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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 27 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 27Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, July 3, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Courtesy PhotoTHIRD AT NATIONALS: Front Row (L-R): Everly Leis, Ember LePard, Brinzlee Krenek, Brylee Reed, Bristol Harris and Mackenzie Hammond. Back Row (L-R): Christy Reel, Chloe Hammond, Brielle Deaver, Ariel Collins, Kaisyn Shelite, Adaley Siale and Mindy Deaver.By Mindy DeaverThe Mindy’s Dance Cen-ter Competitive team trav-eled to Branson, Missouri this past week for Dance Nationals with Believe Na-tional Talent. These girls are hard workers on and off of the dance ﬂoor. We took 6 dances to Branson and com-peted in the advanced level on Sunday and Monday! Of the 3 categories that we were eligible to advance to the championships as the highest scoring studios, 2 of our numbers succeeded to compete again on Thurs-day! We ended as 3rd place overall national winners with, “Work” in the 8 and under large group catego-ry! We were among studios from Louisiana, Indiana, Il-linois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.The picture above is our large group with my sister, Christy’s studio in Garden Plain. It’s such an honor to work with these young girls to help shape them into respectable young adults! Teaching a number along-side my sister is icing on the cake!Local Competitive Dance Team Takes Third At Nationals CompetitionCity Commissioners Discuss Employee Housing, Public Disclosure Of ConﬂictOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkJune 4, 2024OPENINGWelcome / Call to Order. Invocation / Pledge of Al-legiance. Roll Call: Present - Mayor Greg Cleveland, Commissioner Sherrie Ea-ton, Commissioner Eric Smith, Commissioner How-ard Hatﬁeld, City Administrator Cyn-dra Kastens, Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Deputy City Clerk Sherri Miller, Randy & Jacquie Wiseley, Joel Krosschell, Tony Kas-tens, Jennifer Wolff and Twila Strong. Absent: Com-missioner Jan Lanie.Approval of Agenda: A motion was made to ap-prove the agenda. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commission-er Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld.PUBLIC COMMENTTwila Strong followed up with the request to have the stop lights ﬂash at Spring-ﬁeld and Main. Tony Kas-tens and Randy Wiseley had comments concerning Sunrise 2nd.CONSENT AGENDA1. Approve May 21, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes.2. Special Appropria-tions: Fund #34 Street Improvements - EBH - $8,201.15 - Engineering FY25 CCLIP ANTHONY K44.3. Appropriation Or-dinance No. 3191 - $171,886.93.4. 06.04.2024 Payroll - $67,342.75.5. Approve May 2024 Court Report. 6. Approve Pay Request #5 & #6 - KDOT Project No. KA-6909-01 - $8,201.15 - Engineering to EBH for FY25 CCLIP Main & An-thony.7. Bank of the Plains COD 32703 - General for $70,000 - Reinvestment.8. Approve CDBG Hous-ing Grant Request for Re-lease of Funds and Certiﬁ-cation Form.9. Approve CDBG Hous-ing Grant Contractor Guidelines.Mayor Cleveland asked if any items should be re-moved from the Consent Agenda for further discus-sion. Hearing none, a mo-tion was made to approve the consent agenda. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commission-er Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld.Editor’s Note: This article contains minutes frommultiple meetings.Ofﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceJune 3, 2024The Harper County Board of County Commis-Local Fire Departments Receive Share Of $18.9 Million From Kansas Department Of InsuranceTOPEKA – Kansas In-surance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced that the Kansas Depart-ment of Insurance has made its annual distribution to lo-cal Fireﬁghter Relief Asso-ciations (FRAs). Pursuant to the Kansas Fireﬁghters Relief Act, $18,912,365.52 has been distributed among 553 local FRAs throughout the state.In Harper County, FRA#106 Anthony received $19,743.97, FRA#113 Atti-ca received $11,690.26, and FRA#232 Harper received $13,874.48.“Fireﬁghters work to keep us safe, and the Kan-sas Fireﬁghters Relief Act acknowledges those efforts by providing additional protections for ﬁreﬁghters and their loved ones,” said Commissioner Schmidt. “The Act not only gives ﬁrst responders needed safety nets, but it also allows lo-cal communities to provide their citizens with im-proved ﬁreﬁghting equip-ment and resources.” The funds from the Kan-sas Fireﬁghters Relief Act are generated by a two per-cent tax paid by insurance companies on ﬁre and light-ning insurance premiums written in Kansas. Asso-ciations primarily use their distributed funds for insur-ance premiums and safety enhancements.The relief funds may pay for the health, accident, dis-ability, and life insurance premiums of local ﬁreﬁght-ers. Safety enhancements such as new ﬁretrucks, ﬁre station building improve-ments, and ﬁreﬁghting gear can be purchased via relief funds loaned to local gov-erning entities. Kansans can learn more about the Fireﬁghter Relief Act by visiting insurance.kansas.gov/ﬁreﬁghters.Bridge Closure Forces Commissioners To Make Changes To County Roadssioners met in regular ses-sion, with Chairman Stru-ble calling the meeting to order with Commissioner Waldschmidt and Com-missioner Vornauf. Shonda Larson, Assistant to the Board, and Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, were present. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve accounts payable in the amount of $45,297.57; mo-tion passed unanimously.Commissioner Struble moved to approve accounts payable in the amount of CITY Continued on next pageCOUNTY Continued on next pageCourtesy PhotoTSA CLUB GOES TO NATIONALS: Two members of the Chaparral TSA (Technology Stu-dent Association) qualied to attend the national conference this past week in Orlando, Florida. Addison Walker, 8th grade daughter of Bret and Lauren Walker, competed in pho-tography and digital design events and Brody Matthews, Freshman son of Chris and Kam-ber Mathews, competed in dragster, CAD and public speaking. The duo also completed challenges with technical design and problem solving. Matthew Wilson, Chaparral teacher and TSA sponsor, has been excited to resurrect the club and has built membership to over 30 middle and high school students in two short years. Students in the club have the op-portunity to compete in STEM-related challenges across the state. Challenges span from ying drones, creating architectural designs and public speaking.

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • July 3, 2024PUBLIC HEARINGSNone.REGULAR BUSINESS10. Approve Hall Appli-cation: A motion was made to approve the request from Jennifer Wolff to approve the Hall CMB Application and to waive the fees for the Community Painting Class on August 4, 2024. Motion made by Commis-sioner Hatﬁeld, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld11. Sidewalk on LL&G Discussion: Joel Krosschell, EBH Engineering, dis-cussed the options for the new sidewalk location on LL&G.12. Town Hall Meeting Organizational Planning Discussion: The Commis-sion discussed the format and agenda for the town hall meeting on June 12, 2024 at the Municipal Hall for the Salt Plains Outﬁt-ters proposal.13. Ordinance No. G-2873 *Roll Call: The City Admin-istrator presented Ordi-nance No. G-2873 to provide for a sixty (60) day mora-torium on the construction and permit approval of new billboards in the City of An-thony to allow the Planning CITY Continued from previous pageCommission adequate time to ﬁnalize the updated poli-cies for off-site advertising signs. A motion was made to approve Ordinance No. G-2873 as presented. Mo-tion made by Mayor Cleve-land, Seconded by Com-missioner Eaton. A roll call vote was then taken Mayor Cleveland - Yea, Commis-sioner Eaton - Yea, Commis-sioner Smith - Yea, Commis-sioner Hatﬁeld - Yea.14. Public Disclosure of Conﬂict – CDBG Housing Application: Administra-tor Kastens presented the self-disclosure made by the property owner at 408 E Main, Anthony, KS, indicat-ing that said owner is per-sonally related to a current City of Anthony employee. The Administrator provided the City of Anthony Attor-ney’s review of the potential conﬂict of interest indicat-ing that since the employee has no responsibility or decision-making authority with the CDBG program and since the applicant is subject to all the same re-strictions and compliance requirements as every ap-plicant of the grant, and other reasons stated there-in, a determination was made that no conﬂict of in-terest does exist. This appli-cant is within the qualifying group of the grant and the property meets the goals of the program and target area. The Commission con-curred that the applicant meets the exceptions to the conﬂict-of-interest policy. A motion was made to allow the owner of 408 E Main to apply for the CDBG Hous-ing Grant. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Com-missioner Hatﬁeld15. On-Call/Back Up Employee Housing: The Administrator sought direc-tion from the Commission as to whether guests should be allowed overnight at the employee on-call/back-up housing facility. The Com-mission directed the Ad-ministrator to update the housing agreement to allow overnight guests only dur-ing the employee’s shift/back-up times and only when one employee is uti-lizing the housing. If there is more than one on-call/back-up employee on an active agreement to utilize the housing, no overnight guests are allowed, regard-less of on-call/back-up shift times.STAFF REPORTS16. Administrator Re-port: The Admin reported on Sunrise 2nd Builders, Insurance, On-Call/Back Up Housing, Solar Applica-tions, 2023 Audit, Budget, CDBG Housing Meeting, CARE Grant, Planning Commission and Stafﬁng.17. Department Reports: Department activity up-dates were given from the Shop, Power Plant, Street, Electric Distribution and Water/Wastewater.EXECUTIVE SESSIONNone.ADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Mo-tion made by Mayor Cleve-land, Seconded by Commis-sioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commis-sioner Eaton, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld.Gregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/AdministratorCOUNTY Continued from previous page$329.58; motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve beneﬁts accounts payable in the amount of $156,738.57; mo-tion passed unanimously. Commissioner Vor-nauf moved to approve the 5/27/2024 meeting Minutes; motion passed unanimously.Mike Bennett and Janet Slankard, Public Works, gave a department update. Statistics were given for the Spring Cleanup event, they are getting a lot of shingles at the local landﬁll, dis-cussed purchasing a grader cutter. Mike is looking into contracting the crack seal-ing process for the dam-aged blacktops out, is wait-ing responses from various companies. Discussion was held about using the Special Highway Fund to purchase equipment for the mainte-nance of black tops. The detour established for the 160 bridge repair was discussed, along with a request from Elkhorn pack-aging to utilize an alternate route. The State says people can drive anywhere they want, as long as the route is approved by County. The pending lawsuit related to the condition of our blacktop roads is a concern, and will be considered before any ap-proval is granted. Also con-cerning is the wear and tear on the established detour road, and who is responsible for maintenance and repair. Mike requested approval for overtime to prepare for harvest, some of our roads are in bad shape due to re-cent rainy weather. Over-time was approved until the roads are caught up. There was an update on the pur-chase of fuel tanks for die-sel for PW department, a representative from Hoidale will be on agenda 6/10/2024. There was discussion about the purchase of a bumper pull trailer to haul equip-ment for bridge crew, and taking our magnet to K. Eslinger’s land to help with cleanup of tornado damage, as well as possibly installing an entrance to Mark Wurn’s land from the road.Josh Teel met with the Board to open bids for Health Department Remod-el. Silver Star Construction $16,150.00 Micheal’s Handyman $22,400.00Vasquez Construction $26,500.00Commissioner Vornauf moved to accept the Silver Star Construction bid; the motion was approved unani-mously. Jan Harding, EMS Di-rector gave a department update, submitted Medicare data collection, certiﬁed Sat-urday. The service will need to purchase an upgrade for the 800 radios so they can accept pages, she is collect-ing bids for a booster and/or a base unit for station. The 800 radios are not working in Harper station, due to the metal building. Medic 75 is out of commission again, this time due to a power steering pump leak, possibly from damage from a deer hit in May. The Board reviewed ambulance options for pur-chase in 2025 as well as funding options. The EMS budget could handle a pur-chase in 2024, if necessary. They tabled the decision to Monday. Jan submitted a travel request for KEMSA conference in Manhattan in August, which was approved by the Board.COUNTY Continued on next page

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the Anthony Republican • July 3, 2024 Page 3Robin Struble, Harper County Conservation Dis-trict, submitted their 2025 budget request, and gave an update on the organization. Explained State Cost Share Program, and beneﬁts to Harper County, as well as the education and outreach programs. Requesting full $25,000.00, would like to put $8,000 towards an aug-mented reality sandbox pur-chase to be utilized as part of the education program. They intend to apply for a HPCCF grant to help with purchase. At 9:50am, Commis-sioner Struble motioned for a 5 minute recess; approved unanimously. The meeting resumed at 9:55am.Josh Teel, IT/Building & Grounds, gave a depart-ment update. An Inordinate Spending Request was sub-mitted for Jail HVAC re-pair/replace, in the amount of $130,661.91 from Tom’s HVAC. This expense will be covered through a grant. There was discussion on the progress of the Attica day-care and appliances to be installed. Discussed Harper daycare options, and poten-COUNTY Continued from previous pagetial retirement of one cur-rent provider. Laura DeChenne, with the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce present-ed an Inordinate Spending Request to the Board in the amount of $42,929.00, to purchase a 2023 Dodge Du-rango Pursuit 4WD, from Newberry Auto. Commis-sioner Waldschmidt moved to approve the request; mo-tion pass unanimously. Mike Bennett re-entered the meeting, and presented a $22,000.00 two year extend-ed warranty on 352 loader for approval. Commissioner Waldschmidt moved to ap-prove the request; the mo-tion passed unanimously. Richard Raleigh, County Counselor, met with the Board. They discussed 130 Road, the various options to gain access to it so the wind-farm can replace it (and the bridge), and the county’s re-sponsibility related to access to property. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to enter executive session at 10:30a.m. The subject to be discussed will be legal advice on matters protected by the attorney client privilege, (pending or threatened litigation, etc.). For Consultation with our attorney on a matter pro-tected by the attorney/client privilege. The open meeting will resume at 10:45 a.m. in this room. The motion was approved unanimously. Richard Raleigh, Assistant County Attorney, and Mike Bennett, Public Works, and Ami DeLacerda were pres-ent for this meeting. The meeting returned to open session at 10:45 a.m. with no binding action taken.Commissioner Struble motioned to enter executive session at 10:46 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meet-ing will resume at 11:00 a.m. in this room. The motion was approved unanimously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meet-ing resumed at 11:00 a.m., no binding action taken.Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve changing the RFP for the annual audit contract to a 5-year time frame; the mo-tion passed unanimously.Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk/HR gave a department update. The county received and has veriﬁed a protest petition protesting USD 361 Resolution 2024-0408, and are waiting to hear from the School Board if they will re-quest a special election, or rescind the resolution. The Appraiser certiﬁed the 2024 Values on June 1st, and the Clerk’s Ofﬁce is begin-ning the July Abstract pro-cess. The Board approved a 6-month Evaluation for an employee. Discussion was held on the current SCTel-com project bringing inter-net to underserved areas of Harper County. The compa-ny is funding this outreach project. Richard Raleigh re-en-tered the meeting, and the group discussed the lease for the County Farm. Mr. Raleigh will be updating the contract to renew ev-ery three years on March 1st, if there is wheat on the ground, the land will change hands as soon as the wheat is harvested, if there is not wheat planted, the land will change hands March 1st. Ami DeLacerda will contact the current lessee. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:19 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, June 10, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLacerda, County ClerkOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceJune 10, 2024The Harper County Board of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion, with Chairman Struble calling the meeting to order with Commissioner Wald-schmidt and Commissioner Vornauf. Shonda Larson, Assistant to the Board, and Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, were present. Commissioner Struble motioned to enter executive session at 8:31 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meet-ing will resume at 8:36 a.m. in this room. The motion was approved unanimously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meet-ing resumed at 8:36 a.m., no binding action taken.Tracy Chance, Harper County Sheriff, met with the Board to discuss the purchase of a new vehicle, transferring an old vehicle to the county pool, and pos-sibly replacing the K-9 unit a year early.Mike Bennett, Public Works joined the meeting to discuss commercial trucks using alternative routes from the detour on US 160. Drivers are using these routes because the sign says “local trafﬁc only”, and they consider themselves “local”, however, since there is no bridge weight limit on the sign, once they reach the sign and the bridge, they are experiencing challenges getting turned around, etc. Most trucks are going ahead and crossing the bridge, even though they are overweight. Mike has consulted with the County Counselor about al-tering sign verbiage. Also encountering trucks headed to Barber County and the wind farm, and needs clari-ﬁcation on what is allowed on which roads during the repair of the bridge.Mike Bennett and Janet Slankard, Public Works, gave a department update. There was discussion on repairing a concrete bridge south of Anthony damaged during a vehicle accident. They discussed repairing a fence on the Mayo bridge, and submitted an inordi-nate spending request for the amount of $3,800.00 to Mancilla Rooﬁng. Commis-sioner Vornauf moved to ap-prove the request; the mo-tion passed unanimously. An inordinate spending request was submitted for the amount of $157,937 to Circle C Paving for crack sealing 43 miles of black-top in the county. Commis-sioner Waldschmidt moved to approve the request; the motion passed unanimously. Also continued discussion on purchasing equipment to handle this process internal-ly at some point. Nathan Cruzen with Hoi-dale Co., Inc met with the Commissioners with more information on the purchase of fuel tanks to place at each shop for Public Works use. Estimates were submitted, each including labor, install, and monthly fees. They will also require tank pads or foundations for saddles. The Board requested the pur-chase amount for just the tanks. Discussed PEI recom-mended practices, including required clearance from the Fire Marshall for licensing. They also discussed utiliz-ing county staff for this pro-cess. Sheriff Chance, Richard COUNTY Continued on next page

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • July 3, 2024GOT NEWS OR PICSYOU WANTTO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.netRaleigh, County Counselor, and Mike Bennett, Public Works, met with the Board to continue the conversation about signage on detour routes and utilization by commercial trucks over the approved bridge weight lim-it. It was decided to update signage to communicate that trafﬁc must have a des-tination in Harper County to utilize county roads other than the established detour. After updated signs are in-stalled, the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce will begin issuing citations to offenders. There was also discussion about acquiring more speed limit signs and speed indicators.Sheriff Chance, Richard Raleigh, County Counselor, COUNTY Continued from previous pageand Mike Bennett, Public Works, met with the Board to continue the conversation about signage on detour routes and utilization by commercial trucks over the approved bridge weight lim-it. It was decided to update signage to communicate that trafﬁc must have a des-tination in Harper County to utilize county roads other than the established detour. After updated signs are in-stalled, the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce will begin issuing citations to offenders. There was also discussion about acquiring more speed limit signs and speed indicators.Sheriff Chance and Mike Bennett left the meeting. Mr. Raleigh recommended that the Board hire out-side legal counsel for the Sandridge BOTA hearings. Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve the rec-ommendation; the motion passed unanimously. Jan Harding, EMS Direc-tor, gave a department up-date. Medic 75 is still down, parts have been ordered and are expected to be in Mon-day. Jan presented a travel request for HazMat train-ing, which was approved. The Board asked her to research the purchase of a 6.6 Chevy ambulance, bud-geted for and delivered in 2025. Josh Teel, Building & Grounds joined the meeting to discuss access options for the new medication safes for EMS. Jan advised the Board that there is potentially a grant available to help with 800 radios, the Board approved working on the grant. Matt Jaeger, Wes Kelley Trucking, was on the agenda at this time, and cancelled his meeting with the Board.Emily Tompkinson, Day-care Director, gave a depart-ment update. The Board was updated on the status of grant funding. Emily sub-mitted an inordinate spend-ing request in the amount of $8,478.00 to Lakeshore Learning for a new play area for toddlers in the An-thony facility. Commission-er Waldschmidt motioned to approve the request; the motion passed unanimously. Emily and Josh discussed purchasing ﬂooring for the Anthony location with grant fund, also utilizing grant funds for June wages. Whatever remains will be available for other entities in TCCC. There was discussion on a Harper daycare that is closing soon (7/12), and speculation that the Revolu-tion Church daycare in An-thony is also closing. Commissioner Struble motioned to enter execu-tive session at 10:15 a.m. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 10:35 a.m. in this room. The motion was approved unanimously. Ami DeLac-erda & Emily Tompkinson remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 10:35 a.m., no binding ac-tion taken.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to recess for 5 minutes; the motion passed unanimously. The meeting resumed at 10:40 a.m.Josh Teel returned to the meeting, and gave a Building and Grounds/IT department update. The conversation on updates to EMS security and access continued. Josh presented an inordinate spending re-quest to repair or repour the South and East steps of the courthouse. The Board decided to hold off on this project until the end of the year, but approved moving forward with the honorary bench for the courthouse lawn, up to $4,000.00. Vor-nauf motioned to approve payment to Noel Masonry and Concrete for the bench; the motion passed unani-mously. There was also discus-sion about the repair of a cement bridge damaged in 2021, and the estimate to re-pair. The Board decided not to move forward with ma-sonry work on that project. Josh has contacted the city of Anthony with a coun-teroffer for purchasing two lots East of the courthouse. Also discussed the removal of the trees on the north side of the Public Transportation parking lot. The Board vot-ed one to two not to remove the trees at this time (Wald-schmidt and Struble were “no” votes). Mike Bennet re-entered the meeting. The Board has received multiple com-plaints about the musk this-tle situation in the county. The Board approved to ad-vertise for a part time chem-ical applicator for the Nox-ious Weed department. Also discussed the Public Works budget after the overtime approved and worked the week of June 3rd. Mike Bennet left the meeting at this time, the Board spoke to Josh about cleaning up the daycare yard. After using the mag-net multiple times, it was suggested to possibly use the Public Works magnet.Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, gave a department update. A new hire PSF and a 6-month evaluation were approved. Commissioner Struble motioned to enter execu-tive session at 11:15 a.m. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 11:35 a.m. in this room. The motion was approved unani-mously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 11:35 a.m., no binding ac-tion taken.Commissioner Vor-nauf moved to approve the 6/7/2024 payroll in the amount of $147,222.98; the motion passed unanimously.Commissioner Vor-nauf moved to approve the 6/3/2024 meeting minutes; the motion passed unani-mously.Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve Accounts Payable in the amount of $253,245.95; the motion passed unanimously. 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 17, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk

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the Anthony Republican • July 3, 2024 Page 5Harper Co. Dept. On Aging: TEFAP Food Commodities Available On July 25thBy Jennifer WolffReminder all Harper Co Aging Services including Senior Meals in Attica & Harper and General Public Transit are closed Thursday 4th of July. Enjoy festivities Thursday & all weekend long at Anthony Lake!TEFAP 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 & income guidelines apply. Single household maximum gross income = $1580. Commodi-ties are available for ALL Harper County households who meet income guideline regardless of age. Contact the Aging Ofﬁce for more in-formation.Tuesdays Together, a healthy living initiative meets every 3rd Tuesday for a 1 hour presentation at the meeting room in Patterson Health Center. Join us 7/16 at 11:30 am with a presen-tation on “Mediterranean Foods & Habits”. Samples will be served as well as relatable information on why people in the Mediter-ranean region are healthier than the average American. You are what you eat! Come try something new & take a healthy recipe home to pre-pare. The Public Transporta-tion Service assists ALL Harper Co residents of any age to stay independent with transportation to work, med-ical appointments, 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 scheduled 24 hours in advance & the bus returns for Harper Co by 3pm. CALL 620-842-5104 for ride reservations & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Ad-vance reservations are rec-ommended.Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 7/8: WichitaHARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS8/11: Mary E. Koptik: 1) Speeding - 84/65; $207.00. 24-TR-224.CIVIL CASE FILINGSMelissa Orebaugh vs. Kansas Department of Revenue, et al., other real property; 24-CV-13.LIMITED CASE FILINGSDiscover Bank vs. Stanley V. Craig Jr., debt collection; 24-LM-68.CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Matthew D. Clark: 1) Electronic solicitation - offender believes child <14. 24-CR-43.State of Kansas vs. Patrick K. Clingerman: 1) Criminal damage to property - value <$1,000. 24-CR-44.State of Kansas vs. Arthur L. Miner: 1) Possession of meth-amphetamine. 2) Possession of fentanyl. 3) Possession of mari-juana. 4) Possession of drug par-aphernalia. 24-CR-48.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONMonday, July 1, 20141:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Rolland G. May Jr., hearing; 23-TR-83.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Amie A. Loreg, hearing; 24-CR-32.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Darren M. Miller, status conference; 22-CR-59.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, status conference; 24-TR-55.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Mark J. Rohlman, status conference; 24-CR-34.2:00 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Rosa M. Sasueda, status conference; 23-CR-300008.Tuesday, July 2, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jessica Padilla, status conference; 24-CR-11.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Matthew D. Clark, status conference; 24-CR-43.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Robert W. Bruce, status conference; 23-CR-13.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Patrick K. Clingerman, status conference; 24-CR-44.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Arthur L. Miner, status conference; 24-CR-48.Wednesday, July 3, 20249:00 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of Leroy E. Ryan, nal settlement, 23-PR-31.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSDavid E. Studebaker, 34: Arrested: 6-24-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Possession of drug paraphernalia.Darren M. Miller, 35: Arrested: 6-24-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Probation violation.Patrick K. Clingerman, 34: Arrested: 6-28-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 72 hour quick dip.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1334 - Warranty Deed: Jerry J. Stephenson Jr. and Shannon D. Stephenson to Madison Struble and Justin Struble, Lot 1 W in Spring Creek Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1335 - Warranty Deed: Sue W. Smith to Justin Arnold and Jennifer Janet, Lot 6 and the E/2 of Lot 5 in Blk. 17 in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1336 - Warranty Deed: Patrick S. Malone to Justin Struble and Madison Struble, Lots 13-23 in Blk. 46 in the Town of Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas.#1337 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Diana L. Albright to Koby Stolsworth, Lots 8 and 9 in Blk. 13 in the Original Townsite of the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1338 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Randall R. Patterson transfers on death to Kaitlyn Raitt, Jessica Markus and Ashley Patterson, Lot 2 and the N/2 of Lot 3 in Blk. 19 (aka 221 N. Pennsylvania) in the Original City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.Tues 7/9: WichitaWed 7/10: Wichita Thurs 7/11: Out of County AvailableFri 7/12: Wichita All routes are subject to change without notice. FILES Continued on next page60 YEARS AGO - 1964Diane Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Davis, 701 N. Lincoln, Anthony, was a member of the Summer Theatre Company at Kan-sas State Teachers College of Emporia. Six delegates to the 4-H Round Up on the Kansas State University campus and one music camper ar-rived back in the county June 5. Cookie Carothers of the Piloteer 4-H Club at-tended music camp at Rock Springs Ranch; Jim Gelvin, Sunnyside Club, Laura Dyke, Tip Top Club, Martha Patton, Hilltoppers Club, Joyce Mathes and Sheryl Parsons, Grandview Club, and Betty Drouhard, Run-nymede Rustlers attended the round-up. John Clayton, sponsored by the Bluff City American Legion Post, returned from Boys State June 6. The

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • July 3, 2024Governor Signs Bill Providing Tax Cuts For All KansansTOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced that she has signed Senate Bill 1, bipartisan legislation that will provide tax cuts for all Kansans without threaten-ing the state’s long-term ﬁs-cal health. The bill reduces property and income taxes, immediately eliminates the state tax on Social Secu-rity income, and increases the standard deduction and Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.“I am proud to be deliv-ering on my commitment to responsible, meaningful tax relief for all Kansans,” Gov-ernor Laura Kelly said. “I appreciate the Legislature’s quick work to pass this tax relief package. Senate Bill 1 provides signiﬁcant tax relief while preserving our ability to continue fully funding our public schools, roads and bridges, and State Water Plan.”The governor also signed House Bill 2001, en-abling the use of the Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bonds, an economic develop-ment tool, to expand Kan-sas’ portfolio of professional sports teams. STAR Bonds allow the issuance of bonds to ﬁnance the development of major commercial, enter-tainment, and tourism proj-ects. The bonds are paid off through the sales tax reve-nue generated by the devel-opment.“We know that modern-izing our economic devel-opment tools provides the opportunity to increase pri-vate investment into the state,” Governor Kelly said. “By modifying the STAR Bonds program, one of our strongest economic develop-ment mechanisms, lawmak-ers crafted a viable option for attracting professional sports teams to Kansas."Click visit www.kansas-commerce.gov to learn more about STAR Bonds.Increased Activity Of Vector-Borne Diseases Identiﬁed In KansasTOPEKA – While ticks and mosquitoes are a natu-ral part of our environment, it is important to know that some may transmit harmful diseases. The Kan-sas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) tracks illnesses caused by ticks and mosquitoes, and as of May 29, 2024, has re-ceived over 200 laboratory reports of tickborne diseas-es. Additionally, KDHE has received several reports of tick bites and complaints of high numbers of ticks, which indicates that tick activity and density are in-creasing and are occurring earlier in the season this year.Numerous tickborne diseases caused by bacte-ria are present in Kansas. These include Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and other Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses (SFGR), and Tularemia. Two rare tickborne virus-es, Heartland virus and Bourbon virus, have also been identiﬁed in Kansas in both humans and ticks. All of these tickborne dis-eases are transmitted by the Lone Star tick, the most abundant tick in Kan-sas. Lone Star ticks can be found widely throughout at least the eastern two-thirds of the state in a variety of habitats and are aggressive human biters. This year alone, KDHE has inves-tigated several tickborne disease cases with severe health outcomes, includ-ing hospitalizations due to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Tularemia, and a fatal case of Bourbon virus.“Vector-borne diseases, both those that are trans-mitted by ticks and those transmitted by mosquitoes are extremely active this year,” Dr. Erin Petro, KDHE State Public Health Vet-erinarian, said. “I really en-courage people to take the risk of vector-borne diseases seriously and take personal protective measures for themselves and their pets to reduce their chance of acquiring an illness from a tick or mosquito bite. We’re also seeing emerging tick-associated conditions, like Alpha-gal syndrome, which can have lifelong conse-quences for those affected, which is why bite preven-tion is so important.”In addition to increased tickborne diseases being re-ported to KDHE, there have been increased case reports of West Nile Virus (WNV), which is a reportable dis-ease. While WNV cases oc-cur every year in Kansas, the concerning trend this year is how early it’s being seen. Cases of WNV typical-ly start in late July to early August. However, KDHE has already had two cases of WNV reported.These cases serve as an important reminder to take precautions as you enjoy the outdoors this summer. Ticks are commonly found at the edge of trails, on tall grass-es and in wooded, shaded areas. Mosquitoes are often more common at dawn and dusk and can breed in small amounts of standing water.To reduce the risk of contracting a vector-borne disease, take the following steps:• Use an EPA-registered insect repellent such as DEET, picaridin, oil of lem-on eucalyptus or IR3535 on all exposed skin. If going camping or hiking, treat clothing and gear with products containing 0.5 per-cent permethrin.• When doing yardwork, hiking, camping or recreat-ing in areas where ticks and mosquitoes may be found, wear long pants tucked into socks or boots, if possible. Additionally, light colored clothing can make it easier to spot ticks.• Take steps to control mosquitoes indoors and outdoors, such as emptying standing water, particularly in old tires, tarps and ﬂow-erpots. Empty bird baths at least once a week to disrupt the mosquito life cycle.• Ensure pets remain tick free by consulting with a veterinarian about tick prevention products.• After spending time outdoors, shower and check for ticks again (some can be hard to spot). The vital areas to check are in and around the hair and ears, under the arms, inside the belly button, around the waist, between the legs and the back of the knees.Celebrate Responsibly: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk DrivingTOPEKA – Motorists in Kansas will see and hear numerous Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving safety messages the week of the 4th of July holiday to stress the importance of never drinking and driving.The Kansas Department of Transportation, the Drive To Zero (DTZ) Coalition and local law enforcement agen-cies are joining together in this effort. High intensity enforcement will occur over the holiday week along with safety reminders from July 1-7.Impaired driving is both illegal and dangerous. “Be-sides being illegal, driving impaired puts anyone in your vehicle or your path at risk for a crash resulting in serious injury or death,” said KDOT Behavioral Safe-ty Manager Gary Herman. “And with many Indepen-dence Day activities taking place at night, impaired drivers increase the risks even more.”According to KDOT, 65 people lost their lives in 2,140 alcohol-related crash-es recorded in 2023. This marks a decrease from 2022, when 95 alcohol-related fa-talities occurred.Drivers with a blood al-cohol concentration (BAC) above Kansas’ limit of .08% are considered alcohol-im-paired by law. However, a small amount of alcohol is considered buzzed driving because it can affect a per-son’s ability to drive safely.The DTZ Coalition also reminds all motorists to buckle up every trip, every time. Learn more about the Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving Campaigns and an-ti-impaired driving resourc-es by visiting https://www.trafﬁcsafetymarketing.gov/safety-topics/drunk-driving.In print or online, NEWSPAPERS are TRUSTEDmore than any other medium to drive engaged voters.• If a tick has bitten you, don’t squeeze it. Remove it with tweezers by grasping the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible, then pull outward. Dispose of the tick by ﬂushing it down the toilet. Don’t forget to check pets for ticks.• Pay attention to com-mon signs and symptoms of vector-borne illness such as fever/chills, body aches and/or rash. If any of these symptoms are present with-in a few weeks of spending time outdoors in areas that may have ticks or mosqui-toes, it’s important to talk with a doctor about being tested for vector-borne ill-nesses.For more information, visit KDHE’s Tickborne Disease Data Stories to learn more about tickborne diseases, signs and symp-toms speciﬁc to each dis-ease, tick bite prevention and tick distribution. CDC also has additional infor-mation about vector-borne diseases on their website.Obituary...Vickie L. Batt1967 ~ 2024Vickie Lynn Batt was born on February 2, 1967 in Attica, Kan-sas, the youngest child of Ken-neth Verne Sr and Viola Angeline (Meyer) Gaug. The family of four children made their home in Harp-er, Kansas. This is where Vickie attended grade school before go-ing on to Chaparral High School, graduating with the class of 1985. She was a great athlete, excelling in softball and basketball.Furthering her education, Vickie attended Barton County Commu-nity College in Great Bend, Kan-sas where she played softball and obtained her Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. This led her to work at the Barton County Sheriff’s Ofce as both a dispatcher and a detention ofcer.Vickie lived in Hoisington, Kan-sas for several years. During her time there, she was married and was blessed with two sons, Chris and Cody. After her divorce. Vickie went to work as a postal carrier.To be closer to family, Vickie moved back to Harper in 2019. She helped take care of her brother for a few months before his pass-ing. She also went to work for Harper Industries, working in both paint prep and as a painter. Vickie became part of the family there and made a lot of work friends.Loving to read, you could often nd Vickie with a book in her hand. She loved her cats and enjoyed long walks around town. Vickie enjoyed her quiet time at her home and this is where she passed away peacefully, after years of health is-sues, on June 27, 2024.Preceding Vickie in death are her parents, Kenneth Sr and Viola Gaug and her brother, Kenneth Jr. She is survived by her sons, Chris Batt and his wife, Justice of Ellinwood, Kansas and Cody Batt and his wife, Mallory of Hoisington; grandchildren: Cheyenne Batt, So-phie and Hagen Batt; sisters, Mary Gaug of Harper and Sandy Sander of Strausburg, Missouri; other rela-tives and many friends.Honoring Vickie’s nal wishes, she was cremated and no services will be held. Friends and family will memorialize her in their own ways.Friends can leave online con-dolences at www.prairierosefuner-alhomes.comPrairie Rose Funeral Homes, 613 W 14th ~ Harper, Kansas 67058GOT NEWS OR PICS YOU WANT TO SHARE? SEND IT TO US AT:anthonyrepublican@att.netWWW.ANTHONYREPUblICANNEWS.COmFILES Continued on next pageFILES Continued from previous pageevent was held at Lawrence, Kansas. 50 YEARS AGO - 1974First place winners in the Monday Niters Bowling League was the Bob Hodson Electric team. Team mem-bers included Eddie Morris, Bob Hodson, Gary Sherman, Jerry Connell, Bill Harlow and John Berry.Enumeration for 1974 had been ﬁled and popula-tion in Harper County had decreased 128 in the last year. According to Joann Poston, Harper County Clerk, the total population was 8,191. In 1973 , 8,319 persons were reported liv-ing in the county. Listed by towns, Anthony had 2,778, last year 2,840; Attica, 719, last year 699; Danville, 81, last year 81; Freeport, 12, last year 16; Harper, 1,777, last year,1820; Waldron, 32, last year 37.USD 361 School Board approved a contract for Lane Buck as mathemat-ics instructor at Chaparral. Buck, 26, replaced Charles Cushenbery who would be teaching in the Goddard school system the next year.Ronald Call, head foot-ball and basketball coach at USD 386 Madison dur-ing the past two years had

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the Anthony Republican • July 3, 2024 Page 7FOR RENT - Low income housing for people age 55 and older. Mainte-nance lives on site. Water, sewer and trash paid. Storm shelters. Contact Meadowlark Housing, 924 E. Spring in Anthony, KS 67003. Phone: 620-842-5331. 32-4-5-tfcFOR RENTKCAN ADSKCAN ADS(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, June 19, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )DEAN F. JOSLIN, ) DECEASED. ) Case No. HP 2024 PR 12 )NOTICE TO CREDITORSTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that on May 22, 2024, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was ﬁ led in this Court by Jalana L. Cloud, an heir, devisee, legatee and executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Dean Joslin a/k/a Dean Francis Joslin, deceased. All creditors of the decedent are notiﬁ ed to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of ﬁ rst publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonable ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Jalana L. Cloud - Petitioner Dierking Law Ofﬁ cesTroy Dierking #157968 South Main, P.O. Box 46Caldwell, Kansas 67022Telephone: (620) 845-2756Fax: (620) 845-2757KCAN ADSLEGAL NOTICE(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, June 26, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ) ) NANCY L. SECHLER, ) Case No. HP 2024 PR 15 Deceased. )(Petition Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59)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 Claire A. Sechler Merkel, an heir of Nancy L. Sechler, deceased, praying: Descent be determined of the following described real estate situ-ated in Harper County, Kansas: The Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Thirty-two (32) South, Range Seven (7) West of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by de-cedent at the time of death. And that such property and all personal property and other 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 thereto on or before July 16, 2024 at 8:00 o’clock a.m. in the city of Anthony, in Harper County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. Claire A. Sechler Merkel PetitionerBY: Matthew W. Ricke349 N. Main, PO Box 113Kingman, KS 67068(620) 532-3103Attorney for PetitionerLEGAL NOTICE(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 NOTICEFor SaleWhen veterinary care is unavail-able or unaffordable, ask for Happy Jack® animal healthcare for cats, dogs, & horses. At Tractor Supply® (www.happyjackinc.com). kpa-7-3Misc.AGING ROOF? NEW HOMEOWN-ER? STORM DAMAGE? You need a local expert provider that proudly stands behind their work. Fast, free estimate. Financing available. Call 1-877-589-0093 Have zip code of property ready when calling! kpa-7-3Misc.STOP OVERPAYING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE! 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BZA 24-02 – Robert S White is requesting a variance of 6 feet from the required 6-foot side yard setback for a carport located on the driveway on property zoned as R-1 Residential and legally de-scribed as N 75 feet in W2 Block 10E in the East Highland Addition, to the City of Anthony, Harper County Kansas and located at 523 N Springﬁ eld Ave. CASE NO. BZA 24-03 – Robert S White is requesting a variance of 6 feet from the required 6-foot side yard setback for a carport located by shed on property zoned as R-1 Residential and legally described as N 75 feet in W2 Block 10E in the East Highland Addition, to the City of Anthony, Harper County Kansas and located at 523 N Springﬁ eld Ave. Any person wishing to be heard regarding this matter may submit written comments to the Anthony Board of Zoning Appeals prior to or at the public hearing, or may present written and/or oral comments at such public hearing. All persons wishing to be heard concerning this matter shall be afforded an opportunity to do so. WITNESSED AS OF THIS 28th day of June, 2024. Cyndra KastensZoning AdministratorCity of AnthonyPUBLIC NOTICE• PRINTING •• SIGNS •• SHIRTS •• BANNERS •• STICKERS • • STAMPS •LD’S PRINTING620-842-5129been hired as football coach for Chaparral High School. The 33-year-old Iola native would teach social studies and be the assistant basket-ball coach. 40 YEARS AGO - 1984Dean Menhusen, An-thony, and a student at the Bricklaying Department at North Central Kansas Area Vocational Technical School in Beloit, placed ﬁrst in the State V.I.C.A. contest and was eligible for national competition in Louisville, Ky. The Christian Church announced the recent hiring of Jeff Davis as an associate FILES Continued from previous pageminister. His responsibili-ties were primarily with the youth. Mrs. Davis (Laurie) was hired as choir director. Suzanne Pulliam, mem-ber of the Freeport Pres-byterian Church, was at-tending the 196th General Assembly of the Presbyteri-an Church USA being held at Phoenix, Ariz.30 YEARS AGO - 1994Chaparral High School’s manufacturing class took top multi-pupil honors at the Fort Hays Western Kan-sas Tech Fair for producing T-post pullers. Class mem-bers included Travis Oviatt, Michael Short, Justin Ste-vens, Dean Hufford, Brian Waldschmidt, Morgan Pearl and Josh Thompson.Chaparral individual award winners at the Fort Hays Western Kansas Tech Fair were: Brandon Hazel, Chris Greve, Sarah Wiech-en, Daniel Batty, Matt Go-ertz, Dustin Batty and Mi-chael Laspisa.Xi Zeta sorority met at the Daylight Donut Shop for an “End of the Year Beach Blowout.” At the meeting, those attending voted by se-cret ballot for the “Woman of the Year.” This honor was presented to Karen Starks. President, Karen Younce gave charms to the outgo-ing executive ofﬁcers: vice-president, Sandy Prickett, secertary, Keeta Lemmon, treasurer, Karen Starks and corresponding secretary, Debbie Schnelle. 20 YEARS AGO - 2004Archeologists were busy digging up an archaic In-dian site in Harper County. Surface ﬁnds of ﬂint chips, pottery and bones were among the early indications of past habitation at the site tantalizing the diggers to continue the excavation to ﬁnd items deeper in the ground.Anthony Elementary grades 3-4-5 students who ﬁnished their accelerated reader assignments by the end of the school year had their names placed in a bas-ket for a drawing for a new bicycle. Winners were Mi-chael Stainbrook, 3rd grade, Amber Madsen, 4th grade and John Siale, 5th grade. The Anthony Kiwanis Club furnished the prizes.10 YEARS AGO - 2014Shirley Baker accept-ed her retirement plaque from Superintendent Josh Swartz for her 29 years of service to students at Chap-arral High School.The family of Perry Sny-der Sr. and Nettie (Hughes) Snyder had a reunion on FILES Continued on next page

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • July 3, 2024Courtesy PhotoOATH OF MEMBERSHIP: Hannah Smalley (right) is pic-tured standing next to her grandmother, Frances Smalley, as she receives her “Oath of Membership” to the Daugh-ters of the American Revolution from Chapter Chaplin Linda Chambers during the annual “Garden Party” at the June chapter meeting held at the Mockingbird Flower Farm east of the Anthony Lake. For more information about the Martha Vail DAR, please call at Deniese Fawcett at 620-842-2528.Photo By: Ross Downing/Anthony RepublicanBUGGING OUT IN ANTHONY: The Squashed Bug sculpture at the Historic Anthony Theatre reminds you to donate your empty aluminum cans to the Theatre for recycling!Courtesy PhotoCHAPARRAL CROSS COUNTRY CAMPS: Last week proved a busy time for the Chaparral Cross Country team and Coach Justin McCartney. 13 campers joined current team members to learn about running techniques and how to train while play-ing games, enjoying snacks and learning from fantastic coaches and athletes. Coach McCartney, a successful CHS alum, invited past Roadrunners Cari Warden (current record holder) and Kamon Haydock and Chris Yoder (collegiate runners and CHS alumni) to help coach and motivate the young runners. Marathoners Shawna McCart-ney and Matt Magnuson, both of Wichita, also shared tips and inspirations as well. After the four days of camp, the high school team made a trip to Tulsa to continue training and enjoy team building activities including running at Turkey Mountain and the River Walk, searching for shoes, and spending the afternoon at a waterpark. This season will be an exciting one with eleven runners on the high school team including two state-qualiers, Cate Jensen and Cady Hemphill. Join the team this Thursday as they participate in the July 4th Fun Run! Courtesy PhotoLEARNING FROM THE BEST: Four current Chaparral record holders were all at the cross country camp including (L-R) Cari Warden, Cady Hemphill, Cate Jensen and Justin McCartney. Memorial Day. Among those attending were the “Matri-arch” Frances Snyder and her great-great grandson, Finn Norman. They were the oldest and youngest in attendance.Harper Hospital Medical Clinic and Harper Hospital District #5 announced that Joel Weninger, APRN, had joined their staff starting June 3.5 YEARS AGO - 2019Area students who were candidates for degrees from the University of Kansas included: Hannah Rose Profﬁtt, Anthony, bach-elor of science in geology; Montana L. Miller, Attica, bachelor of science in busi-ness in marketing; Emily Rose Allen, Rago, bachelor of general studies in sociol-CITY Continued from previous pageogy; Mariah Jo Miller, Rago, doctor of medicine. Winners from the D.A.R.E. Essay contest were Josselyn Hazel and Austin Hazel. They were presented with a plaque and gift card.A total of 47 students from the South Central District FFA were awarded their State FFA Degrees at the 91st Kansas FFA Con-vention held on the Kansas State University campus. From Chaparral were: Brie-ley Koehler, Nautica Smith and James Hatley-Rommel.

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