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SALUTE TON INSIDE MAYETTA, KAN. Check out Hometown of this month’s Stan & Marcia Chamber Derr Holton Recorder subscribers page! for 13 years. CSerin te acson County Counity or years See page 9. Volume 153, Issues 41 & 42 HOLTON, KANSAS • Mon./Wed. May 25 & 27, 2020 14 Pages $1.00 Counties now in charge of reopening plans Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s ernor’s emergency declaration, “Ad Astra” plan for reopening Kelly said individual counties the state economy following would have to issue their own a statewide “safer at home” emergency declarations in order order meant to prevent the to keep their counties in that possible spread of COVID-19 “phase.” (coronavirus) is now a guideline Gov. Kelly also said yesterday for individual counties to use in that she would veto a bill re opening for business, it was intended to limit her power to reported yesterday (Tuesday). make emergency declarations Previously, Jackson County and issue a new emergency had been following the “Ad declaration that would aid in Astra” plan with additional the state’s economic recovery restrictions on businesses that while pre venting new surges of serve “prepared food or drink,” COVID-19. including restaurants, bars and She also announced plans convenience stores, at the urging to call a special session of of Jackson County Health the Kansas Legis lature on Officer Angela Reith, who said Wednesday, June 3 to craft a no plans for the county’s next new emergency management step in reopening were available bill that her office said in a at press time this morning. statement is sued yesterday At the present time, Kansas had been “vetted, debated, is is un der “Phase 2” of the transparent and addresses the Rain didn’t stop Holton’s American Legion and Vet- governor’s plan to reopen the need to keep Kansans safe and erans of Foreign Wars posts from conducting their an- state. With the plan now merely a healthy.” nual joint ceremony at Holton Cemetery on Monday, but guideline for counties following the weather, along with health advisories designed to Continued to Page 7 prevent the possible spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the expiration of the gov- kept the crowds smaller than in previous years. Near the end of the ceremony, representatives from area Le- gion and VFW posts joined forces for the 21-gun salute (shown above) of American’s fallen military personnel. County sees rise Shown from left to right are Hal Cochren, Jimmy Ke- nyon, Brett Warren, Skip Amon, Jim Gerhardt, Andy Greenwood, Larry Van Donge, Leroy Rieschick, David Martin, Matt Browning and Wayne Rieschick. Following the 21-gun salute, Kyle Bohnenkemper in COVID cases (shown at left), a junior at Holton High School, played By Brian Sanders month. taps for the fallen. Photos by Brian Sanders Jackson County saw its As of yesterday, Jackson total num ber of COVID-19 County reported 93 total cases (coronavirus) cas es more than of COVID-19, including one double on Friday, May 22 as a that required hos pitalization. result of positive cases identi- A total of 22 Jackson County Courthouse remains open to the public fied af ter recent testing of residents have re covered from By Ali Holcomb During a special 40-minute door of the Courthouse, it was stationed at the south entrance employees at the Johnsonville COVID-19, it was re ported. The first floor of the Jackson meeting of the Jackson County reported. screening visitors for fever and Holton plant, Jackson County Last Thursday, May 21, County Courthouse will remain Commission on Thursday Due to the reduction of weapons before they were allowed Health Officer An gela Reith the Jackson Coun ty Health open to the public after it was morning, May 21, it was staff available, Jackson to enter the building. Visitors have said. Department listed a total of 36 reported Thursday that the reported that a sheriff’s deputy County Sheriff Tim Morse also been required to check in on a More than 55 of the county’s county residents who had tested Jackson County Sheriff’s Office – who had been stationed at told commissioners that his sheet of paper. COVID-19 cases can be traced positive for COVID-19, in- is no longer able to provide a the Courthouse door – had office could no longer provide Once screened, the office to the Johnsonville Holton cluding one hospitalization and deputy to conduct temperature tested positive for COVID-19 deputies to screen visitors at the that the visitor needs to conduct plant, including the 46 cases sev en recoveries. On Friday, checks and security at the south (coronavirus), which forced Courthouse. business with is called and a that were identified Fri day the total number of COVID-19 entrance. several other sheriff office staff Commissioners Bill Elmer, Ed staff member from that office from testing conducted the day cases jumped to 84 — an Chad Phillips, head members, and Jackson County Kathrens and Janet Zwonitzer travels down to the first floor to before, five identified on May increase of 48 cases. Courthouse custodian, and Commissioner Janet Zwonitzer, (via phone) met Thursday assist the person. Visitors have 23 and five identified from Continued to Page 7 other Courthouse employees into quarantine. morning to discuss the situation. only been allowed on the first testing conducted earlier in the have agreed to take turns The deputy who tested positive The Courthouse reopened to the floor of the Courthouse. screening people as they enter was one of several deputies who public on Monday, May 18, and Food to be distributed the building. had been stationed at the south one or more deputies had been Continued to Page 7 Thursday at HES Families in the Holton rear entrance on Sixth Street, with Spanish flu hit county hard in 1918 community will have the food boxes to be distributed until By Ali Holcomb several waves of the flu hit, week, according to the Kansas very contagious kind of cold opportunity to receive a free gone, Davies said. “Cover up each cough and and schools were closed for a Historical Society. accompanied by fever, pains “family-sized” box of fruit, “This is in addition to the sneeze; if you don’t, you’ll total of seven weeks. As the soldiers began to in the head, eyes, ears, back or veg etables and dairy products summer food service program spread disease.” Although it was deemed recover, many of them were other parts of the body and a tomorrow (Thursday) through already in progress,” he added. That was one of several tag the “Spanish” flu, the first sent to Europe to fight in feeling of severe sickness.” the Holton school district’s Holton food service director lines promoted by the U.S. outbreak of the disease was World War I where the disease The notice reported that for cooperation with the USDA’s Michael Adkins applied for Health Service in 1918 to reported here in Kansas in mutated and became deadly. some, symptoms disappear Farmers to Families Food Box participation in the program stop the possible spread of the Haskell County and Fort The disease spread and caused after three or four days but Program, it was reported. “about two weeks ago” and Spanish influenza. Riley where young men were outbreaks in most parts of the that some people develop Holton USD 336 Superintendent found out yesterday (Tuesday) Like COVID-19 being hospitalized for flu-like world, according to the KHS. pneumonia, inflammation of Bob Davies said the district that Holton had qualified for (coronavirus), the Spanish symptoms. In the fall of 1918, the disease the ear or meningitis and that, has quali fied to distribute about participation, Davies said. flu caused Kansas residents An official “outbreak” returned to Kansas, and a health in many of these complicated 960 box es of produce and dairy USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue to be quarantined and occurred at Fort Riley in notice in The Holton Recorder, cases, a person may die. products through the USDA announced in April that through closed churches and public March with as many as 500 “Uncle Sam’s Advice On Flu,” program. Distribution will be held the Families First Coronavirus gatherings. In Jackson County, soldiers hospitalized within a described the Spanish flu as “a Continued to Page 14 starting at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Holton Elementary School Continued to Page 7 County tax sale moving forward By Ali Holcomb delinquent on their taxes have Property owners who have until Aug. 11 to “plead the been delinquent on paying their petition” by filing an “answer” taxes for the past three years in or defense for the debt. Jackson County will find their Property owners must pay their property on the county tax sale back taxes before the start of the in August, it has been reported. tax sale, which is expected to Documents on the tax sale were take place on the first floor of the filed recently in district court and Jackson County Courthouse later presented to real estate property in August, according to County owners who have not paid their Counselor Alex Belveal. If they taxes in three consecutive years. don’t, the owners are subject to Lienholders and other lenders foreclosure on their property. were also notified. To be excluded from the tax A total of 29 tracts of land in sale now, property owners must Jackson County, representing now pay off all their delinquent about $101,947.97 in back taxes, taxes. The tax total also are listed in a public notice that includes penalties and interest, is published on pages 10 and publication costs and other fees.