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The 2023 Eureka Junior/ Senior High School (EJSHS) Homecoming King and Queen will be named in a ceremony on Friday, September 29, at 1:15 p.m., at EJSHS. The community is invited to attend.

Last Friday afternoon, Eureka City Administrator Lucas Herb-Mullin shared his letter of resignation, noting that his last official day would be Sunday, November 26, of this year.

On Monday, September 25, Commissioners heard an issue pertaining to Y60 Road near Fall River Lake.

The West Elk Patriots will kick off the 2023 Fall Homecoming celebration with a bonfire in the south parking lot on Thursday, September 28, at 8 p.m. Community members are welcome to come and show their school spirit. On Friday, September 29, at 3 p.m., the homecoming parade will take place on Wabash in front of Family Market. The West Elk Booster Club will begin serving its annual Tailgate Supper at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., the West Elk Patriot football team will host the Mustangs of Flinthills. Finally, the homecoming ceremony and coronation will take place at the conclusion of the football game.

Hamilton senior Teagn Brinkmeyer and junior Ashlynn Nowell and Madison seniors Gannon Pyle and Makenna Engle were crowned as Hamilton and Madison Homecoming Royalty last Friday night, during a special halftime presentation.

Pamela Lou “Pam” (Huntington) Cowley of Eureka, died on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Eureka Nursing Center in Eureka, at the age of 82. She was born on January 1, 1941, in Eureka, the daughter of Samuel Alfred and Phyllis Mae (Denchfield) Huntington. She was raised in Wichita and Eureka, graduating from Eureka High School with the Class of 1959. Following graduation, she moved to Emporia where she attended college at Emporia State Teacher’s College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in education. It was there she met her future husband, John Cowley. Following graduation, they were married. To this union, two sons were born. The couple moved to Hiawatha for 3 years, then to Paola where she was a homemaker. In 1969, they moved to Eureka. In 1980 she went back to work and was the librarian at Mulberry Elementary, until she retired in the mid 2000s.

How involved can you be? Although there is a limit to the amount that one can stretch themselves, there are many groups and/or organizations that are seeking members. From organization looking to plan community events to school site councils just seeking feedback, there are many ways that you can give back to your community.

National Farm Safety Week kicked off on September 19. Agriculture is considered one of the most dangerous occupations in the nation, but safety measures can lower producer’s risk of having a serious accident. Farm safety is not only limited to understanding how to safely operate equipment or the dangers of grain bins and working with animals. It also includes understanding how your body handles extremes in temperatures, diseases that can be contracted from animals, and also being aware of mental exhaustion and other stress factors.

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