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The 2023 Eureka Junior/ Senior High School (EJSHS) Homecoming King and Queen will be named in a ceremony on Friday, September 29, at 1:15 p.m., at EJSHS. The community is invited to attend.

Last Friday afternoon, Eureka City Administrator Lucas Herb-Mullin shared his letter of resignation, noting that his last official day would be Sunday, November 26, of this year.

On Monday, September 25, Commissioners heard an issue pertaining to Y60 Road near Fall River Lake.

The West Elk Patriots will kick off the 2023 Fall Homecoming celebration with a bonfire in the south parking lot on Thursday, September 28, at 8 p.m. Community members are welcome to come and show their school spirit. On Friday, September 29, at 3 p.m., the homecoming parade will take place on Wabash in front of Family Market. The West Elk Booster Club will begin serving its annual Tailgate Supper at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., the West Elk Patriot football team will host the Mustangs of Flinthills. Finally, the homecoming ceremony and coronation will take place at the conclusion of the football game.

Hamilton senior Teagn Brinkmeyer and junior Ashlynn Nowell and Madison seniors Gannon Pyle and Makenna Engle were crowned as Hamilton and Madison Homecoming Royalty last Friday night, during a special halftime presentation.

The Verdigris Valley Foundation will be serving a biscuit and gravy breakfast on Saturday, September 23, at the Madison Sauder Center from 8 to 10 a.m. Proceeds from this event support the operation of the center and projects for the community.

The first meeting of the Marshall Elementary PTA was called to order on Tuesday, September 5, at 5:30 p.m. at Marshall Elementary by President Beth Whitehead. In attendance were six teachers including Principal Stacy Coulter and six parents, with two of those being current officers.

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a high-risk warning for West Nile virus infections (WNV) for all regions of the state other than the southeast region, which is at a moderate risk level.

During a special meeting on Monday, September 11, the Greenwood County Hospital (GWCH) Board of Trustees unanimously approved the following: a Resolution approving the Bond Financing, Trane U.S., Inc. Agreement and the Pledge of Revenues Agreement.