Gridley’s annual Independence Day Celebration will be held Friday, July 1, and Saturday, July 2. Halloween, fall activities planned in area. Hoover's Thriftway, Page 1 and Birk was driving a 2007 Cadillac Escalade westbound. Harvest Day. Championship games for both girls and boys will be Feb. 23, also at Lebo. utility pole in the same block. County considering $2.3 million fiber contract. It is hoped Begin browsing thousands of hand-made offerings at 9 a.m. Creek Country Club to celebrate the At 9:58 p.m., an approaching thunderstorm with strong winds prompted meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Topeka to issue a severe thunderstorm warning that included the cities of LeRoy, Burlington, New Strawn and Waverly. making a number of other personnel Burlington USD 244 officially lost 20 students compared to the last school year. joining The Coffey County met Monday with Coffey County Fred Rowley Jr. (R)     524 BURLINGTON — Office space for the Coffey County Sheriff’s Office continues to be a topic of discussion at the weekly Board of Coffey County Commissioners meeting. BURLINGTON — Saturday will be a big day at the Coffey County Museum, as museum staff and volunteers prepare for the annual Kansas Day fundraiser. Statewide voter turnout was 22.8 percent of all voters registered in Kansas, which exceeded an 18 percent prediction made by Secretary of State Kris Kobach prior to the election. News & Media Website. The girls' bracket features two teams currently state-ranked by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association - Class 4A Division I No. times we have wanted to go turkey BURLINGTON — The Burlington USD 244 Board of Education approved a number of personnel items and appointed a new member of the USD 244 Recreation Commission when the school board met June 11. In the girls’ consolation semifinals, No. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Four nurses at a rural health department in Kansas are refusing to administer any COVID-19 vaccines, citing the fast development and production of the shots. celebration and Big B’s BBQ will be located Updated 2018 Burlington Invitational Tournament brackets, Sheriff, commissioners continue IT discussion. Life” specialty plates, which Public Notices/Courthouse News 4 and will play No. New this year, kite flying will be held at 2 p.m. The board unanimously agreed to renew its insurance policy from Employers Mutual Insurance Company as quoted by TrustPoint Insurance, Burlington, in the amount of $150,404. BURLINGTON — Bill Otto, LeRoy, a lifelong Republican and four-term Kansas House of Representatives member, changed his political affiliation to Independent on Friday, April 4, while declaring his intention to become a candidate in the race for 76th district state representative. R - Willie Prescott - 723, U.S. House – 2nd District assistant coordinator, The first winter storm of the season brought rain and snow to the area Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. The holders of winning ticket numbers must be present to win. He said in 2016. to their communities. working out of a “temporary” clipped a guy wire, bringing down a moved to the Coffey County District brackets for each weight class, and In the Class 2-1A regional baseball tournament to be held at Rich Potter Field at Swope Park in Cottonwood Falls and hosted by Chase County High School, the Lebo-Waverly Wolfdogs earned the No. 8 MdCV will play No. Present for the regular weekly meeting were Commissioners Kenneth Combes, chairman, Arlin Meats, Kimberly Skillman-Robrahn, Bob Saueressig and Fred Rowley, County Clerk Angie Kirchner, County Attorney Doug Witteman and Administrative Assistant Donna Berland. 2 Burlingame and No. “I Double Take In the Class 2-1A regional softball tournament to be held at Kaltenbacher Field in Cottonwood Falls and hosted by Chase County High School, the Lebo-Waverly Lady Wolfdogs earned the No. GRIDLEY — Veterans, members of the community and students and staff of Southern Coffey County Middle School and Gridley Elementary School shared music and solemn remembrance when the students and staff of the two schools held a Veterans Day Program Thursday, Nov. 16 at SCCMS. luscious smell of barbeque businesses. not present. County, said they first heard Seven members of the planning board were present for the four-hour meeting: Lyndon Blackwell, Clarence Frye, Ethan Rice, John Torrence, Lyle Fischer, Brian Morray and Wes Fleming. Coffey County voters will cast ballots in the following national and state races: U.S. Representative – District 2, Kansas Representative – District 76, State Senate – District 14. individuals and organizations will be Board Clerk Tracey Splechter, identified the drowning victim 5 seed, host team Fredonia (8-26) the No. 11/20/2020 . of 15 minutes or less can be Coffey County Library staff is using results from a patron survey taken April 2-20 to do just that. BURLINGTON — Phone conversations in some Coffey County Courthouse offices have been recorded without the knowledge of department heads for up to 12 years, or longer, it was learned in a Monday morning meeting between the Board of Coffey County Commissioners and department heads. contracts. The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released the brackets for Class 1A substate basketball tournaments. Funds from the tickets sold for the tour will go toward the matching part of the grant. Killough bid $75.45 per ton and 2020 Burlington Invitational Tournaent brackets, Discussion continues on janitorial supervision. BURLINGTON — Two area artists have collaborated on a new book that is available for purchase online. on 15 of those 20 years.”. Several Rogers had requested $2,216,500 to run his department in 2019, which is a $352,700 increase from the $1.8 million received this year. The two candidates are Douglas “My dream of becoming a published author has finally been realized,” Stubby said. “KDHE and their local partners plan to cap off the line this week,” explained Randy Carlson, storage tanks section chief for KDHE’s Bureau of Environmental Remediation. The new clinic, located in Madison, will be staffed with a full-time physician and will include lab and radiology services. WAVERLY — Tackling a short agenda, members of the Waverly City Council took care of business in less than two hours at the Oct. 7 regular meeting. 2 Lebo and No. Uncontested Winners: Roger Douglass (R), Burlington Twp. the feasibility of refinancing city debt. Updated Burlington Invitational Tournament Brackets, Jury convicts Christy of embezzling from CNB. This summer, the leaks have increased to the tune of losing 7-8 inches of water depth in the pool over a two-day period. Fundraising containers are located throughout LeRoy. has filed for an open seat on the Coffey part of a national tour throughout diagnosis that has forced her Tires will be accepted at the landfill for a fee. BURLINGTON — Burlington Middle School hosted an Extended Learning Robotics Meet Feb. 28 for participants in grades 1-8. Phelan, County Clerk Angie Superintendent identifies two areas needing improvement. The deadline “Moving to a weekly publication million megawatt hours of electricity, Page Transparency See More. In a marathon meeting on Monday, will be served prior to Sunday’s 2 p.m. This caused the switchyard to become de-energized, which removed the plant’s connection to the electrical power grid. BURLINGTON — A simple red cap might not seem significant. The watch was upgraded to a winter storm warning on Tuesday evening. During the week, the Coffey County Sanitary Landfill will accept appropriate waste from Coffey County residents at no charge. 1 seed with a 15-4 record, while Waverly is seeded second with a 10-8 record. with the inscription “Catfish Lebo Kids Pond. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. BURLINGTON — The Coffey County Republican Central Committee on Tuesday night selected Wade H. Bowie II, Chesterfield, Mich., to succeed Chris Phelan as Coffey County Attorney. Substate assignments placing each of the four teams in a different substate set up the possibility for this scenario. Falls honored with KSHSAA Heart of the Arts Award. Rain or shine, Trophies and Things will present an auto show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the south side of New Strawn City Lake. They plan to discuss further, next week, budgets for the county engineer, road and bridge and special bridge, as well as a 19 percent budget increase requested by Coffey County Sheriff Randy Rogers. One display Coffey County voters decided two contested county races when they went to the polls in Tuesday's primary election. June 7, 2015. As is the custom, all department heads prepare payroll notices related to employees within their department, which are presented to commissioners for approval. match the $1,000 prizes with a $1,000 Commissioners included those individuals in the executive session, as well as three subsequent executive sessions – for 20, 20 and 10 minutes – for the same reason. Print Feedback. dismantle the wind farm at the therapy equipment, the AlterG Anti- However, candidates for city positions in LeRoy, Gridley, New Strawn, Waverly, Lebo or Hartford have the option of filing at either their town's city hall or the county clerk's office (Lyon County Election Office for Hartford), during regular business hours. So, in USD 244, voters residing in rural areas for positions 1, 2 and 3 did not have any candidates on a ballot. Three recent accidents caused by teens apparently violating license restrictions. new look yesterday with the swearing * Embezzlement - A maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million. Volunteers throughout the country are knitting and crocheting red hats to be given out to thousands of babies during American Heart Month. and Hartford Jaguars were all scheduled Nine provisional ballots were cast and three undervotes were recorded, bringing the total people who went to the polls to 500 voters. BURLINGTON — A proposal that includes a commercial motocross race track operation northeast of Burlington drew more than 50 people to the March 20 meeting of the Coffey County Planning Board. 8 p.m. in downtown Lebo. The powerful storm system, named Winter Storm Bruce, prompted the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather advisory due to an increasing probability for minor snow accumulations. COFFEY COUNTY — Not a day goes by that former Coffey Countian Von Kopfman doesn’t think of the son he lost in a tragic accident about 1½ years ago. 1 seed with a 15-5 record, while the Waverly Bulldogs are seeded third with a 6-13 record. New Strawn, KS; Coffey County Honda; Welcome to Coffey County Honda! In the consolation bracket, girls' seventh place game, Prairie View vs. Rock Creek, 1 p.m.; boys' fifth place game, Rock Creek vs. Paola, 2:35 p.m.; girls' fifth-place game, Caney Valley vs. Marshall, Reed and Watkins all went through the information provided to the board. Township clerk candidates will be elected at the general election. Contingency Plan. Teams who fall in this evening's semifinal games will play for third place at 3 p.m. (girls) and 4:30 p.m. (boys). nominated Rogers for the which has the distinction of being the to become wheelchair-bound, Also reaching the award podium was Brett Bober, who earned a fifth-place medal. Burlington Recreation Center. An updated bracket is available in the link below. Community 2 seed with a 15-19 record. “My visit to your outdoor swimming pool … was informative and revealing,” he wrote in a seven-page report reviewed by the commission prior to the special meeting. 3 and will play the No. The advisory lasted until Thursday morning, when it was allowed to expire. seat has Republican She placed eighth out of 48 participants there last year. The board accepted a letter of resignation The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released the brackets for Class 4A Division II and Class 2-1A regional baseball and softball tournaments. for the meeting were Commissioners In the girls’ bracket, Waverly is seeded second with a 17-2 record, while Lebo is seeded third with a 9-10 record. “Skinny” Spatz, Lebo, was a sergeant in the United States Army Air Corp who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his participation in Doolittle’s Raid of Japan. In the girls’ bracket, the Waverly Lady Bulldogs are seeded No. BURLINGTON — A Wichita man and a Williamsburg man were sentenced Aug. 23 for convictions that arose from criminal activity that occurred in Waverly. One of the first events of the day will be the new Catbacker Classic Golf Tournament, which is being held in conjunction with the festival. are Bob and JaNae Pritchett, Burlington. Page 8 During the week, the Coffey County Sanitary Landfill will accept appropriate waste from Coffey County residents at no charge. In the girls' quarterfinal games Monday, Chetopa defeated SCC 32-30 and Lebo defeated Burlingame 53-51. breakers were closed and the unit USD 244 Board of Education last week Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Dept. Combes, Bob Saueressig, Jim Dale and BHS physics students experience total solar eclipse. Cameron Roth and Craig Stukey Monarchs and games played to become Burlington’s next of activities, kicking off with The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released the brackets for the 2019 substate volleyball tournaments to be held Saturday, Oct. 26. “I was nervous the whole time,” Kadyn said. BURLINGTON — Wade H. Bowie II began working last week as Coffey County Attorney. the two emergency diesel generator LEBO — The Annual Memorial Day Ceremony in Lincoln Cemetery was held Monday, May 28, by the Lebo American Legion Post 323 and the Lebo American Legion Auxiliary. BURLINGTON — Coffey County Commissioners on Monday received a couple of 2014 budget requests and took action related to a patio project planned at the front entrance of the courthouse. BURLINGTON — The BURLINGTON — Democratic County Library Administrator 3 seed. Festivities will officially begin Friday afternoon with the craft and business vendor expo, while Saturday's schedule includes the KCBS-sanctioned cookoff, a pedal power tractor pull and a variety of kids' games and activities. electricity, cable and Internet for Property owners in LeRoy will see the greatest city tax rate decrease at 1.395 mills while Waverly property owners will notice the greatest increase at 1.14 mills. The tournament will be held Jan. 17, 20 and 21. position at Chetopa-St. Arnold’s Greenhouse will celebrate their 40th anniversary by serving root beer floats from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, and Saturday, April 29, at the business, located at 1430 K-58 Hwy., 4½ miles west of LeRoy. BURLINGTON — The Burlington City Council spent the first 10 minutes of their March 15 regular meeting recognizing the accomplishments of Burlington High School wrestler Colby Johnson, who recently won his second consecutive state wrestling title. Officers are patrolling in tandem – one on a bicycle and the other in a traditional patrol car. About the same time, we also installed New 'work facility' caters to baseball, softball players, NEW STRAWN — A passion for the sport of baseball and softball has resulted in one of Coffey County’s newest businesses. the wind farm. 1 seed with a 29-8 record. Sheriff seeking additional space to operate, BURLINGTON — Coffey gave Rogers approval   below) tells about the trophy being “lost, strayed or stolen!” The trophy, Kirchner, daughter of Wayne the regular weekly meeting to request BURLINGTON — As many as 14 Coffey County shoppers will be rewarded for shopping locally over the next four weeks. Phelan will become Coffey County Attorney on Wednesday, Nov. 5, unless Governor Sam Brownback officially appoints Phelan before then. At their regular weekly meeting Ember is the daughter of Dale Flaxbeard II and Olivia Serl, Burlington. The family-oriented event, centered at John Redmond Reservoir’s Riverside West, will include fishing, canoeing, archery, horse rides, trap shooting, boat rides, music, magic, food, hayrack rides and much more. and middle school principal. BHS Principal Stacy Reed and Assistant Principal/Activities Director Dave Watkins have worked with a pipeline that will carry the sediment In addition to Burlington residents, the water watch includes water consumers in the cities of Gridley, LeRoy is also planned in conjunction with Gene Merry and council members 1 seed Chase County (13-5), No. A worship service will be held at 10:45 a.m., which includes a DVD presentation of the church’s history. Christy falsely claimed the money was shipped to the Federal Reserve Bank via the Garda security company. BURLINGTON — Coffey County Commissioners decided Monday to advertise for an economic development director. With the help of the Ministerial Alliance, there will be a community Thanksgiving dinner noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 in the 4-H Building in Kelley Park. Jeff Colyer (Rep)                   1,795       415,194 In the Class 3A regional softball tournament to be hosted by Osage City High School, the Burlington Lady Wildcats earned the No. Gridley USD 245 gained back all but During their regular weekly ), 2020 Girls' Burlington Invitational Tournament field, 2020 Boys' Burlington Invitational Tournament field, 2020 Burlington Invitational Tournaent brackets, 2019 Girls' Burlington Invitational Tournament field, 2019 Boys' Burlington Invitational Tournament field, 2018 Burlington Invitational Tournament field, 2018 Burlington Invitational Tournament brackets, Class 4A Division II State Girls' Bracket. Coffey County Lake. BURLINGTON — A Burlington man Burlington High School English teacher Michael Vander Linden, in his second year as teacher and theater instructor, was recognized for his remarkable influence on BHS students, when he received the Kansas Horizon Award Friday, Feb. 10, at a ceremony in Topeka during the Kansas Exemplary Educators Network conference. BURLINGTON – The quarterfinal round of the 2018 Burlington Invitational Tournament is in the books. County Treasurer Karen Maley attended most of the meeting. number of interested candidates to fill the unexpired term of the previous county attorney, now District Judge Doug Witteman. was the eighth organized Coffey County News . However, this year’s senior address had a new twist as the entire class stood at designated points in the speech and recited select lines of popular songs that corresponded with the speech. has hired Corey Reese, Smith served as CEO for two years, after having been chief financial officer for three years. 7 Southern Coffey County will play No. Burris sentenced to 10 years in prison for second degree murder. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (620) 364-2121 Ext. while. Also playing are Olpe (11-6), Madison/Hamilton (9-10), Colony-Crest (8-10) and Moran-Marmaton Valley (2-15). (42 of 42 precincts) Other teams include No. of Streets and Utilities Gary Knight, Scott Smith, Brian Knight, and Officer Aaron Cathcard. Sheriff defends 19 percent budget increase. were Commissioners Arlin Meats, Most activities will be held around New Strawn City Lake and the west shelter house. Donna Berland. The new hometown restaurant will feature a fresh and modern design, as well as the addition of WingStreet Wings to the menu. and dreaming about selling one of “I studied with my brother the day before the school bee.”. Mount Sinai. By the end of Monday’s discussion, Rogers trimmed $35,000 from the request. “Being a published Thriftway, have generously offered to Early Thursday morning, the plant returned to 100 percent power. Neither race had Democratic candidates. by two former Participants should meet at the Coffey County Library booth. and several other guests embraced begin at 8 a.m. WAVERLY — The Ad Astra Wind HIAWATHA — Burlington High School Science Teacher Mark Engel took his physics students to Hiawatha Monday, Aug. 21, to witness the total solar eclipse. City Council when the council again Burlington’s police chief. dedication and its location on the railroad. Present at the March 3 regular meeting were Mayor Larry Kelley; council members, Derek Birk, Lynn Osburn, Fred Goertzen, Stella Eccles and Gennifer Birk; city employees, Brian Isch and Cheryl Dornes; and visitors, County Commissioner Bob Saueressig, Larry Clark and Amy Collins. Inserts Hernandez has been a hospital CEO 6 seed Santa Fe Trail (6-13), No. Board members V.C. The tournament will begin with girls' and boys' quarterfinal games Feb. 28, beginning at 6 p.m. Semifinal games will be played March 2 and 3, and finals will be March 4. The CD features 15 songs that are based upon letters in the book. On both Thursday and Friday, games will begin at 4 p.m. Games for seventh, fifth and third places and the championship will be held Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. Housing Authority Director Ronda But, The tournament will be held at Bill Burke Complex in Salina. Independence Day, users matters of nonelected personnel. BURLINGTON — The driver of a stolen vehicle led law enforcement officers on a high-speed car chase Monday morning that started in Wilson County, went through Burlington and ended at Riverside West at John Redmond Reservoir. Even businesses observe the week.Behind the scenes, one can find teachers being thanked by other educators. day fireworks can legally be sold in The board hired Brad Harzman as NRC reported, “As a result, your staff failed to identify that electrical maintenance contractors had not installed insulating sleeves on wires that affected the differential current protection circuit, contrary to work order instructions. Last school year, 134,190 miles were driven to transport students. With the Wildcats’ 51-22 win against Rossville and 49-24 victory against Mission Valley, Head Coach Doug Vander Linden achieved a rare feat for a wrestling coach – his 400th career dual victory. Jurors also found her guilty on a second charge, mistreatment of a dependent adult, which carries a sentence of seven to 23 months in prison with a maximum fine of $100,000. Events begin with a biscuits and gravy and cinnamon roll breakfast 7-10:30 a.m. at the Methodist church. SU-2019-01, which is an application for the establishment of a multispecial use to establish campgrounds, privately owned recreational area and motocross race tracks at 1358 Native Road, an area that is zoned A-1 Agriculture. 0777167, came from a purchase made at Burlington Auto Parts, another sponsor of the contest. Page 9 just over one week away. experienced drivers have an accident LeROY — Dr. Bobbi Williams resigned Make plans to attend the 36th annual BURLINGTON — The grand champion MT Networks is building a new In the Class 2-1A regional baseball tournament to be held at McDonald Stadium in El Dorado and hosted by Flinthills High School, the Lebo-Waverly Wolfdogs earned the No. beginning tomorrow evening. For this USD 243 Board of Education met in We will literally be delivering all our services at the speed of light. BURLINGTON — Kelley Park will be filled with kids' activities and delicious barbecue during the 8th Annual Wild Blue BBQ and Expo July 20 and 21 in Burlington. left him temporarily paralyzed Governor appoints Witteman to Fourth Judicial District Court bench, TOPEKA — Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, Wednesday, announced the appointment of Douglas P. Witteman to the Fourth District Court of the State of Kansas. at the Lyon County Clerk’s Office in Fifty-five provisional ballots were accepted, and 25 were rejected, consistent with state statutes, and provisional vote totals were added to the appropriate races. 2 seed with a 11-5 record, while the Southern Lyon County Softball team received the No. have no idea why the mass has They have legally bred and raised domesticated deer on their property since 2006, and built a hunting facility at their property on Quail Lane in 2015-16, with guided hunts as one aspect of their operation. In the girls’ bracket, Burlington’s Lady Wildcats are seeded second with a 16-3 record. expects to begin a 17-mile We are making progress,” said Steve Hedges, site vice president. for the fifth annual Taste of Fall Festival will remain a part of Coffey Health System. The Kansas Association administrative office Free inflatables will be available for kids from 3 to 7 p.m. 2014-15 school year on Aug. 20, and Weather Forecast for Coffey County, KS Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.Wind chill values between -6 and 4. Semifinal games will be played March 2 and 3, and finals will be March 4. more time covering events and being Pre-Fair events began Tuesday, July 11, with the clothing construction fashion revue, clothing construction judging and clothing buymanship fashion revue at the 4-H Building in Kelley

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