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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 40 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 40Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, October 2, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. McPherson, Kansas, September 27, 2024 – PBT Bancshares, Inc., the hold-ing company of Peoples Bank and Trust Company, and KANZA Financial Cor-poration, the holding com-pany of KANZA Bank, have jointly announced today the signing of a stock pur-chase agreement whereby PBT Bancshares, Inc. will acquire KANZA Bank. Following the closing of PBT Bancshares, Inc. To Acquire KANZA Bank the transaction, KANZA Bank will be merged with and into Peoples Bank and Trust Company with Peoples Bank and Trust Company as the surviv-ing entity. The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is expected to close in the second quar-ter of 2025, subject to cus-tomary closing conditions including shareholder and regulatory approvals. Based on the most re-cent reported ﬁnancials, the combined institution is expected to have approxi-mately $1.5 billion in total assets and 21 banking of-ﬁces across central Kansas. With the announce-ment, Peoples Bank and Trust Company’s President Photo By: Ross Downing/Anthony RepublicanPEOPLES BANK AND TRUST SET TO EXPAND: The merger of PBT Bancshares Inc. and KANZA Bank includes the Anthony location (pictured above).Local Manufacturers To Host MFG Day Event For Harper County StudentsHarper County Manu-facturers will host Harp-er County students for a MFG Day event on October 3rd as part of a national ef-fort to showcase the reality of modern manufacturing careers and connect with America’s future workforce - students.Celco, Harper Indus-tries, Cox Machine, and Welch Machine will open their doors for tours to students to experience ﬁrst-hand the high-tech and innovative work en-vironments that await those who pursue careers in modern manufacturing. Plant tours will be from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at the West-view Lodge in Harper from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.There is an increasing demand for highly skilled professionals in the manu-facturing sector who can design, program and oper-ate technology. By 2033, manufacturers will need to ﬁll 3.8 million jobs. Or-ganized by The Manu-facturing Institute—the education and workforce partner of the National As-sociation of Manufacturers — MFG Day is designed to Catching Up With The County CommissionEditor’s Note: This article contains minutes frommultiple meetings.Ofﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceSeptember 3, 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, Finance Director/Board Assistant, were also present. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove A/P in the amount of $34,281.24; the motion passed unanimously.Commissioner Vor-nauf motioned to approve Payroll in the amount of $144,756.79; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 8:34 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 8:45 a.m. with no binding action taken.Mike Bennet and Janet Slankard, Public Works, gave a Department Up-date and reviewed progress maps. Melvin Matlock, with J & A Materials entered the meeting, and discussed their quote for 36” and 20” culverts. An Inordinate Spending Request submit-ted for The Railroad Yard in the amount of $39,080.00 was submitted for the pur-chase of culverts. Commis-sioner Vornauf motioned to approve the request; the motion passed unanimous-ly. The Board reviewed and denied a request by Special Bridge to purchase a skid steer. There was continued discussion about repair-ing the highway North of Attica. The City of Attica maintains a portion of the road, and has scheduled a meeting to discuss grant-ing access to the County to maintain. The estimated cost to repair this stretch is $180K - $300K. The department has been contacted by Michael McKee, part owner of Stark Roach shale pit regarding the current agreement, and requesting an increase in the compensation amount, due to inﬂation, from $0.40 to $2.40 per cubic yard. The Board requested a com-parison of the expense of BANK Continued on next pageMFG DAY Continued on next pageCOUNTY Continued on next pagePhoto By: Don HoltROADRUNNERS LOSE TO PRATT: The CHS Roadrunners lost 49-10 in last Friday’s game against the Pratt Greenbacks. With the win, Pratt advances its record to 4-0 on the season. The Roadrunners now own a 1-3 record. They play next when they host Clearwater for game on Friday, October 4. Chaparral will encounter an Indians team coming off a 50-22 loss to Cheney. The Indians record now stands at 2-2. Pictured is quarterback Daniel Schmidt (#7) picking up some yards while dodging the Greenbacks defenders.Photo By: Don HoltABOVE THE NET: The Chaparral Roadrunners beat the Kingman Eagles volleyball squad by a nal score of 2-1 in Saturday’s game. Pictured is Makiya Maka spiking the ball.

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • October 2, 2024and Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, Tom Pruitt, commented, “We are excited by the op-portunity to build upon our long-standing relation-ship with KANZA Bank through the merger of our organizations. John and Clark Boyer have cultivat-ed an exceptional team at KANZA Bank, and we look forward to the value they will provide to our custom-ers, both new and existing, as we expand our footprint within the Wichita market and central Kansas more broadly. As we grow, our local communities remain our highest priority and we continue to explore ways to better serve these com-munities. Our partnership with KANZA Bank is an important step towards this goal.” “We look forward to join-ing the Peoples Bank and Trust Company organiza-tion and the opportunities that this new chapter will create; this is a perfect partnership, forged under a shared vision and pas-sion for community bank-ing.” said John E. Boyer, IV, Chairman. “We are con-vinced our customers, em-ployees, and communities will beneﬁt greatly from the expanded products, services and additional re-sources Peoples Bank and Trust Company offers.” added, Clark Boyer, Presi-dent and Chief Executive Ofﬁcer. Olsen Palmer LLC served as ﬁnancial advisor to PBT Bancshares, Inc., current rates vs increased rates for all pits currently utilized by the county. Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 9:10 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. The motion passed unanimously. Mike Bennett and Ami DeLac-erda remained in the room. The regular meeting re-sumed at 9:25 a.m. with no binding action taken.Jan Harding, EMS, gave a department update, reviewed an Inordinate Spending Request submit-ted for a bay station last week, and presented an es-timate for another option. BANK Continued from previous pageand Armstrong Teasdale LLP served as its legal counsel. CC Capital Advi-sors served as ﬁnancial ad-visor to KANZA Financial Corporation, and Stinson LLP served as its legal counsel. About Peoples Bank and Trust Company: Peoples Bank and Trust Company, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of PBT Banc-shares, Inc., was founded in downtown McPherson, Kansas in 1898 as Peoples State Bank. Still based in McPherson, Peoples Bank and Trust Company has grown into a $1.2 billion ﬁnancial institution with 17 branches across cen-tral Kansas and 202 em-ployees. Peoples Bank and Trust Company offers a wide variety of services for businesses and consumers and is a leader in commer-cial business, small busi-ness, and real estate lend-ing. For more information, please visit www.peoples.bank. About KANZA Bank KANZA Bank, the sub-sidiary bank of KANZA Financial Corporation, was founded in 1905. Head-quartered in Kingman, Kansas, KANZA now holds $270.4 million in assets and operates 4 branches across Kingman, Anthony, and Wichita with 41 em-ployees. For more infor-mation, please visit www.kanza.bank. COUNTY Continued from previous pageChristina Cintron, Dispatch Director, joined the meeting via telephone, and clariﬁed that the 6500 option will only pick up single band and does not include wi-ﬁ, however, the 8500 option would pick up dual bands and does include wi-ﬁ. Commissioner Waldschmidt moved to rescind the Inor-dinate Spending Request approved in the amount of $10,498.13 last week; the motion passed unanimous-ly. Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve the new Inordinate Spending Re-quest for the 8500 bay sta-tion option in the amount of $12,140.67; the motion passed 2-1 (Struble voting against). The group re-viewed bids for the HPCO EMS icon wrap for the new ambulance. An Inordinate Spending Request was sub-mitted for $2,192.13, the 50% deposit required for the icon wrap. Commis-sioner Struble motioned to approve the request; the motion passed unanimously. Tracy Chance, County Sheriff, met with the Board to give a brief department update. Jail numbers are down, the new vehicle is almost outﬁtted for law en-forcement. Once in rota-tion, they will transfer an-other vehicle to the County Fleet. There was discussion on trafﬁc issues due to the detour, and limitations on staff availability in the area. Heather Struble, Health Department, gave an up-date. The vaccine cooler is back up and running, she has requested an estimate for a 2nd cooler to use as a backup. Next week, they will not have an RN, so will not be open for business, but this will be a good time to move things back after the recent remodel. Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 9:48 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel matters of non-elected personnel. The mo-tion passed unanimously. Heather Struble and Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 10:00 a.m. with no binding action taken.Kenneth Williams, Harper County resident, addressed the Board about Johnson grass and other in-vasive weed issues on and around his land. He would like to see a program start-ed where the county would work with land owners to control the weeds. The group discussed the various eradication options avail-able. Commissioner Struble motioned to recess for 5 minutes at 10:12 a.m.; the motion passed unanimously. The meeting reconvened at 10:17 a.m. Brooke Mantey, County Appraiser, met with the Board. She gave a depart-ment update, discussed an-swering KORA requests, and catching up on daily work. Small Claims are ﬁnishing up this month, a few BOTA hearings are also scheduled for later this month. The Sandridge case is moving forward, we will be ready for the upcoming hearing. The entire state increased values this year, all counties saw increases. There was discussion re-COUNTY Continued on next pageintroduce young people and others in the community to the thriving manufactur-ing industry to change per-ceptions of manufacturing and highlight the high-tech and innovative companies MFG DAY Continued from previous pagethat are solving tomorrow’s challenges today. More in-formation is available at www.mfgday.com. For more information contact Michelle Sullivan, Harper County Transi-tion To Career Program, at 267.506.4173 or by email-ing michelles@usd511.org.

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the Anthony Republican • October 2, 2024 Page 3Advertise your business or eventwith the AnthonyRepublican!Email or call today for rates:anthonyrepublican@att.net620-842-5129GOT NEWS OR PICTURES YOU WANT TO SHARE? ANTHONYREPUBLICAN@ATT.NETHARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS7/9: Dylan A. Coleman: 1) Speeding - 41/30; $159.00. 21-TR-171.11/13: Corey Crosby: 1) Failure to yield at stop or yield sign. 2) License to be carried and exhibited upon demand. $208.00. 24-TR-12.4/24: Reagan J. Peters: 1) Yield to apporaching emergency vehicle. 2) Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license. $748.00. 24-TR-85.7/16: Jose A. Rivera Tijerin: 1) Knowingly drive uninsured vehicle. 2) Use false name or address in application for title or registration. 3) Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license. $208.00. 24-TR-146.7/22: Jamie K. Remmenga: 1) Speeding - 75/65; $153.00. 24-TR-147.7/25: Michael L. Monroe: 1) Speeding - 48/30; $201.00. 24-TR-157.8/3: Camron W. Tambunga: 1) Speeding - 84/65; $207.00. 24-TR-173.8/3: Wade G. Young: 1) Reckless driving; $258.00. 24-TR-176.8/30: Monty L. Hess: 1) Failure to wear seatbelt (18+ yoa); $30.00. 24-TR-198.8/30: Adrien Lara: 1) Speeding - 55/45; $153.00. 24-TR-203.8/30: Lorenzo NB. Romero: 1) Speeding - 94/65; $294.00. 24-TR-204.8/31: Seth R. Fritts: 1) Speeding - 75/65; $153.00. 24-TR-205.LIMITED CASE FILINGSCKS Prime Investments LLC vs. Jeffry Pack, debt collection; 24-LM-84.SMALL CLAIMS CASE FILINGSCommunity Congregational Church, et al. vs. Chad Hacker, admit or deny; 24-SC-7.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONMonday, September 30, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Amy E. Myers, rst appearance; 24-TR-195.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Dan A. Watts, rst appearance; 24-CR-70.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jeremiah A. Bergkamp, rst appearance; 24-TR-57.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Alvin M. Sanders, pretrial conference; 24-CR-54.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Kameron M. Wood, status conference; 23-TR-9.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Nathan S. Holden, status conference; 24-TR-150.Tuesday, October 1, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Glenn A. French, status conference; 23-CR-71, 23-CR-57.Wednesday October 3, 20249:00 a.m. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Stacey McGinnis, answer hearing; 24-LM-23.Thursday, October 4, 20248:00 a.m. State of Kansas vs. Joel A. Turrubiates, hearing; 24-TR-158.8:00 a.m. ELCO Manufacturing Inc. vs. Inglewood Enterprises Inc., status conference; 21-CV-2.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSChloe S. Gates, 21: Arrested: 9-24-24; Released: 9-28-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Duty of driver to report accident with an unattended vehicle or property - 1st conviction. 2) Failure to stop at accident - injury or damage over $1,000.Benjamin C. Wharton, 39: Arrested: 9-24-24; Released: 9-27-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Obstructing apprehension of prosecution - committed or charged with felony. 2) Flee or attempt to elude law enforcement ofcer by engaging in reckless driving. 3) Driving under the inuence of drugs or alcohol - 1st conviction.Christopher J. Day, 44: Arrested: 9-25-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: APD. Charges: 1) Aggravated sexual battery - force or fear. 2) Aggravated indecent liberties with child - fondling a child 14<16 year of age. 3) Rape. 4) Aggravated criminal sodomy.Bradley A. Cunningham, 30: Arrested: 9-24-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Probation violation.Richard J. Fogel, 48: Arrested: 9-27-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 72 hour quick dip.Asentceanna J. Buttereld, 19: Arrested: 9-27-24; Released: 9-29-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 48 hour quick dip.Kevin R. Craig, 22: Arrested: 9-27-24; Released: 9-28-24. Arrested By: Barber Co. Sheriff’s Ofce. Charges: 1) Hold for Barber County.Chad M. Deffenbaugh, 36: Arrested: 9-28-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Probation violation. 2) Failure to appear.Adrian Young, 37: Arrested: 9-28-24; Released: N/A. Arrested By: KHP. Charges: 1) Transporting an open container. 2) Interference with law enforcement ofcer - obstruct/resist/oppose warrant service. 3) Driving while habitual vilolator. 4) Driving under the inuence of drugs or alcohol - 2nd conviction.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1461 - Quit Claim Deed: Larry A. Oxendine, Trustee of the Ralph D. and Joan Oxendine Living Trust, to Larry A. Oxendine, the SE/4 of Sect. 14, Twp. 33, Range 9 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1462 - Transfer-On-Death Deed: Twila J. Ryman transfers on death tho Mary E. Hilderbrand REPORT Continued on Page 5lated to the county creating solar facility policies and regulations, and the abili-ties of the Board of County Commissioners, versus the abilities of the Zoning Com-mittee. They agreed that we need to update our Com-prehensive Plan and poten-tially put set-backs in place. The Board will discuss this further with the County Counselor. Brooke also no-tiﬁed the Board that we are 2/10 of a percent out of com-pliance, but have caught a few clerical errors that are being corrected in the pro-cess. Josh Teel, IT/Building & Grounds, submitted an In-ordinate Spending Request for EDR (antivirus) licenses in the amount of $3,197.00 for a 3 year renewal. Com-missioner Waldschmidt COUNTY Continued from previous pagemotioned to approve the request; the motion passed unanimously. An Inordi-nate Spending Request was submitted for Teamviewer (remote management) li-censes in the amount of $2,306.00 for a 1 year re-newal. Commissioner Vor-nauf motioned to approve the request; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Struble requested that Josh contact the City of Anthony to re-pair potholes on the streets around the courthouse. He will inquire about Public Works repairing them, if the City is unable to. Also dis-cussed recent tree removal and future stump grind-ing and continuing to work around the District Court schedule for these services.Progress on the Attica daycare and future storage projects for the 5th ﬂoor of the Courthouse were also addressed. Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, gave a department update. Personnel Status Forms were presented for review and approved. Com-missioner Struble motioned to approve Resolution 2024-10, prohibiting stickers on the write-in line of voting ballots; the motion passed unanimously. Due to an oversight by Compliance One (drug screening com-pany), we anticipate a re-fund of $1,360.00 for 2024 services. At 10:56 a.m. Commis-sioner Vornauf motioned for a recess; the motion passed unanimously. The meeting reconvened at 10:59 a.m.Richard Raleigh, Coun-ty Counselor, entered the meeting. At 10:59 a.m., Commis-sioner Struble motioned to enter Executive Session. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss matters protected by Attor-ney-Client Privilege. The open meeting will resume at 11:10 a.m. in this room. The motion passed unanimously. Richard Raleigh remained in the room. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to extend for 5 minutes; the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Struble mo-tioned to extend for 5 more minutes; the motion passed unanimously. The regular meeting resumed at 11:20 a.m. with no binding action taken. Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, continued her de-partment update. At 11:28 a.m., Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The motion passed unani-mously. Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 11:45 a.m. with no binding action taken.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Ofﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceSeptember 9, 2024The Harper County Board of County Com-COUNTY Continued on next page

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • October 2, 2024Obituary...Shannon M. Vail1973 ~ 2024It is with great sorrow that the family of Shannon Marie Vail (Pat-trick) of Rose Hill, Kansas an-nounce her sudden passing on Tuesday, September 17th at the age of 50. Shannon will be for-ever remembered by her Husband Steve of 25 years; Children Aubrey Owens of Rose Hill, KS and Kade Owens of Cooper City, FL.; Step-son Gryphen Tambling of Rose Hill, KS; Grandchildren, Brynlee, Easton and Sedona, Mother Kathy Stewart (Larry) of Harper, KS, Sisters Anjanette Riggin (Rusty) of Wichita, KS and Deb Gowing (Greg) of Goddard, KS as well as numerous other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Pattrick of Valley Center.Shannon was born on Decem-ber 5, 1973, at the Baptist Hospi-tal in New Orleans, Louisiana and moved with her family to Rural Belle Plaine in 1980 where she graduated from Belle Plaine High School in the Class of 1991. She attended Cosmetology School in Overland Park and worked in Wich-ita at the Julie Balay Salon until completing her associate’s degree in nursing from Butler County Com-munity College, after which she had a successful career as a regis-tered Nurse for 30 years. Shannon was proud of her Louisiana roots and as a child was always singing, dancing and en-tertaining family and friends with plays and skits. Her talents with the Piano and entertaining car-ried into high school cheer/dance, pageants and dancing well into her adult years where she made lasting connections and friendships. Her beautiful smile and passion for life will be remembered by all who knew her. She never met a stranger and was the best friend to have by your side. From “tagging along with big sis and the cous-ins” to “Leading the way”, Shan-non was a woman of many pas-sions including reading, anything outdoors, dancing, scuba diving, traveling, attending music festivals, riding motorcycles and attending Sturgis with Great Friends, Watch-ing Chiefs Football, Hanging with Family and Friends and later with Grandchildren. She was also an animal lover and found great joy in their company! Gone too soon but never forgotten.Downing and Lahey Mortuary (6555 E Central Ave, Wichita, KS 67206) will be taking care of Ar-rangements.A celebration of life service will be held on Monday, September 30, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Hope Community Church located at 1831 E 21st St, Andover, KS 67002 (Lunch and Fellowship to follow)Memorial Donations may be made in Shannon’s name to the Kansas Humane Society at 3313 N Hillside, Wichita, KS 67219, on-line at https://kshumane.org/donate or to any non-Kill Shelter of your choice.GOT NEWS TO SHARE?~ Send It To Us At ~anthonyrepublican@att.net• BANNERS •• SIGNS •LD’s PRINTINGanthonyrepublican@att.netmissioners met in regular session, with Chairman Struble calling the meeting to order with Commissioner Waldschmidt and Commis-sioner Vornauf. Shonda Larson, Recording Secre-tary was also present. Commissioner Vor-nauf moved to approve the 8/27/2024 meeting minutes; the motion passed unani-mously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to ap-prove the 8/30/2024 pay-roll beneﬁts in the amount of $63,633.09; the motion passed unanimouslyCommissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 8:43 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. The regular meeting resumed at 8:50 a.m. with no binding action taken.Mike Bennet and Ja-net Slankard with Pub-lic Works gave a Depart-ment Update. Chairman Waldschmidt motioned to approve Request to Ex-change Federal Fund for reimbursement on culvert and signs in the amount of $52,097.81. The Board re-viewed and discussed prog-ress maps. Mr. Bennett will have his department run the magnet on the detour route. Commissioner Vor-nauf motioned to increase shale rate from $0.40 cents to $1.00 per cubic yard; the motion passed unanimous-ly. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to purchase 3 8X6 RCV boxes in the amount of $25,742, for replacement of the Pond bridge; the motion passed unanimously.Jennifer Wolff, Depart-ment on Aging/Public Transportation Director gave a department update, reviewing the transporta-tion department. She has driven over 85 hours in August, and has received notice of receiving the new bus. Jennifer also submitted an Inordinate Spending Requests for six Michelin tires for the bus in the amount of $1,680.00 from Pronto tire. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to approve; the motion passed unanimously. She gave a Department on Aging update. Michelle COUNTY Continued from previous pageOverton is leading the next class on movement. AARP is having a Safe Driver Course on October 9th and Kelsey Williams and Robin Eubanks will have a semi-nar on Organizing Medic-aid in October. Jennifer presented a let-ter of resignation from the Cowley County Housing Authority Board; approved unanimously. She presented a request for approval to update the authorized signers on the Bank of the Plains Harper County Senior Meal bank account; removing Tonya Hummer and adding Cyn-thia Hekel, Treasurer, and Shonda Larson, Finance Di-rector. Commissioner Vor-nauf motioned to approve the updates; the motion passed unanimously.Heather Struble, Health Department Administrator, gave a department update, discussing new staff start-ing this month. A claim has been turned into KCAMP for lost vaccines in the amount $19,157.39. She also provided an updated list of services the Health Department provides. Heather also submitted the following inordinate spending requests for vac-cines:Beyfortus Infant RSV, $5,093.56, Commissioner Waldschmidt moved to ap-prove; the motion passed unanimously.HPV – Gardasil 9, $2,867.80, Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve; the motion passed unani-mously.Meningitis A, $1,451.06, Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve; the motion passed unani-mously.Meningitis A, $1,451.06, Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve; the mo-tion passed unanimously.Meningitis B, $1,980.35, Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve; the motion passed unani-mously.Prevnar 20, $2,511.28, Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve; the mo-tion passed unanimously.MMRV ProQuad, $2,701.43, Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve; the motion passed unani-mously.Rotarix Rotavirus, $1,301.81, Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve; the motion passed unani-mously.Shingrix, $1,976.97, Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve; the mo-tion passed unanimously.Varivax Varicella, $1,743.18 Commissioner Vornauf moved to approve; the motion passed unani-mously.Vaxelis – Dtap/Polio/HIB/HepB, $1,038.68, Com-missioner Vornauf moved to approve; the motion passed unanimously. The grand total for all vaccines was $24,117.18. At 9:45 a.m., Commis-sioner Struble motioned to enter Executive Session. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to consult with an attorney regarding information privileged in the attorney-client relation-ship. The open meeting will resume at 10:15 a.m. in this room. The motion passed unanimously. Richard Ra-leigh remained in the room. At 10:15 a.m., Commission-er Waldschmidt moved to extend the Executive Ses-sion for 15 minutes; the mo-tion passed unanimously. At 10:30 a.m., the regular meeting resumed, with no binding action taken.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned for a 5 minute recess at 10:30 COUNTY Continued on next page

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the Anthony Republican • October 2, 2024 Page 5HARPER COUNTY DEPT. ON AGINGSENIOR MEAL BID PROPOSALSMeal proposals are being accepted by the Department on Aging for provision of senior meals in Attica & Harper.Applications will be accepted until Thursday, October 31, 2024. Contact Jennifer Wolff at620-842-5104 for bid specifications. and Dorothy A. Ryman, an undivided 1/2 interest each in Lots 1, 3, 5 and the N/12.5’ of Lot 7 in Blk. 2 in Cade’s Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1463 - Quit Claim Deed: David N. Grigsby and Sherry R. Grigsby to Neil R. Grigsby and Brandon L. Grigsby, an undivided 1/2 interest each in the following: a 2.3 acre tract in the S/2 of the NW/4 of Sect. 29, Twp. 32 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; the NE/4 of the NE/4 of Sect. 29, Twp. 32 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; and the NW/4 of Sect. 28, Twp. 32 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; and the SW/4 of the NW/4 of Sect. 1, Twp. 33 S, Range 9 W of the 6th P.M.; and the S/2 of the NE/4 of Sect. 29, Twp. 32 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; and the E/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 29, Twp. 32 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; and the NE/4 of Sect. 29, Twp. 32 S, Range 9 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1464 - Quit Claim Deed: William B. Rossmiller and Susan A. Rossmiller to Brian White and Janet White, Lot 3 in Blk. 6 of Madara’s Addition to the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas.#1465 - Quit Claim Deed: David L. Wilcox to Teresa J. Wilcox, Lots 11 and 12 in Blk. 6 of Jenning’s Addition (aka 845 W. Spring) in the CIty of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1456 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Carol E. Fahring to Kevin Moore and Charmin Moore, Lots 7-9 in Blk. 50 in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.#1457 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Patrick Gergen to the Patrick Fergen Living Trust, the E/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 12, Twp. 33 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1458 - Trustee’s Deed: The Biro Family Revocable Trust to the Biro Family Revocable Trust and Barry Hall, the W/2 of the SW/4 of Sect. 19, Twp. 31 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M.; and a 14.39 acre tract in the S/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 24, Twp. 31 S, Range 8 W of the 6th P.M.; all in Harper County, Kansas.#1459 - Quit Claim Deed: Jim Gates to James E. Gates, Trustee of the James E. Gates Revocable Trust, Lot 31 W in Spring Creek Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1460 - Quit Claim Deed: James E. Gates to James E. Gates, Trustee of the James E. Gates Revocable Trust, Lot 32 W in Spring Creek Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1461 - Quit Claim Deed: James E. Gates to James E. Gates, Trustee of the James E. Gates Revocable Trust, the E/2 of the NE/4 and the E/2 of the SE/4 of Sect. 17, Twp. 34 S, Range 7 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.REPORT Continued from Page 3a.m.; the motion passed unanimously. The meeting reconvened at 10:34 a.m. At 10:34 a.m., Commis-sioner Struble motioned to enter Executive Session. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to consult with an attorney regarding information privileged in the attorney-client relation-ship. The open meeting will resume at 11:00 a.m. in this room. The motion passed unanimously. Richard Ra-leigh remained in the room. At 10:15 a.m. At 11:00 a.m., the regular meeting resumed, with no binding action taken.COUNTY Continued from previous pageCommissioner Vor-nauf motioned to approve Accounts Payable in the amount of $51,116.39; the motion passed unanimous-ly. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve the 9/03/2024 meeting min-utes; the motion passed unanimously.Heather Struble, and Richard Raleigh discussed opting out of School Sani-tation Inspections. Mr. Ra-leigh is going to do more re-search and will get with the Board at the next meeting. Shonda Larson, Finance Director/Board Assistant, gave a department up-date. She also discussed the Transition to Career Program. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to approve the program; the motion passed unanimous-ly. An Inordinate Spend-ing Authorization was pre-sented for the ESRI Yearly contract in the amount of $1,160.00. Commissioner Waldschmidt motioned to approve; the motion passed unanimously. She presented the Au-gust 2024 transfers in the amount of $19,142.23. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to approve the transfer; the motion passed unanimously. The group also reviewed the Au-gust Financial Statements.As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:01 p.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Approved: Darrin Stru-ble, ChairmanAttest: Shonda Larson, Recording SecretaryHarper Co. Dept. On Aging: InformativeEvents For Seniors Held In OctoberBy Jennifer WolffSo many great opportu-nities to get information & services in October! Mark your calendar:On October 8th, Flu Shots will be available at the Harper Senior Center from the Patterson Health Center Mobile Clinic from 10 am to Noon.On October 9th, an AARP Smart Driver Class will be held from 12 to 4 pm at Patterson Health Center, the cost is $40.On October 10th a Medicare Open Enroll-ment Seminar will be held from 12:30 to 1 pm at PHC. SHICK Counselors will be there to answer your ques-tions!On October 11th, ﬂu shots will be available at the Attica Senior Center from the Patterson Health Center Mobile Clinic from 10 am - Noon.On October 15th, Tues-days Together will meet from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at PHC. The topic is “Orga-nize & Downsize to Reduce Stress”.From October 28th through 31st the Lab Draw Fair will be held at Patter-son Health Center.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 to 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 ahead 620-842-5104 for ride reserva-tions & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Advance reserva-tions are recommended.Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 10/7: WichitaTues 10/8: WichitaWed 10/9: Wichita Thurs 10/10: WichitaFri 10/11: Wichita All routes are subject to change without notice. Advertise your business or eventwith the AnthonyRepublican!Email or call today for rates:anthonyrepublican@att.net620-842-5129

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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • October 2, 2024(First Published in the Anthony Republican, Wednesday, September 18, 2024) 3t BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATIONCOMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSASNOTICE OF FILINGAPPLICATIONRE: Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. – Application for a permit to authorize the injection and disposal of coproduced saltwater into the RICHARD 3206 #1 SWD WELL, located in HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS.TO: All Oil and Gas Producers, Operators, Unleased Mineral Interest Owners, Landowners, and all persons whomever concerned. You, and each of you, are hereby notiﬁ ed that Mike Kelso Oil, Inc. has ﬁ led an Application to commence the injection and disposal of coproduced saltwater into the Arbuckle Formation at the Richard 3206 #1 SWD Well, located in the SE SW SE SE of Section 25, Township 32 South, Range 07 West, Harper County, Kansas, with a maximum operating pressure of 250.0 psig at the surface and a maximum injec-tion rate of 8,000 barrels of water per day. Any persons who object to or protest this application shall be required to ﬁ le their objections or protest with the Conservation Divi-sion of the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. These protests shall be ﬁ led pursuant to Commission regulations and must state speciﬁ c reasons why granting the application may cause waste, violate correla-tive rights or pollute the natural resources of the State of Kansas. All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the fore-going and shall govern themselves accordingly.Mike D. KelsoMike Kelso Oil, Inc.P.O. Box 467Chase, Kansas 67524620-938-2943LEGAL NOTICELEGAL NOTICE(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, September 18, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF )Brenton Michael Shepler ) ) Case No. HP2024CV17TO CHANGE HIS/HER NAME TO: )Brenton Michael McCright )PURSUANT TO K.S.A CHAPTER 60NOTICE OF HEARING - PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that Brenton Michael Shepler, ﬁ led a Petition in the above court on the 13th day of September, 2024, requesting a judgment and order changing his/her name from Brenton Michael She-pler to Brenton Michael McCright. The Petition will be heard in Harper County District Court, 201 N. Jennings Ave, Anthony, Kansas, on the 7th day of October, 2024, at 1:45 p.m. If you have any objection to the requested name change, you are required to ﬁ le a responsive pleading on or before October 1st, 2024 in this court or appear at the hearing and object to the requested name change. If you fail to act, judgment and order will be entered upon the Petition as requested by Petitioner. Brenton Michael Shepler - Petitioner, Pro SeAnthony, KS 67003(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, September 25, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASNOTICE OF HEARINGTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notiﬁ ed that on October 24th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., a petition hearing for Case # HP2024PR22 will be heard in this court. The petitioner Britton George Bigelow is requesting the court to Determine Descent of Nelda LaVonne Bigelow’s estate, being the real propertyat 417 W. Steadman Stree, Anthony, Kansas. The petitioner is requesting that the subject real property be put in his name. You are required to ﬁ le your written objections to this petition on or before October 24th, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the District Court of Harper County, Kansas located at 201 N. Jennings Ave, Anthony, Kansas. Should you fail to ﬁ le your written objections, a court order will be issued in favor of the petitioner. /s/ Britton Bigelow Petitioner(Published in The Anthony Republican on September 25, 2024, and subsequently on October 2, 2024) NOTICE OF SPECIAL QUESTION ELECTIONTO ALL OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ANTHONY, KANSAS:Notice is hereby given by the Governing Body of the City of Anthony, Kansas and the County Election Ofﬁ cer of Harper County, Kansas that a special question election will be held in the City of Anthony, Kansas on November 5, 2024, for the purpose of voting on the question of authorizing the City of Anthony, Kansas to sell twelve (12) acres +/- of city owned parkland at Anthony Lake, Harper County, Kansas, according to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-1301 et seq., and K.S.A. 10-120 et seq. If approved, the Governing Body of the City of Anthony shall proceed with the process of allowing the negotiation and sale of undeveloped parkland at Anthony Lake as determined in the best interests of the city for the purpose of residential development.The special question to be voted on shall appear on the ballot as follows: Shall the following be adopted? Shall the City of Anthony sell 12 +/- acres of city-owned parkland at Anthony Lake?  Yes  NoTo vote in favor of any question submitted on this ballot, press the word “Yes” on the voting machine or completely darken the oval to the left of the word “Yes” on the paper ballot. To vote against it, press the word “No” on the voting machine or completely darken the oval to the left of the word “No” on the paper ballot.Notice is further given that the polling place for residents of the City of Anthony portion of Harper County will be open for voting beginning at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m. on November 5, 2024, at: • Anthony Municipal Hall, 130 E Main Street, Anthony, KS 67003Registered voters are eligible to vote by mailed advance voting ballot upon application to the County Election Ofﬁ cer, pursuant to K.S.A. 25-1117 et seq.Early voting is available at the Harper County Clerk’s Ofﬁ ce, 201 N Jennings Avenue, Anthony, Kansas, during regular business hours beginning Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Early voting will end at noon on Monday, November 4, 2024.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe City of Anthony completed a Housing Assessment in 2023 which identiﬁ ed the need for more quality 3+ bedroom mid-priced housing as the top priority goal; and the Governing Body of the City of Anthony has received a proposal to construct additional residential hosing on twelve (12) +/- acres of undeveloped parkland at Anthony Lake. If approved, the land will be used to develop additional housing at Anthony Lake.The election ofﬁ cer conducting the election will be the County Clerk of Harper County, Kansas, whose address is Harper County Courthouse, 201 N. Jennings Avenue, 2nd Floor, Anthony, Kansas 67003.DATED: 9/20/24 . Ami Delacerda, County ClerkHarper County, KansasLEGAL NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE(First Published in The Anthony Republican, Wednesday, October 2, 2024) 3t IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICTIN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSASIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) )PHILLIP E. RICKER SR., DECEASED. ) CASE NO. HP-2024-PR-02NOTICE 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 Georgia R. Ricker, duly appointed, qualiﬁ ed and acting Executor of the Estate of Phillip E. Ricker Sr., deceased, requesting that Petitioner’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be deter-mined; the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled to it pursuant to the Will; fees and expenses be allowed; costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; the Executor be discharged and Petitioner be released from further liability. You are required to ﬁ le your written defenses to the Petition on or be-fore October 24, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in the District Court, Anthony, Harp-er County, 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. Georgia R. Ricker, Executor PetitionerMandi J. StephensonStephenson Law Ofﬁ ce LLC227 N Main, PO Box 204Kingman, KS 67068620-532-5156Attorney for PetitionerLEGAL NOTICE60 YEARS AGO - 1964Anthony High School football season got under-way when the Pirates trav-eled to Valley Center for a night game. Coach Ron Holmes would look to Joe Aleshire and Billy Carr to handle the quarterback du-ties, and Gary Osborn to start at fullback. Halfback positions were to be ﬁlled by Howard Stewart, Mark Hamilton, Roger Goertz and Darrell Niemann. Line coach Jim Williams would probably start Eddie Laing and Dale Grubb at tackle, Bob Cook and Kent Pat-terson at guard, and Randy Wyssmann, Stan Tague and Jim Robinson alternating as ends. Kirk Elliott had been tabbed as center, and would probably receive added help from Jerry Cox who also worked as defen-sive tackle. Other reserve players were John Cox, Jim Eaton, Kenny Wells, Paul Cupps, Russell Cravens, Neil Patterson, Roy and Gary George, Perry Knight, Richard Ciemny and David Heiser. Miss Mary Katherine Sturns became the bride of John Lee Francis in a dou-ble ring ceremony August 15 in the First Methodist Church with Rev. Robert M. Fleener and Rev. Harald Wisegarver of the First Congregational Church of-ﬁciating.50 YEARS AGO - 1974Debbie Netahla, 17, daughter of Frank Netahla of Bluff City and a senior at Chaparral High School was featured as an “Outstand-ing Student” by Citizens National Bank & Trust Co.Bright and early on Sun-day morning, August 11, 56 young people and 9 sponsor met at the Harper United Methodist Church to board two chartered buses for a week of retreat at the Bea-ver Creek United Meth-odist Youth Camp near South Fork, Colo. Attend-ing from Harper County churches were Ruth Jean Andersen, Danny Moore, David Jorgensen, Pat Walker, Brett Collins, Jeff Jelinek, David Andersen, Donnie Andersen, Mr. and Mrs. Galen Bonham, Mark Waldschmidt, Mark Fisher, Gary McCourtney, Shir-ley Bruey, Nancy Jelinek, Patty Bruey, Mike Cather, Connie Cather, Jeff Jelinek, Tim Hodges, Cindy Gasper, David Drosselmeyer, Stu Meador, Bob Ash, Danny Jackson, Theresa Farris, Carie Hughbanks, Susan Trotter, Linda Fawcett, Christa Martin, Cinda Martin, Meg Hunt, Billy Giesen, Teri Gregory, Stan Watt, Roger Harmon, Lynn Jacobs, Lola Jacobs, Debbie Bassford, Kim Miller, Steve Smith, Diana Sawaya, Jose-phine Park, Pilar Newberry and Kim Newberry. Ted Piersall’s Barber Shop had moved to 122 East Main (formerly Field-er’s Barber Shop).Eta Alpha Chapter of ESA entertained their Rushees with a Coke party in the Town and Country Room of the Citizens Na-tional Bank. Twenty-four members and ﬁve Rushees, Ilse Martin, Wilma George, Pat Hall, Pat Garrett and Shirley Nellson enjoyed an evening of visiting and looking at past president’s scrapbooks.40 YEARS AGO - 1984Out of seven girls’ ten-nis teams at Pratt, Chapar-ral took ﬁrst place with 55 points. Lyons was a close second with 53 and Greens-burg had 48 in the top three. Taking a ﬁrst place in a three-way tie, number one singles Carla Clark turned in a 5-1 record and number two singles Angela Domnick with her 5-1 mark was second. Melissa Bur-net and Holly Francis was undefeated at 6-0 as were number twos, Lori Ingram and Diane Hufford. Chaparral FFA sent 12 people with ten lambs and eight pigs to the Kansas State Fair. Showing lambs were Brandon Dills, Dawn Crow, Debbie Young, Kyle Hughbanks, Cari Patter-son and David Hughbanks. Showing pigs were Jason Wolff, Mike Seipel, Kyle Hughbanks, Dan Bertholf, Dawn Crow and in honor of Ronnie Gettle, Tyler Allen showed his hogs. Mr. and Mrs. Randy Dieker of Anthony an-nounced the birth of a son, Dustin Allen, born on September 11, 1984 at the Harper Hospital weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz. and mesuring 21 inches long. Dustin has four sisters, Amy 12, Kimberly, 11, Sally, 9 and Emily, 7 and one brother, David, 2 years old.30 YEARS AGO - 1994Robert Willson and Tim McDermott, students at Chaparral High School, were selected to paticipate in the eleventh annual Kan-sas Masonic All-State High school Band at the Univer-sity of Kansas in August.Probably the biggest news on the junior-high sports scene in this area was the addition of girls’ volleyball as a fully recog-nized sport at Anthony and Harper. On the Anthony eighth grade team were So-nia Bellsine, Tamara Hall, Janell Isom, Stacy McCoy, Kara Kastens, Jodi Gar-low, Jody Mock, Amaris Smith, Melanie Wencl, Tri-sha Ieland, Bonnie Shaw, Michelle Witters and Sarah Renner. Seventh grade were Julie Stitt, Jamie Kirk-wood, Tabitha Cullop, Katie Finley, Tiffani Cullop, Jessi-ca Hals-ey, Letha Whitaker and Jessica Lang. Harper seventh grade team were Jena Cash, Kari Troyer, Su-zanna Wie-chen, Karissa Saunders, Kim Kerschen, Megan Mast, Stephanie Moss, Danielle Kauffman, Rochelle Ramer and Aman-da Jayroe.20 YEARS AGO - 2004Ginger Hodson, daugh-ter of David and LeAnn Hodson of Anthony, gradu-ated from York College with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics in 2002 and completed her masters de-gree at Oklahomna State University in Stillwater. She then accepted a teach-ing position with York Col-lege teaching calculus and physics there in the fall.Bobby Lubbers Chevro-let had taken over the man-agement of Tom Wedman’s Harper Ford Agency until a sale of the dealship could be approved by Ford Motor Company.Ashlee Renea Meyers of Anthony, was selected to participate in Nationals’ 2004 Miss Teen Wichita pageant competition taking place in September. Ashlee was a 2002 greaduate of Chaparral High School.FILES Continued on next page

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On Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with rain fall-ing gently, a small group of citizens gathered together for the ofﬁcial Ground-Breaking Ceremony that would follow with the con-struciton of the Anthony downtown projet.5 YEARS AGO - 2019Joscelyn E. Hazel of An-thony received an award at Jack Steele Parker Genera-tion Next Youth Banquet in Spingﬁeld, Missouri from the Boone and Crockett Club for her record setting typical whitetail deer.Chaparral girls’ tennis team ﬁnished 2nd overall as a team at the Lyons varsity meet. Brailey Koehler and Grace Brannon ﬁnished 1st at #1 doubles. Brieley Koehler and Emily Allen ﬁnished 1st in #2 doubles. Frida Mancilla ﬁnished 3rd in #1 singles; Chloe Fisher ﬁnished 4th in #2 singles.October is National Pedestrian Safety Month: Safer Drivers Save LivesWhile pedestrian safety is important year-round, October is National Pe-destrian Safety Month. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) reminds drivers to slow down and be alert for pe-destrians. Walking should always be an easy and safe option for getting around any community.Unfortunately, in 2022 there were 7,522 pedes-trians killed in crashes in the United States. It is the highest since 1981 when 7,837 pedestrians died in trafﬁc crashes. In 2022 there were an estimated 67,336 pedestrians injured in crashes, an 11% in-crease from 60,579 pedes-trians injured in 2021. On average, a pedestrian was killed every 70 minutes and injured every 8 min-utes in crashes in 2022. In fact, pedestrian deaths ac-counted for 18% of all traf-ﬁc fatalities and 3% of all people injured in crashes in 2022.The personal, physi-cal, and environmental beneﬁts of walking can lead to safer, healthier, and cleaner streets. Walk-ing can also improve local economies and enhance social and community en-gagement, which can lead to more vibrant, resilient, and livable spaces.For many Americans, Halloween is the highlight of October. Drivers should be aware that on Hallow-een evening, there will likely be more pedestrians on the roads and in un-expected places. Families will be trick-or-treating with smaller children who may be unaware of sur-rounding trafﬁc and quick to dart into the street. Re-member: Slower speeds save lives.“Walking is one of the best things you can do for both your mental and physical health, and also for the environment,” said Gary Herman, Transporta-tion Safety Manager at the KDOT Bureau of Trans-portation Safety. “In Kan-sas, we want to help en-sure that our pedestrians are safe on the sidewalks, crossing the street — any-where that people walk, bike, or roll they should be able to do so without fear or stress. 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