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Following are the honor rolls for the Jefferson West Middle School for the second quarter: Tiger Honor Roll: Eighth Grade: Ella Dickey, Brock Dobbie, Donovan Eck, Gage Galle, Taylor Rowe, Ali Tibbits, Halle Tuck; Seventh Grade: Brianna Bartlett, Ian Campbell, Kaylee Heinen, Kyle Herrman, Nicholas Herrman, Karson Kahler, Mason McCol-lum, Sydney Sage, Tait Sey-mour, Victoria Villines, Aspen Wheeler, Calista Woerner; Sixth Grade: Briar Dobbie, Arianna Faulkner, Austin Knox, Megan Malone, Ashley Moser, Scarlett Olvera, Ryan Pressler, Addison Schwinn, Elliott Stowe, John Takacs, Brody Thelen, Osiris Unruh, Payge Vetsch, Layla Waters; Fifth Grade: Jakerra Afualo, Kaitlyn Butler, Jace Coleman, Harriet Dean, Kayla Dick, Paisley Emanuel, John Hazelton, Savannah Jackson, Sydnee Jackson, Izadora Lane, Mia Mattox, Maxwell Monson, Chloe Nystrom, Brady Skahan, Alissa Stark, Giuliana Velilla, Arianna Waggoner, Lanie Webb, Carsyn Wellman. High Honor Roll— Eighth Grade: Kinsey Bee-cham, Brodie Boyer, Cooper Brading, Rees Brown, Audrey Coates, Delaney Diehl, Caleb

Ditch, Martino Fruean, Derek Hicks, Aspen Livingston, Natalie Meyer, Tamberlynn Pulsipher, Olivia Scott, Sydney Starr, Leon-ard Stevens, Kinley Stones, Breanna Tanner, Rowan Tanner, Sydney Thompson, Makayla Traylor, Adysen Vanzandt; Sev-enth Grade: Samantha Adams, Cheyann Bateman, Brayton Clements, Rori Darveaux, Syd-ney Darveaux, Laiken Emanuel, Arwyn Faulkner, McKenzie Hasty, Lucy Henderson, Emma Herring, Jesus’ Holguin, Tucker Holthaus, Walker Loftin, Katelin Lohmann, Daniel Magathan, Bryce Midgley, Ainsley Scott, Ryleigh Zitek; Sixth Grade: Mary Cordray, Sophia Cozadd, Isabel Higgins, Crayton Holman, Logan Holman, Alex Jacobson, Collin Kearney, Tiauna Mack, Irene Mason, Rylee McKinley, Ava Morrow, Aiden Old, Ja-son Payne, Josalene Schnacker, Mattie Shaw, Kaydence Stark, Joslynn Sutton, Gavin Tanner, Mya Vetsch, Cooper Watkins, Logan Werner; Fifth Grade: Bro-die Bahr, Wyatt Bickel, Jaxon Campbell, Cassidy Casura, Nao-mi Fawl, Paige Gillihan, McKen-zie Heller, Luke Lamb, Corbin Mayer, Colin Midgley, Payton Norris, Braxdon Penry, Sequoia Pulsipher, Madison Sage, Leroy Staniec, Parker Starkey-Hunt,

Jefferson West MS honor rolls releasedMatthew Stockstill, Maxwell Tuck, Trent Turner, Jillian Walder. Black and White Honor Roll— Eighth Grade: Jerzi Boileau, Tori Burress, Nova Chatham, Harley Cragg, Owen Fiehler, Chase Holman, Kendall Mayer, Hunter Moser, Christian Pfeifer, Dawn Saili, Caleb Taylor, Ka-dence Wagoner; Seventh Grade: Taylor Abrams, Elijah Baker, Andrew Beilman, Marissa Bell, Cameron Casura, Addison Gar-rett, Orion Gerety, Creighton Lloyd-Collins, Seth Long, Ean Martin, Christopher Owen, Aubrey Phillips; Sixth Grade: Issac Bateman, Costner Brown, Alexus Cowan, Dalton Cragg, Rhianna Davis, Dearah Gar-rett, Ava Gerety, Brynn Hall, Allen Hawkins, Ethan Keat-ing, Brenna Leuty, Gabriella Pardini, Cooper Pieschl, Caiden Ransone, Rebecca Shrewsbury, Taryn Taylor, Sophie Waters; Fifth Grade: Marli Boileau, Ruger Courter, Cheyanne Davis, Griffin Fiehler, Rylan Haid, Heaven Hodge, Carson Johannes, Emma Ketchem, Ezekiel Lopez, Hailey Mor-ley-Guenther, Cameron Mor-ris, Gage Moser, Rylee Payne, Mar’Kee Steinebach, Brylee Toler, Derek Welborn.

easements. “Conservation easements have a tremendous footprint in the United States with nearly 5 million acres already enrolled. That’s 58,000 square miles,” Karen A. Woodrich said. “This is a great testament to NRCS’s and landowner’s commitment to conservation.” NRCS invites comments on this interim rule through March 6 on the Federal Register. Electronic comments must be submitted through regulations.gov under Docket ID NRCS-2019-0006. All written com-ments received will be publicly available on regulations.gov too.

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tcLocal students named to Fort Hays honor roll Jefferson County students are among the 1,596 students named to the dean’s honor roll for the fall semester at Fort Hays State University. The honor roll includes un-dergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. Local students include: Meriden: Ke’anera Tufanua Fruean, a freshman majoring in information networking and telecommunications (digital media production and journal-ism). Oskaloosa: Zachariah Paul Harvey, a junior majoring in history (secondary education). Ozawkie: Madison Kay Mi-chaelis, a sophomore majoring in biology (health professions); and Jared Robert Miller, a soph-omore majoring in technology studies (construction manage-ment). Perry: Nicole Renee Mar-shall, a freshman majoring in computer science. Valley Falls: Tobi Lynn Ad-cock, a freshman majoring in education; and Mallory Ann Jepson, a sophomore majoring in education.

Academic honors Torrie Easum earned aca-demic honors for the fall semes-ter at Kansas State University. Torrie is a 2016 graduate of Jefferson West High School. She failed to be included with the other honorees last week because she has a Topeka Zip code.

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Medicine topic for seniorsJefferson County Sheriff’s deputies Eric Lang and Tim Bacon stood by to supervise the “Take Back the Drugs” at the Perry Senior Citizens meeting Jan. 13. The program was given by prevention specialists Lydia Fuqua and Deanne Armstrong from Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcoholism. Information was shared about proper medicine storage, disposal of outdated and unused medication, as well as reminders about how to prevent harmful medicine mishaps. The Poison Help No. 1-800-222-1222 was given to everyone. All medications turned in were disposed of by a drug deactivation system.

Bell on dean’s list William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., reports that Rachel Bell, Meriden, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester.

PUBLIC NOTICE(Published in The Valley Falls Vindicator January 16, 23 and 30, 2020)3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY,

KANSASPROBATE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF )THE ESTATE OF )ROY V. DECKER, )DECEASED. )

Case No. 2020-PR-2NOTICE OF HEARING ON

PETITION FORDETERMINATION OF

DESCENTTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CON-CERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Jeannie K. Hofer, a surviving sister and one of the heirs of Roy V. Decker, deceased, requesting: Descent be deter-mined of the following described real estate in Jefferson County, Kansas:

A tract of land described as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point 147.9 feet North of the Southwest corner of Outlot No. 101, in the City of Meriden; thence running East 191.4 feet; thence North 107 feet; thence West 191.4 feet; thence South to the place of beginning; and being a part of said Outlot No. 101, in the City of Meriden, in Jef-ferson County, Kansas,

and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by decedent at the time of death. And that such property and all personal property and other Kansas real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession. You are required to file your written defenses to the Petition on or before Friday, February 7, 2020, at 9:00 A.M. in the city of Oskaloosa in Jefferson County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

JEANNIE K. HOFERPETITIONER

RICK A. JOHNSON #9088 LOWRY & JOHNSONLAW OFFICE 323 Broadway, P.O. Box 10 Valley Falls, KS 66088-0010 Telephone: (785) 945-3281Fax Phone: (785) 945-6255Lowry.Johnson.Law@gmail.comATTORNEY FORPETITIONER

Two new memberson Ozawkie council City attorney Lee Hendricks performed the swearing in cer-emony for the Ozawkie City Council Jan. 13. Taking the oath were Chris-topher Feuerborn, former mayor Gary Branson, and incumbent Kevin Klenklen. The other council members are Nancy Leek and Margie Payne. Mel Armstrong did not seek re-election and Shawn Owen lost his re-election bid. Loren Lutes is the mayor. The council meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m.Obituaries

Earl and Clara Stewart, Topeka, will mark their 60th wedding anniversary Jan. 23

CARD OF THANKS I would like to thank every-one: family, friends, and com-munity members for all of the cards with notes and messages in them, phone calls, visits, and generous thoughtful heartfelt birthday wishes. I received over 100 cards for my 90th birthday. It has been one of the most memorable and enjoyable birthdays I have had. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. — Lucille Noll

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JCGS to meetat Old Town The Jefferson County Ge-nealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in the library at Old Jefferson Town, located on Hwy. 59, Oskaloosa, weather permitting. The public is invited. The library is open to the public Saturdays from 1 to 5 p.m. during the fall and winter, weather permitting. A geneal-ogy member will be there to assist. — Frank Shrimplin, presi-dent

Laverne E. Weishaar

Reception will honorWeishaar on 100th Laverne E. Weishaar, Nor-tonville, will observe her 100th birthday at a reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Nortonville. Laverne was born Feb. 3, 1920, at home in the Mooney Creek community. She is the widow of Robert J. Weishaar. She has been a homemaker and the mother of five children. They are Robert E. Weishaar, Norton-ville; Marlene Weishaar, Mer-riam; Mary Jane Weishaar and Dennis Weishaar, both Topeka; and Terry Weishaar, Spring Hill. She has 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Cards will reach her at 2992 Hamilton Road, Nortonville, 66060.

Clara and Earl Stewart

Stewarts to mark 60th anniversarywith a private event. They have made their home in the Meriden and Topeka area.

MHS will be host to FBLA’ers Members of Future Business Leaders of America chapters in Jefferson County and elsewhere will be converging on McLouth High School Wednesday, Jan. 29—Kansas Day—for the Dis-trict II Conference. MHS senior Elizabeth Funk is one of the District II officers for the 2019-2020 school year. She serves as the District II Vice President.

MARy COuRTER Mary Ella Courter, 90, of Winchester, formerly of Valley Falls, died Friday, January 16, at the F.W. Huston Sr. Living Center. She was born August

13, 1929, in Val-ley Falls, Kansas, the daughter of Char les Frank and Mary Marga-ret Hollis Gillum. Mary was a h o m e m a k e r i n her own home for

many years, she then worked as a cook in the nursing home in Valley Falls, KS for 10 years. She married Dale Richard Courter in Oskaloosa, on De-cember 13, 1945. He preceded her in death in 1991. Other survivors include one son, Richard “Rick” Courter, Nortonville, two daughters, Sherri Jeffers, Oskaloosa, and Mary Ann Hansen, Valley Falls, KS. One brother, Claude Gillum, Topeka and one sister, Shirley Kerr, Oskaloosa, KS. Eleven

grandchildren, 28 great-grand-children and six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation services will be 11:00 AM -1:00 PM, Monday, January 20, 2020, at the Bar-nett Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Spring Grove Cemetery, Boyle, KS. Memorials may be made to the Jefferson County Humane Society and sent in care of the Barnett Family Funeral Home, PO Box 602, Oskaloosa, KS 66066. Barnettfamilyfh.com

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JOHN BODDE John Henry Bodde, 87, died Dec. 17, 2019, at his home in Pagosa Springs, Colo.

He was born July 16, 1930, in Valley Falls, to Henry and Mary Bodde. He became a Navy pilot and graduated from K a n s a s S t a t e

University with a degree in business. John retired from his job as a contract manager for a U.S. defense contractor and then spent many years on a lake house in Jackson, Mich., that he and his wife, Dorothy, built. He is survived by his wife of 63 years; one daughter, Doretta Ward, of Colorado; five sons, Matthew Bodde, of California, Vince Bodde, of Michigan, Wil-liam Bodde, of Massachusetts, Tim Bodde, of Missouri, and George Bodde, of Colorado; three sisters, Mary Katherine Duncan, Jerry Sullivan, and Bea Rafanelli; and 10 grandchil-dren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Bodde. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Jan. 13 at Immaculate Heart of Mary/Pope John Paul II Church, Pagosa Springs. A private inurnment was held in the Columbarium Garden at the church. Donations can be made to Pope John Paul II Church.

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U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) has announced the hire of two additional district representatives to serve north-east Kansas.

Moran names two district representatives Susan Metsker will primar-ily work on behalf of Kansans to address any concerns or issues they may encounter with a fed-eral agency. Jason Osterhaus will serve as a contact and representative at community events and meet-ings for Shawnee, Douglass, Wy-andotte, Miami, Lyon, Ottawa, Osage, Jackson and Jefferson counties. They join State Director Alex Richard and District Rep-resentative Michele Payne in representing the northeast re-gion of Kansas out of the Olathe office. Metsker previously served 12 years as a member of the Shaw-nee Mission School District Board of Education. She served as a district representative for Congressman Kevin Yoder for eight years. Osterhaus, a resident of

Overland Park, served on the Johnson County Commission for the past eight years where he worked to oversee the Johnson County Library Master Plan, expand the Johnson County Mental Health Department, including the Veterans Treat-ment Courts, supported the construction of the new Johnson County Courthouse and Coro-ners Facility, and corrected the understaffing of the Johnson County Sheriff ’s office.