August 2022

A new school year is a time for change. _e Garfield Elementary is adding six new staff members to its team for the 2022-2023 school year.

Congratulations to all at Thriftopia for being recognized as one of this week’s unsung heroes and recipients of Donuts for Do-Gooders! Sam and Tiffany represent the 12 Thriftopia employees. Thriftopia is the only not for profit shop of its kind in the area.

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting at the Franklin County Annex on August 10. Here are some of the items discussed during that time: • Commissioners approved rezoning applications for multiple properties, including a 69-acre plot outside Williamsburg that is to be divided into four tracts.

Federal prosecutors acting on disclosures of a whistleblower moved to seize $700,000 in a civil asset forfeiture case alleging a former information technology employee defrauded Saint Francis Ministries of millions of dollars while the nonprofit was under contract with the state of Kansas to provide foster care and adoption services.

.

Tim Carpenter and Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector A Kansan without medical credentials who performed illegal autopsies was ordered by a judge to pay $510,000 in penalties and fees as well as $254,000 in restitution for violating consumer protection laws and other state statutes, the attorney general said Wednesday. Attorney General Derek Schmidt initiated civil action against Shawn Parcells, 42, and three businesses operated by Parcells based on allegations he performed illegal autopsies.