Anderson County Review — September 4, 2025

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September 4, 2025
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USD 365 may blow through revenue neutral mark
Budget hearing tonight
presents 3.3 mill tax hike
on higher valuations
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT School board members in USD 365 will submit a
budget to the public tonight that
raises more than a half a million
dollars in new property taxes
and authorizes an additional
$4.2 million in additional budget
authority for the school district
in the 2025-2026 school year.
Tonights budget hearing
begins at 6:45 PM and will be
held at Greeley Elementary
school at 101 S Mary in Greeley.
The budget carries the district
significantly over its revenue
neutral threshold, a notifica-
tion law enacted by the Kansas
legislature to ensure local taxpayers are advised when local
governments exceed the previous years property tax spending authorization.
Overall, the 2025-2026 budget estimates $25.7 million in
spending compared to $21.5 million for the 2024-2025 budget,
both of those including a little
over $4 million in funds transferred forward from the previous year. The new budget will
reflect more than $528,000 in
new local property tax dollars,
with an estimated mill levy of
52.453 compared to 49.150 last
year. That multiplier applies
against a district assessed valuation (the percentage of private
and business property value
assessed for taxes district wide)
of some $117 million last year
compared to nearly $122 million
in the coming years spending
plan.
Notice of tonights budget
hearing was published in the
Review August 21 part of a state
law that mandates publication
in order to notify the public.
The Districts budget summary shows spending increases in virtually every line item,
with the exception of federal funds, which the budget
shows dropped from $932,000
in the 2023-2024 school year to
$344,000 this year and an expected decline to $123,000 for the
coming years budget. Though
most all the spending categories show increases, by far most
are covered by state and federal revenue above and beyond
local taxes. About $2,000,000 in
local tax money will go toward
funding $9.8 million in planned
expenditures in the districts
general fund. Some $2.4 million
in local taxes will go toward
an estimated $3.2 million in the
supplemental general fund or
local option budget.
Beyond those two major
expenditures, about $792,000
will fund a planned $3.3 million in capital outlay spending
for the coming year. Another
$669,000 in local tax money will
be used to fund $1.7 million in
bond and interest payments.
While the increase in requested funding is notable for the new
district budget, so too was the
comparatively small increase in
funding from 2023-2024 to 20242025 of about $919,000 overall.
A slew of entries filled the streets of Colony last Saturday for the
annual Colony Day celebration. Above Crest band members (from left)
Aiden Ryback, Chloe Burnet, Klaire Nilges, Bailey Boone, Gemma
Berntsen, Gracyn Ellington, Devynn Sitler, Bella Sitler and Ty Coberley
represent the Lancers. At right the Ellington Family Float also made
an appearance featuring (from left) Jaci Cochrane, Nancy Ellington,
Easton Wilson, Jaylee Ellington, Ike Cochrane, Jhett Cochrane, Lizzie
Ellington, Jaxon Wilson, Aubrey Ellington and Layla Ellington.
BY DANE HICKS
Kids education a cornerstone
of Flywheelers Friday activities
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
BY SUSAN WETTSTEIN
GARNETT The one time
Republican primary candidate for governor that
mustered 80,000 votes from
Kansas GOP voters in
2022 faces
arraignm e n t
again this
month in
Anderson
County
District
Court as
Briggs
the continuation of a
years long
feud with the county sheriffs department.
George Arlyn Briggs
was on the statewide
Republican ballot in 2022
in the Kansas governors
race, and notched a substantial voter haul among
disgruntled state GOP voters against favored Kansas
attorney general Derek
Schmidt. Schmidt easily
won the nomination but
lost to incumbent Governor
GARNETT The Anderson County Flywheelers
are gearing up for this years Gas Engine and
Tractor Show to be held Friday and Saturday,
October 3-4 in Garnetts Lake Garnett Park
featuring a unique experience for area youth on
Friday, October 3rd. Known as Education Day.
The Flywheelers invite
all high school and elementary classes as well
as homeschooled students to engage in
hands-on activities,
exhibits and demonstrations, such as
a cider press, corn
shelling and grinding,
shingle making, rope
making, blacksmithing
and more. All the activities feature vintage farm equipment used in yesteryear, with educational
narratives by equipment operators about how
every day projects used to be completed before
technology went from iron and grease to microchips.
New this year is the special appearance
by the Southwest-Southland Dairy Farmers
Mobile Dairy Classroom and Ag Equipment of
Anderson County as presented by the Anderson
County Historical Society. There will also be
a demonstration
on Farm Safety.
SEE KIDS ON PAGE 6
SEE BRIGGS ON PAGE 6
BY DANE HICKS
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GREELEY If youre in or around
Greeley this weekend there should
be no reason to go hungry.
Organizers of the Greeley Smoke
Off are celebrating the events 25th
anniversary with a town full of BBQ
artists Friday and Saturday, featuring samples of their wares for
donations to their favorite charities,
as well as live music, kids games
and other activities in the city park
underneath the water tower.
The annual event offers samples
of all the exhibitors fresh made foodstuffs in exchange for a small donation to that teams charity of choice.
The smoke off awards more than
$3000 and team prizes with the help
of a litany of local and regional sponsors who support the event.
The great tastes of the Smoke
Off start at 5:00 PM on Friday and
noon on Saturday. Live music is
the feature on Friday evening beginning at 5 p.m. with Scipio Bottoms,
followed by the nights headliner
Trevor Holman And The Haymakers
at 8 p.m. Music concert continues on
Saturday from noon to 4:30 p.m. with
Wilsons DJ Service.
Free kids games and inflatables are featured Saturday beginning at noon for ages 2 through
12. Concessions will be available.
Seating in the park is limited, so
the public is encouraged to bring
their own lawn chairs. Coolers are
welcome but no glass bottles please.
Smoke Off merchandise will also be
available at the event.
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 9-04-2025 / JESSIE DUNCAN
Former GOP
governor candidate
to be arraigned again
Greeley event
marks 25th year
with music, more
this weekend
Cornstock schedule announced
SPECIAL TO THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 9-04-2025 / BAND PUBLICITY PHOTO
Trevor Holman And The Haymakers lead off the Cornstock Concert On The Hill schedule
September 27th. Above from left, Trevor Holman, Neil Kelly, Greg Branson, Jory Ramsey
and Garrett Branson.
BY SUSAN WETTSTEIN
SPECIAL TO THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW
GARNETT The 20th Anniversary of
Cornstock kicks into motion on Saturday,
September 27th at Lake Garnett. VIP gate
opens at 3:15 pm, followed by General
Admission at 3:30 pm.
First to take the stage is a regional favorite, Trevor Holman and The Haymakers.
Formed in 2022, the band includes Colony
native Trevor Holman, Osawatomies Greg
Branson, Garrett Branson from KCMO,
Neil Kelly of Olathe, Jory Ramsey of
Overland Park, and Soundman Quentin
Sams of Welda. The band specializes in Red
Dirt Country and Classic Country. always
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RECORD
NEWS IN
BRIEF
CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE
Garnetts city wide garage
sale is set for Saturday,
September 13. To be a
map sponsor contact the
Anderson County Review
office at 785-448-3121 or
send an email to review@
garnett-ks.com. To place
your ad for the city wide
sale call or email us today!
POLITICAL FORUM
Anderson County Farm
Bureau
and
Garnett
Business and Professional
Women (BPW) are hosting a Political Forum for
the upcoming election for
Garnett City Commission,
School Board and the Sales
Tax proposal. The forum is
on Sept. 11th at 7 p.m. at
Town Hall Center. Please
take time to learn the views
of the candidates and the
sale tax proposal for the
betterment of our community. Any questions please
feel free to contact Helen
Norman at 785-448-8745.
CHAMBER MONTHLY
MIXER SET SEPT. 11
The Garnett Area Chamber
of Commerce will sponsor its September Monthly
Mixer at the chamber office
from 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 15. Come
check out the new Chamber
Office, meet our new director, and learn about upcoming events and future plans.
This is a great opportunity
to connect with fellow community members and share
your ideas.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TO MEET 9/4
The monthly meeting of the
Anderson County Historical
Society will be held on
Thursday, September 4 at
the Community Building in
the North Park. The meeting will start with a potluck
dinner at 6:30 ,p.m. The
program will follow at 7:15
p.m. Everyone is welcome
AMERICAN LEGION
BINGO ON TUESDAYS
Bingo at American Legion
Post 48 Garnett will be held
every Tuesday, starting
time at 6:30 p.m.
CORNSTOCK TICKETS
Grab your Cornstock ticket at various Anderson
County ticket outlets. See
Chris Janson, The Kentucky
Headhunters, Kelsey Hart
and Trevor Holman & the
Haymakers 9/27 in Garnett.
VFW SETS CORNHOLE
TOURNEYS THURSDAYS
Every Thursday their will be
a cornhole tournament at
the Garnett VFW, 1507 S.
Elm St. It is a family friendly event open to everyone.
Registration begins at 6
p.m., tournament begins at
6:30 p.m. Entry fee is $15.
UNPLANNED PREGNANCY
Advice & Aid Pregnancy
Center in Overland Park
helps women and their
families make an educated decision about an
unplanned pregnancy by
providing evidence-based,
medical information about
parenting, adoption and
abortion. Call (913) 9620200 for information or visit
www.adviceandaid.com.
ANDERSON COUNTY
COMMISSION
AUGUST 25, 2025
Chairman Leslie McGhee
called the meeting of the
Anderson County Commission
to order at 9:00 AM on August
25, 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 amended.
Executive Session
Commissioner Blaufuss moved
and Commissioner Mersman seconded to enter executive session
for at 9:00am for 60 minutes for
attorney-client privilege. All voted
yes. Commissioners; James
Campbell, County Counselor;
Julie Wettstein, County Clerk;
Forrest Rhodes, Foulston Seifkin;
Ethan Lickteig, Road Supervisor
were present. Ethan Lickteig
left the meeting at 9:30am.
Commissioner Mersman moved
and Commissioner Blaufuss seconded to re-enter into open meeting. All voted yes.
Budget Hearing
Commissioner
Blaufuss
moved and Commissioner
Mersman seconded to open the
meeting for public comment.
Dane Hicks, Garnett, inquired
about the past three years and
how they differ from each other.
James Campbell responded to
inquiries. The Commissioners
stated how all commodities and
equipment have increased in
price. Commissioner Blaufuss
moved and Commissioner
Mersman seconded to close the
public meeting. All voted yes.
Commissioner Mersman moved
and Commissioner Blaufuss
seconded to approve Anderson
Countys 2026 budget. All voted
yes.
Economic Development
Jessica Mills, Economic
Development Director, met with
the commission. She gave an
update on events and activities
that she has attended. She has
been conducting the community
collaboration meeting which will
be held September 13th in Colony
City. Deborah Ray with Gains
and Glory Fitness was present
to speak with the commission
regarding offering the gym to
county employees for usage. The
county currently has a policy of
paying for up to 3 visits per week
to the Garnett Recreation Center.
Gains and Glory Fitness would
like to be another option. Julie
Wettstein will be discussing this
option with her at a later date.
HRA Health
Commissioner Blaufuss moved
and Commissioner Mersman seconded to transfer monies from
HRA Health fund to Self-Funded
Health of $3,610.97. This transfer
will close the HRA Health fund. All
voted yes.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 12:00
PM due to no further business.
Re-Convene/Interviews
The Commissioners re-convened at 1:00 PM to conduct
Noxious Weed Supervisor interviews until 2:00 PM.
CITY OF GARNETT COMMISSION
AUGUST 26, 2025
The Governing Body of the
City of Garnett met in regular session on August 26, 2025, at 6:00
p.m. with the following individuals present, City Commissioner,
Jody Cole, City Commissioner
Nate Wiehl, City Manager Travis
Wilson, City Clerk, Trish Brewer,
City Attorney Terry Solander
joined at 6:09. Mayor Mark Locke
was absent. Citizens of Garnett.
City Staff present: Donnie
Dilley, Darin Wilson, Monica Hill,
Jessica Mills, Pat Schettler, Kalen
Roberts
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro-Tem Nate Wiehl
called the meeting to order at
6:00 p.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was
recited.
Invocation, Jeff Davison,
Dunkard Brethren Church
PUBLIC HEARING
Motion to enter the Public
Hearing for the 2026 City of
Garnett Budget, minimum of 5
minutes.
Commissioner Wiehl motioned
to enter the Public Hearing for the
2026 City of Garnett Budget
Second by Commissioner
Cole. Motion passed (2) AYE (0)
NAY
a.
Citizens to be Heard:
No citizens, Commission left
Public Hearing open for 5 minutes.
City Manager Wilson, noted
that the City will be Revenue
Neutral for the 2026 Budget
Mayor Pro-Tem Wiehl motioned
to adjourn the Public Hearing.
Second by Commissioner Cole.
Motion passed (2) AYE (0)
NAY
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
(FIVE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER
PERSON)
No citizens to be heard.
GOVERNING BODY
COMMENTS
A.
Commissioner Cole
Inquired on why the pool is
not drained. City Manager stated
keeping it full until the filter has
been replaced.
B.
Commissioner Wiehl
Addressed the new trash cans
being delivered.
C.
Mayor Locke absent
a.
Suicide Awareness
Proclamation
Proclamation given by Mayor
Pro-Tem Nate Wiehl
CONSENT AGENDA
A.
Approval of minutes
for August 12, 2025, Regular City
Commission Meeting
B.
Approval
of
semi-monthly bills and payroll in
the amount of $198,496.21.
Mayor
Pro-Tem
Wiehl
motioned to approve the Consent
Agenda as presented.
Second by Commissioner
Cole. Motion passed (2) AYE (0)
NAY
REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Consideration of appointment of Elizabeth Abraham to the
Library Advisory Board
Commissioner Cole motioned
to approve Elizabeth Abraham to
the Library Advisory Board.
Second by Mayor Pro-Tem
Wiehl. Motion passed (2) AYE (0)
NAY
B. Consideration of Airport
Improvement Program (AIP)
Project No. 3-20-0025-018-2025
C. Consideration of Airport
Improvement Program (AIP)
Project No. 3-20-0025-019-2025
Mayor
Pro-Tem
Wiehl
motioned to approve the designee for Airport Improvement
Program (AIP)
Projects
3-20-0025-0182025 and 3-20-0025-019-2025.
Second by Commissioner Cole.
Motioned passed (2) AYE (0)
NAY
D. Consideration of the 2026
City of Garnett Budget
Commissioner Cole motioned
to approve the 2026 City of
Garnett Budget.
Second by Mayor Pro-Tem
Wiehl. Motioned passed (2) AYE
(0) NAY
E. Consideration of Resolution
2025-12: Proposition of levying a
one percent (1.0%) sales tax in
the City of Garnett.
Commissioner Cole motioned
to approve Resolution 2025-12
proposition of levying 1.0% sales
tax and place on the November
ballot. Second by Mayor Pro-Tem
Wiehl. Motioned passed (2) AYE
(0) NAY
F.
Consideration
of
Resolution 2025-13: Authorizing
the preparation and submission of an application to Kansas
Housing Resources Corporation
(KHRC) for the Kansas Housing
Investor Tax Credit (HITC) and
Moderate-Income Housing (MIH)
Grant.
Commissioner Cole motioned
to approve Resolution 202513 authorizing preparation and
submission of the application.
Second by Mayor Pro-Tem Wiehl.
Motioned passed (2) AYE (0) NAY
STAFF UPDATES
A. Economic Development
Director/Grant Writer Mills
Jessica Mills presented an overview of the last month.
B. Trash- Week of Christmas
Commission requested the
City Manager to schedule a
meeting with Anderson County
Commissioners to discuss
options.
C.
Camera Installations
Update on Depot Security and
Police Department.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
No discussion items
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. The Garnett Farmers Market
Season, hosted by the Garnett
Area Chamber of Commerce, will
be held every Thursday on Main
Street May 1st October 2nd
from 3:30pm to 6:30pm.
B. The Concerts in the Park
Series, hosted by Morning Mingle,
will be held every Thursday in
September at Donna Harris Park.
C. The 24th Annual Greeley
Smokeoff, hosted by Greeley
Smokeoff, will be held on
September 5th-6th.
D. The Political Forum, hosted
by Garnett BPW and Anderson
County Farm Bureau, will be held
on September 11th at Town Hall
Center.
E. The Fall City Wide Garage
Sales Day, hosted by Garnett
Publishing Inc., will be held on
September 13th.
F. The Kincaid Fair, hosted by
the Kincaid Fair Board, will be
held on September 25th-27th.
G. Cornstock Concert on the
Hill, Host by Anderson County
Corn Festival, will be held on
September 27th.
H. The Antique Engine &
Tractor Show, hosted by The
Anderson County Flywheelers,
will be held at Lake Garnett Park
on October 3rd-4th.
I. The 12th Annual Lake Garnett
Grand Prix Revival, hosted by the
Lake Garnett Grand Prix Revival,
will be held at Lake Garnett, the
Airport and Downtown Square
October 10th-12th.
J. The Ultra Races 50/100,
hosted by Outlaw 100, will be
held on October 25th-26th.
K. Light the Night Trunkor-Treat, hosted by The First
Christian Church, will be held at
the First Christian Church at 2nd
& Walnut, on October 31st.
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
(FIVE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER
PERSON)
No citizens to be heard.
DOCUMENT SIGNING
Signing
of
documents
approved during the commission
meeting.
City Manager Wilson noted
the City-Wide Clean-up will be
November 3rd November 7th.
And the Fall Brush Clean up
will be October 20th October
24th.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business
before The Governing Body,
Mayor Pro-Tem Wiehl made a
motion to adjourn the meeting.
Commissioner Cole seconded
the motion. Motion passed (2)
AYE (0) NAY
Meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
ANDERSON COUNTY LAND
TRANSFERS
John Foltz and John J Foltz
A/K/A to Vesmed Investment
Holdings LLC: Ne4 nw4 23-2020.
Angel Lynch-Vanderpool to
Johnathan Edgecomb and Karen
Edgecomb: Lots 1, 2 & 3 blk 15
Town of Harris & lots 10, 11 & 12
blk 15 Town of Harris.
Kay F Gwin and Gwin
Farms LLC to T Bruce Wade
II: Nw4 28-21-20 less w2
w2 nw4 & also less a tract
in necor of said nw4 described
as follows: Beg at necor nw4
28-21-20, thence south 324,
thence west 250, thence north
324, thence east 233 to pob; &
nw4 ne4 28-21-20 less a tract
described as follows: beg at
nwcor ne4 28-21-20, thence east
1320, thence south 698, thence
west 1320, thence north 698
to pob; & a tract beg at secor
nw4 ne4 28-21-20, thence west
30.5 rods, thence south 80 rods,
thence east 38.5 rods, thence
north 80 rods, thence west 8 rods
to pob.
Jeffry Alan Dykes, Susan
Dykes, Sharon Lynn Smith and
Terry Smith to Michael Pietarila:
Beg at pt on east r/w line of
mary street 300 feet north of
intersection of east r/w line of
Mary Street and north r/w line of
Brown Street in City of Greeley,
thence north 150, thence east
200, thence south 150, thence
west 200 to pob; all in se4 30-1921.
Kenneth A Huggins to Jenna
Pearce: A tract of land being part
of s2 east 112.00 feet of blk 15
in what was formerly Orchard
Park Addition to City of Garnett,
being a part of ne4 25-20-19,
described as follows: Com at 1/2
rebar at necor se4 ne4 said section 25; thence north 895626
west north 895329 west 40.00
feet to 1/2 rebar on west line
of Maple Street, in said City of
Garnett, thence south 001312
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Courtney Tucker, Agent
courtney.tucker@agencywestins.com
Auto Health Business & Commercial
Work Comp Bonding Homeowners Life
Recrecreational Vehicle Farm
415 S. Oak St. Garnett (785) 448-2284
Monday: $1.50 tacos, rice & beans; $2 Natural Light cans
Tuesday: Sues choice!
Wednesday: Fried chicken
ALL AVAILABLE
Thursday: Sues homemade meatloaf
FAMILY-STYLE!
Friday: Chicken fried steak or chicken
fried chicken
Saturday: Wings- EVERY Saturday!
1st Saturday:
Ribeye Steak
2nd Saturday: Smothered pork shops
3rd Saturday:
Boiled Shrimp
4th Saturday:
Fried Catfish
Every Sunday
5th Saturday:
Sues Choice
PAN-FRIED
CHICKEN
Sunday: Homemade pan-fried chicken w/sides
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Homemade
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, September 4, 2025
east along said west line of said
maple street, 36.62 feet to 1/2
rebar and being pob of herein descrbied tract; thence south
001312 east along said west
line of Maple Street 164.17 feet
to 1/2 rebar at secor said blk 15;
thence along south line of said
east 112.00 feet of said s2 said
blk 15 north 895626 west north
893209 west 82.00 feet to 1/2
rebar; thence north 001312
west 128.18 feet to 1/2 rebar;
thence north 534049 east
101.48 feet to pob.
Ted Buzzard to Aaron C Tucker
and Courtney Tucker: The w/2 of
the ne/4 of the ne/4 of 27-19-19.
Jennifer J Harmon and Charles
E Harmon to Aaron C Tucker and
Courtney Tucker: The e/2 of the
nw/4 of the ne/4 of 27-19-19.
Jane M Lickteig to Harold
Wayne Cushing: Lot 2 and the
w/2 of lot 3 in block 8 in Parkview
Addition to the City of Garnett.
Dwane J Ouellette and Alissa
J Ouellette to Carter J Edgecomb
and Loraina L Edgecomb: Lot 5 &
6 blk 22 City of Garnett.
Jason W Weaver and Carla I
Weaver to Shawn Wyckoff and
Cyntha Wyckoff: Beg 60 west
of secor lot 11 in E S Niccolls
Addition to the City of Garnett,
thence west 70, thence north
140, thence east 70, thence
south 140 to POB.
Patrick Marmon, Laurie
Marmon and Laurie Shields FKA
to Patrick Marmon and Laurie
Marmon: The e/2 of the n/2 of the
e/2 of the se/4 of the se/4 of 6-2120.
Patrick Marmon and Laurie
Marmon to Peter Foltz and Jill
Foltz: E2 se4 se4 6-21-20 less e2
n2 e2 se4 se4 6-21-20.
James H Lankard and
Margaret F Lankard to James
H Lankard, Margaret F Lankard
and James D Lankard: Beginning
at the nw corner of the ne/4 of
12-21-19, running thence east
610 feet, thence south 1500 feet,
thence west 610 feet, thence
north 550 feet, thence northwesterly 272.8 feet, thence north easterly 716.50 feet to the pob.
CREST UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 479
August 11, 2025, 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, August 11,
2025. The meeting was called
to order at 7:00 p.m. by Board
President Travis Church.
Roll Call
Board Members Present
Nathan Beckmon, Travis Church,
Jamie Henderson, Kevin Nilges,
Lance Ramsey and Laura
Schmidt.
Board Members Absent – Seth
Black
Others
Present
Superintendent Shane Walter,
MS/HS
Principal
Travis
Hermreck, Board Clerk Elizabeth
Donnelly, Payroll Clerk Lynette
Prasko and Technology Director
Jeremy Dupont.
Approval of Agenda
Agenda item E7 was moved
before E1 then continue the
agenda with the subsequent
items. It was moved by Mr. Kevin
Nilges and seconded Mr. Nathan
Beckmon to approve the agenda
as amended. Vote: 6-0
Approval of Consent Agenda
It was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded Mr.
Kevin Nilges to approve the consent agenda including the minutes of the July 14th regular board
meeting, bills in the amount of
$447,881.94. Enrollment Report
and Budget Expenditure Report.
Vote: 6-0
Information Items
ANW Special Education
Minutes The minutes of the July
9, 2025, ANW Special Education
Cooperative meeting were
reviewed.
Superintendent/Principal
Report Mr. Walter informed the
board about Teacher In-service
August 18th -21st (Workday
on the 20th), community Open
House August 20th from 5:30
p.m. 7:30 p.m. and students
first day on August 22nd. Car
Show on the 23rd.
A special Thank you is
extended to the Patterson Family
Foundation Mr. Walter expressed
his appreciation for their generous donation of $103,687.00 to
be used within our Career and
Technical Education pathways for
equipment.
Items of Business
Facility Improvements Mr.
Jeremy DuPont shared a virtual interactive demonstration of
security cameras. It was moved
by Mr. Nathan Beckmon and seconded by Mrs. Laura Schmidt
to approve both quotes from
Sandifer Engineering & Controls
for security cameras for district buildings in the amount of
$16,656.88 and additional access
controls for secure entries in the
amount of $13,428.33. Vote: 6-0.
At 7:15 p.m., Mr. Jeremy DuPont
exited the meeting.
Mr. Walter updated the board
on the improvements that are
being completed for the school
facilities and discussed the parking lot project.
KSHSAA Spring Cooperative
Agreement Discussion Mr.
Walter discussed the Southern
Coffey County request to consider a cooperative agreement
through KSHSAA to be part of
Crest baseball and softball; will
reach out to SCC to see how
many kids would be participating
once schools are back in session.
Strategic Plan Discussion Mr.
Walter discussed Strategic Plan
status.
Childcare Handbook It was
moved by Mr. Nathan Beckmon
and seconded by Mr. Lance
Ramsey to adopt the 2025-2026
Crest Childcare Handbook &
Contract as presented. Vote: 6-0
Budget Building Needs
Assessment Mr. Walter presented the Needs Assessment
to use for determining the districts budget including funding
additional classroom support to
help improve State Assessment
scores.
Permission to Publish Notice to
Exceed RNR and Budget Hearing
Dates
It was moved by Mrs. Laura
Schmidt and seconded by Mrs.
Jamie Henderson to publish
notice to exceed revenue neutral
rate with the RNR hearing to be
held at 6:40 p.m. on September
8th, 2025 and publish budget
hearing to be held at 6:50 p.m. on
September 8th, 2025. Vote: 6-0
Crisis Plan Discussion Mr.
Walter discussed the storm shelter for community use.
Negotiations Executive
Session It was moved by Mr.
Travis Church and seconded by
Mr. Kevin Nilges to enter into
an executive session to discuss
board/teacher negotiation items
pursuant to the exception for
employer-employee negotiations
under KOMA. The open meeting
was to resume in the board room
at 8:16 p.m. Mr. Walter, Mrs.
Donnelly and Mrs. Prasko were
invited to attend. Vote: 6-0
The open meeting reconvened
in the board room at 8:16 p.m.
Ratify Negotiated AgreementIt was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by
Mrs. Jamie Henderson to ratify the 2025-2026 Negotiated
Agreement as presented. Vote:
6-0
Classified and Administrative
Salaries It was moved by Mr.
Nathan Beckmon and seconded
by Mr. Lance Ramsey to approve
the Classified and Administrative
Salaries as presented. 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 8:22
p.m. Mr. Walter and Mr. Hermreck
were invited to attend. Vote: 6-0
At 8:20 p.m., Mr. Travis
Hermreck exited the executive
session.
The open meeting reconvened
in the board room at 8:22 p.m.
and it was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by Mr.
Lance Ramsey to hire Abby
Hermreck as Middle School Head
Volleyball Coach. Vote: 6-0
It was moved by Mrs. Jamie
Henderson and seconded by Mrs.
Laura Schmidt to hire Beth Davis
as Part-time Cook Helper. Vote:
6-0
It was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by Mrs.
Jamie Henderson to hire Terri
Louk as Bus Driver. Vote: 6-0
SEE RECORDS ON PAGE 8
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, September 4, 2025
OBITUARIES
HIESTAND
SAUERESSIG
NOVEMBER 4, 1932 AUGUST 30, 2025
AUGUST 15, 1944 – AUGUST 29, 2025
Freida Faye Hiestand,
Freida cared deeply for
age 92, of Garnett, Kansas, her five children, makpassed
away
ing sure they were
peacefully
on
well-kept, loved, and
Saturday, August
strong in their faith.
30,
2025,
at
She was determined
Parkview Heights
that her children
in
Garnett,
knew the Lord and
Kansas.
carried those values
with them throughF r e i d a
out their lives.
was born on
November
4,
Hiestand Among many fond
memories was her
1932, in Garnett,
Big Blue station
Kansas,
the
daughter of Ralph and wagon, which she would
Bertha Adams. She attend- load with the kids to foled Garnett High School, low their dad, a car hauler,
graduating with the class teaching them the imporof 1950, and later married tance of family and hard
Danny Sam Hiestand work. That car was later
on July 11, 1950. Together sold to Junior Brown, addthey started their life in the ing to its family story.
Welda area, where Freida
Her neighbors loved her,
devoted her life to caring not only for her warmth
for her family as a home- and kindness, but also for
maker. Sam would later be her famous fruitcake reccalled to the Denver area in ipe to die for, which she
1961 for work, where they joyfully shared with family
continued to raise their and friends year after year.
growing family. In total The family plans to celethey would have five chil- brate their weekly Sunday
dren; Linda Faye, Leonard breakfast dinners started
Dean, Glenda Kay, Carol by Freida.
Jane, and Roger Dale.
If you didnt know
Freida was a busy Freida liked to make panmom who was always cakes, you didnt know
cooking, and she made Freida. – Family
sure her family gathered
She was preceded in
around the table for meals. death by her parents, Jack
She passed along the gift of and Bertha Adams; her
good and enjoyable cooking husband, Danny Sam
to her children. And she Hiestand; brothers, Allison
shared the love of cooking and wife Bobbie Adams,
as well as the skill with her and Ralph and Sharon
children, grandchildren, Adams; son, Leonard Dean
and great grandchildren. Hiestand; and son-in-law,
Sewing was another of her Ray Long.
talents, as she made clothFreida is survived by
ing for her children and her daughters, Linda and
even for their toys. She had Tarry Miller, Glenda Kay
all the homemaking skills and J.R. Colden, Carol Jane
of a mother, but also the Hiestand; and son, Roger
amazing skills of an out- Dale Hiestand; along with
her ten grandchildren;
door woman.
She enjoyed keeping her twenty-two great-grandmind active by working children; and extendpuzzles and filled her life ed family who will carry
with many adventures. At her memory forward. She
age 74, Freida rode a mule always made sure her famito the bottom of the Grand ly knew, I love you more!
Canyon. She also enjoyed
Funeral services will be
fishing trips in Alaska held at 10:00 AM on Friday,
and Canada, often shar- September 5, 2025, at
ing the Canada experience First Christian Church in
with her grandchildren. Garnett, Kansas. Visitation
Yellowstone was a prom- will be from 6:00 PM on
inent visit for their fam- Thursday, September 4,
ily, returning every year 2025, at Feuerborn Family
and filling their lives with Funeral Service in Garnett.
many stories, We were Memorials in Freidas
always in the mountains. memory may be made to
Activities there included First Christian Church and
rafting and snowmobiling, left in the care of Feuerborn
memories her family trea- Family Funeral Service.
sures to this day.
Linda
Saueressig visits to spend time with
passed away peacefully on her three granddaughters.
August 29, 2025,
In 1992, Linda
at Sunflower Care
married
Gary
Home in Baldwin
Saueressig from
City, Kansas. She
Burlington,
lived a full life, and
Kansas.
They
she will be missed
loved taking trips
deeply by her sons,
together, spending
Keith (Lurenda)
time with family,
and Kevin; her
going to dinner
granddaughters
Saueressig with friends like
Jenna, Lena, and
the Hoopers, and
Mackenzie; extendantiquing. Gary
ed and adopted family; and preceded Linda in death in
many friends.
1997.
Linda Kay Lightle was
Lindas
professional
born on August 15, 1944, career was shaped by her
in Chillicothe, Missouri, farm upbringing and a
to parents Gale and Ruth deep appreciation for agri(Garber) Lightle. She was culture. She began workhumbly raised near Hale, ing at the Ottawa Co-op in
Missouri, alongside sib- 1984 and quickly became a
lings Mary, Sue, and Corky well-known, friendly face
(Gale Jr.) on their family to farmers throughout the
farm. Linda attended Tina- area. After retiring from
Avalon Schools throughout the Co-op in 1999, she conher youth and graduated tinued working in various
from Tina-Avalon High administrative roles, ultiSchool in 1962.
mately serving as the Farm
Linda moved to Kansas Bureau County Secretary
In
City, Missouri, shortly beginning in 2000.
after high school and wel- that role, Linda especialcomed the energy and pace ly enjoyed visiting local
of city living. She began schools, where she shared
working at Hallmark Cards facts about agriculture and
in 1963. During that time, led hands-on, farm-based
she met Joseph 'Smithy' activities with children.
Walter, a teacher at Central She fully retired in 2014.
Middle School. They were
After retirement, Linda
married in 1967. In 1968, focused on church activithey welcomed their first ties, caring for her beloved
son, Kevin, and soon after, cats,
and
completely
they moved to Ottawa, embracing the grandma
Kansas, where they had life. Although she only
their second son, Keith, in had three granddaugh1972. While her children ters, she was affectionately
were young, Linda was referred to as Grandma
a homemaker. When her La-La by many other chilboys began school, she dren as well. Linda spent
worked various adminis- countless hours on the
trative jobs in Ottawa. She road, driving to birthday
and Joe built a house south parties, Christmas proof Ottawa and raised their grams, ballgames, school
children on a small farm- pickup, and so many other
stead until his passing in events in support of her
1987.
sons and grandchildren.
After Joes passing, As she slowed down, her
Linda moved to Ottawa and granddaughters came to
was fortunate to be sur- her house often, where
rounded by a loving circle she taught them various
of friends who supported cooking and baking skills,
her and connected with her crochet basics, and more!
sons, becoming some of the However, one of Grandma
closest friends of her life. and the girls absolute
Sunday night card games favorite activities was
with the Weltons and the having tea parties togethCartmills became a week- erstuffed animal guests
ly highlight for Linda, and and all! Sadly, Lindas final
her sons and granddaugh- years were marked with the
ters enjoyed joining in as progression of Alzheimers
Disease, cutting short her
often they could.
After her children were ability to continue making
grown, Linda enjoyed trav- those precious memories.
eling with her sister Mary
Visitation will be held
and their mutual friends. 12:00-2:00pm,
Friday,
They visited numerous September 5, 2025, at Dengel
places including Hawaii & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. A
and the Caribbean, as well graveside service will folas many other bus tours low at Highland Cemetery,
and trips. She visited her Ottawa.
family regularly, attending
The family suggests
several family and class memorial contributions to
reunions, and other events Alzheimer's Association
in Missouri. In her later c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary,
years, Linda frequented 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa,
her sons homes for lengthy Kansas 66067.
BURNS
JANUARY 23, 1946 AUGUST 22, 2025
Billy Dean Burns, age 79,
of Joplin, Missouri, passed
away on Friday, August 22,
2025.
Funeral
services
were August 29, 2025, at
Feuerborn Family Funeral
Service in Garnett, Kansas.
Burial followed in the
Garnett Cemetery.
TEAGARDEN
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025
George
Teagarden,
age 82, La Cygne, Kansas
passed away Monday,
September 1, 2025.
Funeral service will
be held 11 a.m. Monday,
September 8, 2025 at the La
Cygne United Methodist
Church. Masonic service will be held 3 p.m.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
at the Schneider Funeral
Home, La Cygne Chapel.
Visitation will follow until
5 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to La
Cygne United Methodist
Church (parsonage fund),
or Prairie View FFA
Boosters. Online condolences can be left at www.
schneiderfunerals.com.
Ben Yoder, Your Kansas Realtor/Auctioneer
The Kansas Property Place, LLC
Cell/Text (785) 448-4419
Office (785) 448-3999
www.KsPropertyPlace.com
Ben@KsPropertyPlace.com
501 E. 4th Ave., Garnett, KS
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MOODY
MAY 11, 1936 SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
Peggy ONeil (Strunk)
Moody, age 89, of Colony,
Kansas,
passed
away September
2, 2025, at Heritage
Healthcare,
Chanute, Kansas.
Peggy was born May
11, 1936, in Moran,
Kansas, to Oris
Strunk and Helen
(Sloan) Strunk.
Peggy grew up
in a rural country home south of Moran,
Kansas. She attended
Moran Public Schools for
ten years.
In 1955, Peggy married
Russell D. Thomas from
Mildred, Kansas. Living in
the rural Moran, Kansas,
area, Russell farmed and
raised livestock, later he
worked road and bridge
construction.
In June, 1974, Peggy
married Henry B. Moody
of Kincaid, Kansas, In 1980,
Peggy and Henry divorced
and she moved to Colony,
Kansas, and lived there the
remainder of her life.
Peggy attended the
Baptist Church, Moran,
Kansas. She was a stay-athome mother and housewife. Later in life she
worked as a waitress in
local cafes and restaurants
in Garnett, Kansas. Peggy
enjoyed cooking, attending
family reunions, and traveling. She liked watching
NASCAR races and
old western movies.
In 1985, Peggy was
diagnosed
with
cancer. She went
through many cancer treatments and
became cancer-free.
Peggy was precedMoody ed in death by her
parents.
Peggy is survived
by her children, William
Thomas, Iola, Kansas, Terri
Olson, Garnett, Kansas,
Karen Sue Stahl, Orlando,
Florida; six siblings, Delores
(Jones) Demerit, Moran,
Kansas, Jack Strunk,
Wichita, Kansas, Joe
Strunk, Boise, Idaho, David
Strunk, Wichita, Kansas,
Glenn Strunk, Iola, Kansas;
five grandchildren; thirteen
great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchildren.
Cremation will take
place and no services are
planned. Inurnment will be
in Moran Cemetery, Moran,
Kansas.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer
Society, and may be left
with Feuerborn Family
Funeral Service, 1883 US
Highway54, Iola, Kansas
66749.
Cattle Chat: Minimizing
shrink to maximize profit
By Chevy-Lynn Vaske,
K-State Research and
Extension news service
MANHATTAN, Kan.
Every pound counts at
the sale barn and sometimes, the weight loss happens long before calves
ever hit the scale.
For cattle producers,
shrink isnt just a biological response to stress; its
an invisible drain on profit
margins that can be managed with the right timing
and techniques, according to K-State beef cattle
experts.
K-State
veterinarian Brad White explains
shrink as the weight loss
that occurs between gathering calves at home and
their final weigh-in at the
scale.
In general, I expect
calves to lose weight if
theyre sitting in a new
environment, new water
source, just transported
and everything else, veterinarian Bob Larson said.
So even though it might
be easiest for me to take
calves on the day thats
most convenient for me, in
order to address shrink, I
think its better to move
that transport to the sale as
late as possible.
There are also economic implications associated
with shrink.
You think about a 500pound steer; you know,
every 1% difference in
shrink is 5 pounds, Larson
said. And so you add a
couple more percentages
of shrink, and the amount
of money we are talking
about is easily offset by hiring somebody to help me
gather them.
Proper cattle handling
techniques play a critical
role in minimizing weight
loss during the marketing
process, the experts emphasized.
We
feel
stressed
because we have things
to do, and we start rushing and pushing the cattle harder. We start losing
those low-stress handling
principles in the process,
beef cattle nutritionist
Phillip Lancaster said.
Now that they are
stressed, they have an
increase in urination, defecation, and they start losing fluids and losing weight
quicker, Lancaster said.
For producers concerned
about shrink, online auction platforms may offer a
useful alternative.
One tool that producers have is methods that
limit the amount of time
the calves spend in the
marketing system, such as
marketing online, Larson
said.
The specialists concluded that shrink represents
an invisible cost that
doesnt appear on invoices
but significantly impacts
producer
profitability,
making proper management essential for maximizing returns.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, September 4, 2025
Kansas skies helped win World War II
During the dark days of World War II,
while the worlds attention focused on the
bloody beaches of Normandy and the skies
over the Pacific, an often-overlooked story
was quietly unfolding in the skies across
the flatlands and prairies of the Sunflower
State.
From 1941 to 1945, Kansas became one
of Americas most important hubs for
training military pilots, turning countless American farm boys into fliers and
making Kansas a backbone of the U.S.
Army Air Forces massive wartime training effort.
With its wide-open spaces, sparse
population, clear weather, and existing
airfields, Kansas was an ideal location
for flight training. During WWII, more
than a dozen Army Air Fields (AAFs)
were established or expanded across the
state, dotting places like Wichita, Salina,
Liberal, Pratt, Hutchinson, Great Bend,
and Topeka.
These bases werent just small airstripsthey were full-fledged training
centers where cadets learned everything
from basic flight maneuvers to advanced
bombing and navigation skills. By wars
end, more than 100,000 airmen would pass
through Kansas airfields on their way to
the frontlines.
Each Kansas base served a unique
purpose. At Liberal Army Air Field,
crews trained on the B-24 Liberator, one
of the most iconic bombers of the war.
Pratt AAF specialized in training B-29
Superfortress crews, while Wichita Army
Air Field trained fighter pilots and also
served as a testing ground for newly manufactured aircraft, thanks to its close ties
with Boeings Wichita plant.
Salina, Hutchinson, and Topeka also
hosted large air bases that played essential roles in preparing both pilots and
support crews. Smaller auxiliary fields
around the state offered additional space
for in-air maneuvers, instrument flying,
and emergency drills.
For many members of this Greatest
Generation, coming to Kansas was their
first time away from home. Life on base
was rigorous and disciplined. Trainees
woke before dawn, completed grueling
physical training, and spent hours in the
air or in classrooms learning aviation
theory, Morse code, meteorology, and survival tactics.
Still, many remembered their time in
Kansas fondly. Locals often welcomed
cadets into their homes on weekends.
Dances, movie nights, and USO-sponsored
events gave the young airmen a brief
reprieve from the intensity of training.
It wasnt just the men who took to the
skies. Kansas was also home to Avenger
Fieldpart of the Women Airforce
Service Pilots (WASP) training program.
Though most WASP training occurred
in Texas, Kansas bases hosted visiting
women pilots for specialized training or
ferry missions, and many Kansans still
recall seeing female pilots in uniform at
wartime airfields.
By 1945, Kansas had trained tens of
thousands of airmenmany of whom
would go on to fight in Europe, North
Africa, and the Pacific. The war ended,
the bases gradually closed or were handed
over to civilian use, and the roar of training bombers faded into history.
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Okay, we have brand new neat shiny red
top trash cans all over Garnett, all houses
have them. Theyre all spiffy looking and
theyve got a Garnett logo on them. They
look wonderful. Can we go ahead and put
them back by the alley instead of in the
front yards where everybody drives by
and sees them?
The Cleveland Browns are now home
to Joe Flacco, while the White House in
Washington is now home to a Wacko.
SEE HICKS ON PAGE 8
Catholic school shooting part of spiritual war
This week, another transgender shootup of a Christian school provides more
chilling evidence that the culture war is
a spiritual war. The Minneapolis shooters actions and Democrats interpretation of them both demonstrate this.
The New York Post published
excerpts of the shooters journal posted
on YouTube that include a drawing of
him communing with a Satanic figure in
a mirror. As Ive written before, Satanworshippers can be startlingly more
direct than many Christians about the
connections between their spiritual and
political beliefs.
This image is yet another striking
testimony from the dark side! about
the connections between queer ideology and the demonic. So are passages
in the shooters journal that read as if
they came straight out of the mouth
of a demon: I also love when kids get
shot, I love to see kids get torn apart.
Pictures of his arsenal show a gun magazine inscribed with the words: Where is
your God?
According to reporter Andy Ngo,
transgender ghouls are celebrating the
attempted mass murder online. The
quotes he provides read like a leftist
fantasy about what a fundamentalist
Christian movie script would put in the
mouths of trans activists: MORE DEAD
CHRISTIANS LOL. Based. Take the
fight to their kids so they can feel what
its like to be attacked for your identity.
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
JOY PULLMAN THE FEDERALIST
Future religious extremeists [sic] dying
isnt a bad thing. Wont someone please
think of the poor innocent Christian
transphobes that just want trans people
dedd??
Many Democrats also (probably unwittingly) provided more evidence of the
overlap between leftist politics and
Satanic behavior in issuing mocking
condemnations of the Christian God and
prayer, even while the attacked children
were receiving emergency care. Heres
a Democrat member of Congress from
Florida:
These children were probably praying
when they were shot to death at catholic
school. Dont ive us your f—ing thoughts
and prayers, said Maxwell Alejandro
Frost. Trump got rid of the Office of Gun
Violence Prevention. Trump gutted the
resources that were in place to keep our
communities safe.
Frost went on MSNBC the same day as
the shooting to say, Weve had it with
the thoughts and prayers for years, for
decades. If you made a list of who hates
prayers, Satan would be at the top of
that list for sure. Prayer is perhaps the
pre-eminent way to fight him. The less
prayer, the less Satan is restrained. Now
why would Democrats want that?
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who
bows down and worships the false god
of racial strife, covered the airwaves to
bash the idea of praying to the true God.
Dont just say this is about thoughts and
prayers right now these kids were literally praying, he said in an immediate
press conference. It was the first week
of school, they were in a church.
The sentiments hes communicating are
the straightforwardly demonic, despairing lies that prayer does not work and
that God is not listening and He doesnt
provide justice. After swift social media
backlash, Frey went on MSNBC with Jen
Psaki the night of the shooting to soften
his prayer-bashing while still continuing
it: I believe in prayer these kids were
literally praying, though Words are
not enough.
Psaki herself had tweeted that morning a
similar sentiment: Prayer is not freaking enough. Prayers does not end school
shootings. Prayer does not bring these
SEE PULLMAN ON PAGE 6
What an insult to call National Guardsmen gestapo
Donald Trumps alleged fascist crackdown is finally here — federal troops are
on the streets of major U.S. cities with
almost certainly more on the way.
First, they came for Los Angeles, then
for Washington, D.C., and next, if reports
are to be believed, Chicago.
Theres no doubt that Trump loves the
optics and sense of strength that comes
with deploying the National Guard to
U.S. cities, while many of his political
enemies love the thrill of decrying the
arrival of the dystopia theyve always
warned about.
The Guard troops obviously arent
Trumps equivalent of Mussolinis
squadristi or Hitlers brownshirts
–brawlers and enforcers operating outside the law to crush a political partys
opponents.
They are a well-trained, entirely lawful military force that isnt engaging in
street fights or arresting dissidents. The
Guards role has, mostly, been to stand
in front of federal buildings and other
public landmarks. In Washington, D.C.,
they walk along Metro platforms and
generally make themselves visible (they
are often seen drinking coffee and taking
photos with tourists). In short, theyve
been a benign presence, although still a
political flashpoint.
For Trump, the Guard deployments
are an emblem of the restoration of public order. Nothing says the lawman is
back in town quite like Humvees parked
NATIONAL COMMENTARY
RICH LOWRY, King Features Syndicate
in front of Union Station and camouflaged federal troops walking the streets.
That the troops are overkill makes them
even more potent as a symbol — Trump
really means it.
That they generate a reaction from
his opponents is even better, since it
prompts them into attacking a token
of lawfulness in places that suffer from
endemic disorder.
So, Trump feels an urge to take the
show on a national tour, with the Windy
City or perhaps Baltimore as the next
stop. This is a bad idea. D.C. and L.A.
present unique circumstances not replicated in other cities.
Legally, D.C. is an easy question.
Although Congress has granted D.C.
home rule, the federal government has
plenary power over the district. The
president of the United States has direct
I wanted to say that it is a sad day in this
Anderson County when you find out someone stole from a deceased persons home
and deprived their lawful heirs of personal
property. Theres a special place in Hell
or Hades for people that are like that. Its
just really sad. Thats really all I wanted
to say. I thought that most of the people in
Anderson County were pretty welcoming.
It kind of turns my heart a little bit. Have a
blessed day, everyone.
authority over the D.C. National Guard
and can also take control of the citys
police department. Constitutionally and
legally, Trump is on solid ground.
Since D.C. has a unique status and the
feds have taken over the police department, there has been useful collaboration between the federal and local law-enforcement officials. (The early returns
have been encouraging, with the city
seeing a moderate dip in crime.)
None of this would apply to Chicago or
Baltimore. The federal government has
no special role in governing them, and
politically hostile mayors would maintain full control of their police departments. The emphasis would surely be on
resistance to unwelcome federal intrusions rather than reluctant cooperation.
Now, this was true in L.A., as well, but
the riots and obstruction of federal immigration enforcement there gave Trump
the authority to federalize members of
the California National Guard and protect federal assets.
Unless similar unrest breaks out in
Chicago or Baltimore, Trump is going to
have to stretch for a legal justification for
deploying the National Guard and risk a
high-profile legal reverse.
Regardless, the National Guard has
limited utility as a police force. Its boots
on the ground can create a sense of
a safer environment, and perhaps, at
SEE LOWRY ON PAGE 6
(Edited for brevity) Does the City of Garnett
not have open working hours anymore?
Does the city manager not care about the
tenants in the housing apartments. We
have a new manager out here and everything has went to crap. It appears that
the manager and her assistant are never
in the office. The office hours posted are
8-5 Monday-Friday closed over the noon
hour. If you can catch her in her office, you
still cannot talk to her. The door is shut
SEE FORUM ON PAGE 10
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
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, September 4, 2025
Need more help identifying
these recent iron finds
Just as I mentioned in
last weeks article, I think
Ive found the iron pile.
You would think being a
farm boy I would be able to
identify these old artifacts,
but not so. Im sure most of
them are from horse pulled
farm machinery. In fact
there are a few pieces of old
equipment parked not far
from my dig site.
Now that Ive gotten my
truck back from the body
shop, I hope to take advantage of this wonderful fall
like weather and pay a
few visits to my country
site. Im hoping I soon find
something different than
iron.
Here are four photos
from my latest finds.
#1 – This hook appears to
be electrical operated.
DIGGING UP THE PAST
Henry Roeckers
#2 – I have no idea what
this bolted link was used on
or for?
#3 – Another guess what?
#4 – I would say this old
drinking cup, minus its
handle has just about had
it, wouldnt you? (At the
very top you can see where
the handle was attached.)
Respectfully Submitted
by: Henry Roeckers.
25August2025
#4
90 years ago…Pool halls legalized in Garnett
THAT WAS THEN
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#1
Historical gleanings from past
local newspapers.
1885 – 140 years ago
September 4 – Garnett is proud
of its military company. Sixty of
the most accomplished sturdy
young men to be found in Anderson
County compose the company. They
have organized, sent for their uniforms and guns and are drilling
every night preparatory to entering
camp at Topeka, on the 28th of next
month. Capt. Taylor was chosen captain, Chas McCrum and P. Barnett,
Lieutenants.
September 4 – We notice that about
half of the time our streetlamps are
not lighted. If we remember, it was
the understanding when the lamps
were erected that they were to be
lighted every night rain or shine.
September 5 – The ladies of the
Anderson County W. C. T. U. had
their headquarters on the fairgrounds last week and distributed
some good temperance literature.
1895 – 130 years ago
September 6 – Labor Day was not
observed in this city, last Monday.
Everybody is too busy to take a day
off just now.
September 6 – Sheriff Farris raided a crap game Tuesday and run
in about a dozen colored and white
boys. Police Judge Houston fined
Shull who seemed to be a leader to
the amount of $15 fine and costs and
sent three of the colored chaps to the
cooler with instructions to fire them
back to Ottawa where they claimed
to hail from which he did that night.
#3
1905 – 120 years ago
September 5 – Night tramps had
better keep shy of B. Harshbergers
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Circa September 2015 ACJSHS cross country runners kicked off their season Thursday with the Anderson County invitational at the Garnett Country
Club. Fourteen schools participated from 7-12th grades. Above, AC 7th grader Spencer Hermann drives up hill after the first turn in the mile course.
place. Seth says there will be shooting next time.
September 9 – Rev. Burdick will
give the address at the Y.M.C.A.
meeting tomorrow at 3 oclock.
Every man and boy in town is invited to attend, it will do you good.
1915 – 110 years ago
September 9 – The new pump and
motor for the city pumping station
has arrived and will be installed at
an early date. The pump is a late
model and has all the latest improvements. The motor is a powerful one,
and the combination of the two will
mean plenty of water and plenty of
pressure, in case of fire.
1935 – 90 years ago
September 5 – Pool and billiard
halls will be legal in Garnett after
a week from today–but prospective
managers of such recreation places will have to watch their steps.
An ordinance repealing the ban on
these enterprises, but putting severe
regulations on them, was adopted
Tuesday by the city commissioners
to take effect within ten days. A minimum yearly license fee of $150 is
required under the new ordinance.
Al Collins, who has already submitted an application for a license,
plans to open a pool and billiard hall
in the first-floor room at 106 East
Fifth Avenue, just vacated by the
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1965 – 60 years ago
September 6 – The Garnett Youth
Center, recreational center on west
Fifth street here, will open to youngsters of the area Wednesday. Details
of this years operation were decided
at a meeting of Garnett Youth, Inc.
members last week. Officials said
several dances with name bands are
planned this year, the first tentatively scheduled for mid-September. At
their meeting last week, board members of the recreation organization
voted to lower the membership fee
to 25 cents per teenager for the season. Guests and nonmembers will
be required to pay a ten-cent fee for
each use of the center.
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1945 – 80 years ago
September 6 – Eight young men
of Anderson County are on the
most recent list of 18-year-olds registered with the local selective service board. The list contains the
following names: Wilbur Cedric
Sprague, Kincaid; Alva Thornbrugh,
Jr., (volunteer) Garnett; Darrell
Leonard
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LOCAL
PULLMAN…
FROM PAGE 1
A steam engine tractor, a
1917 Rumley F, a one-cylinder tractor, and other
large antique tractors will
be used in demonstrations.
A highlight of the event
is the threshing and baling
demonstration held at 9 am
and 1:30 pm daily.
Teachers and those that
homeschool are encouraged
to contact Helen Norman,
785-448-8745 as soon as possible, by September 23rd,
to be a part of this years
class tours on Friday which
includes free lunch provided by the Lake Garnett
Grand Prix Revival, and
free ice cream courtesy
of Modlin Fencing, for all
students and advisors that
attend on Friday, October
3rd. Last year 527 students
participated in Education
Day. This years goal is to
host 600 students.
The event is open to the
public both Friday and
Saturday, October 3-4, 8 am
to 5 pm. This years featured
tractors and gas engines
are the John Deere brand.
The event also has small
engine demonstrations and
over 100 tractors on display. A tractor parade (11
am each day), and two tractor pulls, one a pedal power
tractor pull for the kids
(prizes), and an antique
tractor pull (awards cash
prizes) at the pulling arena
will take place on Saturday.
Event goers can enjoy the
tractor parade, swap meet,
exhibits, demonstrations
and hands-on learning,
food and craft vendors
and more both Friday and
Saturday. Event merchandise, including shirts, hats
and more will be for sale
with proceeds to help fund
the event.
No admission is charged.
There are no vendor fees.
Participants of the antique
tractor pull pay $15 per
hook. For more information, please visit www.
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and follow @andersoncountyflywheelers on Facebook,
or contact the Garnett Area
Chamber of Commerce, 785448-6767, or Scott Garrett,
Flywheelers President, 785893-0004.
ing to his brother, David
Briggs. His arraignment
on the new charges is set
for September 22, after he
failed to show up for an initial arraignment scheduled
in July.
Briggs faces counts of
aggravated battery on a law
enforcement officer, criminal trespass and property
damage as well as obstruction of an officer in pursuit
of official duty.
Briggs was on 12 months
probation when last Julys
incident occurred after he
was sentenced in August
2023 from a May 2022 incident that occurred before
that Augusts primary election. He was charged with
criminal threat and making a false emergency call
during a series of verbal
altercations with deputies
and dispatchers, some of
which were recorded on
voicemail. Briggs pled no
contest to a reduced misdemeanor charge of making
the false emergency call, as
well as a count of misdemeanor violation of a previously issued and related
protective order.
should it — become de facto
cops making gang and drug
arrests in the South and
West Sides of the city. (The
FBI and DEA, on the other
hand, could actually help.)
At the end of the day,
there is no easy cure for the
flagrant misgovernance of
cities like Chicago. It is
a long-term, deep-rooted
ideological and political
phenomenon that wont be
easily reversed, whether
the troops in camouflage
show up or not.
BRIGGS…
FROM PAGE 1
Laura Kelly in the general
election.
Briggs latest run-in
with the local law stems
from an incident at the
Anderson County Jail in
July 2024, in which the
county attorneys filed
complaint says he committed aggravated battery
against officers Jeremiah
Thompson and Hunter
Pankey while at the jail
after becoming embroiled
in an alleged vandalism of
farm equipment belong-
LOWRY…
FROM PAGE 4
the margins, free up local
police resources for other
duties. But what places
like Chicago need is more
intensive policing in highcrime areas. The National
Guard is not going to — nor
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FROM PAGE 4
kids back. Enough with the
thoughts and prayers.
MSNBC host and former Republican National
Committee chair Michael
Steele told Muslim Rep.
Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on
TV Wednesday, I agree
with the mayor [Frey]
the thoughts and prayers,
Im so beyond, so beyond
that nonsense, the lie of
that.
Heres a gun-control-supporting leftist with nearly a
million X followers, Brian
Krassenstein: Praying is
the problem here, not the
solution. People use prayer
instead of action. If prayer
worked a house of prayer
wouldnt have just experienced this tragedy.
He then doubled down
repeatedly, including with
this: Prayers dont stop
bullets like in Minneapolis.
If your plan to combat
school shootings is asking
an invisible sky-being for
help, then kids are doomed.
Religion is harmfyl when
it replaces critical thinking and real action with
thoughts and prayers. If
your god cant stop school
shootings, maybe stop outsourcing safety him and
actually do something.
I know some of you will
clutch your pearls and call
me evil for saying this, but
Id rather save kids lives
than save Gods reputation.
The Christian answer to
these demonic screeches is:
God was there with these
children in their suffering, and He is with them
now. God is not dead, He
is alive, and so are all who
have died in the faith, who
with Christ will one day
be resurrected. All martyrs
have overcome Satan forever by the blood of the
Lamb and by the word of
their testimony, and they
did not love their lives to
the death. Death is not a
moment of despair for a
Christian, it is a moment of
triumph and glory.
My former Federalist
colleague Emily Jashinsky
explained well why all this
prayer-bashing is illogical,
in bad faith, and displays
analytically disqualifying
ignorance of the United
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States majority religion:
Almost no one ever just
says the reaction should be
about thoughts and prayers
even the conservative
Christians with whom
Frey disagrees on gun control believe in policy solutions of their own. (Arming
teachers, tighter security,
etc.) He just doesnt like
those solutions, which is
fine. But its really time to
retire this cheap hit on people of faith, especially in
cases where theyre actually the direct targets of
an attack. Those little kids
dont believe the prayers
they were saying today
shield them from earthly
tragedy or excuse them
from doing good works.
The main point Im
making here, however, is
different. Its to highlight
the directly Satanic words
coming out of the mouths of
Democrat Party leaders and
followers. Theres a truly
shocking overlap between
what Satan would say and
what well-known political
leftists are completely comfortable saying to hundreds
of millions onscreen. The
spiritual undertones of
political events have typically been far more subtle
and nuanced than this.
The Bible does not define
one perfectly moral gun
policy. It offers guidance
on prudent gun policies by
legitimizing self defense
and banning murder, but
Christians are free to argue
about specifics within
broad biblical parameters.
This expectation of using
freedom to develop practical wisdom is an important
part of Christianity and
what makes it far less susceptible to theocracy than
religions such as, say, atheism and Islam.
Now, however, our culture seems to be explicitly
stepping outside the zone of
permissible debate within
broad Christian parameters, and into a completely
different kind of existential
politics. This has definite
cultural dimensions, hence
why American politics are
increasingly defined by
what we call culture war
issues, such as the purpose
of sexuality and whether
men and women are different.
But it also has massive
spiritual dimensions. We
are in an apocalyptic era
apocalyptic defined in
the biblical manner as in
revealing previously deeply hidden realities.
The political tribes are,
unlike any other time in
American history since
the Revolution, mapping
directly onto religious divisions. In fact, one could
say religious divisions
are the true root causes of
Americans cultural and
political divisions. That
spiritual division is the
same as the oldest spiritual division on this earth:
Between Christians and
everyone else.
Where formerly this was
more nuanced in our culture, its less so today, probably as a result of the loss
of Christianity throughout
our nation and its increasing replacement with other
gods that Christianity calls
idols and demons.
Now the religious underpinnings of our politics
are about as nuanced and
complicated as a leftist
transgender child murderer drawing pictures of
mind-melding with demons
before following their
commands. Theyre about
as nuanced as top political figures the princes
of the power of the air,
you might call such TV figures demonically mocking Jesus Christ and His
explicit commands that
Christians pray without
ceasing and steadfastly expect that God will
answer.
That is to say its not
nuanced at all. Its direct.
Its so obvious even the
simple can see and understand. Increasingly the people who dont understand
whats going on are not
those who cannot, but those
who refuse to. They are not
misinformed or confused,
but purposefully rejecting
the complete authority of
Truth exactly like the
fallen angels they serve.
Joy Pullmann is executive
editor of The Federalist.
Her latest book with
Regnery is False Flag:
Why Queer Politics Mean
the End of America.
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THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW Thursday, September 4, 2025
Maybe the glass is half full
CALENDAR
Thursday, September 4, 2025
4:30 p.m. – Farmers Market
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – 13 Point Pitch &
Snacks at Garnett Senior
Center
6:00 p.m. – Anderson County
Historical Society Meeting
6:30 p.m. – USD 365
Endowment Association
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics
Anonymous
7:00 p.m. – USD 365 BOE Mtg
Friday, September 5, 2025
Greeley Smokeoff
8:45 a.m. – AM Yoga
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Greeley Smokeoff
Monday, September 8, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
9:30 a.m. – American Legion
Auxiliary Meeting
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with
Jenelle
6:00 p.m. – Library Board Mtg
7:00 p.m. – American Legion
Meeting
7:00 p.m. – Garnett Housing
Authority Advisory Board
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime For
Preschoolers
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
12:00 p.m. – GACC Board Mtg
1:30 p.m. – Ministerial Alliance
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 Meeting
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
8:45 a.m. – Yoga
10:00 a.m. – Remember When
Wednesday
1:00 p.m. – Duplicate Bridge
4:30 p.m. – Tourism Advisory
Board Committee Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Friends of the PSRT
6:00 p.m. – VFW Auxiliary Mtg
6:00 p.m. – VFW Post 6397 Mtg
6:30 p.m. – Awana
6:30 p.m. – Parks & Rec
Advisory Board Meeting
Thursday, September 11, 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
7:00 p.m. – Political Forum
7:30 p.m. – Delphian Masonic
Lodge No. 44 Meeting
Friday, September 12, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Garnett City Wide Garage Sales
Monday, September 15, 2025
8:45 a.m – AM Yoga
9:00 a.m. – Anderson County
Commission Meeting
5:30 p.m. – TOPS Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery
6:00 p.m. – Hot Yoga with
Jenelle
6:00 p.m. – Garnett Lions Club
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
10:00 a.m. – Storytime hosted
by the Garnett Public Library
12:00 p.m. – Rotary International
Club Meeting
5:30 p.m. – PM Yoga
6:00 p.m. – BPW Meeting
6:00 p.m. – Planning
Commission Meeting
6:30 p.m. – American Legion
Bingo
7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics
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Volleyball season kicked off last night for both Crest and Central Heights at Crest High
School. Central Heights opened their season with a 2 set win (25-22, 25-20) over St. Paul
before losing to Crest in 2 sets (15-25, 22-25). Pictured are Central Heights coaches talking
to their players on opening night. Crest finished the night 2-0 after downing St. Paul in 3 sets
(25-23, 23-25, 25-21).
Pitch results a family affair
On the 28th of August we
had 18 card players meet
for 10 games of 13-point
pitch.
The results of those
games are as follows: Kyle
Trendel took top honor
winning 8 of 10 games; His
mother, Jan Wards won
the 50/50; Kyle's dad, Ray
Wards had the most perfect
hands of 13 with four and
the least number of games
won went to Janice Parks.
It was a fun filled
night with lots of laughs
and good snacks. Join us
on Thursday evenings
promptly at 6:00 o'clock
at the Senior Center for
13-point pitch and a good
time. Always room for one
more.
Jan Wards reporting
ECKAAA menu for the week
Following
is
the
menu for September 5 September 12. Suggested
meal donation is $4, reservation or cancellation for
a meal must be made with
your site by 11 a.m. the day
before.
Colony nutrition site
number is (620) 852-3530,
Kincaid is (620) 439-5449,
Richmond is (785) 393-4213
and Garnett is (785) 4480065. The ECKAAA office
can be reached at (785) 2427200.
Friday, September 5
Ham/Turkey sandwich/
cheese, lettuce & tomato,
coleslaw, hoagie bun, fruit
medley cup.
Monday, September 8
Lasagna roll w/sauce,
winter mix vegetables,
whole wheat bread, applesauce.
Tuesday, September 9
Sloppy Joe on bun, macaroni & cheese, peas, cookie.
Wedensday, September 10
Salisbury Steak/gravy,
mashed potatoes, carrots,
pineapple, whole wheat
roll.
Thursday, September 11
Chicken Pot Pie/biscuit,
green beans, whole wheat
bread, peaches.
Friday, September 12
BBQ Pulled Pork, baby
bakers, mixed begetables,
wheat bun, brownie.
Colony churches meet
as one last Sunday
Colony Day was celebrated Saturday in Colony
with a full day of activities
which included a parade,
vendors, lots of games,
contests and music. On
Sunday, all four churches
of Colony met as one body
in Christ at the Colony
Christian Church. Pastor
Dorothy Welch read from
Hebrews 12:25-29.
The worship team of
Randy Maple, Terri Louk,
Cody Johnson, Blake
Thompson, Lance Ramsey
and Patty Spain sang
"Those Who Trust," "King
of Glory" and "By Your
Grace."
Pastor Chase Riebel
spoke from John 15, Jesus
is the vine and we can only
bear fruit if we stay connected to Him. The fruits
of the Spirit are love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Pastor Wayne Minckley
gave communion meditation from John 6:51.
Anyone who partakes of
the Living Bread which
came down from heaven
will live forever.
Pastor Alex Cochrane
gave his personal testimony of when the Lord spoke
in love, knowledge and
power to him.
A potluck meal followed
the church service.
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Jesus issues two commands in Matthew. The
first one is in Matthew 4:1822, which is referred to as,
The calling of the First
Disciples. Here Jesus first
uses the words, Come follow me. This is in regard
to the calling of Peter and
his brother Andrew, James
and his brother John. The
degree of effectiveness of
any follower is directly
related to the commitment
these followers put forth.
Jesus begins here to train
his disciples. At this point
however Jesus merely asks
them to follow him.
The second command
was for the disciples to
Go and make disciples.
This one is a little tougher.
Jesus didnt hand them an
instruction manual or step
by step sequence for making disciples. I personally
struggle here too because I
dont have any instruction
manual either. There are
those who would say the
church has not done a very
good job of equipping people
for discipleship. I believe
what we must be careful of
is, being so process oriented
we miss what might be happening in our local churches. I believe at FCC there
is discipleship happening.
However making disciples
is time consuming, its a
slow process, it requires
sacrifice, all things we love
to use on ourselves.
So what are some examples of discipleship? Being
with someone during a
grieving process. Serving in
the church, vacation bible
school, providing special
functions in the community,
church camp. I equate this
kind of service with following Jesus. There are people
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in every facet of the tasks I
mentioned above who are
not Christians. By doing
these things we are meeting
peoples needs, They should
see a life lived for Jesus in
our efforts. After all we only
have one brief life to know
God and to make God known
to others. As I mentioned
discipleship making is a
slow process. Jesus spent
three years training twelve
men. We must remember
we do the planting God does
the increase.
Every once in awhile God
brings me to a scripture and
makes sure I understand the
meaning. The latest one is
Psalm 46:10. Be still and
know that I am God. The
discipleship process must
begin in the church. If we
cant make disciples in the
church we cant make them
outside the church. We must
allow God through the Holy
Spirit to guide us in the discipleship process. We must
not believe that the whole
job is not ours but that God
needs to be involved. We
cannot gift people, God does
that, our job is to identify
the gifts of the people we
have and allow them to
work. Remember there is
no manual therefore God
was sure we would wake
up and get him involved at
some point. Instead of looking at the discipleship glass
as half empty lets see it as
half full and start there.
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Adjournment
It was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by Mr.
Kevin Nilges to adjourn the meeting at 8:34 p.m. Vote: 6-0
CREST UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 479
August 26th, 2025 Special
Board Meeting Minutes
A special monthly meeting of
the Board of Education of Crest
Unified School District #479 was
held at the Crest Board Office,
Colony, on Tuesday, August 26th,
2025. The meeting was called
to order at 4:00 p.m. by Board
President Travis Church.
Roll Call
Board Members Present
Nathan Beckmon, Seth Black,
Travis Church, and Laura
Schmidt.
Board Members Absent: Jamie
Henderson, Kevin Nilges, Lance
Ramsey
Others
Present
Superintendent Shane Walter
and Board Clerk Elizabeth
Donnelly.
The meeting was called for
the purpose of discussion and
possible action on the following:
1. Facility Improvements
2. Renaissance Renewal
3. Board Policy
A waiver of notice was signed
by the board members present.
Facility Improvements Mr.
Walter presented an updated
quote from Killough Construction
for the Parking Lot Remodel, it
was the only bid received, with
an increase of $64,927.20 for
the extra square yardage. This
amount is in addition to the original
quote of $82,492,68 from Killough
Construction that was approved
in the prior fiscal year, for a
total project cost of $147,419.88
to complete the Parking Lot
Remodel. It was moved by Mr.
Nathan Beckmon and seconded
by Mr. Seth Black to approve
the additional $64,927.20 from
Killough Construction for Parking
Lot Remodel. Vote: 4-0
Parking Lot striping was also
discussed; no action was taken.
Renaissance Renewal The
Renaissance Renewal Quote was
discussed. It was moved by Mr.
Nathan Beckmon and seconded
by Mrs. Laura Schmidt to approve
the Renaissance Renewal quote
for $9,119.75. Vote: 4-0
Board Policy Mr. Walter discussed the Board Policy regarding CTE Embedded Credits.
It was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by Mrs.
Laura Schmidt to amend the CTE
Embedded Credit policy as presented. Vote: 4-0
Adjournment
It was moved by Mr. Nathan
Beckmon and seconded by Mr.
Seth Black to adjourn the meeting
at 4:36 p.m. Vote: 4-0
ANDERSON COUNTY
MARRIAGE LICENSE FILED
Ellie Leanne Braun, Colony,
and Zachary Tyler Thurston,
Colony, filled out an application
for a Marriage License.
Jace Andrew Emry Doudna,
Garnett, and Casey Ranae Hurt,
Garnett, filled out an application
for a Marriage License.
Bernard Isaac Belcher has
been charged with speeding 75
mph in a 65 mph zone.
ANDERSON COUNTY
ACCIDENT REPORTS FILED
On August 9, a vehicle driven
by Kenneth Dean Covey, Colony,
was traveling east on 350 Road
when a tree limb struck the passenger side mirror.
On August 26, a vehicle driven by Chesney Lee Nichols,
Westphalia, failed to yield the
right of way when turning to a
vehicle driven by Michael Eugene
Blaufuss, Garnett, as the two collided.
On September 1, a vehicle
driven by John Albert Lowery,
Barlesville, Oklahoma, was
southbound on US 59 Highway
when a deer entered the roadway
and was struck.
ANDERSON COUNTY
TRAFFIC CASES FILED
Sara Marie Dix has been
charged with speeding 50 mph in
a 35 mph construction zone.
Sanda Jo Noyes has been
charged with speeding 57 mph in
a 35 mph construction zone.
Sean Daniel Malone has been
charged with speeding 58 mph in
a 35 mph construction zone.
Juan A Torres Rojas has been
charged with speeding 55 mph in
a 35 mph construction zone.
Chesney Lee Nichols has
been charged with failure to yield
to approaching vehicle when
turning left.
Hannah M Moore has been
charged with not having vehicle registration and operating a
motor vehicle without a license.
Haley Anne Brown has been
charged with speeding 65 mph in
a 55 mph zone.
Virgil James Wright has been
charged with speeding 88 mph in
a 55 mph zone.
Austin M Phillips has been
charged with attempted driving
while suspended; 3rd or subsequent conviction, display plate
not assigned, knowingly driving
uninsured vehicle with prior conviction > 3 years, speeding 67
mph in a 55 mph zone.
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ANDERSON COUNTY
INCIDENT REPORTS FILED
On February 24, Peggy Lynn
Rogers, Kincaid, was victim of
theft by deception in the amount
of $6,200.44 due to forged
checks.
On August 22, Homer Burt
Peterson, Garnett, was victim of
criminal damage to property as a
mailbox was damaged valued at
$20.
On August 22, Joseph Sixta,
Garnett, was victim of criminal
damage to property as a mailbox
was damaged valued at $20.
ANDERSON COUNTY
ARREST FILED
On August 29, Shi Leilani
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Kinney, Lenexa, was booked into
jail for murder in the 1st degree,
possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernaila.
On August 30, Izabella Jade
Burka, was booked into jail for
failure to appear.
On August 30, Bryan David
Sanders, Leroy, was booked into
jail for a DUI and aggravated
battery.
On September 1, Hunter Allen
Hill, Garnett, was booked into
jail for domestic battery, criminal
damage to property and interference with law enforcement.
On September 2, Shelby Rae
Wilper, Chanute, was booked
into jail for making false information and interference with law
enforcement.
On September 2, Trevor Floyd
Summers, Garnett, was booked
into jail as a fugutive from justice.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL ROSTER
(as of September 3, 2025)
William Christopher Lee
Vandenberg was booked into jail
on July 25, 2024.
Porfirio De La Cruz – Cantu
was booked into jail on October
10, 2024.
Korine Leslee Hollon was
booked into jail on December 17,
2024.
Kaiden Isaac Robb was
booked into jail on January 7,
2025.
Eric Joe Howell was booked
into jail on March 31, 2025.
Chad Jerome Roy was booked
into jail on May 22, 2025.
Timothy Dale Moore was
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booked into jail on June 28, 2025.
Jayce T Ingham was booked
into jail on July 28, 2025.
Mary Madelena Chase was
booked into jail on July 28, 2025.
Brad Allen Bishop was booked
into jail on August 7, 2025.
Christopher Martin Kanawyer
was booked into jail on August
19, 2025.
Rashawna Rose Stripling was
booked into jail on August 20,
2025.
Mason Lee Offutt was booked
into jail on August 22, 2025.
Trevor Floyd Summers was
booked into jail on August 25,
2025.
Steven Andrew Hinkle was
booked into jail on August 25,
2025.
Shi Leilani Kinney was booked
into jail on August 29, 2025.
Izabella Jade Burka was
booked into jail on August 30,
2025.
Bryan David Sanders was
booked into jail on August 30,
2025.
Hunter Allen Hill was booked
into jail on September 1, 2025.
Shelby Rae Wilper was booked
into jail on September 2, 2025.
ANDERSON COUNTY JAIL
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(as of September 3, 2025)
Jesse John King was booked
into jail on March 25, 2025.
Trevor Floyd Summers was
booked into jail on September 2,
2025.
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9
LOCAL
Public Notice
PAWSITIVE TAILS pet adoption
Your RIGHT to know, guaranteed by Kansas Law.
Current statewide Public Notice archive available at www.kansaspublicnotices.com
Resolution to vote on 1% sales tax for pool,
park and other improvements – City of Garnett
(Published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, September 4, 2025.)
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-12
THE ANDERSON COUNTY REVIEW 09-04-2025 / SUBMITTED
Coco Bean is a female, 6-month-old Shepherd mix, black in
color. She has some neurological issues causing her back
legs to hop or cross while walking. She does all the normal
things dogs do, in her own sweet way! Coco Bean is great
with dogs, cats and kids. She will likely be around 50LBS.
To learn more about Coco Bean and other dogs available for
adoption, please visit www.PawsitiveTailsKC.org.
Notice of ordinance
amendment – City of Colony
(Published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, September 4, 2025.)
ORDINANCE NO. 459
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 448 OF THE CITY
OF COLONY, KANSAS REGARDING
RATES FOR THE PICKUP OF SOLID
WASTE.
(Senior Citizen being identified as no
more than two citizens both over the age
of 65)
$3.10 for cart rental
2. That all other portions of Ordinance
No. 448 not amended herein shall remain
in full force and effect.
A RESOLUTION CALLING AN
ELECTION TO SUBMIT TO THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY
OF CITY OF GARNETT, KANSAS, THE
PROPOSITION OF LEVYING A ONE
PERCENT (1.0%) RETAILERS' SALES
TAX IN THE CITY OF GARNETT, FOR
THE PURPOSES OF SWIMMING POOL
AND OTHER PARK IMPROVEMENTS,
WASTEWATER
MANAGEMENT
AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as
amended, authorizes the Governing Body
to submit to the qualified electors of the
city the questions of levying a retailers'
sales tax, such tax to be collected by
the State Department of Revenue with
the revenue therefrom returned to this
city; and,
(Published in The Anderson County
Review, Thursday, September 4, 2025.)
I. That Section 1 of Ordinance No. 448
shall be amended to read as follows:
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day
of August, 2025.
SECTION l. The monthly charge for the
pickup of solid waste for the residents
of the City of Colony,Kansas, shall be
as follows:
City of Garnett, Anderson County, KS,
has applied for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Public
Assistance (PA) Grant Program for disaster related funding through the Kansas
Division of Emergency Management
(KDEM).
$12.94 for regular residents
$10.49 for Senior Citizen Service
THE CITY OF COLONY
/s/Angela Black, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/Phyllis Gettler, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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Section 1. A special question election
shall be held in the manner prescribed
by law on the 4th day of November,
2025, for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors of the City of Garnett,
To vote in favor of any question submitted on this ballot, darken the oval to
the right of the word Yes; to vote against
it, darken the oval to the right of the word
No.
WHEREAS, property tax increases to
fund such services should be avoided if
possible, and the electors should be given
a choice as to an alternative method to
finance such public services.
Section 3. If approved by a majority of
the electors voting thereon, such tax shall
be subject to all applicable state laws and
administrative rules and regulations of
the Kansas Department of Revenue. The
services of the Department of Revenue
shall be utilized to administer, enforce and
collect such tax.
Section 4. The city clerk and the
county election officer shall cause notices
to be published of this special question
election, as provided by law.
ADOPTED this 26th day of August,
2025.
/s/Nate Wiehl, Commissioner
/s/Jody M Cole, Commissioner
ATTEST:
/s/Patricia Brewer, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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Notice of final public notice to improve reservoir spillway
3. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in for from and after its publication in
the official city newspaper according to
law.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING
BODY OF THE CITY OF COLONY,
KANSAS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
CITY OF GARNETT, KANSAS;
the question of levying a retailers' sales
tax in the City of Garnett for the purposes of swimming pool and other park
improvements, wastewater management
and other infrastructure throughout the
city, of one percent (1.0%), such tax to
take effect on the 1st day of January,
2026, if approved by a majority of the
electors voting thereon.
Section 2. The proposition shall
appear on the ballot substantially as follows:
Shall a retailers' sales tax in the amount
of one percent (1.0%) be levied in the
City of Garnett, Kansas for the purposes of swimming pool and other park
improvements, wastewater management
and other infrastructure throughout the
city, to take effect January 1, 2026?
Yes 0
No 0
WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the
City of Garnett has determined that additional revenue is needed to provide an
adequate level of public services within the City, to-wit: park improvements
including the swimming pool, playground
equipment, sports complex improvements, camping area improvements; park
roadway improvements including culvert
on "Muleshoe Corner"; wastewater system upgrades; and,
FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE
Under the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), federal actions must be
reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic,
environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO)
11988 and EO 11990, FEMA is required
to consider alternatives, and to provide
a public notice of any proposed actions
in or affecting floodplains or wetlands.
This notice may also fulfill requirements
under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA).
Funding for the proposed project will be
conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws,
regulations, floodplain standards, permit
requirements and conditions, determined
by the scale of the action, potential for
controversy, degree of public need, number of affected agencies or individuals,
anticipated potential impact, proximity of
actions, and similarity of the actions.
Sub-Applicant and Project Title:
City of Garnett, KS; PA07KS4800
PW 00077: Project 766435 Garnett
Reservoir
Location:
Garnett Reservoir, Louisiana Rd, Garnett,
KS 66032, Start 38.253179, -95.306548
End 38.254599, -95.306334. FIRM
Panel: 20003C0200D, effective date:
03/08/2022.
Proposed Work and Purpose:
The City of Garnett will restore and
strengthen the Garnett Reservoir Auxiliary
Spillway, located near Louisiana Road in
Garnett, KS, to its pre-disaster function
and capacity, but with an improved design.
The project will begin at (38.253179,
-95.306548) and end at (38.254599,
-95.306334). Mitigation efforts for this
project will include installing approximately ten times more metal anchoring
per 100 square feet on the Flexamat
compared to the previous project (DR4449 GM-144302) completed one year
ago at the same general location. This
enhancement aims to provide additional
protection for the spillway against similar
damage in future events. The project will
include adding:
1,037 CY of Unclassified Fill, (16FT
L X 22FT W X 1.5FT D / 27) + (60FT L X
25FT W X 2FT D / 27) + (466FT L X 15FT
W X 3.5FT D / 27)
25,248 SF of Flexamat 16FT wide
Rolls, (3 Rolls X 526 Feet Long) = 1578
Linear Feet X 16 Feet Wide
6,312 each of Flexamat metal
Anchors, 1 FT long x 1 FT wide x 2 FT
deep
Project Alternatives:
The practical project alternatives considered were No Action, Repair In-kind, or
Repair with Mitigation of the spillway (the
proposed project).
Alternative #1 (No Action): This alternative
would result in significant additional damages and/or the facility failing to function
properly in controlling the release of water
when the primary spillway exceeds its
capacity during future flood events.
Alternative #2 (Repair In-kind): Repairs
made in kind may result in similar damage
from future flood events.
Comment Period:
Comments are solicited from the public;
local, state, or federal agencies, and other
interested parties in order to consider and
evaluate the impacts of the proposed
project on the community. Interested parties may submit comments, questions, or
request a map of this specific project by
writing to: Acting Regional Environmental
Officer Edward Hubert, Environmental
and Historic Preservation Branch, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Region
7, 11224 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO,
64131, or by email to Acting Regional
Environmental Officer Edward Hubert at
fema-r7-ehp-publiccomment@fema.dhs.
gov. Please send comments with the
subject line: PA07KS4800PW 00077:
Project 766435 Garnett Reservoir
COMMENT
All comments are due by no later than
15 days of the posted date of this notice.
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and she says she is too busy
and will deal with you later.
I had to sign a lease to move
in here. Now all these people are moving into Parkside
1 and 2 and not having to sign
a lease. There used to be two
office people and two maintenance people now I only
see one maintenance person.
Please bring back the people
who cared for us.
I had to laugh at the typical MSNBC misinformed
Democrat who said Trump
attacked the capitol. You folks
are wrong on everything else,
might as well be wrong on that
too. Being a Democrat means
never being confused by facts.
I would comment on people
that are complaining about
junk cars being in peoples
yards and that kind of thing.
We have a document that was
brought up and signed 240
years ago. Im sure youve
heard of it. Its called the
United States Constitution.
Okay? The politicians are supposed to follow that document.
Where do you see that in the
Constitution that junk cars
cant be in someones yard?
I was going to comment to this
person that was implying that
Trump attacked the Capitol.
Im not particularly crazy
about Trump either, but lets
tell it like it is. Trump did
not did not attack the Capitol.
Some of his followers did.
Theres a difference. People
are responsible for their own
actions.
Hey Trump hater, I got news
for you. Trump didnt attack
the capitol. A few rednecks and
some DNC and FBI operatives
riding along with American
patriots did. Get your facts
straight.
I had a thought. Why dont
we have a celebration here in
Garnett for people who work
every day or every night and
come home in the morning,
maybe work eight hours a day,
maybe we work 12 hours a
day, come home, take care of
the children, take care of their
families. Mom and dad?
I wanted to offer a suggestion
to the people complaining
about people walking their
dogs and leaving the poop in
their yard. Get security cameras, maybe ones that are solar
powered.
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Garage/Moving Sale Saturday, September 6th,
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Ottawa Store-All will
auction the contents
of the following storage units on Saturday,
Sept. 13 at 10 a.m.
Units: A3, A9 , A15, B3,
B4, B6, B11.
Auction location:
Ottawa Store-All
3733 Eisenhower Rd.
Ottawa, KS 66067
PUBLIC AUCTION
Saturday, September 6, 2025-9:30 AM
203 South Jefferson LaHarpe, Kansas
SELLER: LAUREL HAY ESTATE
Lawn Mower, Car Lift, Tools & Garage Items
Model Airplanes, Bikes, Nintendoes Train Sets
Furniture, Household Items, Appliances,
Antiques and Collectibles
Go to www.allencountyauction.com or
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and the sale bill
Allen County Auction Service (620-365-3178)
Auctioneers: Gerald Gray and Colton Heffern
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SATURDAY, Sept. 13, 2025
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