INDEPENDENCE — Hayleigh Passauer and Ty Wood were crowned Montgomery County 4-H Fair queen and king during coronation ceremonies Tuesday night at Memorial Hall.

Passauer, a member of the Valley Victors 4-H Club, and Wood, a member of the Happy Hustlers 4-H Club, will hand out ribbons and plaques throughout the remainder of this week’s 90th Annual Montgomery County 4-H Fair.
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The U.S. Postal Service has announced several more post offices in the Montgomery County area are being studied for closure.

In June, the U.S. Postal Service announced that Havana and Sycamore post offices were on a list of Kansas post offices being studied for possible closure or consolidation. This week, that list was expanded to include Tyro in Montgomery County.
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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.

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Cammie Dodson cast a slight grin while leading her bucket calf into the arena during Saturday’s judging competition at the Cherryvale Youth Fair. Dodson, daughter of Jeremy and Cheri Dodson, resides in rural Liberty. The annual Cherryvale Youth Fair — the first of a busy fair season — drew more than 160 participants last week. Fair officials said participants from four area counties competed in three days of events and fun activities. Dubbed as “the biggest little fair in Kansas,” the Cherryvale Youth Fair has been held for many decades and incorporates involvement between youths and adults. Complete details and photographs of the youth fair can be found in the July 21st edition of the Montgomery County Chronicle. Call (620) 336-2100 or (620) 879-2156 to subscribe.

Cherryvale city taxpayers will have to dig a bit deeper in their wallets to fund city services and programs for 2012 under a budget proposal that was announced Monday.

City councilors on Monday voted to publish a proposed budget plan for 2012 that calls for a mill levy, also known as a tax rate, hike of 4.414 mills. In the proposed budget plan, the City of Cherryvale’s levy will increase to 43.958 mills — which is up from the 39.544 mills assessed in the current 2011 budget year.
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

INDEPENDENCE — County commissioners on Monday heard a proposal from Mark McCleary, rural fire coordinator, and Jim Miller, emergency preparedness director, to consider implementing some type of an automated telephone service that would notify rural residents about severe weather alerts.
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Roof collapses at Quality Time Lanes, 2222 W. Main, in Independence, Kan., shortly after 9 p.m., Wednesday night. First reports indicates no injuries as bowling alley was not occupied at time of collapse.  More details later.

COFFEYVILLE — When Coffeyville Community College offensive coordinator Kelton Copeland resigned last week to take a position at the University of South Dakota, most schools would have been in a pickle in trying to fill an important coaching void just two weeks before the start of pre-season camp. The Ravens did not have to look far to find an ideal replacement.

Former Red Raven head coach Skip Foster has agreed to return to CCC, this time as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

CANEY — Mothers of two former Caney Valley High School cheerleaders Monday pleaded with USD 436 Board of Education to end bullying at local schools and to stop protecting family members who are on the local payroll — an issue, they said, that has fueled the bullying environment.

However, the requests by Terri McDaniel and Traci Toy to review bullying and nepotism issues will have to wait until September, which is when board members agreed to begin re-examining current policies pertaining to bullying and nepotism
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