A new group was formed this week set to restore the former U.P. Depot for public use and promotion of rail history. The group will be called the Marysville U.P. Depot Preservation Society. Rachael Frye of Marysville was elected President, Leroy Schroller, Vice President, Annie Shain, Treasurer, and Sarah Kessinger, Secretary. They are considering ways to raise enough funds to ... Read More »
Washington County School District hired a new football coach at their last meeting on March 11. Daniel Vaughn of Elkhart was hired to replace Phil Wilson, who will stay on as high school principal. Vaughn will teach 7-12th grade physical education. He is a graduate of Pittsburg State University and has been at Elkhart for 2 years. Also during the ... Read More »
The Marysville Chamber of Commerice held their annual meeting Saturday evening at the American Legion, with about 175 in attendance. The new chamber President for 2013 is Candace Wright with Blue Valley Telecommunications and Vice President is Phil Landoll with Landoll Corporation. New board members coming on this year include Stephanie Ingersoll of Reflections Hallmark, Alyssa Feldkamp of Feldkamp Furniture, ... Read More »
A committee has recommended that a new elementary school building be built in Axtell for pre-kindergarten thru 4th grade. The USD 113 Board of Education has already planned to close the elementary school in Summerfield at the end of the current school year. The Board will have the architectural firm Hansen and Associates work with the building committee on designs. Read More »
The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released their new Classifications for the 2011-12 school year and for the 2012-13 & 2013-14 football seasons. The 2011-12 Classifications go into effect immediately for all activities other than football and can be found here: http://kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/Classifications.pdf The 2012-13 & 2013-14 Football Classifications can be found here: http://kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/Football%20Classifications.pdf More info can be found below. The ... Read More »
The Hollenberg Pony Express Station announced that Jared Zenger of Haddam will be the new site administrator. Zenger is a Kansas State Graduate with a degree in park’s management. Zenger also operates a family ranch near Haddam and operates Hay Valley Outfitters. Read More »
Community Memorial Healthcare held its annual meeting on April 27th. Three new board members were elected – Amos Alstrom and Trent Moser of Marysville, and Delores Stump of Blue Rapids. Ed Henry of Waterville was elected to a second term. The New Community Memorial Hospital will hold a grand opening on Sunday, June 26 from 2 to 5 P.M. Read More »
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed Senate Bill-50 into law Wednesday – it will be a law Brownback says that will make it possible for emergency responders to invest in the technology they need to respond. The new law specifically addresses the state’s emergency 911-system and applies to all modes of service, including telephone, cell phones, voice over Internet Protocol, prepaid wireless ... Read More »
?The Beatrice Public School Board has approved the funding for a new 3,600 seat stadium, all purpose Ram Turf field and eight lane 400 meter track at the Beatrice High School. The funding will come from 500,000 dollar Build America Bonds and 500,000 dollars the district has in its construction fund. Read More »
Marysville, KS – Community Memorial Healthcare (CMH) is pleased to announce the appointment of John Ryan, MD, ABFP, as Chief of Staff, effective January 1, 2011. His term will run through December 31, 2012. Dr. Ryan is replacing Dr. Michelle Stone, who served as Chief of Staff during 2009-2010. Chief of staff assists in coordinating the activities and concerns of ... Read More »
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