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With the pool season fast approaching, the Eureka Recreation Commission (ERC) is seeking applicants for the pool director position at Eureka Aquatic Park. During their routine monthly meeting, last Wednesday, Feb. 28, ERC Chairman Austin Evenson shared that current Director Laura Neill had expressed she would no longer be serving in that capacity. The ERC has opened the position and is accepting applications through March 15. See related ad on page 6 for more information.

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Following two executive sessions, each for the duration of 10-minutes, Greenwood County Commissioners approved moving Allen Greenwood, who had been serving as department Foreman, to the position of Road and Bridge Supervisor, during their weekly meeting on Monday of this week. Action was taken following a 10-minute executive session for employee performance with Greenwood in attendance and a 10-minute executive session for discussion of personnel evaluation. Greenwood will begin serving in the position at a rate of $25.68 per hour. John Schouten, who has been officially serving in the role since November of 2023 (and had stepped into the position at an interim capacity earlier that fall), was approved to serve as Heavy Equipment Operator at $19.92 an hour.

For the third time in school history, the Lady Tornadoes basketball team punched their ticket to the state basketball tournament. The Lady Tornadoes went 3-0 at the Pleasanton 2A Sub-State Tournament claiming Back-To-Back Sub-State titles.

During the Feb. 26 meeting of the Eureka City Council, an employment contract with Joel Laws was presented for approval. City officials voted to approve the contract in a unanimous decision. Laws will begin serving as Eureka City Administrator Tuesday, March 12.

This week, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) was expected to begin a project to replace the Homer Creek bridge on US 54 Highway in Greenwood County. The bridge is four miles east of the east K-99/U.S. 54 junction.

After observing a left hand lane violation last Friday, March 1, a Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop a passenger car, approximately six miles east of the Butler/Greenwood County line; however, the vehicle failed to stop and a chase ensued.

The Eureka Business district recently welcomed Arron MacKeogh’s Eureka Tattoo Company - Ink’s Tattoos Piercing and More to Main Street.

Spring break is near (for Eureka it is next week, March 11-15)!