May 18, 2012

GEHS girls basketball now boasts 8-1 record

GEHS junior Cassie Wait scores two of her team high 13 points in the Lady Blazers 41-34 home win Jan. 13 versus Blue Valley Northwest.  Photo courtesy of Plank Photography

GEHS junior Cassie Wait scores two of her team high 13 points in the Lady Blazers 41-34 home win Jan. 13 versus Blue Valley Northwest.  Photo courtesy of Plank Photography Dave Switzer Special to The Gardner News The Gardner Edgerton varsity basketball girls ran their record to 8-1 with a pair of hard-fought home league [...]

Around Town

Question: When will we have results of the USD 231 bond issue? Answer: In order to be counted, ballots must be in the election office no later than noon on Jan. 31. According to Johnson County Election Commissioner, Brian Newby, results should be available shortly thereafter. He estimates the office will have a preliminary tally [...]

BPU decision nears

Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Gardner’s Board of Public Utilities Exploratory Committee is inching closer to making a final recommendation to the city council. The committee is charged with studying the pros and cons of a BPU that would manage the city’s water, wastewater and electric utilities. The committee, which is chaired by Councilman Chris Morrow, was [...]

Late basket lifts Broncos to win over Baldwin

Cole Lillich’s last second lay-up proved to be the difference as the Broncos escaped with a hard-earned 58-56 win at home versus Baldwin, Jan. 13. Lillich’s lay-up sealed the verdict and brought to a close an exciting see-saw game. “Both teams played hard and it was an exciting game to watch,” said Coach Rick O’Neil. [...]

Blazer frosh lose twice at Blue Valley NW

GEHS freshmen Jake Beckner sets the offense in action last week versus Blue Valley Northwest. The Blazers A and B teams dropped a pair of decisions to the Huskies.  Submitted photo

David Switzer Special to The Gardner News The Gardner Edgerton High School Blazer freshmen boys basketball teams dropped a pair of hard-fought decisions at Blue Valley Northwest Jan. 12. In the ‘A’ team contest, GEHS lost 57-22 despite six points form Carson Hobby and Sean Callahan. “Our ‘A’ team guys played hard versus BVNW but [...]

City debates changes utility management

Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com At least one council member doesn’t think the city should spend more time considering a private-public partnership for Gardner’s utility management. Council member Chris Morrow said maintaining management of Gardner’s electric, wastewater and water utilities is in the public’s best interest. “I’m not sold that this is something we need to spend [...]

CERT

Staff photo by Mark Taylor

Staff photo by Mark Taylor The Gardner Rotary Club is sponsoring Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) at Johnson County Fire District No. 1’s New Century AirCenter station. Pictured is Cherlyn White-Conklin, Rotary president. The program trains volunteers to identify and anticipate hazards, extinguish small fires, assist emergency responders, conduct light search and rescue, set up [...]

Pugh replacement to be announced

According to comments on the Citizens for the Future of Gardner Facebook page on Jan. 16, Mayor Dave Drovetta will ask Gardner City Council members to confirm Heath Freeman to fill Dennis Pugh’s seat during a council meeting on Jan. 17. The council meeting occurred after press time. Several candidates applied to replace Dennis Pugh, [...]

BOCC continues public hearing for Edgerton cemetery district

Mark Taylor mtaylor@gardnernews.com Johnson County Commissioners on Jan. 19 voted to continue a public hearing to consider a request from the Edgerton Cemetery Association to form a cemetery district with taxing authority. The cemetery district would be formed  in an effort to help head off the cemetery association’s financial problems. The boundaries of the proposed [...]

4-H’ers sing for patients at local rehab hospital

Members of the Johnson County 4-H Dog Club gathered at Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital on Dec. 13.  While they were there they sang songs, and played piano and violin for the residents.  Submitted photo

Shyan Locke Club reporter The December meeting of Johnson County 4-H Dog Club was held Dec. 13 at the White Building on the Johnson County Fairgrounds.  4-H members went to the Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital 45 minutes before the start of the meeting to sing songs and play piano and violin. Some 4-H’ers brought their dogs [...]