Articles

Escareno Placed Sixth • Koop Claimed State Title Two area wrestlers claimed hardware at the State Wrestling Tournaments, held in Salina on Feb. 22-24.

Vera Mae Nichols of Leawood, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, at the age of 96. Vera was born Jan. 12, 1928, in Greenwood County. She was the daughter of Albert and Tammy (Bair) Stuber. Vera graduated from Climax High School. She met her future husband Wayne Carl Nichols in Eureka. They were married on Aug. 22, 1948. Wayne and Vera together were successful farmers/ ranchers. They had four children together. Wayne and Vera moved to Kansas City in 1976 when Vera needed a lifesaving kidney transplant, giving her the gift of life for 48 more years. In Kansas City, she spent many years helping her son Ken’s business by managing the accounting aspects of the company.

The Madison Pacesetters 4-H Club had a busy meeting in January, full of member presentations. Member presentations are critical to any 4-H meeting because they allow members to share their favorite projects and allow younger members to learn more about projects they have yet to try. Another significant aspect of member presentation is that it helps members gain confidence in front of crouds, improving their public speaking skills. At the January meeting, 4-H members gave project talks, demonstrations, a health and environment tip and a parliamentary procedure tip. Larkyn Bailey and Grant Fankhauser talked about their foods and nutrition projects in their project talks. Emma and Tess Fankhauser did demonstration talks for the club. E. Fankhauser taught the club how to crochet, and T. Fanhauser showed the club what is essential to be in a sewing kit. In his health and environment tip, Lane Darbro advised the club to be safe during the cold weather season. Mason McDonald reminded the club that parliamentary procedure only allows one person to hold the floor at one time. Another important item from the January meeting was that the club voted to compete in the model meeting contest at County Club Days.

The Greenwood County Hospital (GWCH) is one of our greatest assets as a county.

A place for our readers to get to know each other!

The Eureka Garden Club met Friday, Feb. 2, at the Eureka Country Club at 11:30 a.m. with Ann Coon and Marilyn Cathey as hostesses.

Walking, running, or biking more than 400 miles across the State of Kansas over the next several weeks would seem a bit intimidating to most folks. Yet, an estimated 5,000 people in Kansas and beyond are gearing up to do just that as part of the Walk Kansas program that kicks off on March 31.

The Greenwood County Extension office would like to welcome our new Office Professional, Kim Fogle. Kim's first day was Monday, Feb. 12. We are excited to have her join the team and look forward to the community getting to know her. Kim will help keep the Extension office organized and will be the first point of contact when you call in. Please feel free to stop by and welcome Kim to her new role whenever you have time!

The Kansas City Chiefs won Superbowl LVIII, but the revelry came to a sudden stop Wednesday. A day of celebration was ruined by gun shots. And, the reason why is still unknown other than an argument between the suspected shooters was observed by many prior to the shootings.