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located at 111 E. Main, Mankato, Kansas 66956
Established 1890, Volume 113, Issue No. 35
USPS, NO. 274-940 Thursday, August 28, 2003
ruled
.... Death
office closes .... '
for last time
• =Social and Rehabilitation Ser- and she is based in the Concordia of-
for the last time.
from the Manhattan area of-
that "child and adult
services will continue to be
to Gregory Valentine,
area director, to report sus-
:lect, call a toll
)r 1-888-
Calls made from Jewell
will be answered in the Con-
The caller may then ask
to the CFS intake worker
children and family
~social worker previously based
3ffice, is now based
ce at 1501 E.
Budke will continue to
CFS services for Jewell
Y. These services include child
assessment, family preset-
services, foster care services
services. Budke can be
¢ calling the toll free number
asking for her by
• homicide
Radcliffe will continue as
Supervisor for Jewell County
fice as she has been in the past. She
will continue to screen child protec-
tion reports and these reports will be
routed immediately to Radcliffe for
appropriate screening and possible as-
signment.
To report suspected adult neglect
and exploitation, call the Concordia
office with the toll free number 1888-
369-4777 or 1-888-369-4SRS. Re-
quest to speak with an adult protective
services intake worker. Reports can
also be made by calling 785-243-4671.
Deborah Pelter-Laman continues to
be the APS Social Worker for Jewell
County and will continue to be based
in the Concordia office. She will con-
tinue to screen adult protection reports
from Jewell County, which will be
routed immediately to Pelter-Laman.
For emergency child or adult pro-
tection situations that arise when SRS
is not open for business, contact the
local law enforcement in which the
alleged victim can be located. Valen-
tine said, "If you experience difficulty
in reporting suspected child or adult
abuse-neglect to SRS, we would ap-
preciate your feedback so we can make
necessary improvements."
)resentatives from Pizza Hut work on repairs and painting
of the Mankato Pizza Hut last week.
vandal
in custody
ing pentagrams, or five-pointed stars,
considered to be a satanic symbol, on
several churches and cemeteries.
The suspect was apprehended when
the car he was driving was spotted
leaving the Christian Church in Jewell
at about i :30 a.m. Friday. According
to Gay Daniels, wife of Dan Daniels,
pastor of the Jewell Christian Church,
she awakened in the night and saw car
lights at the church, which is next door
to the parsonage. Knowing about the
previous vandalism in Mankato, she
decided to investigate. Just as she ar-
rived at the building, a car pulled away
and she was able to identify it. She
found a freshly painted pentagram on
the church building.
Jewell County Sheriff'~ Department
was alerted and as the car headed north
on K-14 highway, officers responded
and stopped the subject.
Other similar acts of vandalism have
occurred in Jewell County recently.
Black pentagrams were painted on the
Mankato Christian Church, Harmony
United Methodist Church and the Bap-
tist Church, all in Mankato. On July 25
pentagrams were painted at the Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Mankato, Jeweil Cem-
etery, Wallace Cemetery and at the
Lutheran Church, K-28 on the Cloud-
Jewell County line.
Fulmer is a former resident of Man-
kate.
Mankato City utility report
Connects. Jack Diebert, 321 E.
Main; Second Hand, 122W. Jefferson.
recent church and
apprehended
by Jeweil County
~ent law enforcement.
35, Smith Center,
ployee of the Jeweii County
was taken into
and is with seven
to property.
¢ paint-
Law Office
by IRS
Weltmer
were recently
platy
: Return Originator for Area
Revenue Service.
Heskett attended the IRS
Tax Forum in St. Louis
~award
.~ directed the IRS to promote
filing of tax returns, and the
I returns
2007.
the campaign to urge tax
to use electronic filing,
with five other preparers
in round
with various IRS ex-
answer questions and give
process.
honored guests at the
night uet, where a
; was
along with a plaque and let-
The death of Carol Fleming, 51,
Beloit, has been officially ruled a ho-
micide, according to Beloit Police Chie f
Frank Gent.
Gent reported that death was the
result of a single gun shot to the head.
Fleming was found dead in her Beloit
home Aug. 16.
As of Tuesday, Gent reported.
"There has been no further progress.
We are still waiting on lab results and
doing investigative interviews."
Evidence was sent to KBI labs for
testing and examination. Accord]ng to
Gent, the Kansas Highway Patrol is no
longer involved in the active investi-
gation. "Their assistance consisted of
charting and sketching the cri~ne scene.
We are now waiting for their report
and sketches that they are doing for us.
This case is still under investigation.
No arrests have been made," Gent said.
Involved in the investigation, be-
sides the local police department, are
the county sheriff's department and
the KBI.
Fleming owned and operated the
Joint Effort in Beloit for many years
and was a native of the Ionia area in
Jewell County.
School began in county schools last week, and, as usual, the temperature spiked to lO0-plus degrees. These second, third and fourth grade students at
Mankato Elementary School, out for morning recess, appear oblivious to the beat.
Commissioners get department reports;
clerk hired-for county health department
Deb Hat field, Esbon, has been hired
as office clerk for the Jewell County
Health Department. Linda Woerner,
health department director, reported
Hatfield's hiring to Jewel l county Corn-
m|ss|oners at Monday's meeting.
Woerner reported on the blood
borne pathogens in-service Aug. 19.
She has been concluding the bid-ter-
rorism year end financial information
and the department has had several
clients with daily visits this month.
Department directors meeting was
held with the commissioners.
Jim Vaughan, solid waste director,
stated that his department have ap-
proximately 25 tons of recyclable ma-
terial ready to ship out. He stated that
the truck was taken to Wilkens to have
the wet kit installed. Smith County
had inquired about this county's recy-
• cling program. Vaughan reported that
Nelson, Neb., has been bringing down
newsprint to be recycled.
Mary Powell, register of deeds, said
she plans to attend the Register of
Deeds District meeting in September.
Jim Foster, general superintendent,
reported on rocking and grading roads
and bridge projects. He said his de-
partment is replacing the transmission
in the New Holland tractor mower.
Shannon Meier, EMS director, will
start a training class for the hospital
and he plans to attend a medicare up-
date meeting.
Don Snyder, EMP director, reported
he received the radios for emergency
personnel. The radios were purchased
from the OPD grant.
Kim Oat, sheriff, reported four pris-
oners in the county jail and two prison-
ers at the jail in Belleville. He said the
church painting crimes have beer
solved. Ost attended an officer training
class.
Bruce Webb, appraiser, reported
work is being done on the 2004 main-
tenance plan and the 2004 values.
Lynn Scarr0w, treasurer, advised
that the real estate delinquent listing is
in the newspaper and de[inquent per-
sonal property notices have been sent
out.
Rodney Zeigler, custodian, reported
on watering trees.
Spiegel serves on
Rural Life Task Force
Nancy Spiegel, Formoso, and Carla
Kuhn, Jamestown, have been appointed
by Governor Kathleen Sebelius to serve
as members of a special Governor's
Rural Life Task Force.
Chairing this task force is Marci
Penner and Dan Nagengast, in col-
laboration with Secretary Adrian
Polansky of the Kansas Department of
Agriculture.
The purpose of this task force is to
convene groups of local leaders to de-
velop a common vision and prelimi-
nary action plan to preserve and en-
hance rural life in Kansas. The 40
members of the task force will be di-
vided into four groups, each of which
will examine two topics. Each group
will meet for a two day facilitated work
session to cover two topics.
Spiegel and Kuhn received requests
from the governor to serve and replied
that they would serve. Spiegel said she
has not received any other information
about the meetings.
Carla W-augh, county clerk, reported
her office has been worki.ng on Kansas
Bostwick Irrigation specials and Solid
Waste Specials. She reminded every-
one that computers~a~eded to be shut
down over the noon hoin~or repairs to
be done to the AS400. Waugh told
about attending an Infinitec class for
implementation of new software. Jew-
ell County is the host county for the
North Central County Clerk's District
meeting Sept. 18th. She told about the
USD No. 278 special bond election
Nov. 4. The county budget hearing is
Sept 2 at 10 a.m.
Doyle Alcorn reported on the
KWORCC board meeting. KWORCC
now has 67 accounts.
Stanley Colson reported on the Ju-
venile Detention Center meeting. He
stated that the center has been averag-
ing only eight kids per day and they
need 14 per day to break even. He
reported that JeweU County will host
the next Detention Center board meet-
ing, Sept. 17.
Frank Langer attended the open
house for the two new doctors held at
the Jewell County Hospital. He dis-
cussed the county budget and encour-
aged each department to build a carry
over. Langer asked that everyone be
cautious on spending and he stated that
the commissioners are looking at sev-
eral things to reduce spending. He
encouraged everyone to take the county
car to meetings in order to save on
mileage reimbursements.
Foster reported that he had talked to
Doug McKinney, NCRPC, about mov-
ing forward on the bridge grant appli-
cation. He discussed the water permit
in Ionia Township.
Zeigler asked permission to have a
fluorescent light installed in the health
department exam room. Becker Elec-
tric quoted $91.85 for the light with
installation and the commissioners
approved.
Darrell Miller, county attorney, dis-
cussed payments for court appointed
attorneys. He also discussed expendi-
tures out of the 911 fund.
Commissioners then looked at roads
in the northwest pan of the county.
At the previous commissioners
meeting, Aug. 18, it was advised that
because the county budget hearing
notice did not get printed in the re-
quested newspaper, the budget hear-
ing will have to be changed to Tues-
day, Sep. 2 at 10:00 a.m.
A letter was signed to Sers Inc. in
reference to the Jewell County Coun-
cil on Aging.
Foster advised he is working on the
next bridge grant application and he
discussed rock projects and other rou-
tine maintenance projects.
Deanna Sweat, extension agent, re-
viewed the Parent As Teacher grant
application.
Wanda Backstrom, court services,
reviewed senate bill 123 which per-
tains to felony adult drug cases. She
reviewed the SB123 plan and budget.
The Parents As Teachers grant ap-
plication was reviewed with Sweat.
Backstrom discussed the modifications
to the FY03 Department of Correc-
tions Budget. The total budget did not
change just that adjustments were made
to some categories. The commission-
ers agreed to sign the SB 123 plan and
budget.
Ii was agreed to approve the final
modifications to the FY02 Department
of Corrections Budget.
A joint meeting with the Smith
County Commissioners and other
county department directors was at-
tended at Smith Center Sale Barn Cafe.
Also attending were Osborne County
Commissioners, county clerks and
highway administrator. The groupdis-
cussed budgets, health insurance and
RC&D districts.
The Jewell County Commissioners
te!ephoned Washington County Com-
m~ssmners to discuss staff changes at
Pawnee Mental Health.
Mailbox damaged
J'ewell (2ounty Sheriff I)epanment
received a report that sometime Satur-
day night or Sunday morning, an un-
known subject or subjects damaged a
mailbox in Mankato. The mailbox, lo-
cated at 1200 E. Madison Street, is
enclosed by bricks.
This matter is under investigation
by the sheriff department.
Mankato Weather
Bill Wood, observer
Tuesday, Aug. 19 93 65
Wednesday, Aug. 20 97 66
Thursday, Aug. 21 88 71
Friday, Aug. 22 92 66
Saturday, Aug. 23 98 65
Sunday, Aug. 24 97 69
Monday, Aug. 25 97 70
Rainfall for the week - .06
Total moisture for the year - 19.34
Commissioners attending the Aug.
18 meeting were Colson and Alcorn.
Attending the Aug. 25 meeting were
Colson, Alcorn and Langer.
SBA disaster loans
available now
Businesses in Jewell, Smith, and
Republic counties can now apply lor
low interest Economic Injury Disaster
Loans from the U.Si Small Business
Administration.
These loans are available to help
businesses meet normal operating ex-
penses that cannot be met because of
the effects of a disaster. Drought,
extreme heat, grasshopper infestation,
and high winds, that occurred from
July 1, 2002, and continuing, caused
many farmers and ranchers to experi-
ence reduced incomes which may have
had an adverse economic effect on
businesses depending upon these pro-
ducers.
Farmers and ranchers are not eli-
gible for this loan program but may be
eligible for disaster assistance through
other federal agencies. However, nurs-
eries that are victims of drought disas-
ters can apply.
Businesses in these counties in Kan-
sas are eligible to apply: Norton and
Phillips; in Nebraska, Nuckolls, Thayer
and Webster.
To obtain an application or receive
additional information, interested busi-
ness owners may call the SB A toll-free
at 1-800-366-6303. The deadline for
filing an application is Jan. 14.
Pastor Jim and Melissa Rice
Jewell, Montrose
churches welcome
new pastor, family
Jim Rice, Jeweli, is the new pastor
at Trinity United Methodist Church,
Jewell, and Montrose United Method-
ist Church, Montrose, having assumed
the position in July.
Rice, his wife, Melissa, and two
children, Jeremy, 11 and Kaytlyn, 6,
moved to Jewell County from Topeka.
Jim and Melissa are natives of Topeka.
Their parents live in that area.
Jeremy and Kaytlyn are attending
school at Jewell Junior High and Ran-
dall Elementary.
This is Jim's first pastorate and he
is presently taking pastoral" courses.
Before going into the ministry, Jim
was self-employed with vehicle tow-
ing business in Topeka.
Jim and Melissa enjoy living in a
small community and believe Jeweil
to be a "friendly town that is very
community oriented. It's family
friendly," Jim sa~d.
Jim also appreciates the coopera-
tion among the pastors and churches in
the Jeweli area and this is shown
through the local ministerial union.
As for future plans for the churches
that Rice ministers to, "My goal is to
see church growth," he said.
The Rices were guests of honor at a
welcome event at Jewell Trinity last
Sunday evening. Montrose will host
an ice-cream social this Sunday evening
as a "get acquainted" for the congrega-
tion.
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Summer time provides ideal conditions for doing street repair work. Resuffacing is in progress on North Water Street
in Mankato.
