Ellis County could earn an additional $50,000 for charitable grants in the community through a county-wide “Twice as Nice” gift matching campaign.
In February, the Dane G. Hansen Foundation will match all public gifts to the Ellis County Legacy Fund at the Heartland Community Foundation, up to $50,000. Donations will be matched dollar for dollar, at a maximum of $5,000 per donor. If the $50,000 goal is met this year, the fund will gain a total of $100,000.
Over the past two years, the “Twice as Nice” campaign has raised over $200,000 for the Legacy Fund, which to date has granted $8,825 to charitable projects in Ellis County.
“As the Legacy Fund grows, the grants back to the county will grow as well,” said Sandy Jacobs, executive director of the Heartland Community Foundation.
Dr. Roger Marshall, R-Great Bend, is the First District Kansas Congressman.Friends,
Thursday I voted against the bipartisan proposal, and I want to be clear as to why. This ‘compromise’ failed. We started these negotiations asking for 230 miles of border wall – the end result only left us with 55 miles. Any Kansan can tell you that’s not a deal worth taking.
There is no one, Democrat or Republican, that could say the President didn’t try to negotiate this deal in good faith. The bottom line is, Democrats never shared the same goals as the American people or President Trump- that goal being, secure our southern border. They solely wanted to deny this crisis and ignore all of the evidence that DHS has consistently provided.
It is shameful that these negotiations failed, so I understand and respect the president’s declaration.
Last week, I wrote an op-ed for Fox News that outlined the incredible risks of the barbaric New York abortion law. The late-term abortion process that New York recently passed is inhumane, for both the child and the mother. The further along in a pregnancy, the more risk from complications come with an abortion procedure.
On Wednesday morning, I joined Fox & Friends to discuss my experience as a physician at length and to continue to spread the truth about these dangerous procedures. On Wednesday night, I spoke out about the incredible risks of abortion on the floor of the House of Representatives and called upon my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to realize the danger it poses to mothers.
NY Abortion Law is Inhumane and Dangerous
I am outraged by the new legislation in New York that legalizes abortion up to the due date. I never thought I would see this day come, but I will do everything I can to prevent and combat anti-life legislation such as this.
New York’s latest embrace of late-term abortion is disgusting. It is, not only legalizing the murder of these precious babies just moments before their birth, but it also puts these mothers in extreme danger. The further along in a pregnancy a woman is, the more at risk she is of being harmed or even killed as a result of complications. Often, a woman in the late stages of pregnancy are at higher risk of life-threatening hemorrhaging and other extreme health risks.
As an OB-GYN, I’ve delivered thousands of babies and helped mothers through their pregnancies for 25 years, New York’s law demonstrates a complete disregard for life and medical standards that should be strongly condemned by all physician organizations and all Americans. As long as I have the privilege to serve in Congress, I will keep fighting for life and against abortions.
I discussed this topic further on Wednesday morning when I joined Ainsley Earhardt on Fox & Friends and exposed the harsh reality of the risks to mothers that late-term abortions pose.
Securing Our Southern Border
I voted against the border security proposal that made a mockery of the crisis on our southern border. I’m not sure how this negotiating process went from bad to worse. The President was very clear about needing 5.7 billion to build 230 miles of the wall across the southern border. I cannot support a deal that only funds 55 miles of the wall.
Throughout this entire process we have seen those on the far-left use these negotiations as a messaging platform to attack the president, rather than focus on the crisis at our southern border. I’m fed up with it, and the more than 70 percent of Kansans in my district who want the wall built are sick and tired of the political games and dysfunction in Washington.
Kansas Medical Society
Kansas Medical Society
The Kansas Medical Society visited my office on Tuesday where we discussed health care issues affecting citizens statewide. One of the main topics of the meeting was the opioid crisis and how it is affecting our communities.
The misuse of opioids has garnered increased attention in Kansas and across the nation in recent years. Last Congress, I voted for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, both of which appropriated around $10 billion to address the opioid epidemic – the largest investment to date. These bills also provide for public prevention programs and law enforcement activities related to substance abuse.
I am committed to finding a solution that maintains the ability of physicians to make clinical decisions in the best interests of patients while adequately addressing the crisis of opioid abuse.
Border health care
Discussing Health Care at the Border with the Department of Homeland Security
I joined my colleagues in the House Doctors Caucus on Tuesday for a briefing by Department of Homeland Security officials about their efforts to deliver quality healthcare at the Southern border. We discussed the current challenges and how further developments like a border wall would help them perform their jobs better and more efficiently. I am proud to be a member of such a dedicated group of medical professionals, and I look forward to working with them to provide the men and women at the DHS with the resources they need to do their jobs.
Hearing on Climate Research
On Monday, I joined my colleagues on the Science, Space, & Technology Committee to hear from leading climate scientists about the state of the climate and current climate research.
Climate research hearing
One thing is clear; industrial activity is contributing to the changing climate. To combat this, we must incentivize American businesses and entrepreneurs to develop a strong energy sector that includes all production methods and sources. If we are to remain a global leader, we must have a broad portfolio of affordable energy technologies to create cleaner energy.
I believe that the best and only way for us to achieve this goal is to put forward realistic and market-based solutions to develop cleaner energy while maintaining our market dominance when it comes to energy. What we need is to set the ingenuity of the American economy loose to find solutions, not dictate economy-crushing mandates from Washington.
Hutchinson Community College
Last week leaders from the Hutchinson Community College visited Washington, DC. We discussed my support for Pell Grants, which help students in need attend college, the Federal Work Study program, and the importance of job training.
With over 70 academic programs, Hutchinson Community College is a leader in equipping Kansans with the knowledge and skills they need for a successful career. They also offer some of the most affordable education in the state, allowing for a healthy work/school balance. It is critical that Congress continue to support community colleges like Hutchinson and I am proud to represent such a fine institution.
We Must Stand with Israel
On the House floor, I spoke out against antisemitism. There is no place for such hatred in America, especially not in the halls of Congress. We must hold our elected officials accountable and speak out forcefully when they advocate against the values of this nation.
It is clear to all of us; there are a couple of new colleagues across the aisle need be reminded, in fact, they need to admit, that the brutal regime of Iran is the chief obstacle to peace and security in the Middle East. We must continue to stand with Israel.
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Last week, I joined a group of bipartisan members to introduce H.R. 118. This legislation would designate March 2019 as Endometriosis Awareness Month.
Endometriosis is a disease of the uterus that can lead to complete infertility and, sadly, 1 in every ten women of reproductive age in the United States is impacted by it. Throughout my career as a physician, I’ve treated hundreds of endometriosis patients, and while we have advanced our treatment procedures through surgery, medication, and nutrition, we are still working hard to understand this disease in its entirety.
Establishing Endometriosis Awareness Month is an important step towards highlighting the experiences of women fighting this chronic disorder every day, that remains incurable to this day. I hope that one day, through awareness efforts like this legislation, we find a cure.
Laina and Roger Marshall
Valentine’s Day
To me, Valentine’s Day will always be the day that I celebrate my wife and I’s engagement. I took Laina to our church, got down on one knee and asked her to spend the rest of her life with me. I can’t believe that was 36 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday.
There was no one else in the church, it was just us, and I wouldn’t have done it any other way.
Thanks for being my rock, my wife, a wonderful mother, and a super grandmother! Happy Valentine’s Day, Laina.
Clinton Clifford Karst, 88, passed away on Feb. 17, 2019, at Medicalodges of Great Bend. He was born Nov. 28, 1930, at Galatia, to Seigmond and Pauline (Miller) Karst. Clinton married Loene Schwein on Aug. 28, 1955, at Milberger.
A lifetime resident of Barton County, Clinton was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy, earning the rank of DC3. He was an accomplished welder, working in the construction field all of his life, owning and operating Karst Welding. Previous employment were held at Bureau of Mines, Otis, Stanion Wholesale and Murphy Tractor and Equipment. Clinton had been a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington, where he had served faithfully on church council, life member of V.F.W. Post 7428, Fraternal Order of the Eagles and the Sunflower Polka Club.
Survivors include wife, Loene of the home; two sons, Curtis Karst of Great Bend, Craig Karst and wife Amy of Hoisington; one daughter, Colleen Karst and husband Joe Hines of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; one brother, Leonard Karst and wife May of Great Bend; one sister, Darlene Reber of Roseville, Cal.; two grandchildren, Amber Young and husband Austin of Great Bend, Ally Karst of Hoisington; one great grandchild, Bentley Young of Great Bend; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial Services have been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington, with the Rev. Wayne Baldyga presiding. A prayer service will be at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, with the family greeting friends at 6:00 p.m. A private family inurnment will be at Hoisington City Cemetery, Hoisington, at a later date with military honors conducted by the U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Memorials may be given to Emmanuel Lutheran Church or Kans for Kids, in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS.
Dena SattlerTOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Commerce has named Dena Sattler as the Director of Marketing and Communications. She has been active in the role since mid-last week.
Sattler served as editor-publisher of The Garden City Telegram from 2004 to 2018, and in 2018 was named southwest Kansas group publisher for GateHouse Media, serving as publisher of The Telegram, the Dodge City Daily Globe, The Pratt Tribune, Kiowa County Signal and St. John News.
“Dena brings decades of experience and serious talent to this agency,” said Acting Secretary of Commerce David Toland. “She will be instrumental in our push to communicate our mission for Kansas, as well as in exposing the opportunities of the state to potential business partners around the world.”
Sattler began her journalism career at her hometown newspaper in 1985 in Burlington, Iowa. She went on to fill a variety of reporting and editing roles before moving to Kansas in 1998 for a management training program with Hutchinson-based Harris Enterprises. Her training included work in all phases of newspaper operations at The Telegram, The Hutchinson News and The Ottawa Herald before she returned to Garden City for a position as advertising-marketing director, followed by her promotion to editor-publisher.
“I’m excited to be part of the dynamic team at the Department of Commerce,” Sattler said. “Throughout my career I’ve been in position to help raise awareness of the important work of economic development in southwest Kansas. I’ve seen the positive impact of economic development initiatives in so many Kansas communities, and look forward to contributing to impressive efforts to help people and businesses throughout Kansas grow and prosper.”
Sattler is a past president of the Kansas Press Association board of directors. She’s a trustee for the Kansas Newspaper Foundation and the William Allen White Foundation at the University of Kansas. In Garden City, Sattler served as a board member for the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce, Garden City Downtown Vision, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney and Kearny Counties and the Finney County Humane Society.
A graduate of the University of Iowa, she is a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, with service during the First Gulf War.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether the 2020 census can include a question about citizenship that could affect the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives and the distribution of billions of dollars in federal money.
Photo courtesy US Census Bureau
The justices have agreed to a speedy review of a lower court ruling that has so far blocked the Trump administration from adding the citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950.
Both the administration and opponents of the question agreed the court should settle the matter quickly because census forms need to be printed soon.
Arguments will take place in late April. A decision should come by late June.
The case pits the administration against immigrant advocacy organizations and Democratic-led states, cities and counties that argue the citizenship question is intended to discourage the participation of minorities, primarily Hispanics, who tend to support Democrats from filling out census forms.
The challengers say they would get less federal money and fewer seats in Congress if the census asks about citizenship because people with noncitizens in their households would be less likely to fill out their census forms.
The Constitution requires a census count every 10 years. A question about citizenship had once been common, but it has not been asked of every household since 1950. At the moment, the question is part of a detailed annual sample of a small chunk of the population, the American Community Survey.
The case stems from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ decision in 2018 to add a citizenship question to the next census, over the advice of career officials at the Census Bureau, which is part of the Commerce Department. At the time, Ross said he was responding to a Justice Department request to ask about citizenship in order to improve enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in New York ruled in January that the question could not be included, saying that fewer people would respond to the census and that the process Ross used was faulty.
Pressed for time, the administration bypassed the federal appeals court in New York and appealed directly to the justices. The challengers defended the lower court ruling, but acknowledged the need for a quick answer to the legal issue.
It’s rare for the high court to weigh in without the benefit of appellate rulings. Such interventions usually are reserved for national political crises, including the Pentagon Papers case.
The administration has defended the addition of the citizenship question by arguing that courts have no business second-guessing the commerce secretary in performing a basic function of his job.
But Furman largely agreed with the local and state governments and rights groups that sued over the issue. He pointed out that Ross had ignored his own experts’ views that a census with a citizenship question would produce less accurate results and add to the costs.
Documents and testimony produced as part of the trial in New York showed that Ross had begun pressing for a citizenship question soon after he became secretary in 2017, and that he had consulted Steve Bannon, who had been President Donald Trump’s top political adviser, and then-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Emails showed that Ross himself had invited the Justice Department request to add the citizenship question.
The judge’s ruling held that Ross’ decision about what to ask on the census was “arbitrary and capricious” under the federal Administrative Procedures Act.
There are at least four other ongoing lawsuits over the question, including a trial in San Francisco that was wrapping up Friday. The Supreme Court, though, is expected to settle the matter with the case it has agreed to hear.
The staccato chopping sounds of helicopter blades echoed across the gorges, drawing everyone’s eyes skyward as the little chopper appeared as a dot on the horizon.
Anticipation ran high among the K State “deer crew” as the early morning light revealed the day’s first two Scott Co. Kansas deer suspended safely below the craft. Even though it was blasted cold and we were all bundled up like snowmen, the moment the deer were laid gently on the ground, the crew rushed forward with all the enthusiasm of the doctors and nurses on MASH as they ran up the hill to retrieve their patients from the choppers.
The three year western KS deer research project I wrote about last winter has just entered its second year and the task at hand last weekend was capturing and tagging additional deer for the study. As their headquarters for the day, Kansas State Professor of Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management Drew Rickets and his student crew had chosen this high open knoll in a rolling desolate pasture northeast of Scott City surrounded by deep, winding, brushy draws.
A sizeable tent was erected to hold examination tables and equipment. This year the goal was to capture, tag and collar an additional 30 does near Scott City and an additional 30 farther north near Lenora, KS. Only enough bucks will be collared at each site to replace bucks lost last year through harvesting, motor vehicle accidents or natural causes. The deer selected for capture will be divided evenly between whitetails and mule deer.
Three guys make up the helicopter crew, the pilot, a “gunner” and a “mugger.” The pilot cruises the draws and hillsides and when a deer is sighted, he puts the chopper over the deer so the gunner can shoot a large net that encompasses the animal and puts it safely on the ground. The helicopter lands and drops off the mugger to prepare the deer for transport while the pilot and gunner take to the air again in search of another. The deer is given a mild sedative and all four legs are tied together with a leather belt, then it gets a blindfold and is rolled out of the net into a heavy canvass transport bag. After the gunner nets a second deer, he is dropped off to prepare that one while the chopper picks up the mugger and the first deer. Finally, the gunner and second deer are picked up and both deer are flown back to the tent. Captured bucks are given a GPS tracking collar by the helicopter crew and released where they are captured.
Does taken to the tent site are rolled onto wooden stretchers, weighed and laid on a table in the tent. Again, with all the eagerness of Trapper, BJ and Hotlips on MASH, the crew sets to work. While a couple students gently hold the deer on its side, a veterinarian gives her a sonogram to determine if she’s pregnant, she’s given an ear tag and a GPS collar, various measurements of her body are recorded, and if she’s pregnant a vaginal transmitter is implanted that will begin transmitting when she enters labor so the fawn can be found, collared and tracked also. Finally, a paint mark is put on her back so she’s not recaptured by the chopper crew, and she’s released outside.
The study began as a means to help KS Dept of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism biologists understand why mule deer are steadily regressing westward and being replaced by whitetails. Joyce and I spent a couple days at Scott City last May helping the group track and find fawns, and I was honored to be allowed to participate in this part of the project as well, as the exuberance and attention to detail by these college students running the study is infectious to say the least. The only thing lacking from my experience was a chance to ride in the chopper as the pilot threaded his way through the brushy canyons like Luke Skywalker in Star Wars!…Continue to Explore Kansas Outdoors.
Steve Gilliland, Inman, can be contacted by email at [email protected].
Whoever coined the phrase “Disneyland on the Potomac” years ago about our government and the politics to go with that must be shocked how this whole thing has escalated like never before in our history.
In the event readers don’t understand my point, our nation’s capital Washington D.C. is located on the Potomac River, and what goes on there can be described as a fantasy world in far too many ways. Much of our government and politics seems to be unreal, more like a Disneyland or playground. It’s beyond belief what takes place.
For starters, the left, with new people in Congress as per our last election, have a Green New Deal that many of them (along with old timers) are proposing. No more fossil fuels they say. That means no airplanes or gas driven vehicles. Current heating and air conditioned buildings all to be replaced by the energy coming from wind farms and solar panels. Also, no more cows since their farts (yup, I said farts) causes carbon emissions into the atmosphere and affects climate change. The whole thing is bizarre.
Parts of our government are off the rails. It isn’t even remotely possible to make this writing sound somewhat academic considering laughable stuff coming from the left. They actually came out publicly proposing the elimination of cows for farting.
No matter that coal, natural gas and oil has given us the greatest economy in the world. No matter that the New Deal would cost trillions upon trillions of dollars that we don’t have. The Green New Deal proponents must literally believe money grows on trees. Green trees, pun intended.
It’s all about fantasy, lack of realism, lack of objectivity, lack of facts. The words “funny farm” comes to mind if you get my point. Funny farms are for the insane and much of what goes on is insanity. You would think Hollywood (the mecca of fiction) would be up in arms for taking a back seat to government and the multitude ways its become a make believe world.
Let’s take one of the biggest issues of the day involving our government, that being immigration. Approximately half of our government (and half of our voters) try to convince the other half that a wall or steel barrier at our borders won’t keep out known criminals, drug pushers, those engaged in human trafficking, etc.
Do we, as a country, want open borders? As things stand now, illegals are costing taxpayers billions in the way of welfare and law enforcement. Cheap labor takes jobs away from citizens. For every illegal that may be of benefit to this country, there are a half dozen or more who do not. But “so what” say the out in left field liberals of the Democrat Party who insanely claim walls don’t work.
And there’s the Trump Russia collusion storybook narrative. To paraphrase what America’s top talk radio host says – it’s the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people in our history. For over two years there have been investigations and speculation with no evidence. Nor one iota of evidence Russia hacked into our 2016 election.
Just think! Day after day, night after night, fake news mainstream media has fooled its viewers that Trump will be destroyed for colluding. There is no evidence period, yet media has it’s viewers waking up every day thinking “this is the day” Trump goes down. CNN, MSNBC, the three networks, the Times and Post are master’s of deception. That’s a euphemism for lies and distortion. Who in the heck needs to pay ten bucks to see a movie filled with suspense and drama when one can simply turn on the TV.
No Hollywood director or producer could find a person capable of writing a better or more fictitious script. How about the fake dossier used to get FISA warrants to spy on Trump and associates claiming that Trump, while in Russia, hired hookers to urinate on a bed that Obama and Michelle slept in? And, come to find out Obama, Hillary, FBI, DOJ, and even Russia are behind this make believe story. Only in the world we live in do the hate Trumpers skate free from Russia collusion while they pin collusion on our president.
One has to laugh at how bizarre the collusion fairy tale saga has become, but no laughs when one looks at the time and money spent on fake news for over two long years to bring down a duly elected president. A con game because they wanted Hillary. By the way, there’s indisputable proof forthcoming that the collusion came from those I just mentioned, and not Trump.
Disneyland and the movies are for fun, and I injected a bit of humor in this writing, but it really comes down to a sad state of affairs in this country where reality is a figment of one’s imagination coming from our politicians, media, and half of the voters in this country.
LABETTE COUNTY — Authorities with a Kansas non-profit animal shelter were busy over the weekend.
photos UNLEASHED PET RESCUE AND ADOPTION·
On Friday night a rescue team with Unleashed Pet Rescue and Adoption returned safely to their shelter with 43 dogs from the hoarding situation in Chetopa, Kansas, according to the organization’s social media page.
“No longer will these dogs have to live in their own feces without drinkable water, medical attention or shelter in below freezing temperatures. A lot of these dogs are now in the warmth of foster homes but some of these pups are still in need of foster placement.”
The organization also needs help covering the cost of the vaccinations and spay/neuter surgeries they dogs will need, and medical treatment as some of the dogs have tested positive for heartworms.
Anyone interested in fostering with please email the organization at [email protected]
Unleashed Pet Rescue is a licensed, non-profit animal shelter located at 5918 Broadmoor, Mission, KS, that works to save the lives of homeless pets and strives to improve the image of bully breeds in society, according to the organization’s web site. They also work daily with high kill shelters to pull “unwanted” pets to safety.
BOURBON COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 4p.m. Sunday in Bourbon County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Dodge Van driven by Dixie Birdsong, 60, Mapleton, was westbound on Kansas 31 one mile east of the Kansa 65 Junction.
The driver fell asleep. The van traveled off the north side of the roadway, hit an embankment and came to rest in a ditch.
Birdsong was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.
Two passengers in the van Taylor Birdsong, 16, and Kyleigh Birdsong, 13, both of Mapleton, were transported to Freeman Hospital. None of the occupants of the van were wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.
BARTON COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 9:30p.m. Sunday in Barton County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Chevy Truck driven by Ryan A. Bieberle, 26, Hoisington, was westbound on Kansas 4 just west of Hoisington. The truck left the roadway to the north and crossed the center line. It left the roadway to the south side, rolled and the driver was ejected.
Bieberle was transported to a hospital in Wichita. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
Washington’s Birthday Snow likely, mainly between 8am and 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday Night A slight chance of snow before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as 1. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
TuesdaySnow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. East wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday NightSnow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 14. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
WednesdayMostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Wednesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 14.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a Do Not Drink Order for the Lane Co. Rural Water District 1 located in Lane County.
The Order took effect on Feb. 18 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a line break resulting in the potential of bacteriological contamination. A secondary water source that is high in nitrates was put into service until the primary well can be returned to use.
Until the line break is repaired the following steps should be observed:
DO NOT GIVE THE WATER TO INFANTS. Infants below the age of six months who drink water containing nitrate in excess of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) could become seriously ill and, if untreated, may die.
Water, juice and formula for children under six months of age should not be prepared with tap water. Bottled water or other water low in nitrates should be used for infants until further notice.
DO NOT BOIL THE WATER. Boiling, freezing, filtering, or letting water stand does not reduce the nitrate level. Excessive boiling can make the nitrates more concentrated, because nitrates remain behind when the water evaporates.
Water should not be ingested or used for brushing teeth. Use bottled water.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from an automatic icemaker.
Do not use water to cook or prepare food.
Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested.
The water may be used to flush toilets.
Limited bottled water is being supplied by the system at the Healy Elementary School for those in need.
Regardless of whether the public water supplier or KDHE announced a Do Not Drink Order, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the Do Not Drink Order on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety & lodging program at [email protected] or call 785-564-6767.
Ellis County could earn an additional $50,000 for charitable grants in the community through a county-wide “Twice as Nice” gift matching campaign.
