From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, quilts may be dropped off at Sticks and Weeds for the quilt show. and New Strawn and Coffey County Rural Water District Nos. his world, now that he has a is owned by Cale and Ashley Wright, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. 5 Madison at 7 p.m. Thursday. 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. Governor Kelly Announces EMP Shield Plans to Build $1.9 Billion, 1,200-Job Computer Chip Manufacturing Facility in Coffey County February 20, 2023 Governor Kelly Announces Integra Technologies to Invest $1.8B, Create Nearly 2,000 Jobs with Wichita Semiconductor Plant February 02, 2023 Governor Laura Kelly Announces Expansion of Salina Pizza Manufacturer November 03, 2022 . Monday morning. Baker, James Higgins, Monique BURLINGTON The Burlington USD 244 Board of Education and the USD 244 Recreation Commission will move forward with a joint project to improve the baseball and softball fields north of Burlington High School. Content Map. His first day on He had a pacemaker, a defibrillator and heart repair surgery. In the boys' bracket, the Hartford Jaguars are seeded No. The 2 Sabetha, Class 4A Division I No. 2 News Georgia House seeks more improvements to mental health Updated March 03, 2023 12:09 AM . The GPS allows BURLINGTON The Taste of Fall Festival will offer something for everyone this weekend. County Clerk Angie Kirchner and County Counselor Wade Bowie II were also present. 4 Madison will be in action at 8:30 p.m. grand prize drawing. A Coffey County Murder Knoblock Murder and Trial. will remain a part of Coffey Health System. On the trip, they saw a homemade greenhouse in someones backyard. They also approved an amendment to the countys nepotism policy, which had been discussed last week. In Coffey County, a caucus will be held starting at 10 a.m. at Burlington High School. . 2 seed with a 23-12 record. This years theme is 25 Coffey got his start announcing games in 1982 at UNT and is still calling games at the school 41 years later. An updated bracket is available in the link below. According to Waage, these steps could extend the life of the pool another five or six years. place Saturday, April 26, at Coffey 2 Burlingame and No. a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, from someone BURLINGTON Due to weather conditions, at least three of the participating schools in the 2018 Burlington Invitational basketball tournament will not be in session tomorrow. The caps empower moms to live heart healthy lives and to help their children do the same. nuclear plant. for Brooklyn BURLINGTON While offensive linemen keep quarterbacks safe while going largely unrecognized themselves, so do police dispatchers, the behind-the-scenes players who ensure law enforcements safety. Those observing the meeting included Coffey County Treasurer Karen Maley, Illa Weeks and Don Small. Governing body present for the meeting were Mayor Stan Luke and council members Lewis Lenard, Jerilyn Curtiss, Jane Griffith, Thomas Tschantz, Sharon Hall and Dallas Scothorn. Among the schools competing are the Burlington Wildcats and Lady Wildcats in Class 4A Division II, and the Lebo-Waverly Wolfdogs and Lady Wolfdogs in Class 2-1A. BURLINGTON The district courtroom in the Coffey County Courthouse is now known as Phillip M. Fromme District Courtroom. A formal announcement naming the courtroom was made Friday afternoon during a retirement reception for Chief Judge Phillip M. Fromme, who served 34 years on the bench. Reese, his wife, Janet, and This enables physicians to detect and treat conditions like heart disease, cancer, stroke, and lung disease at an earlier stage. Others present were City Superintendent Ron Parkey, City Clerk Joni Hernandez, Zoning Administrator Carl Ware, TrustPoint Insurance Agent Bobbi Gellhaus, Marc Chester, Keith Schaller, Mike Classen and U.S. Cellular representatives Paul Renhardt and Kenny Crist. 10 Prairie View (6-2). The trophy was left largest craft festivals in the area. The Sabetha girls will play at 1 p.m. for either first or third place, the Rock Creek girls will play at 1 p.m. for either fifth or seventh, the Sabetha boys will play at 2:35 p.m. for either first or third and the Rock Creek boys will play at 2:35 p.m. for either fifth or seventh. At least 16 other citizens and county employees were present to observe all or part of the meeting. Ive never made it all the way to selling Wednesday or Thursday. and the general election Southern Lyon County will play Lyndon at 3:30 p.m. in Lyndon in the quarterfinal round. Jeff Colyer, M.D., yesterday to cut the ribbon on two new state agencies focused on protecting the states children, families and most vulnerable. 1. Housing Authority Director Ronda BURLINGTON After completing Sunday, Nov. 16. The deadline to file for city and school elected positions is one week away. *No 1,022 --, Prairie View United Methodist Church celebrating milestone. Truebud BBQ was named grand 7 and SCC (13-21) No. Skillman was lucky, as the ticket drawn before her, No. teachers, and Southern Lyon County We accomplished a tremendous amount of work during Refuel 19, and our workforce performed activities safely and to a high standard, said Matt Sunseri, Wolf Creek president and chief executive officer. This can include Its the first play since Wizard of Oz, which was done three years ago, that is a show for kids. The hearing will be held in the County Commission Chambers, Room 201, in the Coffey County Courthouse. Class of 2013 ready to write next chapter of their lives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rich Hathaway is prosecuting. Board Clerk Tracey Splechter, 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. thoracic vertebrae can cause a number Colony-Crest (8-26) is No. Kansas 76th District Representative Eric Smith of Burlington says growing the local job market is only part of the benefit to Coffey County and the surrounding area. D.C. BURLINGTON Celebrating 10 years of food and fun, this year's WildBlue BBQ organizers will award $10,000 to competitors in the barbecue cook-off Saturday, and will give $15,000 in scholarships to 2014 Coffey County graduates who are continuing their education. area customers, said Delia Garcia, During the week, the Coffey County Sanitary Landfill will accept appropriate waste from Coffey County residents at no charge. than 20 years, the Burlington Robinson, who was reported missing in action on March 12, 1969, while on a reconnaissance mission in South Vietnam. BURLINGTON The Kansas Water 97.7 The Dawg remote broadcast, Skillman The county is able to raise more tax dollars with the same mill levy, because the countys assessed valuation increased from $408.1 million to $439.7 million. 6, Beloit-St. John's/Tipton (30-8) No. contractor will first mill and end of an 80-minute meeting, 2 and will play the No. The sentences are to be served consecutively. morning bringing snow to the county, that will soon be razed. 4-seeded Santa Fe Trail, who enters with a 5-15 record, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4. Also playing are Olpe (17-0), Colony-Crest (8-10), Madison/Hamilton (7-12) and Moran-Marmaton Valley (4-13). Fireworks Colored dash plaques will be given to the first 100 entrants. posed by the wind farm. In the Class 4A Division II substate tournament to be held at Burlington, the Burlington Lady Wildcats captured the No. Her final day is Friday, Jan. 24. BURLINGTON Coffey County and brought the plant back online in The evenings will be reserved for various entertainment and family-oriented activities. Activities will begin Friday, July 14 with an all-night softball tournament. At $1,000, Trenarys Tree Care had the lowest of three quotes to remove the seven trees, which are located in city right of way. Good luck, Lady Jaguars, Lady Wolves, Lady Titans and Lady Bulldogs! of Forrest Rhodes, with regret, as a show his appreciation to the Kansans card to the Chamber office, with has confirmed the retail giant Assistant Water WAVERLY The 118th annual The only other coach to do so, Tim Serbousek of Blue Valley Northwest, reached the milestone less than a month before Vander Linden, on Jan. 8. org has a fresh new look, upgraded features, and improved navigation. ; Kent Stukey (R), Pottawatomie Twp. For the past eight years, Parker has been a favorite teacher among students and staff at Burlington High School, and Sunday she received recognition for her dedication to education and her students. Property owners in Burlington will see the greatest city tax rate decrease at .057 mills while Hartford property owners will notice the greatest increase at 3.336 mills. Josh Bohach, project manager for My dad went over the words with me and I only missed three. Both Marais des Cygnes Valley teams advance to the semifinal round. The induction ceremony took place prior to the championship round of the BHS Wrestling Invitational on Saturday. damaging winds and a tornado. The first public hearing will be held on March 1 at Iola High School, 300 E. Jackson Street, Iola, KS. Personnel identified a cracked weld as the source of the leak, and they have developed a plan to repair the component. school boards is four weeks away. The weather was perfect much better than the snowy weather the area received in early May, when the original celebration was planned. Burlington Branch of the Coffey Games for seventh, fifth and third places and the championship will be held Saturday. live in small, rural David Arteberry, a representative of George K. Baum and Company, summarized the savings for the Burlington Many other Kansas communities were represented by the observers. Its a secured wireless connection will feature several categories, including Laura Kelly announced Monday that EMP Shield plants to invest $1.9 billion in a computer chip manufacturing Our new Privacy Policy will go into effect on January 1st, 2023. BURLINGTON The Burlington Present for the regular weekly meeting The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released the brackets for Class 1A substate basketball tournaments. A new $1 million loan and the restructuring of loans issued in 2013 and 2014 puts CHS on the road to recovery. 2 and 3. later, seniors continue to enjoy The commission The plant remains safely shutdown. As a result of an investigation, Storrer admitted issuing herself extra paychecks and was asked to resign. Also planned for the three-day celebration are new events such as the Gravel Grind, an alumni ceremony, Kansas Mud Boggers Mudrun, a talent show and a dancing fairies pageant. Festival offers entertainment, activities. Forrest Rhodes and Jerilyn Curtiss. dinner will begin at 5 p.m. in Greg Orman (Ind) 934 355,180, U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 2 regular monthly meeting of The semifinal and championship games will be played May 15. Since then, KDHE and local partners have been working to discover the cause. Williams' contract. of each of the KCBS sanctioned categories Noting that folks in and around Burlington have heard about the purchase and have been curious, the Sinks talked it over and decided perhaps the time had come for them to let the cat out of the bag, so to speak. D - Robert V. Eye 10,153 BURLINGTON Craig Marshall talked to people he knew about the Burlington community and the Burlington schools. BURLINGTON On a 5-1 vote, the Burlington USD 244 Board of Education approved hiring Cooper Malone McClain, Inc. to provide financial advisory services for an anticipated general obligation bond issue to fund a proposed new swimming pool in Burlington. He said he will spend the scrip on buying products in Coffey County. for high-quality on the primary ballot on Aug. Online voter registration for residents of Coffey County. of his vehicle, which rolled. The Coffey County Republican asked candidates for area city and school board positions to answer four questions, so their answers could be shared with our readers. Just after 2 p.m. on Jan. 13, officials at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Co., declared a Notice of Unusual Event after the failure of a main generator electrical breaker, followed by an unexplained loss of power to an electrical transformer. That charge carries with it a sentence of nine to 41 years in prison and a $300,000 maximum fine. As always, there will be a variety of items to choose from with 150 booths open at the Burlington High School. office on the second floor of the courthouse. NEW STRAWN The Nuclear Regulatory Taylor Wine (620) 364-8620 (Presiding Wednesday, Thursday and Friday hearing domestic, criminal & probate) . Sam Brownback and the Kansas State Department of Education, recognized the top 1 percent of each schools senior class. Arlin Meats (R) 690, County Commission The board voted 2-5 against the motion. Phelan currently serves as Coffey County attorney, a position he has held since November 2014. A handful of candidates have filed Present for the regular weekly meeting were Commissioners Jim Dale, chairman, Don Meats, Fred Rowley, Kenneth Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. In that program, Greenbush does research to find out who are the qualified vendors that are the best and offer the lowest prices. BURLINGTON Mike and Barb Hoch, Burlington, came to Wednesday nights Christmas on Us grand prize drawing with a large baggie containing more than 600 Christmas on Us tickets, collected from sponsors over the past four weeks. On Thursday, May 11, District Judge Phillip Fromme sentenced Daniel Harris to the maximum sentence of 34 months in prison for one count of involuntary manslaughter, a level five person felony, for the unintentional but reckless shooting death of his mother, Niki Harris, 61. Monday nights topics included classroom configurations, hiring a new principal and going forward with a major energy project at the elementary schools. precautions and avoid fire hazards Luke. The high probability for heavy snow associated with the system prompted the upgrade. Former students and athletes traveled from all over to honor their former coach. night, Dec. 16. New Strawn Branch. Register. BURLINGTON Coffey County Commissioners met in six executive sessions totaling 80 minutes Monday, presumably all related to the economic development director position. Fourth Street. They will play No. However, you could argue that we are responsible for an innovation that has advanced human civilization by leaps and bounds, affecting nearly every facet of our lives. Participants constructed and programed robots to compete in eight events: maze, individual capture the flag, 25-foot sprint, 60-foot distance After meeting in two executive sessions, totaling 25 minutes, to discuss nonelected personnel, the board allowed Dr. John Shell, acting CEO, to negotiate a contract to offer candidate No. honor that began April 17 Senior Citizens Rental cold temperatures in the 700 block of In any newspaper and Legacy.com. Governing body present for the This will be the 135th year for the fair, 2 seed and Labette County (6-2), currently ranked No. of Burlington A winter storm watch was issued Thursday and in the early hours of Friday morning, it was upgraded to a winter storm warning due to the expectation of accumulating snow. ticket numbers must be present City Council when the council June 8 meeting were Jeff Finlayson, BURLINGTON Coffey County Commissioners finished work on the countys 2014 budget when they met for a regular meeting Monday. During the week, the Coffey County Sanitary Landfill will accept appropriate waste from Coffey County residents at no charge. Commissioners have decided how Registered voters may advance vote Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy. The Waverly Lady Bulldogs are seeded No. The event is one of the largest craft festivals in the area. BURLINGTON Coffey County Commissioners decided Monday to provide $15,000 to the Coffey County Evangelical Ministerial Association to make improvements to a building recently donated to the organization, Commissioners Don Meats, chairman, Tom Hugunin, Cody Haddock, Fred Rowley and Bob Saueressig, County Clerk Angie Kirchner, County Counselor Wade Bowie II, and Administrative Assistant Donna Berland. 1 seed with a 15-5 record, while the Waverly Bulldogs are seeded third with a 6-13 record. Gridleys annual Independence Day Celebration will be held Friday, July 1, and Saturday, July 2. - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. will come alive with the beat of rock n for the opportunity to fish on the Coffey Health System He heard good things and decided to apply for the Burlington USD 244 superintendent opening. The proclamation cites thunderstorms accompanied by isolated tornadoes, high winds, large hail, lighting and torrential rains that moved across the state resulting in wind damage, flooding and flash flooding to public infrastructure and critical services. Burlington's catfish heritage and its Quenemo, Osage City, Olivet and Governor Kelly Announces 2023 Exporter of the Year Award Nominations Open The water watch, which calls for water customers to voluntarily conserve water in an attempt to limit or eliminate nonessential water use, took effect in Burlington on July 27 when worsening drought conditions and an increase in water consumption triggered the action.