for not having vehicle
liability insurance.
ANDERSON COUNTY CRIMINAL
CASES FILED
James Neal Gochenour Jr has
been charged with interference with
a law enforcement officer; falsly report
information intending to obstruct.
Stephen James Woods has been
charged with possession of marijuana
and possesion of drug paraphernalia.
Tessa Jean Thomas has been
charged with violation of a protection
order.
Dylan Mathew Adamson has been
charged with possession of marijuana
and possesion of drug paraphernalia.
Tyler Nathan Tush has been
charged with aggravated battery and
reckless driving.
ANDERSON COUNTY ACCIDENT
REPORTS FILED
On July 27,
ANDERSON COUNTY ARRESTS FILED
On November
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
(as of November 13, 2024)
Joseph Wilper was booked into jail
on October 20, 2023.
Chester Casida was booked into
jail on April 5, 2024.
Kevin Labelle was booked into jail
on April 25, 2024.
Joshua Caddell was booked into
jail on May 12, 2024.
Shawn Harris was booked into jail
on May 23, 2024.
Jason Boothe was booked into jail
on June 26, 2024.
Chad Kammerer was booked into
jail on July 5, 2024.
Dawon Paine was booked into jail
on July 12, 2024.
Stuart Wieland was booked into jail
on July 21, 2024.
William Vandenberg was booked
into jail on July 25, 2024.
James Chambers was booked into
jail on August 15, 2024.
Stephen Putthoff was booked ito
jail on August 30, 2024.
Hollis Grewing was booked into jail
on October 6, 2024.
Porfirio De La Cruz-Cantu was
booked into jail on October 10, 2024.
Carlos Marquez-Mejia was booked
into jail on October 14, 2024.
Jennifer McSwane was booked into
jail on October 21, 2024.
Joshua Lohff was booked into jail
on October 22, 2024.
Erika Bond was booked into jail on
October 31, 2024.
Jennifer McBrearty was booked
into jail on November 8, 2024.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL FARM-INS
(as of November 13, 2024)
Christomer Hassell was booked
into jail on September 12, 2024.
Doyle Stryker was booked into jail
on September 14, 2024.
Delwin Watkins was booked into jail
on September 14, 2024.
Jesse King was booked into jail on
September 30, 2024.
Eric Green was booked into jail on
October 29, 2024.
Curtis Lucas was booked into jail
on October 29, 2024.
Eli Collis was booked into jail on
October 29, 2024.
Charity Blackburn was booked into
jail on October 30, 2024.
Joseph Steinke was booked into
jail on November 9, 2024.
David McGinn was booked into jail
on November 9, 2024.
Allen Bailey was booked into jail on
November 9, 2024.
Julio Casanovavega was booked
into jail on November 9, 2024.
Edward Hunter was booked into jail
on November 9, 2024.
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the meeting remotely (by Zoom) to
discuss details and estimates for the
track improvements including the elevation concerns.
Wellness Policy Mr. Walter
reviewed the Local Wellness board
policy JGCA and ideas discussed
at the wellness committee meeting
that was just held. Ideas included
fresh fruit and veggies for snacks,
hydroponics farm produce for district
cafeteria and community. In addition,
there will be First Aid, AED and CPR
training for all high school students on
November 15th.
CTE Perkins Consortium Mr.
Walter discussed joining the new CTE/
Perkins Consortium forming that may
include Humboldt, Marmaton Valley,
Altoona-Midway and Yates Center. It
would be beneficial for CTE equipment funding and the Greenbush
CTE/Perkins Consortium that we are
currently a part of will no longer exist.
Open Enrollment Mr. Walter discussed the current policy and any
future changes for non-resident (out
of district) open enrollment with the
board, including capacity to be set in
May.
KESA Mr. Walter reviewed the
teachers meeting with two other
schools and December 2nd site council meeting.
Cardiac Emergency Response
Plan Mr. Walter presented the
new Cardiac Emergency Response
Planning board policy EBBG recommended by KASB to the board. He
also discussed AEDs and Life Vacs
provided on school premises.
Board Policy Review Mrs. Prasko
reviewed the changes from new legislation in the Workers Compensation
GAOE board policy with the board. It
was moved by Mr. Nathan Beckmon
and seconded by Mr. Seth Black
to approve the updated Workers
Compensation GAOE board policy as
presented. Vote: 6-0
District Insurance Mr. Walter discussed the roof damage insurance
claim and renewal dates for property
insurance.
Facility Improvements Mr. Walter
presented to the board security
improvements that are being considered for the school facilities.
It was moved by Mr. Kevin Nilges and
seconded by Mrs. Laura Schmidt to
approve the quote from
C. Allen For Your Doors for sidedoor armor plates not to exceed the
amount of $12,174.00 Vote: 6-0
Personnel Executive Session
It was moved by Mr. Travis Church
and seconded by Mr. Kevin Nilges to
enter into executive session for the
purpose of discussing district staffing. The reason for the session was
the non-elected personnel exemption
under KOMA. The meeting was to
resume in the board room at 8:50 p.m.
Mr. Walter was invited to attend. Vote:
6-0
The open meeting reconvened in
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, November 28, 2024
JOHNSON
campaigning for a 2013 bond
issue which built a new hospital in Garnett.
He was active throughout
his life with service to many
organizations and to the communities in which he lived
including: Anderson County
Commissioner, President of
Livingston County Community
Foundation,
Director
of
Fundraising for Chillicothe
Habitat for Humanity, Rotary
Clubs of Chillicothe and
Garnett, and board member for
the Grand River Area YMCA,
the Garnett Public Library and
the Anderson County Hospital
Foundation.
Jim is survived by his
three children: Jeff Johnson
of Loveland, Colorado, Keller
Johnson of Overland Park,
Kansas, and Jennifer Thomas
of Overland Park, Kansas;
Grandchildren
Annabel
Thomas, Evalee Johnson, Miles
Thomas, and Finley Johnson.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Norma Jane Johnson.
Services will be held at The
First Christian Church in
Garnett, Kansas, on Saturday,
December 14th, 2024, at 10:00
a.m. A reception immediately
following the service will take
place at The Kirk House from
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
A confident expectation!
CAREY
FEBRUARY 4, 1943 – OCTOBER 19, 2024
James (Jim) Keller Johnson
passed away on October 19th,
2024, in Overland Park, Kansas,
at the age of
81.
Jim was
born
and
raised
in
Williston,
Ohio, married Norma
Frobose in
1966,
and
Johnson
graduated
from
the
University of Toledo in 1968.
After graduation, he began
a life-long career in hospital
administration starting at
Parkview Hospital in Toledo,
Ohio, and followed by positions in Sandusky, Ohio;
Colorado Springs, Colorado;
Denver, Colorado; Kansas City,
Missouri; and Horton, Kansas.
In 1988, Jim was named Chief
Executive Officer at Anderson
County Hospital in Garnett,
Kansas, and was integral in
bringing the hospital into the
St. Lukes Health System. He
became Chief Executive Officer
of Hedrick Medical Center in
Chillicothe, Missouri, in 1998.
Jim and Norma returned to
Garnett in 2008 after his retirement. His devotion to healthcare culminated in successfully
3
OBITUARIES
JUNE 15, 1972 – NOVEMBER 23, 2024
Richard Anthony Carey,
52, passed away on Saturday,
November 23, 2024 in Overland
Park, Kansas.
He was born
June 15, 1972
in Garnett,
Kansas the
son of Arthur
Richard and
Belva Carey.
Richard
enjoyed lisCarey
tening
to
80s
music,
motorcycles and working on
cars, especially derby cars.
Sometimes you might even
catch him fishing. Richards
favorite drink by choice by ice
tea, he always had a big mug
wherever he was.
Richard was preceded in
death by his parents, grandparents, brother Richard
Lee Carey and sister Tammy
Bunce.
Richard is survived by
his son Nikita Carey, sisters
Jennifer Garwood and husband
Clayton of Walker, MO.,Mary
Asburn and Joe Peterson of
Carbondale, Kansas, Joyce
Thompson, Garnett, Angela
Owens, brother Don Carey and
wife Terri of Garnett, numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and many other extended
family and friends.
Richard was an organ donor.
Cremation has taken place and
a small celebration of life will
take place at a later date.
Colony Christian Church – Being
Thankful for a place at the table
Pastor Chase Riebel spoke
from Psalm 23 on "Being
Thankful for a Place at the
Table." As it says in Revelation
19:9, Blessed are those who are
invited to the marriage supper
of the Lamb. People have many
excuses for not taking part in
the banquet the Lord provides
but there is not a good excuse.
Larry Wittmer gave communion meditation. He spoke of
how Jesus was unmatched in
history. Jesus was unique in
substance, prophecy, mission,
birth, ability, existence, position and reign. The prophecies
were accurate, His position
was equal with God, and His
reign is forever.
Elka Billings led worship
singing "Yes I Will," "Evidence,"
"Build My Life" and "How Many
Kings." Mike and Isla Billings
were on guitar, Petra Billings
was on percussion joined by
Ben Prasko on keyboard.
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We hope for many things,
good health, success, safety
for ourselves and our families
and a long life. As our life
begins to wind down our hopes
dont always line up with reality. If we were to define hope
we would say it is a feeling of
expectation and a desire for a
certain thing to happen. The
trouble with this kind of hope is
we cannot have any confidence
in our expectation becoming
reality.
When the Bible speaks of
hope its talking about a confident expectation in who God
is, what he has done and what
he has promised to do in the
future. In John 14 Jesus gives
us every reason to have a confident expectation concerning
his ultimate return and in our
eternal life when he says. In
my Fathers house are many
rooms; if it were not so, I would
have told you. I am going there
to prepare a place for you. And
if I go to prepare a place for
you, I will come back and take
you to be with me that you also
may be where I am. You see
hope in the Biblical context has
a completely different meaning
than hope that comes from our
personal wants and desires.
For us to hope for things is
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quite natural and leads us to
accomplish important things
for ourselves and others but it
will also never completely satisfy us, nor did God create us
to be able to exist without his
influence in our life.
When someone loses hope
they also lose their perspective.
When this happens many times
they begin searching for God.
As broken and flawed human
beings we often seek God only
as a sanctuary when everything else fails. The Christian
hope is in him.(Jesus) and him
alone. By his birth, life, death,
burial, resurrection and ascension Christ secured for us what
is often referred to as the blessed hope. A confident expectation.
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OPINION
Heres how Trump can kick woke out of the U.S. military
From anti-racism trainings to bans on
misgendering, the Biden administration made
the American people all too familiar with the
increasing wokeness of the United States government.
Now, President-elect Donald Trump has
pledged to undo the Biden-Harris administrations diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
push. His allies and opponents alike anticipate
Trump will quickly shutter DEI offices. But
thoroughly purging woke people and policies
from the government will take more than a few
executive orders. Trump has his work cut out
for him.
Fortunately, hes building a team that will
help him achieve this goal. If confirmed, Sen.
Marco Rubio (R-FL), Pete Hegseth, and former
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will be instrumental to
Trumps DEI purge as Secretaries of State and
Defense and Director of National Intelligence,
respectively.
The Trump team will have no shortage of
targets on their quest. So, we here at The Daily
Wire dug through our past reporting on government wokeness and thought we could offer some
suggestions as to where they could start.
End Pride Month Celebrations
Every June agencies throughout the federal
government use taxpayer dollars to celebrate
Pride Month and they spare no expense.
This year, the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence (ODNI), which Gabbard is slated to
helm, hosted a series of events, including a talk
on trans rights from a transgender non-binary first generation Filipinx-American activist
and a nail painting session, where intelligence
agents could get the transgender flag painted on
their nails during work hours. Agents were also
invited to take a crochet class, to learn how to
make pride flags.
The Air Force, meanwhile, hosted a keynote speech from Brian Bond, the head of a
far-left non-profit organization called PFLAG
that opposes legislation protecting minors from
irreversible medical sex change attempts that
threaten to render them infertile. PFLAG also
compiled a transgender reading list for children, including one about a child who began
identifying as transgender at two years old.
The Pentagon also hosted Lieutenant Colonel
Bree Fram, an engineer with the United States
Space Force and activist for pro-transgender policies in the military, as a speaker at an annual
Pride Month celebration.
Remember that we mark Pride not begin-
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SPENCER LINQUIST THE DAILY WIRE
ning with a celebration, but with a riot, he went
on to say in the speech. Im not asking you to
pick up your bricks, but I am asking you to pick
up your ideas about how we can be a more inclusive service.
Abolish Affinity Groups
The most ostentatious displays of fealty to
the woke agenda arent always the handiwork of
formal DEI offices, however. Some bureaucrats
have taken it upon themselves to push their
agencies farther to the Left, coalescing in identity-based employee organizations that seek to
promote DEI and change agency policies.
Affinity groups, sometimes referred to as
employee resource groups, are organizations
divided by racial or sexual identity that are
often used as activist nodes within agencies to
advance left-wing agendas.
Biden gave his stamp of approval to the
employee organizations in his June 2021 executive order pushing DEI, and many have since
gone on to enlist rank-and-file bureaucrats in the
DEI crusade, leveraging civil servants as woke
activists.
In the ODNI, for example, one leaked document obtained by The Daily Wire revealed that
one of the agencys employee resource groups
was able to modify the language guidelines used
when intelligence agents discussed one of our
foreign adversaries.
IC employee resource groups advocating
for Asian and Pacific Islander heritage have
been particularly successful in creating a new
framework and language guidelines for how
we talk about the Peoples Republic of China,
the leaked document, a newsletter called The
Dive, explained.
That same edition of The Dive also highlighted ways in which discussions about Islamic
terrorism could be changed in order to avoid
problematic phrases. The newsletter goes on
to include an article from an anonymous agent
who claims that cross-dressing while at work
makes him a better intelligence agent.
The ODNIs aforementioned pride celebrations, complete with nail painting and pride-flag
crocheting, were organized in part by the offices
Pride Employee Resource Group.
Similar organizations are also common in
the State Department, which boasts chapters
like Blacks in Government, LGBTQIA+ Pride
in Foreign Affairs Agencies, and the Hispanic
and Latin Employee Council of Foreign Affairs
Agencies, among several others.
Eliminate The State Departments
Race And LGBT-Based Special Envoys
In addition to shutting down DEI offices and firing the personnel that staff them,
there are other roles, most notably in the State
Department, which the new administration
could scrap as it works to banish the far-left
agenda from the halls of government.
While not officially existing under the
The checkered past of the man who killed Ashli Babbitt
The U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot and
killed Ashli Babbitt on January 6 once fired
his service weapon at fleeing vehicles near his
home while his neighbor was in the line of fire,
a congressional oversight committee reported.
Michael L. Byrd was promoted from lieutenant to captain in 2023 despite a significant
history of referrals to the Capitol Police Office of
Professional Responsibility, said U.S. Rep. Barry
Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of the Committee
on House Administration Subcommittee on
Oversight.
The records of three disciplinary cases against
Byrd are missing, according to Loudermilk.
This is disappointing, as the inability to
locate these documents hinders the subcommittee from fulfilling its responsibility to conduct comprehensive oversight over the USCP,
Loudermilk wrote in a Nov. 20 letter to Capitol
Police Chief J. Thomas Manger.
Disclosure of the Loudermilk letter was first
reported by John Solomon at Just the News.
Loudermilk also cited favorable treatment
given to Byrd, including a $36,000 retention
bonus, more than $21,000 in security upgrades
at his personal residence, and instructions that
Byrd not sit for a fitness-for-duty evaluation
after Jan. 6, 2021.
The Subcommittee is aware that the USCP
recently promoted Michael Byrd from lieutenant
to captain, Loudermilk wrote. I have concerns
about this decision given Byrds lengthy disciplinary history and the apparent political influence of internal operational decisions related to
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Byrd following January 6, 2021.
As a captain, Byrd is paid $189,787 per year,
a Capitol Police source told Blaze News. He is
assigned to the Library of Congress.
Byrd shot Babbitt at 2:44 p.m. as she climbed
into a broken-out window panel leading to the
Speakers Lobby. He was cleared by the U.S.
Department of Justice and Capitol Police, even
though he never sat for an interview with the
Metropolitan Police Department detectives
investigating the shooting. He told NBCs Lester
Holt in 2021 that he feared for his life, although
he could not see if Babbitt had anything in her
hands or even if she was male or female.
Shooting incident
In an April 2004 shooting incident, then-Sergeant Byrd armed himself with his service pistol after hearing loud banging noises near his
Maryland home, Loudermilk said.
Byrd told Prince Georges County Police that
one of two vans parked near his neighbors
home accelerated in an attempt to hit him, so
he fired a shot at the vehicle. Byrd said the second van also attempted to hit him and he fired
a shot into the drivers-side windshield, the
Loudermilk letter said.
After police located and searched the vans,
they found no bullet hole in either windshield.
There was a single bullet lodged in the rear
quarter panel near the gas cap of one vehicle.
Police determined that the bullet entered the
van from a rear angle, indicating the van was
shot at from behind, Loudermilks letter said.
Byrds neighbor told police he was in the
line of fire when Byrd discharged his service
weapon.
The Capitol Police OPR investigation found
Byrd violated the USCP weapons and use-offorce policies by firing his gun in a careless
and imprudent manner. It found there was
insufficient evidence that Byrd violated the
departments truth policy in his statements to
county police.
Retired USCP Inspector Yancey Garner wrote
a letter to Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer
concurring with OPRs findings, Loudermilk
said.
Byrd appealed the decision to the Disciplinary
Review Board, which overturned the OPR findings and ruled that the complaint was not
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Trans activists attempts to bully America bring mass Democrat defeats
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How dare you say that isnt a persuasive
political argument.
Yet the side that has believed it can bully its
way to victory on cultural issues by policing the
debate in its favor continues to act as if it is one,
even after getting soundly beaten in the election.
The Lefts game has been to insist that everyone adopt its tendentious vocabulary, to call
opponents bigots and to use moral blackmail
— and the threat of punishment — to keep any
left-of-center doubters in line.
This model, which has been quite successful
over the years, has a flaw, though. If a given
cause is exotic and unpopular enough, and if
it becomes subject to a political debate where
the broader public can weigh in, the attempt
to define common sense as a thought crime is
doomed to fail.
This is what happened on trans issues in the
election. Donald Trumps shes for they/them
attack ad was the most effective and consequential political spot of this century.
How is the Left taking it? By clinging to the
old rules.
In an exchange on CNN thats gotten attention, the Republican strategist Shermichael
Singleton said a lot of families dont think that
boys should play girls sports, eliciting an outraged reaction from progressive panelist Jay
Michaelson.
Interrupting, Michaelson said heatedly that
he wasnt going to listen to such transphobia
and maintained with great vehemence that it is
a slur to describe trans girls as boys.
Notably, the anchor Abby Phillip –the moderator on what is supposed to be a straight-downthe-line news network — intervened, not to say
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
that Singleton was free to use whatever term he
thinks is most appropriate, but to rebuke him
and ask him to try to talk about this in a way
that is respectful.
The Lefts attitude on this issue is not, You
may disagree, but I believe trans girls are indeed
girls, but rather, They are girls and you have
absolutely no moral right to say or think otherwise.
It adds a spirit of hectoring intolerance to
the underlying absurdity of the position on the
merits — making it all even more off-putting.
The problem is that progressives consider
whatever new boutique obsession theyve come
up with at any given moment to be the great
moral issue of our time, indeed always to be the
moral equivalent of the fight for civil rights.
So, someone who doesnt want to see boys
competing in girls sports, and simply rejects
the fashionable terminology, is viewed as a modern-day Bull Connor.
This means no compromise is acceptable,
even on the most pragmatic political grounds.
The longtime chairman of the Texas
Democratic Party, Gilberto Hinojosa, just got
defenestrated, at least in part for daring to say
the obvious on the trans issues.
You can support transgender rights up and
down all the categories where the issue comes
up, or you can understand that theres certain
things that we just go too far on, that a big bulk
of our population does not support, he said in
an election postmortem.
Hed have been better off saying that the
party should in the future call for the official end
of the gender binary, by violence if necessary.
After getting slammed by his own side,
Hinojosa groveled: I extend my sincerest apologies to those I hurt with my comments today.
And now hes gone anyway.
A top aide to Democratic representative Seth
Moulton resigned after the congressman had
the temerity to say that he doesnt want his
daughters getting run over on a playing field
by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a
Democrat, Im supposed to be afraid to say that.
Well, hes supposed to be afraid for a reason.
He, too, was fiercely denounced by left-wing
groups.
The Lefts moralistic browbeating may succeed in reinforcing the trans-orthodoxy among
its own. As we learned on Nov. 5, though, the
rest of the country wont play by these poisonously stupid and illiberal rules.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
umbrella of the
DEI office, the
State Department
has two prominent
roles that exist for
blatantly ideological reasons.
Desiree Cormier
Smith, spotlighted
by The Daily Wire,
serves as the State
Departments first
Special Representative for Racial
Equity and Justice
in a new role that
was created under
the Biden-Harris
administration.
Cormier, whose
role could be eliminated under the
Trump
administration,
previously
worked
for
Democrat
megadonor
and
billionaire George
Soros.
Smith is tasked
with creating global partnerships to combat systemic racism, discrimination, and xenophobia and has repeatedly endorsed the core tenets of Critical Race
Theory. Structural racism, discrimination, and
xenophobia are global scourges that require
global solutions, Smith said in one interview,
also adding that violent white supremacy is a
global threat. Smiths role could be left vacant
or axed under Trump altogether.
Smith is not the only left-wing activist who
now occupies an influential role at the State
Department. Jessica Stern, the Special Envoy
to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex
Persons, travels the globe pushing pro-transgender ideology.
Stern has marched alongside transgender
Brazilians and celebrated at the sight of children
at LGBT pride events. The State Department officials priorities under the Biden-Harris administration have included establishing legal gender
recognition based on the principle of self-determination and addressing the vulnerability of
LGBTQI asylum seekers and refugees.
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with $20 million in debt. Did our economy dodge
a bullet or what?
Theyre eating the dogs; theyre eating the cats,
and the voters who live there in Clark County,
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falsely fact checked by the Left over those debate
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My third trip to the Arthur
Capper site. It had showered
during the night
so it did make it a tad easier to find and dig artifacts.
After today I should only have
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detect. Here are the photos of
todays finds.
#1 – Most farmers should
recognize this brass rivet and
burr.
#2 – Brass overall button.
#3 – This is the only window
glass shard that I found. I found
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#4 – Is this a military ID?
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sustained, Loudermilks letter
said.
High-school football altercation
In 2015, Byrd was referred to
OPR after he got into an altercation with a Montgomery County
Police Department officer at a
high school football game in
Maryland.
The police officer was providing security to keep spectators
in the stands from accessing the
track and football field. Byrd
became argumentative with
the officer and began yelling
profanities at the officer, calling
him a piece of sh**, a**hole, and
racist, the letter said. Byrd
accused the officer of targeting
the black side of the field and
then jumped the fence to confront him.
A charge of conduct unbecoming an officer against Byrd
was sustained by OPR, and he
was suspended for seven days
without pay, the letter said.
In 2019, Byrd was referred
to OPR after leaving his loaded
service weapon in a bathroom at
the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
Then-Lieutenant Byrds
weapon was left unattended in
a public restroom for approximately 55 minutes before it was
discovered by another officer,
Loudermilk wrote. Byrd was
suspended without pay for 33
days.
Loudermilk said Byrd has
received favorable treatment
compared to other officers since
the Jan. 6 shooting.
He was awarded an unrestricted $36,000 retention bonus
in August 2021. At around the
same time, other officers
including those injured on Jan.
6 were given $3,000 retention
bonuses. In June 2022, officers
were offered an $8,000 retention
bonus. The letter said it was
not clear whether Byrd also
received the two other bonuses.
Capitol Police also planned to
use their Memorial Fund for fallen officers to pay Byrds expenses, including overtime pay he
lost by being off work following
Jan. 6, the report said. The plan
was to submit Byrds proposal
ahead of any other Memorial
Fund payments, including those
for 90 officers injured on Jan. 6.
The department helped Byrd
establish a GoFundMe account
in November 2021 that eventually raised more than $164,000.
As a result of the success of
the GoFundMe, Capitol Police
decided against using the
Memorial Fund to pay Byrd, the
report said.
Former U.S. Rep. Adam
Kinzinger (R-Ill.) made a $200
donation to Byrds GoFundMe
on Nov. 18, 2021. At the time,
Kinzinger was a member of
the now-defunct Jan. 6 Select
Committee appointed by House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Kinzinger wrote on Twitter,
A worthy cause, as this man
has faced quite an onslaught
of misinformation and extreme
threats.
Capitol Police paid for
more than $21,000 in security
upgrades at Byrds home, the
report said. The department also
paid for Byrd to be housed at an
on-base hotel at Joiry County
Police Department officer at a
high school football game in
Maryland.
The police officer was providing security to keep spectators
in the stands from accessing the
track and football field. Byrd
became argumentative with
the officer and began yelling
profanities at the officer, calling
him a piece of sh**, a**hole, and
racist, the letter said. Byrd
accused the officer of targeting
the black side of the field and
then jumped the fence to confront him.
A charge of conduct unbecoming an officer against Byrd was
sustained by OPR, and he was
suspended for seven days without pay, the letter said.
In 2019, Byrd was referred
to OPR after leaving his loaded
service weapon in a bathroom at
the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
Then-Lieutenant Byrds
weapon was left unattended in
a public restroom for approximately 55 minutes before it was
discovered by another officer,
Loudermilk wrote. Byrd was
suspended without pay for 33
days.
Loudermilk said Byrd has
received favorable treatment
compared to other officers since
the Jan. 6 shooting.
He was awarded an unrestricted $36,000 retention bonus
in August 2021. At around the
same time, other officers
including those injured on Jan.
6 were given $3,000 retention
bonuses. In June 2022, officers
were offered an $8,000 retention
bonus. The letter said it was
not clear whether Byrd also
received the two other bonuses.
Capitol Police also planned to
use their Memorial Fund for fallen officers to pay Byrds expenses, including overtime pay he
lost by being off work following
Jan. 6, the report said. The plan
was to submit Byrds proposal
ahead of any other Memorial
Fund payments, including those
for 90 officers injured on Jan. 6.
The department helped
Byrd establish a GoFundMe
account in November 2021 that
eventually raised more than
$164,000. As a result of the success of the GoFundMe, Capitol
Police decided against using the
Memorial Fund to pay Byrd, the
report said.
Former U.S. Rep. Adam
Kinzinger (R-Ill.) made a $200
donation to Byrds GoFundMe
on Nov. 18, 2021. At the time,
Kinzinger was a member of
the now-defunct Jan. 6 Select
Committee appointed by House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Kinzinger wrote on Twitter,
A worthy cause, as this man
has faced quite an onslaught
of misinformation and extreme
threats.
Capitol Police paid for
more than $21,000 in security
upgrades at Byrds home, the
report said. The department
also paid for Byrd to be housed
at an on-base hotel at Joint Base
Andrews in Maryland. Any time
he left the secure base, Byrd had
a USCP dignitary-protection
detail.
On at least one occasion in
September 2021, Byrds DPD
escorted him to a cigar lounge
where he stayed out until 1:30
a.m., necessitating extended
DPD coverage, the report said.
Judicial Watch sued the U.S.
Air Force for records related
to Byrds stay at Joint Base
Andrews. Costs for his accommodations at the Presidential
Inn totaled more than $35,000
from July 8, 2021, through Jan.
28, 2022, according to records
obtained in 2023 by Judicial
Watch.
Capitol Police instructed Byrd not to sit for a fitness-for-duty evaluation following Jan. 6, concerned that
Byrd may fail and if he did, he
would not be permitted to carry
his service weapon, the letter
said.
In September 2021, Byrd
attempted to purchase a shotgun but failed the mandatory
background check required by
federal law, the report said. The
department took steps to provide him with a USCP-issued
shotgun and intended to lend
him a shotgun even if his background check did not come
through, the report said.
Byrd failed his shotgun proficiency and ultimately was not
provided a USCP-issued shotgun, Loudermilk wrote.
Telework no-show
Capitol Police entered into
a telework agreement with
Byrd in July 2021, allowing him
to work remotely five days a
week, but he did not return to
work, Loudermilk said. He was
not disciplined for refusing to
work. The department extended
his paid administrative leave
from Jan. 6 to cover days in
July and August 2021 when he
refused to work, the letter said.
USCP then encouraged
officers to donate their annual
leave to Byrd in an internal bulletin, Loudermilk said. Byrd
did not return to work until
December 2021, months after he
signed the telework agreement
and nearly a year after January
6, yet he was never referred to
OPR or disciplined.
Loudermilk said based on the
information his subcommittee
unearthed during its investigation, I have concerns about
USCPs decision to promote him
to the rank of captain.
The letter instructed Chief
Manger to provide responses to
a two-page list of requests from
the subcommittee by Dec. 4.
Blaze News reached out to
Chief Manger for comment but
has not received a reply. Blaze
News also contacted attorney
Mark Schamel, who represented
Byrd after Jan. 6, but has not
received a reply.
The accounts of weapons
negligence in Loudermilks letter are similar to accusations
against Byrd in a $30 million
wrongful-death lawsuit filed in
2024 by Judicial Watch Inc. on
behalf of Aaron Babbitt and his
late wifes estate.
The lawsuit stated that when
Byrd shot Ashli Babbitt, he
breached multiple applicable
standards of care on the safe
use of a firearm, the perception
and assessment of imminent
threats, use-of-force levels,
escalation and de-escalation of
force, use of warnings, firing
backdrops, and obtaining timely, appropriate medical aid, the
suit states.
Byrd violated Capitol Police
Directive 1020.004, which states
that firearms may be withdrawn from their holsters only
when officers are preparing for
expected, prudent and lawful
discharge in order to protect
themselves or others from
imminent death or serious
physical injury, the suit said.
Lt. Byrd breached this standard of care by entering the
demonstration at Level 5, the
highest level of force, unholstering his firearm, and pointing
it at Ashli and others through
the windows of the east lobby
doors, the suit said.
Lt. Byrds firearm was also
aimed in the direction of four
officers from the USCPs elite
and well-armed Containment
and Emergency Response Team
(CERT), who had just reached
the hallway, the suit said.
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Public Notice
Notice of Sheriff s Sale
(First published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, November 14, 2024.)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A
THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE
FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF CWABS,
INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2004-12
PLAINTIFF
vs.
BRAD MCGREGOR, et al.
DEFENDANTS
Case No. AN-2024-CV-000029
Div. No.
K.S.A. 60
TITLE TO REAL ESTATE INVOLVED
a.m., of said day the following described real
estate located in the County of Anderson, State
of Kansas, to wit:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND
SITUATE IN THE CITY OF WELDA, COUNTY
OF ANDERSON AND STATE OF KANSAS,
BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS
FOLLOWS:
THE NORTH HALF OF LOTS 4, 5 AND 6, IN
BLOCK 3.
Commonly known as 18879 Southwest Iola
Street, Welda, Kansas 66091
This is an attempt to collect a debt and any
information obtained will be used for that
purpose.
Vernon Valentine
SHERIFF OF ANDERSON
COUNTY, KANSAS
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued
by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the
said County of Anderson, in a certain cause in
said Court Numbered AN-2024-CV-000029,
wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the
undersigned Sheriff of said County, directed,
I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to
the highest bidder for cash in hand at the west
door of the courthouse in the City of Garnett in
said County, on December 12, 2024, at 10:00
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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Notice of filing application
(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Thursday, November 28, 2024.)
Before the Kansas Corporation Commission
NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION
RE: King Oil Inc. Application for a permit
to authorize the injection of saltwater for the
enhanced recovery of oil on the following
leases in Anderson County, Kansas.
TO: All Oil & Gas Producers, Unleased Mineral
Interest Owners, Landowners, and all persons
whomever concerned.
You, and each of you, are hereby notified
that King Oil Inc. has filed an application to
commence the injection of saltwater into the
Squirrel formation for the enhanced recovery
of oil for the following lease. Gadelman KW-1
NW SW, Kw-2 NW SW, KW-3 NW SW, KW-4
NW SW of Sec 8 Twp 21S R 21 E with the
maximum injection rate of 25 bbls per day and
maximum injection pressure of 700 psi.
Any persons who object to or protest these
applications shall be required to file their objections or protest with the Conservation Division
of the Kansas Corporation Commission within
thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. Protest shall be filed pursuant to the
Commission regulations and must state reasons why granting the applications may cause
waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the
natural resources of the State of Kansas.
All persons interested or concerned shall
take notice of the foregoing and shall govern
themselves accordingly.
King Oil Inc.
27224 NE Utah Rd
Garnett, KS 66032
785-448-7529
PUBLIC NOTICE
LINDQUIST…
FROM PAGE 4
Both of these roles could be
axed entirely or, at the very
least, left vacant. And Smith
and Stern are well aware. The
special envoy admitted as
much in one interview, where
she said, We cant say for sure
that well exist in two years,
adding, Our eye is always on
the clock.
Review Grant-Making To
Ensure The DEI Agenda Isnt
Outsourced
Even if DEI offices are
shuttered and the personnel
that staffs them are sent pink
slips, theres still another way
bureaucrats can push their farleft agendas in federal agencies,
albeit somewhat indirectly.
A sprawling network of
non-profits and think tanks are
more than happy to promulgate
DEI dogma, especially when
theyre rewarded with federal dollars. Under the Biden
administration, the DEI agenda hasnt just been pursued by
federal agencies themselves,
but by a litany of external organizations that have been contracted by the federal government to advance the cause.
Accordingly, the full scope
of the left-wing agenda may
not be immediately apparent
unless a review of grant-making is conducted.
The DOD, for example, has
enlisted various outside organizations to assist it in advancing the DEI agenda. A Daily
Wire investigation found that
the Air Force paid an undisclosed sum of money to the
Rand Corporation to commission a report outlining how the
Pentagon could fight resistance
to DEI. In their report, the
Rand Corporation encouraged
the Air Force to develop techniques and tools to mitigate
resistance to DEI, warning
that across organizations, a
resistance to DE&I is growing,
while discriminatory and xenophobic expressions are increasing.
Some researchers describe
the presence of denial perspectives and diversity defiance,
or White fatigue, the report
said, also urging the Defense
Department to exercise caution to guard against opposition to DEI.
A thorough review of DOD
grantmaking could ensure that
the Pentagon hasnt simply
outsourced its DEI activities
to outside organizations like
academic institutions or nonprofits.
The State Department has
similarly used taxpayer dollars
to push a far-left agenda. One
Daily Wire investigation found
that the State Department was
planning to spend roughly
$50,000 to push pro-transgender
policies in Indian corporations
in Chennai and Hyderabad. The
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, November 28, 2024
department awarded another
$30,000 to an organization in
Kyrgyzstan to promote transgender sensitivity training.
Investigate And Abolish Any
Identity-Based Employment
And Recruitment Programs
Conservatives
slammed
critical race theorist Ibram
X. Kendi when he infamously stated that the only remedy to racist discrimination
is anti-racist discrimination.
While some blasted Kendi for
his endorsement of race-based
discrimination, others took his
advice.
Over the last four years,
federal agencies have sought
to diversify the bureaucracy and the armed forces, with
some programs openly attempting to recruit certain demographics while disadvantaging
others.
One Daily Wire investigation revealed that the Pentagon
used taxpayer dollars to implement race-based job candidate selection practices in the
name of DEI. The Department
of Defense awarded a $760,000
grant to the University of
Missouri Kansas City to
create an equity-focused
career pipeline program that
gave preferential treatment to
women and non-white students
in STEM.
To meet our equity-focused
programmatic goals, campus
internship selection will be
equitable such that qualified
applicants from underserved
and underrepresented cohorts
will be provided first choice,
the DOD explained, outlining its race and gender-based
career program.
The Pentagon later had
to revise its program at the
University of Missouri
Kansas City after the Supreme
Court ruled against affirmative
action in 2023.
Other efforts to diversify the
DOD were far more blatant,
however. Internal Air Force
documents revealed that the
military branch set specific
demographic recruiting goals,
with one presentation slide
explaining that the white
male population will decline as
other demographics increase
if the goals are met.
Much of the militarys
push to diversify its ranks
has been justified by a flawed
McKinsey study, which erroneously claimed that there was
a positive correlation between
private sector profits and the
racial and ethnic diversity of
its executive team.
The study has since been
debunked, though not before
it was used in multiple reports
from the United States Navy
advocating for DEI policies.
Spencer Lindquist is a Field
Reporter with The Daily Wire,
a conservative media company
based in Nashville. Support
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Creative Kids – Part 9
Bella Salazar GES 4th Grade Mrs. K. Miller
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Notice for operating only
(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Thursday, November 28, 2024.)
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR OPERATING ONLY
(5311)
Anderson County Council on Aging and
General Public Transportation is submitting
an application for Operating Assistance for
Transportation under the U.S.C. 49-5311 (Rural
Public Transportation) of the Federal Transit
Act. The application will be for operating funds
to help provide transportation services in the
area. Written comments and questions in
regard to this application are encouraged and
will be accepted until December 6, 2024 and
should be sent to: Julie Wettstein, Program
Director, 100 E 4th Ave, Garnett, KS 66032.
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DBE notification for
CTD advertisement
(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Thursday, November 28, 2024.)
DBE NOTIFICATION
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR
CTD
Anderson County Council on Aging and
General Public Transportation receives Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) Operating dollars. This funding is utilized for the purchase
of fuel, insurance, equipment, maintenance
and storage. This agency is seeking Kansas
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Certified companies as potential vendors for
these services. Please contact Julie Wettstein,
Program Director for Anderson County Council
on Aging and General Public Transportation.
785-448-6841.
Bella Dunkin GES 6th Grade Mrs. Graham
A Boy From El Paso
Kyle Shilling
4th grade
Westphalia Elementary
Mrs. Madden
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There once was a boy from El Paso
He was just learning to lasso
His rope got all tangled
His nose got all mangled
Notice of Ordinance assessing
court costs in the City of Kincaid
(Published in The Anderson County Review,
Thursday, November 28, 2024.)
ORDINANCE NO. 9-112
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE COURT COSTS IN
MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE
CITY OF KINCAID, KANSAS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
GOVERNING BODY OF THE
CITY OF KINCAID, KANSAS:
SECTION 1. There will be
assessed to every person found
guilty or in violation of the
ordinances of Kincaid, Kansas,
costs for the administration
of justice in the municipal
court of Kincaid, Kansas in the
amount of $100.00.
SECTION 2. All ordinances
Going Fast
and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Dillon Feuerborn
4th grade
St. Rose School
Mrs. Foltz
SECTION 3. This Ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
from and after the publication
in the official city newspaper
of the City of Kincaid, Kansas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
12th day of November, 2024.
THE CITY OF KINCAID
/s/Cristin Fuller
Mayor, City of Kincaid
ATTEST:
/s/Marla Bain,
City Clerk
Carsen Droddy Central Heights 4th Grade Mrs. Cutburth
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Samantha Villalobos Crest 6th Grade Mrs. Brite
Vroom! Vroom! The sound
of engines roaring and the smell
of rubber sliding filled the whole
track and big lights were on
every corner. My dad, brother,
and I and a few others were
going on it too. We turned on
our go-karts. Then the green
flag was down. We took off and
smoke flew everywhere.
The wind blew through my
hair. The biggest challenge of
all was the big spiral so I started
to go up. Once I got to the top a
sign with a green light said, Get
He said I should just sell Jello.
When people started buying
Jello
One man was a very big fellow
He stopped to take a look
A sample he took
And then said he would take
yellow.
ready.
I was on the top of the spiral
track. It was a humungous hill
going down. At the bottom of the
hill there was a huge turn then
a straight path ahead. I was in
2nd place and I could see the finish line. My dads kart started
sputtering and I was catching
up. I stomped on the gas to try
my hardest to beat my dad. I
passed him in the last three feet
of the track. I sped over the
line getting first place, my dad
cruised in at second place, and
my brother rolled in at third.
Good
game
buddy!
exclaimed my brother. It will
always be a day to remember.
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CALENDAR
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 29, 2024
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Saturday, November 30, 2024
4:00 p.m. – Garnett Fire Department
Chili/Soup Supper
6:30 p.m. – 53rd Annual GACC
Christmas Parade
Sunday, December 1, 2024
1:00 p.m. – Holiday Boutique hosted
by the Garnett BPW
1:00 p.m. – Holiday Homes Tour
Monday, December 2, 2024
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
9:00 a.m. – Friendship Quilters Mtg
4:00 p.m. – Greeley PTO
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club Mtg
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with Jenelle
7:30 p.m. – Kincaid Masonic Lions
Lodge No. 338 Meeting
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
5:30 p.m. – Garnett Community
Foundation Board
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, December 4, 2024
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
3:30 p.m. – Tinkering & Tech hosted
by the Garnett Public Library
5:30 p.m. – Bulldog Booster Club Mtg
5:30 p.m. – Garnett Elementary Site
Council
5:30 p.m. – Zumba Class
6:30 p.m. – Shotokan Karate
Training
6:30 p.m. – Parks & Recreation
elected
A Page From My Book currently on Keller
to head local
exhibit at the Garnett Public Library Republican
committee
Father Jerry Williams holding the Holy Bible and also alongside
a Pope Francis book.
Chief Leroy Standing Cloud & Donna Jean Diaz with the book
Killers of Flower Moon.
In a joint effort between
the East Central Kansas
Area Agency on Aging and
the Garnett Public Library a
photo exhibit is now on display at the library through
December. The exhibit features 24 photos of Anderson
County residents with a book
that fostered their love of
reading, impacted their life in
ways unexpected or created
a connection to other people,
places or professions. Each
photo contains a brief bio of
the reader and a narrative
that explains the book and
how it shaped them as a child
or adult.
Fred Kautt of Centerville
helped make the project pos-
sible by serving as the photographer. Kautt, a Linn
County native and avid reader, worked as a photographer
for Hallmark for over 35 years
before his retirement. He
met with each person to capture their photo within the
library to help tell the tale of
their book. Deb Henningsen,
ECKAAA
Administrative
Project Assistant, interviewed
the project participants and
compiled the bios and narratives and from there the staff
of the Garnett Public Library
took over to put the final
exhibit together.
A reception was held on
November 3, 2024, for the
project participants and
their guests to tour
the exhibit before it
opened to the public.
A list of each book and
author was provided to
all guests and is also
available for those who
tour the exhibit. The
photos will be gifted to
the participants at the
end of the exhibit.
I have lived a thousand lives and Ive
loved a thousand loves.
Ive walked on distant Mary Ann Umbarger holding the book
worlds and seen the A Walk Across America.
end of time. Because
I read. George R.R.
Martin
Ask any of the 29 partici- hear a resounding, Yes!.
pants of the project, A Page
The display is open for
From My Book, if George R.R. viewing from 10-5:30 MondayMartin was onto something Friday and 10-2 on Saturday
and you would most likely thru the end on this year.
GARNETT
Anderson
County Republican Precinct
Committee members elected
29 year-old Wesley Keller of
Garnett to head the local party
at the local party's bi-annual
reorganization meeting held
Nov. 14.
Keller is employed by
Carpenter & Sons in Garnett
and is a homeschool graduate,
earning his GED in 2018. Hes
been extensively involved in
conservative politics both locally and in the 3rd Congressional
District. He previously served
as a county precinct committeeman from Garnetts Precinct I
and continues to hold that post.
Keller replaces long-time county GOP chairman Dane Hicks,
who will continue to serve as
precinct committeeman from
Monroe Township.
Keller noted the Republican
wins in the recent election.
Im grateful to the many
patriots Ive met and worked
with, and we hope to increase
local voter turnout and public
participation so the people may
have their voice heard at every
level of government.
Cathy Hoke of Garnett was
re-elected as vice-chair and
Jeremy DuPont of Scipio was
re-elected as secretary/treasurer. Speed Elsasser of Garnett
and Rochelle Smart of Colony
were elected as alternate delegates from Anderson County
to the Republican 3rd District
Committee meeting.
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GCG
A feast of thanks
Glenn Brunkow, Pottawatomie
County farmer and rancher
We are on the eve of
Thanksgiving and one of the
most iconic meals of the year.
Who does not crave the turkey,
dressing, mashed potatoes,
rolls, cranberries, pumpkin
pie, etc. I know my plan is to
fall asleep in front of the TV in
a turkey induced food coma.
The American Farm Bureau
Federation has come out with
its annual comparison of the
cost of a traditional dinner for
10 and the price has fallen for
the second year in a row. The
cost is $58.08, or $5.80 per person. This is a reduction of 5
percent from 2023 and down
from $64.05 in 2022.
I do not know if anyone else
finds this interesting maybe
it is just my ag econ degree
talking but I like comparing one year to the next. I saw
one commentator who disputed whether Thanksgiving dinner could be purchased at that
price, but I really think that is
irrelevant. The fact is one of
the things we must be thankful
for is living in a country where
we have an affordable, abundant food supply.
I also like to think that
Thanksgiving is a time when
we should celebrate agriculture and all that we, as an
industry, do to make the United
States the greatest nation in
the world. The foundation of
any stable nation is a stable
food supply. It is really hard to
accomplish great things on an
empty stomach.
I know we all take the food
choices we have for granted. This past week I went to
the grocery store to buy our
Thanksgiving turkey, and I
was met with a wide selection
of brands and weights of turkeys. Driving down the street
I saw restaurant signs offering
to prepare the bird. The possibilities presented on the aisles
of our grocery stores are endless. Consider the fact that you
do not even have to go to the
CHURCH…
grocery store to buy food and
you start to get the idea.
Most of us do not have to
worry about where our next
meal is coming from, we just
must figure out what we want
to eat. That is where those
of us in agriculture come in.
Without the incredible network of farmers and ranchers
this safe, abundant food supply
is not possible.
We are so good at what we
do that most of our consumers take it for granted, and
maybe that is why I find the
annual comparison from the
American Farm Bureau so fascinating. Most of us will go to
the grocery store, pick up the
necessary items and never give
a thought to the cost or how
they got on the shelves. We are
good at what we do, but we are
not good at tooting our own
horn.
Without our incredible production it is not possible to
serve a feast to 10 people for
less than $60, and that is some-
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to build on the program for
next year.
Were looking forward to
having more people to join us
in packing shoe boxes next
year, Edgecomb said. You
can pack individually or get a
larger group together and have
a packing party event.
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Photosynthesis will be
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Leaves can be added to a
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collecting them in the mower
bag or they can be added directly into the planters.
Incorporate 2-3 inches of
shredded leaves to the soil,
Domenghini said. Shredded
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around trees, shrubs and
perennials as well.
Leaf mulch on lawns can
help prevent weeds from germinating between grass plants.
Leaf mulch has not been shown
to negatively effect turf quality,
color or soil pH as long as it is
shredded, she said.
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The ACHS Drama and Music departments hosted thier annual musical with performances on
November 15 and 16 in the ACHS auditirorium. The classic board game Clue came to life. Pictured
are crew members in the front row. From left: Lucas Mills, Owen Hawkins, Emily Sobba, Emma
Baumann, Emma Self, Nora Thompson, RaeLynn Morrison, Jack Nienstedt, Addy Kueser and Landon
Schillig. Back row, from left: Crew member Jordan Miller followed by the cast members Brodie Wiesner
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school population.
Teacher prep diversity gaps
exist in almost every state.
A significant percentage of
programs serving a significant
number of future teachers are
more than 90 percent white.
Alternative certification
programs are significantly
more diverse than traditional
programs.
The Sentinel asked TNTP
for research justifying its recommendation to hire teachers
with preference for the color
of their skin rather than their
effectiveness will improve student outcomes, but they did not
respond.
KASB tells local board members that liberty is the opposite of equality
Further evidence that the
Kansas public school system
is pushing the principles of
CRT via Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion (DEI) programs
was on display last week at the
Kansas Association of School
Boards (KASB) annual conference. This is the description for
a session entitled Decoding
DEIB:
This presentation aims to
decode the complex concepts
of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
and Belonging (DEIB), providing participants with a comprehensive understanding of each
element and how they connect.
Through interactive discussions and real-world examples,
participants will gain insights
into the importance of DEIB in
creating equitable and inclusive environments. Practical
strategies for integrating DEIB
principles into organizational
culture and practices will be
shared, empowering participants to champion diversity,
promote equity, foster inclusion and cultivate a sense of
belonging for all individuals
and communities.
DEI promoters claim it will
improve student outcomes by
making students feel more welcome, but there is no evidence
to support such a claim. In fact,
student outcomes for Black
and Hispanic students have
declined in Kansas.
Proficiency levels in Math
and ELA are mostly below 20%,
and the percentage of students
below grade level is alarmingly high. For example, 42%
of Black students were below
grade level in Math in 2015; it
was 50% in 2019, and now 57%
are below grade level.
The DEIB presenter shared
slides showing that Liberty,
characterized by Freedom,
Choice, Opportunity, and
Individuality, is the oppo-
site of Equality, described as
Fairness, Justice, Tolerance,
and a Level Playing Field.
The presenter and KASB
apparently oppose magnet programs, online learning, open
enrollment, homeschooling,
all forms of school choice, and
even local control.
Local school board members were also instructed that
Prosperity is the opposite of
Community. KASB apparently believes that work training
programs, performance pay,
school/business partnerships,
and, of course, testing and measurement are bad things.
KASB also declined to
respond to The Sentinels questions about the presentation.
Dave Trabert, CEO of The
Sentinels parent company,
Kansas Policy Institute, says
these examples continually demonstrate that school
administrators and state officials are not honestly dedicated to resolving the states student achievement crisis.
KSDE, the State Board of
Education, and others may
want to see better outcomes,
but they seem unwilling to
change their behaviors for
that to happen. State School
Board members know from
two audits that school districts
are not using over $500 million
in At Risk funding to provide
above and beyond services
for students at risk of failing as
required in state law but have
refused to take action for several years. A state law requiring the State Board to have an
accreditation system based on
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is also ignored.
Hopefully, the newly-elected board members will begin
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artistic ability I was never
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he claims no real expertise
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Members of the Friends of the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail decorated Harris Park for the holidays on November 13. Those assisting were:
Denise & Richard Weber, Ruth Theis, John Malone, Glenna & Kent Murray, Richard & Diane Doran, David Theis, Brenda Weiss, Joyce
Malone, Helen Norman, Donna Flamez, Ed & Dee Harris, Mike Norman.
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Sixteen Prairie Spirit Rail
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13, 2024 for a 1:00p.m. meeting
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Richard Weber reported
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his students would be interested in working on a project of
adopting a section of the trail
for control of invasive species
next year.
Planting of flowers around
the depot will be done in the
spring.
Bob Salazar and Donna
Snavely are finished with their
work on the south end of the
depot Prairie Spirit Rail.
Trail members will be sponsoring the Golf Cart Rides on
the trail June 4, 2025 or an
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No January PSRT meeting.
The trail Christmas Party
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Chamber Players Theater. It
will be a pot luck supper and
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Chocolate Night will be at
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Ruth Theis will be appointing a nominating committee
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Glenna Murray was thanked
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Nov. 29, 30, Dec 1 5:30-9
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From Garnett:
Hwy. 59 north to John Brown Rd., at Princeton, go east
8 miles to Vermont Rd., then 2 miles north of Rantoul.
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Celebrate SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
They donate financially to civic functions and volunteer their time and resources for
community events and projects. They make payrolls for local workers and pay property taxes and collect all-important sales taxes for local governments. Small businesses have been the backbone of our community for generations. Join us in saluting
these vital individuals and make it a point to remember: When youre shopping,
think Small Business first.
These area sponsors invite you to think Small Business rst:
Adamson Bros.
Heating & Cooling
Ottawa
(785) 242-9273
Bauman Carpet
& Furniture
Garnett
(785) 448-3216
Anderson County Abstract
Garnett
(785) 448-2426
Benjamin Realty
Garnett
(785) 448-2550
Anderson County
Review
Garnett
(785) 448-3121
Bluestem Farm & Ranch
Emporia
(620) 352-5502
Arnolds Prairie
Greenhouse
LeRoy
(620) 964-2423
AuBurn Pharmacy
Garnett
(785) 448-6122
Barnes Seed Service,
LLC
Garnett
(785) 304-2500
D&M Mini Barns
Garnett
(785) 504-9625
East Kansas Agri-Energy
Garnett
(785) 448-2888
Farmers State Bank
Garnett
www.fsbkansas.com
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Bones Rock Yard
Ottawa
(785) 242-3070
Flynn Appliance Center
Iola
(620) 365-2538
Brand N Iron
Princeton
www.thebrandniron.com
Garnett Home Center
& Rental
Garnett
(785) 448-7106
Brummel Farm Service
Garnett
(785) 448-5720
CARSTAR
Ottawa
(785) 242-8916
Midwest Collision
Paola
(913) 294-4016
Natures Touch
Garnett
(785) 448-7152
Patriots Bank
Garnett
www.patriotsbank.com
Member FDIC – Equal Opportunity Lender.
Terry Solander,
Atty. at Law
Garnett
(785) 448-6131
PrairieLand Partners
Iola
(620) 365-2187
Tom Adams Constrution
Garnett
(785) 448-3997
Quality Structures
Richmond
800-374-6988
Sandras Quick Stop
Garnett
(785) 448-6602
Valley R
Agri-Service, Inc.
Garnett
(785) 448-6533
6th Ave Boutique &
Western Wear
Garnett
(785) 448-2276
Sonic Drive-In
Garnett
(785) 448-6393
State Farm Insurance
Ryan Disbrow-Agent,
Garnett
(785) 448-1660
Wilson Chiropractic
Clinic
Garnett
(785) 448-6151
Wittman
NAPA Auto Parts
Garnett
(785) 448-6611
Yutzy Custom Structures
Garnett
(800) 823-8609