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In Kansas, by statute and Attorney General Opinion, booking records, including alleged charges and mugshots, are considered public record and may be published or otherwise printed. Many departments provide this information to newspapers and other forms of media.

The Eureka High School boys finished their season with a 2273 loss at Lyndon. This was the first round of sub-state and the Tornadoes drew the number one seeded Tigers, who are also ranked first in state. Eureka shot 19% for the game, including a 1 for 9 first quarter and a 0 for 10 third quarter. The first quarter shooting created an early deficit from which the Tornadoes were never able to recover. Any hope the Tornadoes might have had after halftime was crushed by the third quarter shooting performance.

The Lady Tornado basketball team punched their ticket to the State Basketball tournament for the second season in a row, and for the third time in school history. Last week, they went 3-0 during the Pleasanton 2A Sub-State Tournament, defeating Pleasanton, Prairie Village Kansas City Christian and Shawnee- Maranatha Christian.

The Madison boys basketball team went 2-1 at the Rosalia-Flinthills 1ADI Sub-State last week to finish the tournament as the Runner- Up.

Two Marshall Elementary students, in Eureka, will continue their wrestling season as they placed in the top five at the Kansas Heartland Duals Qualifier. Sixth graders Felix Neill and Adleigh Ray placed fourth and fifth, respectively, and will represent Eureka at the Kansas Heartland Duals later this month.

Nine Elk County Wrestling (ECW) club members punched their ticket to the state contest this weekend in Topeka, as they placed in the top four at the District 2 Championships held in Mulvane last Saturday, March 2.

The 11th annual greater Emporia Area Match Day, hosted by the Emporia Community Foundation, (ECF) will be November 18, 2024, as approved by the ECF Board of Directors. Ruth Wheeler, 2024 Match Day Chair, said, “Match Day plays an important role in the finances for many smaller non-profits who are selected in our communities. Match Day is truly ECF’s gift to the community.”

The Fancy Mustang 4-H Club held their monthly meeting on February 7 at the Neal Community Building. Gabe Oltman reported the club will do concessions at the Flint Hills Classic. Small animal weigh-in is April 20. Sydney Lindamood report-ed the club will be selling Kansas Made Pastries to raise money for fair ground improvements. The Club participated in model meeting at County 4-H Days on Feb. 10. Jersey Cox and Lylly Stapleford received mugs for getting a purple on their historian book from the last 4-H year. S. Lindamood gave a presentation on quilling and Henry and Charlie Lindamood gave a presentation on how to make corn hole boards. The club also met for a joint meeting with the Harmony Sunflowers on March 3.

The first ever Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association (KWCA) Kansas Shrine Duals will be held on Sunday, March 17 and two area wrestlers will be featured in the event. The event will be held at Newman University’s Fugate Gymnasium, in Wichita.