THE HOLTON INSIDE SALUTE GOFF, KAN. Enter this Hometown of week’s Football Max Niehues Pick’em Holton Recorder subscriber Contest! for 14 years. RECORDERServing the Jackson County Community for 153 years See pages 6A-7A. Volume 153, Issues 81 & 82 HOLTON, KANSAS • Mon./Wed. Oct. 12 & 14, 2020 26 Pages $1.00 CARES fund New flagpole up at Linscott Park By Brian Sanders Many young people in the disbursement Holton school district took ad- vantage of a day off on Mon- day for staff develop ment — some could be found taking detailed advantage of the play area at Linscott Park that afternoon. By Ali Holcomb the polling location was moved In another part of the park, Funds from Jackson Coun- to the Royal Valley Elementary a Holton High School student ty’s $2.9 million share of the School gym. spent Columbus Day involved Coronavirus Aid Relief and Eco- Members of the Hoyt City in hoisting a new, 30-foot flag- nomic Security (CARES) Act Council sought CARES Act pole between the two military have been allocated to a variety funds from the county to help monuments located at the of businesses, school districts, remedy the issue. park, with some help from the organizations and projects, but A total of $40,000 in CARES city’s electrical distribution not everyone is happy with their Act funds were allocated and depart ment and others. share. divided up between each of the The flagpole is one part of a During the Hoyt City Council county’s nine towns, and dis- three-part Eagle Scout project meeting last week, which was bursements included: undertaken by HHS sopho- livestreamed and recorded on- * $25,000 for Holton more Johan Campbell, who is line, members of the council ex- * $5,000 for Hoyt also involved in adding more pressed anger that the city only * $2,500 for Mayetta names to the Purple Heart received $5,000 in CARES Act * $1,500 for Denison Monu ment and cleaning up funds after submitting a request * $1,500 for Whiting the park’s old Company E, for more than $145,000 – the * $1,250 for Circleville 137th Infantry, 35th Division bulk of which was for improve- * $1,250 for Delia monument. ments to the community build- * $1,000 for Netawaka With the new flagpole in ing due to issues with mold. * $1,000 for Soldier place, Campbell — assisted To reduce the potential spread “There wasn’t an exact per by John Chiles, representing of COVID-19, the city closed its person formula used, but it was the city’s two veterans organi- community building to the pub- loosely based on population,” zations — also had the oppor- lic this spring, and in July, an- said Brett Waggoner of Govern- tunity that afternoon to raise nounced that the building would mental Assistance Services of the first flag on the pole. continue to be closed for the re- Lawrence, whose company was “I think it’s exciting to see mainder of 2020. hired by the county to adminis- a young person like Johan Johan Campbell (at right) got some help from John Chiles in preparing to raise At that time, the city informed trate the grant. wanting to put up a new flag- the American flag on the new flagpole that was put up on Monday in Linscott Park. the Jackson County Clerk’s Of- Commissioner Janet pole and bring it up to date,” The new flagpole is part of Campbell’s Eagle Scout project in the park, which also fice that the building would not Zwonitzer said city officials re- Chiles said. “What’s more im- includes cleaning up the Company E monument, also shown in the photo above, be available to serve as a poll- quested funds for specific needs. portant to me is, I see a young and adding a new stone and more names to the Purple Heart monument. ing location for the August pri- man wanting to do something Photo by Brian Sanders for America.” mary election due to mold, and Continued to Page 10 Campbell’s father, Erich — sooner if not for COVID-19 a 10-year veteran of Cub support but also the backing a Pur ple Heart Medal recipient (coronavirus). Scouts and Boy Scouts, pro- of Holton’s Ameri can Legion whose name is among more “We just wanted to get it up posed his Eagle Scout project and Veterans of Foreign Wars Advance voting begins than 160 on the memorial — be fore Veterans Day,” Erich to the Holton City Commis- posts. said Johan’s Eagle Scout proj- Campbell said. sion this past February, earn- By Ali Holcomb Oct. 27, but election staff do not ect would have been fin ished The younger Campbell, ing not only the commission’s Continued to Page 14 Advance voting for the Nov. recommend that residents wait 3 general election begins today that long. (Wednesday, Oct. 14) as county Completed voter ballots can residents can now cast their vote be returned to the clerk’s office in person at the Jackson County through the mail at the voter’s JH board, teachers at impasse on contract Clerk’s Courthouse. expense, dropped off at a poll- Advance voting will be avail- ing location on Election Day or By Brian Sanders next week. son of Manhattan’s Central Me- bers that he reached out to BC able from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. returned to the clerk’s office in Teachers in the Jackson Until an agreement is reached, chanical Construction to discuss Engineers of Shawnee regard- each weekday at the meeting person. Heights school district continue teachers will continue to be options for recovery treatment on ing the design of the geothermal room on the first floor of the The Kansas secretary of to find them selves at an impasse paid un der terms of the 2019- the district’s geothermal HVAC system and was told there was Courthouse through noon on state’s office has also provided with the Jack son Heights USD 20 contract, which set base pay system, which was installed in a “lack of trust” in the sys tem’s Monday, Nov. 2. two official ballot dropboxes to 335 Board of Edu cation over a at $37,400 and salary “steps” of 2008 when the mid dle and high installing contractor, a Buffalo, Each visitor to the Courthouse the county for voters to securely salary contract for the current $600 based on teachers’ levels of school addition was built, and Mo. firm that has also come un- is still being prescreened before drop off their completed bal- school year, it was reported. continuing educa tion and years heating and cooling work in the der fire from other engineering entering the building by having lots. During the school board’s reg- of service. middle and high school gym. compa nies that have visited the their temperature checked in or- One is located outside on the ular monthly meeting on Mon- Walsh said that at a Sept. 28 Concerning the former, Carl- district to inspect the system. der to reduce the possible spread west side of the Jackson County day, board members met with me diation meeting, the board son said 25 heat pumps in the Upon further inspection, Carl- of COVID-19 (coronavirus), it Courthouse and the other is lo- District Superin tendent Adrianne offered the NEA a contract for geothermal HVAC system had son said the system was “in de- was reported. cated in front of Hoyt City Hall. Walsh in executive session for the current year raising the base been sampled and methanol cent shape,” with some minor More than 1,100 ballots are The dropboxes are monitored an hour to discuss teacher salary to $38,400 and including salary found in the system, which he fixes to be done later this month. also being mailed today to vot- with security cameras and the contract negotiations, but no ac- “steps” of $600, an extra $390 to noted should have been charged That leaves the question of the ers who have requested them. ballots will be picked up daily, tion resulted from the session. be contributed to teachers’ health with a propylene glycol solution. HVAC units cur rently servic- Mail-in ballot applications are it was reported. Voters are re- So far, two mediation meet- insurance premiums and increas- About 8,500 gallons of metha- ing the gym, which he said are available online at the secretary minded to sign the back of their ings between representatives of es in supplemental contracts and nol were removed, the system “noisy, drip and do not ade- of state’s website at https://sos. sealed ballot envelope before the board and the North Jackson “extra duty pay,” among other flushed and a 30-percent propyl- quately de-stratify the wire with- ks.gov/forms/elections/AV1.pdf returning it. NEA have been held, and Walsh things. The NEA rejected the offer. ene glycol solution put back into in the space.” and the completed form must be said another mediation meeting In other business on Monday, the system. returned to the clerk’s office by Continued to Page 14 is being sched uled for sometime the board met with Shawn Carl- Carlson also told board mem- Continued to Page 5 Trick-or-Treat Dieckmann, Murphy seek to be held on city commission position Town Square Robert Dieckmann Jason Murphy By Brian Sanders Robert Dieckmann, 71, Hol- Jason P. Murphy, 43, a resi- Kids of all ages are in- ton, is seeking his fifth three- dent of Holton since 1997, is vited to par ticipate in the an- year term running for nual “Trick Or Treat On The in position Holton City Square” Halloween event — three on the Commis- but ghouls and goblins out to Holton City sion’s posi- do some trick-or-treating that Commission tion three seat afternoon are being asked in the Nov.