Price 50
Office located at 111
E. Main, Mankato, Kansas 66956
Marvin Loomis to fill vacancy
on Mankato City Council
~St [0tt::~a ~t to accompany the prcsen-
lat]nn at the health fair,
The council cvnsidered candidates
to fill the vacant council ~at. City
Attemey Miller advised of the proto-
col to appJmt a council member. Dis-
cnssioa was held. Mayor Koe.~ter ad-
vanced the naiue of Marvin Loomis for
con s id~ration, No objections were pte-
~nzed and Mayor Kocsler appoinled
Marvin ] ~ln is to fill the vacate6 coun-
cil pomion,
The cote[tit will adverti~ for a
swimming pool manager and life--
guards+ as well as for the hay lease in
Johnson Addition.
The appointment of'retry Ortman
to the posm~m tm the KMEA board of
directors was approved,
The couac~[d i~ unseal dec lariog the
properly at 307 South East Street a
nuisance. The city admi, nistralor was
asked to remain ill contact with the
t)wn~r,s, mol~.t0-r progress and report
results to the council,
The count il discus.seal decl axing lhe
property at 489 South East Street a
nuisance. A formal hearing will be
held on April 5.
The ecmnc i i di~'n~se~Id~claring the
p~wrty at 512 Fast Main Street a
nuisance The property is to be mowed
Established 1890, Volume 127, issue No. 11
j - j. .
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M ~lkato City Council members met
in regular session last 'C~sday, Iron
KL.~,:sIer. mayor, called the meeting to
orck-z Council members present were
Chn~ Klos. John Tyler, Lyle Donner
and hm Ross, Darrell Miller, city at-
barney. ~, as also in attendan.ce~
Don Jaoabs. sheriff, uddre:i~d I1~
council's Irrevious request for infor-
malion on h~w his department could
better ~rve the community. Discus-
stun was held,
Scett Ga ene addr~d the council
concerning congestion on Commer-
cial Street. Discussion was held, The
city administrater was instructed to
platte an item on the April agenda to
consider restricting parking on part of
Commercial Street and to notify aI1
residuals in that area of the proposed
agenda item.
Jenny Russell frnm the sw.nmijsg
Imol commit Lee ad~,~st'-d the c~ anc il.
Jenny advised, ~e council the commit-
tee had met arm developed five plans
for pool renovation or reconstructltm,
Ru ~sell presented two of the five pro-
posals for consideration and requesled
permission to advance lh two pml~s-
als h~r puhlic I~pU.l at the hea[I.h fair.
The city administrator was amtrueted
to develop a financing and operational
by the oily and costs of clean-up are tu
be placed a, a l~en on the property
The purchz~ cf a bucket truck for
the city was held. Noaclion was tak ~.
The coun;il disc0xsed a I~opo-~I
flx,m the Clio Club to purchase addi-
lional Chrislmas lights and banners on
aone-third ma,lching eontribulion, The
request was approved.
The coo.no il di.sc unseal e~eetrie rates.
Mayor Kocster pre~nled a p~po~d
rate schedule for diseu-~sion, it was
approved to c reate an ordinance based
on Mayor Koes,ler's proposal, to be
presonted at the April council meet-
r~g.
Saw vel and Associates, Mankato's
eloctric talc consulter, fi~r~atded pr .
lintina.ry c~ comparisons from four
potential electric suppliers. The city
administrator was asked to conl~t the
Kansas Pow~ Pool forestima~ed powe~
costs for the next lO years to be u.%-d as
a comparison with the tom po~nlial
electric power suppliers. The city ad-
ministratt~ was asked to prepare a press
release to inform utility custom~ of
rising eleclricity co~,ts,
Thecouncildlscussed replacinglhe
old front end leader with a skid steer.
The city administrator was asked to
research front entl loader resale val~s.
A11220 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, Ihe Fonmoso Volunteer Fire Departmenl was called to a fire at the lou Carpenter Resm~ance at 500 Pellets~n St in
Formoso. A trailer house was fully engulfed ,n frames when flhe fire deparlmenl arrived.
Bob Ro~sh, Formoso Fire Departmenl Chief. repealed Ihe tire under control at 2 a.m. The State Fire Marshal d~termined Ihe cause was elect[heal. An
Mankato.Chain. ber discusses Local participants graduate
commumty wade clean up from Annie s ProJect
"lhcn:gLdarnleelmg~dtheMankato been Sel h~r t(rday {Thursda~ nit the
Vol untee r Fire Department was cal|ed
Io a fire al the Lou Cannier Resi-
deuce at .$00 P0tlersvn Street in
Fomroso, Upon die fire department's
arrival, the residence, a ~rail'er hou=se,
was folly engulfed. Bob Roush,
t'~.flnnlu~.t~ fit4 - gtll I', hah, I the depatl.
rnenl fad the liz under eont~fl at 2
a.fll.
"]'he stale tire maoshal wu~ calh:d at
I a.m. and amved on the .~ene al 9:30
a.m. where it was determined thecause
was d clfical. There were no injuries.
An individual wire was sk-'~ ping= in tke
,iTai[cr hotn.'.i. at the time the ]]re was
discrdvered gel uul aIBJ 131;p@lted t]~
fire to a nelgbtx)r whu in lurn called the
alarm in.
'll~ 21~] 61e~ell Cmmly Health l.'atr
wdl be held Thursday al the Mankato
C.mmunily (7enter. The dt~L)~ "wdl be-
t3il'en front 6 a.m. to ~i') a.nt '.xdh ser,
vices offered of blt~cl draws, .~'reen-
rags. mformalion btmthx and refresh-
n nlel n~
Blut~ d~a~ v,n]] be takcr~ by kx.'al
it,sTies. There ~,l] beone draw taken at
ei~hl stations. Test resulls will be
mailed. Checks art' payable to Jewell
County Resource Ceuncil Individuals
are asked, to take medications with
water, drink plenty of water, and not to
eat after II) p m For tl~ cost of $21)
individuals can have the bl~x~l panel,
which screen~ kidney, liver, gout. uric
add. white and red bkv, xl cells, choh.~.
teml. $35 bloeal i~nel is for thyroid
=TSH, T4). $25 for Vita~mn D 25-OH
draw. $15 for a PSA prostate s oeen-
lag.
Heartland Health anti Inlaging Ser-
v,ee~ will be available from fi a.m, to
norm For appoi nt men Ls md iv idua Is are
asked to call toll Free 888-B28-9560
but walk-ins ate wekx,me. A c~mplete
unused IXescription medicine, Sheriff
l.~.m Jacohs has advised thai anyone
who has any nt dicatinns they would
Like to brine for their disposal are to
place ,lhem in a ziplc~ck bag. wrile on
the bag or attach a note slating your
name. dale and the fact tS.~t they are
bernE della, craig tt~ line .le~ell,'~.~.1111~
ShenIT. Sign your name arid d~te ic
"Ihi~ n,~ ltn all iocdicatitms that are
either kl pr~ .~'ripticm t't,ntainer~, t~:
medications ,lha,l have been removed
flora the pre~'rilrtion ~nntaine~ anti
am being presented ftrr disposal in a
ziplm:k hag.
There will be boxes provided for
the drop off of the following items:
empty ink cartridges that will go |e
Heart Choices: old eye glasses going
to the Lions Club: and cell phones
going m DVAK eEkm~esttc Violence
Agency of Kansas)=
Once again. Kam, a> H,~ hway Pa.
trot will be availahte h,t car ~ ,al chc'ck ~.
l'mm 8 a.m. to Itl a m
Radon Imme 14="~I k~llh Jlld 'u, atL'r lest
kil, 'aill be aviula~q .
Ch anlbt-r ~,t ( "~,n, H~cr~e V,'J ~. held March
,~nth II~ n,cmbers ~nd one guest
p~ senL
J a-~on Ortma.n. president, ealk.~ the
ineeting rO t~rder. Minutes of the l:eh-
ruary meelnrg WCla read anrd approved.
No notices of yoW21 vt)~unteering'~e m
r*.~cived ~t,r the month,
AI the time ol'lhe meeting, 16 mem-
ber~ had respt>nded It, the membership
emai], tellers have been sent out as
renliuder~.
Scht,tarship lbrms were given to
the .~l~.t~.fl, Deadline for 1he applica-
tions will be April I
Brian S hnlda reported that our Dane
Han~n ~rant application has been
turned downs. Jenny Ru.~sell. Jewell
('~ ~u n, y ('omm unity Development. ha ;
~~ m tatted tn~ to offer her hel p in ge,lli ng
binding for the community garden. It
,~. ,P, apprt~", ed m pntcham tools for the
~.tmmmnd ~ garden alone with a chest
to keep r]lenl ~n.
There ~ a~ a mee,l mg Thursday w ith
a repre',entaw, e I'r ml Bike Across
Kansas. A ,-~mmlUnil.V meeting has
city hu,lding meeting n-x~m stan,ng at
6 p,m. The cmnmunily will need tu
work together ttl Irelp provide three
meals to the g50 ,io 9C~ ride~ and
support groups. Anyone who wants to
help iS encmzraged R= allend
The Mothers Day Luncheon will be
Ma) S at the c~w0muaily ~fler Inmi
I i ii.ll'L tl! 1:30 p.m. Men]hers will Ix"
a ~,k.t 'd I[l d'l-|lli:Lle t|e'.iser~s lot tke event.
Voh,nteers will also he net:dud to help
serve :rod clean up
April lfi will he the date for the
conr~nunlty wide clean up. The chain.
her will be teaming up with RHHS for
the day along with any litter-sled vt)l+
umee~ Travi~ Go[st, Jewell Ctmnty
solid waste tinter'tot, joined the meet-
ing to di~'uss dispt)sin~- of the items
picked up. Anyone wailing to have
hems picked up needs tocontact Brian
Shulda or/a ,~n Ortnmn l~y April 13. A
light kmch will be served following
the cTean up for the ,volunteers. [n 2015
the clean up team had 24 stops.
The next meeting will be held
Wednesday. April 13.
Huelskamp holds town
hall meeting in Mankato
On Thursday, Congressman Tim
Huelskamp hosled his annual Jewell
County town halt meeting al the
Mankato Community Center.
Health care was a big di~ussion
topic at the mee,liug. Attendees asked
alx~ ~tl Ct,~=gres~.maa H uel,kamp" s plan
for z'epeai. He shared he n~ m l avor~ff
replacing Obamacare w~,th patient
Inendly. markel based hcallh, care re-
rorr0s lhaI res[K:r -I Our tretaglt)us liber-
ties.
Huelskamp talked a1~,ut Ihe imtx~r-
lance of choice, eslx'ciall) in rnral ar-
eas. and h~v, it's proving ,io be snc-
cessful in tht, VA with mere veterans
being able ,io get access te health t-are
closet to home.
Anendeex bm,ghl ~sp illegal immi-
gratmn anti (~bmna's amnesty. The
ct,ugre ~sman assert ed how he is stand-
ing strong trn puttnng nL~essa.~, pre-
taut inr*s on S,nan}~. c,~nlnag to the U,S,
Io make sere no ]S1S tem~risls are
posing a rdtigee~
The congres~m,rn descnbed his el-
furls agatw, I Ihc EPA's ovetrea<-hing
W a?er~ ,~f 1he l Tntt,t,d S~a~e ~ R~,ie and Io
delist the ]es er prairie chicken. This
winter, courts ~greed that conserva-
tion al Ih bild should be m the hands
ol local farmers and ranchers and not
the federal government.
Huelskamp hightighted impros'e-
meats under new speaker Paul Ryan,
inclmling a nrooe ff;msparent and in-
clusive process for mernber~ to share
their views. As a member of the house
steenng commiltee, he announced he
was ctmfidem hc would relum to the
house agnculture commitle by this
fall
"'] prit~ritize iown tm'd meelingslike
the one today in Ma nkat~ becau~
they're a tme-of-a-kind~ uplx~rtunity Io
lis,len to Kansans almut the issuer on
their u~.inds. We're al a p~.volal thne in
onr ct~tlt]l~'.and K~n~ms a~ OnllCemed
al'~u t the Iutute. [' m taking what I hear
in Kansa .~ about the role govern meat is
playing m your tines with met~J Wash-
ington and f~ghling on your behalf to
make ~~.ll" e change." hc sa~.d.
[:unrl and rand1 won11 l| ]llfft gener-
ating a eu.llural tide in Ans~icm~ ,~r=.
culture that is ntt~ving mazlageninent.
a~.~v, and opportunities to a nov, wave
uf farmers across the .COLIn|~. AI
Anme's Pt0ject courses, farmwonlen
become empowered to be be,er hur, v
n .ss part nets or sole operato~ th rough
netwozks aac~ by manugnng and ~vga-
nizing :ritical information.
Annie's Pro)ecl isa st ~,-WL'x:k t:o~.t~
that is a discussion-based workshop
bril~in~ women Logelher Io ream from
experls m productitm, hnaa~lal man.
agemenl, hun~;ul Ix'source marketing
and the legal fief.d, There's plenty or
ti*~ l-m qneslions sharing, n:acting
and cooties'ling wilh ptest.nlers and
fellow parlicipanls, [,l's a reiaxed, run
and dynamic way to team. grow and
meet other [arm and agtk.ullural
WOnlen.
Whether new or experienced, un-
derslm~ding the five areas t,[ agricul-
tural risk. knowing how Io analyze
agr=cullufal spreatl~hee,ls and other
necessa.O- ~ kill are v flal- (sanding 1them
in a friendly envmmment where ques-
tams and dnsu.sMon are ~,elcomed,
allow the .~earn in L:. prt~css Io l~ottrish.
AlUlie" s Pruject curt[sen have st,teens.
~ully reached more than 9~X]~) [arlr~
imd faith women ,n 33 states.
L~-ally. s~steen women repre~ent-
intg fi vc count ies pannc~pated in Annie's
PTo)ect. Flint Hiti~, Resources spire,
~tm,d ,i~' eel.n1 with .~tatewide ~pOlt-
~t~rship provided by Famt Credit . ~ez-
vices. The poLe[am was c~tlrdinated
by Nebraska Extension ia Fill[re>re
C ounty and utilized local husmess
people as guest s~akers on various
risk management topics.
For information abont the prtrgmm.
contact Brandy VanDeWalle at
brandy.vandewalle@ nnl.edu. Regts-
Iralion forms are available al
fillmore.unl.edu. Information can he
als~ be fotmd on the Annie's Project
wehsite at w w w. Arm iesProject org.
wellness package I t~r the cost of $11'5
will be ava,lable which mclude~ btme
density, corolla, peripheral m,d stom-
ach. Individual Icstx I~,r the folltw, mg
will be availahte h, $5~1 each ~>ne
deztrii,ly s r,:en forahno~rn;d hnse mass
density in men and ~men: carotid
aaer), .~'reenBltg. ~. i',oahzes i ally plaque
blt~.'kage in the ~arolld arteries: ah-
domina] anrtic aneutysnl. ~,isuali,~ es
an aaemysm in the abdominal aortic
arteD : perlptneral arterial dLSease, de-
le l~ Lztt', ptaqne bhv 'kage m 1he ader-
~c~ ot ~he le~s,
The Kam~-~ l.~nns mobile screen-
mg unit ~lil be on~iteaag olTering t'~ee
cxam~. Thi~ servnce is pa~d fi~r by tlae
Jut'tiLt'treaty Re~mrceCoum'il, Items
ofl-eted h} fills ,hi, are six nronths and
t,tder vision ~'reea,tg. blond pressure
and sugar; hearnng exam: diahetie
screening; depth and field of vision
tesling,
Als~ new to theheatth fair is Opera-
titm Take Back. The Jewell County
SherifF.~ Department w ill h a ve a booth
mz up for individuals to dn~p offold or
"ihew ~,di ix" ~ ~ ce dL mtt~tmaqi~mal
l'k~t}ljt% al~d ,~t1|tlc 91, L]] h,t~c ,er~K-es
a~adahte. Derma Scan and ~, ohneclM
Walker Cancer ('enle~ h~nlt Amanda
Ander~m. Parenl A~ ]cachers. x~nt]
have a htmth avadahle tot hearing
~'reenings tbr age, 0-5 ,ears- C~hers
available ~xiil be: l.i~eii~e. Superior'.
Jewell Connty P am~ Bureau', Patienl
Navigator; Brenna n Williams ma~-
ages; Jewell County Health Depart.
rne~t; Jewell Coranty Hospital/Rural
HealthClintc: ADAPT; Jewell County
Re.~mn.'e Council; S&S Drug Home
Health, Beloil ~A~x fun1 computer
avalysnsl: Dr. Jeremy McMeens; t:~OSl
Rock Extet]~ion: Li feAssim; (DCards:
I']ome Plus. Scandia: Midwesl Trans-
plant Netwmk; N~,rth Central Kansas
CASA (Court Appointed Special Ad-
vocale); MC[~ ( Mil the II (.~unl y Part-
nership for Children): Advocate', Dr.
John B I~kt~;doTerra: Jewell County
Food Pantry: Local oily lihraries; Jay
HaLfield Mobility; Emergency Pre-
paredness; Sunflower )-leakh Plan;
ANNIE'S PROJECT
Ceau-al Kam, a', Librar.~ S~ lenl.
Solomon Vallc, ]ran',pOl~dtn,rlq.
PECK; Pawnee Mental HeaLTh
~ponsors td the Joy, elL t'~LLllr"t
Heahh Fair are/eweH ('pun[} }i~,p,
lal. HeahhOt'fic .and Re~ollr~et ~ ~.rl
oil- Snack.~ are provitl~l by Kie[~ ~ h
cery. ]ewell Grw ery. and VFW A~.
iliary Uni~ No 7830
Commissioners
discuss items for
consignment sale
ThcJewell Ctrunr) Ih~-,d mci M:n.
day with commi,~>ne~ Murk
]~cming. Steve Greene ;.old Dwlghl
Frm, t pr~.-'~enl. Carla Waugh. ,~tmty
clerk, wa ~ al~o pr ~en,l
Minutes of the M~ch 7 meeting
were approved.
Resolution 16 gi'3 pc~lamm~ I, ft.
nan ial sLaleflleiH-, aJ'~ i I.n~c~al ] .
ports fol' 2016 ~as ap|rro~. d
Don Jacob Sherill. reported t,E,
operalhm~ t~l hn~ del~arlm~nl lle ~,id,
th,s ~s Jake Mdha~- ]~.t v.cck n the
n'alnin~ ac-,~Citl) I~!.3|i CL=~.ti~',a 'tl I "
plat,at exhau.~l tan, m II~e jail ~ 11~
lt~[ EIkins. tuner aL ,nsr ~ nzlcndel m
rcl~rt~.~J on road ,t|]d badge lU~ttnte-
r~ce- Jt~i d~-~'~s~.cd ,teru~ to I"i,: sold
i:Lt the consigntnen'~ alac|jt>fi. ][le ~.om-
missioners relxmed r,~ad concerns.
"l`hi~ new,;paper's v :b page may Ix.
tbund at SUl~'riome.cnm
Local weather
H.gh and 14wv I,t,':rt~.0c'ragmL'~
Match 6 70 2~
March 7 7.:~ 45
March 8 g l 40
March ~,~ 5~ 3I~
Mar~.'h [0 64 3~
March !1 ~,~/ 7~7
March 12 71 36
Betty Bucker. ~x e,tther oh~cr~ cr "~L'ff
lot the week.
Ken Guts1. weather observer lot
Jewell, reporled a Irate <,J precnp~ta.
,lion for 1he week.
('~t~gressman Huelskamp has held
more Iown hall meetings 1hun any sit-
ting member* [ t'~mgress.
Annie's Pro.~ect pa rtiopan~;s who s~ ccesslullycompleted eighleen I'~ urs of I)t~UC hun. financial
management, human resources, rnarke~ing and legal issues inslruehon are (back row, |rom left)
Sharon Hachtel, ChnsTma Sralhans. Renae Kamler. Mary Ann Gr, ess. ~hTal'~,Th Holmann,
8uzanne Jagets, Jo,:~ Houck, Heather Mumm. Kandy K,~hn Williams, (fronl r~w) Vedene Yates.
Linda Korbelik. Bonnie Kramer. KelseyWallars. Morga~ Monteforle. and Carol Rosenquist. K~en
Lau@nstein is no~ pictured.
The R~.'k Hdls Board of Educa,lion
reel m ",F,L'cial ~ ion at r~on on "]-ues-
day. In the ab.~ence of both president
ton cl ken and vi : pre ;ndent Brentl n
Wink fl was ,lhe con~0sos ,:ff ,lhe
board LO appoint Ervin Underwood Io
presn l 't svet tie: l~.l.t.' t Hit -[ [~ P~' p[.t.",Ctfl
Werc ] .dtl M,eLnei it,iS1, ~:,1 X 11]
Unden~ :,t.I. t3,~dn, t-,~,-~-.l~,t I]c
(;r,u.t,r~.t NJ.d.ztl N,Itl] %a,t't Me~er~,
and t ~. Ilcl(e Banle)
[he b,~ard entered ~,rl,lt, e~.K'lltlVe
' t"~'.q~Lrl |O th'.~.'u ss I|l].~|.e[I."~l 'Icd [1~ rs l:[i-
,wl I-o]]owm~: the exccuhvc .'~ssitm.
fhc ~+led u,tsannltously Io ternliaate
iitu ~tXUaCg belween the districl and
/ tort'l]. ('hades, a teacher. "]'he rca~m
er~vn to~ qhc termlnaht,n n~ "'insu~r-
dLJih.ltlorl Vt|ll ClTllUg USD ~(}7 I'~al'd
'~LOR Monday. "I'h~t" pre.~nt were:
Lor~ Y lkcn. Bohi Fogo, Todd
Mauerhan. J~nc~le Greene, Ervin
Undcrv.ootl. Nadin Smilh. Sam
Meyers. 13~h Romh. Kevi~ Ost and
Lynette Banley.
Boh Roush, district ~acilities direc-
1,)r. updaled the I~ard nn the elemen-
lal~.r HVA(' projt~t. In April the~e wil!
be a pre-construclion meeting for the
~rojt-'-cL The dale has not }'el 13eea Sel.
push also briefly dixc:tl~.t.-d t|1
monthly district main'~enance rep,rt
Ibr February,
An all-staff meeting held Mar~i~ 7
was relX~r|ed on. with the tollvwtng
agenda items di~nssed; reqmsluun-
ingcaDtal items [or next yeas; l t~r,lm~
a -onttnillee (Nikki Psi, Giua Jet lery.
Sarah Ortman, Bob Roush ~md s~te
coum:il members)to study und r~'om-
mend new playg,'ound equipment: and
handhtmk revisions.
sessiun Ic discuss mailers af[e~'ting
studenls, No action resulted from this
eXeW~.I i v .'~ssion.
The I'~ard then met in three execu-
ti~ sessions 10 di~uss non- l~ted
personnel. A flerward. Ihe b~tao3 v ~ted
unanimotisty |t, itCCept the tesignalion
of Kaci Niclmls effective at the end of
the current ~'hoo~ year and to approve
lhe recommendation of dM.atthew
Railsback as vtx:atinnal agricult0re
teacher and I-'TA advisor for the 2016-
21)17 scht~fl year.
"12[e board also met lhree times in
e x et'utive session to di.wuss em ployer-
employee nelations. Noa lion resulted
l-rotkl ,l~e private ~ssions,
The ne~t ~.'~ular m~ting ol' the
Rock Hills Board ~nf Education', will be
at 7 p.m- ou April I t al the district
office m Mankato.
Board of education votes toindivi Jua~`sM~ping~inth.trai~erh~se'rep~Med~he~`-~a~eighb~rwh~in~un3ca~ed9'1~Thereweren.iniu~ies~
terminate teacher's contract Jewell County Health Fair
occupied Formoso
The board enterex.I inlo executive 11~11~,~" lIo'l~l~ will be next Thursday
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