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Hospitals have an urgent need for blood donations, as demand continues to outpace blood supplies, according to the American Red Cross. The organization says fewer donors contributed to the blood supply over the summer in 2023, creating a national blood shortage. As of the fall of 2023, donors of all types were urgently needed, and there was an emergency need for platelet donors and type O blood.

Poems & lyrics celebrating Kansas Flint Hills land & people by Annie Wilson – the “Flint Hills Balladeer”

Allen and Linda (Sears) Wunderlich will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Jan. 19. The couple has two children, Wes Wunderlich of Eureka and Kelly Murphy of Moline; and four grandsons.

The Verdigris Valley Foundation will be serving a biscuit and sausage gravy breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 20 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.

Has our state been magically transported to the Arctic? We’ve had enough extreme cold and snow. It can move on to Spring now. We hope y’all stayed safe and warm this past week. This bone chilling cold has got to go! Minus temps and wind chills can be dangerous.

Several Eureka Wrestling Club (EWC) wrestlers traveled to Burlington for the Doug Vander Linden Kids Classic on Sunday, Jan. 14, where several claimed hardware. Claiming top honors in their weight brackets were Jad Day, Maddox Ring, Tucker Williams, Noah Everly- Burtin, Elena McCoy, Adleigh Ray, Lakyn Mc-Coy, and Jadden Winn. David Stitt placed second. Those placing third included: Graham Bechtel, Carson Eismann, Oaklyn Smith, Brandon Cornett and Tate Scott and placing fourth were Kaydenn Winn, Kade Fisher, Keon Jones, Cort Decker, Carter Ring, Xander Turner and Felix Neill.

Former Eureka resident Jeannette L. Carter recently published a book entitled, “Last Night I Did What?: Humorous Stories for Baby Boomers.”

Gerald Eugene Zuck Gerald Eugene Zuck, 89, of Cherryvale died on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.

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