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The following results for the annual Severy Labor Day celebration were shared with The Eureka Herald last week: Parade

For 21 years, Mandy (Massey) Gibson has been serving as a pharmacist at Auburn Pharmacy in Osage City and just last month was able to add another distinction to her name as she was named by the Kansas Pharmacy Association Board of Directors as this year’s “Pharmacist of the Year.”

- ‘Old’ Farmer Gives Advice -

Two communities, Eureka and Howard, are planning events to coincide with their school’s annual homecoming events.

Health Department Director Vicki Lindsey brought an issue before commissioners for consideration on Monday, September 11. Lindsey notified commissioners that her department keeps getting assessed late fees for a utility bill. As this has been a persisting issue, with late fees of roughly $9.99 being charged, Lindsey asked if another method of payment could be utilized to avoid this - requesting that they consider affording her office to pay the utility bill by card. She noted that this has been an issue as long as she has worked for the county and this has an impact on the budget. As potential solutions were discussed, it was shared that it was believed that utilities must be approved according to state statute. All departments receiving a late fee for utilities are to be considered and Legal Counsel Paul Dean was asked to look into creating a solution for this issue.

A special meeting of the Eureka City Council was called for Tuesday, September 5 to afford for continued discussion of recommended improvements to the water and wastewater systems.

Despite drizzle throughout the majority of the day on Monday of this week, Greenwood County (and the majority of Kansas) is still experiencing high drought levels.

LUCAS — Another 50 subscriptions would help Rita Sharp sustain her small-town newspaper. Sharp has owned the weekly Lucas-Sylvan News since 2012. It covers the towns of Lucas in Russell County and Sylvan Grove, 12 miles away in Lincoln County.

As rising costs continue to hit Americans’ pocketbooks, let’s highlight some easy ways that can help you save on your energy bill. A good place to start is knowing what your costs are, and whether they are trending up or down. Your cost per kilowatt hour (kWh) that you see on your energy bill can change independently of the other rates. In order to figure out your cost per kilowatt hour, take the electricity charge divided by the electricity used. This can help you figure out how much each kilowatt of energy costs.