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Message The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 29 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 29Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, July 17, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Courtesy PhotoDOROTHY BACK IN KANSAS: (L-R) Linda Wade, Debbie Martin, Bianca & Rick Cambron, with the Twister the Movie Museum, are pictured with the real Dorothy I on display in front of the Historic Anthony Theatre during the showing of the original Twister movie. The Dorothy I movie prop is always on display at the museum located in Wakita, Oklahoma, where the majority of the movie was lmed in 1996. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. There is no admission fee, but donations are accepted.Courtesy PhotoLOCAL DANCERS LEARN FROM CHIEFS CHEERLEADERS: Dancers from Mindy’s Dance Center in Anthony met up with dancers from Powerhouse Dance Studio in Garden Plain on Sunday where three Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders (center) taught all 40 girls the halftime dance they will be perform-ing on the eld at the Saturday, August 17th game against the Detroit Lions. They will meet up with ve other dance studios, and some individual dancers, to perform the routine. Mindy’s Dance Center and Powerhouse Dance Sudio are owned sisters Mindy Deaver and Chisty Reel.No Carnival At Fair This Year According To The Fair BoardFrom The HarperCounty Fair BoardWe are saddened to say that we will not be able to have a carnival at the Harp-er Co. Fair this year. The issue stems from contracts our carnival has with larg-er venues changing their dates. This made them un-available for our fair dates. Since we found this out us as a board (as well as the owners of the carnival) we have been actively looking for a replacement. We have contacted many carnivals but they are all booked and most can't do our fair because we are not a large enough venue, even if they were free for our dates. We are still actively working to get a carnival for next year. We are extremely upset with the situation and want to apologize to the commu-nity and will do all we can to rectify the situation for next year. Once again we apologize and thank you for your past and future support. Again we want everyone to know, the fair will still go on we just won’t have a carnival. Please feel free to reach out to anyone of our board member if you have any questions.School Board Approves ResignationOf Anthony Elementary Principal,Vote To Exceed Revenue Neutral RateUnofﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingJuly 8, 2024Regular MeetingRoll Call / Pledge of AllegianceBoard Members Present: Lindsay Zimmerman, Jan Misak, RoseAnn Teel, Bret Walker, Jarrett Schmidt. Absent: Dusty Albright, Samantha Troyer. Oth-ers Present: Josh Swartz, Robyn Liebelt, Clay Wilcox, Curt Miller, Chad Jacobs, Josh Patterson, Vance Wil-liams, Carla Pence, Juliana Whisman, Cassidy Misak, Brett Misak, Bryan Hilge-man.Adoption of Proposed Agenda and AdditionsMotion by Misak, sec-ond by Zimmerman: I move to approve the proposed agenda with a discussion of state assessment scores added under the Goals sec-tion. Motion passed 5-0. Consent Agenda1. Approve 2024-2025 Encumbrances.2. Approve the annual waiver of requirements for generally accepted account-ing principles. (K.S.A. 75-1120a).3. Approve Josh Swartz, Superintendent of Schools, as an ofﬁcial ofﬁcer of re-ports and regulations.4. Designate Truancy Ofﬁcers for the school year 2024-2025 per K.S.A. 72-1113: Justin Hill (Chapar-ral High School), Clay Wil-cox (Harper Elementary School), Cody Liebelt (An-thony Elementary School), Josh Swartz (District - in absence of building admin-istrator)5. Approve Robyn Liebelt as District KPERS Repre-sentative.6. Approve Robyn Liebelt as Clerk of the Board.7. Approve Barbara Muse as Deputy Clerk of the Board.8. Bank accounts, deposi-tory, declare ofﬁcial bank, and review signatures on ﬁle (K.S.A. 9-1401)9. Declare Bank of Com-merce & Trust Co., Harper, Kansas, as the U.S.D. #361 ofﬁcial bank for 2024-2025.10. Ofﬁcial signatures on ﬁle are to be: Clerk: Robyn Liebelt, Deputy Clerk: Barbara Muse, Board President: Dusty Albright, Treasurer: Barbara Muse, District Petty Cash: Josh Swartz and Barbara Muse and Robyn Liebelt.11. Depositories are: An-thony Elementary - Bank of the Plains, Harper Elemen-SCHOOL Continued on next pageCounty Commissioners Discuss Radio Upgrade With Law EnforcementOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceJune 24, 2024The Harper County Board of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion, with Chairman Stru-ble calling the meeting to order with Commissioner Waldschmidt and Commis-sioner Vornauf. Ami DeLac-erda, County Clerk, Shonda Larson, Assistant to the Board, and Jason Jump with the Harper Advocate & Attica Independent were also present. Mr. Jump asked for clari-ﬁcation on CIC software issues delaying valuations sent out to other tax enti-ties. The Clerk explained recent issues with support response times from CIC, as well as delays due to the passage of SB-1 in the Spe-cial Legislative Session held in Topeka on 6/18/2024. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve the 6/17/2024 minutes; the motion passed unanimous-ly.Commissioner Stru-ble moved to approve $151,431.83 6/21/2024 pay-roll expense; the motion passed unanimously.Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve accounts payable in the amount of $44,973.28; the motion passed unanimously. Mike Bennett and Janet Slankard, Public Works, gave a department update. Per the Engineer we work with from Kaw Valley, no trafﬁc study is required to temporarily decrease the speed limit on the bypass. The Board requested the COUNTY Continued on Page 5

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • July 17, 2024Stunning Custom Home w/ 4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths and 3,181 sq. ., w/ Finished Basement & 2 Car Aached Garage. This is one of those MUST SEE HOMES! Call Megan Inslee, Realtor at 620-243-2938.tary - Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. of Harper, Chap-arral High School - Kanza Bank.12. Signatures on ﬁle for Central Ofﬁce Petty Cash Fund are: Josh Swartz, Robyn Liebelt, Barbara Muse13. Establish Petty Cash limit of $1,000.00 for the Central Ofﬁce, Chaparral High School, and Anthony Elem / JH and Harper Elem / JH (K.S.A. 72-8208).14. Approve Josh Swartz as the authorized represen-tative for approval of fed-eral programs.15. Approve Josh Swartz as Freedom of Information Ofﬁcer16. Approve Josh Swartz to coordinate and oversee the district’s efforts to re-SCHOOL Continued from previous pagemain in compliance with Ti-tle VI, Title IX, and Ameri-cans with Disabilities Act or Section 504 and Open Records. For proof of pub-lication, a “Notice of Non-Discrimination” will be in the local newspapers.17. Approve ofﬁcial dis-trict newspapers - Harper Advocate and Anthony Re-publican18. USD 361 adopts the 1,116-hour school term for the 2024-2025 school year. (K.S.A. 72-1106)19. Approve a person in each attendance center who will administer the activ-ity fund and gate receipts. (K.S.A. 72-8208a); Jus-tin Hill - Chaparral High School; Clay Wilcox - Harp-er Elementary School; Cody Liebelt - Anthony Elemen-tary School20. Approve early pay-ment request policy (K.S.A. 12-105b)21. Approve KASB Legal Assistance as the district’s school attorney for the 2024-2025 school year.22. Approve a motion to destroy all unneeded old records according to K.S.A. 72-5369. 23. Approve Josh Swartz as 2024-2025 hearing ofﬁ-cer for student discipline.24. Authorize Barbara Muse, Deputy Clerk of the Board, to draw money from the Harper County Trea-surer as it becomes avail-able and to invest surplus funds in Certiﬁcate of De-posit/Savings in banks lo-cated in U.S.D. #361. (This authority is to be granted from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.)25. Approve mileage rate for reimbursement at the amount of state allowance (K.S.A. 75-3203a). (This is in compliance with the ne-gotiated agreement. The 2024-2025 state rate is $.67/mile)26. Approve ofﬁcial Board of Education meet-ing dates, times and place (K.S.A. 72-8205). The sec-ond Monday of each month with the exception of the June meeting on the 1st Monday. Board of Educa-tion meeting time will be 7:00 p.m. Locations & Meet-ing Times27. Approve Robyn Li-ebelt as 2023-2024 Food Service Authorized Repre-sentative.28. Approve Teresa Cullop as 2023-2024 au-thorized representative for Free and Reduced Meal Ap-plications.29. Approve Josh Swartz as 2023-2024 Hearing Of-ﬁcial for Free and Reduced Meal Application Appeals.30. Approve 24-25 Stu-dent Fees31. Approve BFR CPA, LLC for budget preparation work ($2,000) and auditing services ($12,150) for the 2024-2025 school year. This is year 3 of 3 of an agree-ment with BFR. [link to agreement]32. Deny Kingman County Neighborhood Revi-talization Program33. Approve minutes from the June 3, 2024 Regu-lar Meeting Board Meeting. 34. Approve Treasurer’s Report, Budget Report, and Current Vouchers.Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to ap-prove the consent agenda. Motion passed 5-0. Troyer joined the meet-ing at 7:05 pm. Comments from the Public1. Carla Pence addressed the board as a follow up from the last month’s meet-ing on the Sandridge abate-ment & history of proﬁcien-cy scores. Principal & Director Updates - July 2024Buildings & Grounds Department: The last 30 days we are ﬁnding our-selves close to complet-ing our deep cleans in the classrooms. While the classroom cleaning con-tinues, we have started on the hallway ﬂoors and have completed the large tile areas at CHS. During the stripping of the cafeteria at CHS, 3 people fell, 2 re-sulting in work restrictions. Four sprinkler heads were replaced at CHS to keep us in compliance. Roof over the warehouse should be completed. Looking ahead for the next 30 days deep cleans will continue along with completing the ﬂoors in the hallways and cafete-rias at AES and HES. We will be working on the ﬂoor in the kitchen, working on the main walk area from the outside doors to the hallway door. The 2 roofs at HES will be completed.Technology Department: Preparing for the start of school with preventative maintenance, classroom changes, curricular roster-ing, and deploying of work-stations.Transportation Depart-ment: We've wrapped up the majority of our summer sessions and are making excellent progress on ﬂeet maintenance, ensuring we're ready for inspections in early August. Everything is looking good so far, and we're on track to meet our goals. As enrollment ap-proaches, I'll begin organiz-ing and building the routes to ensure a smooth start to the new school year. Our proactive efforts in mainte-nance and planning demon-strate our commitment to efﬁciency and safety. June Activity (non rt) miles: Yel-low ﬂeet, 0; White ﬂeet, 6,884. June trips: 8 trips us-ing 11 vehicles.Food Service Depart-ment: In June, we served 2,038 breakfasts and 2,049 lunches for a grand total of 4,087 summer meals. Meal numbers were slightly low-er this summer, likely due to the early start of the har-vest season. It was enjoy-able to see the students and catch up on their summer activities. This week, I will SCHOOL Continued on next page

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the Anthony Republican • July 17, 2024 Page 3Save the Datebe attending a leadership conference in Kansas City. The menus for August and September are complete but will not be published until late July. I am plan-ning to introduce some new options at Chaparral that I believe everyone will love. Now, my focus is on pre-paring for August and en-suring a great start to the 2024-2025 school year.Chaparral Jr/Sr High School Principal: Chapar-ral Jr Sr High School is pleased to report an overall improvement in our state assessment scores for both math and reading, with four students achieving perfect scores. This progress re-ﬂects our commitment to increasing academic rigor and excellence. As we pre-pare for summer school, we are focused on providing op-portunities for credit recov-ery and enrichment, with 21 high school students identi-SCHOOL Continued from previous pageﬁed as candidates for credit recovery and 14 students enrolled in SPARK and 13 in ESL summer programs. These efforts are part of our broader strategy to support student success and partici-pation in a variety of educa-tional activities. During the summer session, 21 high school students enrolled in credit recovery programs to ensure they stayed on track academically. These stu-dents collectively needed to recover 54 credits to remain at grade level. Throughout the program, they success-fully earned a total of 15 credits, signifying a signiﬁ-cant step towards meeting their academic goals. Nota-bly, 5 students were able to successfully progress and are now on course to gradu-ate on time, demonstrating the effectiveness of sum-mer school in supporting students' academic success and ensuring they stay on their educational paths. Looking ahead, we are ac-tively coordinating summer schedules and addressing facility work requests to ensure a smooth transition into the next academic year. Finalizing hiring positions remains a priority, as we aim to enhance our recruit-ment process.Chaparral Jr/Sr High AP/AD: I am pleased to re-port on the current status of our athletic programs at Chaparral High School as of July 8, 2024. Our sum-mer weights program has been running smoothly, with strong participation and dedication from our student-athletes. This pro-gram plays a crucial role in preparing our teams for the upcoming seasons, fos-tering both physical ﬁtness and team cohesion. A big thank you to our coaches for their dedication. Sum-mer moratorium period, from July 1 to July 8, our focus will shift to adminis-trative tasks and planning for the upcoming academic year. We are actively work-ing to ﬁll several coaching positions within our ath-letic department, aiming to secure qualiﬁed individuals who will contribute to the growth and success of our teams. Our sports sched-ules have been ﬁnalized to the fullest extent pos-sible at this juncture. Our coaches are preparing com-prehensive directions for all seasons, outlining strategic goals and operational plans to guide our athletes to-ward achieving excellence. We have scheduled CPR/AED/First Aid recertiﬁca-tion for August to ensure all staff members involved in our athletic programs are equipped with the nec-essary skills to handle emergencies effectively. Ad-ditionally, we are actively preparing for the coaches meeting to review and up-date our handbook, a criti-cal document that outlines expectations, policies, and procedures for our coaching staff. We are in the process of planning a district-wide coaches meeting scheduled for August. This gathering will serve as an opportunity to align coaching strate-gies, share best practices, and foster collaboration among our district. Chap-arral High School athletic department remains com-mitted to promoting excel-lence both on and off the ﬁeld. We appreciate the on-going support of the Board as we continue to enhance our programs and provide meaningful opportunities for our student-athletes. Thank you for your atten-tion to these updates, and we look forward to a suc-cessful year ahead.AES Principal: The building and grounds crew is working hard to get our building ready for next year. We are working to ﬁll our teaching positions so we can have a great start to the school year. Our summer school and SPARK summer school has been completed and was a success. Looking forward to July and August, AES will be ready to have a great year. HES Principal: The Building and Grounds crew is working to get hall-ways and classrooms ready for next school year. We wrapped up another suc-cessful session of SPARK and ESL summer school at the end of June. We are looking forward to the rest of the summer and we will be ready to have a great school year.Old Business1. 2024-2025 Budget Planning (Discussion): Mo-tion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate for the 2023-2024 budget year. Motion failed 0-6. Mo-tion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate for the 2024-2025 budget year. Motion passed 6-0.2. Handbook Updates (Action Item): A n t h o n y /Harper Elementary School Student Handbook. Chap-arral Jr/Sr High School Stu-dent Handbook (Approve at the July 29 meeting). Bus Rules. Transportation Per-sonnel Handbook. Chapar-ral Virtual School Hand-book. Employee Handbook. Motion by Misak, second by Teel: I move to approve the handbook changes as pre-sented. Motion passed 5-1 (Nay: Walker). 3. Executive Session for Litigation Discussion (Ac-tion Item): Motion by Zim-merman, second by Troyer: I move to go into executive session to discuss litiga-tion with our legal counsel pursuant to the exception for matters which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship under KOMA to include ad-ditional personnel as need-ed from 8:10 to 8:30 pm. Motion failed 0-6.Motion by Walker, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session with Josh Swartz and Terrell Mock, legal counsel, to dis-cuss litigation with our le-gal counsel pursuant to the exception for matters which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client rela-tionship under KOMA to include additional person-nel as needed from 8:12 to 8:32 pm. Motion passed 6-0. Others in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:12-8:32 pm; Terrell Mock: 8:12-8:32 pm.4. Executive Session for Personnel Recommenda-tions (Action Item): Mo-tion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to dis-cuss personnel recommen-dations pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include Mr. Swartz and directors and principals as needed from 8:33 to 8:53 pm. Motion passed 6-0. Others in ex-ecutive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:33-8:53 pm.Motion by Misak, second by Zimmerman: I move to go into executive session SCHOOL Continued on next page

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • July 17, 2024(First Published in The Anthony Republican on July 17, 2024) 1t(First Published in The Anthony Republican on Wednesday, July 17, 2024) 1t620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comTHE ANTHONY REPUBLICAN620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comTHE ANTHONY REPUBLICANPUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICESCHOOL Continued from previous pageto discuss personnel rec-ommendations pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include Mr. Swartz and di-rectors and principals as needed from 8:54 to 9:24 pm. Motion passed 6-0. Others in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:54-9:24 pm; Mr. Wilcox: 9:20-9:24 pm.Motion by Schmidt, sec-ond by Misak: I move to go into executive session to discuss personnel rec-ommendations pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include Mr. Swartz and di-rectors and principals as needed from 9:26 to 9:46 pm. Motion passed 6-0. Others in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 9:26-9:46 pm; Mr. Wilcox: 9:26 -9:33 pm.Motion by Schmidt, sec-ond by Misak: I move to go into executive session to dis-cuss personnel recommen-dations pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include Mr. Swartz and directors and principals as needed from 9:48 to 10:15 pm. Motion passed 5-1 (Nay: Troyer). Others in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 9:48-10:15 pm; Mr. Williams: 10:03-10:15 pm.Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to approve the resignation of Cody Li-ebelt, AES Principal and all supplementals and Robyn Liebelt, Support Processes. Motion passed 6-0. Motion by Misak, second by Zimmerman: I move to approve the hires of Cheryl Swartz, AES 6th Grade; Jacque Barker, CHS Band Teacher; Madison Thomp-son, Custodian. Motion passed 6-0. Motion by Misak, second by Zimmerman: I move to approve Amber Zwierzy-chowski, Head Girls Wres-tling Coach; Justin McCart-ney, Head HS Track Coach; Justin Francis, Assistant 7-12 Football Coach . Mo-tion passed 6-0. Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to approve the renewals of Brayden Francis, JH Boys Basket-ball Assistant Coach; Royce Vogt, JH Girls Basketball Head Coach; Macy Ste-phens, JH Girls Basketball Assistant Coach. Motion passed 6-0. Motion by Zimmerman, second by Misak: I move to approve the renewal of Les-lie Gerber, HS Girls Head Basketball Coach. Motion passed 4-2 (Nay: Teel, Walk-er). Motion by Zimmerman, second by Schmidt: I move to approve the renewal of Clay Wilcox, Head Softball Coach. Motion failed 2-4 (Nay: Teel, Misak, Walker, Troyer). Motion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to non-renew Mr. Wilcox as the head softball coach. Motion passed 4-2 (Nay: Zimmer-man, Schmidt).5. Board Governance (Action Item): The board discussed changes they would like to see in the Board Governance hand-book. No action was taken. 6. SCKSEC Update (Re-port): Misak gave an update from the latest SCKSEC board meeting. 7. Facility Visioning Work (Discussion): The board held a discussion regarding facilities and vi-sions for the future. New Business1. Executive Session for Mid-Year Superintendent Evaluation (Action Item): Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss the mid-year superinten-dent evaluation pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include Mr. Swartz and ad-ditional personnel as need-ed from 11:02-11:15 pm. Motion passed 6-0. Others present in executive ses-sion: Mr. Swartz: 11:02-11:15 pm.2. Motion by Schmidt, second by Misak: I move to go into executive session to discuss the mid-year su-perintendent evaluation pursuant to non-elected personnel exception un-der KOMA to include Mr. Swartz and additional personnel as needed from 11:16-11:26 pm. Motion passed 6-0. Others present in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 11:16 pm-11:26 pm3. Executive Session for Negotiations: Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss staff sal-ary and beneﬁts pursuant to the exception for employ-er-employee negotiations under KOMA to include Mr. Swartz and additional personnel as needed from 11:27-11:37 pm. Motion passed 6-0. Others present in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 11:27 pm-11:37 pm.4. Science Curriculum: Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to approve the purchase of Interactive Science from Savvas for 6th to 8th grade not to exceed $26,502. Motion passed 5-1 (Nay: Walker). 5. Property/Casualty In-surance: Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to approve the 2024-2025 Strong’s Insurance Prop-erty / Casualty Insurance proposal for $208,400 with the understanding that an audit will be done to make sure the correct properties and vehicles are included in the policy . Motion passed 5-1 (Nay: Walker). 6. Workmen’s Compensa-tion: Motion by Misak, sec-ond by Zimmerman: I move to approve the 2024-2025 Workmen’s Compensation proposal from Strong’s In-surance for $35,661. Motion passed 6-0. 7. Additional Volleyball Coach (Action Item): Mo-tion by Troyer, second by Schmidt: I move to approve the addition of a 7-12 vol-leyball assistant coach. Mo-tion passed 6-0. 8. Board Policy Updates (1st Read): EBBD Evacu-ations & Emergencies. EE Food Service & Meals. GARIA Pregnant and Par-enting Employees (poten-tial Kansas Law change). GARID Military Leave. JBH Release of a Student During the School Day. JD-DAA Student Misuse of Medication. JGFGBA Stu-dent Self-Administration of Medications. BBG Consul-tants. BCBK Executive Ses-sions of the Board of Educa-tion. CJ Use of Consultants. EBBG Cardiac Emergency Response Planning. GAAC Sex Discrimination (poten-tial Kansas Law change). JGEC Sexual Harassment (potential Kansas Law change). ID Instructional Program. JBE Exemption Waiver from Compulsory Attendance. JGFGA Ad-ministration of Emergency Opioid Antagonists. JH Student Activities. KK Dis-posal of District Property.The group reviewed a ﬁrst read of the board policy updates. Student Outcome Goals1. District Goals Discus-sion: Mr. Swartz led the group in a discussion re-garding district goals. Training Updates1. Board Self-Evalua-tion: The group reviewed the results of their self-evaluation. Information RequestsBoard Meeting Wrap-Up1. Special Meeting on July 29, 2024 from 7-9:30 pm.2. Regular BOE Meeting at 7:00 pm on August 12, 2024 at District Ofﬁce.AdjournmentMotion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to ad-journ the meeting at 12:26 am. Motion passed 6-0.PRINTING • SIGNS • BANNERSPOLITICAL SIGNS • STAMPSLD’s PRINTING • ANTHONY • 620-842-5129

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the Anthony Republican • July 17, 2024 Page 5(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, July 3, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIn the Matter of the Estate of ) ) Case No. HP-24-PR-000016 Kathy E. Maltbie, deceased. ) )NOTICE OF HEARINGTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that a Petition has been ﬁ led in this Court by Ken M. Maltbie, son of Kathy E. Maltbie, deceased, requesting: Descent be determined in all personal property and Kansas real estate owned by decedent at the time of death. And that all personal property and Kansas real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession. You are required to ﬁ le your written defenses to the Petition on or before July 25, 2024 10:00 a.m. in the District Court in the city of Anthony, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to ﬁ le your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Ken M. Maltbie, Petitioner Philip W. Unruh #09217Attorney at Law1216 CentralHarper, KS 67058Tel: 620-896-7301Fax: 620-896-7954E-mail: philunruh@outlook.comAttorney for PetitionerLEGAL NOTICE(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, July 10, 2024) 2tOFFICIAL NOTICEThe City of Anthony hereby posts ofﬁ cial publication notice for pro-posal of sale for twelve (12) acres +/- of park land located at Anthony Lake.After the second publication date of July 17, 2024, there is a 30-day protest period until August 16, 2024; during this time a petition for intent of opposition protest may be ﬁ led with the City Clerk, per K.S.A. 12-1301.In the event such a petition is ﬁ led with the City Clerk within the time prescribed above, no such sale shall be made until the governing body shall be instructed so to do by a majority of all the votes cast on the proposition at a regular or special election.(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, July 10, 2024) 3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASCIVIL DEPARTMENTPMorgan Chase Bank, )National Association ) ) Case No. HP-2024-CV-08 Plaintiff, ) ) Court Number:vs. ) ) Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60B. Jay Vincent a/k/a B.J. Vincent; )Susan J. Vincent; State of Kansas, )Department of Revenue; John Doe )(Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe )(Tenant/Occupant) ) )Defendants. )NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Harper County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Harper County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Front Door of the Court-house at Anthony Harper County, Kansas, on August 1, 2024, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: Lot Eighteen (18) in Block Eight (8) in the City of Anthony, Kansas, as shown by the recorded Plat thereof, Harper County, Kansas, commonly known as 323 N Bluff Ave, Anthony, KS 67003-2907 (the “Property”)to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com Tracy Chance, Sheriff Harper County, KansasPrepared By:SouthLaw, P.C.Blair T. Gisi (KS #24096)13160 Foster,, Suite 100Overland Park, KS 66213-2660(913) 663-7600(913) 663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys for Plaintiff(244482)PUBLIC NOTICELEGAL NOTICE(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, July 17, 2024) 3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASFlagstar Bank, N.A., ) Case No. HP24CV10 Plaintiff, ) ) K.S.A. 60 vs. ) ) Mortgage ForeclosureJohn C Klein, et al., ) Defendants. ) (Title to Real Estate Involved)NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEUnder and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County of Harper, State of Kansas, in a certain cause in said Court Numbered HP24CV10, wherein the par-ties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at 10:00 am, on 8/8/24, at the front door of Harper County Courthouse, the following described real estate located in the County of Harper, State of Kansas, to wit: LOTS 8, 9, AND 12, BLOCK 33, CITY OF ANTHONY, HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS. SHERIFF OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASRespectfully Submitted,By: /s/Sara PelikanShawn Scharenborg, KS # 24542Sara Pelikan, KS # 23624Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152Bryan Cardwell, KS # 21478Bonial & Associates, P.C.12400 Olive Blvd, Suite 555St. Louis, MO 63141Phone: 314-991-0255Fax: 972-764-5752Email(s): shawn.scharenborg@bonialpc.com; sara.pelikan@bonialpc.comAttorney for PlaintiffLEGAL NOTICEClerk have a resolution pre-pared to review and sign at the next regular meeting. There was also discussion on prohibiting the use of jake brakes on Cemetery Road outside of Harper. The Board requested the Clerk prepare a resolution for re-view on Monday. The group reviewed bids for new 10’ mowers, and Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve the Inordinate Spend-ing Request presented to purchase two 10’ batwing mowers from Prairieland Partners for $50,400.00; the motion passed unani-mously. There was discussion on repairing the bridge at NE 130 Ave, between NE 60 and E 70 Roads, which was damaged when a local farm-er drove equipment across COUNTY Continued from Page 1it, weighing substantially more than the approved and posted weight limit. The claim has been submit-ted to our insurance com-pany, and we are awaiting a response and direction. Due to the location of this bridge, the Public Works Supervisor will reach out to Sumner County this week about possibly sharing the repair work and expense. There was discussion re-lated to hiring a full time Noxious Weed employee, and reports of a sign, or signs, down on Berlin Road. Emily Tompkinson, Childcare Director, gave a Department Update. Her last day with Harper County is Friday, 6/28. She updated the Board on progress creating Standard Operating Procedures for the position, and providing guidance and notes for the next director. Also noti-ﬁed the Board that a large portion of the Accelerator Grant will be complete on Friday, June 28. Shonda Larson, Finance Director, gave a department update, and reviewed ﬁnan-cials with the Board. There was discussion about the use of the diversion fee ac-count, and preserving those funds for K-9 maintenance and upkeep. There was dis-cussion on the remaining amount in the Contingency fund, the Appraiser’s Ofﬁce being overbudget due to mailing fees, and potential-ly budgeting for fuel differ-ently for Public Transporta-tion in 2025. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to ap-prove May transfers in the amount of $5,624.82; the motion was approved unan-imously. Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve a salary line item transfer from the Appraiser’s budget to the HR budget in the amount of $518.85; the motion was ap-proved unanimously. The Board will begin scheduling Department Heads for 2025 Budget meetings. The July 1st meeting was rescheduled to July 2nd, due to a schedul-ing conﬂicting for one com-missioner. Christina Cintron, Dis-patch/EM Director gave a department update. Com-missioner Vornauf moved to approve the Inordinate Spending Request for a UPS Battery Backup in the amount of $1,563.17; the motion passed unanimous-ly. Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve the In-ordinate Spending Request for Huber Associates, for the State interface for CAD and annual maintenance in the amount of $2,050.00; the motion passed unani-mously. Multiple Law Enforce-ment Ofﬁcials entered the meeting, and participated in a conversation about the status of the upgrade to 800 radios and the AES encryp-tion requirement. Ms. Cin-tron presented a product from Motorola that, when tested, worked better than others in low signal areas throughout the county, and is less expensive. The con-version would cost around $311,000.00, which would include the purchase of por-table and mobile units for Law Enforcement. A por-tion of this expense would be reimbursed by the lo-cal municipalities. The Law Enforcement Ofﬁcers present discussed the sig-niﬁcant safety concerns the lack of signal throughout the county results in, and expressed their support of implementing 800 radios across the board in Harper County. The Sheriff’s Of-ﬁce could potentially sell or provide radios to ﬁre de-partments. The inability to receive pages on 800 ra-dios currently, will require us to provide 400 and 800 service until the conversion is complete and that issue is resolved. Commissioner Waldschmidt requested that we table the discussion and readdress during the July 2nd meeting, so he will have a chance to meet with Attica Law Enforcement and Fire representatives. Sheriff Chance met with the Board to discuss the County’s purchase of a ve-hicle from his department to use as a ﬂeet vehicle. There was discussion re-lated to ongoing road con-struction and detour issues, including local trafﬁc using alternative routes and ex-cessive speed. His depart-ment has been receiving calls with complaints about mowing at intersections to improve visibility.At 10:08 a.m., Commis-sioner Struble requested a 5 min recess; the mo-tion was approved unani-mously. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to reconvene at 10:13 a.m.; the motion was approved unanimously. Brooke Mantey, County Appraiser, and Meaghan Crenshaw met with the Board. There was discus-sion on solar panel instal-lations in neighboring counties, and the need to complete our regulations related to them, and update our Comprehensive Plan. It was determined that the updated regulations should include a cleanup process and road maintenance re-sponsibility, similar to the wind farm regulations in place. The Board requested more information and sam-ples of other county regula-tions.Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve the In-ordinate Spending Request for $13,400.00 from Kimble mapping for GIS mainte-nance; the motion was ap-proved unanimously. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve the Inordinate Spending Request for $1,154.80 from Price Digest; the motion was approved unanimously.There was discussion about the ongoing Sand Ridge BOTA and District Court cases, and the out-comes desired by the Board and Sand Ridge. The Board requested a conference call with our county counselor and the attorney represent-ing Harper County some-time in July. Commissioner Struble shared a compliment he re-ceived from a tax payer re-lated to Ms. Mantey’s work on their property. Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk/HR, gave a depart-ment update. Multiple Per-sonnel Status Forms were reviewed and signed relat-ed to employment changes. At 10:52 a.m., Commis-sioner Struble moved to enter executive session. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 11:05 a.m. in this room. The motion was approved unanimously. Ami DeLac-erda remained in the room. At 11:05 a.m., Commis-sioner Waldschmidt moved to extend the executive session for 10 minutes; the motion passed unanimous-ly. The regular meeting resumed at 11:15 a.m., no binding action taken.The meeting resumed, the Board requested that interviews for the Daycare Director position be sched-uled during the next regu-lar meeting, July 2nd. At 11:18 a.m., Richard Raleigh entered the meet-ing. Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is FILES Continued on Page 7

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • July 17, 2024HARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS4/21: Arthur N. Torley: 1) Speeding - 86/65; $222.00. 24-TR-80.5/24: Nathen A. Davis: 1) Speeding - 107/65; $483.00. 24-TR-95.5/29: Trent L. Decoudres: 1) Speeding - 78/65; $171.00. 24-TR-99.6/9: Christie J. Conklin: 1) Speeding - 80/65; $183.00. 24-TR-112.6/20: Matthew Fisher: 1) Speeding - 80/65; $183.00. 24-TR-116.6/22: Thomas S. Glenn: 1) Speeding - 88/65; $240.00. 24-TR-119.DOMESTIC CASE FILINGSNiki G. Kiser vs. David A. Kiser, divorce; 24-DM-42.CIVIL CASE FILINGSWyndi L. Debes, et al., vs. River City LLC, other contract; 24-CV-14.LIMITED CASE FILINGSDiscover Bank vs. Reiferd E. Acord, debt collection; 24-LM-69.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Colton L. Kitchen: 1) Criminal restraint. 2) Criminal damage to property - value <$1,000. 3) Aggravated as-sault. 24-CR-45.State of Kansas vs. Greg A. Hekel Jr.: 1) Criminal damage to property - value $1,000-$25,000. 2) Disorderly conduct. 24-CR-49.FISH & GAME CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Bill G. Mul-lins: 1) Fish and Game enforce-ment; licenses. 24-FG-1.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONMonday, July 8, 20141:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jessica L. Brown, bond appearance; 23-CR-85.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Reagan J. Peters, status conference; 23-CR-96.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Kai T. Kannenberg, status conference; 23-CR-300020.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Chad M. Deffenbaugh, hearing; 24-CR-14.Thursday, July 11, 20249:00 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of James N. Robb, nal settlement; 23-PR-27.9:00 a.m. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Aj Duran, admit or deny; 24-LM-66.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSJeremy D. Schriner, 47: Arrested: 7-10-24; Released: 7-11-24. Arrested By: Barber Co. Sheriffs Ofce. Charges: 1) Housing for Barber County.Christopher D. Otis, 42: Arrested: 7-10-24; Released: 7-11-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Aggravated domestic battery.Sarah S. Ford, 37: Arrested: 7-12-24; Released: 7-14-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 48 hour quick dip.Michael J. Gray, 44: Arrested: 7-14-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Hold for Wisconsin Department of Corrections.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1358 - Trustee’s Deed: Cynthia E. Ireland and Linda K. Zimmerman, Trustees of the Patsy E. Graves Revocable Trust, to Linda K. Zimmerman, Trustee of the Linda K. Zimmerman Trust, a tract in the NE corner of Sect. 10, Twp. 32, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SW/4 of Sect. 7, Twp. 32 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., less 3 tracts, all in Harper County, Kansas.#1359 - Warranty Deed: Tom M. Mayo and Sharyn L. Mayo to Kyle D. Mayo, an undivided 1/18 interest in the following: the NE/4 of the NE/4 of Sect. 18, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the N/2 of the NW/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the S/2.12 acres of the S side of the SW/4 of Sect. 8, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SE/4 and the SE/4 of the SE/4 of the SW/4 of Sect. 16, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas#1360 - Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed: Tom M. Mayo and Sharyn L. Mayo to Matthew T. Mayo and Marilee N. Mayo, an undivided 1/18 interest in the following: the NE/4 of the NE/4 of Sect. 18, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the N/2 of the NW/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the S/2.12 acres of the S side of the SW/4 of Sect. 8, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SE/4 and the SE/4 of the SE/4 of the SW/4 of Sect. 16, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas#1361 - Quit Claim Deed: Terry A. Sanders to Ken M. Maltbie, an approximately 1 acre tract of land in the NE corner of Sect. 26, Twp. 33 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1362 - Quit Claim Deed: Marc B. McCann and Janna L. Traver-McCann to Margaret E. McCann, the W 1/3 of Lot 5 and all of Lot 6 in Blk. 30 in the Original Townsite of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1363 - Quit Claim Deed: Bradley A. McCann and Heather R. McCann, and Charles S. McCann and Shelley D. McCann to Margaret E. McCann, the W 1/3 of Lot 5 and all of Lot 6 in Blk. 30 in the Original Townsite of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1364 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Orval Zimmerman to the Kenneth D. Seipel Revocable Trust, the N/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 26, Twp. 33 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., less tract; and the E/250’ of the N/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 26, Twp. 33 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M.; both in Harper County, Kansas.#1365 - Quit Claim Deed: Rusty’s Channel Cat Bait LLC to Randy’s Tree Service and Lawn Care, a tract in the SW/4 of Sect. 25, Twp. 33 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1366 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Gregory Fisher and Diane Fisher, and Janet Allen, to Alan R. Fisher, 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.#1367 - Quit Claim Deed: Sandra T. Ramirez to Sandra T. Ramirez, the N/2 of Lot 5 and the S/2 of Lot 4 in Blk. 28 Fractional (aka 406 S. Lincoln); and Lot 1 and the N/2 of Lot 4 Fractional in Blk. 28 (aka 402 S. Lincoln); both in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1368 - Quit Claim Deed: Roger C. McKnight and Carol R. McKnight to Roger C. McKnight and Carol R. McKnight, the S/2 of the SW/4 and the NE/4 of the SW/4 of Sect. 23, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; and the N/2 of the SE/4 and the SW of SE/4 in Sect. 22, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SW/3 in Sect. 9, Twp. 32 S, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1369 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Cynthia E. Ireland transfers on death to Cynthia E. Ireland, Trustee of the Cynthia E. Ireland Revocable Trust, the NW/4 of Sect. 15, Twp. 33, Range 6 W of the 6th P.M., less a tract, Harper County, Kansas.#1370 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Serena Smith to Gabriel Schomacker and Taylor Schomacker, a tract in the NW corner of Blk. 11 E in Highland Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1371 - Trustee’s Deed: Tom M. Mayo and Sharyn L. Mayo, Trustees of the Tom and Sharyn Mayo Trust, to Matthew T. Mayo and Marilee N. Mayo, an undivided 1/6 interest in the following: the NE/4 of the NE/4 of Sect. 18, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the S/2.12 acres of the S side of the SW/4 of Sect. 8, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the N/2 of the NW/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SE/4 and the SE/4 of the SE/4 of the SW/4 of Sect. 16, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1372 - Trustee’s Deed: Tom M. Mayo and Sharyn L. Mayo, Trustee sof the Tom and Sharyn Mayo Trust, to Kyle D. Mayo, an undivided 1/6 interest in the following: the NE/4 of the NE/4 of Sect. 18, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the S/2.12 acres of the S side of the SW/4 of Sect. 8, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the N/2 of the NW/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SE/4 and the SE/4 of the SE/4 of the SW/4 of Sect. 16, Twp. 34 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.GOT NEWS OR PICTURES YOU WANT TO SHARE? ANTHONYREPUBLICAN@ATT.NETAdvertise your business or eventwith the AnthonyRepublican!Email or call today for rates:anthonyrepublican@att.net620-842-5129Department On Aging: TEFAPCommodities Distribution 7/25By Jennifer WolffTEFAP Food Commodi-ties will be available to pick up Thursday July 25th 8:30 am – Noon at 201 N. Jen-nings, the West side of the courthouse. Food is ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served & new income guidelines apply. Single household maximum gross income = $1632. Com-modities are available for ALL Harper County house-holds who meet income guideline regardless of age. Contact the Aging Ofﬁce for more information.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– 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Every Harper Co resident can ride with pub-lic transit regardless of age or mobility. Equal access is provided to the public. Al-though we are available to make trips M-F out of coun-ty, rides need to be sched-uled 24 hours in advance & the bus returns for Harper Co by 3pm. CALL 620-842-5104 for ride reservations & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Advance reservations are recommended.Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 7/22: WichitaTues 7/23: WichitaWed 7/24: Wichita Thurs 7/25: ArgoniaFri 7/26: Wichita All routes are subject to change without notice.

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the Anthony Republican • July 17, 2024 Page 7to consult with an attor-ney regarding information privileged in the attorney-client relationship. The open meeting will resume at 11:35 a.m. in this room. The motion passed unani-mously. At 11:35 a.m., the regular meeting resumed, with no binding action tak-en. At 11:35 a.m., Commis-sioner Struble moved to enter executive session. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The COUNTY Continued from previous pageopen meeting will resume at 11:50 a.m. in this room. The motion was approved unanimously. Ami DeLac-erda and Richard Raleigh remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 11:50 a.m., no binding ac-tion taken.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, June 24, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse.Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLac-erda, County ClerkObituary...Shirley A. Nelson1939 ~ 2024Shirley Ann Nelson, beloved mother and grandmother died on June 9, 2024. Shirley was born June 8, 1939 to Charles and Anna Edelman in Mullins Nebraska. However, she lived most of her life in Kansas. Shirley was united in marriage to A.L. (Lee) Nelson on July 27, 1956 in Wichita, Ks and they were blessed with 51 years to-gether. They raised 4 children, Niki, Trish, Donna and Curtis, in Butler Co. Ks and moved to Waldron, Ks in 1980. Shirley worked at Fruehauf Uniforms and Coleman as a seam-stress. After moving to Waldron, she worked at the Waldron Post Ofce until it closed in 2003 and was Mayor of Waldron for over 30 years. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Lee; her parents Charles and Anna; brother, Ray-mond Edelman; sisters, Leatha Thompson, Betty Hiser, and Diana Adams; and great-great grandchil-dren, Hailey McCarthy and Austin Doornbos. She is survived by her four chil-dren: Niki (Mike) Prichard, Trish (Timmie) Pulliam, Donna (Ray) Doornbos, Curtis (LaNiece) Nel-son; as well as 12 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by brothers, Ken (Keitha) Edelman and William (Wendy) Rogers; sisters, Mary (Stan) Ebling and Judy Adams; and many nieces and nephews. Shirley loved sewing, garden-ing and decorating for holidays, especially Christmas. Most years in Waldron she would decorate her house and yard so everyone in and around town could enjoy. The high-light of her year would be Christ-mas with her entire family. She would plan all year for it. Her family grieves her loss but takes comfort knowing her and Lee are together again. Celebration of Life will be held July 20th at 11:00 am at Revolution Fellowship Church, 408 N Santa Fe, Anthony. Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., Anthony, KS 67003, is in charge of arrangements.PRINTING • SHIRTSPOLITICAL SIGNSBANNERS • SIGNSVINYL STICKERSLD’s Printing • 620-842-5129Wichita State University has announced the names of 3,430 students who were on the WSU Dean's Honor Roll for spring 2024. To be included on the dean's honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Local Students Named To Dean's Honor Roll At WSU Anthony, KS: Char-maine V. Aggson; Erika A. Aggson; Lily M. Allen; Kira L. Cain; Jade E. Cal-vert; Morgan P. Drouhard; Melinda Ewertz; Abbey R. Graves; Mattelyn M. Swartz; Jonathan E. Welch.Attica, KS: Marissa J. Atchison; Madalynn K. Winters.Fort Hays State Univer-sity has named 1,594 stu-dents to the Deans' Honor Roll for the spring 2024 se-mester. The Deans' Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eli-gible, students must have completed 12 or more credit FHSU Announces Spring 2024 Deans' Honor Rollhours and earned a mini-mum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time on-campus and online students are eligible.Ella Holden from Antho-ny, KS. Allie Blurton from Attica, KS. Faith Carnahan form Harper, KS. Nicholle Jacobs from Harper, KS.LAMONI, IA - Graceland University has announced the Spring 2024 gradua-tion list. Graduates from around the country and the world have been recognized for earning undergraduate and graduate degrees from Graceland University be-tween December 14, 2023, Angela Boice Graduates From Graceland Universitythrough April 28, 2024.Angela Boice of Anthony, KS, graduated with a Mas-ter of Science in Nursing (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner). We congratulate Angela and on her accomplishments, and we offer our best wishes for success in the future!Fort Hays State Uni-versity recognized ap-proximately 1,666 gradu-ates during its spring commencement ceremonies on Friday and Saturday May 10-11, including the following students from Harper County: FHSU Announces Their Spring 2024 GraduatesElla Holden of Antho-ny, Bachelor of Science in Medical Diagnostic Imag-ing. Susan Vincent of An-thony, Bachelor of Business Administration in Man-agement. Iverson Bello of Harper, Bachelor of Science in Technology Studies.Over 550 Emporia State University students gradu-Local Students Graduate From Emporia Stateaated during ceremonies in May 2024. Graduate stu-dents were recognized May 10; undergraduate students on May 11.Emma Colsden of Harp-er, Kansas, graduated with a Master of Science in In-structional Specialist with a concentration in Reading Specialist /Pre K-12 .Julie Waldschmidt of Waldron, Kansas, gradu-ated with a Education Spe-cialist in School Psychology.GOT NEWS OR PICSYOU WANTTO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.net60 YEARS AGO - 1964Eight Anthony students entered the annual Wichita Kiwanis track meet and brought home their share of wins according to Jim Wil-liams, the high school track coach. Anthony boys were composed of Jim Eaton, Jer-ry Ready, Mark Hamilton, Darrell Niemann and Gary Williams. Girls included Elaine Truitt, Janice Mize and Deanna Baldwin.Boy Scouts from An-thony left for the 1964 Boy Scout Jamboree. This year’s encampment was held in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Anthony Scouts attending were Don Christy, Cliff El-liott and David Hall. 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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • July 17, 2024In print or online, NEWSPAPERS are TRUSTEDmore than any other medium to drive engaged voters.Rep. Ron Estes’ MonthlyColumn: DefendingAmerican Ideals, SecurityBy Ron EstesU.S. Representative for Kansas’s 4thCongressional DistrictEach month I want to provide you with regular updates about what’s go-ing on in our nation’s capi-tal and throughout the 4th District of Kansas. Here’s what happened in June.Defender of Limited GovernmentThe limited government principles enshrined in the U.S. Constitution have guided our nation since its founding and have helped our country and citizens to ﬂourish. As the representa-tive of the 4th District in our nation’s capital, I strive to uphold these principles whenever I write, analyze or vote on legislation. In June, I was honored to be recognized by the Institute for Legislative Analysis as a Defender of Limited Gov-ernment. I will continue to be a voice for Kansans from the 4th District in Washing-ton, working to represent your best interests and to keep our federal govern-ment small as our founders intended. President Biden’sBorder OpticsFor three and a half years President Biden has let chaos unfold on our south-ern border. Under his watch there have been 9.2 million encounters nationwide and more than 7.6 million en-counters at the southern border. That doesn’t include the more than 1.8 million known gotaways – to say nothing of the ones we don’t know about. This is a result of Biden’s day one policy to relax and eliminate effec-tive Trump-era border poli-cies. But roughly ﬁve months from the election, the presi-dent is trying to look tough on an issue he knows the American people care deep-ly about. It is too little, too late. Too many lives have been lost due to increased amounts of fentanyl coming across the border or from violence perpetrated by il-legal immigrants. Border towns have been overrun and their budgets strained to excess. And, with mi-grants now fanning out throughout the country, ev-ery town has become a bor-der town. The border crossing ex-ecutive order issued by the president will do nothing to ﬁx our open border, which is already at crisis levels. It is merely election-year gim-micks. Rather than try to score points on optics, the president should work with Congress and encourage ac-tion on the only bill that’s passed one chamber and provides the strongest bor-der protection in a genera-tion. For more than a year, the House-passed H.R. 2 has been sitting in the Sen-ate. While provisions in this legislation would se-cure our border, it’s not the only thing that could ﬁx the crisis. Biden’s executive ac-tions led to this problem, so he already has the author-ity he needs to enforce the laws on the books and se-cure our borders.Cosponsoring theSAVE Act Election integrity is im-portant to me and from my conversations with Kan-sans throughout the 4th District, important to so many of you as well. Our elections should be free and fair and decided by Ameri-cans. But since Joe Biden took ofﬁce, his administra-tion has released millions of illegal migrants into the country, plus the 1.8 mil-lion known gotaways. In Rep. Ron Estesmany states, these illegal migrants are eligible for driver’s licenses and other beneﬁts, providing ample opportunities to illegally register to vote in federal elections when they sign up for these documents. While it is true that fed-eral law makes it illegal for a non-citizen to vote in federal elections, it also makes it nearly impossible for states to determine the citizenship status of an in-dividual registering to vote or to identify and remove non-citizens from their vot-er rolls. That is why I am proud to cosponsor Rep. Chip Roy’s Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and would direct states to remove non-citizens from voter rolls. To help states achieve this, the SAVE Act would give states no-cost access to Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administra-tion databases to be able to cross-check their voter rolls and would empower citizens to bring civil suits against election ofﬁcials that fail to uphold proof of citizenship requirements for federal elections. In this election year, I hope more of my colleagues join me in supporting this legisla-tion that protects one of our most precious rights as American citizens.NDAA AdvancesIn June, the House passed H.R. 8070, Service-member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 – a key ﬁrst step in moving this critical piece of legislation forward. This bill will equip our military with the tools and support they need to defend our na-tion and deter our enemies while improving our service members’ quality of life. The FY25 NDAA strengthens our military’s defense and deterrence ca-pabilities in order to deter our adversaries, restore le-thality, defend Israel, crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse, and secure the U.S. border. The bill will also im-prove the daily lives of our military service members and families by signiﬁcant-ly boosting compensation, improving housing and beneﬁts, ensuring access to quality medical care, en-hancing support for mili-tary spouses and increasing access to childcare. Our men and women in uniform and their fami-lies, including many right here in the 4th District surrounding McConnell Air Force Base, sacriﬁce so much to protect and defend our nation. I look forward to seeing the FY25 NDAA move forward in the Senate so we can enhance support for our military and ensure the defense of our country.Holding Garlandin ContemptI joined my colleagues in the House of Represen-tatives in voting to hold Attorney General Mer-rick Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas. The Justice De-partment’s failure to com-ply with a lawfully issued subpoena ﬂies in the face of the Constitution and the institutional power of the House of Representatives.The Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-mittee on Oversight and Accountability issued sub-poenas to Attorney General Merrick Garland compel-ling him to produce docu-ments and materials re-lating to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation, including the audio record-ings of Special Counsel Hur’s interviews with Pres-ident Biden and ghostwrit-er Mark Zwonitzer. The At-torney General has refused to produce the audio record-ings and the resolution the House voted on upholds the institutional power of the House by recommend-ing that the House ﬁnd At-torney General Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the Committees’ subpoenas. In a recent op-ed, Attor-ney General Garland wrote, “Our democracy cannot survive without a justice system that ensures the equal protection of law for all its citizens,” and this is precisely why the Judiciary Committee has requested the audio recordings of Spe-cial Counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Biden. Withholding these recordings and failing to comply with the subpoena thwarts the Committee’s legislative oversight work to determine if, in fact, the Justice Department is ap-plying the law fairly and impartially. Rather than be-moan threats to democracy, AG Garland can engage in the democratic process by responding to the subpoena and coming before Con-gress.Holding UniversitiesAccountable forAntisemitic Activity There is no place for antisemitism in our com-munities, much less in our schools that should be havens for learning and truth-seeking. Unfortu-nately, since the Oct. 7 at-tacks on Israel by Hamas, colleges and universities have become a ﬂashpoint for antisemitic rhetoric and behavior by disruptive and unruly students, faculty and provocateurs. Many of these same uni-versities receive generous federal funding and pref-erential tax treatment, but our tax code and its treat-ment of college endowments shouldn’t help foster the antisemitic activities we’ve seen in recent months. As I discussed in a recent Ways and Means hearing, uni-versities need new account-ability structures, including reforms to the endowment tax, because the existing structures have proven to be inadequate and have only allowed antisemitic activity to run rampant on college campuses. Working to Preserve Social Security Many Kansans depend on Social Security and, con-trary to inﬂated election-year rhetoric you might hear, neither Republicans nor Democrats want to do away with it. The House Budget Committee is work-ing to ensure that the threats of Social Security and Medicare insolvency are addressed with bipar-tisan, proactive solutions. Our Fiscal Year 2025 Bud-get makes no changes to Social Security or Medicare beneﬁts while supporting the creation of a ﬁscal com-mission to help Congress and the president save and strengthen these programs for today and tomorrow’s beneﬁciaries. But, as I discussed in a recent Budget Committee hearing, Social Security has to contend with a math problem – the amount of money going in has to be equal or greater to the amount of money going out – impacted by the number of workers, number of re-tirees and life expectancy. All of these factors have changed greatly in recent decades, contributing to the Social Security Board of Trustees current projec-tion that the Social Secu-rity Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund will become insolvent ESTES Continued on next page

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Sign up for our week-ly e-newsletter at estes.house.gov and please don’t hesitate to reach out to my District Ofﬁce in Wichita at 316-262-8992 if you have questions, concerns or need help with a federal agency.Ron Estes, one of only a handful of engineers in Congress, worked in the aerospace, energy and manufacturing sectors be-fore representing Kansas’ 4th Congressional District since 2017. He is a ﬁfth-generation Kansan, former state treasurer, and serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, Budget Committee, and Education and the Workforce Commit-tee.ESTES Continued from previous pageFILES Continued from Page 7C.D., the World’s Fair, New York City and the U.N. Building. 50 YEARS AGO - 1974Tim Dierksen and Dan-ny Rutherford represented Harper County Farm Bu-reau at the seventh annual Farm Bureau Youth Safety Seminar for high school sophomores and juniors held in the Camp Wa-Shun-Ga area of Rock Springs Ranch south of Junction City.Manchester News: Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Benson purchased the local grocery store recently from Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Smith of An-thony.Shirley Bruey, Meg Hunt and Philip Schmidt repre-sented the Harper County Farm Bureau at the 13th annual Farm Bureau Citi-zenship Seminar for high school juniors and seniors at Rock Spings Ranch south of Junction City.Among the 93 outstand-ing 1974 Kansas High School graduates who had been designated Henry J. Putnam Scholars at Kansas State University, Manhattan, was Patricia Jean Bruey, a graduate of Chaparral High School and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruey of Caldwell.40 YEARS AGO - 1984For a special reading and English project dur-ing the second semester in Cynda Carr’s third grade classroom, students wrote letters to celebrities ask-ing them why reading is important and what they liked to read. Although few personal replies were re-ceived, students did receive autographed pictures from Anne Murray, Andy Chap-man and Drew Pearson. In addition to personal letters from Principal La-vern Williams and Anthony librarian Lora Smith, an-swers were received from the following: Tom Selleck, Henry Winkler, Andy Chap-man, Vice-President George Bush and B. Cross, on be-half of Prime Minister Mar-garet Thatcher.Lloyd Murrow, Bluff City, was one of 125 gradu-FILES Continued on next page

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Page 10 the Anthony Republican • July 17, 2024National Weather ServiceWichita, KansasJune 2024 PrecipitationSiteJune Precipitation (Inches)Departure from AverageRank Wettest/Driest SinceWichita Eisenhower 3.20 -1.73 51st Driest Driest Since 2020Salina Airport 2.13 -1.62 26th Driest Driest Since 2021Chanute Airport 5.23 -0.39 65th Driest Driest Since 2023Russell Airport 1.95 -1.36 Tied 19th Driest Driest Since 2021Winfield COOP 5.89 +0.20 36th Wettest Wettest Since 2022Newton COOP 3.92 -1.09 56th Driest Driest Since 2021Cottonwood Falls COOP 8.26 +3.54 17th Wettest Wettest Since 2014Anthony COOP 3.52 -1.44 59th Driest Driest Since 2016Sedan COOP 3.63 -1.95 45th Driest Driest Since 2020Independence COOP 5.96 -0.30 89th Driest Driest Since 2023National Weather ServiceWichita, Kansas2024 Year-to-Date Precipitation (Jan-Jun)SiteJan-Jun Precipitation (Inches)Departure from AverageRank Wettest/Driest SinceWichita Eisenhower 12.52 -5.03 41st Driest Driest Since 2023Salina Airport 8.64 -6.27 9th Driest Driest Since 2018Chanute Airport 22.75 +1.77 37th Wettest Wettest Since 2021Russell Airport 8.17 -3.85 11th Driest Driest Since 2015Winfield COOP 20.19 -1.12 86th Driest Driest Since 2023Newton COOP 13.24 -4.01 43rd Driest Driest Since 2023Cottonwood Falls COOP 20.23 +1.40 32nd Wettest Wettest Since 2022Anthony COOP 14.25 -3.48 54th Driest Driest Since 2020Sedan COOP 23.98 +2.13 34th Wettest Wettest Since 2020Independence COOP 22.17 -1.49 81st Driest Driest Since 2023Map Released:Thursday, July 11, 2024.Source:droughtmonitor.unl.eduThe Drought Monitor focuses on broad-scale conditions.Local conditions may vary.LATEST KANSAS DROUGHT MONITORINTENSITY:ating in commencement ex-ercises at Kansas Technical Institute, Salina, Kan. Mur-row, son of Max and Mary Lou Murrow of rural Bluff City, received his degree in Electronic Engineering Technology.Sherry Pul and Anne Menhusen from Anthony had returned from Colora-do Christian Service Camp held in Coma, Colorado. Also attending from this area was Troy Schroeder from Harper. 30 YEARS AGO - 1994McDonald’s had an-nounced it would build a new restaurant on the northwest corner of the highway intersection at the end of West Main and ground breaking could start after the ﬁnal permit from the highway department was given.Johnny Gaffney (R-Anthony) announced his intention to seek the State Representative Seat for the 105th District.Management of a long-time Anthony eating tradi-tion changed hands when Anthony Motel owners Judy and Dan Pope took over operations of the ad-jacent cafe from Clayton Porter.Students from the area earning academic honors during the 1994 spring semester included: Julie Davis, freshman, Harper; Brent Bogdanovecz, sopho-more, Anthony; Amy Tran-tham, senior, Attica.20 YEARS AGO - 2004Aleta Nolan, a 1974 graduate of Chaparral High School, a wife, mother of eight, home educator and writer of poems and chil-dren’s books, had recently had her poetry published in two publications: “The Best Poems and Poets of 2003” and “Colours of the Heart.”Sharla Dunn, a 2001 graduate of Chaparral High School, had been selected to the National Dean’s List, one of the highest academ-ic honors that can be be-stowed on college students.Dr. Ann K. Rasmussen, D.O. had joined the medical staff at Anthony Hospital and Clinic.The United States Achievement Academy an-nounced that Helen Vir-ginia Nicole Brown of An-thony had been named an All-American Collegiate Scholar.10 YEARS AGO - 2014Chaparral High School softball players making All-League teams were: Adriane Blanchat, 1st team 2nd base, also broke school record batting average with a 0.597 average; Sydney Wescoat, 1st team outﬁeld; Ashlan Mathes, 1st team catcher; Taylor Elliott, hon-orable mention, utility.A new NAPA Auto Parts store was being erected at the 300 block of West Main in Anthony.Chaparral Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) students involved in the Fu-ture Christian Athletes pro-gram traveled to Honduras for a Mission Trip. Students were: Morgan Hamill, Ky-trena Hightree, Holly An-dres, Lorissa Duhon, Lyd-ia White, Meredith Olds, Kendell Hightree, Kaleigh Wells, Anna Moore, Jake Cox, Roger Clark, Hattie Spicer and Payton Traylor. Sponsors were Sheldon Pat-ton, Heather Watts, Cinda Moore, and Amy Wells. 5 YEARS AGO - 2019Ella and Addison Walk-er had made an American ﬂag stepping stones at the Harper Park during an event held by The Arts Cen-ter.Brayden Kunz, an eighth grade student at Conway Springs Middle School had earned a position on the Kansas State National Ju-nior High rodeo team and was traveling with fel-low teammates to Huron, South Dakota to compete at the 15th annual Na-tional Junior High Finals Rodeo in the calf tie down and goat tying competi-tions. Brayden is the son of Shaun and Jennifer Kunz of Milan, and grandson of Allan and Vicki Longbine of Anthony, Jeannie Catlin of Schulte and Dan and Shan-non Kunz of Attica.FILES Continued from previous pageCourtesy PhotoSCULPTURE GARDEN IS GROWING: The D’Horn Bug is the latest piece to be added to the sculpture garden at the Where Bugs Come Alive Studio (north of the Courthouse).TOPEKA - It’s a sign of the season – political cam-paigning and the posting of campaign signs. The Kansas Department of Transporta-tion reminds the public that Political Signs Not Allowed On Highway Right Of Wayall political campaign signs or billboards are prohibited from being placed on state highway right of way. By law, all right of way on state highways is exclusively for public highway purposes. Only regulatory, guide signs and warning signs placed by KDOT are allowed on the 9,500-mile state highway system. KDOT has jurisdic-tion over all interstate, Kan-sas and U.S. routes. Political campaign advertising is al-lowed on private property bordering state right of way. However, people placing or erecting signs on private property must ﬁrst obtain permission from the prop-erty owner. Persons placing signs on city street or coun-ty road right of way should consult the local jurisdiction on any rules.