CHERRYVALE — Cherryvale’s Third Annual Clean-Up Day is set for Friday, April 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

USD 447 students in Cherryvale will be released to help local volunteers for several hours of cleaning, painting and washing in the Cherryvale community. The event is sponsored by the Cherryvale Chamber of Commerce and is held prior to the Cherry Blossom Festival as a way to beautify the town.
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The Montgomery County Chronicle publishes death notices on this website at no charge to the family of the deceased. Complete obituary can be found in the print edition of the Montgomery County Chronicle. Complete obituaries are printed at $20, which is billed to the funeral home handling the funeral and burial arrangements. Click on “Read More” to find the death notices. Read more

State Senator Jeff King, Kansas Senate Dist. 15, R-Independence, will hold listening tour meetings in Montgomery County on Thursday, April 21. The public is invited to attend any of the meetings to ask questions about issues important to you. King holds listening tour meetings in every community in his 15th District.

Following is the schedule for his listening tour meetings on April 21:
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

COFFEYVILLE — Commissioner Pam Jones assumed the title of Coffeyville mayor, Don Edwards joined commissioners Richard Gonzales and David George in taking the oath of office, and commissioners accepted the resignation of commissioner Jim Taylor, Sr., in the first meeting of a new city commission Tuesday.

Jones was named mayor for a one-year term upon unanimous vote of the commission.
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

The flip of a coin will be needed to decide an Elk City Council position after two candidates finished the April 5 general election in a tie.
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BY RUDY TAYLOR
rudy@taylornews.org

CANEY — By a 4-3 margin, USD 436 Board of Education members on Monday voted to drop their current nepotism policy, returning instead to a less restrictive one first adopted in 1990.

Board members Jack Kopfman, Mark Artherton, Suellen Holtzman and David Deal voted to drop a policy approved by the board in 2008 which prohibits the employment of specific family members within the school district. Darlene Sanders, Debbie Morrison and Bobby Hawthorne voted against removing the current policy.

“I have not been given a good reason for making this change,” Sanders said. “I believe board members should be above reproach as we serve on this board. We should not be here for financial gain.”
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Tyro City Council

Council:

Write-in candidates 45

John Knox 19

Wayne E. Blakemore 16

Lucille E. McConnell 16

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Dearing City Council

Mayor:

Randy C. Haymaker 36 (100.0%)

Council:

Terri Bishop 31 (25.20%)

Kenneth W. Campbell 30 (24.39%)

Philip K. Helt 29 (23.58%)

Brian Loomis 29 (23.58%)

Write-in candidates 4 (3.25%)

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Elk City Council

Mayor:

Carl Ennis Moore 24 (42.86%)

James L. Wilburn 17 (30.36%)

Write-in candidates 15 (26.79%)

Council:

Joshua M. Johnson 52 (26.40%)

Johnnie McElwain, Jr. 50 (25.38%)

Kimberly High 45 (22.84%)

Michele Anglin 38 (19.29%)

Write-in candidates 12 (6.09%)

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Havana City Council

Mayor:

Dennis Hodges 24 (72.73%)

Alfred H. Daniel, Jr. 8 (24.24%)

Write-in candidates 1 (3.03%)

Council:

Write-in candidates 42 (15.71%)

Jeanne J. Taylor 20 (14.29%)

Karla E. Watson 20 (14.29%)

Theresa Hoyt 17 (12.14%)

Irvaleen Gartrell 16 (11.43%)

Melissa Burchfield 13 (9.29%)

Carol E. Powell 12 (8.57%)

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Liberty City Council

Mayor:

Bruce H. Main 15 (93.75%)

Write-in candidates 1 (6.25%)

Council:

Write-in candidates 21 (34.43%)

Bradley Tucker 15 (24.59%)

Robert A. Hobbs 13 (21.31%)

Jim Tallman 12 (19.67%)

Coffeyville Community College (FINAL RESULTS)

x - indicates winner

x-Lue Barndollar 1237 (28.63%)

x-Buck Walton 1208 (27.96%)

x- Sherri Melander 1105 (25.57%)

Richard D. Robison 754 (17.45%)

Write-in candidates 4 (0.09%)

Independence Community College (FINAL RESULTS)

x-indicates winner

x-Jay Jones 782 (15.25%)

x-Phillip Fienen 775 (15.15%)

x-Hoite C. Caston 604 (11.80%)

Frank J. Crebase 557 (10.89%)

Deborah L. Sandoval 513 (10.03%)

Dale Roberts 499 (9.75%)

Jack L. Reddick 488 (9.54%)

David Wallis 473 (9.24%)

Tom Tyler 418 (8.17%)

Write-in candiates 8 (0.16%)

USD 436 Board of Education

These results are not yet official because they do not include those votes that were cast in USD 436’s district in Chautauqua County.  Those votes will be added to the Montgomery County portion of USD 436 on Wednesday to determine the winners.  The numbers below reflect only those votes that were cast in USD 436 in Montgomery County.

At-Large:

Timothy E. Rigdon 353 (74.32%)

Write-in candidates 122 (25.68%)

District A, Position 4:

Leslie Littlepage 216 (43.64%)

Kevin L. McIntosh 278 (56.16%)

District B, Position 5:

John C. Harmon 364 (83.87%)

Write-in 70 (16.13%)

District B, Position 6:

David L. Deal, Jr. 307 (68.37%)

Write-in 142 (31.63%)