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The East Central Kansas Model T (ECKMT) Ford Club will meet at 11 a.m. December 9, in the conference room of the Burlington Library. The Library is located on Highway 75 in Burlington. The Club will provide the dinner meat, potatoes, vegetable, rolls and drinks, please bring a dessert to share with the meal which will be eaten before the meeting. Members are invited to dress in vintage attire.

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Attebery will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on December 12. Anniversary wishes may be sent to the couple at 1004 Country Club Drive, Eureka, KS, 67045.

Local Girl Scouts are currently working on a community service project, which will help fill the shelves of the local food bank.

Road Superintendent John Schouten provided his weekly report to Greenwood County Commissioners on Monday, December 4. Downedtreeswerediscussed as an issue in multiple locations in the county. Commissioner Roy Ballard shared two locations where trees were needing addressed: Y50 Road and 230th Street. Schouten reported that crew members were working to remove a tree that went down on 255th Street between P and Q Roads. Truck 25 broke down and was in Emporia for repair. A quote for repairs was presented at $16,981.68. This unit is a 2017 Kenworth. Following review of the quote received, commissioners approved proceeding with repairs. Schouten reported that all road graders were running; the Kenworth was the only truck currently out of service. Commissioner Mac Obourn notified Schouten of an issue located at the south side of a road within the 4th District, in the Reece area. He described issues with water pooling as the result of a plugged drain. Legal Counsel Paul Dean told commissioners that he had been contacted by an individual who voiced that road conditions were poor north of Hamilton and Virgil.

During the November 27 meeting of the Eureka City Council, Mayor Stephen Coulter announced that fiber would be coming to town. Coulter told members of the council that he just received notification that IdeaTek and the City of Eureka had received a Broadband Acceleration Grant award for the amount of $879,977 to bring fiber to the community. Additional details in regards to the project can be found on page one.

Area churches have planned events to observe the celebration of the birth of Christ this holiday season. The public is invited to attend the church or churches of their choice and hear the Christmas story as it is related through scripture. All are welcome to attend services. Those attending do not have to be a member of any of the churches.

The Greenwood County 4-H Achievement Banquet celebrating the 2022-2023 4-H year, was held at the Hamilton School Gymnasium on Tuesday, November 28, where 4-H members and 4-H supporters received recognition.

What a whirlwind week this has been. If it hadn’t been for the football games on Sunday, I’m not sure I’d know what day of the week it is. Definitely had all sorts of weather this past week; rain, snow, sleet, ice, sun, clouds and a full moon to boot!

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