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Prayers were answered and Christmas wishes were granted as Mother Nature let moisture fall day after day last week. Area residents found ponds, creeks and area lakes to be full just in time for the Christmas holiday.

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, The Greenwood County Hospital (GWCH) will be offering a Youth Mental Health First Aid Training opportunity.

Last November, Eureka residents saw a new gateway erected over Main Street just north of River Street. The gateway was just a portion of the Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) grant awarded to the City of Eureka for directional signage project.

This next week, students at Eureka Junior/Senior High School (EJSHS) will participate in winter royalty festivities. “Once Upon A Winter Royalty” is the theme for this year’s event. Each day the students will have a different Disney theme to follow. The days of the week for next week are as follows: Monday: Sleeping Beauty, pajama day; Tuesday: Monsters U, wear your college gear; Wednesday: Moana, wear tropical/Hawaiian; Thursday: Beauty and the Beast, rhyme without a reason, dress in pairs; Friday: Captain America, wear red, white and blue. Students at Marshall Elementary School are also encouraged to participate in the dress-up days listed above.

With the conclusion of 2023, The Eureka Herald is ringing in the New Year with our annual Year-in Review. Samplings of various articles and photos from events that occurred throughout the past 12 months are included within a special section of this week’s edition. Join us as we take a look back while we transition into the New Year. See something you would like additional information on? Copies of all 52 editions from 2023 are available for purchase at our office, as are papers from the past 5 years. Earlier editions, dating back to the beginning of the paper (from 1868-2014) are available to view at the Greenwood County Historical Society Museum, located at 120 W. 4th Street in Eureka.

The Eureka Herald hosted their 15th Annual Holiday Coloring Contest this December, with a total of 27 individuals of all ages participating. The contest included five age groups; four and under, five to seven, eight to 12, 13 to 17 and 18 and older. The color page was available in The Eureka Herald’s November 29 issue.

Three conservative Kansas newspaper publishers have launched an online consortium of seasoned writers and researchers aimed at combating liberal bias in state media, with an aim to provide Kansas residents with a news and opinion perspective that’s greatly ignored by most journalists in the Sunflower State.

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– submitted by Ben Sims On Thursday, Dec. 14, the Greenwood County Annual Extension Meeting was held at the Greenwood Hotel. This meeting serves as a time for Greenwood County Extension Council members to come together and enjoy and evening of reflection, socializing, celebrating, and of course, good food. The food for the evening was provided by TNT Catering in Eureka. The evening began with a meeting of the 2023 Extension Council Board. The Board had the opportunity to conduct a brief amount of business before adjourning to enjoy a meal with the remaining Extension Council and guests. Guests included Jeff and Cheryl Sowder, Greg Davis, Greenwood County 4-H Ambassadors, and Extension Eastern Regional Director, Carla Nemecek. The Sowder and Davis families were there representing Sowder Seed Co. and RanchLand Feed, respectively. The two businesses were selected for the Greenwood County Extension Appreciation Award for their consistent willingness to provide sponsorship for Extension programming throughout the year. The programming our office provides would not be possible without the generous support from sponsors like them. After the presentation of the award, the 4-H Ambassadors, consisting of Lyle Perrier, Hannah Perrier, Brooke Gaines, Corinne Nelson and TJ Mills gave a presentation on how 4-H has impacted their lives and what their future plans are.