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Cash CashBalance Total Total Balance Unpaid Bills

Fund* Jan. 1 ** Receipts Expenditures Dec. 31 Dec. 31Township-General 2,827.51$ 70,313.19$ 60,505.34$ 12,635.36$ -$ Fire General Fund 6,650.01$ 146,642.29$ 141,971.11$ 11,321.19$ -$ Special Machinery 114,150.63$ 60,178.70$ 18,192.79$ 156,136.54$ Payroll Fund 932.69$ 27,000.00$ 26,933.64$ 999.05$ Outstanding Debt December 31 18,192.87$

* Detailed fund pages are available at the county clerk's office.** Includes all money the township has including checking account savings and investments.

I certify that this financial report is a correct summary of all money received and expended as well asall unpaid bills for the township during the year ending December 31, 2017.

Date: January 31, 2018 Robert FritchTownship Treasurer

ANNUAL REPORT OF Rock Creek TOWNSHIP AND Fire District #5JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS

FINANCIAL REPORT

The undersigned treasurer of Rock Creek Township and Fire District #5, submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 2017.

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Cash CashBalance Total Total Balance Unpaid Bills

Fund* Jan. 1 ** Receipts Expenditures Dec. 31 Dec. 31Township-General 29,038.87$ 17,557.53$ 38,129.86$ 8,466.54$ -$ Fire Fund (705.93)$ 95,330.37$ 94,578.30$ 46.14$ -Bond & Interest 1,402.39$ 21,121.94$ 19,945.52$ 2,578.81$ Equipment Fund 10,105.29$ 54.93$ 10,160.22$

* Detailed fund pages are available at the county clerk's office.** Includes all money the township has including checking account savings and investments.

I certify that this financial report is a correct summary of all money received and expended as well asall unpaid bills for the township during the year ending December 31, 2017.

Date: January 30, 2018 Amy Kramer, Township TreasurerGary Branson, Township Trustee

ANNUAL REPORT OF Ozawkie TOWNSHIP & FIRE DISTRICT #7JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS

FINANCIAL REPORT

The undersigned treasurer and trustee of Ozawkie Township & Fire District #7, submit the followingreport for the year ending December 31, 2017

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HEARING FORALCOHOLIC LIQUOR

LICENSECITY OF OZAWKIE, KANSAS Please take notice that pur-suant to the requirements of City of Ozawkie City Code sec-tion 3-102, as amended, an ap-plication for an alcoholic liquor license has been filed with the City Clerk of the City of Ozawk-ie, Kansas requesting that the City waive the 100 foot distance requirement established in City Code section 3-102(a) and grant a liquor license for the prop-erty located at 102 Main Street, Ozawkie, KS, more accurately described as:

A tract of land lying in part of Block “S”, in the City of Ozawkie, in Jefferson Coun-ty, Kansas, and being de-scribed as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of a County Road, 270.15 feet South of the Northwest corner of the said Block “S”, said point being the South-west corner of the property belonging to the United Methodist Church; thence East along the South line of said Church property, 150 feet; thence South parallel to the East line of said road, 94.13 feet; thence Westerly 150.23 feet to the East line of said road; thence North along the East line of said road, 88.22 feet to the Point of Beginning all according to the Plat of Survey #7045, by J.F. Kramer, LS-4, dated April 27, 1970.

A hearing on this matter will be held by the governing body of the City of Ozawkie at 6:45 P.M. on February 12, 2018 at City Hall in the City of Ozawkie. All persons interested may appear and be heard on this matter at that time and location.

Constitution Hall State His-toric Site in Lecompton is again the site for the Bleeding Kansas program series now in its 22nd year. The series begins Jan. 28 and runs every Sunday at 2 p.m. through March 4. There is a suggested donation of $3 for adults.

Boxing for Parkinson’sat YMCA thanks to FreeState members Through the assistance of FreeState Electric Cooperative’s participating members, the Op-eration Round-Up committee recently awarded the Topeka YMCA $2,500 to launch the Rock Steady Boxing program at the southwest location. Rock Steady Boxing is a pro-gram developed for those who have Parkinson’s disease. Sev-eral studies have shown that high-intensity exercise is the best way to subdue symptoms of Parkinson’s. “This is a first of its kind class,” said Joe Hodgson, di-rector of programs for Topeka YMCA. “This class offers dif-ferent levels to accommodate varying degrees of symptoms. It provides support, and cama-raderie for fighters and caregiv-ers.” “It may sound surprising,” Hodgson added. “But, this non-contact boxing-inspired fitness routine is dramatically improv-ing symptoms and allows peo-ple to lead more independent lives.” Classes will be held every Monday and Wednesday begin-ning Feb. 5 at the southwest YMCA location from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Training classes, taught by certified personal trainers, include an exercise program that attacks Parkinson’s at its vulnerable neurological points. While focusing on overall fit-ness, strength training, reaction time and balance, workouts include ring work, focus mitts, heavy bags, speed bags, double-ended bags, jump rope, core work, calisthenics and circuit weight training. No boxing experience is nec-essary and people of all ages are invited to participate. Boxers, both male and female, range in age from mid-30s to early 90s. For more information, con-tact Joe Hodgson at the To-peka YMCA by email at JoeH@ymcatopeka.org or call 785-435-8659.

A Sundry of matters■ The Kansas Department of Transportation has expressed its appreciation and recognized employees celebrating years-of-service an-niversaries in February. Among them is Troy Whitworth, assistant director of operations, Meriden, who is celebrating 30 years. KDOT is proud to acknowledge them for the long-term dedication they have provided to the state of Kansas.

■ Winchester is among 32 communities that will receive federal grants for a variety of improve-ment projects, according to the Kansas Depart-ment of Commerce. The city of Winchester will receive $306,980 in Community Development Block Grant funds to improve portions of 3rd Street, Poplar Street and 2nd Street. The city will provide $221,320 in matching funds.

■ The University of Kansas Chapter 171 of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi initiated more than 140 students as new members dur-ing a ceremony at the end of the fall semester. Among them were Kayla Lawson, Ozawkie, and Hannah Gibson, Perry. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines.

■ U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) was reap-pointed and confirmed by his colleagues last week to serve on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Development. The other committees he serves for the 115th Congress are Commerce, Science and Transportation, Appropriations, Veterans’ Affairs, Environment and Public Works, and Indian Affairs.

■ The Kansas Department of Agriculture, K-State Research and Extension, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will be hosts to a regional farmers’ market vendor

workshop in Olathe from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9. The workshop will be held at K-State Olathe at 22201 W. Innovation Drive. Kansas farmers’ markets not only provide a fresh food source, but also stimulate the local economy. In 2017, 85 farmers’ markets were registered with KDA’s Central Registration of Farmers’ Markets.

■ The Kansas Department of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension will offer a ses-sion to help people earn the necessary approval to sell wild morel mushrooms. The session will take place during Farmers’ Market Regional Workshop in Olathe Feb. 9 (see story above). Registration for the workshop is now open and is $20 a participant. Registration includes lunch; however, lunch will only be guaranteed to those participants who register by Feb. 1. The identification session is intended to help ensure that wild harvested mushrooms sold as morels in the state of Kansas are safe to consume.

■ Craig Gigstad, Valley Falls, was thanked for his service for representing Kansas on the United Soybean Board from 2011 to 2017 when the Kansas Soybean Association held its Soybean Expo in Topeka Jan. 10.

■ Jefferson County Fire District 11 will sponsor a donkey basketball game at the Valley Falls school Sunday, Jan. 28.

■ Aisha Mitchell, Valley Falls, is among those named to the 4.0 dean’s list for the fall se-mester at the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg.

■ Autumn Houk, Oskaloosa, and Kristina Silvers, Valley Falls, have been named to the University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, fall dean’s honor list for grade point averages of 3.5 or better.

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Bleeding Kansas series starts Jan. 28 The Jan 28 program will be “Saving Constitution Hall” by preservation architect Dan Rockhill, U.S. Rep. Lynn Jen-kins, and former state Sen.Winton A. Winter Jr. The Feb. 4 program will be “Weapons of Kansas and Mis-souri: Cavalry Carbines of the Civil War” by Gary Nevius, AIA,

gun collector and historian. The Feb. 11 program is “Marching Home: Union Veter-ans and Their Unending Civil War” by Brian Matthew Jordan, professor, Sam Houston State University Department of His-tory. He’s the author of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize book by the same name.

KCC invites public comment on merger The Kansas Corporation Commission invites the public to provide comments on the pro-posed merger of Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy, parent company of Kansas City Power & Light Company. If the application filed by the companies Aug. 25, 2017, is ap-proved, the combined company will have more than 1.5 million customers in Kansas and Mis-souri. A public hearing on the pro-posed merger was held Jan. 22. Members of the public may also make comments to the of-ficial record through March 29. There are three ways to sub-mit a comment: 1. Go to the Commission’s website (www.kcc.ks.gov/your-opinion-matters) to enter your comment. 2. Send a letter to the Kansas Corporation Commission, Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, 1500 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604-4027. Be sure to reference Docket No. 18-KCPE-095-MER. 3. Call the Commission’s Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027 or (785) 271-3140.

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agreement a second time and then sign it. Noll told the commissioners at one point that contrary to what was reportedly being re-ported on some Facebook pages and other social media plat-forms, the county hadn’t closed any roads the week before in the wake of the winter storm that passed through northeast Kansas, leaving snow and ice behind. The only roads that were closed were roads located on U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers property, he said. Noll informed the com-missioners that the Road and Bridge Department had done some work for the City of Ozawkie after it had received a request from the city to help with the application of salt on the streets there following last week’s wintry weather. He went on to say that he would be sending the city a bill and that he had informed the city that it shouldn’t expect to regularly receive similar assistance in the future. Later in the meeting, a ques-tion posed by Ledbetter trig-gered a relatively brief discus-sion concerning the overall safety of US-24 just to the west of Perry and what could, or should, be done to make that particular stretch of the high-

way safer going forward. Emergency Management Director Keith Jeffers informed the board that this week is Wild-fire Awareness Week in Kansas and that he would be updating the county’s website in view of the occasion. Jeffers told the commissioners that experts are saying that with respect to the possibility of large wildfires breaking out here and there around the state this spring, weather conditions later this year will be similar to what they were like last year. Jeffers announced that in the near future he would be test-ing the breathing apparatuses available to Health Depart-ment personnel and firefight-ers to determine the extent to which these pieces of equipment properly fit the individuals who will be using them in an emer-gency. Jeffers also reported that he was working on a grant in the hope of obtaining more 800-megahertz radios for use by county personnel. Ambulance Service Director James Tweed made the com-missioners aware of a transition that is taking place which in-volves the software his depart-ment has been using to transmit data to various federal and state agencies. He called the transi-tion “one we’ve been looking forward to” and also said he hoped it would “be seamless.” According to Tweed, the tran-sition was necessitated by the general failure of a third-party vendor to adequately get the information the governmental agencies wanted to them, but he made it clear that the vendor, which wasn’t identified, wasn’t guilty of a breach of contract. Planning and Zoning Ad-ministrator Dustin Parks made available to the commissioners copies of two reports, one titled “Quarterly Report of Dwellings from 1998-2017” and the other titled “2017 Year End Building Permit Report”. Information gleaned from these documents the paper believes to be of at least some interest to the gen-eral public will appear in a future issue of the paper. On a 3-0 vote, the board OK’d Resolution 2018-001, clearing the way for the county to waive the state requirement under K.S.A. 75-1120(a) that cities, counties and other governmen-tal entities use “generally ac-cepted accounting principles in the preparation of their finan-cial statements and records.” The decision to intentially ‘opt out’ of K.S.A. 75-1120(a) is commonly referred to as “the GAAP waiver,” GAAP being an acronym for generally accepted accounting principles.