BURLINGTON Mondays announcement that EMP Shield plans to construct a $1.9 billion computer chip manufacturing plant in rural Coffey County will have ripple effects throughout southeast Kansas. Check out the official tournament brackets in the links below to see how all the teams line up, and come out to Lebo or Olpe to support your favorite teams. about special programs and church later, seniors continue to enjoy But the odds, well, they arent exactly in her favor. Dashboard - Coffey County, Kansas Population Estimates, July 1 2022, (V2022) All Topics Population Age and Sex Race and Hispanic Origin Population Characteristics Housing Families & Living Arrangements Computer and Internet Use Education Health Economy Transportation Income & Poverty Businesses Geography BURLINGTON, Kan. (KWCH) - Governor Laura Kelly announced Monday that EMP Shield, an industry leader in protecting electronic devices from destructive magnetic pulses, plans to invest $1.9 billion in a computer chip manufacturing facility in Burlington. one doctor, four adult guardians The indictment merely contains allegations of criminal conduct. began like Mendoza, who retired and Gene Merry and council members LEBO The Annual Memorial Day Ceremony in Lincoln Cemetery was held Monday, May 28, by the Lebo American Legion Post 323 and the Lebo American Legion Auxiliary. water system. saving time only a week off, it may 17, when the bus departed Council President Bill Scott called Southern Coffey County High If history repeats itself, Allen County can expect to prosper handsomely from last weeks news that a mini-Silicon Valley is coming to Coffey County. church basement. In the boys bracket, the Hartford Jaguars are seeded No. He also serves as attorney for the cities of New Strawn, Waverly and Gridley. Among the schools competing are the Burlington Lady Wildcats in Class 4A Division II and the Lebo-Waverly Lady Wolfdogs in Class 2-1A. BURLINGTON John Redmond Reservoir has a sedimentation problem so severe the reservoir is referred to as the poster child for sedimentation in Kansas. Sheriff Randy Rogers requested the initial 20-minute executive session, with no discussion except to request Most of the areas remaining territory is listed as abnormally dry, but moderate drought is still evident across the southern half of Coffey County and part of northern Greenwood County. . of Forrest Rhodes, with regret, as a BURLINGTON The Burlington USD 244 Board of Education accepted retirement resignations from two teachers and a principal, and extended administrative contracts when they met Monday. meeting were board members Jeff construction field inspector, during a Action taken by the commission included accepting a bid for fence construction, giving conditional approval to extend New Strawns extraterritorial jurisdiction, and extending the work hours of a recycling department employee. Also in the field are Independence (4-3), Sabetha (4-4), Iola (3-4), Paola (3-5), Rock Creek (0-8) and Prairie View (0-8). BURLINGTON In a special meeting on Monday March 30, the Coffey Health System Board of Trustees hired Thomas W. Laux as interim chief executive officer, effective March 31. BURLINGTON For the next two weekends, Burlington High School Theatre will stir up a variety of feelings and memories of days past, when students perform two different shows, a straight play, All I Really Need to Know I Learned In Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum, and an original dance show, To Be Found, written by BHS Theatre. finished third in pork ribs, fourth in At 9:58 p.m., an approaching thunderstorm with strong winds prompted meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Topeka to issue a severe thunderstorm warning that included the cities of LeRoy, Burlington, New Strawn and Waverly. Coffey County Council for the Arts, in the Vietnam War makes Veterans BURLINGTON Coffey County Commissioners on Monday approved an undisclosed settlement with a former employee and viewed a public presentation of 2020 highway projects. There is no way to simulate it during the regular season because there is such a finality to it. Arnolds inspiration was the book Bringing Nature Home, by University of Delaware professor Douglas Tallamy. made his appearance at 7:50 a.m. Jan. 2 seed Lyndon (11-7), No. Harvest Day. The watch was upgraded to a winter storm warning on Tuesday evening. LEBO Teacher Appreciation Week, May 7-11, is an opportunity to let students show their gratitude to their teachers. The board approved spending $41,606 to replace an outdated sound system in the high school auditorium and another $90,000 to replace a digital phone system that has seen better days. A tailgate party will start at 5 p.m. at the West Ball Field followed by a game between Coffey County law enforcement and firefighters. County Clerks Office (county election 7128850, also from Hoovers Thriftway, went unclaimed. The county is able to raise more tax dollars with the same mill levy, because the countys assessed valuation increased from $408.1 million to $439.7 million. available at Hoovers Thriftway or Translate Accessibility. The general election is April 7. Baker and Double Take Production will provide entertainment at the west park shelter house, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Lebos three-day Stars and Stripes Extravaganza will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This fight isnt even close to over. for more than five years, BURLINGTON Three readers of The Coffey County Republican wasted no time in claiming $50 instant prizes in the Christmas on Us promotion. The state has been quick to deploy a . board spent the last one hour and 35 dreams. chicken to pull out the win. Independence, 4:10 p.m.; and boys' seventh-place game, Labette County vs. Prairie View, 5:45 p.m. All consolation bracket games will be held at the BMS gym. With snowfall totals as high as 11-13 inches forecast for the area, Southern Lyon County USD 252 and Lebo-Waverly USD 243 made the decision to cancel school for Tuesday on Monday evening. At 10:30, awards will be presented and the event will conclude with the release of balloons at 10:45. Fifty-four school districts are suing Kansas to recover school-aid money legislators chose not to budget during the 2008 financial crisis. R - David Lehman - 36, County Commission District 3 The victim of the crime is her son, Benjamin Edward Riggs-Geisler, who died about 12 hours after his birth. Coffey Health System patients now have the benefits of a new CT scanner at Coffey County Hospital. they have done for decades. is on the road to recovery. the Neosho Rapids area, Christmas Craft Festival Saturday Plaza Theater tour, activities bring in donations. personnel, which included 20 minutes *No 1,022 --, Prairie View United Methodist Church celebrating milestone. Coffey County officers carry 'Flame of Hope'. Nepotism policy does not apply to sheriff. The commission received the Kansas Juvenile Semifinal games will be played March 2 and 3, and finals will be March 4. The plant is designed to contain leakage, and there has been no release from the plant. We are so thankful that God continues to work in it.. classification. In a Class 1A regional tournament to be hosted by Lebo, the Lebo Wolves earned the No. Sunday, Nov. 16. However, personnel matters of nonelected The 2015 budget, totaling $10.7 million, will raise $614,790 through ad valorem tax, which is $7,125 more than this year. matters worse, the driver of a tractortrailer, Commissioners on Monday waived Some do not have a plan. of Transportation (KDOT) This pages tracks the history of coronavirus cases in Coffey County, both recent and all-time. Brandon Hines. in New Strawn City Lake and County Treasurer Karen Maley. for Brooklyn In the girls bracket, Waverly is seeded second with a 17-2 record, while Lebo is seeded third with a 9-10 record. week of the Christmas on Us spent six hours Wednesday extinguishing WAVERLY The 122nd annual Ohio Days festival will be held in Waverly from July 13-17. Kenneth Combes, Bob will also be staged at 7 p.m. April 6 SCC will take on No. Hundreds of Scouts were at the camp for the week, including Troop 139, a troop from Emporia and, in a twist of irony, several troops that had been sent to Spanish Peaks from a camp near Denver, due to wildfires. He had a pacemaker, a defibrillator and heart repair surgery. UPDATE: Deadly crash in Coffey County claims a life. sloppy joes available throughout the This is the Development Director Kelli Semifinal games, as well as games for the championship and third place, will be played Friday, May 27. Get the answers here, with data on cases and infection rates. They will play No. They accepted the resignation of the event as a way to celebrate vote. with a biscuits and gravy and The manufacturer plans TOPEKA (KSNT) A quick moving weather disturbance will bring a round of light freezing rain and light freezing drizzle to the area. June 1. County Commission. The facility will create more than 1,200 jobs averaging $66,000 annually. A Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism spokesperson identified the victim as Guixian Zheng. Chapter Regent Martha Hager led the service honoring Cunningham, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his distinguished gallantry in action on May 22, 1863 at Vicksburg, Miss. The timing of the precipitation will be from Friday afternoon through Friday late evening. BURLINGTON Coffey County Commissioners on Monday approved the purchase of new election equipment and approved the purchase of a component to fix an emergency communication issue. at Burlington Elementary locations in the United States. Good luck, Lady Jaguars, Lady Wolves, Lady Titans and Lady Bulldogs! 1 seed with a 13-6 record, while the Waverly Bulldogs are seeded No. anywhere from 1 to 4 inches of rain Coffey County voters decided two contested county races when they went to the polls in Tuesday's primary election. Updated 2017 Lyon County League Tournament Brackets, Durst wins bee with 'Jacobean' in round 11, BURLINGTON Spelling bees are nothing new to Audrey Durst, Lebo, who won the 2017 Coffey County Spelling Bee Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Burlington Middle School. A primary election will be The Coffey County Republican Central Committee selected Phelan from a In the Class 3A regional softball tournament to be hosted by Osage City High School, the Burlington Lady Wildcats earned the No. space., BURLINGTON After years of writing Josh Bohach, project manager for the alert classification at 3:42 p.m. Jones. The BIT was originally postponed to Thursday due to weather conditions that resulted in at least four of the participating schools in tournament, including host team Burlington, not being in session Tuesday. Chamber of Commerce and taxing authority for the district's capital pounds. latter presented by Poor Boy Rod Club, Coffey County Kansas Most Wanted. all voted to accept Lindauers resignation, BURLINGTON The start of the 2018 Burlington Invitational has been moved up to Wednesday. Festivities will officially begin Friday afternoon with the craft and business vendor expo, while Saturday's schedule includes the KCBS-sanctioned cookoff, a pedal power tractor pull and a variety of kids' games and activities. presidents and we are planning a Walmart Express Severe drought covers a thin strip in southern Coffey and north-central Greenwood County. life-long bird lover Yvonne Patterson-Burbach and her birds, which include parrotlets, several species of parrots, cockatoos, macaws, School district budget hearing set for Monday. Hart, Michael Thorp, The county seat and most populous city is Burlington. 4th Judicial District 301 S. Main Ottawa, KS 66067 Make plans to attend the 36th annual Ordinance 861 is published in the public notices section on page 8. the runoff, so areas downstream Gov. Girls' semifinal games will be held Thursday, March 2, Hartford (9-11) playing Crest (5-14) at 6 p.m. and Marais des Cygnes Valley (2-18) playing Waverly (18-1) at 7:30 p.m. Read about the 2023 Coffey County Spelling Bee in this week's edition of The Republican, online now. The semifinal and championship games will be played May 16. The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released the brackets for Class 1A substate basketball tournaments. through Friday at the county clerks A three-way the resignation of former CEO Commissioners on Monday approved . OTTAWA On Friday, the west City hall has been operating from the N. Fourth Street location since staff left city hall at Third and Neosho streets when Rock Creek flooded around Memorial Day Weekend and flooded the basement. Margie Wakefield (Dem) 706 82,074 Kansas for Kids, is to help show The council approved the budget at its regular meeting Wednesday night, following a one-minute public budget hearing. meetings, ever since the board decided Fogger, who served in Iraq, told the audience of his time spent in the Iraqi desert, recalling how he and other soldiers carried 80 pounds of equipment, how it was hot, with temperatures reaching as high as 137 degrees and how all you saw was brown ground and blue sky. The storm system, called Winter Storm Q, prompted the National Weather Service in Topeka to issue a winter storm watch on Monday. of Burlington The concrete improvements at Happy Tails Park are part of the Burlington Lions Clubs effort to leave a lasting legacy of service to the community. which is double what is being used under The deadline and Bob Saueressig, County Substate assignments placing each of the four teams in a different substate set up the possibility for this scenario. 17 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 18 before Yoho lived there with his 12-year-old son, Zander. Gov. Seventeen schools were represented at the meet with 93 participants competing on 53 teams. Williams and her husband, Kirk, own Beto, Inc., (the truck plaza), and the Regency Restaurant Group, which owns Wendy's. ; Carl Sherman (R), Ottumwa Twp. Workers have been busy this week pouring concrete parking area, painting and roofing buildings, erecting the new water slide and more. Electricity is available for a would not be flooded. Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties: Coffey County residents have the opportunity to clean up their property and dispose of a wide variety of unwanted items at no cost during the week of Oct. 14-19. Present for the regular weekly meeting were Commissioners Arlin Meats, chairman, Jim Dale, Kenneth Combes, Fred Rowley and Bob Saueressig, County Clerk Angie Kirchner, County Payroll/Benefits Coordinator Denise Humlicek, County Attorney Christopher Phelan and Administrative Assistant Donna Berland. The Internal Revenue Service investigated. Fourth Street in Burlington. hospitals and health systems are practically BURLINGTON Wade H. Bowie II began working last week as Coffey County Attorney. Rowley, County Clerk Angie from the citys engineer about the and was 20 inches long. interviewing Campbell. Both Marais des Cygnes Valley teams advance to the semifinal round. For the past 13 weeks, Burlington City Hall has been temporarily located at the former LCEC building, which has been vacant since LCEC relocated nearly two years ago to a new building in the BETO Junction area. During the week, the Coffey County Sanitary Landfill will accept appropriate waste from Coffey County residents at no charge. Killough bid $75.45 per ton and Others present were City Superintendent Ron Parkey, City Clerk Joni Hernandez, Zoning Administrator Carl Ware, TrustPoint Insurance Agent Bobbi Gellhaus, Marc Chester, Keith Schaller, Mike Classen and U.S. Cellular representatives Paul Renhardt and Kenny Crist. and middle school principal. his first full month on the job, Coffey Freeman joined nine other outstanding Kansas sports figures recently enshrined in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Also planned for the three-day celebration are new events such as the Gravel Grind, an alumni ceremony, Kansas Mud Boggers Mudrun, a talent show and a dancing fairies pageant. Severe drought covers a thin strip in southern Coffey and north-central Greenwood County. 2. of 15 minutes or less can be Other teams include No. 2 Rock Creek, as well as Paola, who is receiving votes for the rankings but is not ranked at present, and an always tough and athletic Labette County team. Both dollar amounts are the largest in event history. Coffey County commuting by the . Despite Coffey County Library, Administrative Office. Allegre Rexall Drug celebrating 90-year milestone in Lebo. their children. Republicans. Candidates file for city, school board seats. Most of the areas remaining territory is listed as abnormally dry, but moderate drought is still evident across the southern half of Coffey County and part of northern Greenwood County. Donna Berland. That was evident Wednesday when a number of volunteers and vendors donated labor and materials to reroof Roneys home, as well as start a makeover on the inside. has plans to build a scaled-down version LeRoy Homecoming celebration is Sept. 1-3. It was supposed to be BURLINGTON Aside from approving two payroll changes, Coffey County Commissioners didn't take any action when they met Monday for their regular weekly meeting.Commissioners present were Kimberly Skillman-Robrahn, chairman, Larry Crotts, Kenneth Combes, Bob Saueressig and Fred Rowley, County Payroll Clerk Denise Humlicek, County Attorney Doug Witteman and Administrative Assitant Donna Berland. (CDFs), which are located south of Topeka-Hayden (28-11) is the No. A citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age or older, or who will be 18 at the next election, must register before he or she can vote. for inexperienced teen drivers. junior, placed second in the 195-pound pipeline that will carry the sediment