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- 70th birthday hunt one to remember
Sandra asked me what I wanted for my 70th birthday. I told her I already had made plans for a celebration involving hunting in western Kansas for pheasant and quail with family and friends.
- Mankato man wins $20,000
MANKATO a ' A Mankato man who purchased two $2 Bonus Crossword Kansas Lottery tickets Monday won not only a free ticket, but $20,000. William McMillan, who works for Sunflower Manufacturing in Beloit, usually ...
- Joanne Laven
Joanne Laven, age 74, of Mankato, died peacefully on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Mankato House Health Care Center after a courageous battle with cancer.
- Theatre renovation changes front
Saturday, volunteers worked at the Ute Theatre, Mankato. By day's end they had taken out the old front doors, front window and glass block wall. The wall was replaced with timber and a new front window and doors were installed. Later in the week, the interior of the wall was insulated and sheet rock added. Those involved included Larry Groves, Cregg Jeffery, Mark Hurd, Chris Klos, Rick Lehrling and Thadd Hinkle. Bob's Inn provided the Saturday noon meal for the workers. Saturday workers plan to add siding. This is the first stage in a campaign to renovate the Ute Theater. Other work planned includes a new ceiling, new flooring, new carpet, new paint job and other improvements planned.
- Family supports man accused of murder
Members of Ben Gericke's family expressed "shock" Friday that he was charged with murdering his 11-month-old child in July.
- Possible Campus-Wide Smoking Ban at RCTC
Discussions are underway at Minnesota State University Mankato to implement a campus-wide smoking ban.
- Larry Gillett Receives Holm Award
Larry Gillett of Burr Oak, Kansas was presented the U.S. Department of Commerce John Campanius Holm Award at a ceremony given in his honor on September 5, 2008.
- Frosts to lead Octoberfest parade
Dwight and Beverly Frost have been selected to serve as the grand marshals of the Esbon Octoberfest parade planned for Saturday. The Frosts are busy volunteers in the Esbon community and serve in many Esbon organizations. Beverly is a native of Burr Oak, but has adopted the Esbon community as her own since she moving there in 1995 following her marriage to Dwight. She grew up on a farm northwest of Burr Oak and is the daughter of Beth Jeffery, Superior, and the late Lyle Jeffery. Beverly volunteers as co-manager of the Village Cafe which is owned by the City of Esbon. She explained her reason for volunteering at the cafe, "I want to keep the cafe doors open as it is important to the community." She has been the cafe's co-manager for three years.
- Hospital must install fire sprinkler system
Cynthia Clark, a recently appointed Jewell County Hospital board member from Burr Oak, was present for the September board meeting, held Thursday morning in the meeting room at the hospital. Clark was appointed to fill the expired position of Bill Loomis. Another board position has been vacant since the July resignation of Cleo Hiltgen. Other board members present were Larry Welch, Sandy Nelson, and chairman Dan Garman. Gloria Schlaefli was present representing the Jewell County Record and hospital personnel present were D'Ann Basart and administrator Doyle McKimmy.
- Highway 14 Plans Delayed
MnDOT is delaying their decision regarding plans for Highway 14 from Mankato to New Ulm.The department will continue to look at their options on where exactly to place the four-lane highway.The sticking points ...
- Gillett honored as weather observer
Larry Gillett, Burr Oak, was honored Friday night at the Rock Hills Middle School, Burr Oak, when he received the John Campanius Holm Award for his services as a local weather observer. This award is the second highest national award that an observer can receive. Meteorologist in Charge, Steve Eddy, of NOAA's Hastings weather forecast office, presented the award to Gillett in front of an audience of friends and family. Marla Doxey, program manager of the Hastings office, participated in interviews and provide details about the cooperative observer program, which claims more than 11,000 volunteer observers. A reception was held following the presentation.
- Historic jail, residence commemorated
Saturday afternoon the former Jewell County jail and sheriff's residence building was recognized with a memorial plaque presentation and open house. Family members representing a former Jewell County Sheriff, the late Charles R. "Jock" Murray, presented the bronze plaque with information about the building and it's origins, along with a list of Jewell County sheriffs who worked and resided in the building. The plaque was donated in memory of Jock Murray. He served his home county as sheriff from 1964 to 1970 and then went on to serve 22 years as an agent for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The plaque is located at the front entrance to the building.
- School days on the way for Rock Hills
Rock Hills Schools will open for the fall term on Thursday, Aug.14. The three attendance centers include the high school and elementary school in Mankato, and the middle school in Burr Oak. Teachers are to report Monday. Fall sports practice will begin Monday, Aug. 18. Jewell junior high boys will be playing football in a sports cooperative with Rock Hills Middle School this fall. New teachers this school year at Rock Hills Schools are Sheila Tucker, Carolyn Johnson and Janice McMillan. Sheila Tucker will be teaching secondary language arts. She taught at White Rock for 12 years prior to the unification of the two districts. She has 25 years of teaching experience. Sheila and her husband, Randy, live near Glen Elder. Their daughter, Janelle, graduated from White Rock High School and their son, Michael, graduated from Rock Hills. Her hobbies are sports and reading.
- Pannbacker would give BOE 'outside voice'
The Kansas Board of Education could use an "outside voice" and Washington County farmer Bill Pannbacker believe's he's the one to provide that insight.
- Sheriff's department investigating string of thefts
Calvin Bohnert, rural Jewell, reported to the Jewell County Sheriff's Department that he had a pile of 25 to 30 hedge fence posts that were missing from a location three miles west and two north of Jewell. Bohnert reported the posts were taken sometime in the last 30 days. Apparently, grass had not grown back where the posts were piled, giving Bohnert some indication of the time period of the crime. Many of the posts have black burn marks from a recent burn. The amount of the loss is estimated at less than $500.
- Wheat harvest wrapping up in Jewell County
The Jewell County wheat harvest is almost completed. The 2008 wheat harvest is proving to be a successful one with reports of bushels per acre ranging from the 40s to the mid-70s. The wheat harvest is 60 percent done in the Esbon area. Esbon elevator employees have heard farmers tell of yields from 30 to 50 bushels to the acre, and 255,000 bushels of wheat had gone into the elevator in Esbon as of Monday morning. Wheat is half harvested in the Burr Oak area; 100,000 bushels of wheat had gone to the elevator there as of Sunday night. Bushels to the acre in the Burr Oak area have been reported in the 60s and some 70s. Test weights have been from 58 to 62. Moisture tests have come in low.
- KDHE issues boil water advisory for tornado-stricken Jewell
A tornado destroyed the water tower in Jewell Thursday night, creating a loss of pressure in the water distribution system and prompting the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to issue a boil water ...
- Officials survey twister, wind damage
Emergency officials from the damaged counties -- Jewell, Republic and Smith -- also participated.
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City DescriptionMankato is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. The population was 976 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jewell County.
Mankato is located at 39°47′14″N 98°12′33″W / 39.78722, -98.20917 (39.787220, -98.209274).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 976 people, 436 households, and 256 families residing in the city. The population density was 964.0 people per square mile (373.1/km²). There were 509 housing units at an average density of 502.7/sq mi (194.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.67% White, 0.10% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.
There were 436 households out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.1% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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