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The month of September has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in September 1923.

Greenwood County Road and Bridge announced the closure of 140th Street between P and P50 Road South of Eureka to afford for bridge improvements and rehabilitation. The anticipated completion date is Monday, October 2, weather permitting. Traffic will be required to detour. Residents will still be able to access the City of Eureka mixing grounds from P Road.

During the September 5 Greenwood County Commission meeting, Commissioner Ben Fox revisited discussion brought to the floor during the county budget hearing regarding tax dollars that entities have not been receiving. Fox shared that Greenwood County last received a Local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund allocation in 2002, with the two checks received totaling $152,691. Though this remains in state statute, this allocation was stopped in 2003. When asked what could be done, Fox encouraged people to reach out to district representatives and senators in regards to the issue. Reading material provided by the commissioners, received from the Kansas County Commissioners Association (KCCA), notes that this funding could have greatly reduced tax increases.

Empower House Ministries announced that it will serve men from Lyon and surrounding counties with a new recovery residence. Empower House opened a recovery residence for female addicts in February of 2022 and will provide the same services and empowering programs for male addicts starting in October 2023. The new recovery residence will double the current residential capacity.

The following results for the annual Severy Labor Day celebration were shared with The Eureka Herald last week: Parade

For 21 years, Mandy (Massey) Gibson has been serving as a pharmacist at Auburn Pharmacy in Osage City and just last month was able to add another distinction to her name as she was named by the Kansas Pharmacy Association Board of Directors as this year’s “Pharmacist of the Year.”

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Two communities, Eureka and Howard, are planning events to coincide with their school’s annual homecoming events.

Health Department Director Vicki Lindsey brought an issue before commissioners for consideration on Monday, September 11. Lindsey notified commissioners that her department keeps getting assessed late fees for a utility bill. As this has been a persisting issue, with late fees of roughly $9.99 being charged, Lindsey asked if another method of payment could be utilized to avoid this - requesting that they consider affording her office to pay the utility bill by card. She noted that this has been an issue as long as she has worked for the county and this has an impact on the budget. As potential solutions were discussed, it was shared that it was believed that utilities must be approved according to state statute. All departments receiving a late fee for utilities are to be considered and Legal Counsel Paul Dean was asked to look into creating a solution for this issue.