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The Greenwood County Historical Society will host “Kansas Legends and Folktales,” a presentation and discussion by Jim Hoy on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Greenwood County Museum, 120 W. 4th Street, in Eureka. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. Contact the Greenwood County Historical Society at 620-583-6682 for more information. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas.

Severy resident Megan A. McClendon graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance as a part of the summer 2024 class, which included 311 students.

WICHITA - Wichita State University conferred 524 degrees to 493 students in summer 2024.

WELCA met Sept. 5 at the Eureka Christ Lutheran Church Bell Tower Room. In the absence of officers, Sue Erickson presided.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) food distribution will be on Saturday, Sept. 28, instead of Saturday, Sept. 21, this month. The distribution will be held from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

The Elk County Commission meets weekly on Mondays at 1 p.m. The following report was generated form the official minutes of the Aug. 26 Elk County Commission meeting, which were approved during a recent meeting.

Member libraries in the Southeast Kansas Library System attended the System’s (SEKLS) annual board meeting held at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center SEK Impact Conference Center, located at 1500 W. 7th Street, in Chanute, on Sept. 6. The Board presented the System’s 2025 Budget and held the Revenue Neutral Rate and Budget Hearings prior to the board meeting. The meeting was part of a day of continuing education events, including keynote speaker Pam Hamilton of Hamilton Counseling and Consulting who presented “Stressed out, Burned Out and Looking for a Way Out?” Public, academic and school library staff, trustees and county appointees to the system board participated in roundtable discussions about timely topics, such as advocacy and training.

Members of the Eureka Fire and Greenwood County Fire Departments, along with community members gathered at the Eureka Fire Department station, in honor of Patriot Day at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Members walked to Greenwood County Hospital and back to the station, in full gear, in memory of those that lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.

The Greenwood County Historical Society Board met on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to discuss and vote on the Claycomb School relocation project. The school, located in the northwest part of Greenwood County, would be moved into Eureka and placed on the property directly west of the museum. The board voted to move forward with the project. More information on this project will be coming out in The Eureka Herald, the museum website and fliers in the near future.