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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 2 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 2Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, January 10, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Ofﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkDecember 19, 2023OPENINGWelcome / Call to Order. Invocation / Pledge of Alle-giance. Roll Call - Present: Mayor Gregory Cleveland, Commissioner Sherrie Ea-ton, Commissioner Howard Hatﬁeld, Commissioner Jan Lanie, Commissioner Eric Smith, City Administrator Cyndra Kastens, Superin-tendent Randy Moore, Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Kari O’Riley and Shonda Larson from Harper County, and Rebeccas Tarnow and Don Atha.Approve Agenda: Mayor Cleveland made a motion to approve the agenda as pre-Photo By: Don HoltFIRST GAME OF 2024: The Chaparral Roadrunners faced off against Haven on January 2nd. Pictured is CHS senior Tyce Pfaff taking a shot over the Wildcat defenders.Courtesy PhotoLOVE LIGHTS CEREMONY: Members of the Chaparral Singers provided music at the Love Light lighting ceremony. Over 200 luminaries were lit during the 3rd Annual Health Foundation event on December 21st at Patterson Health Center.By Kathy ZimmermanHCHF Project ManagerDecember 21, the lon-gest night of the year, was brightened with 212 memo-rial luminaries at the 3rd Annual Health Foundation Love Lights ceremony at Patterson Health Center. Designating a luminary pro-vided a way to honor and remember loved ones during the holiday season. Pastor Rebecca New shared a mes-sage of hope and support during the ceremony. Music was provided by members of the Chaparral Band and the Chaparral Singers. This project raised $7,445 for the Health Foundation’s cam-paign to bring dialysis to Patterson Health Center.City Commissioners Approve Grant Match For Highway Mural, Discuss Metal Art In Right Of Way On Main sented. Commissioner Lanie seconded. Motion carried 5-0.PUBLIC COMMENTNone.CONSENT AGENDA1. Approve December 5, 2023 Regular Meeting Min-utes.2. Appropriation Ordi-nance No. 3180 - $215,589.25.3. Approve 12.19.2023 Payroll - $58,849.87.4. Approval to go out for Bid to Repair High Service Pump #1 (East).5. Reappoint Kanza Bank, Bank of the Plains and Bank of Commerce as Ofﬁcial City Banks for 2024.6. Appoint Anthony Re-publican as Ofﬁcial City Newspaper for 2024.7. 2024 Cereal Malt Bev-erage Renewals.8. Resolution No. 1140 - Annual GAAP Waiver: WHEREAS, the City of An-thony, Kansas has deter-mined that the ﬁnancial statements and ﬁnancial re-ports for the year end 2024 will be prepared in confor-mity with the requirements of K.S.A. 75-1120a(c) ﬁnding ﬁnancial statements and ﬁnancial reports to be pre-pared in conformity with the requirements of subsection (a) are not relevant to the re-quirements of the cash basis and budget laws of this state and are of no signiﬁcant val-ue to the City Commission or the members of the general public of the City of Anthony andADOPTED this 19th day of December, 2023.Editor’s Note: A full copy of Resolution No. 1140 can be found at the City ofﬁce.9. Resolution No. 1141 - Annual Approval of Permit Fee Schedule.Mayor Cleveland asked if any items should be removed from the consent agenda for discussion. Mayor Cleveland made a motion to approve the consent agenda minus items 7 & 9 to be discussed after the RHID. Motion sec-onded by Commissioner Smith. Motion carried 5-0.PUBLIC HEARINGS10. Public Hearing to Establish a Re-Investment Housing District and Adopt RHID Plan at Sunrise Ad-ditions: Mayor Cleveland opened the Public Hearing for the Reinvestment Hous-ing Incentive District cre-ation. The City Administra-tor presented the details of the RHID plan. Members of the public were given the op-portunity to ask questions. Love Lights Ceremony Was A Night To RememberThe following special people were remembered by friends and loved ones:David Hall, Hal Greve, Lyle Pearl, Linn Capps, Dick Watt, Pat Watt, Rob John-ston, Abby Lyn Hughes, Wilma Jones, Frances Jones, Linda Dills, Rusty Smoker, Ted Troyer, Violet Troyer, Robert L Perry, Norma & Hubert D. Reid, John & Ruth Perry, Ralph & Eliza-beth Perry, Richard Evans, Brendan Michel Struble, “Shasha” Marsha Carothers, David M. Schlaegel, Lisa Mc-Donald, Darin M. Schlaegel, Jen McDonald, Jim Ireland, Doug Hite, Linda Sanders, City Commissioners Hold A Special Meeting To Discuss Grants For The Water Main, Electric Grid ProjectsOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesSpecial MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkDecember 29, 2023CALL TO ORDERRoll Call - Present: Mayor Gregory Cleveland, Com-missioner Sherrie Eaton, Commissioner Howard Hat-ﬁeld, and Commissioner Eric Smith, City Administrator Cyndra Kastens, Police Chief Kenny Hodson. Absent: Com-missioner Jan Lanie.PUBLIC COMMENTNone.ITEMS OF BUSINESS1. Approve Submission of Technical Assistance Grant: Administrator Kastens pre-sented the Kansas Water Ofﬁce Technical Assistance Grant as the opportunity to secure engineering, correc-tive options, opinions of cost, and installation of a new valve and pressure transduc-er on the 16" city main. There is no match to this $102,500 grant. A motion was made to approve submission of the Technical Assistance Grant through the Kansas Water Ofﬁce and authorize the City Administrator to execute all documents necessary for the application process. Motion made by Commis-sioner Smith, Seconded by Commissioner Eaton. Vot-ing Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld, Commis-sioner Smith. Motion carried 4-0.2. Approve Submission of "Section 40101(d) - Prevent-ing Outages & Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Grant" for Alley Circuit Reconstruction: Administra-tor Kastens presented the Kansas Coporation Commis-sion Section 40101(d) Grant to aid in the cost to replace 1600' of feeder line for the Springﬁeld/Lincoln and 2300' of feeder line for the Kansas/Bluff alley projects, and to replace the four reclo-sures at the in-town switch-ing station. The $402,530 grant would require a $131,155.36 match. A motion was made to approve submission of the 40101(d) Electric Grid Grant, committing a match of $131,155.36 from Capital Electric, and authorize the City Administrator to apply to the Build Kansas Fund to cover the city portion of the match. I further motion to authorize the City Admin-istrator to execute all docu-ments necessary for applica-tion of both programs. Motion made by Com-missioner Eaton, Seconded by Mayor Cleveland. Vot-ing Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld, Commis-sioner Smith. Motion Car-ried 4-0.ADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld, Commissioner Smith. Motion carried 4-0.Gregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/AdministratorCITY Continued on next pageLOVE Continued on Page 3

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • January 10, 2024320 ACRES - HOME320 ACRES - HOMEOne question was asked and answered about housing. Mayor Cleveland then closed the public hearing.REGULAR BUSINESS11. Ordinance No. G-2872 - Establishment of Re-In-vestment Housing District and Plan: Mayor Cleveland made a motion to approve Ordinance No. G-2872 Cre-ation of Sunrise 2nd Addi-tion Reinvestment Housing District. Motion seconded by Commissioner Eaton. A roll call vote was taken: Mayor Cleveland – Yea, Commis-sioner Eaton – Yea, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld – Nay, Commissioner Lanie – Yea, CITY Continued from previous pageCommissioner Smith – Yea. Motions carried 4-1. 7. 2024 Cereal Malt Bev-erage Renewals: The cereal malt beverage renewal li-censes were presented for the following applicants: ANTHONY GOLF CLUB; CLASEN INC.: d.b.a. Gene’s Heartland Foods; DENNIS DODGEN: d.b.a. Jack’s Ser-vice Station; KRISTY CAL-VERT: d.b.a. Kristy’s Kafe; SHEPHERD OIL COM-PANY: d.b.a. Shepherd’s; DOUG ASPER: d.b.a. The Sporting Zone; DG RETAIL, LLC: d.b.a. Dollar General Store #581; FAMILY DOL-LAR LLC: d.b.a. Family Dol-lar #33267.A motion was made to ap-prove the 2024 Cereal Malt Beverage License Renew-als as presented contingent upon successfully passing background checks. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland. Seconded by Commissioner Eaton.Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Hatﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie, and Commissioner Smith. Mo-tion carried 5-0.9. Resolution No. 1141 - Annual Approval of Permit Fee Schedule: A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Anthony, Kan-sas Establishing The City’s 2024 Permit Fee Schedule. WHEREAS, it is beneﬁcial for the City of An-thony to have a current and updated City Permit Fee Schedule. After discussion, a motion was made to ap-prove Resolution No. 1141 as presented. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland. Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, and Commissioner Smith. Voting Nay: Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Motion carried 4-1. Editor’s Note: A full copy of Resolu-tion No. 1141 can be found at the City ofﬁce.12. Request to Waive Spe-cial Assessment - 402 S An-thony - Creighton Cullop: The City Administrator in-formed the Commission that Mr. Cullop was not present because he no longer needed to request the city to waive these fees. The Commis-sionen then conﬁrmed the continued direction of the City Administrator toward research and determination of the goal to no longer re-move special assessments as assessed by the City of An-thony. 13. Approve Wayne Den-nis Committee Recommen-dation: A motion was made to approve the Wayne Den-nis Committee recommen-dation of $2,250 to the Arts Center for grant match on the highway mural. Motion made by Commissioner Ea-ton. Seconded by Commis-sioner Lanie. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commis-sioner Eaton, Commission-er Hatﬁeld, Commissioner Lanie, and Commissioner Smith. Motion carried 5-0.14. Metal Art in Right of Way: A great discussion was held regarding the metal art recently mounted into the public right-of-way at 102 W. Main. At the conclusion, the Commission directed the following: 1) Due to public safety, remove the metal art. 2) Commissioner Hatﬁeld work with Superintendent Moore to determine an alter-nate plan and report back to the City Commission for ap-proval. 3) Review the First Impressions report in Janu-ary and discuss the metal art initiative again after all of these items have been con-cluded. 15 Old Shelter at Former Dirt Track: Administrator Kastens sought direction as to whether the Commission would like to relocate or put out to bid the shelter at the old dirt track. The Commis-sion guided the Administra-tor to have city staff take it down and demo the shelter. 16. SEED Grant Update: The City Administrator up-dated the Commission on the SEED grant and pre-sented them with prede-signed options to quickly select a winter banner since there were enough funds left in the grant to pay for those and 15 more main banners before the grant deadline. The Commission selected a design.17. Anthony Lake Boat Ramp: The City Administra-tor sought an update from the Commission on the di-rection for the boat ramp. The Commission guided the Administrator to put the project back out to bid.STAFF REPORTS18. Administrator Report: The Administrator provided a written report on the fol-lowing: stafﬁng, highway mural, airport, BASE grant, boat ramp, FEMA Floodplain map revision, billboards, and the city christmas party. 19. Superintendent Re-port: The superintendent provided a report on the fol-lowing activity: front ofﬁce assistance, tire quote, per-mits, picking up a part in El Dorado, and all department activities. 20. Chief of Police Report: The Police Chief provided a report on the following po-lice department activities: We talked to several people about health notices. We ar-rested Robert Lambert for pedestrian under the inﬂu-ence. We investigated a do-mestic disturbance in the 100 block of N. Santa Fe and arrested Kelsey Lear for domestic battery. We inves-tigated a domestic distur-bance in the 900 block of E. Spring and turned the case over to the County Attorney for possible charges. We in-vestigated a criminal dam-age to property case in the 100 block of E. Main.EXECUTIVE SESSIONNone.ADJOURNMENTMayor Cleveland made a motion to adjourn the meet-ing. Commissioner Lanie seconded. Motion carried 5-0.Gregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/Administrator

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the Anthony Republican • January 10, 2024 Page 3HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTEditor’s Note: Due to the Kansas Courts electronic l-ing system being disrupted by a secuity incident, information from the Harper County Clerk’s ofce including the Paid Trafc Fines, Case Filings and Court Docket were unavailable as of the press deadline.HARPER COUNTY JAILIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.ARRESTS & BOOKINGSCraig K. Denton, 39: Arrested: 1-3-24; Released: 1-3-24. Ar-rested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Battery.Diamond C. Owen, 33: Arrest-ed: 1-5-24; Released: N/A. Ar-rested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) 72 hour quick dip.Leroy S. Degner, 27: Arrested: 1-6-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Crimi-nal damage to property - value <$1,000.David C. Williams, 36: Arrested: 1-6-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Attempt-ed ee or attempt to elude LEO by engaging in reckless driving. 2) Aggravated endangering a child - reckless situation to child <18.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1092 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Shelly M. Ireland transfers on death to Jennifer Moore, Brook-lyn Breese and Taylor Polson, the S/2 of Lot 3 and all of Lot 6, and the N/2 of Lot 7, in Blk. 59 Original (aka 209 S. Franklin) in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1093 - General Warranty Deed: Deborah L. Mangen to Deborah Umana, a tract in the SE corner of the N/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 24, Twp. 33 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1094 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Donata Ball to Donata Ball and Mary E. Perry, the N/94’ of the E/2 of Blk. 2 E of the Highland Ad-dition (aka 524 N. Anthony) in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1095 - Trustee Deed: Thomas C. Hoath, Trustee of the Gordon E. Hoath Trust, to the John L. Baker Revocable Trust, the SE/4 of Sect. 27, Twp. 31 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1096 - Trustee Deed: James I. Hoath, Gregory L. Hoath and Bryan D. Hoath, Trustees of the James R. Hoath Living Trust, to the John L. Baker Revocable Trust, the SE/4 of Sect. 27, Twp. REPORT Continued on Page 5Harley "Jim" Knight, Robert "Bob" Quinn, Chuck Knox Jr., Tammy Chandler, Dylan Stephenson, Ryan Summers, Michael Randolph, Bill Blan-chat, Verna Blanchat, Cliff & Pauline Blanchat, Carlos La-Grange, Leah Giesen, Paul & Beulah Holmes, Bill & Marilyn Giesen, Dick & Al-pha Cook, Gary Struble, Bea & Swede Arnold, Mary Jo & Bob Merrell, Bill & Janet Arnold, Pad & Anna Shell-hammer, Rich & Dean Shell-hammer, Clyde Hilger, John Ryman, Kathy Albright, Terry Messick, Brinda Nygaard, Gloria Hostetler, Maxine Zuercher, Gary Hen-derson, Dick H Moore, Dixie D Moore, Laura Cardone, Karen McDermeit, Wilbur Nickel, Edward & Marie Schmidt, Ben & Rita Moyer, LOVE Continued from Page 1Ron Eslinger, Tuddy Esling-er, Harold Eslinger, Hunter Voyles, Mary Hixson, Lucy F New, Howard T. New, David S. New, Laura Clark, Linda Dills, Bob Sturns, Dorothea Sturns, Carmen Francis, Wanda Francis, Dan Smith-hisler, Donna Smithhisler, Debra Smithhisler Smith, Phyllis Hofmeier, Betty Weakly, Richard (Dick) Bus-by, Mayme C. Ryan, Kermit (Bill) Ryan, Larry Lee Ryan, Darrel Trantham, Randy Ricke, Dwight Hoopes, Gene Cleveland, Bob Couch, Grace & Leo Jones, Robert Sharp, Mr& Mrs. Charlie Wolff, Mr. & Mrs. H.H. Edwards, Mr .& Mrs. Herschell Edwards, Mr. & Mrs. Dale Edwards, Bill & Irma Hoskinson, Dee & Rudy Croft, Hadsall Family, Beyler Family, Tracy Cook, Charlie Burkholder, Selma Burkholder, Bill Dautel, Pat Dautel, Joan & Emry Ger-ber, Jim & Belle Boyts, Jack O. Hart, Bonnie Lee Hart, H. Leon Cox, Mariana Muel-ler Cox, Jean Jensen, Bob Fawcett, Pat & Valeta Pat-terson, Darrell L Ryan, In-nis Croft, Fred Howie Sr., Florence Howie, Jerry Pod-schun, Clara Podschun, Judy Podschun, Bob Baker, Betty Baker, Don Gasper, Cindy Hammersmith Coon, Izzy Fox (Beloved Cat), Mathew Stacy, Cindy Livengood, Bill Mast, Marsha Mast, Linda Patterson, Annette Osborne, Darrel McNamar, Winona McNamar, Mary Facenda, Tony Facenda, Larry Shu-maker, Tom L. Harmon, Wan-da F. Harmon, Brad Immel, Pat Graves, Charles Keven Moore, Judy Holthaus, Scott Funderburk, Linda Patter-son, Betty Patterson, Neal Patterson, Jeanne Patter-son, Bob & Pat Cather, John & Delores Mattingly, Estin "Tank" Overton, Ronnie Pat-terson, James J. Williams, Charles A. Besore, Jim Robb, Mary Stewart, Lee Stewart, Bob Brown, Nada Brown, El-bert & Gwendolyn Roderick.Harper County District Court Clerk Ofﬁce Open Mornings Only Through January 12ANTHONY—The Harp-er County District Court Clerk’s Ofﬁce will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Wednes-day, January 3, through Fri-day, January 12, and closed from noon to 5 p.m. to ad-dress a backlog of paper doc-uments ﬁled after October 12.The court has been oper-ating on paper since an Oc-tober 12 cyberattack tempo-rarily incapacitated several court information systems. Included was the Kansas eCourt case management system district courts use to process cases.The Harper County Dis-trict Court’s access to the case management system was restored December 22. The court clerk ofﬁce will use afternoon hours to enter paper documents in the case management system. Filing DocumentsIf a party has a document to ﬁle in a case, they are en-couraged to deliver it to the clerk’s ofﬁce between 8 a.m. and noon. If a party can’t make it to the courthouse during morning hours, they can ﬁle the document by fax or leave it in the court drop box. If time allows, docu-ments can also be sent by mail. e-Filing SystemThe Kansas Courts eFil-ing system used by attor-neys and justice partners to ﬁle documents electronically in district court cases will be brought online after the case management system is restored in district courts statewide.

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • January 10, 2024TAKE THEPLUNGE INTO STREAMINGOur StreamNow website makes everything easierGo ahead and dip your toes into streaming. The water’s ﬁne at our StreamNow website, and you may be surprised how simple it is replace your cable or satellite TV with streaming services. StreamNow takes you step by step through this process and provides handy resources including:• How to Get Started • Streaming Tutorials/FAQ• Live TV Channel Guide • Streaming Services AnalysisBefore you know it, you’ll be streaming like a pro and enjoying every minute of it.Visit gostreamnow.com/sctelcom877-723-6875 • www.sctelcom.netCornerstone Group © 2023(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, January 10, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSASCIVIL DIVISION(Filed Pursuant to Chapter 60)CONWAY BANK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) )vs. ) Case No. HP-2023-CV-000014 )JANICE L. GRAVES, et. al. ) ) Defendants. ) )SHERIFF’S SALE NOTICE By virtue of an Order of Sale issued out of the District Court of Harper County, Kansas, on the 17th day of November, 2023, in the above-entitled case, I will on the 8th day of February, 2024, at 10:00 o’clock A. M., at the front door of the Courthouse in the City of Anthony, County of Harper, State of Kansas, offer for sale, the following described real property situated in Harper County, Kansas, to-wit:The South Half of Lot 9 and Lot 12, Block 9, Madara’s Supplemental, City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.The above-described real property is taken as the property of Defen-dant Janice L. Graves et. al., and is directed by Order of Sale to be sold and will be sold, without appraisement, to satisfy said Order of Sale. WITNESS MY HAND, This 4th day of January, 2024. Tracy Chance SHERIFF OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASH. Douglas Pfalzgraf #12018PFALZGRAF LAW OFFICES522 North WashingtonWellington, Kansas 67152-0668Telephone: (620) 326-8961austin@sutv.comAttorney for the Plaintiff hereinLEGAL NOTICEHeather Reames And AprilZoglman Featured T2C SpeakersBy Carol Jean MartinPatterson Health Center employees Heather Reames and April Zoglman were re-cent T2C Speakers Chapar-ral and Attica Schools. The two speakers encouraged those in attendance to take plenty of biology and chem-istry for a strong foundation for their respective degrees in the medical ﬁeld. “You have other peoples life’s on your mind,” in the ﬁeld of nursing and medical technology. Reames earned her Bach-elor of Science in Nursing at University of Oklahoma. She has had experience in large hospital settings which pro-vided learning how to work under more pressure and chaos in the demands of the medical professionals. She has served as a director of nursing for 24 years. She shared, “I enjoy the small town experience more as people really do know people in the surrounding area.” She added it makes it easier and more comfortable to work with the other providers for the care of the patient. The average pay for a RN is about $80,000 per year. The medical profession needs about 6% more RN to be able to care for the aging popula-tion. Demand for healthcare services will increase be-cause of the large number of older people typically have more medical problems than younger people. Registered nurses also will be needed to educate and care for patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity. In addition, because many older people prefer to be treated at home or in a residential care facility, registered nurse will be in demand in those set-tings. Physical stamina along with organizational skills coupled with communication and critical thinking are im-portant qualities for Reames work. Being able to help lift patients and coordinate movements for treatment and care of a patient are vi-tal for successful health care. A health professional is re-quired to ensure the patients get the correct treatments and medicines at the right time.Medical Technologist, April Zoglman, has 17 years of experience in the labo-ratory. In her ﬁeld, Zoglan stressed that the medical technologist spends a great deal of time looking at swabs on slides under a microscope. “A med tech may be the ﬁrst to detect cancer. We are the doctors’ biggest source for information about a patient. We work as a team with the doctors.” She added, “We test for all the doctors at the Pat-erson Health Center. We test body ﬂuids, blood urine and poop.”Zoglman stressed there is a high demand for med techs. She attended Emporia State as a scholarship recipient to play on the volleyball team there. It was a challenge for her since she had so many lab-oratory science classes that met in the afternoon. She had to miss the labs at times be-cause of the volleyball games. She was able to get a tutor in the science department that helped her to study and catch up on the laboratory materi-als she missed. The biology and chemistry classes were a must for her medical labora-tory technology degree.The Bachelor’s degree pro-gram in medical laboratory technology, also known as medical laboratory scientist degree, also includes hema-tology. Being able to stand for long periods of time requires some physical stamina. Zogl-man cited important quali-ties of being able to examine the specimen they test to determine where there are abnormalities is vital. The lab technologist must be de-tail oriented and a problem solver. Again the team work approach is used with the lab technologist and the doctors. Being able work carefully with their hands handling needles, specimens, and labo-ratory equipment insures ac-curate readings.Nurses and lab techni-cians can work a variety of shifts. Zoglman said, “Expe-rience at a big hospital can provide experience at all lev-els in the medical profession. CNA, LPN, and nurse tech-nology can be ways to gain knowledge and then more on to another facility.” In ad-dition if a person works the night shift or weekends they can earn a better pay. Just as in the nursing ﬁeld, there is an increase in the population of adults that is expected to provide a greater need for health pro-fessionals to diagnose medi-cal conditions. Things like cancer of type 2 diabetes will be found in the laboratory. Prenatal testing of expectant mothers are providing op-tions for parents to consider as they begin a family. Con-sequently, with that in mind, it is predicted that there will be 24,000 openings for clini-cal laboratory technicians in the next year. A person could earn around $50,000 a year in this ﬁeld. In nursing and medical technology there is a multi state license to be earned, ﬁngerprints are analyzed and a background check is run. Renewal of license is part of maintaining a job in some states as well. Some states also require approved continuing education in the nursing or medical technol-ogy.

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the Anthony Republican • January 10, 2024 Page 5Obituary...Jerrold D. Scribner Sr.1940 ~ 2023Jerrold Douglas Scribner Sr., lovingly known as Jerry, passed away peacefully in Edmond, Okla-homa, on December 21, 2023, at the age of 83. Born on May 27, 1940, in Dodge City, Kansas, to his late parents William D. and Ruby Irene Courtney Scribner.After graduating from high school in El Dorado, Kansas, Jerry continued his education at Butler Community College before attend-ing Phillips Theological in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he earned his Master of Theology. He married the love of his life, Bette Gae John-son, on July 5, 1959. Together, they shared a lifetime of memories and raised a family grounded in love and faith.Jerry is survived by his devoted wife, Bette Gae (Johnson) Scrib-ner, his daughter Gayle Campbell and son-in-law Frank of Indianapo-lis, Indiana, and his daughter-in-law Ann Scribner. His legacy of joy and laughter is also carried on by his 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grand-children, and his beloved pet Coco. Jerry was preceded in death by his son Jerrold Scribner Jr., his brother John Scribner, and his pet Smokey. Known for his passion for mo-torcycles and profound introspec-tion, Jerry often shared the contem-plation, “I’m sorry I didn’t become a minister earlier in my life,” reecting his deep commitment to his calling. Jerry’s life journey was marked by his vibrant spirit, unwavering faith, and the countless lives he touched through his ministry and kindheart-edness. He will be profoundly missed but forever remembered as a beacon of hope and love for his family and community.Memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2023 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony, Kansas.Memorials in memory of Jerry may be made to the Hopewell Presbyterian Church and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003. Friends may sign the online register at www.prairierose-funeralhomes.com.WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COMObituary...Ralph E. Bellar1930 ~ 2023Dr. Ralph Eugene Bellar Sr was born on June 19, 1930 on the fam-ily farm near O’Neill, Nebraska, the youngest and eleventh child of John K. and Jennie (Schweitzer) Bellar. When he was 8, the fam-ily moved to Leadville, Colorado where he lived until he was 14. Af-ter his dad passed away, the family moved to Broken Bow, Nebraska, where he graduated high school with the class of 1948.Ralph spent the next few years at a variety of jobs, ranging from fry cook to selling magazines, until he was drafted into the United States Army. Serving during the Korean War, he was a non-combatant med-ic in the psychiatric ward. Upon his honorable discharge, Ralph took advantage of the GI Bill and en-rolled in college. While in college, he worked various jobs to help fund his education, including working a full-time job with Braniff Airlines in Omaha for two years. While in med school, Ralph formed a house painting business. He graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Medicine in 1960 with a total debt of $300. From there, Dr. Bellar took a year internship at Bernalillo County Indian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was here he met his future wife, Gail Patton Arnold, and the couple were married on April 29, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.After a brief stint of practicing medicine in Lovington, New Mexi-co, Doc and Gail moved to Harper, Kansas in March of 1962, where he and a med-school friend bought the medical practice of long-time Harp-er physician, L.C. Joslin. Later that year, their son, Ralph Jr was born, followed by Chris in 1967, and daughter, Regina in 1969.Dr. Bellar operated the Harper Medical Clinic for the next 45 years, retiring at the age of 80 in January 2011, having served the Harper community for nearly 50 years. Many of these years were the days when a small-town doctor did it all: from making house calls, delivering babies, doing minor surgery, giving anesthesia, and taking call seven days a week. Doc thoroughly en-joyed his career as a physician and enjoyed the interaction with his pa-tients and fellow co-workers, both at his clinic and at the Harper Hos-pital. Anyone who ever worked at the Harper Hospital will remember Dr. Bellar for the trail of coffee he left wherever he went. He consid-ered his clinic staff as valued and esteemed friends rather than just employees. Doc valued the ser-vice, support, and camaraderie of long-time PAs, Dick Aldis and Stan Wedman.Among his many interests were spending time on the golf course (walking of course…no riding al-lowed), gardening, reading, and re-searching the next stock to buy. Dr. Bellar earned his pilot’s license and for a time he owned a plane with Paul Shue and Spike Hostetler. He enjoyed being the coach of his chil-dren’s baseball and softball teams throughout the years. Doc was an avid, lifelong fan of Nebraska Cornhusker football. He also en-joyed traveling with Gail, visiting friends around the globe and most of all the time at the family cabin in Colorado. As an active member of Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church for 60 years, Dr. Bellar was a man of unwavering faith in Jesus Christ and reading his bible was a part of his daily routine. He treasured the relationships and close friendships formed at church and the many good times shared with them.Doc dearly loved his family and extended family and was equally loved by them. He leaves a mul-titude of memories and stories to forever be treasured. Although dementia robbed him of short-term memory the last few years of his life, Doc remained his gentle, easy-going self with a ready, some-times unexpected wit to the end. The last 8 months of his life were spent as a resident of Spring View Manor in Conway Springs, Kansas, just down the street from his son, Chris’s family. Doc was gently and kindly cared for by the staff until his passing on December 31, 2023 at the age of 93.Preceding Doc in death were his parents, John and Jennie Bellar and all his siblings: Clayton Bellar, Evelyn Wagenfuhr, Floyd Bellar, Ruth Sullivan, Doris Geist, Mary Geist, John Bellar, Jim Bellar, Fran-cis Bellar, and Millie Stutzman. He is survived by his wife of almost 63 years, Gail of the home; children: Ralph Bellar Jr (Rachel) of Fair-way, Kansas, Chris Bellar (Amy) Conway Springs, and Regina Dean (Kirby) of Keezletown, Virginia; daughter-in-law, Jeanette Bellar of Overland Park, Kansas; grand-children: Jory Garrett (Jennifer), Ashley Garrett, Joshua Bellar (The-resa), Jenna Bellar, Noah Bellar, Grant Bellar, Sabrina Bellar, Luke Bellar, and Maycee Dean; great-grandchildren: AJ Garrett and Jory Michael Garrett; numerous nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.Private family interment took place Saturday morning at the Pleasant Valley Mennonite Cem-etery and Memorial Service was 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Pleasant Valley Menno-nite Church with Pastor Kenzie Intemann ofciating. Reception fol-lowed with family and friends. The service was livestreamed on face-book.com/prairierosefuneralhomes and the video of the service along with a slideshow of Doc’s life can be viewed on his obituary page at prairierosefuneralhomes.com. On-line condolences may be left there as well.Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church or Harper County Health Foundation Dialysis Campaign and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Homes, 613 W 14th St ~ Harper, Kansas 67058.• PRINTING •• SIGNS •• SHIRTS •• BANNERS •• STAMPS •• STICKERS •• FLYERS •• POSTERS •LD’S PRINTING620-842-5129EMAIL YOUR NEWS TO:anthonyrepublican@att.netREPORT Continued from Page 331 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1097 - Trustee Deed: Thomas C. Hoath, Trustee of the Gordon E. Hoath Trust, to Jason Baker, the W/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 26, Twp. 31 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1098 - Trustee Deed: James I. Hoath, Gregory L. Hoath and Douglas Hoath, Trustees of the James R. Hoath Living Trust, to Jason Baker, the W/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 26, Twp. 31 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1099 - Quit Claim Deed: Great Plains Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church to Attica Methodist Church, Parcel 1: Lots 11 and 12 in Blk. 42; Parcel 2: Lot 10 in Blk. 42; Parcel 3: Lots 8 and 9 in Blk. 42; Parcel 4: Lots 1 and 2 in Blk. 41; Parcel 5: Lots 3, 4 and 5 of Blk. 41; all in the City of At-tica; Parcel 6: the NE/4 of Sect. 20, Twp. 32 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1100 - Statutory Warranty Deed: The Board of Trustees of United Methodist Church of Attica and Attica Methodist Church and Attica United Methodist Church, to Patricia C. Davis, Trustee of the Patricia C. Davis Trust, Lots 2-5 in Blk. 41 in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • January10, 2024County Commissioners Meet With City Administrators To Discuss RHID PlanOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceDecember 11, 2023The Harper County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session, with Chairman Struble calling the meeting to order with Commissioner Waldschmidt and Commissioner Vornauf. Shonda Larson, Recording Secretary was also present. At 8:32 a.m. Commis-sioner Strule motioned to enter executive session. The subject to be discussed will be personnel matters. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 8:42 a.m. in this room; approved unanimously. The meeting returned to open session at 8:42 a.m. with no binding ac-tion taken.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to approve December 11, 2023 Accounts Payable in the amount of $121,823.11; approved unan-imously. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to approve December 08, 2023 payroll in the amount of $145,559.02; approved unanimously. Jennifer Wolff, Depart-ment on Aging/Public Trans-portation, gave a department update.At 9:04 a.m. Commission-er Waldschmidt motioned to enter executive session. The subject to be discussed will be personnel matters. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss person-nel matters of nonelected personnel. Jennifer Wolff, Department on Aging//Pub-lic Transportation, & Ami DeLacerda, HR were present for this meeting. The open meeting will resume at 9:15 a.m. in this room; approved unanimously. The meeting returned to open session at 9:15 a.m. with no binding ac-tion taken.Jan Harding, EMS, gave a department update.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to approve the new EMS billing policy; approved unanimously. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to recess the meeting; approved unan-imously.At 9:30 a.m. Chairman Struble called to order the public hearing for Zoning Case No. SU-01 2023. This case concerns a Special Use request to establish a guyed wireless telecommunications tower facility in the A-3 Ag-ricultural Transitional Dis-trict outside of City limits of Attica. No Commissioner disqualiﬁed himself from the hearing. Jackie Keim, Zon-ing, read the recommended conditions for the case and reported that the Planning Board recommended ap-proval. Eric Dark, Applicant was present for the hearing. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to adopt the ﬁnd-ings and factors and recom-mendations of the Planning Board on Case No. SU-01 2023 and to approve Resolu-tion 2023-8; approved unani-mously. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to reconvene the meeting; approved unani-mously.At 9:50 a.m. Commis-sioner Vornauf motioned to enter executive session. The subject to be discussed will be personnel matters. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss person-nel matters of nonelected personnel. Heather Struble, Health Department, & Ami DeLacerda, HR were present for this meeting. The open meeting will resume at 10:00 a.m. in this room; approved unanimously. The meeting returned to open session at 10:00 a.m. with no binding action taken.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to approve 5-minute recess; approved unanimously.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to reconvene; ap-proved unanimously.Richard Raleigh, and Daniel Martin, County At-torney, gave a department update.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve 2 Mi-crosoft Surface Pro 7+ with docking stations in the amount of $2,385.68 ap-proved unanimously. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve Reso-lution 2023-09 30 x 30 Land Preservation Resolution; ap-proved unanimously. Kari O’Riley, Community Development, gave a depart-ment update.Robert C. Casad, Jr. gave an update on the Kansas Emissions Reduction and Mitigation Plan (E-RAMP) Priority Action Plan Project Form. Cyndra Kastens and Tiffany Hartson, City Ad-ministrators, spoke to Com-missioners about the RHID program. The consensus of the com-missioners for the length of the RHID Development Plan will be for the later of (a) 15 years, or (b) refund of local taxes; not to exceed 25 years. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve Resolu-tion 2023-10 Rural Oppor-tunity Zone; approve unani-mously. Shonda Larson, Finance Director, gave a department update.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve the November 2023 transfers in the amount of $5,049.01; ap-proved unanimously.At 11:24 a.m. Commis-sioner Waldschmidt mo-tioned to enter executive session. The subject to be discussed will be personnel matters. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. Shon-da Larson, Finance Depart-ment, & Ami DeLacerda, HR were present for this meet-ing. The open meeting will resume at 11:35 a.m. in this room; approved unanimous-ly. The meeting returned to open session at 11:35 a.m. with no binding action taken. Ami DeLacerda, gave a department update.At 11:59 a.m. Commis-sioner Vornauf motioned to enter executive session. The subject to be discussed will be personnel matters. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. Ami DeLacerda, HR was present for this meeting. The open meeting will resume at 12:30 p.m. in this room; approved unanimously. The meeting returned to open session at 12:30 p.m. with no binding action taken.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve Novem-ber 27, 2023 minutes; ap-proved unanimously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to approve December 05, 2023 minutes; approved unanimously.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:44 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, December 18, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse.Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Shonda Larson, Recording SecretaryHarper Co. Dept. On Aging: TEFAP Food Commodities Available January 25thBy Jennifer WolffCounty Ofﬁces including public transportation & se-nior meals in Attica & Harp-er will be closed Monday Jan 15th for Martin Luther King Day.The Emergency Food Assistance Program or “TEFAP” has been distrib-uting foods purchased by USDA since 1981 to sup-port agriculture markets for household use. The program was designed to help reduce Federal food inventories while assisting low-income persons. The program was formally named “TEFAP” under the 1990 Farm Bill. Today, TEFAP is a Federal program that helps supple-ment the diets of low-in-come Americans, including seniors, by providing them with emergency food assis-tance at no cost. The amount of food each State receives is based on the number of unemployed persons & the number of people with in-comes below the poverty level in the State. States provide the food to local agencies like the Harper County Dept on Aging to dis-tribute directly to the public. Eligibility is income based & recipients must attest to meeting income guidelines. For Harper County, TEFAP is distributed every ODD month (Jan 01, March 03 etc) typically the 4th Thurs-day of the month at 201 N. Jennings, the Courthouse, from 8:30am – Noon. The next distribution is Jan 25th. Proxy forms are avail-able if an alternate person is coming to pick up your food. Food assistance is also available thru DCF “SNAP” & “WIC”. Assistance for se-niors to complete applica-tions like SNAP, LIEAP energy assistance & Home-stead Refunds is available at the Harper County Dept on Aging ofﬁce by appoint-ment. Call 620-842-5104.The Public Transporta-tion Service assists ALL Harper Co residents of any age to stay indepen-dent with transportation to work, medical appoint-ments, shopping, errands, Patterson Health Center & locations less than 70 miles. Hours of operation: 8:30am– AGING Continued on next page

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • January 10, 2024National Weather ServiceWichita, KansasDecember 2023 PrecipitationSiteDecember Precip (Inches)Departure from AverageRank Wettest/Driest SinceWichita Eisenhower 2.64 +1.42 12th Wettest Wettest Since 2011Salina Airport 1.53 +0.41 Tied 22nd Wettest Wettest Since 2018Chanute Airport 1.39 -0.32 Tied 59th Driest Driest Since 2019Russell Airport 2.06 +1.32 5th Wettest Wettest Since 2006Winfield COOP 3.92 +2.25 6th Wettest Wettest Since 2011Newton COOP 2.48 +1.32 Tied 14th Wettest Wettest Since 2015Cottonwood Falls COOP 2.80 +1.41 10th Wettest Wettest Since 2022Anthony COOP 2.93 +1.51 Tied 9th Wettest Wettest Since 2015Sedan COOP 3.61 +1.75 10th Wettest Wettest Since 1999Independence COOP 2.79 +0.44 26th Wettest Wettest Since 2018National Weather ServiceWichita, KansasAnnual 2023 PrecipitationSite 2023 Precip (Inches)Departure from AverageRank Wettest/Driest SinceWichita Eisenhower 30.77 -3.54 66th Driest Driest Since 2022Salina Airport 23.35 -6.34 35th Driest Driest Since 2012Chanute Airport 31.35 -9.34 24th Driest Driest Since 2022Russell Airport 21.76 -3.08 23rd Driest Driest Since 2022Winfield COOP 32.10 -8.59 52nd Driest Driest Since 2022Newton COOP 25.03 -8.74 23rd Driest Driest Since 2011Cottonwood Falls COOP 29.06 -8.93 33rd Driest Driest Since 2012Anthony COOP 38.99 +5.85 14th Wettest Wettest Since 2019Sedan COOP 29.19 -11.35 20th Driest Driest Since 2022Independence COOP 28.70 -16.70 11th Driest Driest Since 1980KQQG Hold First Meeting Of 2024By LeAnn HodsonThe Krazy Quilters Quilt Guild are climbing up into Grandma’s Attic to rescue vintage items for projects in 2024. On January 6 ﬁfteen members were present for their ﬁrst meeting of the year even though it was snowy and cold.They discussed how some of the members will be us-ing vintage items to make projects and quilts…oth-ers will just be coming for the programs which include tea dying fabric, learning about different stabilizers, machine embroidery demo and much more. Projects planned include table run-ners, pillows, quilts and any-thing else that the members can come up with. Dollies, tea towels, lace, chenille and other items that have been rescued from their grand-mother’s, mother’s, aunt’s and even estate sales stashes will be used. All are looking forward to another fabulous year with lots of fun, and ﬁn-ished projects!60 YEARS AGO - 1964 Winners in the Rexall Boys and Girls Contest were released by Jim Robinson, owner of Irwin-Potter Drugs. Grand prize winners were Steve Nash and Shannon Fitzgerald. Each of them re-ceived a brand new bicycle. Other winners in the boys di-vision were: Brian Meyer, au-torama set; Tracy Lear, pedal car; John Payne, six transis-ter radio; Craig Cushenbery, electronic riﬂe range; How-ard Van Rankin, gas pow-ered plane. Other winners in the girls division were: Deb-bie Lipps, four-speed pho-nograph; Judy Wilcox, auto-player piano; Beth Salser, sewing machine; LaDawn Graves, English pram coach; Rhonda Van Buskirk, ladies wrist watch.Ground breaking cer-emonies took place at Grace Episcopal Church in Antho-ny when Rev. Richard Fe-alock, minister of the chuch shoveled the ﬁrst earth for the occasion. Construction on the new education build-ing would begin immediate-ly and plans called for the structure to be completed early in 1964.50 YEARS AGO - 1974Christy Patterson, Chet Barber, Mark McCoy and Gary Pulliam were the 4-H’ers receiving the Who’s Who Award at the achieve-ment banquet. Christy is a member of Goldenrule, Chet of Tip Top, Mark and Gary, both members of Freeport Trailblazers Club.Every three years the freshman cheerleading uni-forms was a new style. This year the newly designed uniforms were being worn by the freshmen cheerlead-ers: LaQuita Robinson, Debi Garancosky, Pilar Newberry and Sherri Vogt. Brinda Messick cele-brated her birthday with a party given by her mother, Mrs. Terry Messick. Friends spending the afternoon play-ing games and eating ice cream and cake with Brinda were Diane Henderson, Ali-son Burnet, Mandy Zielke, Don Baker and her brothers, Brian and Kevin.40 YEARS GO - 1984The new manager at the Anthony Airport was Jeff Wedman. He replaced John Howard who had recently moved to Wellington. Wed-man has a wife, Jana, and they have two sons, Wesley, three years and Tyler seven weeks old.The church bell at Free-port tolled one hundred times at midnight New Year’s Eve to begin the cen-tennial celebration of the First Presbyterian Church. The Freeport church pres-ently numbered 71 commu-nicant members and served by a Commissioned Lay Preacher, Russ Jolly.First New Year’s baby born in Harper County was Sarah Jo to Mr. and Mrs.Troy Harding of rural Harp-er. The early arrival was born January 1, at 5:02 p.m. in the Harper District Hospi-tal. She weighed 6 lbs., 9-1/2 ozs. and measured 20-1/2 inches long.Mr. and Mrs.Kent Swartz of Hazelton announced the birth of a son, William James, born on December 21, 1983 at the Harper Hospital weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and measuring 20 inches long. He has two brothers, Joshua age 7, and Andrew 5 years old.30 YEARS AGO - 1994The Freeport Presbyteri-an Church once again hosted a Community Christmas Eve Celebration that dates back as far as anyone related to this smallest city in Kansas can remember. Those in the Nativity tableau were: Lynn-Lee and Nicole Schmidt, An-thony; Alex, Beau and Josh Bellamy, Freeport; Jayme and Jacob Fisher, Harper/Freeport; Dennis Cooper, Argonia; Jerry Dusenbury, Attica and Robert Worthing-ton, Bluff City/Freeport. Scripture readers were Bud Weeks, Mark Fisher, Su-zanne Clark, Lee Adams, Joyce Jolly, Sheryl Bellamy and Ernie Schmidt.The County’s top spellers were Russell Jelinek, Shawn Burkholder and Noah Ball. She’s only nine years old, but Jennifer Newberry sat tall in the saddle and was creating quite a stir in the local rodeo scene. Newberry, the daughter of Dennis and Penny Newberry of Attica, had only been racing for six months, but already had won or placed at several rodeos in barrel racing and pole bend-ing. 20 YEARS AGO - 2004Chaparral High School senior Nick Blanchat was selected as a 4-A “Honorable Mention Running Back” by The Wichita Eagle.Retiring USD 361 Secre-tary Irmal Hays was given a going away party by USD 361 Central Staff. Harper County Sheriff Kirk Rogers presented Dep-uty Yancy Ballard a plaque designating him as “Harper County Ofﬁcer of the Year.”Anthony Mayor, John Schott, presented a plaque to Anthony Water Depart-ment Supervisor Bob Hekel, who retired after 19 years of service as an employee of the City of Anthony.10 YEARS AGO - 2014Former Anthony resident, Tre’ Eaton was selected to play for Kansas City Kansas’ Football University All-Star football team. Tre’ was a sev-enth grader at Indian Trail Middle School in Olathe. Tre’ is the son of Tim and Renee Eaton and grandson of Jim and Sherrie Eaton of Anthony and Ann Jarvis of Moundridge, Kansas.Howard Hatﬁeld, City Commissioner, presented City Superintendent Grant Sechler with a plaque dur-ing his retirement party on December 30 for his 18 years of service to the City of An-thony.5 YEARS AGO - 2019The 30th Judicial District Nominating Commission was to convene January 25 to interview seven nominees to ﬁll a district magistrate judge vacancy in Harper County created by the re-tirement of Judge James Richard Biles. Nominees to be interviewed were: Eliza-beth Deiter, non-attorney, Sabetha; Rachel Denton, non-attorney, Harper; Jo Ann Nelson, non-attorney, Anthony; Charls David Wil-iams III, attorney, Anthony; Robert Lattin, attorney, In-dependence; Heather Kin-sler, non-attorney, Kingman; Scott McPherson, attorney, Sterling. Fans at Tuesday's (Jan. 2nd) challenge between the Haven Wildcats boy’s bas-ketball team and the host Chaparral Roadrunners saw Haven's basketball squad overcome Chaparral by a tally of 53-36. Next up, the Roadrunners were set to confront the Conway Springs Cardinals in a challenge, on Friday, January 5th, but the games was cancelled due to weather. Chaparral will at-CHS Basketball Takes On Haven Wildcatstempt to improve on its 0-7 season record on Tuesday, January 9th against the Belle Plaine Dragons.Fans at Tuesday’s non-league challenge between the Haven Wildcats girl’s basketball team and the host Chaparral Roadrun-ners saw Haven’s basketball squad hold off Chaparral by a tally of 47-41. Next up, the Lady Roadrunners were set to confront the Conway Springs Cardinals on Friday, January 5th, but the game was cancelled due to weath-er. Chaparral will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record on Tuesday, January 9th against the Belle Plaine Dragons.GOT NEWS OR PICS TO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.netCHS BASKETBALL - AUBURN HILLPhoto By: Don HoltPhoto By: Don HoltPRINTING • SIGNS • SHIRTSLD’s PRINTING • ANTHONY • 620-842-5129