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TODAY’S OBITUARIES See Page 2 Billy C. Miller, 76 Oswego Lorraine Davis, 8 Edna Labette Avenue E-EDITION Feb. 20, 2019 See Coffee Shop inside today’s edition The loss of 50 to 60 jobs has hit the Oswego and Chetopa communi- ties extra hard following the closure last Wednesday of Oswego Communi- ty Hospital, Oswego Community Clin- ic and Chetopa Community Clinic. There currently are no plans to reopen them. OCH, a 12-bed critical access hos- pital, abruptly closed at 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday, with officials citing insufficient revenue to cover its oper- ating expenses. Bill Cochran, Chief Executive Of- ficer of the local facility, said there were zero patients in the hospital when it closed. He resigned the fol- lowing day, and noted that local em- ployees were late in receiving their paychecks. The hospital is owned by Empow- erHMS, based in North Kansas City, Mo., and operates some 20 small hospitals including those in Oswego, Hillsboro and Horton. In a statement released Thursday, Feb. 14, the hospital’s board of direc- tors expressed sadness in the closing. “Like many rural hospitals across the country, we have struggled to remain open despite the many external and internal challenges that are no dif- ferent from the ones that adversely affect all rural and critical access hospitals,” the statement said. Specifically, the board cited low patient numbers, high numbers of uninsured patients, low reimburse- ment rates, difficulty in getting pay- ment from private insurance pro- viders, low Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates, and the State of Kansas’ refusal to expand Medic- aid. “The monies invested in the fa- cility have unfortunately not been enough to make it financially viable for the long term,” the board state- ment said. In 2007, Oswego Medical Center was purchased by HMC/CAH Consoli- dated, Inc., and the name changed to Oswego Community Hospital. Over previous years, the facility had been sponsored by and affiliated with Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center of Pittsburg, with help from St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, before it was destroyed in a 2011 tornado. The hospital was constructed around 1978 by the City of Oswego, requring voter passage of bonds which were approved 7 to 1, accord- ing to Phil Blair, local business lead- er, former mayor and town historian. The city owned the hospital at first, but contracted its management to a firm out of St. Louis, Mo. Then another firm took over --- out of California --- and its top own- ership suffered a financial failure. The city still owned the building at that point, and losses at the hospital started to climb. That is when a new operator, Mt. Carmel from Pittsburg, took over, then later it was sold to a company from Florida. The building itself was sold dur- ing this transaction, and today the hospital and clinic buildings are all owned by Empower HMS. The City of Oswego is no longer involved with its ownership or liabilities. For many years, an older hospital was operated in the block bordered by Ohio and Pennsylanvia Streets and 4th and 5th Streets. At that time, it was city-owned. Its management was transitioned into the new building af- ter its construction in the 1970s. The “new” hospital is located on Barker Road, named after longtime resident Mabel Barker who donated land for the hospital. In the early 2000s, plans were an- nounced to build a new hospital on the east side of the highway, near the current hospital building. A ground breaking was held and minimal con- struction started but all of it stopped during the 2008 recession, officials said at the time. In 2011, there was an effort to re- start the project locally, but it never came to fruition. In 2010, Labette Health reached out to OCH, bringing the two hospi- tals together for certain services in a cooperative agreement. Still, OCH Closure of Oswego hospital and two clinics leaves over 50 employees without jobs Oswego Community Hospital at its location on Barker Drive since 1978 First time in decades that Oswego has been without a local hospital lacked the daily numbers of patients to make it a viable business. Ancillary services such as respi- ratory care, Swing Bed, a pharma- cy, pastoral care, dietary services, physical therapy, laboratory, various radiology services, ExpressCare, a portable CT and MRI truck available on call, and a wound-care program provided more demand for patients and workers, but the overall cost of doing business remained in negative numbers. Even though last Wednesday was a busy one at the hospital — mostly with its clinic and other services — no employees showed up that eve- ning for work. They were to have been paid the previous Friday and still had not received paychecks. That’s when Dr. Gordon Kern, the hospital’s medical director, made the decision to close. Labette Health was contacted, and it immediately stationed an am- bulance near the OCH Emergency Room door in case someone needed medical care or transport to an area hospital. “Labette Health was very respon- sive,” CEO Cochran said. Cochran said the Kansas Depart- ment of Health and Environment was at the hospital on Wednesday doing a routine survey. These surveys are held frequently to make sure health- care facilities comply with regula- tions of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. When the KDHE surveyors left the building late Wednesday after- noon, they felt the hospital was with- in proper regulations, Cochran said. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued a statement on Thursday expressing disappointment and tying the hos- pital closure to the Kansas Legisla- ture’s refusal to expand its Medicaid program. That refusal was para- mount in the 2015 closing of Mercy Hospital at Independence, and fears that other small hospitals might close in the near future. Cochran does not put much cre- dence in the Medicaid situation caus- ing the Oswego Community Hospi- tal’s closing, although he agreed that a better reimbursement structure for rural hospitals is definitely needed. Even though dozens of jobs will need to be replaced, it appears that Labette Health is quickly trying to fill the healthcare gap in Oswego and Chetopa. In a statemenet released Thursday, President and CEO Brian Williams said Labette Health has ordered a temporary clinic facility to be delivered within the next couple of weeks. “We are working quickly to hire as many staff from the hospital and clinics (Oswego and Chetopa) and to restore healthcare services to their community and to our neighbors,” Williams said. While providing a temporary clinic facility, Labette Health will begin the planning stages of a permanent clinic, including x-ray, lab and therapy services. The future location of the Oswego clinic will be announced soon. Asked if Labette Health might consider placing a clinic in Chetopa, which now has no healthcare what- soever, Williams said, “Right now we’re looking at our options.” Perry Sorrell, chairperson of the Labette Health Board of Directors, commented, “Rural hospitals are an integral part of the country’s healthcare landscape. Southeast Kansas is a tight-knit community that has a right to quality healthcare, and that’s what we’re com- mitted to doing.” Labette Health is county-owned but totally man- aged by its own board of directors and administration based in Parsons. It operates facilities in Parsons, Al- tamont, Independence, Chanute, Cherryvale, Erie and St. Paul. Labette Health moves quickly to place another clinic in Oswego and try to hire many who lost jobs David Carter, RPh, owner of Riggs Drug Store in Chetopa, admits to disappointment that the Chetopa Community Clinic is now closed. But he has an up- beat attitude about it all — “we have a good customer base, and I am not worried about it at all.” Carter said he was glad to see that Labette Health has plans to open a clinic in Oswego. “Our prescriptions come from doctors and clinics located throughout the area,” he said. “God will watch over us.” Steven Charles, RPh, and longtime owner of Oswego Drug Store, has been a booster of the Oswego Community Hospital for many years, in recent years serving as the hospital pharma- cist. Charles was Pharmacist In Charge at the hospital, and was there when it closed.Still, with the coming of Labette Health, and the continued service by Mercy Clinic in Oswego, he sees a good future for healthcare lo- cally. “The Oswego Community Hospital for patients was the next best thing to being at home with the care they gave the people. The hospital has always been a draw to live in the com- munity,” Charles said. Pharmacist in Chetopa sees upbeat future Steven Charles among those affected by closure Jesse Helt of Labette Health talks to Katee Camus and Stormy Lay at the Recruitment Fair in Oswego, Monday. Southeast KANSASWORKS, Inc., of Independence and Labette Health of Parsons hosted a Recruitment Fair held Monday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Oswego Community Center. Those working with the appli- cants were Lacie Bohr and Pamela Hann. Southeast KANSASWORKS helps Kansans who are affected by a busi- ness closure or layoff make a plan to transition to their next job. Whether you are looking to get right back to work or are interested in changing career paths, they can help you fig- ure out your next move. They were seeking applicants for: Med Sure RNs - Parsons; Emer- gency Room RNs - Parsons and In- dependence; Certified Nurse Aides; Radiology Techs; Medical Assistants; Medical Laboratory Techs; Food and Nutrition; Business Office, HIM and other opportunities available. Those attending could apply on paper or online applications. Labette Health employees helping with the recruitment fair were Chris Sykes and Jesse Helt provided infor- mation brochures, bottled water, gra- nola bars and cookies. Kansas Rapid Response is part of the Kansas Department of Commerce and they will have a mobile center (office on wheels) with computers available. The will have employment services, job training opportunities and unemployment benefits. If you were laid off from the Os- wego Community Hospital, Oswego Community Clinic or the Chetopa Community Clinic, stop by Wednes- day, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. at the Chris- tian Church, 11048 US-59, Oswego. Job opportunities made known at recruitment fair Amid all the turmoil with the closing of a hospital and two clin- ics, it deserves highlighting that the Mercy Clinic in Oswego continues to see patients, and they are welcom- ing new patients. “Nothing has changed for us,” said office manager April Smith. The Mercy Clinic in Columbus is also taking new patients. The clinic in Oswego is staffed by Dr. Philip Bortmes, M.D., and Kate Hite, APRN, CNP. The Mercy Clinic is located on the north side of Barker Drive and their phone number is 620-795- 2525. Mercy Clinic says ‘don’t forget us’ as plans are made to replace OCH
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TODAY’S OBITUARIESSee Page 2
Billy C. Miller, 76Oswego
Lorraine Davis, 8 Edna
Labette AvenueE-EDITION
Labette AvenueFeb. 20, 2019
See Coffee Shop inside today’s edition
The loss of 50 to 60 jobs has hit the Oswego and Chetopa communi-ties extra hard following the closure last Wednesday of Oswego Communi-ty Hospital, Oswego Community Clin-ic and Chetopa Community Clinic.
There currently are no plans to reopen them.
OCH, a 12-bed critical access hos-pital, abruptly closed at 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday, with officials citing insufficient revenue to cover its oper-ating expenses.
Bill Cochran, Chief Executive Of-ficer of the local facility, said there were zero patients in the hospital when it closed. He resigned the fol-lowing day, and noted that local em-ployees were late in receiving their paychecks.
The hospital is owned by Empow-erHMS, based in North Kansas City, Mo., and operates some 20 small hospitals including those in Oswego, Hillsboro and Horton.
In a statement released Thursday, Feb. 14, the hospital’s board of direc-tors expressed sadness in the closing. “Like many rural hospitals across the country, we have struggled to remain open despite the many external and internal challenges that are no dif-ferent from the ones that adversely affect all rural and critical access hospitals,” the statement said.
Specifically, the board cited low patient numbers, high numbers of uninsured patients, low reimburse-ment rates, difficulty in getting pay-ment from private insurance pro-viders, low Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates, and the State of Kansas’ refusal to expand Medic-aid.
“The monies invested in the fa-cility have unfortunately not been enough to make it financially viable for the long term,” the board state-ment said.
In 2007, Oswego Medical Center was purchased by HMC/CAH Consoli-dated, Inc., and the name changed to Oswego Community Hospital. Over previous years, the facility had been sponsored by and affiliated with Mt.
Carmel Regional Medical Center of Pittsburg, with help from St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, before it was destroyed in a 2011 tornado.
The hospital was constructed around 1978 by the City of Oswego, requring voter passage of bonds which were approved 7 to 1, accord-ing to Phil Blair, local business lead-er, former mayor and town historian.
The city owned the hospital at first, but contracted its management to a firm out of St. Louis, Mo.
Then another firm took over --- out of California --- and its top own-ership suffered a financial failure. The city still owned the building at that point, and losses at the hospital started to climb. That is when a new operator, Mt. Carmel from Pittsburg, took over, then later it was sold to a company from Florida.
The building itself was sold dur-ing this transaction, and today the hospital and clinic buildings are all owned by Empower HMS. The City of Oswego is no longer involved with its ownership or liabilities.
For many years, an older hospital was operated in the block bordered by Ohio and Pennsylanvia Streets and 4th and 5th Streets. At that time, it was city-owned. Its management was transitioned into the new building af-ter its construction in the 1970s. The “new” hospital is located on Barker Road, named after longtime resident Mabel Barker who donated land for the hospital.
In the early 2000s, plans were an-nounced to build a new hospital on the east side of the highway, near the current hospital building. A ground breaking was held and minimal con-struction started but all of it stopped during the 2008 recession, officials said at the time.
In 2011, there was an effort to re-start the project locally, but it never came to fruition.
In 2010, Labette Health reached out to OCH, bringing the two hospi-tals together for certain services in a cooperative agreement. Still, OCH
Closure of Oswego hospital and two clinicsleaves over 50 employees without jobs
Oswego Community Hospital at its location on Barker Drive since 1978
First time in decades thatOswego has been without
a local hospital
lacked the daily numbers of patients to make it a viable business.
Ancillary services such as respi-ratory care, Swing Bed, a pharma-cy, pastoral care, dietary services, physical therapy, laboratory, various radiology services, ExpressCare, a portable CT and MRI truck available on call, and a wound-care program provided more demand for patients and workers, but the overall cost of doing business remained in negative numbers.
Even though last Wednesday was a busy one at the hospital — mostly with its clinic and other services — no employees showed up that eve-ning for work. They were to have been paid the previous Friday and still had not received paychecks.
That’s when Dr. Gordon Kern, the hospital’s medical director, made the decision to close.
Labette Health was contacted, and it immediately stationed an am-bulance near the OCH Emergency Room door in case someone needed medical care or transport to an area hospital.
“Labette Health was very respon-sive,” CEO Cochran said.
Cochran said the Kansas Depart-ment of Health and Environment was at the hospital on Wednesday doing a routine survey. These surveys are held frequently to make sure health-care facilities comply with regula-tions of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
When the KDHE surveyors left
the building late Wednesday after-noon, they felt the hospital was with-in proper regulations, Cochran said.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued a statement on Thursday expressing disappointment and tying the hos-pital closure to the Kansas Legisla-ture’s refusal to expand its Medicaid program. That refusal was para-mount in the 2015 closing of Mercy Hospital at Independence, and fears that other small hospitals might close in the near future.
Cochran does not put much cre-dence in the Medicaid situation caus-ing the Oswego Community Hospi-tal’s closing, although he agreed that a better reimbursement structure for rural hospitals is definitely needed.
Even though dozens of jobs will need to be replaced, it appears that Labette Health is quickly trying to fill the healthcare gap in Oswego and Chetopa.
In a statemenet released Thursday, President and CEO Brian Williams said Labette Health has ordered a temporary clinic facility to be delivered within the next couple of weeks. “We are working quickly to hire as many staff from the hospital and clinics (Oswego and Chetopa) and to restore healthcare services to their community and to our neighbors,” Williams said.
While providing a temporary clinic facility, Labette Health will begin the planning stages of a permanent clinic, including x-ray, lab and therapy services. The future location of the Oswego clinic will be announced soon.
Asked if Labette Health might consider placing a clinic in Chetopa, which now has no healthcare what-soever, Williams said, “Right now we’re looking at our options.”
Perry Sorrell, chairperson of the Labette Health Board of Directors, commented, “Rural hospitals are an integral part of the country’s healthcare landscape. Southeast Kansas is a tight-knit community that has a right to quality healthcare, and that’s what we’re com-mitted to doing.”
Labette Health is county-owned but totally man-aged by its own board of directors and administration based in Parsons. It operates facilities in Parsons, Al-tamont, Independence, Chanute, Cherryvale, Erie and St. Paul.
Labette Health moves quicklyto place another clinic in Oswego
and try to hire many who lost jobs
David Carter, RPh, owner of Riggs Drug Store in Chetopa, admits to disappointment that the Chetopa Community Clinic is now closed. But he has an up-beat attitude about it all — “we have a good customer base, and I am not worried about it at all.”
Carter said he was glad to see that Labette Health has plans to open a clinic in Oswego. “Our prescriptions come from doctors and clinics located throughout the area,” he said.
“God will watch over us.”
Steven Charles, RPh, and longtime owner of Oswego Drug Store, has been a booster of the Oswego Community Hospital for many years, in recent years serving as the hospital pharma-cist.
Charles was Pharmacist In Charge at the hospital, and was there when it closed.Still, with the coming of Labette Health, and the continued service by Mercy Clinic in Oswego, he sees a good future for healthcare lo-cally.
“The Oswego Community Hospital for patients was the next best thing to being at home with the care they gave the people. The hospital has always been a draw to live in the com-munity,” Charles said.
Pharmacistin Chetopa sees
upbeat future
Steven Charlesamong those
affected by closure
Jesse Helt of Labette Health talks to Katee Camus and Stormy Lay at the Recruitment Fair in Oswego, Monday.
Southeast KANSASWORKS, Inc., of Independence and Labette Health of Parsons hosted a Recruitment Fair held Monday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Oswego Community Center.
Those working with the appli-cants were Lacie Bohr and Pamela Hann.
Southeast KANSASWORKS helps Kansans who are affected by a busi-ness closure or layoff make a plan to transition to their next job. Whether you are looking to get right back to work or are interested in changing career paths, they can help you fig-
ure out your next move.They were seeking applicants
for: Med Sure RNs - Parsons; Emer-gency Room RNs - Parsons and In-dependence; Certified Nurse Aides; Radiology Techs; Medical Assistants; Medical Laboratory Techs; Food and Nutrition; Business Office, HIM and other opportunities available.
Those attending could apply on paper or online applications.
Labette Health employees helping with the recruitment fair were Chris Sykes and Jesse Helt provided infor-mation brochures, bottled water, gra-nola bars and cookies.
Kansas Rapid Response is part of the Kansas Department of Commerce and they will have a mobile center (office on wheels) with computers available. The will have employment services, job training opportunities and unemployment benefits.
If you were laid off from the Os-wego Community Hospital, Oswego Community Clinic or the Chetopa Community Clinic, stop by Wednes-day, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. at the Chris-tian Church, 11048 US-59, Oswego.
Job opportunities made known at recruitment fair
Amid all the turmoil with the closing of a hospital and two clin-ics, it deserves highlighting that the Mercy Clinic in Oswego continues to see patients, and they are welcom-ing new patients.
“Nothing has changed for us,” said office manager April Smith.
The Mercy Clinic in Columbus is also taking new patients.
The clinic in Oswego is staffed by Dr. Philip Bortmes, M.D., and Kate Hite, APRN, CNP.
The Mercy Clinic is located on the north side of Barker Drive and their phone number is 620-795-2525.
Mercy Clinic says‘don’t forget us’
as plans are made to replace OCH
Osawatomie USD 367 has a superintendent ready to take the helm when the new 2019-20 school year begins July 1. The school board voted 6-0 to hire Jus-tin Burchett as the new superintendent at its meeting Mon-day, Feb. 11. He will succeed Gary French, who announced last month that he plans to retire at the end of the school year. French said Burchett is bright and hard-working. “He’s the obvious choice to be the next superin-tendent,” French said. “He’s a very sharp guy, and he’ll bring a new and improved skill set to the position.” Burchett, who currently
is assistant superintendent of schools and interim principal
of Osawatomie High School, said he is look-ing forward to the opportunity. “I am excited and honored to have been en-trusted by the Board of Edu-cation to lead our schools and students into the next phase of our district’s
future,” Burchett said. “I have a deep belief in public educa-tion and a great love for the Osawatomie community and our students. I look forward to serving this community and our patrons.” Burchett graduated from
Prairie View High School in 1994. He obtained a bachelors of science degree in Chemistry from Pittsburg State Univer-sity in 1998, and a bachelors of science degree in Mathe-matics from Pittsburg State in 2000. He received a master of arts in Teaching and Learn-ing from Nova Southeastern University in 2004, and a mas-ter of science in Educational Administration from Emporia State University in 2018.Burchett and his wife, Dr. Kari Burchett, have two sons, Jack, 10, and Max, 7. Dr. Kari (Sprague) Bur-chett graduated from Oswego High School in 1997. His fa-ther and mother-in-laws are Larry and Judy Sprague of ru-ral Parsons.
EDNA––Lorraine L. Davis, aged 89, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, following the effects of a stroke. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 18, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home at Parsons. Burial was in the Lake Creek Cemetery. Memorials are sug-gested to the Southeast Kansas Library System and may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com Lorraine was a strong-willed and intel-ligent woman who left her mark on both her family and community. Born in Great Bend, Kan., on May 18, 1929 she was witness to the great Dust Bowl, which left an indelible mark. She was an inquisitive child who loved the outdoors. This love of nature lasted for a lifetime in various forms: hunting and shoot-ing, fossil collecting, camping, boating, fishing, and gardening. As a child she was involved in Girl Scouts, marching band, and long distance swimming. She graduated Parsons High School in 1947, Parsons Junior College in 1948, and then received a degree in zoology from the Univer-sity of Kansas in 1951. Additionally, she com-pleted hundreds of hours of graduate work in her field. During her years at KU, women’s sports were not officially recognized or supported by the university, so many sports activities were similar to intramural leagues. In this system, she played on KU basketball, swimming, ten-nis, and archery teams. She was recognized by KU in 2011 for her role in the evolution of women’s sports at the university. After college in 1951, she and two friends bicycled across Europe, visiting the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Italy, West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and France. They stayed in police stations, private houses, castles, and youth hostels and participated in swimming competitions and meets in Munich, Milan, and Marseilles.
She worked as Biology teacher for Parsons High School for decades, starting in 1963. She was named Outstanding Biology Teacher of the year for Kansas in 1976, received National Honors in Biology Science for 1978, and was named Outstanding Educator in America for 1976-1977. She also taught for many years at Labette Community College. From the 1940’s to 1970’s, Lorraine was a Water Safety Instructor and Chairman for the Red Cross in Parsons, being recognized for teaching over 10,000 people how to swim. She was an active and wide-ranging civic leader and in addition to her work with the Red Cross was: Governors Appointee to the SEK Regional Library Board, Reserve Deputy Sher-iff, Hackberry Township Justice of the Peace, Democratic Committee Woman, Edna Postmas-ter 1952-53, and March of Dimes Coordinator. She was married for over 60 years to LaMar Davis. They shared many interests over the years that made for an involved and engag-ing life: square dancing, restoring antiques, ancient Greek and Roman coin collecting (win-ning many national awards), reading (myster-ies), and a love of travel. She enjoyed frequenting local auctions and haggling in pawn shops. She was a sharp, no-nonsense woman who was unburdened by the stereotypes of her time. She demanded excel-lence from herself and those around her, and frequently got it. She leaves memories with her son Larry Davis, Bartlett, and his children Jason (wife Karen, daughter Mae); Carla Hill (husband Tim, sons Brooks and Elliot); and Colton Davis. Son Lyndon Davis, Overland Park, and his wife Susie and their children Spencer and Allison. Son Leighton Davis, Bartlett, and his wife De-nise and their children Tyler (wife Destiny, chil-dren Dylan, Bo, and Peighton); Jonathon Bren-dan Finley (wife Kaitlynn; daughters Emerson and Brooklynn); and Paige. And with her sister, Kay Long, Pittsburg. She was preceded in death by her par-ents Vic and Jennie Seibert, husband LaMar in 2011, and daughter-in-law Patricia.
OSWEGO––Billy C. Miller, age 76, of Os-wego, Kan., passed away unex-pectedly on Monday, Feb. 11. A devoted husband and lov-ing father, Billy leaves behind a beautiful wife of 55 years, Hideko “Jackie”; a younger brother Robert “Bob” Miller; a daughter and her spouse: Carla and Mike Thomson; a son and
his spouse: William and Shannon Miller; five grandchildren: Nicole Cober (spouse: Scott); Bryce Thomson (fiancé: Paige Delmont); Na-thaniel “Nate” Holm (spouse: Dylan); Breonah and Violet (Miller); six great-grandchildren: Shelby and Yencena (McNutt), Madison and Korbin (Cober); Zoe and Kennedee (Thomson). We honor his memory and his 20 years of service in the United States Air Force. We will miss him and remember him forever.
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Over the course of many years, Labette Communi-ty College Foundation has helped thousands of students fund their higher education pursuits through its annual scholarship program. The 89 available scholarships were established by caring indi-viduals who want to help stu-dents reach their goals. It is time for students need to apply for these schol-arships. Students should ap-ply by March 1 for 2019-20 academic year. Application is only available at http://www.labette.edu/financialaid/scholarships/html New this year, is a scholar-ship opportunity for LCC stu-dents through the Commu-nity Foundation of Southeast Kansas. Students can apply for the new “M.L. (Lee) and Noretta Caldwell Scholar-ship” by using the application found at http://www.labette.edu/foundation/scholarshps/Caldwell-Scholarship-Schol-arship-Application.pdf The deadline to apply for the Caldwell Scholarship is March 31. For more information go to www.labette.edu/financial-aid
Chef Liz, from U.S. Foods, serving freshly prepared food to Labette Health employees during last Friday’s lunch service. Chef Liz provided guidance to Labette Health’s Food & Nutrition department while they prepared the food during a mini training session courtesy of U.S. Foods. The Labette Health Café will soon be offering new, healthy food choices for staff, patients and visitors. Courtesy photo
The Oswego Chamber of Commerce met on Wednes-day, Feb. 13, at city hall. The invitation letter for the Annual Chamber Meeting has been sent out. The chamber an-nual diiner will be held Friday, March 22. The social hour will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and the dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. The dues will remain the same as last year. The RSVP date will be March 1. The businesses recognized will be finalized by the com-mittee. There will be no speak-er. It will be explained what activities were sponsored by the Chamber in the last year and the plans for the future. A tourism brochure, the facade program and a website are on the agenda. The 2019 Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m. The City Council will contribute to the egg hunt for children. Tank Connection will have the Business Spotlight on Feb-ruary 26 at 7:30 a.m., Home Town Healthcare will have the Spotlight on March 26 at 5:30
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Entries are now being ac-cepted in the Labette County Farm Bureau Safety Poster Contest. Any Labette County el-ementary student in Grades 1-6 is eligible to participate. Entry forms and contest guidelines can be obtained from the Labette County Farm Bureau Office in Altamont. Call 620-784-5335 to request a form. Classroom or individual
participation is accepted. The theme for this year’s contest is “Farm Safety: Know Your Limits.” All entries must be re-ceived by Tuesday, March 12, at the Farm Bureau Office in Altamont or Parsons. The Altamont office is at 401 S. Washington or the mailing address is P.O. Box 278. The Parsons office is lo-cated at 1802 Main. Entries will be divided into
three division: Junior (Grades 1-2); Intermediate (Grades 3-4); and Senior (Grades 5-6). The top five winners in each division will be recog-nized. The first place winners in each division will qualify for state competition. Labette County Farm Bu-reau has sponsored this con-test for over 60 years to make youth more “safety-minded.”
The residents and staff of Oswego Health and Rehab, 1104 Ohio, crowned residents Charles “Chuck” Borggren and Peggy Mill-er as Valentine King and Queen for Valentine’s Day 2019. Residents and visitors participating in the day’s festivities enjoyed refresh-ments, music, and a special delivery of individual flowers for each resident, provided by the Bartlett Grade School PTO. Courtesy photo
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We wish Troy and Glenda Reynolds, Oswego, a happy fourth wedding anniversary on Feb. 14!
Shirley Dickinson a mem-ber of the band, Singing the Good News, Gospel and Coun-try music, from Carl Junction, Mo., will be performing at the Oswego Senior Center on Wednesday, March 13, at 1 p.m. Shirley and her late hus-band, Austin, lived in Oswego most of their lives. She moved to Carl Junction in 2008. Shir-ley hopes to see all there.
Commodities and food pantry distribution will be on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Mae Lesley Building in Chetopa.
Congratulations to the LCHS FFA members who swept the state competition in Agricultural Education in Public Speaking at Manhat-tan, Kan.
The funeral service for Cora Graue will be held this Friday, Feb. 22. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m., followed by the service at 2 p.m., at the Derfelt Funeral Home in Os-wego.
Happy Birthday to Mag Walls on Monday, Feb. 25, she will be 98 years old. A card shower will be held. Send cards to: Mag Walls, 1301 Dirr, Parsons, KS 67357.
Spring break will be March 13-15 in Chetopa, March 11-15 in LCHS schools and March 11-15 in Oswego.
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Ash Wednesday is on March 6 this year.
Daylight Savings Time be-gins on Sunday, March 10, for 2019.
The fifth annual Father Daughter Dance, hosted by the Oswego Rec Commission, will be held on Saturday, March 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Oswego Community Building. Snacks, beverages, dancing and a pho-tographer will be available that evening. This is a free event.
Pay at the pumps are now working 24/7 and had their big opening day Monday, Feb. 18, at Porky’s Convenience Store, Deli & Restaurant in Mound Valley.
OCC will be hosting a Pan-cake Feed fundraiser this Sat-urday, Feb. 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the gym. Pancakes, eggs and sausages will be served and all donations will go toward helping those traveling to the American Indian Christian Mission in Show Low, Arizona ,for the Missions trip in March.
A Community Soup Supper has been planned at the First Baptist Church, 302 Merchant in Oswego, on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 5:30-7 p.m.
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The Edna Stampede Com-munity Benefit for Bryan and Bailey Tickle will be held on Saturday, March 2, at the Edna Elementary School. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. followed by a silent and live auction. Cost for dinner is $7 for adults and $5 for children ages 10 and un-der.
Tony and Hank the dog will be speaking at the Oswego First Baptist Church on Sunday, March 3, at 10:45 a.m. The Os-wego First Baptist Church is lo-cated at 302 Merchant Avenue in Oswego.
The Parsons Public library will be showing, “All Quiet on the Western Front” on Thurs-day, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. during the Adult Afternoon Movie pro-gram. That same day at 6 p.m. the library will have the Next Chapter Book Club.
Relay for Life of Labette County is starting to sell tickets to win their big fundraiser item donated by Labette Bank. The winner will receive (4) KC Roy-als tickets for game on June 22, includes parking pass, and a $250 gift card. The winning ticket will be drawn at the annual Survivor dinner May 21. Tickets will be 1 ticket for $5 or 6 tickets for $20 and they can be purchased from any Re-lay team member or Labette Bank at 2121 Main St, Parsons.
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Chamber sets annual meeting datep.m., and Labette Avenue will have it on April 30 at 7:30 a.m. An annual Pool Party will be held on Friday, June 14. The Chamber will pay one half of the D.J. fees. The City-wide garage sale will be on Saturday, May 4. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 13, at noon at city hall with Home Town Healthcare providing the meal.
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Life’s Little Lifesavers
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Doug Heady calls ‘em witha voice of common sense
Along the avenuewith Rena Russell
Something good is surely on its wayIt was so sad to learn that the Oswego Community
Hospital was closed last Wednesday night. I was born in that hospital, although in its previous location close to downtown. As we have all learned, life goes on, and even it hurts to lose something or someone, there are rays of sunshine that invariably show through the darkness. Let’s all keep our heads up and move for-
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We all have “those things” that we describe as not liking. While it is not wrong to say, “I don’t like cancer, peas, aphids or weeds.” Is it wrong to say, “I don’t like my neighbor?”
I have been pondering that question lately as I have noticed how quickly the words, “I don’t like Bob, Susie and Ross” has become. (For the record, I don’t know anybody named Bob, Susie or Ross.)
Those words, “I don’t like so and so” are so prevalent that I don’t think a day goes by when I don’t hear them being said on the ra-dio, as I listen to others talk and even when I think back to things I have said during that day. Sometimes there are reasons given for not liking someone, such as they were mean to me or treated me in a way that I don’t think I deserved.
Sometimes however, there seems to be ei-ther no reason at all for not liking someone or the reason is very superficial. Superficial reasons could include: the way they talk, their general personality, what town they are from, what school they went to, how many times they have been married or divorced, how many kids they do or don’t have, where they go to church, what color their hair or skin is, what clothes they wear, what music they lis-ten to or whether or not they smoke, drink or chew or run with girls who do.
While I would say Mark 12:31 sums up the answer to our question in seven words, I think the example of Christ’s love for sinners drives that point home even better.
Romans 5 describes our state - All are
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terest rates, cancer, harsh words, bad phone reception, weeds, and flat tires are all things that I would say, “I don’t like!”
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helpless, unrighteous, en-emies of God and sinners. Verse 12 says, “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned.” For that, God had every reason to say, “I don’t like them.” He created us in His own image to glorify, worship and enjoy Him and yet be-
cause of the fall, we all live lives that are at enmity with the One who created us.
However Romans 5 also tells us of His re-sponse. “While we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled we shall be saved by His life.”
God could have chosen to simply say, “I don’t like them” and be done with us. Howev-er, I am thankful He didn’t. I am thankful that despite our guilty state, (Romans 3) He, out of His abundant mercy, because of His great love for us, chose to save sinners and adopt them as His own.
While not everybody will always “click” or be best friends with everyone else, we all, apart from Christ, are in the same state. Therefore we have zero reason to say, “I don’t like so and so” because on our own we are no better or worse than anybody else. May we strive to be as great a friend to others as Christ has been to us.
Trying to love as Christ loves us
. . . the good feeling of arriving at Sunday morning church and seeing/visiting with friends . . . figuring your income tax and not having to pay — maybe even getting back a refund . . . neighbors with clean and neat yards . . . a “you have no cavi-ties” report from the dentist . . . sticking a little money back for a “rainy day” situation . . . the fun of reading your Chinese cookie fortune . . . reading “how to” books . . . soda fountain memories . . . those who have beautiful handwriting . . . something new and bright to wear . . . being part of an enlightened, educated and entertaining discussion . . . watching toddlers playing with their toys . . . knowing it’s never too late to learn something . . . having a heart-to-heart talk with a special friend . . . eating warm glazed doughnuts . . . “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” (Mark Twain)
Yes, we know the weather has been a bit on the miserable side recently. But one thing we’ve noticed, without exception.
While other meteorologists and TV stations panic when they see a cloud in the sky, our own Doug Heady at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg stays the calm course.
When you hear Heady predict-ing something ugly, you can be-lieve it. But most of the time, he hangs back, looks at the big pic-ture, and keeps his voice in the peaceful range.
We like that.So, knowing Kansas, by the
time you read this editorial,we’re snowed in, drowned out and fro-
zen solid.But we doubt it.That’s because we watch Doug Heady on TV
and on the KOAM-TV website before we hit the panic button.
We’ve lived way too long in Kansas to believe everything we hear on the streets about the weather.
It’s usually not as bad as most forecasters make it out to be.
Thanks to a common sense Doug Heady for his weather in-formation.
— Rudy Taylor, publisher
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Burglaries seemed to be pretty common back in 1900. Many stories were written in the Oswego Independent, our previous newspaper name. No wonder the famous gunfight-ers and lawmen came from Kansas. The thing is, many of them came from Western Kansas, Missouri, Arizona and Indian Territory. To name a few who were so famous were Wyatt Earp, Ed Masterson, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickock, Joseph McNulty and Bill Til-ghman who were all from Kansas. Doc Holiday was well known here but he was from Arizona.
Many of our local burglar-ies and shootings were small potatoes compared to the western part of Kansas. These were very lawless times out west. For example, one minor lawless act was in the store of O. Gossard, which is now La-bette Hardware. A burglar en-tered his store and stole five revolvers, a number of fine pocket knives and some pistol
ammunition. At least that was all that Mr. Gossard missed from his stock.
Entrance was gained through a rear window. The thief left several souvenirs in the shape of some cartridges, a dirty pocket handkerchief and a broken-blade pocket knife. It was not followed up whether the culprits were found or ar-rested in our area.
Many of the lawmen men-tioned were in the thick of se-rious murders, theft of farm animals or horses, and food for the gangs of outlaws. They had to be tough and quick thinking. The evidence of their occupa-tions were stories for the many western movies written about them. These movies are still very popular today. They were romanticized and embellished for the movies that told their stories. It might be hard to separate the truth from fiction for historical research today.
The names of western towns in Kansas have become known because of famous gun-
fights, famous lawmen and famous criminals. No doubt, these towns, lawmen and gunfighters deserve the ac-claim they received in those extremely difficult days of set-tlement. It took a long time for law and order to move in and tame the west.
Research has not provid-ed us with enough informa-tion to know if local towns in our area had any famous gunfighters but we did have famous criminals who came through our southeast Kansas area. The Daltons, the Bend-ers, and the James Brothers were such outlaws. Our law-men had to be pretty tough to deal with them. They were all eventually found and had to answer for their mischief.
Even the nicest of frontier townshad their share of burglaries
News spread quickly last Thursday that the Oswego Community Hospital had closed its doors, and the ensuing days have been filled with a flurry of activity from friends, other healthcare companies, pharmacies and local citizens.
Losing a company with over 50 employees is a bite, and it will take some time for the com-munities of Oswego and Chetopa to recover.
Still, it has been reaffirming to see how Labette Health has stepped up with a plan to open a clinic in Oswego, filling many apsects of the healthcare services that were lost with OCH’s closure.
Also, the Mercy Clinic, located in the same neighborhood as Oswego Community Hospital, is making it known that they are gearing up to
accept more patients.It’s not uncommon to see such closings, es-
pecially in smaller communiites where costs are high, daily patient levels are low and re-imbursement from Medicaid and Medicare are sufferably low.
The comment that we appreciated the most was when we contacted David Carter, phami-cist and owner of Riggs Drug Store in Chetopa.
“We have a good base of customers,” he said. “And, maybe someone will open a new clinic here. But God will watch over us.”
That’s the type of medicine these commu-nities --- and this entire nation --- need right now. Would that all of us were so wise and humble to make such a confession.
— Rudy Taylor, publisher
The best medicine:‘God will watch over us’
Welch girls’ disappearancesto be subject of docuseries
CNN.The series will follow the
story about Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible, who went missing after both of Ashley’s parents were found dead in a house fire, but the girls were never found
Today, 20 years later, the mystery continues to intrigue law enforcement and me-dia investigators. In recent months, the story has evolved into a much larger story of unsolved murder, and allega-tions of cover-up and corrup-tion in Oklahoma. Crime actor and investigator Jax Miller and former police investiga-tor Sarah Calean have been researching the case, and the series will delve into the various strange theories and reveals facts never before re-vealed, according to HLN
Ronnie Busick was arrest-ed in April 2018 in connection to the girls’ disappearance. He is awaiting trial in Craig County, Okla.
ward for whatever the Good Lord has in store for the communities in which we live and work.
How about sending an email to God?One thing that makes my work in this office easier is the use of email, Facebook and the
internet. That is how we receive a lot of our news and announcements.It’s pretty easy now to type or text something and send it out, hit the send button and wal-
lah…you’re done.Of course, we also receive junk emails. We rescue some of them and transfer them to a file
for the next newspaper edition.A book entitled, “Email From God For Women” by Claire Cloninger is about God sending
love notes to us. His special daughter –– you. Can you imagine? You’ve got mail … from God?What would God’s message to us be? Exactly what would He send to us?He would send emails that are relevant in our everyday life. When checking the inbox you
could discover uplifting, refreshing and heartfelt messages from Him.What would our reply back to God be?A checklist to consider might look like this:√ use proper grammar√ use spell check√ be sure our facts and figures are accurate√ be honest and resourceful as possible√ keep it brief and to the pointCan you imagine God wanting to read one of our long, boring, poorly written letters? Oh,
yes, he does want to hear from you.We should also apply the same checklist to our own list of emails or texts or on our Face-
book, Instagram or Twitter followers. Be positive in your replies and remember God knows our thought and our hearts and He is always watching.
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The Oswego Christian church will be hosting a mis-sions trip pancake feed on Sat-urday, Feb. 23. The fundraiser will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and all donations will go toward those who are going on the mission trip to the Ameri-can Indian Christian Mission in Show Low Arizona in March. Pancakes, eggs and sausages will be served for donations in the OCC gym. Beef Jerky will also be sold to raise money for the upcoming mission trip. In other news: •Lotsofwinterclothingofall sizes and genders are still
available at OCC. The clothing and food pantry will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A new sermon series will start this Sunday at Os-wego Assembly of God. “First Fruits” is a three-week series that examines the significance of being a good steward of the resources God provides to us, and of the willingness to of-fer Him our best. We follow Christ’s example when we use our money to serve God, rath-er than serving our money. The text will be taken from Genesis 4:2-10 and the topics discussed will be: Giving, Sac-rifice and Attitude.” The big idea of the message: God ex-pects us to be good stewards of all He has given us and to show our love for Him by of-fering our first and our best to Him. “Giving God our best is a reflection of our relationship with Him; if we don’t think much of Him and what He has done, we are probably not go-ing to give easily or generous-ly,” Steve McBrien said. You are invited to come at 10:45 a.m. OAG is located at the corner of Fourth and De-pot St. ALSO at OAG: - In the church foyer is
Cafe` 2:10 come for Coffee and Conversation at 9:45 a.m., something for everyone. - The Adult Bible study is held at 9:45 a.m., come and take part led by Rod Monroe in the Family Life Center. - Nursery for ages birth thru PreK; KidZone for K-6th and Elev8 Youth group for 7th-12th grades. - Family Nights are held every Wednesday: free meal at 6 p.m.; Nursery, KidZone, elev8 Youth, Adult Bible Study 7 p.m., in the sanctuary. Prior events: A Junior Bible Quiz Break-fast was held last Sunday. “Love is an Adventure” Valen-tine’s banquet was held that evening. Upcoming activities: Saturday, Feb. 23 - Bold & Brave Women’s conference 9-3 at Cross Point Church in Paola.
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The Western Way Cowboy Church will host a fundraiser for Teresa Jones, Mound Val-ley, who is battling breast cancer. The fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 23, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A baked potato/salad bar, including drink and dessert will begin at 5 p.m. and will continue until 7 p.m. or as long as the food lasts. Cost is a donation. The silent auction will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The live auction will begin at 7 p.m. There are a lot of great items to bid on. T-Shirts will be for sale as well. A Kids Korner including games and activities for kids will be available. For ques-tions or to donate items or food, contact Brandi Froebe at 620-330-6881, Brenda Gel-
wick at 620-330-2589, Lori Featherby at 620-762-0727, Erin Hibbs at 620-778-8184 or Debbie Green at 620-423-4225.
Labette County Sheriff’s Office intake roster: Tuesday, Feb. 12 - Bob-by Duhart, 31, contempt of court, probation violation Wednesday, Feb. 13 - Ga-von Strathe, 28, contempt of court; Linden Hill, 21, hold for court, hold for MGCO. Thursday, Feb. 14 - Van-essa McWhirt-Martin, 38, two counts of contempt of court; Jeffrey Aitken, 52, AGG fail-ure to appear, possession of opiate, flee or attempt to elude, use/possession of drug
paraphernalia. Friday, Feb. 15 - Kristen Monjay, 28, serve 25 days, failure to appear; Johnathan Tarter, 19, theft of property/services. Saturday, Feb. 16 - Alex-ander Houghton, 25, serving 48 hours Sunday, Feb. 17 - Robert MeWhinney, 43, DWS; Eddie Detress, 25, probation viola-tion. Monday, Feb. 18 - Sasha Bruner, 31, return for court.
The Oswego Summer Ball Program will hold 2019 Soft-ball/Baseball sign-ups on Sun-day, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Oswego Gym. There is a $40 fee associated with sign-ups. If you have
any questions contact Holly Franklin at 620-305-6021 or Lynzee Schulz at 620-820-3722. Join Oswego Summer Ball Program on Facebook for updates, game times and up-coming events.
Caleb Horn, originally from Chetopa, was one of six firefighters honored with life-saving medals during the City of Coffeyville Commission meeting. The medals were given for the firefighters ac-tions in saving a life during a structure fire in November. The two story home was found on fire November 24, when the six officers includ-ing Horn, arrived. Upon ar-
rival, firefighters were made aware that there were three individuals located within the burning home. Horn and firefighter Eric Fritz, set up a ladder and entered the win-dow where they found two female occupants. Lieutenant Kevin Midg-ett, another Chetopa novice, entered the second story win-dow, located the male and got him out of the home.
Two Crafty Mammas and Dalton’s SteakOut in Edna, are hosting another Make & Take event on Saturday, March 30, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Dalton’s SteakOut, located at 1010 4,000 road in Edna. This will be the first Make & Take event where the customer de-cided what they paint.
A He is Risen Decor Sign will cost $25, Hello Spring Porch Sign will cost $35 and Welcome Y’all Door Hanger will cost $30. All supplies will be provided as well as snacks. Children are welcome. For more information check out the Two Crafty Mammas event page on Facebook.
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Thank youThe family of Floyd Cavitt
Jr. would like to thank the com-munity of Oswego for giving tribute and honor to Mr. Cavitt for his years of organizing the MLK celebration.
It was a part of his life that he put his heart and soul into year after year. Also thank you to Phil Blair and Tom Bringle for taking the time to put on such an important event.
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District wide counselors and social workers presented information to the USD 506 Board members on Monday, Feb. 11, during the meeting. Counselors and social work-ers presented information on how the district wide Trauma Informed Initiative is work-ing district wide. The Trauma Informed Group stated they can see a positive impact in the students and how the pro-gram will be successful for USD 506 staff, students and parents. In other business: • Board approved theprinted and consent agenda •BoardheardfromChrisBohrer from Wood-Dulohery Insurance regarding the new insurance renewal rates. The Board will take action on the Insurance Renewal during next month’s meeting. •Boardapprovedtheau-dit report for the 2017-2018
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From engineered trusses to lumber, post frame build-ings and everything in be-tween, Sunflower Truss in rural Oswego is here to help with all building supply needs. Sunflower Truss, owned by Marcus and Mary Knepp, of rural Oswego, began in February of 2015, four years ago. According to Knepp, “My dad and family have always worked in construction and farmed. As a boy I helped him growing up, which is where I learned how to do a lot of the things I do now.” After working for his fa-ther, Knepp went on to work for a place similar to what Sunflower Truss is now. “I worked at a place like this ten years ago. Then I ran my own construction crew for several years before one thing led to
another and this door opened. This has always been my thing,” Knepp added. Now, Sunflower Truss builds trusses, engineered by a Texas based company, sells and delivers lumber and of-fers Post Frame Building Packages for those in need. The trusses are made out of #1 yellow pine lumber from Arkansas and much of the lumber comes from Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. “The SPF lumber is purchased from the west coast and Canada and gets shipped in a rail car from Kansas City. We also deliver within a 100 mile ra-dius,” Knepp added. The name Sunflower Truss came from Kansas, the Sunflower State. “There are other truss businesses out there but we live in Kansas so we thought instead of nam-ing it Oswego Truss we would just name it Sunflower Truss,
since Kansas is the sunflower state,” Knepp added. As far as hopes and goals go, Knepp is eager to “main-tain what I have. For the first four years in business, every year had been better than the one prior to that. Now we are to the point, where I would like to just maintain what I have now,” Knepp explained. Sunflower Truss is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon-day through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. “When I’m working I don’t answer the phone, so if someone wants to come out its always good to call ahead of time to make sure we are going to be around,” Knepp added. For more information about Sunflower Truss call 620-795-2920 or stop by the shop dur-ing open hours. The shop is located at 9026 Trego Road.
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Becca Bogner, a senior at Labette County High School was awarded a $500 Cliff Jones scholarship from the Parsons Elks Lodge. Becca and her parents, Bobbie and Greg Bogner, Jody Sparks, chair-man of the scholarship committee and treasurer and Mark Forbes, Exalted Ruler of the Parsons Elks Lodge. COURTESY PHOTO
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Labette Health welcomed a new position of Chief Hos-pital Office during the regu-lar board meeting held on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 7 a.m. This new position, which Hos-pitalist Dr. John Watson has agreed to fill, will be responsi-ble for serving as the primary physician liaison working in collaboration with the Hos-pital Medical Executive Com-mittee and NPP Liaison, the Hospital Medical Directors, Hospital Staff and Adminis-tration. Watson will serve the hos-pital by assisting with tele-medicine programs, looking at transfers and improving the process with all facilities participating in preparation for accreditation surveys, re-viewing mortality cases and participating in improvement processes related to qual-ity metrics, patient safety and satisfaction. Watson will also be work-ing to build relationships, prepare and present staff training as requested, serve as a liaison between admin-istration, providers and hos-
pital staff, attend administra-tion team meetings once a month, provide feedback and input on budget and capital requests, participate in mar-keting strategies and strategic planning and many others. In other business: •Boardreviewedandap-proved an amendment to Dr. Jerry Bouman’s contract re-garding payment for his con-tinuing medical education. •Boardreviewedandap-proved an updated, “Health Kansas Hospitals” policy, which was previously adopted two years ago. Elaine Hudson, the Consultant Dietician, pre-sented the new policy to the board. Within the new policy, the hospital will offer health entree options daily at a re-duced charge in the cafeteria.
The healthy entrees will include lean meat, poultry, fish or low fat vegetarian op-tion per the 2015-2020 Di-etary Guidelines for Ameri-cans. Half of the bread and cereal items offered in the cafeteria will be purchased as whole grain rich containing 12 to 16 grams of whole grain per serving. At least five varieties of fruits and vegetables will be available daily in the cafete-ria and the salad bar will be available Monday through Friday for at least six hours. Drinking water via fountain or tap and infused water will be offered at no charge in the cafeteria during scheduled open hours. Half of the beverages available for purchase in the cafeteria and vending will contain less than or equal to one gram of sugar per fluid ounce. Sixty percent of the snacks available for purchase in the cafeteria and vending will contain less than 200 cal-ories per packaged unit and zero trans-fats. The next Labette Health board meeting will be held on Thursday, March 7, at 7 a.m.
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George Shirley taught us to live ‘one in the spirit’
Rudy Taylor‘Off the Cuff’
A phone call this week informed me that an old friend from college had died in Oklahoma City where he lived. During my freshman year in 1964 at a Christian college, George Shirley was the only African Ameri-can I knew. There probably weren’t two or three blacks on the entire college. In the a cappella chorus in which I was honored to sing, George was the only African American in the 40-member chorale. If there was a favorite singer in our midst, it was this Mississip-pi native who was fun to be around, and a talented bari-tone. It was just before Christ-mas in 1964 when our cho-rus took a week-long tour of churches in the south, and we all looked forward to get-ting aboard the chartered bus and head out. Every evening, some small church hosted us, and the songs that ema-nated from the mixed voices thrilled all listeners. But then we drove into a small town in Louisiana and stopped the bus in front of a church where local folks were excited about hosting us. But before we got off the bus, our director comment-ed, “Stay on the bus. I think I see a problem.” Two church lead-
ers stood on the church steps, and we watched as they shook hands with our director. Then he came back to the bus. “They say we can’t sing in this church if George comes with us,” he informed us. “What do you think?” An angry roar went up from ev-ery one of us. It had never occurred to us that George Shirley’s presence would be a problem, especially in a church that supposedly stood for equality. We all got off the bus to stretch our legs, and the church leaders said it was okay to use the restrooms in the fellowship hall. A dozen friendly but dis-appointed ladies stood by ta-bles that were laden with food, and they quickly started wrap-ping the food to take along with us as we left. But before we left that church, we stood on the front steps and sang, “We are one in the spirit, we are one in the Lord.” Singing the lead part was our good friend and hero, George Shirley. I was honored to speak on the phone last week with George’s daughter, now in her 50s. I told her the story about the Louisiana church, and she interrupted, “Oh, I know all all
about that one. My father told us many times — but he never held it against his church, the college he at-tended or his friends.” She went on to tell me about wetting her pants at the age of 5, when her father stopped to fill the car with
gasoline in Mississippi. The station wouldn’t allow her to use the restroom, and she had no choice. I felt the daughter’s sweet spirit as we talked, taking note that George Shirley’s attitude of forgive-ness and congeniality lived on. It’s funny — I don’t re-member one other name of a singer in the choir. But George Shirley’s face and name resound in my memo-ry. Even though I haven’t seen him for 55 years, I shed a tear when the phone rang and I learned of his passing. And, I pray that today’s world, including those who are professed believers in God, have relaxed their long-held fears of diversity among God’s children. “One the the spirit, one in the Lord,” — indeed.
George Shirley taught us to live ‘one in the spirit’
Rudy Taylor‘Off the Cuff’
A phone call this week informed me that an old friend from college had died in Oklahoma City where he lived. During my freshman year in 1964 at a Christian college, George Shirley was the only African Ameri-can I knew. There probably weren’t two or three blacks on the entire college. In the a cappella chorus in which I was honored to sing, George was the only African American in the 40-member chorale. If there was a favorite singer in our midst, it was this Mississip-pi native who was fun to be around, and a talented bari-tone. It was just before Christ-mas in 1964 when our cho-rus took a week-long tour of churches in the south, and we all looked forward to get-ting aboard the chartered bus and head out. Every evening, some small church hosted us, and the songs that ema-nated from the mixed voices thrilled all listeners. But then we drove into a small town in Louisiana and stopped the bus in front of a church where local folks were excited about hosting us. But before we got off the bus, our director comment-ed, “Stay on the bus. I think I see a problem.” Two church lead-
ers stood on the church steps, and we watched as they shook hands with our director. Then he came back to the bus. “They say we can’t sing in this church if George comes with us,” he informed us. “What do you think?” An angry roar went up from ev-ery one of us. It had never occurred to us that George Shirley’s presence would be a problem, especially in a church that supposedly stood for equality. We all got off the bus to stretch our legs, and the church leaders said it was okay to use the restrooms in the fellowship hall. A dozen friendly but dis-appointed ladies stood by ta-bles that were laden with food, and they quickly started wrap-ping the food to take along with us as we left. But before we left that church, we stood on the front steps and sang, “We are one in the spirit, we are one in the Lord.” Singing the lead part was our good friend and hero, George Shirley. I was honored to speak on the phone last week with George’s daughter, now in her 50s. I told her the story about the Louisiana church, and she interrupted, “Oh, I know all all
about that one. My father told us many times — but he never held it against his church, the college he at-tended or his friends.” She went on to tell me about wetting her pants at the age of 5, when her father stopped to fill the car with
gasoline in Mississippi. The station wouldn’t allow her to use the restroom, and she had no choice. I felt the daughter’s sweet spirit as we talked, taking note that George Shirley’s attitude of forgive-ness and congeniality lived on. It’s funny — I don’t re-member one other name of a singer in the choir. But George Shirley’s face and name resound in my memo-ry. Even though I haven’t seen him for 55 years, I shed a tear when the phone rang and I learned of his passing. And, I pray that today’s world, including those who are professed believers in God, have relaxed their long-held fears of diversity among God’s children. “One the the spirit, one in the Lord,” — indeed.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 20196
SPORTS CHS girls get round one win!Full story featured below!
BY ROBIN OLDHAMLABETTE AVENUE
Rival Indians boys’ bas-ketball squads for Oswego and St. Paul faced off in a bat-tle for the “tom tom” on Feb. 12 at Oswego High School. St. Paul won the bout 63-43. Despite a nine-point defi-cit in the first quarter, the OHS boys trailed by just five at the break. Oswego teamwork suf-fered in a rousing second half effort by the visitors, resulting in increased turnovers and a 32% shot percentage from the field.
Paidon Kite was the only OHS player to score in double digits, with 14 points. Other stat leaders included Lance Teal with nine rebounds, Isaac Elliott with two blocks, and Kite with three assists. All players booked court time in the game, with seven scoring.
OHS - 12 11 9 11 = 43SP - 21 7 21 14 = 63OHS: Jace Wilson 4 0-0 9; Braden
Lewis 1 0-0 3; Kite 4 3-3 14; Teal 4 0-0 8; Chance Thomas 1 0-0 2; Trayton Walker 1 1-2 3; Elliott 2 0-0 4; Jace Landis, Chase Hinman, Blake Wolf, Trenton Thomas, Tra-vis Ward, Colton Harrison.
Threes: OHS-5 (Kite 3, Wilson, Lewis); SP-3 (Chan. Bradshaw 2, Chase Bradshaw).
Fouled out: None.
LCHS student, Caleb Hentzen was presented with his Shrine Bowl certificate last Tuesday, Feb. 12. COURTESY PHOTO
The Chetopa High School boys’ basketball team turned in four high-scoring quarters to defeat the visiting Marma-ton Valley Wildcats 62-31 on Feb. 12. Top scorers for the Hor-nets were Nick Brenner with 23 points, and Chance Smith with 21.
Kade Hoppock led addi-tional stats with nine assists. Brenner had seven boards and two blocks.
CHS - 17 10 17 18 = 62MV - 9 16 1 5 = 31CHS points: Dakota Pease 2, Brenner
23, Smith 21, Ty Albertson 3, Colton Vana-tta 5, Kade Hoppock 8.
Threes: CHS-2 (Albertson, C Vanatta).
BY ROBIN OLDHAMLABETTE AVENUE
The Oswego High School Lady Indians basketball team took a 39-32 loss to the visit-ing St. Paul Lady Indians on Feb. 12. The game was a fast-paced battle throughout, with the teams fairly even in the opening quarters. OHS trailed by four at the half. The tide turned slightly against the local girls when the visitors blazed back after the break with seven unan-swered points in the first min-ute and a half, to deepen the OHS deficit. Oswego was again within seven points with about 3:00 remaining in the fourth quar-ter. Stalling by St. Paul forced OHS to foul for possible pos-session, and Oswego’s con-trolled play faltered. Both squads turned in disappointing free throw per-centages, with OHS’s hovering
around 38%. “Free throws let us down tonight,” said OHS head coach Neal Cruse. “We make them, and it might have been a dif-ferent game. “For the most part, I thought the girls played well defensively. We had a few letdowns. When we did, [St. Paul] took advantage of it.” The low-scoring bout saw four OHS Indians put in seven points apiece: Rileigh Vail, Shanler McNickle, Abby Long and Shailan Phillips. Ryann Sheddrick had three points and Lindsy Dinnsen had one. Long was a force on the boards with 13 rebounds for OHS. McNickle had four steals, two assists and two blocks.
OHS - 5 7 9 11 = 32SP - 7 9 13 10 = 39OHS: R Vail 1 5-10 7; Dinnsen 0 1-2 1;
McNickle 3 1-6 7; Long 3 1-3 7; Sheddrick 1 0-0 3; Phillips 3 0-0 7; Allie Vail.
Threes: OHS-2 (Sheddrick, Phillips); SP-1 (Bradshaw).
Fouled out: None.
The Parsons Council #643 Knights of Columbus hosted the District Free-Throw Championship on Sunday, Feb. 10, at the St. Patrick Catholic Church gym. Winner of the boys division- age 10: Jackson Rexwinkle; age 11: Jackson Vilela; age 12: Antonio Aita; age 13: Landon Rowland; age 14: Michael Stevens.Girls division winners: age 9: Kennedy Keller; age 10: Josie Kendrick; age 11: Isabel Lawson; age 12: Riley Dunlay; age 13: Sydney Schibi; age 14: Cynthia Schibi. Winners of each age division will compete Sunday in Chanute for the Knights of Columbus Regional free throw competition. PHOTO BY BETHANY KENDRICK
BY ROBIN OLDHAMLABETTE AVENUE
Sophomore wrestler Evan Flatt of Labette County High School placed third in Saturday’s 4A Regional tour-nament in Chanute, earning a berth at the 2019 State wres-tling tourney on Feb. 22 at Salina. Flatt went 4-1 on the day in the 106 weight class. He defeated his Girard opponent 17-8 in the third place match
to earn 17 team points. Flatt was the only Griz-zly to place among his team-mates at the penultimate tourney. Additional regional re-sults are as follows:
Wyatt Stritzke 2-2, 3 points; Kelton Gile 2-2, 3 points; Braden Barragar 1-2; Logan Simmons 2-2, 4 points; Zach McCarty 3-2, 2 points; Jared Huebner 1-2, 3 points; Chandler Moore 1-2; Caleb Hag-gard 1-2, 4 points.
Flatt will compete at the To-ny’s Pizza Events Center in Salina on Feb. 22-23. He is slated to open against Rhett Koppes of Clay Center.
Though the Field Kindley boys’ basketball squad built a 15-point lead by intermis-sion at Saturday’s basketball game in Altamont, the Labette County High School Grizzlies battled through the second half. The local boys ultimately succumbed 65-42. All Grizzlies saw action on the court. Clayton Moore had high points for LC, with 12. Nathan Smith scored 11. The LCHS junior varsity was victorious in their bout with their Coffeyville coun-terparts. LC won 56-34 with Trent Brock scoring 17 points.
The LCHS freshmen suf-fered a narrow loss: 52-50. Chase Carnahan scored 15 for LC, while Alex Meister scored 14 points. Sub-state basketball be-gins Feb. 23, with playing locations and times to be an-nounced.
LC - 2 15 13 12 = 42FK - 16 16 17 16 = 65LCHS: Eli Hestand 1 0-0 3; Seth Jones
2 1-2 5; Ethan Jameson 4 0-0 8; Nathan Smith 5 0-0 11; Zach Stalford 1 0-2 2; Clay-ton Moore 6 0-0 12; Riley Sorrell 0 1-2 1; Luke Falkenstien, Harrison Hall, Kooper Peak, Lane Farrow, Andrew Jameson, Trent Brock.
Threes: LC-2 (Hestand, Smith); LC-5 (Myrie 3, Kelley 2).
Fouled out: None.
The Labette County Griz-zlies boys basketball team hosted Pittsburg High School on Feb. 12 in an SEK League bout. Pittsburg took home the 67-43 win. LC’s Ethan Jameson re-corded 19 points, while team-mates Nathan Smith and Clay-ton Moore had nine and eight points, respectively. The LCHS junior varsity and freshmen squads faced off against their Pitt counterpart, with Pittsburg recording slim wins in both contests: 52-41 for JV, and 38-35 for fresh-
men. John Kohler scored 11 points for the LC JV, and Zach Stafford scored nine. Alex Miester had 15 points and Derek Jones had six for the LCHS freshmen.
LC - 13 4 12 14 = 43PHS - 15 11 25 16 = 67LCHS: Eli Hestand 1 1-1 3; Kooper
Peak 0 2-2 2; Trent Brock 1 0-0 2; E Jame-son 8 0-4 17; Smith 4 0-4 9; Moore 3 2-2 8; Riley Sorrell 1 0-0 2; Harrison Hall, Lane Farrow, Seth Jones, Andrew Jameson, Zach Stalford.
Threes: LC-2 (E Jameson, Smith); PHS-8 (Wiemers 4, Grant 3, Elkamtl).
Fouled out: None.
The girls’ basketball team of Chetopa High School opened 1A Regional Tourna-ment play on Monday with a 46-17 win over Altoona-Mid-way. The Lady Hornets are hosting the tourney. In Monday’s action, Brali Conard was hot, delivering 25 points for the home squad.
Conard and MacKaylie Moore each brought down eight rebounds. Moore also had three assists. The CHS girls will meet Sedan in a semifinal game on Thursday; time TBD.
CHS scoring: Arnold 2; Moore 2; Ross 6; M Albertson 2; T Albertson 5; Co-nard 25; Beard 2; Sanders 2.
Threes: Ross 2, T Albertson 1.
The Lady Hornets of Chet-opa High School took the Lady Wildcats of Marmaton Valley to task on Feb. 12, dealing the visitors a 40-28 defeat on CHS’s Senior Night. A 21-point first quarter set the Hornets on the winning path. Top scorer for CHS was Brali Conard with 18 points. Samantha Blundell and Mae Albertson added eight points
apiece. Blundell pulled down 11 rebounds and was credited with four assists. The Lady Hornets were playing without injured senior Jaylee Sanders.
CHS - 21 10 4 5 = 40MV - 3 9 7 9 = 28CHS points: MacKaylie Moore 1, Mae
Albertson 8, Torrie Albertson 5, Blundell 8, Conard 18.
Threes: CHS-7 (Conard 5, M Albertson, T Albertson).
Sophomore starter Isaac Elliott of OHS goes one-on-one with senior Kenny Haney (23) of St. Paul as Haney attempts a bas-ket during the Feb. 12 “tom-tom” game between the Indians of Oswego High School and the Indians of St. Paul. PHOTO BY ROBIN OLDHAM
OHS boys stumble at home
Students enter district free throw championship
Hentzen receives Shrine Bowl certificate
Lady Indians bow to Lady Indians Grizzlies defeated at home
Flatt is State bound
Grizzlies fall to Dragons
Hornets wallop Wildcats
CHS girls get Round One win
CHS girls snare Wildcats
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Unofficial minutes Mayor Terry Robison opened the condemnation hearing at the Chetopa City Council meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 5. They heard from Dom-wic Willey who represented Donna Harris for two prop-erties located at 321 Cherry and 415 S. 4th in Chetopa. He discussed proposed improve-ment that would be made on the structures. Council will proceed with condemnations on the two properties to start within 30 days and give owners 90 days to finish. Gary Bryant voted no as he thought more in-formation should have been received concerning the ap-praised value and cost to fix the properties up. A resolu-tion will be drafted and pre-sented at the next council meeting. Also at this meeting: •CarolynWaughandstu-dents Kacey Mayfield, Zaylain Baldwin and Katie George gave a presentation on their PBL Project. They were given approval to paint the trash barrels in the park. •NancyNadingandotherresidents were present to find
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Winners from the Kansas Elks State Hoop Shoot Con-test was Kyron Kegler, Dierks Kegler and Dylan Johnson, all three represent the Parsons Elks Lodge #527. This contest was held on Saturday, Feb. 2,
in Wichita. These contestants will go to Denver, Col. to com-pete at the Regional Contest on Saturday, March 16. This contest will bring four states together, they are Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado
and Wyoming. The six win-ners from this contest will competeattheNationalFreeThrow Contest in Chicago, Ill. on Saturday, April 20. The 8-9 Year Old Boy winner was Kyron Kegler.
The 10-11 year old boy win-ner was Dierks Kegler and the 12-13 year old boy winner was Dylan Johnson.
The 12-13 year old boy winner was Dylan Johnson, pictured with Kansas Elks State President Debbie Betts. COURTESY PHOTOS
The 8-9 year old boy winner Kyron Keg-ler, pictured with Kansas Elks State Presi-dent Debbie Betts.
The 10-11 year old boy winner was Di-erks Kegler, pictured with Kansas Elks State President Debbie Betts.
Elks announce winners from the Kansas State hoop shoot contest
Chetopa approves students PBL project
Bartlett Grade School students of the month for January include: Front row- Tynlie Thompson, first grade, Eliza Graves, second grade, Brody Carter, third grade and Sabrina Foster, Kindergarten. Second row - Abie Zwahlen, fourth grade, Kenadie Carter, sixth grade, Em-ily Eichhorn, eighth grade, Sydney Foster, seventh grade and Aidan Barber, fifth grade. COURTESY PHOTO
Chetopa High School student Fiona Bartelli was named the official Kansas JE FCCLA District President last Tuesday, Feb. 11, at South-east High School. The Kansas FCCLA is split into 12 districts. The JE district consists of Chetopa, Oswego, Labette County, Parsons, Columbus, Colum-bus Jr., Southeast, Pittsburg, Frontenac, Girard, Erie, Cha-nute, Royster Middle School, RivertonandNortheast. As District President, Bartelli, daughter of Rob and Kim Bartelli of Parsons, will attend the following meet-ings: State Leadership Con-ference in Wichita in April, Spring District President
Training, National Lead-ership Conference held in Anaheim Calif. from June 30-July 4 and the Take AIM Leadership Conference in August. Bartelli will also preside at all district meetings and plan meetings throughout the year. She will also at-tend the opening session at the fall leadership confer-ence held in Pittsburg next November. Bartelliwill holdoffice for a one year term. This will be the second year in a row a Chetopa stu-dent has held the District President position. Baylee Harding of Chetopa was the 2018-2019 JE District Presi-dent.
Fiona Bartelli COURTESY PHOTO
Bartelli named FCCLA District President
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Chetopa Elementary February student of the month is third grader Emma Carter. COURTESY PHOTO
BGS names January students of the month
Both Oswego Junior High Scholars’ Quiz Bowl teams medaled at the Northeast Arma tournament on Monday, Feb. 11. COURTESY PHOTO
Oswego Scholars Bowl teams medal in Arma
Chetopa named Carter student of the month
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 20198
National FFA Week celebrated in Chetopa
Chetopa’s FFA members are the innova-tors and leaders of tomorrow. Through ag-ricultural and hands-on learning, they are preparing for more than 250 unique career opportunities in the food, fiber and natural resources industry. The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career suc-cess training through agricultural education to 669,989 student members who belong to one of 8,630 local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Is-lands. The organization is also supported by 459,514 alumni members in 2,236 alumni chapters throughout the U.S.
The Chetopa FFA will celebrate National FFA Week, Feb. 16-23, 2019. This FFA Week embraces more than 77 years of FFA traditions for Chetopa. The National FFA organization has Nearly 670,000 members across the country that will par-ticipate in National FFA Week activities at local, state and national levels. FFA members have a pas-sion for agriculture. Designated national week in 1947, the week of George Washington’s birthday, National FFA Week runs from Saturday to Saturday and gives FFA members an opportunity
to educate the public about agriculture. During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn about FFA and agricultural education. Chetopa FFA will cel-ebrate National FFA Week by participating in the fol-lowing activities throughout the week: Kick off with the tenth Annual Dodgeball Tournament and Fundrais-er, Silent Auction Fund-raiser, Work with Tractor Supply, Host Aggie Olym-pics, and put on an ATV safety Course for Grade School.
Chetopa FFA members are innovaters
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• Washington Leadership Conference - Becca Bogner, Maggie Billman, Laci Strickland, Alyssa Shields, Bronte’ Waisner, Cara DeTar, Lane Manners and Riley Sorrell. One week in Washington, D.C.—Leadership training, service projects, city tours • Land Judging - September 19 in Fort Scott - A-Team individuals: David Rohling—first, Lane Manners—sec-ond, Ben Smith—sixth. First Place A-Team B-Team individuals: Dakota Payne—first, Kol-ten Curnutte—second, Cameron Vail—sixth, Cadence Wheeler—seventh, Josie Lynn—ninth. First Place B-Team
2018 National Agricultural Communications Team (State Champions and National Sil-ver Division Award) – From Left: Lewis Goins, Sunny Webb, Abby Goins, Cara DeTar and Aus-ton Barragar.
2018 National Agricultural Sales Team (State Champions and Sixth Place National Team). From Left: Dustin Wiley, Advisor; Claire Carnahan—second place individual in the nation, Luke Falkenstien, Taya Maxson, and Emma Brown.
2018 National Agronomy Team (State Champions and Fifth Place National Team). From Left: Dustin Wiley, Advisor; Cameron Dodsworth, Maggie Billman—seventh place individual in the nation, Bethany Byrd, and Cloey Jones.
2018 National Farm Business Management Team (State Champions and Eighth Place National Team). From Left: Jeff Falkenstien, Advisor; Rachel Bebb, Aubrie Sorrell, Riley Sorrell, and Bronte’ Waisner. COURTESY PHOTOS
2018 National Veterinary Science Team (State Champions and National Silver Division Award) – From Left: Kyle Zwahlen, Maria Payne, Heather Smith, Ivy Gatton and Shyanne Jones.
2018 SED Entomology Champion Team - From Left: Gracie Brown, Kylie Sanders, Alyssa Shields, Claire Carnahan, Shaina Carpenter, Emma Brown, Alyssa Dixon, Cara DeTar, Braden Barragar, Baylee Dewitt, Hunter Deweese, Bryanna Dewitt, Noah Simmons, Brody Eichhorn, Grady Allen, and Ryan Gartner.
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Chetopa High School band students participated in the ‘Dale Casteel - Symphony of Winds’ at Neodesha High School, Thursday, Feb. 14. This event was started in the early 1960’s and since then, has provided an opportunity for area high school band stu-dents to get together with oth-er musicians from participat-
ing schools and work with a guest clinician to make some great music. The students rehearsed all day Thursday with clini-cian, Dr. Luke Johnson, Di-rector of Bands and Music Education at MidAmerica Nazarene University. The event culminated with the band performing a concert
Thursday evening. Students attending from Chetopa were Tabby Pierce, MacKaylie Moore, Sunshine Udarbe, Ma-gin Jackson, Kaylea Herndon, and Tayler Beard.
Students of the month at EGS include: Back Row - Noah Wiley, Baylee Webb and Jasmine Wolf. Middle Row- Lily Wiley, Zane Garton and Katelyn Severns. Front Row - Camden Waugh, Landrie Webber and Harper Allison. COURTESY PHOTO
2018 State Parliamentary Procedure Team (State Runner-up): From Left: Aubrie Sorrell, Ri-ley Sorrell, Cara DeTar, Becca Bogner, Bronte’ Waisner and Abby Goins. COURTESY PHOTO
• National FFA Convention - October 23-27 in India-napolis, Ind. - National Ag-ricultural Communications Team placed in the Silver Division. Team consisted of Cara DeTar—Gold Division, Sunny Webb—Gold Division, Auston Barragar—Silver Di-vision and Abby Goins—Sil-ver Division. National Agricultural Management Team placed eighth in the nation and in the Gold Division. Team con-sisted of Rachel Bebb—Gold Division, Aubrie Sorrell—Gold Division, Riley Sor-rell—Gold Division, Bronte’ Waisner—Silver Division. National Agricultural Sales Team placed sixth in the nation and in the Gold Division. Team consisted of Claire Carnahan—second individual in the nation, Luke Falkenstein—Gold Di-vision, Emma Brown—Gold Division and Taya Maxson—Silver Division. Claire Car-nahan received $1000.00 for her performance. National Agronomy Team placed fifth in the na-tion and in the Gold Division. Team consisted of Maggie Billman—seventh in the na-tion, Cloey Jones—Gold Divi-sion, Cameron Dodsworth—Gold Division and Bethany Byrd—Silver Division. Mag-gie Billman received $700.00 for her performance. National Veterinary Sci-
ence Team placed in the Sil-ver Division. Team consisted of Ivy Gatton—Gold Division, Heather Smith—Silver Divi-sion, Maria Payne—Silver Division, Shyanne Jones—Silver Division. Ivy Gatton was the sec-ond place individual in her Small Animal Production Proficiency Award. Ivy re-ceived $500.00 for her per-formance. • Leadership School - No-vember 16 in Neodesha - Ritual: Becca Bogner—Mas-ter Ritual President; Ritual: Third Place Team; FFA In-formation: Fourth Place Team; Par-Law: First Place Team; Overall: First Place Team
• Public Speaking - Dec. 3 at Caney Valley High School- Extemporaneous: Lane Manners—first, Mag-gie Billman—second, Taya Maxson—ninth Senior: Cara DeTar—fifth Junior: Cloey Jones—third, Hannah Greybill—sev-enth Sophomore: Cadence Wheeler—first, Kylie March—tenth Freshman: Addie Weil—first Creed: Paige Davis—fifth, Anna Dean—ninth Overall Team Ranking: first Place
• Agricultural Management - Dec. 3 at Caney Valley High School - A-Team in-dividuals: David Rohling—fifth, Grady Allen—ninth; A-Team - Fifth Place; B-Team individuals: Dakota Payne—sixth, Cadence Wheeler—tenth. B-Team - Second Place • Food Science- Dec. 3 at Caney Valley High School - A-Team individuals: Jack-son Russell—second, Aubri Stewart—sixth. A-Team - Second Place B-Team individuals: Bradie Johnson—first, Kelsey Stringer—second. B-Team - First Place • Welding - Jan. 23 at LCHS - A-Team individu-als: Grady Allen—first, Lane Manners—sixth, Bryanna Dewitt—seventh. A-Team - First Place. B-Team individ-uals: Cole Brown—fourth. B-Team - Sixth Place • KSU Ag Ed Speech Con-test - Feb. 2 in Manhattan - Creed Speaking—Paige Da-vis—fifth Freshman Division—Paige Davis—fourth Junior Division—Ca-dence Wheeler—first First Place Team Overall in the State
Labette County FFA accomplishments continued
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‘No school today!’ still hasa nice ring to it
The early morning ringing of the phone can only mean one thing to a school aged student: snow day! In the mid 1980s, when I was growing up, the whole house would be awakened by the sound of the landline jingling the phone off the wall. We would listen with anticipation as our mother would answer the call then holler out, “No school today!” The excitement was so overwhelming that the morning to now sleep in was wasted on adrenaline from the call. Twenty-five years later, some of the par-ticulars may have changed, but we have expe-rienced some of that same routine I knew as a child. It has been a few years since we have used so many snow days, and unfortunately this year so far it hasn’t been due to piles of beautiful snow, but instead thin layers of nasty ice. Nonetheless, we still get that phone call, although it just rings my cell phone, located on my nightstand, not waking up the whole house. I listen to the automated voice, and make my way into my older son’s bedroom to tell him he can ignore his alarm clock. That’s where the familiar sight comes to my own memory. He is always so excited, he immediately starts texting his friends, looks out the window for any sign of a true snow storm, and whittles away at the remaining ear-ly morning hours of joy in having the day off. But in our house, the fun has worn off. My office is located in our house, which is a won-derful allowance for my career, but there are no days truly off. The weather can tear apart the landscape, and as long as the electricity and internet hold out, I can still work. My husband is a school administrator, which means he silently relishes those early morning phone calls, just as much as the stu-dents. Of course, as with any job, a day away from the office means more work to return to, however he certainly hasn’t complained. So
when that announcement is made that school is not in session, I know we’re all go-ing to be under one roof un-til the roads clear enough to be safe. We have had four snow days this year, and by the time this edition goes to press, we may add one to
the tally. And this mom is over it all. I don’t claim to be the Pinterest mom who does craft projects, continues the educational path from school, plans exercise routines with the kids, or even makes cookies. Nope, I close my of-fice door and they play video games most of the day. If we had any measurable snow, I might have sent them out to shovel, but so far it has been almost impossible to shovel solid ice. The walls are coming in on us, my routines with work are all over the place, the boys, in-cluding my husband, have zombie eyes from the video games, movies, and TV. And my prayer every night ends with, “Please, Lord, send us spring soon.” Oh, truthfully, I do love this stage of life, bringing up memories from my own childhood and almost having those same emotions they experience when a snow day is announced. And it is a blessing to be able to continue work-ing, no matter the weather, in my own, safe, warm home office. But as I write this column, everyone is at school and work, the phone didn’t ring this morning, nobody was jolted awake with excite-ment, all of the televisions are off, and the only sound is the clacking of my computer keyboard and the hum of the heater. It is much needed for us all to sink back into our routines, enjoy some time away from each other, and antici-pate the next forecast that brings early morn-ing excitement.
By Jenny Diveley - Taylor Newspapers
‘No school today!’ still hasa nice ring to it
The early morning ringing of the phone can only mean one thing to a school aged student: snow day! In the mid 1980s, when I was growing up, the whole house would be awakened by the sound of the landline jingling the phone off the wall. We would listen with anticipation as our mother would answer the call then holler out, “No school today!” The excitement was so overwhelming that the morning to now sleep in was wasted on adrenaline from the call. Twenty-five years later, some of the par-ticulars may have changed, but we have expe-rienced some of that same routine I knew as a child. It has been a few years since we have used so many snow days, and unfortunately this year so far it hasn’t been due to piles of beautiful snow, but instead thin layers of nasty ice. Nonetheless, we still get that phone call, although it just rings my cell phone, located on my nightstand, not waking up the whole house. I listen to the automated voice, and make my way into my older son’s bedroom to tell him he can ignore his alarm clock. That’s where the familiar sight comes to my own memory. He is always so excited, he immediately starts texting his friends, looks out the window for any sign of a true snow storm, and whittles away at the remaining ear-ly morning hours of joy in having the day off. But in our house, the fun has worn off. My office is located in our house, which is a won-derful allowance for my career, but there are no days truly off. The weather can tear apart the landscape, and as long as the electricity and internet hold out, I can still work. My husband is a school administrator, which means he silently relishes those early morning phone calls, just as much as the stu-dents. Of course, as with any job, a day away from the office means more work to return to, however he certainly hasn’t complained. So
when that announcement is made that school is not in session, I know we’re all go-ing to be under one roof un-til the roads clear enough to be safe. We have had four snow days this year, and by the time this edition goes to press, we may add one to
the tally. And this mom is over it all. I don’t claim to be the Pinterest mom who does craft projects, continues the educational path from school, plans exercise routines with the kids, or even makes cookies. Nope, I close my of-fice door and they play video games most of the day. If we had any measurable snow, I might have sent them out to shovel, but so far it has been almost impossible to shovel solid ice. The walls are coming in on us, my routines with work are all over the place, the boys, in-cluding my husband, have zombie eyes from the video games, movies, and TV. And my prayer every night ends with, “Please, Lord, send us spring soon.” Oh, truthfully, I do love this stage of life, bringing up memories from my own childhood and almost having those same emotions they experience when a snow day is announced. And it is a blessing to be able to continue work-ing, no matter the weather, in my own, safe, warm home office. But as I write this column, everyone is at school and work, the phone didn’t ring this morning, nobody was jolted awake with excite-ment, all of the televisions are off, and the only sound is the clacking of my computer keyboard and the hum of the heater. It is much needed for us all to sink back into our routines, enjoy some time away from each other, and antici-pate the next forecast that brings early morn-ing excitement.
13Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019
Members of the Tau Theta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honored their chapter’s 50th anniversary with cookies for students and staff on Tuesday. The Labette Community College Tau Theta Chapter has over 100 members in the national honor society of the two-year college. Pictured are Mallorie Keltz, Vice President ; Sarah Rightmer, Vice President; Robert Armstrong, President; Josh Elliott, Vice President; Jacob Terrell, Member; Newton Grady, Vice President and Lora Tanner, Member. Courtesy photo
Phi Theta Kappa honors 50th anniversary
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Labette Ave-nue, Wednesday, February 20, 2019)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AND TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, March 18, 2019, the Oswe-go Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at City Hall, 703 Fifth Street, Oswego, Kansas, at 6:30 P.M., to consider the following application:
CASE NO. CUP 2019-01 A request for a conditional use
permit has been filed by Justin & An-gela McKee for property located at 201 Commercial St. in order to allow a daycare business within an R-1B Sin-gle Family zone. A full legal descrip-tion of the property is available for review in the office of the City Clerk during normal business hours.
As provided in the Oswego Zon-ing Regulations, the above application will be discussed and considered by the Oswego Planning Commission, and all persons interested in said matter will be heard at this time con-cerning their views and wishes; and all matters concerning the request and presented at the hearing will be considered by the Commission. The Planning Commission may continue this matter to a later date without ad-ditional notice.CERTIFIED, this 18th day of Febru-ary, 2019. Carol J. Eddington, SecretaryOswego Planning Commission
By Jack NewcomB
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Every business owner will experience difficulties at times. Whether it’s driven by adverse market conditions, new competition, loss of a key employee or supplier, or even the owner who has become burned out with the constant grind of managing a business. Any one of these things can become the “tipping point” that turns a successful business into one that is strug-gling, or perhaps even failing. Nearly ninety percent of the time, we can trace it back to the owner/manager when things begin to go bad. How is that, you ask? Well, many of the things listed above, with proper management, could have been addressed before they grew to the point of being problematic for the business. Take the adverse mar-ket conditions for example. A business owner who sees the market beginning to shift will begin to make adjustments before the roof caves in. May-be you need to change your product mix, or reduce staff,
or increase advertising, all of which a good manager moni-tors on a continuing basis. The same can be said for the loss of a key employee. A good manager will have given some thought to that situation, and developed a succession plan should that situation occur. But what about the last one, owner burn-out? That’s a tough one because once the owner begins to lose interest, then none of the other things seem to matter. However, a really good manager will an-ticipate that occurrence and make plans to transition the business to new ownership. The difference between good and bad management is the key component to success.
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New & Used • Antiques • Furniture • La-Z-Boy Recliners
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CONSERVATION DISTRICT DISTRICT MANAGER
The Montgomery County Conservation District (MCCD) has an opening for District Manager. This is a full-time po-sition & requires day-to-day coordination of district activi-ties within the policies and guidelines set by the elected Board of Supervisors. Strong communication and orga-nization skills are necessary along with proficient com-puter and accounting abilities. Pay based on experience. Resume required by Feb. 28, 2019 to the MCCD, 410 Peter Pan Road, Suite C, Independence, KS 67301 or email [email protected], 620-331-4860 Ext 3. MCCD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MG-M7-2tbC
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ensure that students enjoy the full advantage of school district programs and activities. Qualifications will
include a current DOT Physical and a CDL with Passenger & S Endorsement. USD 506 will provide the training, if needed. A full job description and
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_____________________________EXPERIENCED MILLWRIGHT
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_____________________________IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
TCI, a leader in the architectural metal fabrication industry, is expanding and has immediate openings for the following positions: • Paint Technicians: Applicants should have knowledge or experience with Auto Body Painting along with experience in a production atmosphere. • Millwrights: Applicants should be experienced; some travel is required. • Finishers: Applicants should have experience with hand tools along with experience in a production atmosphere. • Welder/Fabricators: Applicants should have knowledge and experience
in print reading, layout and fitting fabricated parts, and basic welding skills, aluminum welding is a plus. • Engineer-Draftsman: Applicants who have experience with architecture steel is preferred, candidates need to have knowledge and experience with auto cad, architectural drawings with 3D graphics and Solid Works.TCI offers an excellent benefits that includes health, dental, 401K, paid holidays and vacation. Starting pay wages are based on experience and technical skill. Applications can be obtained at our office at 933 Fillmore, Fredonia, Kan., or on our website at www.tcifabrication.com. EOE. MG-T9-2tb
_____________________________PAINT TECHNICIAN
TCI, a leader in the architectural metal fabrication industry, has an immediate opening for a Paint Technician. This person should have knowledge or experience in Auto Body Painting along with experience in a production atmosphere. TCI offers an excellent benefits that includes health, dental, 401K, paid holidays and vacation. Starting pay range: $14-$18/hour based on experience and technical skill. Applications can be obtained at our office at 933 Fillmore, Fredonia, Kan., or on our website at www.tcifabrication.com. EOE. MG-T9-2tb
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Labette Av-enue, Wednesday, February 13, 20 and 27, 2019)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS
SITTING AT PARSONSIn the Matter of the Estate ofEugene Marshall Bortmes, Deceased Case No. 18 PR 25 PA
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETI-TION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed on February 8, 2019, in this Court by David S. Bort-mes, Administrator C.T.A. of the Es-tate of Eugene Marshall Bortmes, de-ceased, praying for a final settlement of the estate, approval of his acts, pro-ceedings and accounts as Administra-tor C.T.A., allowance for attorney fees and expenses, determination of the heirs, devisees and legatees entitled to the estate and assignment to them in accordance with the will of Eugene Marshall Bortmes, deceased. You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before March 11, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., on such day, in such Court, in the City of Parsons, in Labette County, Kansas, at which time and place such cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered in due course upon said Petition.
David S. Bortmes, PetitionerTUCKER AND MARKHAMATTORNEYS AT LAW, L.L.C.Richard G. Tucker #07774P.O. Box 875Parsons, KS 67357(620) [email protected]
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Labette Ave-nue, Wednesday, February 6, 13 and 20, 2019)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENTJPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.Joshua T Deweese andAngela F Deweese, et al. Defendants.
Case No. 18CV36Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Labette County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Labette County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Front Door of the Courthouse at Oswego, Labette County, Kansas, on March 5, 2019, at 10:00 AM, the fol-lowing real estate:
Commencing at the Southwest cor-ner of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24, Township 34, Range 20, thence North 303 feet, thence East 190 feet, thence South 303 feet, thence West to point of beginning, Labette Coun-ty, Kansas, Except Minerals.MORE CORRECTLY DESCRIBED AS:Beginning at the Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 34, Range 20, thence North 303 feet, thence East 190 feet, thence South 303 feet, thence West to the Point of Beginning, La-bette County, Kansas, Except Min-erals, commonly known as 1852 3000 Road, Bartlett, KS 67332 (the “Property”)
to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approv-al of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com
Darren Eichinger, Sheriff Labette County, KansasPrepared By:SouthLaw, P.C.Courtney George (KS #26186)13160 Foster, Suite 100Overland Park, KS 66213-2660(913) 663-7600(913) 663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys for Plaintiff
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Labette Av-enue, Wednesday, February 20, 27 and March 6, 2019)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS
CIVIL DEPARTMENTSpecialized Loan Servicing LLC Plaintiff, vs.The Unknown Heirs of Marcia Ec-cles, Deceased; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occu-pant); Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Katie Swearengin; Unknown spouse, if any, of Marcia Eccles; publication, Defendants.
Case No. 2019-CV-000002Court Number:
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60Notice Of Suit
THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendants and the un-known heirs, executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defen-dants; the unknown officers, succes-sors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defen-dants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any de-fendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devi-sees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of La-bette County, Kansas, praying to fore-close a real estate mortgage on the following described real estate:
Lot 1 and the East 1/2 of Lot 2, Block 10, A.W. Davis Second Ad-dition to the City of Parsons, La-bette County, Kansas, commonly known as 601 S 28th St, Parsons, KS 67357 (the “Property”)
and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 2nd day of April, 2019, in the District Court of Labette County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.
NOTICEPursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collec-tion of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt col-lector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Prepared By:SouthLaw, P.C.
Courtney George (KS #26186)13160 Foster, Suite 100
Overland Park, KS 66213-2660(913) 663-7600
(913) 663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys for Plaintiff
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Labette Ave-nue, Wednesday, February 6, 13 and 20, 2019)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS
NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Finan-cial, LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing Plaintiff, vs.Dwight D. Hastings (Deceased),et al., Defendants.
Case No. 18CV42P K.S.A. 60
Mortgage Foreclosure(Title to Real Estate Involved)
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEUnder and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the Dis-trict Court in and for the said County of Labette, State of Kansas, in a cer-tain cause in said Court Numbered 18CV42P, wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the under-signed Sheriff of said County, direct-ed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at 10:00 AM, on 03/06/2019, at the front door of Labette County Courthouse, the following described real estate located in the County of Labette, State of Kansas, to wit:
ALL OF LOT 9, BLOCK 1, CORN-ING HEIGHTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PARSONS, EXCEPT THAT PORTION DEEDED TO THE CITY OF PARSONS FOR STREET PURPOSES, LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS.
SHERIFF OF LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS
Respectfully Submitted,By: Shawn Scharenborg, KS #24542
Sara Pelikan, KS # 23624Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C.
(St. Louis Office)12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555
St. Louis, MO 63141Phone: (314) 991-0255
Fax: (314) 567-8006Email(s): sscharenborg@km-law.
com; [email protected] for Plaintiff
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Labette Ave-nue, Wednesday, February 6, 13 and 20, 2019)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS
SITTING IN PARSONSIn the Matter of the Decedent Estate ofDanny M. Mills, Deceased
Case No. 2019-PR-000001Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59
NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:You are notified that on January 4, 2019, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamen-tary was filed in this Court by Sheila Michelle Whitcomb, an heir, devisee and legatee, and executor name in the “Last Will and Testament of Danny M. Mills,” deceased, dated April 10, 2015, requesting the will filed with the petition be admitted to probate and record; petitioner be appointed as executor, without bond; and petitioner be granted Letters Testamentary.You are required to file your written defenses to the petition on or before February 28, 2019, at 9:00 am in the District Court, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as pro-vided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be for-ever barred.
Sheila Michelle WhitcombPetitioner
/s/ Lucas J. NodineLucas J. Nodine, KS #23841Nodine Legal, LLCP.O. Box 1125Parsons, KS 67357Ph/Fx: (620) 717-7668Em: [email protected] for Petitioner
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Labette Ave-nue, Wednesday, February 20, 2019)
SEEKING QUOTESThe City of Oswego is seeking quotes for the following classes of commodi-ties:
Dumpsters Rock & Chips Water Treatment Chemicals
Quoted prices will be in effect from April 1, 201 through March 31, 2020. Commodities will be purchased on an as needed basis. Quotes are due by 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 7, 2019 and will be awarded by March 11, 2018. For specifications and an item-ized list of materials for each class, contact: Calvin Jurgensen, City Su-perintendent or the City Clerk’s office at 620-795-4433, P O Box 210, Os-wego, KS 67356.)
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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Labette Av-enue, Wednesday, February 20 and 27, 2019)
TAKING BIDSThe City of Bartlett is taking bids for the summer mowing in Bartlett. Must have commercial mowers and $1 mil-lion liability insurance. Please send bids to City of Bartlett, 510 Main, Bartlett, KS 67332. All bids must be received before April 1. If you have any questions regarding the mowing, please contact Bobbie Harms at 620-252-5583.
Student Support Services (SSS) of Labette Community College (LCC) announces the February SSS Scholar, Mi-chelle Vogts of Thayer. Vogts is currently in her second semester of the 1st year of the LCC Nursing pro-gram and plans to graduate in May of 2020. Once she has completed her Associate in Applied Sci-ence in Nursing, she will work toward completion of her Bachelor of Science in Nurs-ing. She has further goals of possibly applying for admis-sion to a Physician Assistant program and bridging to a Doctor of Osteopathic Medi-cine (DO) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Vogts is an active member of the Labette Community Col-lege Student Nurses Associa-tion. She credits her family as factors in her success: “My family has been my inspira-tion. I have two children, Talan and Piper, who I want to show that hard work pays off. My sister, Kristen Morris, went through this program and graduated in 2017, so a little sibling rivalry has helped with motivation as well. She has helped me a lot so far, and I am glad to have her.” Another relationship essential to her success as a student has been with her Student Support Services Academic Advisor, Elizabeth Robinson: “SSS has been so much help! Elizabeth and I have spent several hours talk-ing about my future and what would be the best route for
me.” She continued, “SSS has given me a recorder to use, books when I needed them, guidance and suggestions in classes....Elizabeth has been great!” Vogts adds, “I am a non-traditional student. I have worked a full time job, sometimes two, while going to school full time and trying to manage kids. My baby just turned one last week; she was born the first week of class last Spring, and my teachers were great in accommodat-ing that! The school has been great in having the classes that I have needed and when I have needed them. The selection of night classes and online classes are what made it possible for me to go to school and keep up with my busy schedule. It is never too late to go back to school and chase your dreams! There is always a way to make it hap-pen.” Student Support Services is a TRIO Program funded by the United States Depart-ment of Education to improve the persistence, transfer, and graduation rates of first-gen-eration and income-eligible college students at LCC. Student Support Services serves 200 students each year with an annual budget of $308,173.
LCC announce Student Support Services scholar
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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) will recog-nize 25 college presidents with the Paragon Award for New Presidents during PTK Catalyst 2019, the Society’s annual convention, April 4-6 in Orlando, Fla. These awards are given to new college presidents who have shown strong support of student success by recognizing academic achievement, leadership, and service among high-achieving students at their college. Re-cipients were nominated for the award by the students on their campus. PTK students have a 91 percent student success rate, and research has shown that strong presidential leadership and support of PTK increases member success and the depth of their college experi-ence. More than 500 college presidents were eligible to receive this award. The 2019 recipients included Labette Community College President, Dr. Mark Watkins. Dr. Watkins‘ leadership and support to the Tau Theta Chapter at LCC has been tre-mendous since the beginning his presidency. His support of club activi-ties, fundraisers and service projects has helped the Chap-ter grow in scholarship and leadership. Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recog-nizing the academic achieve-ment of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 10 nations.
25 College Presidents to Receive Paragon
Award for New Presidents
LCC President Dr. Mark Watkins
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Tamasha was held last Saturday night at Labette County High School. The Tamasha court were: Laci Strickland, daugh-ter of John and Lisa Strickland; Payton Smith, daughter of Dave Shepard and Sherry Geifer and the late Brad Smith; Tamasha Queen Maggie Billman, daugh-ter of Phillip and Gail Billman; Paige Burleigh, daughter of Jon Burleigh and Sara Burleigh; and Halle Bevans, daughter of Richard and Lindsey Bev-ans. Photo by Rex Kessler
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