The county commissioners appointed alternates for the Kansas Association of Counties (KAC) at Monday’s commission meeting. The first alternate will be Lonie Addis and second will be Brian Kinzie.
The Juvenile Justice Authority lease was renewed on the building used by Dr. Murphy.
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Labette Correctional Conservation Camp was notified on Wednesday, July 22, that the grant submitted for the correctional camps was not funded.

Task force members are now in a holding pattern awaiting information from the Kansas Department of Corrections for lease terms on the two correctional buildings in Oswego.  Upon receipt of the information, they will be able to schedule the next meeting and move forward in seeking opportunities for these facilities, task force organizer Phil Blair.
The men’s correctional camp closed June 30 and the women’s camp closed Dec. 31, 2008, due to the state’s finances.

Complete commission story in this week’s Labette Avenue.