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The Anthony Republican: Vol. 145 - No. 39 • The Anthony Bulletin: Vol. 125 - No. 39Established October 9, 1879: Oldest continuous business in Anthony • Wednesday, September 25, 2024To advertise your business or event in our “Hot Spot”call the Anthony Republican at 620-842-5129. Photo By: Ross DowningCIRCUS COMES TO TOWN: The Culpepper & Merriweath-er Circus performed two shows last Thursday evening in An-thony, treating attendants to a traditional big top circus with everything from beautiful animals to high-ying aerialists. Pictured is Simone the Ringmaster (right) with Anthony’s own Lix LePard starring as Guest Ringmaster for the evening.Photos By: Don HoltCHAPARRAL HOMECOMING: Fall Homecoming candidates were (L-R) Taryn Meek and Dane Easley - Band; Naenah Lawrence and Conner Hostetler - National Honor Society; Katelyn Reams and Anthony Patterson - Pep Club; Cassidy Misak and Sergio Garcia-Reyes - FCA; Haley Kangas and Duke Christner - Fall Sports; and Kayden Koehler - FFA. Pic-tured at top are the Chaparral High School Fall Homecoming King & Queen Sergio Garcia-Reyes & Katelyn Reames with attendants Rhett Cashier & Blixley Jaeger at the Homecoming game this past Friday against Belle Plaine.The City of Anthony has announced a special ques-tion election scheduled for the November 5, 2024 ballot. County Clerk Ami DeLacerda signed the ofﬁ-cial notice, informing resi-dents that they will have the opportunity to vote on whether the city should sell approximately 12 acres of city-owned parkland at An-thony Lake.The proposal comes in response to ﬁndings from a City Of Anthony To Vote On Sale Of Parkland For Residential Development2023 Housing Assessment, which identiﬁed the urgent need for more quality, mid-priced housing in the area, particularly for families seeking three or more bed-rooms. The City of Anthony has received a proposal for constructing additional res-idential housing on the un-developed parkland, aiming to address this need.Voters will be presented with a straightforward bal-lot question: “Shall the City of Anthony sell 12 +/- acres of city-owned parkland at Anthony Lake?” Residents will have the option to cast their vote as “Yes” or “No.” This initiative represents a crucial step for the City of Anthony as it seeks to enhance its housing op-tions and foster community growth. This pivotal deci-sion that could shape the fu-ture of housing in the com-munity and use of public lands at the Anthony Lake.HCCF Celebrates 32nd Grant Round, Online Grant Application Deadline Is October 1stBy Michelle FahringFoundation AssistantThe Harper County Com-munity Foundation will be offering the second round of grants for 2024. The grant deadline is October 1, 2024 and over $100,000 will be available for projects that beneﬁt Harper County. All grant applications for the October 2024 round must be submitted in HCCF’s online grant ap-plication portal. A link is available at www.harperco-foundation.org on the Grant Info/Application page. Sim-ply follow the link to the logon page, create an ac-count for your organization, and begin your grant appli-cation process.The HCCF Board of Di-rectors would like to invite all grant round recipients to an Awards Presentation held in conjunction with their End of the Year Gala. This event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Oc-tober 29th at 7 PM, at the Attica Memorial Building.This grant round rep-resents the 32nd round of grants awarded since May of 2009. A total of $3,517,374.00 has been awarded since the inception of this granting process.HCCF’s Mission is to promote community de-velopment by supporting educational, human needs, health care, community im-provement and rural devel-opment projects throughout School Board Votes 4-2 To Exceed Tax Rate For Financing BudgetEditor’s Note: This article contains minutes frommultiple meetings.Unofﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingSeptember 9, 2024RNR Public HearingBoard Members Present: Jan Misak, Jarrett Schmidt, Lindsay Zimmerman, Rose-Ann Teel, Brett Walker, Samantha Troyer arrived at 6:43 pm (listening via phone). Absent: Dusty Al-bright. Others Present: Josh Swartz, Josh Patter-son, Barbara Muse, Katie Billington, Curt Miller, Bernice Knight, Ron Steel, LuAnn Steel, Carla Pence, Monica Holden, Dana Hall, Bill Mason Revenue Neutral Rate Hearing1. Resolution No. 09092024: A resolution expressing the property taxation policy of USD 361 Chaparral Schools with re-spect to exceeding the Rev-enue Neutral Tax Rate for ﬁnancing the annual bud-get for 2024-2025. K.S.A 79-2988, provides that a levy of property taxes to ﬁnance the 2023-2024 budget of USD 361 exceeds the Rev-enue Neutral Tax Rate to ﬁnance the 2024-2025 bud-get of USD 361, be autho-rized by a resolution. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by USD 361 that the 2024-2025 budget with a levy of property taxes exceeding the Revenue Neutral Tax Rates calculated for 2024-2025, as adjusted pursuant to K.S.A 79-2988 is hereby adopted. Adopted this 9th day of September, 2024 by USD 361 Chaparral Schools in Harper County, Kansas.The Public Hearing was opened at 6:30 pm. Motion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to adopt Resolution 09092024.Motion passed 4-2. Vot-ing Yes - Schmidt, Misak, Zimmerman and Troyer. Voting No - Walker and Teel.AdjournmentThe Public Hearing was adjourned at 6:30 pm.Unofﬁcial Minutes from GRANTS Continued on next pageSCHOOL Continued on next page

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Page 2 the Anthony Republican • September 25, 2024the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingSeptember 9, 2024Budget Public HearingBoard Members Present: Jan Misak, Jarrett Schmidt, Samantha Troyer, Lind-say Zimmerman, Rose Ann Teel, Brett Walker. Absent: Dusty Albright. Others Present: Josh Swartz, Josh Patterson, Barbara Muse, Katie Billington, Curt Miller, Bernice Knight, Ron Steel, LuAnn Steel, Carla Pence, Monica Holden, Dana Hall, Bill Mason.Budget HearingThe Public Hearing was opened at 6:45 pm. AdjournmentThe Public Hearing was adjourned at 6:56 pm.Unofﬁcial Minutes from the USD #361 Board of Education MeetingSeptember 9, 2024Regular MeetingRoll Call/Pledge ofAllegianceBoard Members Pres-ent: Jan Misak, Lindsay Zimmerman, RoseAnn Teel, Jarrett Schmidt, Samantha Troyer, Brett Walker. Ab-sent: Dusty Albright. Oth-ers Present: Josh Swartz, Katie Billington, Barbara Muse, Mary Mellen, Clay Wilcox, Justin Hill, Curt Miller, Chad Jacobs, Josh Patterson, Brittany Randle-man, Craig Hadsall.Harper County.This grant round in-cludes monies as part of the annual commitment of $200,000 from the landﬁll revenue funds. The Foun-dation will also be awarding monies from their discre-tionary funds. Past grant recipients can be viewed on the Foundation’s website at www.harpercofoundation.org. Grant applicants may seek full funding, partial funding or matching fund-ing for projects that meet HCCF’s areas of focus as well as the grant applica-tion deadline and criteria. All applicants must be not-for-proﬁt organizations or associations. No funds will be awarded to individuals. The Foundation will accept applications submitted on-line no later than 11:59 PM on October 1, 2024.Criteria for all grants awarded in 2024 includes the completion of a ﬁnal report within one year of those grants awarded on October 1, 2023. In addi-tion, a progress report is due for those awarded dur-ing the May 1, 2024 grant round. Final Reports of com-pleted projects and Progress Reports are required before any additional funds will be considered. Receipts must accompany Final Reports to be considered complete. Ad-ditionally, all Final Reports for grants must include pho-tos of the completed project sent via email to the Foun-dation Assistant.More information about HCCF as well as the grant evaluation reporting forms and application for this grant round are available at their website www.harp-ercofoundation.org. Ques-tions may be directed to the Harper County Com-munity Foundation by call-ing Michelle Fahring, Assis-tant to the Foundation, at 620-840-1153 (cell phone), or by sending an e-mail to grants@harpercofounda-tion.org.GRANTS Continued from previous pageSCHOOL Continued from previous pageAdoption of Proposed Agenda and AdditionsMotion by Walker, sec-ond by Schmidt: I move to adopt the proposed agenda without the Treasurer’s Re-port.Motion passed 6-0.Consent Agenda1. Approve minutes from the August 12, 2024 Regu-lar Meeting.2. Approve art loan agreement with Wichita Art Center.3. Approve out of district students.Motion by Misak, second by Teel: I move to approve the consent agenda without the treasurer’s report. Mo-tion passed 6-0.Discussion and Actionof Items pulled from Consent AgendaApprove the Treasurer’s Report, Budget Report, and Current Vouchers. Mo-tion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Mo-tion passed 6-0. Principal & DirectorUpdates - Sept. 2024Buildings & Grounds Department: Over the last 30 days we have been work-ing to keep up maintenance tickets for all buildings as we have had to shufﬂe schedules around at CHS due to being down one cus-todian the entire 30 days and being down two for close to 2 weeks. The foot-ball ﬁeld scoreboard had to be repaired due to a bad re-ceiver. Exploring quotes for grounds keeping for CHS. Over the next 30 days we will be working to maintain the cleanliness of the build-ings and working mainte-nance tickets. We will also be working the grounds to prepare for the 1 home cross country meet. We will also be looking to be fully staffed possibly depending on interviews.Technology Department: Operations have been our primary focus as we’ve diligently prepared for the start of school, ensur-ing that devices, services, rostering, and workﬂows are functioning optimally. We’ve completed 66% of our tickets on time, 21% are completed overdue, 8% are still open and on time, and 3% are open and over-due, while 1% are on hold pending external support. This dedication is crucial for ensuring a seamless start to the academic year. The team has put in extra hours, including pre-con-tract work, demonstrating exceptional dedication to ensure a smooth start to the school year. In the lead-up to the school year, extended work hours were necessary to meet our operational goals, highlighting our com-mitment to readiness and efﬁciency. This account un-derscores the urgent need for an additional Computer Support Technician to sus-tain our operational effec-tiveness and meet strategic objectives. Our experience reﬂects a broader trend in education, particularly evident in IT departments, where versatility in role fulﬁllment is essential but also underscores the critical need for adequate stafﬁng to meet both cur-rent and future demands. It is imperative that we strengthen our team with a qualiﬁed technician whose expertise and certiﬁcations will directly contribute to enhancing our service deliv-ery and achieving depart-mental goals. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and for considering our de-partment needs assessment folder linked below. I have been striving to address our operational challenges and demonstrate the clear need for not only additional personnel but speciﬁcally a qualiﬁed technician who can efﬁciently execute their responsibilities.Transportation: We’ve successfully navigated the ﬁrst couple of weeks of school without any issues, and everything is running smoothly so far. I make it a point to visit each school during bus times at least once a week to ensure that loading zones are operating safely with trafﬁc ﬂows in each area. The new routing software has been a great asset, helping to stream-line operations. While there are still a few areas to ﬁne-tune, I’m conﬁdent it will be very beneﬁcial in the long run. We continue to priori-tize ﬂeet maintenance to guarantee a safe ride for all our students. I’ve also been busy coordinating coverage for sports and ﬁeld trips. Looking ahead, we’ll be conducting our fall semes-ter evacuation drills next month. August Activity (non rt) miles: Yellow ﬂeet, 148; White ﬂeet, 1261. Au-gust trips: 9 trips using 11 vehicles.Food Service Depart-ment: In August, we had a successful opening and received positive feedback from students, with high school students particular-ly enjoying our new combo craving baskets. We passed SCHOOL Continued on next pageGOT NEWS OR PICTURES YOU WANT TO SHARE? ANTHONYREPUBLICAN@ATT.NET

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the Anthony Republican • September 25, 2024 Page 3Obituary...Holden Scott Hummer2021 ~ 2024On April 8, 2021, Holden Scott, son of Amber Swonger, made his rst appearance in Enid, Oklaho-ma. Although Holden’s life was shortened, his time on earth greatly impacted those who loved him. He knew no stranger and always made people laugh and smile and it was impossible to guess what he would say or do next. He loved the outdoors and would spend ev-ery second possible playing in the dirt or on his bike, mower, or trac-tors, or hanging out with his chick-ens. He loved all things farm and could tell you the different types of farm equipment and all the attach-ments as well. His screwdriver was always on hand, so he could x something whether it was broken or not. He had an obsession for trains and as soon as he could feel the ground rumble, he was sure to holler “train” or “you hear that train?” He wanted everyone to be as excited as he was! Aside from being all boy, he had a sweet innocence to him as well. He never left the house without his blankie and a honey bun. His favor-ite color was green. And if he had it his way every meal would have consisted of corn on the cob. He truly lit up the lives of his family and all who knew him. Holden’s favorite thing to say about growing up or getting big was always “I don’t wanna grow, I wanna stay little forever,” and on September 14, 2024 he became forever 3. Holden’s smile, laugh, and ornery self, will be remembered always by his mother, Amber Swonger (Troy Francis); uncle, “JJ” Justin Winchell (CC and Ryker); “Auntie,” Ashley Gowen (Oliver “owiver” Gowen) (Mason “May-may” and Tyce “Tycer”); grandpar-ents, Scott “PeePooh” Swonger, Angela “Emaw” and Jody “Poppy” Winchell; great-grandmothers, Bar-bara Sleeper, Rolla “GiGi” Fye, and Jean Winchell; many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends who loved him so much!♥He was welcomed to Heaven by his cousin, Lacie Dawn Fye; great-grandpa’s, Ray “Chicken Ray” Fye, William “Bucky” Swonger, and Gary Winchell; great-great grand-mas, Darlene Swonger and Jacque “Grandma Jacque” Crusinbery; and great-great uncle, Ron Swonger. Celebration of Life was held 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 20, 2024 at Revolution Fellowship Church in Anthony with Pastor Kent Olds ofciating. Musical selections included “I’ll Save You a Seat,” “Beautiful Things,” “Drops of Jupi-ter,” and “WOP.”Holden was laid to rest in Spring Grove Cemetery, west of Anthony. Honorary casket bearers were Josh Inman, Kale Schmidt, Ben Litzenberger, and Trenton Paxson. Casket bearers were Oliver Gow-en, Troy Francis, Justin Winchell, Mason Ricke, and Tyce Ricke.Memorials may be made to the Holden Scott Memorial Fund and can be sent in care of Prairie Rose Funeral Home, 602 E. Main St., An-thony, KS 67003.ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE ATWWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COMthree health inspections with excellent results. Meal participation at Harper has decreased by about 10 meals a day, but Chapar-ral has seen an increase of roughly 10 meals a day, while Anthony’s participa-tion is similar to last year. Overall, participation is up by an average of 5 meals a day over last year. In Sep-tember, we will introduce new menu options, rein-troduce desserts, and be-gin planning for October’s menus and National School Lunch Week, which runs from October 14-18.Chaparral Jr/Sr High School Principal: As the new school year begins, there’s a ﬂurry of activity in preparation for a successful year ahead. School admin-istrators are busy juggling a range of responsibilities, from ﬁnalizing class sched-SCHOOL Continued from previous pageules and reviewing gradua-tion requirements to setting clear expectations for both students and staff. Meet-ings are scheduled to ensure everyone is on the same page, addressing goals, poli-cies, and any changes from the previous year. Addition-ally, the logistics of schedul-ing ﬁre and crisis drills are carefully planned to ensure safety protocols are well-understood and practiced. It’s a time of organization and coordination, aimed at creating a structured envi-ronment where both aca-demic and safety objectives are seamlessly integrated. SRO update covering ac-tive shooter training proce-dures, Narcan training and info about Stop the Bleed training for staff.Chaparral Jr/Sr High AP/AD: The fall sports sea-sons are in full swing and our Runner Nation is very busy. We have 140 students participating in fall sports. Cheer, band, and manag-ers are not included in this head count. Our par-ticipation numbers, though not as high as I want, are good to average. We are not shooting for good to average so we have some work to do. With that said we are always looking for event help. Please spread the word that we are look-ing for clock and score keepers. Volleyball needs help for all home meets and our volleyball tournament is missing many worker slots. Thursday September 19th is a busy day for home activities. With our home Cross Country meet 7-12 and middle school football game. That day kicks off a few consecutive activities and events. Please come out and encourage our teams and feel free to jump in and help with the abundance of activities. AES Principal: We had a great start to the school year! Our staff did Expec-tation Stations where we discussed the expectations of students during the school day. Students ro-tated through stations that covered everything from ar-rival, dismissal, lunchroom procedures, and hallways. Our teachers are getting into their routines and they are conducting their Fast-bridge testing.HES Principal: We are off and running at HES. Students and Teachers are settling into their class routines. Enrollment was successful with 255 stu-dents enrolling at Harper Elementary. Our greatest challenge so far has been stafﬁng. Speciﬁcally ﬁnd-ing special education pa-ras. Our special education teachers have been working hard to make things work the best they can and all of the district staff has been supportive of them. Old Business1. Facility Visioning Work (Discussion & Action Item): Motion by Zimmer-man, second by Misak: I move to approve forward with Simpson Construc-tion Needs Assessment not to exceed $22,500. Motion passed 6-0.2. Executive Session for Negotiations (Review HP-NEA proposals): Motion by Schmidt, second by Teel: I move to go into executive session to discuss staff sal-ary and beneﬁts pursuant to the exception for employ-er-employee negotiations under KOMA to include ad-ditional personnel as need-ed from 8:21 to 8:40. Motion passed 6-0. Others present in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:21 pm-8:40 pm.Motion by Misak, sec-ond by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss staff salary and beneﬁts pursuant to the exception for employer-em-ployee negotiations under KOMA to include addition-al personnel as needed from 8:41 to 8:51. Motion passed 6-0. Others present in ex-ecutive session: Mr. Swartz: 8:41 pm-8:51 pm.3. Needs Assessment Re-view (Discussion).4. 2024-2025 Budget Planning (Action Item): Mo-tion by Misak: I move to ap-prove resolution 09092024A authorizing a 33% LOB and approve the 2024-2025 bud-get at 55.862 mils. Motion failed-Lack of a second.Motion by Misak: I move to approve resolution 09092024A authorizing a 33% LOB and approve the 2024-2025 budget at 55.862 mils. Motion failed-Lack of a second. Motion by Troyer, sec-ond by Zimmerman: I move to approve resolution 09092024A authorizing a 33% LOB and approve the 2024-2025 budget at 54 mils. Motion failed 2-4Motion by Schmidt, second by Zimmerman: I move to approve resolution 09092024A authorizing a 33% LOB and approve the 2024-2025 budget at 54.862 mils. Motion passed 4-2.5. SCKSEC Update (Re-port).6. Policy & Handbook Updates (Action Item): Mo-tion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to approve the changes to the JBCC Non-Resident Enrollment policy and the Employee Handbook. Motion Passed 6-07. Sale of Bus Shop (Ac-tion Item): Motion by Troy-er, second by Misak: I move that Uniﬁed School District #361 agree to sell the Harp-SCHOOL Continued on next page

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Page 4 the Anthony Republican • September 25, 2024BEST LUNCHIN TOWN!GOT NEWS OR PICSYOU WANTTO SHARE?Send It To Us Atanthonyrepublican@att.netHARPER COUNTYDISTRICT COURT REPORTIndividuals listed below are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.PAID TRAFFIC CITATIONS9/6: Brian K. Diven: 1) Speeding - 50/40; $155.00. 24-TR-213.9/7: Kristina K. Grifth: 1) Speeding - 33/20; $171.00. 24-TR-217.DOMESTIC CASE FILINGSMichelle M. Ausburn vs. Christopher S. Selby, paternity; 24-DM-51.CIVIL CASE FILINGSKowan Plain vs. Kansas Dept. of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, administrative agency appeal; 24-CV-15.Anna C. Walz vs. Sean C. Jones, automobile tort; 24-CV-16.LIMITED CASE FILINGSMidland Credit Management Inc. vs. Rosalie R. Ture, debt collection; 24-LM-33.Interfaith Housing & Community Services Inc. vs. Jessie L. Coy, et al., landlord/tenant - forcible detainer; 24-LM-86.Suzanne Prinsen vs. Jessie J. Skinner II, et al., landlord/tenant - forcible detainer; 24-LM-88..CRIMINAL CASE FILINGSState of Kansas vs. Reiferd E. Acord: 1) Criminal trespass. 24-CR-68.#71 - State of Kansas vs. Hollie A. Kelle: 1) Interference with law enforcement - obstruct/resist/oppose felony warrant service. 24-CR-71.COUNTY COURT DOCKETJUDGE SCOTT E. McPHERSONMonday, September 23, 20241:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Nathan W. Fisher, diversion status; 24-CR-52.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jamie N. McCalla, rst appearance; 24-CR-67.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Joseph C. Hall, rst appearance; 24-TR-191.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Pargat Singh, rst appearance; 24-CR-74.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Becca D. Sowter, pay or appear; 23-CR-109.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Aa’ryn N. Thompson Crowley, pay or appear, 23-TR-105.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Matthew D. Clark, pay or appear; 23-CR-88.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Corey Crosby, status conference; 24-TR-12.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Jose A. Rivera Tijerin, status conference; 24-TR-146.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Wade G. Young, status conference; 24-TR-176.2:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Reagan J. Peters, bench trial; 24-TR-85Tuesday, September 24, 20248:00 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of Norman G. Marvin, status conference; 23-PR-34.8:00 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of Audine J. Marvin, status conference; 23-PR-35.1:30 p.m. Harper County vs. Frank Reid, rst appearance; 24-CR-64.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Glenn A. French, status conference; 23-CR-57.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Norma Bazer, status conference; 24-CR-38.1:30 p.m. State of Kansas vs. Zachary A. Snow, status conference; 24-TR-190.Thursday, September 26, 20249:00 a.m. Midland Credit Management Inc vs. Rosalie R. Ture, answer hearing; 24-LM-33.9:00 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of Eric J. Budd, nal hearing; 23-PR-8.9:00 a.m. Capital One NA vs. Candra K. Pence, rst appearance; 24-LM-81.9:00 a.m. Capital One NA vs. Joshua Snyder, rst appearance; 24-LM-82.9:30 a.m. Suzanne Prinsen vs. Jessie J. Skinner II, et al., rst appearance; 24-LM-88.9:30 a.m. In the Matter of the Estate of Elizabeth A. Jones, hearing; 08-PR-20.HARPER COUNTY JAILARRESTS & BOOKINGSReiferd E. Acord, 64: Arrested: 9-19-24; Released: 9-19-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Criminal trespass.Jesie J. Skinner, 29: Arrested: 9-20-24; Released: 9-20-24. Arrested By: HCSO. Charges: 1) Serving 72 hour quick dip.HARPER COUNTY DEEDSBOOK D108#1456 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Michael J. McNamara to Michael J. McNamara and Debra Zukoski, Lots 9 and 12 in Blk. 80; and the S/2 of Lot 10 and all of Lot 11 in Blk. 81; both in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1457 - Statutory Warranty Deed: Brian Jaeger to GNK Strategic Ventures LLC, Lots 19-22 in Blk. 31; and Lots 17 and 18 in Blk. 31; both in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1458 - Corrected Trustee’s Deed: Debbie Francis, Patsy McCoy and Karen Habiger, Trustees of the Karna S. Bruey Living Trust, to Lindyn Davis Gowdy, Sarah Davis Ethridge and Sally Davis, an undivided 1/3 interest each in the E/2 of the NE/4 of Sect. 11, Twp. 35 S, Range 5 W of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas.#1459 - Quit Claim Deed: Tammy L. Norman to Kregg Carothers and Katie Carothers, Lot 30 W in Spring Creek Additon to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.#1460 - Statutory Warranty Deed: CIty of Anthony to Kregg Carothers and Katie Carothers, Lot 30 W in Spring Creek Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas.er bus barn for $31,500 to Doug and Mary Ann Ricke and that Josh Swartz has the authority to sign on be-half of Uniﬁed School Dis-trict #361 any documents needed to complete said transaction. Motion passed 6-0.New Business1. Efﬁciency Audit Re-quest for Proposal (Discus-sion).2. Exit Interview Pro-cess and Human Resources (Discussion).3. Job description, work-ﬂow and needs assessment for Tech Dept (Discussion).4. Executive Session for Personnel Recommenda-tions (Action Item): Mo-tion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to dis-cuss personnel recommen-dations pursuant to non-elected personnel exception under KOMA to include ad-ditional personnel as need-ed from 11:16 pm to 11:30 pm. Motion Passed 6-0. Others present in executive session: Mr. Swartz: 11:16 pm to 11:30 pm; Josh Pat-terson: 11:16 pm to 11:26 pm; Chad Jacobs: 11:26 pm to 11:30 pm.Motion by Misak, sec-ond by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss personnel recom-mendations pursuant to non-elected personnel ex-ception under KOMA to in-clude additional personnel as needed from 11:31 pm to 11:36 pm. Motion Passed 6-0. Others present in ex-ecutive session: Mr. Swartz: 11:31 pm to 11:36 pm.Motion by Misak, sec-ond by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session to discuss personnel recom-mendations pursuant to non-elected personnel ex-ception under KOMA to in-clude additional personnel as needed from 11:39 pm to 11:49 pm. Motion Passed 6-0. Others present in ex-ecutive session: Mr. Swartz: 11:39 pm to 11:49 pm.Motion by Misak, sec-ond by Walker: I move to go into executive session to discuss personnel recom-mendations pursuant to non-elected personnel ex-ception under KOMA to in-clude additional personnel as needed from 11:50 pm to 12:00 am. Motion Passed 5-1. Others present in ex-ecutive session: Mr. Swartz: 11:50 pm to 12:00 am.Motion by Schmidt, sec-ond by Misak: I move to ap-prove the personnel chang-es as presented. Motion passed 5-1.Resignations: Leah Beckner, District Lead Cus-todian. Lisa Ward, CHS Math Teacher.Hires: Mylee Swingle, District Lead Custodian. Cody Edington, Computer Support Technician. Cinda Moore, HES Title Para. Kavin Hess, 7-12 Assistant Football Coach.SCHOOL Continued from previous page5. Executive session to protect privacy for a stu-dent requesting to be part-time (Action item): Mo-tion by Misak, second by Schmidt: I move to go into executive session t o discuss conﬁdential student information pursuant to the exception relating to ac-tions adversely or favorably affecting a student under KOMA to include addition-al personnel as needed from 12:05 am to 12:10 am. Mo-tion passed 6-0. Motion by Misak, second by Zimmer-man: I approve Jordyn Tot-ten as a part-time student at Chaparral Jr/Sr High. Motion passed 6-0.6. Supplemental Rehir-ing Process (1st Read).7. HES SPARK Outside of School Learning Pro-gram (1st Read).Student Outcome Goals1. District Goals Discus-sion.Training Updates1. Board Self-Evalua-tion.2. KSBRC September 11 Workshop.Information RequestsBoard Meeting Wrap-upAdjournmentMotion by Misak, second by Troyer: I move to ad-journ the meeting. Motion passed 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 12:26 am.PRINTING • SIGNS • SHIRTSRAFFLE TICKETS • STAMPSBANNERS • VINYL STICKERSLD’s PRINTING • ANTHONY • 620-842-5129Manchester Alumni/Area Schools Reunion To Be HeldBy Marjorie SimmonsThe Manchester Alumni/Area Schools Reunion will be Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the Manchester Community Center. Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon for re-union attendees, followed by a business meeting at 1:00 p.m. The community is wel-come to attend.* * WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COM * *

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the Anthony Republican • September 25, 2024 Page 5Autumn Kloefkorn Presented With ‘Community Service Award’ By Martha Vail DARBy Joyce KaupThe September 19th Martha Vail meeting was a very busy and good meet-ing. We had Lynn Caywood, Pat Hampel;, and Jane Ward visiting from King-man. Judy Bane and Fran-ces Smalley of Attica and from Anthony were Phyl-lisAnderson, Bette DeMer-itt, Deniese Fawcett, Joyce Kaup, Willma Moore, Vickie Longbine, Virginia Patter-son, Melanie Sherman, Kar-en Younce and Arla Vavra of Norwich. The Sons of the American Revolution, Scott Hughbanks and Rev. Randy Colby. Autumn Kloefkorn of the Prairie Rose Funeral home was also invited to at-tend.Before the meeting start-ed Autumn was invited to the front. Her many contri-butions to our community were shared. She has orga-nized parade after parade. She has been president of the PRIDE group and Ki-wanis, heading up the Pan-cake Breakfast, Halloween Parades, Easter Egg Hunts, and giving bikes to kids at school for their reading achievements. She helped with the cookbook that raised funds to honor Mary Hixon with the Christmas lights at the park. She is a wife, mother and runs the local funeral home with the help of her brother James Williams and others. For several years she has helped support her father who was in the Vietnam Conﬂict. He was awarded the Purple Heart and sev-eral other recognitions for his service. His health has declined and she has him in her home caring for him with the support of Hos-pice. She is the recipient of the “Community Service Award” for all her support to the community, family and her father. Only two of these awards are given each year and it is a very special honor.During the meeting, the Kingman ladies report-ed making and giving 27 prayer quilt squares to their teachers. Anthony teachers received 42 squares to re-mind them we are backing them. Several activities were reported reminding people of the signing of the Constitution 237 years ago.The meeting was closed so that we could have a visit from the former First Lady of the White House, Martha Washington. She told of the years before she met George Washington and how they met. When the war was started she was at many of the campsites organizing wives to help take care of our soldiers. They provided food, sewed clothes and rags into shoes for them to wear. and of course cooking. She told us of the changes that came when the war was ﬁ-nally won and of the chal-lenges for the government to organize. He reluctantly became President and is the only President to be voted in Unanimously. She sup-ported him by having lovely luncheons for the guests that visit and catering to all the people that came into the White House. When the four years were done they were ready to retire to their home, Mount Vernon. Na-talee Ganyon of Hutchin-son portrayed Martha while Gay Simpsom of Medicine Lodge assisted her. Melanie and Virginia served wonderful refresh-ments of cake, fruit, sand-wiches and nuts.On September 20th and 21st, Karen Younce and Joyce Kaup attended the 2024 Fall Forum for the Kansas Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held in Lawrence, KS The conference was very informative. We have almost 3,000 Daughters of the American Revolution in Kansas. We have do-nated more service hours and our goal was set for several years. We visit with new friends and renewed acquaintance that we have met in the past. The future looks good but we must con-tinue to Preserve our His-tory, support our education and educators and support our Veterans.The Black Foot Trail is a piece of history that DAR had recently pre-vailed to preserve over Baxter Springs. way. The signs marking this histori-cal site had been vandal-ized or shot at. The signs were re-created with the image that was on it. A pic-ture was sent to the native leader and was found to be against their cultural cus-toms. A sign that was very sacred to them only used by their tribal leaders was very inappropriate. It had not been recreated in 100 years by their tribe and was very sacred. In respect to their culture the signs were removed and properly dis-posed of.Courtesy PhotosMARTHA VAIL DAR: Left Photo - Deniese Fawcett and Joyce Kaup present Autumn Kloefkorn (center) with the Martha Vail DAR ‘Community Service Award’. Right Photo - Karen Younce and Joyce Kaup enjoyed meeting LaFayette at the Fall Forum as he prepares to go on his Farewell Tour of America. Many know he persuaded France to help Americans ght for their freedom, helping us to win our rights. There will soon be a re-enactment of his nal tour coming soon.Visiting with a member from Dodge City three of their Santa Fe Trail mark-ers had been moved when the highway was redone. Two of the markers were replaced but the third one was missing. They located the marker and are in the process of placing the mark-er in its rightful place. True to their mission of preserv-ing history.Our Constitution, the cornerstone of our free-doms, was written to pro-tect every American from the abuse of power by gov-ernment. The Fifth Amend-ment states that "No person shall be ... deprived of life, liberty, or property with-out due process of law” and it protects us from double jeopardy and incrimination. However, the phrases “in-nocent until proven guilty" and “presumption of inno-Know Your Constitutioncence” are not found in the 5th amendment nor in any part of the Constitution. These phrases are derived from English law and are part of our system and con-sidered common law today. Know your Constitution, know your rights, and know what it says and does not say. This announcement was provided by the Mar-tha Vail Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.GOT NEWS OR PICS YOU WANT TO SHARE? 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Page 6 the Anthony Republican • September 25, 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 NOTICEIn print or online, NEWSPAPERS are TRUSTEDmore than any other medium to drive engaged voters.Hutchinson, KS Septem-ber 16th – Bank of the Plains is pleased to announce Tina Call, who currently serves as the Chief Risk Ofﬁcer, has been promoted to the role of President effective January 1, 2025. Call will begin to transition into her new role for the remainder of 2024, while continuing to build the Risk Management Program and Department. Current President and CEO, Gene Dikeman, will continue as CEO of Bank of the Plains following Call’s transition into the Presi-dent position in 2025. "I am excited for the op-portunities Tina brings to the bank, employees and shareholders. Our strate-gic plan is to continue to grow in a safe, sound, and efﬁcient way. This promo-tion paves the way for those Tina Call Named President Of Bank Of The Plainsstrategies to happen," said Gene Dikeman, CEO. Call, having joined Bank of the Plains April of 2024, has an extensive background in the ﬁnan-cial industry, including eight years of FDIC bank examination experience and twenty-six years of community banking expe-rience. She has served on many boards and commit-tees throughout her ca-reer, including the Kansas Bankers Association Em-ployee Beneﬁts Committee, Seward County Community College Board of Trustees, Southwest Medical Center Board of Trustees, United Way Board, and was se-lected as the SBA’s Women in Business Champion of the Year for the Wichita District, Wichita Business Journal’s Women Who Lead in Major Companies 2020, and Women Who Lead in Diversity, Equity & Inclu-sion 2021. “Bank of the Plains is a strong and reputable ﬁ-nancial institution with a highly experienced team of directors, ofﬁcers, and em-ployees, and a long history of serving and contributing to their communities. I am honored with the opportu-nity to lead and to continue with the strategic growth path of both the bank and our valued team,” said Call. Tina CallDaryl MosleyGrand Ole Opry Veteran Daryl Mosley Returns To Anthony For Free ShowThe community is in-vited to attend a concert by singer, songwriter, and storyteller Daryl Mosley on Sunday, September 29 at 10:30am at Anthony United Methodist Church, 225 N. Bluff Avenue, Anthony, KS.From countless appear-ances on “The Grand Ole Opry” to classic shows at the famous Bluebird Cafe to a touring schedule of over 150 concerts per year, sing-er/songwriter Daryl Mosley has been sharing his songs and his stories with Amer-ica for over 30 years. Da-ryl has written three Song of the Year award winners, ten of his songs have made it to number one, and he has been named Songwrit-er of the Year three times! His songs have been re-corded by dozens of artists ranging from bluegrass leg-end Bobby Osborne to coun-try star Lynn Anderson to Southern Gospel's The Booth Brothers, and have been featured on television shows ranging from “Ameri-can Idol” to “The View.” One of his best-known songs, “(Ask the Blind Man) He Saw It All,” was named one of the top Southern Gospel songs of all time! Gospel music legend Bill Gaither calls Daryl “a poet-and we don't have many poets left!” Daryl says, “I just write and sing songs about real life and real peo-ple; songs about faith and home and community are the foundation of my mu-sic because those are the things that are most pre-cious to me.” Daryl’s concert is an intimate opportunity to hear his songs of life and faith as well as the enter-taining stories of the people and events that inspired them. The concert is free to the public but a love offering will be taken. For addition-al information, contact Pat-ty Lindley at 502-262-0428.Harper Co. Dept. On Aging: Falls Prevention Checklist By Jennifer WolffFalls are the leading cause of hospitalization for people aged 65 & older. Reduce your risk of falling with these tips & sugges-tions:1. Medication & Health Checks: get regular check ups & routine vision & hearing screenings. Ask your doctor about taking vitamin D & calcium sup-plements to promote bone health. Review all medi-cations including over-the-counter with your doctor &/or pharmacist at least once a year. ASK about side af-fects of medications. Tell your doctor immediately if you feel dizzy or have changes in balance. Use one pharmacy to have all your prescriptions ﬁlled.2. Tripping Hazards: re-move loose mats & throw rugs. Remove excess furni-ture that prevents you from moving around the room easily. Wear indoor shoes/slippers with non-slip soles.3. Assistive Devices: Use a walker or a cane if your balance is unstable. Con-sider purchasing a wear-able medical alert device in the event of an emergency while you are alone. Keep your cell phone on you at all times.4. Bathroom Safety: In-stall non-slip ﬂooring & at least 2 grab bars in your tub/shower area. Consider purchasing a bath bench & handheld shower head. Add night lights along the hall or path to your bathroom.5. Exercise & Nutrition: Join an exercise or falls prevention class. Both Well-ness Centers have “Sit & Get Fit” formatted classes that will challenge & mo-tivate you. Eat & drink water regularly to prevent dehydration & dizziness. Practice strength & bal-ance exercises. Contact the Aging Ofﬁce for a copy of “at home” exercises.Mark your calendar:9/26 TEFAP Food Com-modities will be distributed the county courthouse 201 N. Jennings from 8:30 am – Noon. Income guidelines apply.10/9 AARP Smart Driver Class 12-4 $20 @ PHC10/10 Medicare Open Enrollment Seminar 12:30 – 1 @ PHC SHICK Counsel-ors will be there to answer your questions!The Public Transporta-tion Service assists ALL Harper Co residents of any age to stay indepen-dent with transportation to work, medical appoint-ments, shopping, errands, Patterson Health Center & locations less than 70 miles. Hours of operation: 8:30am– 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Every Harper Co resident can ride with pub-lic transit regardless of age or mobility. Equal access is provided to the public. Al-though we are available to make trips M-F out of coun-ty, rides need to be sched-uled 24 hours in advance & the bus returns for Harper Co by 3pm. We are current-ly looking for a full time or part time driver so please call ahead 620-842-5104 for ride reservations & rates. 1st come, 1st served. Ad-vance reservations are rec-ommended.Out of County Transit Schedule: Mon 9/30: WichitaTues 10/1: Out of County AvailableWed 10/2: Wichita Thurs 10/3: No out of county Fri 10/4: Wichita All routes are subject to change without notice. * * WWW.ANTHONYREPUBLICANNEWS.COM * *

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the Anthony Republican • September 25, 2024 Page 7620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comTHE ANTHONY REPUBLICAN620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comTHE ANTHONY REPUBLICANBarbara Wright anks Her Anonymous Angel I have ran out of ways to be a successful Detective! So I want my Anonymous Angel to know how very much I appreciated the numerous Anthony Transportation passes. Some one knows I certainly use them frequently as I run my errands! What a surprise and what a gift! Then another Anonymous Angel knew I have desperately been trying to revive the north side of our house lawn as I patiently use the garden hose to water, so again my Anonymous Angel appeared and left me the nicest lawn sprinkler! Can’t wait to find this wonderful Angel flying over our house so I can thank them in person! In the meantime I am sending my love and and the most appreciation to this wonderful Anonymous Angel!City Administrator Says Over 1,000 Lead Service Line Inventory Surveys Still Not CompletedOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted ByCity of Anthony ClerkSeptember 3, 2024OPENINGWelcome / Call to Order. Invocation / Pledge of Al-legiance. Roll Call: Present - Mayor Greg Cleveland, Commissioner Sherrie Ea-ton, Commissioner Jan Lanie, Commissioner Eric Smith, Commissioner How-ard Hatﬁeld, City Admin-istrator Cyndra Kastens, Police Chief Kenny Hodson, Administrative Assistant of Utilities Robert Chandler, Randy and Jacquie Wise-ley, Barbara Patterson and Joyce Kaup.Approval of Agenda: A motion was made to ap-prove the agenda as pre-sented. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Smith, Commis-sioner Hatﬁeld.PUBLIC COMMENTAnthony American Le-gion Auxiliary thanked the city for the ability to have the Veteran's Banners.CONSENT AGENDA1. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes August 20, 20242. Special Appropriations: Fund #34 Street Improve-ments - EBH - $4,386.64 - Engineering FY25 CCLIP ANTHONY K44. Fund #34 Street Improvements - EBH - $1,688.35 - Engineering FY25 CCLIP ANTHONY K44. Fund #58 CDBG - SCKEDD - $6,250.00 - Ad-min FY23-HR-003. Fund #15 Economic Development - SCKEDD - $2,000.00 - CDBG Env Review FY23-HR-003.3. Appropriation Or-dinance No. 3197 - $313,086.11.4. Approve 08.27.2024 Payroll - $61,289.51.5. Appoint Mikey Ed-wards to the Planning Com-mission for a Three-Year Term to Expire 2027.6. Approve Pay Request #8 & 9 KDOT Project No. KA-6909-01 - $6,074.99 - Engineering to EBH for FY25 CCLIP Main & An-thony.7. Approve Pay Request #1 CDBG Grant 23-HR-003 - $8,250.00.8. Approve August 2024 Court Report: Mayor Cleve-land asked if any items should be removed from the consent agenda for fur-ther discussion. Hearing none a motion was made to approve the agenda as presented. Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Hatﬁeld. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Smith, Commis-sioner Hatﬁeld.PUBLIC HEARINGS None.REGULAR BUSINESS9. Public Relief Fund Ap-pointments: Commissioner Lanie, Commissioner Eaton and the City Clerk are the appointed members of the Investment Committee and signatory on the bank for this account. The Public Re-lief Committee still has one commission vacancy. A mo-tion was made to nominate Jan Lanie to the Public Re-lief Fund Committee. Mo-tion made by Commissioner Eaton, Seconded by Com-missioner Smith. Voting Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Com-missioner Eaton, Commis-sioner Lanie, Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Hat-ﬁeld. Motion Carried. 10. Health Resolution No. 1146: WHEREAS, that a health nuisance has de-veloped in Fractional South, S Twenty-Five (25), T Thir-ty-Three (33), R07, Block Twenty-Eight (28), Lot Six (6) and S 5 LT Three (3), in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas; as shown by the recorded Plat thereof, 411 S. Springﬁeld Ave, An-thony, Kansas. WHEREAS, Notice of Violations have been mailed to the property owner of record by certiﬁed mail to Israel Nemitz, 424 Stonegate Cir, Derby, KS 67037; Notice was delivered to property owner. AD-OPTED at Anthony, Kansas, this 3rd day of September, 2024. A motion was made to approve Health Resolution No 1146 411 S Springﬁeld Ave Nemitz 2024.Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Eaton. Vot-ing Yea: Mayor Cleveland, Commissioner Eaton, Com-missioner Lanie, Commis-sioner Smith, Commission-er Hatﬁeld. Motion Carried. Editor's Note: A full copy of the resolution can be found at the City Ofﬁce.11. Kayak Club Anthony Lake: Administrator Kas-tens discussed the place-ment of the proposed Kayak Rental business at Anthony Lake which is currently be-ing proposed to operate in the residential area rather than on public property like the other amenities at the lake. Randy and Jacquie Wiseley proposed a loca-tion on public property but would need a building for secure storage. The Admin-istrator sought the Commis-sion’s preferential direction as to the location of this new amenity at the lake. The Commission gave direction to pursue the possibilities of the Kayak Business on public property rather than a code change to allow the business to operate in the residential district. The Ad-ministrator and the Wise-ley’s will visit with the Lake Board to discuss the topic further and evaluate joint possibilities with the Lake Board’s kayak storage rack project. 12. Lead Service Line In-ventory: Administrator Kas-tens informed the Commis-sion that over 1,000 surveys have still not been com-pleted by water customers and therefore, the City will not have the survey inven-tory completed by KDHE’s required October deadline. The City will continue to work on the effort which may include contracting with a service provider to aid customers in completing the survey. KDHE has man-dated that if a survey is not returned, the city will be re-quired to list the customer’s plumbing as “unknown”. The state will then consider any unknowns as lead until determined otherwise. STAFF REPORTS13. Department Reports: Department update activi-ties were given from Power Plant, Electric Distribution and Water/Wastewater.EXECUTIVE SESSIONNone.ADJOURNMENTA motion was made to adjourn the meeting.Motion made by Mayor Cleveland, Seconded by Commissioner Lanie.Voting Yea: Mayor Cleve-land, Commissioner Eaton, Commissioner Lanie, Com-missioner Smith, Commis-sioner HatﬁeldGregory Cleveland, MayorCyndra Kastens, City Clerk/Administrator

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Page 8 the Anthony Republican • September 25, 2024620-842-5129 • 121 E. Main, Anthonywww.anthonyrepublicannews.comEmail: anthonyrepublican@att.netANTHONYREPUBLICANCommunities with a local newspaper are smarter, stronger and closer. eir citizens are connected to one another, and invested in what happens around them.e local paper is also one of the only places you can nd timely news on what’s happening right where you live. at’s why 152 million Americans read local newspapers each week.Catching Up With The County CommissionOfﬁcial Meeting MinutesRegular MeetingSubmitted By HarperCounty Clerk’s OfﬁceAugust 27, 2024The Harper County Board of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion. Chairman Struble called the meeting to order with Commissioner Wald-schmidt and Commissioner Vornauf. Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, Shonda Lar-son, Finance Director/Board Assistant, and Josh Teel, Building and Grounds/ IT Director were also present. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove 9/26/2024 Accounts Payable in the amount of $60,260.03; the motion passed unanimously.Commissioner Vornauf motioned to approve pay-roll beneﬁts in the amount of $150,285.54; the motion passed unanimously.Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to ap-prove meeting minutes from 8/19/2024; the motion passed unanimously.Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 8:35 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. The open meeting will resume at 8:45 a.m. in this room. The mo-tion passed unanimous-ly. Commissioner Wald-schmidt moved to extend for 5 minutes; the motion passed unanimously. The regular meeting resumed at 8:50a.m. with no binding action taken.Mike Bennet and Janet Slankard, Public Works gave a Department Up-date. The Board reviewed and discussed progress maps, recent work remov-ing trees and their disposal, recent allegations that the department removed fence posts and wire without landowner approval when clearing the area, and plans to clean out overgrowth un-der three separate bridges on 130th. Mr. Bennett will work with our engineer to ﬁnd a method to correct migration of certain water-ways due to overgrowth. Discussion was held about the deteriorating condi-tion of the blacktop North of Attica; residents have contacted Public Works re-questing that they work on it, however a portion is maintained by the City. Mr. Bennett will work with the City on a plan for improve-ments. There was also talk of improving Berlin road 1 mile south of the detour; Commissioner Vornauf will contact local residents to see how they feel about the process. Updated fuel tank esti-mates were presented; how-ever, we are requesting a lower rate on shipping. The group also reviewed a quote for transfer pumps, ﬁlters, and equipment needed to install the tanks. The Board requested to table this decision until October, in order to have a better idea of the state of the 2024 budget. Commissioner Struble moved to enter executive session at 9:14 a.m. The justiﬁcation for closing the meeting is to discuss per-sonnel matters of nonelect-ed personnel. The open meeting will resume at 9:25 a.m. in this room. The mo-tion passed unanimously. Mike Bennett and Ami DeLacerda remained in the room. The regular meeting resumed at 9:25 a.m. with no binding action taken.Jan Harding, EMS, gave a department update. An Inordinate Spending Re-quest for a new battery for an Automated External Deﬁbrillator (AED) was presented for $1,001.00. Commissioner Vornauf mo-tioned to approve the re-quest; the motion passed unanimously. Jan located a program that will encrypt the ser-vice’s 800 radios for $100/radio. She also requested the purchase of a control switch, allowing dispatch to page EMS for $3,394.19, which will be paid out of the Emergency Manage-ment Fund. The radios utilized by the service have all been programmed or reconditioned and are now working well, including one that can receive both 400 & 800 signals. An intern from the USD361 Transition to Career Program will be starting with EMS this fall. After discussion with the EMS Medical Director, the service will begin following the same COVID protocols as Patterson Health Center and various Wichita Health Care facilities. The group reviewed quotes on graph-ics for the new ambulance. Heather Struble, Health Department, gave a depart-ment update. The inves-tigation into the vaccine cooler failure found that the damage was unavoidable, which results in the county not being responsible for the price of VFC replace-ment vaccine. A new RN was hired last week, and will start work on 9/23. Inordinate Spending Re-quests were presented for the following vaccines: Vaccellis - $1,038.68. Commissioner Vornauf mo-tioned to approve; the mo-tion passed unanimously. Menningitis B - $1,972.85. Commissioner Vornauf motioned to ap-prove; the motion passed unanimously. Richard Raleigh, Coun-ty Counselor, entered the meeting.At 9:46 a.m., Commis-sioner Struble moved to enter executive session. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss matters protected by Attorney-Client Privilege. The open meeting will re-sume at 10:00 a.m. in this room. The motion passed unanimously. Richard Raleigh remained in the room. Commissioner Wald-schmidt motioned to extend for 5 minutes; the motion passed unanimously. The regular meeting resumed at 10:05 a.m. with no binding action taken. Commissioner Wald-schimdt motioned for a re-cess at 10:11 a.m.; the mo-tion passed unanimously. The meeting reconvened at 10:14 a.m.Ami DeLacerda, County Clerk, gave a department update. Personnel Status Forms were reviewed and approved. Commissioner Vornauf made a motion to remove Hannah Crowe and Justice Hedlund from the HRA/FSA bank account with Bank of the Plains, and add Moriah Carter and Teri Early to that account. The motion passed unani-mously. At 10:29 a.m. Commis-sioner Struble moved to enter executive session. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 10:40 a.m. in this room. The motion passed unani-mously. Commissioner Waldschmidt moved to ex-tend for 5 minutes; the mo-tion passed unanimously. The regular meeting re-sumed at 10:45 a.m. with no binding action taken.Shelli Starks, Childcare, entered the meeting.At 10:47 a.m. Commis-sioner Struble moved to enter executive session. The justiﬁcation for clos-ing the meeting is to dis-cuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel. The open meeting will resume at 11:00 a.m. in this room. The motion passed unani-mously. Ami DeLacerda and Shelli Starks remained in the meeting. At 11:00, Ms. Starks left the meet-ing, and Commissioner Struble motioned to extend for 15 minutes; the motion was approved unanimously. Gracen Grifﬁn, Childcare, entered the executive ses-sion. The regular meeting resumed at 11:15 a.m. with no binding action taken.Commissioner Struble motioned to approve an In-ordinate Spending Request for $10,498.13 to Baysta-tion for 800 signal radios. The motion passed unani-mously. As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner Room at the Harper County Courthouse. Approved: Darrin Struble, ChairmanAttest: Ami DeLacerda, County ClerkRep. Estes Tours Harper, Kingman CountiesHARPER, Kan. – On Sept. 5, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) visited with Kan-sans at Flat Ridge Wind Farm at the Kingman Coun-ty and Harper County line, Horizons Anthony Child Ad-vocacy Center in Anthony, and Harper Industries in Harper.“It’s always encouraging to meet with Kansans in ru-ral parts of our state to hear about the good work that’s going on to strengthen our communities, help families and encourage job growth,” said Rep. Estes.At Flat Ridge Wind Farm, Rep. Estes watched as Blattner Energy installed a blade on one of the many wind turbines being built in the area. He spoke with the team about their work and how wind is part of an all-of-the-above energy policy that ensures Kansans have access to multiple forms of energy. He also talked about property rights and usage, emphasizing the impor-tance of working with com-munities and stakeholders to accomplish projects like this one.Rep. Estes spoke with the team at Horizons Antho-ny Child Advocacy Center along with local law enforce-ment and other community partners regarding child advocacy. It can be difﬁcult for Kansans to hear about neglect and abuse that hap-pens throughout the state, but Rep. Estes was encour-aged to hear about the work Horizons and their partners are doing in helping victims and families in Anthony and surrounding areas.Meeting with Harper Industries, Rep. Estes saw the expansion that has oc-curred at this local business since his last visit a few years ago. While the growth is evident, Rep. Estes also learned about the challeng-es Harper Industries has faced since tax provisions that encourage research and development expired. Rep. Estes shared his work as chair of the U.S. Innova-tion Tax Team and how he’s working to restore those tax provisions that have proved to be successful at expand-ing U.S. R&D, which in turn produces job growth and more innovation.Ron Estes, former engi-neers, worked in the aero-space, energy and manufac-turing sectors. representing Kansas’ 4th Congressio-nal District since 2017. He serves on the House Com-mittee on Ways and Means, Budget Committee, and Ed-ucation and the Workforce Committee.

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Managers were Jim Calde-ron and Aaron Warner.Cheerleaders were Amy Dieker, Melanie Kimball, Debra Wood, Lori Jensen, JoLynn Martin and Beth Williams.On the Chaparral cheer-leader team were: Julie Hunter, Mary Connell, Jenni-fer Drouhard, Anne Menhu-sen, Carol Bascom, Melissa Dennis, Brook Wohlschlegel, Sharla Perry, Rhonda Cum-mins, Jill Parsons, Cammi Fieden and Vickie Downing. Roadrunner was Dan Ber-tholf. 30 YEARS AGO - 1994For the ﬁrst time, prob-ably since the 1940’s, the Harper County Fair crowned a king and queen. Cassie Latta and Mark Hibbard were given the honors. The Anthony/Harper School district had two new teachers for the 1994-95 school year at Chaparral. Richard Belske would teach 10th grade and junior En-blish, debate and forensics. Vince Naccarato would teach Kansas history and world geography. The Cornerstone Bap-tist Church in Harper had a new pastor, the Rev. Rick Williams. Williams and his family, wife Linda, and four children, Noah, 10, Rebecca, 8, Sarah, 6. and Nathan, 21 months had moved from Duncan, Okla. 20 YEARS AGO - 2004Larry Hatteberg spent some time in Anthony doing a story on Anthony’s Divas which would be seen on Hat-teberg’s People.It had been in the mak-ing for sometime, and it was ready to open. Cynthia Clark announced her new busi-nesses, located on the south lake road. It included a drive up window service and take-out pizza only on Thursday thru Sundays. The Triple C Supper Club was in the same building. Five FBLA (Future Busi-ness Leaders of America) members from Chaparral High School comprised the committee that began im-plementing, sponsoring and conducting internet safety activities for both students and parents within the school district during the school year. The ﬁve were: Alyssa Williams, Alec Wil-liams, Dustin Elliott, Rory Pugh and Nicole Hud-dleston. Their advisors were Linda Dills and Gina Clark. 10 YEARS AGO - 2014 Westin Fox, a 2012 Chap-arral High School graduate and Friends University two year student, had been ac-cepted into New York Uni-versity for the upcoming fall semester. He enrolled in the Tisch School of the Arts and the Stern School of Business with a double major. Anthony’s ﬁrst day of school had Captain America (teacher Eric Kerschen) tak-ing a few minutes to hang out with the cheerleaders, Madison Konkel, Nautica Smith, Brecklyn Kunz and Piper Guy. 5 YEARS AGO - 2019Adv. 1st Annual “Rock & Roll It” Street Dance on Saturday, August 31, 7 p.m. to midnight. Wayne Dennis Memorial Park. 7 to 9 p.m. - Karaoke; 9 to 12 p.m. “The Benders” (50’s and 60’s cover band.)Madison Konkel from Chaparral High School was a new student at Northwest-ern Oklahoma State univer-sity and attended freshman orientation.

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