May 19, 2013

VanDeberghe, Dellinger sign basketball letters of intent

Hayley Dellinger, left, and Shelbe VanDeberghe recently signed basketball lettersof intent. Dellinger will play basketball at Fort Scott Community College, and VanDeberghe will attend Butler County Community College. Submitted photo

Shelbe VanDeberghe and Hayley Dellinger will continue to play basketball  in the Jayhawk East Junior College Conference next season, following stellar careers at GEHS.
They made it official  April 17 signing national letters of intent in front of family and …

USD 231 contracts with demographer

The USD 231 board of education approved a $12,000 contract with Chris Gralapp for demographic and enrollment services during a board meeting on May 6.
Gralapp will be charged with projecting preliminary enrollment numbers for all school buildings, drafting 5-year …

Council meeting canceled for lack of quorum

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
City officials canceled a city council meeting due to lack of a quorum on May 6. The cancellation came within hours of the meeting’s scheduled start time.
There are only four members of the five-person council. The …

Highfill sets hurdle record

Photo courtesy of Janelle Carpenter

Pioneer Ridge Middle School seventh grader Lauren Highfill (center) set a new school record time of 18.2  seconds and placed second at the Wellsville Relays 100-meter hurdles April 24.…

Mayeske grabs gold at invitational track meet

Senior Matt Mayeske continued his dominance in the hurdling events grabbing gold medals in the 110 and 300 meters events highlighting the Blazer boys effort in a home track invitational April 30.
Equally impressive was senior Ben Carpenter, who cleared …

Mediation fails in school funding lawsuit

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Attempts to resolve a school funding lawsuit against the state of Kansas fell short last week. According to a mediation status report filed by the parties May 1, mediation “was unsuccessful.”
Gov. Sam Brownback and Attorney General …

Schools to be graded differently next year

Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Kansas schools will be evaluated differently next year, Christy Ziegler, executive director of educational services, told board members on Monday night.
She presented USD 231 data for state assessment tests. The preliminary data shows that students in …

Newspaper seeks photographers’ permission

The Gardner News is set to run its graduation edition featuring graduating seniors from Gardner Edgerton High School and Spring Hill High School.

USD 231 is requiring written permission from the photographers of all GEHS graduating seniors. To date, newspaper …

Law enforcement issues alert for missing Olathe toddler

Lana-Leigh Bailey

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is asking for assistance in an effort to locate a missing child.

Lana-Leigh Bailey, an 18-month-old female toddler, 2-feet tall, 30-pounds, Lana-Leigh Baileywith  light brown hair and blue eyes, was last seen on May 1 in …

Author to discuss Jefferson’s mistress at Gardner museum

Charlie Troutner
Special to The Gardner News
Local author, Norm Ledgin will speak about his most recent book, “Sally of Monticello: Founding Mother,” at the Gardner Historical Museum on Saturday, May 11.
The book concerns the relationship of Thomas …