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Pharmacists on call 24 hoursDays - Store Ph. 532-5113

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KINGMANVETERINARY CLINIC633 N. Marquette, Kingman, KS

Phone: (620) 532-3472 or (888) 880-6166

Larry L. Bush DVM• Large Equine• Small Animal

SWANEYVETERINARY CLINIC1015 E Hwy 54 / (620) 532-5544After Hours Call (620) 532-15688 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. M, T, Th & F

8 a.m. - 1 p.m. W, 8 a.m. - Noon SaturdayStacie Swaney DVM

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PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

KINGMAN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Dr. Rudy Sasina

108 N. Main, Kingman / 532-BACK

TERRY GREENSTEIN, DDS126 W. B Ave, Kingman

Phone: 532-3051

DEAN H. LANGLEY, DDS401 N. Main, Kingman

Phone: 532-2831

DR. SETH THIBAULT &DR. ANDREW PIESTER104 Ave. C West, Kingman

Phone: 532-3154

VEACH CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Bruce Veach

125 West A Ave. / 532-1111Hrs: M, T, W & F / 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

ADVANCED MOBILEHEALTH CARE & COMMUNITY CLINIC

437 N. Cedar, KingmanDawna Huhman, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioners(620) 553-5040

Mon-Thurs: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Friday: 8:30 a.m. - Noon

KINGMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL& MEDICAL CLINICSCherie Morris, MD

Katie Cates Panakos, DOErin M. Baxa, MDCarl Green PA-C

Jessica Blackwill, APRNVictoria Moots, DO (retiring 10/31/19)

Hospital Campus750 West D Avenue

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HOSPICE & HOME HEALTH

News BriefsRED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE TO BE HELD DEC. 27The Red Cross blood drive will be held on Friday, Dec.

27 at the Livingston Family Center from 12 to 6 p.m. Do-nors make online appointments or call Sharon James at (620)532-1691 to schedule an appointment time. Donors are encourage to use Rapid Pass online the day of the drive.

KINGMAN LEADER-COURIER OFFICE CLOSED JAN. 1The Kingman Leader-Courier office will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 in observance of New Year’s Day. Normal office hours will resume on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Papers will not be mailed early that week so please expect a delay in receiving mailed papers.

Pretty PrairieMain StreetSteakhouse

112 W Main | Pretty Prairie(620) 459-6700

Open: Tuesday-SaturdayLUNCH

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.DINNER5-9 p.m.

Prime Rib DinnerEvery Saturday Evening

Lil Rascals LoungeOpen: Tuesday-Saturday11 a.m. - 2 p.m. / 5-9 p.m.

Friday-Saturday5-11 p.m.

Christmas lights at2019 N. Jayhawk Dr.

Honk if you like!Have a blessed Christmas,

From the Mathises

USD331• From Page 1A

total levy by seven mills.During the 2018-19 school

year, Kingman Elementary School implemented a new curriculum for fifth and sixth graders that focused on per-sonalized learning time, with some self-directed learning on students’ part, plus proj-ect time closer to a tradition-

al teaching method and a mentoring component. The school is now implementing a new curriculum format for kindergarten through fourth grades.

In April, the school board gave formal approval to an agreement with Kingman Community Hospital, who would hire an athletic train-er who would work with the district and be present at

athletic contests. The agree-ment also provided for the hospital to offer training to other medical personnel who could be present at events to evaluate athletes suspect of sustaining a concussion or other injury.

The hospital hired Brent Komlofske, who started work as the new athletic trainer in June.

The board of education

learned in July that Norwich would establish its own rec-reation department, after reaching an inter-local agree-ment with the Kingman-Nor-wich Recreation Commis-sion. USD 331 is the taxing entity for the recreation com-mission and will remain so under the agreement, with KNRC giving Norwich up to $65,000 per year to run its own department.

The Board of Kingman County Commission-ers met in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room, Kingman County Courthouse, Kingman, Kan-sas on December 16th, 2019. Those present were Fred Foley, Commissioner, Jerry Hen-ning, Commissioner and Carol Noblit, County Clerk; visitors: Larry Landwehr; Roy Riggs, The Law Company; Austin Svoboda, The Law Company; staff: Mary Schwartz, Health Nurse; Sheriff Hill; Linda Langley, Internal Auditor; Stan Goetz, HR/Planning/Zoning/Wastewater Director; Steve Bachenberg, County Engineer & Charles Arensdorf, Public Works Director.

Commissioner Foley called the Board of County Commissioners Meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

The Pledge of Allegiance was said by all in attendance.

Commissioner Foley asked if there were any additions to the agenda.

Commissioner Henning would like to add the Law Company and an Executive Session with Stan Goetz, HR.

MOTION: Commissioner Henning moved to approve the agenda with the addition of the Law Company and an Executive Session with Stan Goetz.

Commissioner Foley asked if there was any public comment.

Larry Landwehr said “Good Morning”.County Clerk submitted the minutes of the

December 9th, 2019 Commission Meeting for approval.

MOTION: Commissioner Henning moved to approve the minutes of the December 9th, 2019 Commission Meeting. Commissioner Henning seconded the motion. The motion was approved upon the unanimous vote of the Coun-ty Commissioners.

The County Commissioners reviewed the Chemical bids by spreadsheet that were submit-ted by John Wimer, Noxious Weed Director.

MOTION: Commissioner Henning moved to approve the purchase of Chemical from SIMS for $14,438.26; VanDiest for $33,128.03 and MARC for $2300.00 for a grand total of $49,866.29. Commissioner Foley seconded the motion The motion was approved with a major-ity vote of the County Commissioners.

8:11 a.m. Mary Schwartz, Health Nurse was in with an update on the office. Coming up in April they are going to have a statewide drill and she would like them to put it on their sched-ule.

Sheriff Hill discussed with the Commission-ers that his old fire system is still good and can be used somewhere else.

Commissioner Henning said getting tempo-rary smoke detectors until a system could be in.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Commissioner Henning moved to go into executive session with Mary Schwartz at 8:33 a.m. to discuss an individual employee’s performance pursuant to the exception under the Kansas Open Meetings Act for discussion of non-elected personnel matters of nonelected personnel in order to pro-tect the privacy interests of the individual to be discussed, and they will return to open session in the Board meeting room at 8:46 a.m. Com-missioner Foley seconded the motion. The mo-tion was approved upon the unanimous vote of the County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners returned to reg-ular session at 8:46 a.m.

Ms. Schwartz left the meeting at 8:46 a.m.8:46 a.m. Sheriff Hill was in to discuss stor-

age units. The quote received is for three units for a cost of $8700.00.

MOTION: Commissioner Foley moved to purchase the three units for $8700.00. Com-missioner Henning seconded the motion. The motion was approved upon a majority vote of the County Commissioners.

8:55 a.m. Roy Riggs, The Law Company was in with the OAC #2 Agenda. Mr. Riggs discussed the outstanding design issues, RFI’s, Submittals, Change Events and General items.

Mr. Riggs discussed the closing of the road.Chief Lux said that the City approved ex-

tending 18 ft on the closure. If they need to close the road the City Commissioners gave the authority to the City Manager to approve clos-ers as needed.

Sheriff Hill let Mr. Riggs know that he talked with the Railroad for usage of the grass lot and he talked with the Concrete company about the closing of the road and they were okay with it.

Mr. Riggs; Mr. Svoboda, Sheriff Hill & Chief Lux left the meeting at 9:19 a.m.

MOTION: Commissioner Foley moved for a recess. Commissioner Henning seconded the motion. The motion was approved with a ma-jority vote of the County Commissioners.

MOTION: Commissioner Foley moved to return to regular session at 9:22 a.m. Commis-sioner Henning seconded the motion. The mo-tion was approved with a majority vote of the County Commissioners.

9:29 a.m. Linda Langley, Internal Auditor was in to review the Department budgets with the County Commissioners.

Ms. Langley left the meeting at 10:15 a.m.10:19 a.m. Stan Goetz was in to let the Com-

missioners know that he has a tele-conference today at 1:30 p.m. for the Action Plan with AEP.

Mr. Goetz submitted a Resolution changing the zoning district classification of certain prop-erty located in the unincorporated area of King-man County, Ks.

MOTION: Commissioner Henning moved to approve Resolution 2019-R15. Commission-er Foley seconded the motion. The motion was approved with a majority vote of the County Commissioners.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Commissioner Foley moved to go into executive session with Stan Goetz at 10:35 a.m. to discuss an individu-al employee’s evaluation pursuant to the excep-tion under the Kansas Open Meetings Act for discussion of non-elected personnel matters of nonelected personnel in order to protect the pri-vacy interests of the individual to be discussed, and they will return to open session in the Board meeting room at 10:52 a.m. Commissioner Fo-ley seconded the motion. The motion was ap-proved upon the unanimous vote of the County Commissioners.

Mr. Goetz left the meeting at 10:53 a.m.10:53 a.m. Charles Arensdorf, Public Works

Director was with a permit for Cox Communi-cation to Lay Fiberoptic cable between Sections 25 & 36 and 35 & 36, Township 27, Range 8 (Hoosier Twp).

Mr. Arensdorf discussed the new require-ments for New Commercial Licenses.

Mr. Arensdorf discussed FAS #12 Bridge Re-pair or replacement.

The Commissioners opened bids for vehicles from the following:

Newberry Family Motors $105,551.00Doug Reh (Pratt) $105,206.00

Lubbers $115,731.00MOTION: Commissioner Henning moved

to approve the bid from Newberry Family Mo-tors in the amount of $105,551.00. Commis-sioner Foley seconded the motion. The motion was approved with a majority vote of the Coun-ty Commissioners.

Mr. Arensdorf discussed the tele-conference that will be this afternoon.

Steve Bachenberg gave a few updates to the County Commissioners on projects.

Mr. Arensdorf and Mr. Bachenberg left the meeting at 11:41 a.m.

11:42 a.m. Richard Schott, Emergency Man-agement Director was in to discuss a new fire system for the Health Department. The bid he received from Honeywell Kansas Fire Equip-ment Co., Inc was $12,174.52. KCAMP has Risk Avoidance Grant funding available of $2000.00 for 2019 and $2000.00 for 2020.

The County Commissioners would like to get bids on a fire system for the Health Department.

Mr. Schott left the meeting at 11:52 a.m.EXECUTIVE SESSION: Commissioner

Henning moved to go into executive session with Becky Luntsford at 11:52 a.m. to discuss an individual employee’s evaluation pursuant to the exception under the Kansas Open Meet-ings Act for discussion of non-elected person-nel matters of nonelected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individual to be discussed, and they will return to open ses-sion in the Board meeting room at 12:00 a.m. Commissioner Foley seconded the motion. The motion was approved upon the unanimous vote of the County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners returned to reg-ular session at 12:00 noon.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Commissioner Henning moved to go into executive session with Becky Luntsford at 12:00 p.m. to discuss an individual employee’s evaluation pursuant to the exception under the Kansas Open Meet-ings Act for discussion of non-elected person-nel matters of nonelected personnel in order to protect the privacy interests of the individual to be discussed, and they will return to open ses-sion in the Board meeting room at 12:05 a.m. Commissioner Foley seconded the motion. The motion was approved upon the unanimous vote of the County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners returned to reg-ular session at 12:05 p.m. with no binding ac-tion taken.

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Commissioner Henning moved to go into executive session with Mark Schnittker, Courthouse Maintenance and Stan Goetz, HR to discuss an individual employee’s performance pursuant to the excep-tion under the Kansas Open Meetings Act for discussion of non-elected personnel matters of nonelected personnel in order to protect the pri-vacy interests of the individual to be discussed, and they will return to open session in the Board meeting room at 12:13 a.m. Commissioner Fo-ley seconded the motion. The motion was ap-proved upon the unanimous vote of the County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners returned to reg-ular session at 12:13 p.m. with no binding ac-tion taken.

MOTION: Commissioner Henning moved to adjourn the regular board meeting at 12:17 p.m. Commissioner Foley seconded the mo-tion. The motion was approved upon the ma-jority vote of the County Commissioners.

KINGMAN COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES, Dec. 16 Meeting