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The Brown County Historical Society will host an Ice Cream Social event on Aug. 23.

City of Hiawatha employee Dominic Grier was made the new Public Works Administrator during Monday night’s City Commission meeting. City Commissioner Toni Hull was not present during the meeting.

08/4/2024-08/10/2024 96 Total Occurrences 36 Misc Occurrences 35 Traffic Stops 08-04-24 915 S 1st – Protection Order Violation 08-04-24 400 S 1st – Welfare Check 08-04-24 1001 S 1st – Harassment 08-04-24 108 Pottawatomie – Nuisance 08-05-24 300 Utah – Disturbance 08-05-24 211 S 6th – Juvenile Call 08-05-24 901 Oregon – Recovered Property 08-05-24 6th Pottawatomie – Suspicious Activity 08-06-24 727 Iowa – Recovered Property 08-06-24 201 E Iowa – National Night Out 08-06-24 709 Utah – Transport 08-07-24 708 Iowa – Welfare Check 08-07-24 101 Lodge – Disturbance 08-07-24 511 Delaware – Medical Assist 08-07-24 314 Shawnee – Community Policing 08-08-24 1808 Oregon – Suspicious Activity 08-08-24 2199 US 73 – Welfare Check Assist Other 08-08-24 515 Kansas – Process Service 08-08-24 207 Lodge – Welfare Check 08-09-24 204 S 7th – Vehicle Unlock 08-09-24 1st Oregon – Vehicle Unlock 08-10-24 1011 Pottawatomie – 911 Misdial 08-10-24 206 E Miami – Fire Assist 08-10-24 1350 260th – Medical Assist Other 08-10-24 608 Cherokee – Animal Call .

The Brown County commissioners held a Canvass of Votes on Monday morning, and also met with two members of the Western Region Property Rights Coalition and some members of the Brown County Liberty Alliance about concerns regarding the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor moving through Brown County.

The USD 415 Board of Education voted to approve the budget for publication with the capital outlay mills, which led to an increase from 4.123 to 5.5. The overall vote was 4-3; the board members who voted “No” were Ian Schuetz, Brooklyn Schuetz and Mitch Brown.

(These minutes are not official until approved at the September 4, 2024 board meeting.) The Board of Education of the Brown County Kansas Special Education Interlocal #615 held its regular August Board of Education meeting at 6 p.m. on Aug.

Hiawatha Police Department hosted National Night Out at the Fisher Center on Tuesday evening. Included are photos of the event.

Fabric artist Phil Jones threads together not only quilts with elaborate color patterns but even weaves imagery in some of his projects. Jones’ more detailed fiber projects feature trees overlooking a river and another with a picture showing a young man looking down at water from a bridge. These images that were painstakingly threaded to where one would think they resembled paintings are accompanied by various color patterns and designs.

Ryan Shopteese, 34, of Horton was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for aggravated battery that took place on the Kickapoo Reservation earlier this year. Shopteese was arrested on Jan.