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KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Caleb Strahm receives Outstanding Graduation Senior award

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Kansas State University Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Thomas Lane has selected 13 students includ-ing Caleb Strahm of Sabetha for the Dean of Student Life Outstanding Graduating Se-nior Award. Strahm’s major is in aeronautical technology.

Other recipients of the Dean of Student Life Outstanding Graduating Senior Award are Hayley Spellman of Emporia, communication studies and political science; Sadie Pol-son of Frankfort, marketing; Francisco Cardoza, manage-ment information systems, and Chelsea Turner, American eth-nic studies, both from Kansas City; Sahiba Grover of Lenexa, microbiology; Ayanna Phil-lips of Olathe, music; Natalie May of Peck, entrepreneurship; Justin Moser of Westmoreland, accounting and management information systems; and Peter Moyer of Wichita, economics and political science; Ayana Belk of Kansas City, Mo., land-scape architecture; Katheryn Gregerson of Herman, Neb., ag-ricultural economics and global food systems leadership; and

Darrell Reese of Plano, Texas, human resource management.

ABOUT THE OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR AWARD

Inaugurated in 1999, this award recognizes seniors on the Manhattan campus and the Kansas State Polytechnic Campus in Salina for their sig-nificant contributions to stu-dent life during their time at K-State. Staff members in the Division of Student Life nomi-nate students they find deserv-ing of the award. Final award winners are recommended to Lane by a committee of student life staff members.

“Though we have many stu-dents who have made a mean-ingful contribution to improv-ing student life at the university, I am greatly pleased to recog-nize these 13 seniors identified by others as truly making their mark throughout their time at K-State,” Lane said. “I thank them for their hard work in making a better K-State for all Wildcats.”

NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY

McClain earns honor

SubmittedChantel McClain of Goff, a

practical nursing student at-tending Washburn University Institute of Technology, has been named to the Nation-al Technical Honor Society (NTHS).

NTHS is an honor society for outstanding career and techni-cal students of workforce voca-tional education institutions in the United States. To be eligible for induction, students must exhibit rewarding excellence in workforce education and promote strong values, such as responsibility, initiative, team-work, leadership and scholar-ship.

The nomination process for this honor began prior to March 23, when online instruction of classes became necessary due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The formal induction event, unfor-tunately, could not take place, and the new NTHS members will be recognized at a later date.

POST SECONDARY GRADUATION

University of Nebraska-LincolnLindsay Ann Meyer of Sabetha

is among 178 University of Ne-braska-Lincoln graduating seniors who have completed the require-ments of the University Honors Program.

To graduate from the University Honors Program, students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average, complete a senior project or research thesis and fulfill other curricular requirements. This is the largest number of Honors graduates in a single term in the 33-year history of the program.

For a full list of University Honors Program graduates, visit

https://go.unl.edu/vvkn.Graduation CelebrationDuring a virtual graduation

celebration on Saturday, May 9, Meyer received a Bachelor of Science in Design with highest distinction from the College of Architecture.

Go Big Grad: A Husker Grad-uation Celebration featured a “Dream Big” address from John Cook, head coach of Nebraska volleyball and appearances by special guests. At the end of the event, Chancellor Ronnie Green officially conferred degrees to students. The celebration can be

viewed at https://commencement.unl.edu.

Diplomas will be mailed to graduates. New this year, May 2020 graduates will be able to download and share their digital diploma. Details will be available soon at https://go.unl.edu/digitaldi-ploma.

All May 2020 graduates are invited to participate in a future commencement ceremony, and those plans are in the works.

For a complete list of gradu-ates, visit https://go.unl.edu/grads-may20.

SCHOLARSHIP

Kansas State UniversityEli Strahm of Sabetha, a junior

in journalism and mass commu-nications at Kansas State Univer-sity, received the Max E. and Jean Hollinger Scholarship from the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

The A.Q. Miller School of Jour-nalism and Mass Communica-tions at Kansas State University awarded $170,600 in scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year.

“The A.Q. Miller School has a long, proud history of providing media education, a tradition that began in 1910 when a journalism program was created to serve the

state’s growing media industry,” said Steve Smethers, the school’s director. “Through the years, grateful alumni have remembered us well with their financial sup-port.”

The 110-year-old program awards bachelor’s degrees in ad-vertising, journalism and public relations, as well as resident mas-ter’s degrees focused in commu-nity journalism or health commu-nication, and an online master’s program in strategic communi-cations.

KANSAS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION

Athletes receive honors

HERALD REPORT

The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) announced multiple awards following the 2019-20 basketball season.

Sabetha High School senior Payton Michael was named one of the KBCA Scholarship winners.

Sabetha High School senior Hannah Wertenberger earned KBCA All-Academic All-State.

HERALD REPORT

According to a news report, the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) approved a motion allowing high school football, basketball and volleyball teams to begin voluntary summer programs beginning June 1.

Although this motion was carried out by KSH-SAA, teams must still follow their local health guidelines regarding group gatherings.

Among the guidelines, teams are required to have at least two weeks of conditioning before being able to have organized team activities.

As far as high school football teams go, they will be allowed to practice and work on strength and conditioning only, but will be allowed to participate in seven-on-seven competitions be-ginning Aug. 3.

A team versus team camp also is still permit-ted for football teams, but isn’t allowed to hap-pen unless it’s conducted by a third party and happens at least two days after the mandated conditioning period.

Sabetha Middle School Principal Matt Garber, who is also a member of the KSHSAA Board of Directors, said the policy changes are meant to

create flexibility during the summer with school related athletic activities. Activities during the summer are considered voluntary. All activities are under local health official and board of edu-cation policies.

Specific changes to the policy include:1. Due to students being inactive for this pe-

riod to time, acclimatization guidelines were instituted. School related activities are limited to conditioning for two weeks — each a five-day period. After this time, organized competition and the one-week team camps can begin.

2. Football must complete a third week — each a five-day period — before organized competition may be scheduled.

3. Fall team sports may work with their athletes this year from Aug. 3 through Aug. 15. Fall team one-week camps can be scheduled up to Aug. 15.

4. The summer moratorium — over July 4 — has been removed or suspended for this year.

5. Student academic eligibility for the fall se-mester will be determined at the local level.

This motion carried out by KSHSAA passed by a vote of 48-22.

More information regarding the guidelines an-nounced by KSHSAA is expected sometime soon.

Payton Michael

Hannah Wertenberger

Decision made on summer sports schedule

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Beyond the bee

Every winter, 1.5 million honeybee hives — 60 per-cent of U.S. honeybee col-

onies — are shipped on trucks to California to pollinate almonds. Almond growers pay $150-$250 per hive for their pollination ser-vice; for the beekeepers, the honey is a marketable byproduct.

Pollinators have become a hot topic over the years, but it’s not just the European Honeybee doing all the work. In the U.S., there are over 4,000 species of native bees; some living solitary lives mak-ing nests in the soil or dried out plant stems. Because native bees collect pollen rather than nectar, they are two to three times more effective at pollinating than hon-eybees! Bees are certainly not the only pollinators out there. There are thousands of different insects that are pollinators, ranging from mosquitoes to wasps. Even hum-mingbirds and certain bats serve the important role of pollination.

Pollinators are responsible for $29 billion worth of U.S. Ag production. An estimated one in three bites of food are pollinator dependent. Research is showing that even crops that don’t re-quire insect pollinators, such as soybeans, still benefit when pol-linators are present. Research in Brazil showed that the combined presence of native pollinators and honeybees increased soybean yields by 20 percent! How can

a pollinator benefit a crop that doesn’t require insect pollination? Part of this is due to decreased flower drop, but another reason is the beneficial insects that are showing up and keeping the “bad” insects in check.

So how do we attract those beneficial in-sects? Diversity; that was one of the principals of soil health I talked about in the last article. If we want to decrease the effect of insect pests, we need to maximize the diversity of insects. We can do that by maximizing the diversity of flowering plants, such as plant-ing a pollinator plot. Pollinator plots consist of a diverse mix of native wildflowers — forbs — gen-erally ranging from 15-60 — or more — species. That diversity is key because different insects are attracted to f lowers of certain colors, shapes and sizes. Since different flowers bloom at differ-ent times in the growing season, we can ensure that something is blooming throughout the season to provide a continual food source for our pollinators.

The diversity pollinator plots provide goes well beyond insects! When it comes to turkeys, pheas-

ants and quail, pollinator habi-tat is one of the most important types of habitat we are missing.

For a young chick, insects comprise more than 90 percent of their diets for the first several weeks of life. Pollinator plots are perfect for attracting in-sects and pro-viding a much-needed food

source; in the winter, the plants provide a diverse seed food source for the adults. Pollinator plots have also proven to be beneficial for other wildlife such as deer, whose diet is made up of 30 to 50 percent forbs. If you want to maxi-mize wildlife diversity, you can’t go wrong with a pollinator plot!

There are a few things you need to know if you’re going to plant pollinators. First, you’ll need a little patience. Some species will show up the first year while others may not show up for ten. Part of this has to do with the microbes in the soil — remember what the last article was about? It takes time for the microbial populations to be restored to a prairie ecosys-tem, particularly in convention-ally farmed land; some of those microbes can take twenty years before they repopulate the soil.

It’s only human of us to want it to look perfect the first year; but, when it comes to pollinator plots, be patient. It generally takes three to five years for a pollinator plot to become established. Pollina-tor plots do take a little planning and management over the years. There are some important steps and things to know for proper seed bed preparation, best time to plant and planting methods, among other things.

Planting a pollinator plot can be expensive. Many of these wildflower seeds don’t grow in a monoculture and must be col-lected by hand. The good news is we have several cost-share options available to help cover the costs! There are also CRP practices that can be used for pollinator habitat under the current CRP sign-up. Also, pollinator plots don’t have to be several acres. If you have a large area that you’re tired of mowing, some idle land or a small field that’s a difficult to farm, a pol-linator plot might just be a great fit and a way to help you boost your profits.

If you’re interested in planting a pollinator plot, and if you want to learn more about how to plant and cost share options available, don’t hesitate to reach out! You can reach me through email at bmccoy@pheasantsforever.org, or by calling 785-336-2186 ext. 111.

Tree monitoring

Trees are often taken for granted. Once we get them established, it is

pretty easy to “walk away” and forget them, but 2020 might not be the year to do so.

A number was done on many of our tree species in 2019. Ex-cess moisture resulted in foliar diseases like cedar apple rust and anthracnose. That same moisture likely caused root damage to some species as well, especially if trees were in standing water for an extended period. Insect pres-sure – like bagworms – resulted in defoliation and could result in additional problems as well. All of this means that close attention needs to be paid to our landscape and windbreak trees as they leaf out and start to grow this spring.

In some cases, we may see trees not leaf out at all, overcome by too much stress last year. Others may leaf out slower than expected. For some fruit trees, fruit pro-duction may be reduced. Still, other trees may seem to be just fine, only to begin to fail as we head into warmer weather with more vari-able moisture. In all cases, be sure to do a thorough evaluation to determine the severity of dam-age and the potential for recovery before removal. If removal is the only option, do so with extreme caution or consider hiring a pro-

fessional.It may not seem logical that a

tree would die from just one year of damage. In most cases, it is not a single year that gets the trees but stresses over multiple years. Look back over the last five to seven years of the tree’s life.

How many drought cycles did it experience? How many times was it diseased or defoliated from insect pressure? Was it ever in standing water for a period? Even short term stresses — like a month of hot/dry weather during July of 2019 in an otherwise wet

summer — and multiple stresses begin to add up over time. Couple multiple stressors with years when the recovery time after a drought going into fall was not very long, or a late spring frost burned leaves back, and all of a sudden, it can be more than the tree can take.

If trees are lost, now is a great time to start thinking about re-placements as well. Both the K-State Research & Extension Horticulture Department and Kansas Forest Service have great resources to assist as you select re-placements. Drop a line if you are interested in them by e-mailing dhallaue@ksu.edu, or by calling any of our three District Offices.

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YOUR VOICECONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVESU.S. Senator Jerry Moran202-224-6521 | 913-393-0711Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Room 521 | Washington, D.C. 20510www.moran.senate.govU.S. Senator Pat Roberts202-224-4774 | 785-295-2745109 Hart Senate Office Building | Washington, D.C. 20510www.roberts.senate.govU.S. Representative Steve Watkins202-225-66011205 Longworth House Office Bldg. | Washington, D.C. 20515https://watkins.house.gov

STATE REPRESENTATIVES62nd District Kansas Representative Randy Garberrandy.garber@house.ks.gov785-296-7665 | 785-285-12382424 Timberlane Terrace | Sabetha, 665341st District Kansas Senator Dennis PyleDennis.Pyle@senate.ks.gov785-296-7379 | 785-742-37802979 Kingfisher Road | Hiawatha, KS 66434

COUNTY REPRESENTATIVESGary ScobyNemaha County Commissionerglscoby@gmail.comTim BurdiekNemaha County Commissionertimburdiek@yahoo.comDennis HenryNemaha County Commissionerdennishenry2003@yahoo.comKeith OlsenBrown County Commissionerbrcomm@brcoks.orgDwight KruseBrown County Commissionerbrcomm@brcoks.orgRichard LehmkuhlBrown County Commissionerbrcomm@brcoks.org

CITY REPRESENTATIVESMayor Doug Clark785-284-2393340 Parkview | Sabetha, KS 66534Commissioner Nick Aberle1504 Lakeview Drive | Sabetha, KS 66534nickaberle@hotmail.comCommissioner Maridel Wittmer785-284-2050 | maridelw@att.net612 N. 6th Street | Sabetha, KS 66534Commissioner Norm Schmittnorms@extru-techinc.comCommissioner Julie Burenheide421 S. 8th Street | Sabetha, KS 66534City Administrator Doug Allen785-284-2158

SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVESBoard President Ed Reznicek785-939-2032Board Vice President Kathy Lippertlippertk@usd113.orgBoard Member Kent Saylorsaylork@usd113.orgBoard Member Jim Scobyscobyj@usd113.orgBoard Member Leslie Scobyscobyl@usd113.orgBoard Member Ann Shaughnessyshaughna@usd113.orgBoard Member Jeff DeMint785-284-3209 | 785-799-7166demintj@usd113.orgSuperintendent Todd Evans785-284-2175 | evanst@usd113.org

Crops & SoilsBY: DAVID HALLAUERMEADOWLARK EXTENSION DISTRICT

BY: BRANDI MCCOY

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Making a casserole from what’s on hand

With so many of us stay-ing home these days, cooking and eating

home has been on the rise. If you have small a mounts of leftovers and would like to mix them to-get her i nto some type of casserole, try t h is recipe. Turn those leftovers into favorite family foods!

“Make-your-own” casserole makes six servings.

General Directions:Select food(s) from each cat-

egory or use your own favorites. Combine in a 2- to 2-1/2-quart casserole dish that has been greased or coated in cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 50 minutes to one hour, or micro-wave using 50 percent power for about 15 to 30 minutes, rotating or stirring as necessary. Heat until steaming hot — 165 degrees Fahr-enheit — throughout.

Starch — select one:• 2 cups uncooked pasta (mac-

aroni, penne, spiral, bow tie), cooked;

• 1 cup uncooked long-grain white or brown rice, cooked;

• 4 cups uncooked noodles, cooked.

Protein — select one:• 2 cups cooked ground beef;• 2 cups cooked and diced

chicken, turkey, ham, beef or pork;• 2 cups chopped hard-cooked

egg;• 2 (6 to 8 ounce) cans fish or

seafood, flaked;• 2 cups cooked or canned dry

beans (kidney, etc.).Vegetable — select one: • 1 (10 ounce) pkg. thawed and

drained fro-zen spinach, broccoli, green beans or green peas;

• 1 (16 ounce) c a n g r e e n beans, peas, carrots or corn, drained;

• 2 cups sliced fresh zucchini.

Sauce — select one:• 2 cups white sauce or one can

sauce-type soup (mushroom, cel-ery, cheese, tomato, etc.), mixed with milk to make 2 cups;

• 1 (16 ounce) can diced toma-toes with juice.

Flavor — select one or more:• 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1/4

cup chopped onion or 1/4 cup sliced black olives;

• 1 to 2 teaspoons mixed dried leaf herbs (basil, thyme, marjoram or tarragon);

• Salt and pepper to taste.Toppings — select one or more:If desired after heating, place

on top:• 2 tablespoons grated Parme-

san cheese;• 1/4 cup shredded Swiss, Ched-

dar or Monterey Jack cheese;• 1/4 cup buttered bread

crumbs;• 1/4 to 1/2 cup canned fried

onion rings.Ret u r n casserole w it h

topping(s), uncovered, to the oven for about 10 minutes, or micro-wave for about two minutes.

Source: Allice Henneman, MS, RD, Updated, and reviewed in 2020.

Never did I ever

Never did I ever think 2020 would turn out to be such a nightmare.

Never did I ever think we could shut down our nation. Never did I ever think our grocery shelves would be empty. Never did I ever think I would need to worry about my next roll of toilet paper — still have enough. Never did I ever want to get the call that hog pro-ducers are contemplating eutha-nizing the hogs they have nowhere to go with. Never did I ever think the evening news would discuss how many deaths we can trade for opening the economy. It is just overwhelming.

On top of all that, the blue/green algae beast I have been bat-tling — before COVID-19 — has reared its ugly head. There have been some cattle deaths this spring in eastern Kan-sas, already in March. This is not supposed to happen this soon. We usu-ally consider this a hot/dry sum-mer problem.

Harmful algae blooms can be hazardous to dogs that ingest or

swim in infested waters. People as well can have skin reactions if they swim in a pond with blue/

green algae.I have been

working with KDHE, Kansas Biological Sur-vey, KCARE and others on s ome proj-ects to remove harmful algae blooms in pri-

vate ponds. One of the recom-mended treatments in barley straw.

They will be doing some proj-

ects with public water bodies in Shawnee County and around the state.

I am excited that we have found a source of barley straw and will have some on hand to do trials with this summer.

So, if you have any problematic algae blooms in your ponds, let me know, and we will run a trial to see if we can help control it.

Or, if you have some barley planted, consider baling the straw for future use. Let me know if you have some for sale.

Never did I ever think 2020 would be so problematic!

Mowing, cucumber beetles, bacterial wilt

Though some warm-season grasses such as bermuda and zoysia can be cut

quite low — 1-1/2 to 2 inches — buffalograss and the cool-season grasses should be cut higher. Ber-muda and zoysia can be cut low because they creep rather than grow more upright. Actually, bermuda and zoysia can be cut lower than 1.5 inches if you have a reel-type mower rather than the more common rotary.

Tall fescue and Kentucky blue-grass will thin if mowed too short. They are upright growers and cut-ting short will cause the plant to shift energy from root growth to shoot growth. This can cause root systems to become shallow and weak. These weakened plants will often die out during the heat and

drought of summer, requiring overseeding in the fall. So what are the recommended mowing heights? They are listed be-low:

• Tall fescue: 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches;

• Kentucky bluegrass: 2 to 3 inches;

• Buffa lo-grass: 2 to 3 inches;

• Bermudagrass: 1 to 2 inches;• Zoysiagrass: 1 to 2 inches.Cucumber Beetles and

Bacterial WiltIf you had cucumbers or musk-

melons that suddenly turned

brown and died last year, you may have had a disease known as bac-terial wilt. The cucumber beetle

carr ies this disease. Once a plant is infect-ed, there is no cure. Because cucumber bee-tles overwinter as adults, early control mea-sures are es-sential.

There are two types of cucum-ber beetles: striped and spotted. The striped cucumber beetle is the most common. The 1/4-inch-long beetles are conspicuously colored: black head and antennae, straw-yellow thorax and yellowish wing covers with three distinct parallel

and longitudinal black stripes.Young plants can be protected

with row covers, cones or other types of mechanical barriers. Edg-es must be sealed to ensure that the beetles do not find a place to enter. Plants will eventually out-grow these barriers, or they will need to be removed to allow insect pollination of the flowers. Apply insecticides before beetles are no-ticed in the planting. Continue to spray weekly.

Homeowners can use perme-thrin — numerous trade names. Once plants have started flower-ing, spray in the evening after bees have returned to the hive. Check labels for waiting periods between when you spray and when the fruit can be picked.

The goodness of whole grains

The Mediterranean diet is packed with delicious, whole grains, which are

essential for good health. They provide energy, help promote diges-tive health and reduce the risk of developing a number of dis-eases. Whole-grain foods are also more satisfying, they have great texture and taste, and pro-vide a feeling of fullness.

Common whole grains include brown rice, oatmeal, popcorn, whole wheat and wild rice. Ex-pand your whole-grain choices with quinoa, whole-grain barley, whole-grain corn or cornmeal,

whole rye and others.One easy way to add whole

grain is to replace half the flour in a recipe with whole-wheat f lou r. Give white whole-wheat f lour a try. White wheat is lighter in color and has a sweeter, m i lder a nd somewhat nut-

ty flavor, while having the same nutritional benefits as traditional wheat flour. To make sure you are selecting a whole-grain product, check the ingredient list. The first item listed should be “whole,” followed by the grain. Enriched wheat flour is not whole grain.

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BERN APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCH1805 200th Road. Morning Worship, 10 a.m. Sunday school (preschool through 12th grade), 10 a.m. Lunch and fellowship, 11 a.m. Singing, noon; Afternoon Worship, 12:30 p.m.

CALVARY BAPTIST922 Roosevelt. Worship, 11 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. All are welcome. Caleb Turner, pastor, 785-406-0301.

CATHOLIC PARISHESSacred Heart, 1031 S. 12th Street, Sabetha; St. Augustine, 1948 Acorn Road, (Fidelity) Rural Sabetha; St. James, 306 5th Street, Wetmore. Father Jaime Zarse, 913-226-9276, or jaime.zarse@yahoo.com. Weekday Masses: 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine; 5:15 Wednesday at Sacred Heart, 12:15 Thursday and Friday at Sacred Heart. Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil, 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart, 6:30 p.m. at St. James; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. at St. Augustine, 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart. Visit nekansascatholics.org for more info.

CHURCH OF CHRIST310 Oregon Street in Sabetha. Sunday Schedule: Bible Class, 10:15 a.m.; Morning Worship, 11:15 a.m.; Evening Worship, 5 p.m. Wednesday Schedule: Bible Class, 7 p.m. Preacher Eric Hicks, 785-284-2251.

DELAWARE BAPTISTIn Fairview. Worship, 9 a.m. Fellowship and Coffee, 10 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Worship Service on Channel 2, Sundays at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. Bible Study, 7 a.m. Wednesdays at Buzz Cafe in Sabetha.

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCHCorner of 2nd and Ohio streets. Website: www.neklutherans.org.Sunday events: Sunday School/Bible Classes, 9:15 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Lord’s Supper celebrated first, third and fifth Sunday of each month. While there is a nursery available, we encourage children to remain in worship with their parents. Rev. Michael Dunaway, pastor.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST806 Main St. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:35 a.m. Doug Hasty, pastor, 785-284-3921.

GRACE BIBLE CHURCHIn Morrill. Sunday School, all ages, 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Casey McNerney, pastor. Church Phone: 785-459-2445. Cell: 785-288-8255.

MORRILL BAPTIST306 Walnut St., Morrill. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:30 a.m. Ernie Moravec, pastor, 785-991-0369.

NORTHRIDGE CHURCH316 Lincoln St., P.O. Box 185. Check our website for worship schedules and other information at www.northridgesabetha.com.

SABETHA APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCH1441 Virginia Street, Sabetha. Sunday Morning Worship, 10 a.m. Sunday School (preschool - 12th grade), 10 a.m. Lunch and Fellowship, 11 a.m. Afternoon Worship, 12:30 p.m. All are Welcome!

TRINITY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN203 Main. Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Children’s Church, 11:30 a.m. Church Office, Rev. Cheryl Mishler, 785-284-3085.

TWIN OAKS CHURCH - EFCA623 N. 6th St. Sunday School, 9:15 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Pastor Gerald Hervey, church phone: 785-284-2021.

UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST12th and Ohio. Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST311 S. High St., Fairview. Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Shane Spangler, minister.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Willy Banza, pastor. Bern Office 785-336-6105, Cell 785-294-2301, Bern Email bernumc@nvcs.com.8 a.m. Worship at Oneida UMC, 8521 Fifth St. in Oneida; 9:30 a.m. Worship at Bern UMC, 527 Main Street in Bern; 11 a.m. Worship at Seneca UMC, 706 Main Street in Seneca.

WESLEYAN CROSSROADS CHURCH110 260th Road. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Rev. Andy Smith, pastor.

WETMORE BIBLE CHURCH217 Iowa St., Wetmore. Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Children’s Church, 11:30 a.m. Rev. Ray Berry, pastor, 785-866-2444.

WOODLAWN BAPTISTSunday School, 9 a.m.; Worship Service, 10 a.m.

SABETHA COMMUNITY ACCESS CHANNEL 2Church services are played on Sundays and Wednesdays on Sabetha Community Access Channel 2. Call the City of Sabetha at 785-284-2158 to check the church service schedule.

Important NotePlease check church websites, call or email churches for updated information.

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KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

Boil water advisory is issued for WetmoreSUBMITTED

The Kansas Department of Health and En-vironment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the City of Wetmore, located in Nemaha County.

Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:

• If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.

• Boil water for one minute prior to drink-ing or food preparation, or use bottled water.

• Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.

• Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute

in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.

• Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.

The advisory took effect on May 11 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial con-tamination are resolved. KDHE issued the advisory because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the system. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.

Regardless of whether the public water sup-plier or KDHE announced a boil water advi-sory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.

For consumer questions, please contact the water system or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information, please visit KD-HE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage at http://www.kdheks.gov/pws/emergencyre-sponse/water_disruption.htm.

Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory on their business can con-tact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety and lodging program at kda.fsl@ks.gov, or call 785-564-6767.

KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

COVID-19 is tested in Kansas wastewater plantsHERALD REPORT

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) recently teamed up with the Uni-versity of Kansas School of En-gineering (KU) to determine if genetic remnants of COVID-19 can be detected in wastewater.

According to the Hiawatha World, the Hiawatha wastewa-ter plant was one of the 12 tested for COVID-19, and those results came back positive.

The concept originally tested in Massachusetts and the Neth-erlands, and now throughout the United States, is that people infected with the virus shed it through their urine and feces. The genetic material can be extracted

from wastewater and matched against genetic markers keyed to COVID-19. The virus itself does not survive in wastewater, and therefore wastewater is not a significant means of disease transmission.

Detecting the genetic mate-rial in wastewater is indicative of COVID-19 being present and may give local health officials knowl-edge of how widespread it is in their community, allowing them to take proactive measures to mitigate its spread. While drink-ing water is not part of this ongo-ing study, it’s important to note disinfection by all Kansas public water suppliers inactivates the vi-rus, and drinking water remains safe for consumption.

The Kansas project is still in its

preliminary stages. KU collected samples from 12 wastewater plants in Kansas in late April. Some in-dication of the genetic material was found in the wastewater in 10 of those plants. Results are too variable and uncertain to make actual estimates of the extent of infection in those communities. The results were communicated to officials in cities that participated in the study.

“The initial results do show ge-netic indications from COVID-19 in wastewater; however, at best, we are at the presence/absence stage of evaluation process,” said Tom Stiles, Director of KDHE’s Bureau of Water. “There is much more we need to refine in the methodol-ogy to assure quality control, and that will start with further testing

of samples. We don’t know how quantitative this approach can be, but we are hoping it gives us a means to corroborate our COVID testing of individuals, particularly in counties where positive cases have been low. Additionally, we may employ it as early warning surveillance should the virus come back in the fall or winter to give us a chance to get ahead of it.”

Samples were taken from a large city and a small town, each in five northeast Kansas counties with multiple wastewater facilities, and sampled in Lawrence and Topeka. KDHE and KU are still evaluating the results and formulating plans for next steps in using the detec-tion techniques.

DRIVER’S LICENSE OFFICE

Nemaha County Office to start taking appointments

SubmittedSince Tuesday, March 24, ex-

tensions to driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations have been made through Executive Order No. 20-12, signed by Governor Laura Kelly. While those exten-sions are still valid, the Kansas Department of Revenue will start to reopen driver’s license offices on Tuesday, May 12.

This includes the Nemaha County Office, located at 203 North Eighth Street, Suite 2, in Seneca. Appointments can be made by calling 785-336-6454.

Under the Governor’s Reopen-ing Plan, “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas,” which was pre-sented at the end of April by Gov-ernor Kelly, steps will be made to ensure the health and well-being of all who enter Kansas Depart-ment of Revenue offices. This includes requiring appointments and screenings before entering of-fices and implementing all social distancing guidelines.

“Following the procedures of the Ad Astra Plan and data pre-sented by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, we are making concerted efforts to open in a thoughtful and safe manner,” said Secretary Mark Burghart. “This is done by look-ing at the county COVID-19 case data and applicable guidelines on social distancing to make the necessary decisions to reopen and possibly temporarily reclose of-fices.”

Only essential services will be conducted in reopened driver’s license offices. These include:

• Drivers needing to transfer a license from another state;

• Teen drivers receiving a li-cense for the first time;

• Drivers turning 21 or turning 50 years-of-age;

• Applications for a new state identification card.

• If there is no online access to

the customer or other restrictions to online services applied by stat-ute, including not having an eye exam within the last 12 months.

“It is important to note that Governor Kelly’s Executive Or-der 20-12, which allows extensions on driver’s license renewals and vehicle registrations, is still in ef-fect,” said David Harper, Director of Vehicles. “We encourage cus-tomers who can perform these services online to do so as we continue to evaluate the reopen-ing of the more than 100 office locations with the partnership of county governments.”

Renewals to Governor Kelly’s extensions must be completed within 60 days of the expiration of the State of Disaster Emergency Proclamation, originally made in March, and extended due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 to the state.

To schedule an appointment, customers are asked to call their driver’s license office, or use the already established scheduling program, Q-Flow, for offices with that availability.

Other counties opening offices are Sedgwick, Johnson, Shawnee, Douglas, Ellis, Riley, Thomas, Barton, Franklin and Crawford.

Moving forward, the reopened office listing is available at https://www.ksrevenue.org/reopening.html.

Online renewals of identifica-tion cards, driver’s licenses and vehicle tag renewals can be done online at www.ikan.ks.gov, or in the iKan app available in the Ap-ple iTunes or Google Play stores. Some statutory restrictions apply. For those restrictions, an office visit will need to be scheduled.

To contact the Division of Vehi-cles about issues relating to a title, registration or driver’s licenses, phone and email information can be found at www.ksrevenue.org/dovcontact.html.

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