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Grenola Christian Church to host annual clinics

Grenola Christian Church to host annual clinics

The Grenola Christian Church will host its 17th annual men’s clinic on Aug. 22. All area men are invited.
Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the service to start at 7:30 p.m.
The speaker will be Brant Perrigo, children’s minister at Fairview Christian church in Carthage, Mo. Brant, the son of Jack and […]

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Elk River Festival scheduled for Sept. 27

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By Linda Cooke
The 2008 Elk River Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Elk County Courthouse Square in Howard. The event is sponsored by the Howard Chamber Of Commerce.
This year’s activities will celebrate the completion of the Jackson Park Memorial Walking Trail. The fundraising activities for the park began at […]

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DEATH NOTICES

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TEXIE ROBERTS -
Texie Pauline Roberts passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008 at the Caney Nursing Center in Caney. She was 84 years of age and a resident of rural Caney. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 8, 2008 at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Caney, with Pastor David Bycroft officiating. Christy Fellows […]

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Bits and Pieces

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The Elk County Community and Education Foundation will meet Monday night, Aug. 18 at 5:30 p.m., at the offices of John Black, Wabash St, Howard.  We will be discussing new projects and welcome requests to support community projects for Elk County.
Also, we welcome individuals who would like to get involved with the organization through volunteer […]

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Some items to be reprinted

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Several items from the Aug. 6 edition of the Flint Hills Express will be reprinted in the Aug. 13 edition, due to poor print quality.  We regret this issue and hope that the republication of these items will resolve any problems.  Thank you!
Jenny Diveley, manager

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Delinquent tax list published this week

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The Aug. 13 edition of the Flint Hills Express contains the annual listing of delinquent real estate taxpayers in Elk County.
The publication of the delinquent tax list is required by state law and will print for three consecutive editions (Aug. 13, 20 and 27).
To obtain a copy of the delinquent tax list, purchase the Aug. […]

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ECCA to host two programs for county senior citizens

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The Elk County Council on Aging will sponsor two programs funded by the Older Americans Act Title IIIE-Caregivers during the month of August.
One program, “Personal and Home Security,” will help attendees determine home safety, outdoor safety procedures, and being aware of your environment. This program will be held at the Moline Community Building on […]

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Shooting sports participation encouraged

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By Ben Allen
Effective July 1, Chautauqua and Elk County Extension Offices joined forces to become the Rolling Prairie Extension District. Prior to that date, work had begun on combining different areas of the 4-H programs of both counties. One of those areas was the shooting sports program.
This past March, Shane Signor, Brad Monday, Dave Kelly, […]

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Senator Roberts coming to Howard on Monday

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Sen. Pat Roberts will hold a Town Meeting on Aug. 11, at 1:45 p.m. at the Howard Senior Center. The public is encouraged to attend and meet with Sen. Roberts.

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