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MADISON - LifeWise Academy in Madison will be offering classes this fall to Madison-Virgil Elementary students in grades first through fifth. Students will walk from the Elementary School to First Baptist Church, where they will meet to receive Bible-based character education. “Thanks to our supportive community, we will be able to offer LifeWise classes to Madison-Virgil students in grades 1 to 5,” said Aaron Luthi, acting LifeWise Academy Madison-Virgil Director. “We look forward to seeing how this program will impact the lives of our students and the unity of Madison as a whole. We’ve already seen our community come together to make this possible, and we’re confident that such collaboration will continue as the program grows.”

Bruce Boettcher and Thaniel Monaco with BG Consultants were present last Monday, August 28 to discuss the Wastewater Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) and provide an update in regards to the previously presented PER on the potable water system. Aging infrastructure was referenced during discussion. It was noted that roughly 30,719 linear feet of main line and area manholes had formerly been replaced with PVC pipe/ pre-cast concrete, with 3,580 linear feet having been lined with Cured-inplace- pipe (CIPP) material. As such, 80,336 linear feet of verified clay pipe (VCP) remain. This portion of the line is over 50 years old, and as such, improvements have been recommended to deter any further deterioration of the line. It was recommended that CCTV - running a camera through the line-be conducted to pinpoint any defects and better determine the scope of work.

Prior to their bi-monthly meeting on Monday, August 29, members of the Eureka City Council convened for Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) and Budget hearings.

Two tanker trucks were destroyed last Thursday evening, August 31, when they caught fire.

Editor’s Note: Gary Van Cleave is a 1980 Eureka High School graduate and was a sports writer for nearly 10 years. He began a series of articles in the past seven months called Van Cleave’s Vibes: Chronicling Kansas’ Greats. This series now totals over 100 articles that recognize achievements made by athletes all across Kansas. It is patterned after KAKE-TV’s Hatteberg’s People by the great Larry Hatteberg. Van Cleave does these articles for free because of his love for writing. Today he shares the accomplishments made by West Elk Patriot grad Devin Loudermilk.

Eureka will host the annual Eureka volleyball tournament this Saturday, September 9, with matches scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.