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Tornado Classic Golf Tournament This Saturday

Tornado Classic Golf Tournament This Saturday

This Saturday, April 20, the Eureka High School golf teams will host the second annual Tornado Classic, a four-person scramble golf tournament at the Eureka Country Club. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM

County Looking Towards Closing On New Eureka Clinic Facility

County Looking Towards Closing On New Eureka Clinic Facility

Greenwood County Hospital (GWCH) CEO Sandra Dickerson announced to Greenwood County Commissioners on Monday, April 15 that they were scheduled to close on the former CareArc building next week. Dickerson noted that she was checking in to see who needed to be present to sign documents with the title company in Emporia and they were looking to coordinate with County Legal Counsel Paul Dean. Dean asked if anyone had spoken with the title company to clarify details. When Dickerson noted she had not been in direct contact with the title company, Dean shared that he would be looking into the matter. Dickerson also shared that she was awaiting to hear final closing costs so GWCH can write a check for the purchase of the facility. Following this discussion, Dean requested an executive session for five minutes with commissioners. Following the session, no decisions were made. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM

Marshall Elementary School Named A Leader in Me Lighthouse School By FranklinCovey Education

Marshall Elementary School Named A Leader in Me Lighthouse School By FranklinCovey Education

Last Wednesday, April 10, Marshall Elementary School in Eureka announced during a special assembly at the close of school that they had been certified as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by FranklinCovey Education. This recognition is evidence that the school has produced outstanding results in school and student outcomes, and because of the extraordinary impact the school is having on staff, students, parents and the greater community. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM

Newspaper Wins Press Awards

Newspaper Wins Press Awards

The Eureka Herald won seven awards in the 2024 Kansas Press Association (KPA) Awards of Excellence (AOE) recently. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM

Filing Deadline For August Primary Monday, June 3

Filing Deadline For August Primary Monday, June 3

Several local positions will appear on the August Primary and November General Election ballots and a few may be open as current officials have noted they do not intend to file again. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM

City Of Hamilton Heard From Community Member During Monthly Meeting

City Of Hamilton Heard From Community Member During Monthly Meeting

Hamilton community member Barbie Schlotterbeck attended the April 9 Hamilton City Council meeting to discuss persisting issues with the former Hamilton Baptist Church’s sewer line. During discussion, Schlotterbeck explained that they had been in this church building since approximately 2015 and had gone from cleaning out the line once per year, to having to do so every couple of months. This subject had been included within discussion during a previous meeting, with council members being made aware of the issue. Last Tuesday evening, members of the council took a more in-depth look at maps of the area, while considering possible causes and solutions. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM

Eureka City Council Discussed Upcoming Events, Ongoing Projects And Heard Community Member Concerns

Eureka City Council Discussed Upcoming Events, Ongoing Projects And Heard Community Member Concerns

Representing the Eureka Pro Rodeo at the April 8 Eureka City Council meeting, Jamie Nelson provided an overview of the previous year’s event and shared details regarding the 2024 rodeo. This will be the 13th annual Pro Rodeo held in Eureka and will feature a new announcer, West Huggins. The funny man from Louisiana will be returning to Eureka and the rodeo lineup is anticipated to be good. Nelson noted that the goal for the event is to be bigger and better. The event will once again take place at the Greenwood County Community Center (GCCC/Eureka Downs). Returning this season, sponsors who contribute $250 and up are able to access the upper floor of the facility. This had previously moved to $1,000 and up sponsors due to high volume of spectators in the upper floor the inaugural year the event was hosted at the Eureka Downs. The 2024 Eureka Pro Rodeo will be held August 16 and 17. After noting that the community had come together to make the event being hosted at the Eureka Downs happen, Nelson voiced appreciation for the support, both monetary and otherwise, the City of Eureka has contributed. His donation request for the rodeo and other guest tax requests will be reviewed by the council finance committee. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM

Approved Technology Proposal And Fiber Project

Approved Technology Proposal And Fiber Project

The Eureka USD 389 Board of Education held their monthly meeting last Monday, April 8, where they approved a $61,910 technology proposal, a new fiber project with IdeaTek (which will save the district $9,600 over a fiveyear contract), heard about a $31,200 overall savings per year, approved annual contracts, heard administrative reports, approved handbook changes and approved an employment. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM

Madison/Virgil Board Of Education Held Routine Meeting

Madison/Virgil Board Of Education Held Routine Meeting

Routine business was discussed by the Madison/Virgil USD 386 Board of Education last Monday, April 8. 04/16/2024 11:00 PM