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Independence• Daily Celebrating EST. 1881 S l I e a n s i 0 d q u n n 2 ep i c e n t e 0 en -2 de 70 nce, KS • 18 ReporterYESTERDAY. TODAY. TOMORROW THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 2020 VOL. 140, NO. 11 $0.75 10EST. PAGES 1881 • 1 SECTION City staff, USD 446 School Board commission ■ School board adopts to students and staff is the attend retreat use, possession or promotion tobacco-free grounds of any tobacco product by any policy student or staff is prohibited in ■ Search is on for city any district facility, in school manager BY STEVE MCBRIDE vehicles, at school-sponsored Contributing Writer activities, programs or events BY TAINA COPELAND and on school-owned or oper- [email protected] he USD 446 School ated property at all times. Board met in the Inde- It will also apply to any A special meeting held Tpendence High School guests who are visiting a Monday afternoon in the Vet- Community Room for their school facility or function. The erans Room of Memorial Hall regular monthly meeting, policy states, the use of any was for the Independence where they discussed a gamut tobacco product by parents, City Commission to review of issues and topics. The main contractors, volunteers and all and consider city manager topic was the adoption of a other visitors are prohibited in applications. comprehensive Tobacco-Free any district facility, in school, The entire meeting was school grounds policy. vehicles, at school-sponsored held in executive session and Rusty Arnold, superinten- activities, programs or events no action was taken, accord- dent of schools, opened the and on school-owned or oper- ing to Interim City Manager discussion of a tobacco-free ated property at all times. Kelly Passauer, who said, “I school grounds policy with The policy indicates that have not heard at this point a statement. “It’s really all student violations will result where they are in the process about vaping but it’s more in disciplinary actions as out- of the city manager selec- comprehensive than just lined by the school district. tion.” about vaping. There is a real Disciplinary actions may in- The Commission, along push across the state to try clude parent/guardian noti- with City of Independence to get the vaping and tobacco fication, participation in to- staff, gathered at the In- use under control with mi- bacco and electronic nicotine dependence Country Club nors,” he stated. He added the delivery systems education Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 3 Kansas State Board of Edu- program, referral to a cessa- p.m. for a Strategic Planning cation is encouraging Kan- tion program and/or com- Retreat. The retreat is an sas school districts to adopt munity service. Student viola- annual event and included and implement a tobacco-free tions may be reported to law Barb Beurskens, Lacey Lies, school grounds policy. Arnold enforcement if use or posses- April Nutt, Dave Cowan, informed the board the dis- sion is deemed to be illegal. The drawing shows the new bus access ramp area at Independence Middle School. Mike Passauer, Terry Lyba- trict basically operates with The board approved the policy Courtesy Graphic rger, Shawn Wallis, Jerry a tobacco-free policy now for as presented. Harrison, Kelly Passauer, Arnold presented a draft of a Dean Hayse, Louis Ysusi and the students, employees and into the building. A ramp will that was not the fault of the guests. new bus access ramp area at Leonhard Caflisch. the middle school. He stated be provided for handicap ac- district. The district would re- A full report on the retreat “When we have guests come cess into the building. A bid ceive a total amount of $5,900 who will stand outside or in when the new bus ramp ac- will be in the Friday edition cess area was initially put in, has been received for the side- after the deductible to put to- of IDR. the parking lot and we sim- walk at $9,626,” said Arnold. ward the purchase of a new ply ask them not to do that on it took the school out of com- The City announced the pliance and a new ramp was The board approved the van. The district received two Peter Pan Rd. improvement school grounds. We want the purchase of a 10-passenger bids, with Quality Motors re- whole grounds to be tobacco- required to be installed. “It project is progressing as nor- (the ramp) will be coming off van to replace a van the insur- mal and has an “anticipated” free,” he said. ance company deemed to be The policy states pertaining of 10th St. and lead up to four completion date of March 31. steps for a straight entrance a total loss from an accident ❖ See SCHOOL, page 2 SNAPPENINGS 38 Special to Bring Southern Rock to Kansas State Fair STAFF REPORT at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at eral admission – $20 in admission, all fairgoers the Nex-Tech Wireless the grandstand seat- have the opportunity to HUTCHINSON — Hold Grandstand. The iconic ing area and $45 in the choose their great seat on tight because 38 Spe- rockers are the second Bud Light Party Pit. The in the grandstand.” cial is bringing their sig- act to be announced in Bud Light Party Pit is a All tickets include $7 nature brand of south- the Fair’s grandstand standing-room only ex- gate admission through A COLD BURN — First snow and time to burn the brush ern rock – which has concert series. perience that is up close Aug. 15. pile, said IDR reader Virginia Huffman in her email. Many spawned several gold Tickets go on sale next to the stage. “It’s an inexpensive say after the first snow of winter is the best time to burn brush piles as it is usually a light fall and the snow doesn’t and platinum albums at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. “We want this to be a way to see this celebrat- penetrate compact piles of brush sufficiently to prevent – to the 2020 Kansas 17. The Fair’s ticket of- concert where fans can ed classic rock band burning. If you would like to have your photo considered State Fair. fice will be open from 8 come with family or have and spend a day at the for the front page of the Reporter, email the photo, along The band, known for a.m. to 5 p.m. that day a reunion with friends,” Kansas State Fair,” Jen- with information, to: [email protected]. smash hits “Hold on to accommodate walk-in said General Manager It is suggested to take the photos with a camera as they Loosely” and “Caught traffic and phone calls. Robin Jennison. “With are much larger and can be worked for print easily. Subject suggestions include people and animals. Courtesy Photo Up in You,” will perform Ticket prices are all gen- seating being general ❖ See 38, page 3 Voting freedom law facebook.com/indydailyreporter won’t be ready for Indy squads secure sweep of instagram.com/indydailyreporter/ implementation twitter.com/@idrsports for 2020 elections Fort Scott at home [email protected] ❖ ❖ See page 3 See page 6 320 N. 6th • (620) 331-3550 WWW.INDYDAILYREPORTER.COM 2 ∙ DAILY REPORTER ∙ Thursday, January 16, 2020 CITY - COUNTY OBITUARIES AMBULANCE RUNS PAMELA S. “PAM” SOLES SETH ALAN EYTCHESON Motor Vehicle Accident, 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, 2375 CR 4100 Pamela S. “Pam” Soles, 64, of Seth Alan Eytcheson, age 25. To Trauma Call, 9:44 a.m. Tuesday, So. Penn Ave Liberty passed away Sunday, most he was known as “Big Hoss”, Slip or Fall, 11:21 a.m. Tuesday, N. Penn Ave January 12, 2020 at her home. but he had a few more names….to Fire Alarm, 11:23 a.m. Tuesday, Standard Motors She was born on November grandpa, he was Sethy Lou, to his Slip or Fall, 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Mulberry Street\ 18, 1955 at Coffeyville to Dar- uncle, he was Pugsley and many Motor Vehicle Accident, 7:29 p.m. Tuesday, Elk City reld E. and Laura Mae (Andres) friends refer to him as a brother. Lake Dam VanTeighen. Pam grew up in Cof- He was a much loved son and Assault, 9:32 p.m. Tuesday, N. 10th St. feyville where she attended Holy brother; to Nicholas he was “Bro”, Medical Emergency, 9:37 p.m. Tuesday, So. Penn Ave Name Catholic School and grad- to Noah he was “Paffy” because Medical Emergency, 10:39 p.m. Tuesday, N. 8th uated from Field Kindley High Pamela S. “Pam” he couldn’t pronounce Sethy and Seth Alan Medical Emergency, 12:17 a.m. Wednesday, 3000 CR School. Soles forever and always he will be his Eytcheson 3700 On December 24, 1980 she momma’s “Moose”. Seth went to Emergency Transfer, 1:52 a.m. Wednesday, Indy ER married Ronald E. Soles at Miami, Oklahoma. Follow- be with his grandpa, “Paw Paw” Gene and with his to Freeman ing their marriage they made their home in the Cof- Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, January feyville and Liberty area. Ron preceded her in death 11, 2020 at 5:08 a.m. at St. Johns Hospital in Tulsa, on February 18, 2015. Oklahoma. Pam was employed at Western Publishing Co. for Seth was born on July 17, 1994 in Independence, several years and later became a Home Health Care Kansas to Darryl Eytcheson and Carol (Runyon) Con- ET-CETERA caregiver. ley. He grew up in Caney, Kansas where he attended She loved being outdoors spending time, she en- grade school.