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Rural Kansas Making Global Impact

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Rural communities across South Central Kansas are making a global impact in the lives of children around the world through Operation Christmas Child.  By filling simple shoeboxes with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys, small Kansas communities are reaching children with hope and the love of Jesus this Christmas.  Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, distributes the shoebox gifts to children in over 100 countries around the world as a tangible expression of God’s love, through the support of churches and ministry partners around the globe. For many children this is the first gift they have ever received. Children who receive a shoebox are invited to participate in a follow up discipleship program titled “The Greatest Journey” where they learn to follow Jesus and share their faith with others.
Families, groups & churches are lovingly packing shoeboxes now in preparation for National Collection Week, November 18 – 25.   Participants may bring their shoebox gifts to drop-off locations across South Central Kansas including locations in Pratt, St. John, Cheney, Newton, Hillsboro, Medicine Lodge, Wellington and many more.  Participants can find drop-off locations, hours and even register their box and discover what country it is delivered to at samaritanspurse.org/occ.  Last year 29,000 shoebox gifts were collected across South Central Kansas.  This year volunteers hope to collect over 31,000 to contribute to a nationwide goal of over 12 million shoebox gifts.  “Operation Christmas Child is a project that everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, can contribute to and participate in, either in person or by building a shoebox online”, said local volunteer Vicki Beck. “We are excited to see what God is going to do through Operation Christmas Child in South Central Kansas this year!”

Moose Lodge Veterans Fundraiser next month

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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Moose Lodge in Hutchinson is doing their annual Veterans Fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 9.

“At 1:30 p.m. is when the fundraiser starts,” said John Miller with the Moose Lodge. “Actually, we have a free will donation lunch that starts at 11 a.m. for anyone that comes in. From there, we work our way up to the fundraiser at 1:30 p.m.”

The money will be split between local Veterans organizations and one statewide organization, Wounded Warriors out of Topeka.

“All the organizations here in town depend on donations,” Miller said. “You have fundraisers, and everybody thinks that the government funds these organizations, the VFWs, the American Legion, and things like that. They don’t. Everything is done with fundraising.”

There is a suggested donation to participate in the fundraiser.

“The suggested donation for the fundraiser is $25, but all the veterans are let in free that night,” Miller said. “There’s no charge for a veteran to come in for the ceremony and, you know, for the activities that night, but we ask for a suggested donation of $25 for the fundraiser.”

The Moose Lodge is at 1401 East First Ave., at the corner of First and Lorraine.

Chocolate Chip Cookies & Lovina Asks for Help Naming Midnight’s Colt

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Lovina’s Amish Kitchen
Lovina Eitcher,
Old Order Amish
Cook, Wife &
Mother of Eight

This week will put October 2024 into history. It doesn’t seem possible that we have only two months left of 2024.

Around here, we have leaves everywhere. We need to get the leaf blower going and gather up the many leaves. Last week, when my daughters were home for the day, daughter Verena took the leaf blower out there and made big piles for the children to play in. They thought it was fun to hide under the leaves and pop out. It seems only a few short years ago that it was my little ones doing that. Leaf raking was a family event; my husband Joe and I and all the children would go out with lots of rakes to gather all the leaves. A few years ago, Joe bought me a cordless leaf blower, and I really do like using that better than raking. I just need to get more batteries, so I don’t have to wait on them to charge. 

We sure are enjoying this autumn weather. It has been so nice even though mornings are very chilly. We did get our frost, so my hanging flowers on the porch are finished with their beauty. As much as I like the flowers, I dislike watering them, and it feels like an extra chore. Son Joseph used to water them quite often for me, and I miss that. We always use hard water from the outside spigot as I am not sure if softened water will hurt plants or not. Does anyone know or have advice on that? 

On Saturday, our family gathered at son Joseph and Grace’s house. Grace’s family also came to help. Joseph wanted his barn roof redone, so the men did that. The rest of us cleaned out the tool shed area so that Joseph could keep all his tools in there. 

We all went for brunch before they started with the roof. Joe and I took our horse Midnight. She doesn’t like to leave her colt (which we still don’t have a name for). Any suggestions? We named her last colt Jett, and we will already be training him by spring. With Lovina’s wedding going on in June, I am not even sure I mentioned that Midnight had another colt in May. Joseph’s horse Sugar also had a colt. We were both hoping the horses would have fillies, but such is life. Midnight and Sugar are sisters. Sugar will be leaving our farm soon. Joseph already took his horse Rocky. We will have son Benjamin’s horses Beauty and Star, our horse Midnight and her colt and Jett, and our pony Stormy. We have six new horse stalls for them in the new barn for this winter. 

Back to Saturday… Joe grilled 40 pounds of chicken at Joesph’s. Grace made chili soup and potato salad, and everyone brought a dish, so we had plenty of food. Everyone ate before heading home. Joseph was so glad that the barn roof metal was on. 

Ervin and daughter Susan decided to have our family come for an early birthday party for Ervin Jay Jr. on Sunday evening. He will be a year old on November 14. His little siblings thought it was so funny to see him get chocolate cake all over his face. He doesn’t lack attention with five older brothers and sisters. We were served a delicious supper. Sister Verena went with us to Ervin’s Sunday for the birthday party. She came home with us and has been here since. 

Yesterday, Dustin and daughter Loretta brought their two little boys here while they went to Loretta’s doctor appointment an hour away. I washed laundry, and it dried really well in the breeze and the sunlight. Denzel wanted to help me get the clothes off the lines. His way of helping wasn’t really helping. Haha!

We tell Denzel when it’s almost time for Grandpa Joe to come home, so he watches by the window. When he sees Grandpa coming home, he is off that chair and out the door, running to meet him. 

Joe was eating peanuts and hot tamales, and Denzel kept begging for a hot tamale. Joe told him it was hot, but Denzel still wanted to try it. Joe let him have one, and Denzel blew on it because he thought it was the kind of food that, when it’s hot, you blow on it to cool it off. Needless to say, he didn’t ask for a second one but wanted water. When we asked him if it was hot he just smiled. Grandchildren are so fun!

This week, I’m sharing a recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I made a batch of these cookies last week. They are already history. The grandchildren loved them too when they came. I ended up with 75 cookies. It all depends on what size you make them.

God bless!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups shortening

2 cups brown sugar, packed

1 cup granulated sugar

6 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

7 cups flour

4 teaspoons baking soda

4 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon salt

1 (12 ounce) bag chocolate chips

Cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Then add the rest of the ingredients except chocolate chips. Stir in chocolate chips last. Drop by teaspoons full on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. 

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen is written by Lovina Eicher, Old Order Amish writer, cook, wife, and mother of eight. Her three cookbooks, The Cherished Table, The Essential Amish Cookbook, and Amish Family Recipes, are available wherever books are sold. Readers can write to Eicher at Lovina’s Amish Kitchen, PO Box 234, Sturgis, MI 49091 (please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply); or email [email protected] and your message will be passed on to her to read. She does not personally respond to emails.

Her High-Ness (Best Of)

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Once upon a time in a fairy tale alternate universe, the Grand Champion of the Royal Cattle Show was proclaimed the “Queen of the Cattle Kingdom.” The distinguished panel of university professors admired her royal blood and her frame score nine. Her Royal High-ness looked down her nose at all the other heifers because she stood six feet tall at the shoulder with enough room underneath her to drive an ATV between her front and rear legs. She was bred in the purple and had a ribbon to prove it.

Trumpets blared as The Queen was paraded before the commoners with her Champion sash and in the latest hair style. All the other heifers wanted to be just like her and length of leg became the latest fashion throughout the land. Stories were written in all the heifer magazines about the latest affairs of the Royal family.

The court servants were at the beck and call of Her High-ness to fluff up her straw and clean up after her. The Queen was so big it took two stable boys to lift the royal manure scoop. Then by royal decree the word had been sent far and wide throughout the Kingdom that the Queen was going to forgo any more forays in the show ring and settle down to get pregnant and give birth to an heir to the throne.

The new “Queen of the Cattle Kingdom” was unceremoniously dumped into a field with commoners. She was not used to such decidedly un-royal treatment and she demanded special handling from the court cowboys. They had to bring specially prepared feed and supplements to her throne. And she was not used to drinking out of the same dirty water troughs as her loyal subjects did.

The full figure of Her Royal High-ness caused many problems for the court cowboys. They required bigger horses, wider squeeze chutes, more courageous dogs, stronger wives, heavier ropes, taller panels, and higher boots to wade through the corrals of the Queen’s corral.

The Kingdom was ecstatic upon hearing the news that The Queen had been royally impregnated but their excitement quickly subsided when the news reached all the smutty cow rags that it would be a difficult pregnancy. The Queen had not adjusted well to life amongst the commoners. Paparazzi photos revealed her emaciated appearance. The Kingdom was shocked as The Queen tried in vain to give birth to the next heir to the throne. The court veterinarians saved The Queen but alas, the 145 pound boy king died at birth after a Caesarean section. (Ironically named after Julius Caesar.)

The Kingdom grew impatient waiting for the Queen to bear a successor but each time the Royal Vet palpated her the news was the same… OPEN. Her failure to conceive caused a royal scandal throughout the Kingdom. Perhaps there was some bad blood mixed in with the blue blood after all. The scandal sheets began looking into the sordid past of The Queen.

Alas, The Queen was dethroned for failing to conceive. Like some other Queens before her she was beheaded at the royal slaughterhouse. And a new Queen of The Cattle Kingdom was crowned by the distinguished professors. Long Live the Queen!

And everyone lived happily ever after, at least according to the fairy tale. Not so the commoners who were stuck with 1,700 pound cows unable to conceive.

KDOT announces approved October bids

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Logo courtesy: KDOT

The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Oct. 16, 2024, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

District One — Northeast

Atchison ‑ 73‑3 KA‑7473‑01 – U.S. 73, from the east city limits of Lancaster north to the Atchison/Brown county line, milling and overlay, 6.6 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $1,472,981.04.

Atchison ‑ 73‑3 KA‑3890‑01 – U.S. 73, bridge #016 located 0.52 mile south of the U.S. 73/U.S. 59 junction, bridge removal, Julius Kaaz Construction Co. Inc., Leavenworth, Kansas, $878,007.00.

Brown ‑ 73‑7 KA‑7474‑01 – U.S. 73, from the Atchison/Brown county line west to the east city limits of Horton, milling and overlay, 8.4 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $1,825,026.88.

Douglas ‑ 24‑23 KA‑7512‑01 – U.S. 24, from the Jefferson/Douglas county line east to the Douglas/Leavenworth county line, milling and overlay, 6.6 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $1,589,811.20.

Jackson ‑ 75‑43 KA‑7516‑01 – U.S. 75, from the Shawnee/Jackson county line north to 158th Road, milling and overlay, 8.0 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $6,509,385.16.

Jefferson ‑ 24‑44 KA‑7510‑01 – U.S. 24, from the Elm Street/U.S. 24 junction in the city of Perry east to the Jefferson/Douglas county line, milling and overlay, 7.7 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $1,950,850.25.

Jefferson ‑ 92‑44 KA‑7514‑01 – K‑92, from the K‑92/K‑4 junction east to the west city limits of Oskaloosa, milling and overlay, 12.0 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $2,718,791.78.

Jefferson ‑ 59‑44 KA‑7513‑01 – U.S. 59, from the U.S. 24/U.S. 59 junction, north to the south city limits of Oskaloosa, milling and overlay, 10.6 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $2,188,785.75

Jefferson ‑ 159‑44 KA‑7475‑01 – U.S. 159, from the K‑4/U.S. 159 junction north to the Jefferson/Atchison county line, milling and overlay, 0.7 mile, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $319,864.00.

Riley ‑ 24‑81 KA‑5565‑01 – U.S. 24, junction U.S. 24/K‑13 in Riley County, roundabout, Ebert Construction Co. Inc. & Subsidiary, Wamego, Kansas, $4,888,945.45.

Riley ‑ 24‑81 KA‑5564‑01 – U.S. 24, junction U.S. 24/K‑113 in Riley County, roundabout, Ebert Construction Co. Inc. & Subsidiary, Wamego, Kansas, $3,649,412.86.

Shawnee ‑ 40‑89 KA‑7504‑01 – U.S. 40, from the K‑4 westbound offramp east to 0.63 mile west of Tecumseh Road, milling and overlay, 0.5 mile, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $500,578.44.

Shawnee ‑ 70‑89 KA‑1266‑04 – I‑70 Polk/Quincy Viaduct and approach Roadway in Topeka (west phase), from 0.2 mile east of I‑70/MacVicar Avenue east and south to 0.1 mile south of I‑70/4th Street, grading, bridge and surfacing, 2.4 miles, Bettis Koss Construction Joint Venture, Topeka, Kansas, $239,178,617.48.

Shawnee ‑ 75‑89 KA‑7515‑01 – U.S. 75, from 0.4 mile south of the 62nd Street/U.S. 75 intersection north to the Shawnee/Jackson county line, milling and overlay, 4.5 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $3,575,974.08.

Wyandotte ‑ 70‑105 KA‑6768‑01 – I‑70, bridge #027 over the railroad yard/Kansas River located at the Central Avenue/I‑70 east junction, bridge repair, Clarkson Construction Company, Kansas City, Missouri, $1,462,492.53.

Wyandotte ‑ 670‑105 KA‑6748‑01 – I‑670, bridge #244 located 1.06 miles east of Mill Street, bridge repair, Clarkson Construction Company, Kansas City, Missouri, $3,997,489.16.

Wyandotte ‑ 670‑105 KA‑6745‑01 – I‑670, bridge #243 located 1.06 miles east of Mill Street, bridge repair, Clarkson Construction Company, Kansas City, Missouri, $3,817,702.88.

District Two — North Central

Ottawa ‑ 106‑72 KA‑7489‑01 – K‑106, from the east city limits of Minneapolis east to State Park, surface recycle, 1.5 miles, Dustrol Inc., Towanda, Kansas, $946,547.20.

Ottawa ‑ 106‑72 KA‑6725‑01 – K‑106, bridge #045 over the Solomon River located 7.66 miles north of K‑18, bridge repair, Wildcat Construction Co. Inc. & Subsidiaries, Wichita, Kansas, $735,403.60.

Ottawa ‑ 72 C‑5223‑01 – County bridge, over Pipe Creek located 0.03 mile west of Minneapolis, bridge replacement, 0.2 mile, Reece Construction Company, Inc., Salina, Kansas, $1,119,686.64.

District Three — Northwest

Osborne ‑ 281‑71 KA‑7480‑01 – U.S. 281, from the south city limits of Portis (State Street) north to the Smith/Osborne county line, milling and overlay, 0.7 mile, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $241,109.22.

Osborne ‑ 24‑71 KA‑7476‑01 – U.S. 24, from the north end of the Portland Cement Concrete Pavement at Osborne northeast to the U.S. 281/U.S. 24 north junction; U.S. 24, from the U.S. 281/U.S. 24 north junction east to the 2-lane/4-lane west of Downs; U.S. 24, from the 2 lane/4 lane west of Downs east to the Osborne/Mitchell county line, ultra-thin bonded asphalt surfacing, 14.6 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $2,436,686.53.

Osborne ‑ 71 C‑5233‑01 – County bridge, over tributary to Covert Creek located 1.0 mile south and 0.7 mile west of Covert, bridge replacement, 0.2 mile, Reece Construction Company, Inc., Salina, Kansas, $456,638.86.

Thomas ‑ 70‑97 KA‑7445‑01 – I‑70, from just east of County Road K southeast 11.96 miles to the Thomas/Logan county line, milling and overlay, 12.0 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $9,009,553.76.

District Four — Southeast

Bourbon ‑ 69‑6 KA‑6967‑01 – U.S. 69, bridge #009 over U.S. 54 located at the U.S. 54/U.S. 69 south junction in Fort Scott, bridge repair, PCI Roads, LLC, Saint Michael, Minnesota, $1,552,793.79.

Cherokee ‑ 11 TE‑0510‑01 – West Maple Street, from Sunset Avenue to High School Avenue and East Sycamore Street from U.S. 69 to 7th Avenue in Columbus, pedestrian and bicycle paths, 0.8 mile, Heck & Wicker Inc., Parsons, Kansas, $355,559.20.

Coffey ‑ 75‑16 KA‑7486‑01 – U.S. 75, from 0.06 mile north of the K‑58/U.S. 75 north junction north to 0.31 mile north of the south city limits of Burlington, sealing, 8.0 miles, Vance Brothers Inc. And Subsidiary, Kansas City, Missouri, $318,180.00.

Elk ‑ 160‑25 KA‑6969‑01 – U.S. 160, bridge #008 over the Elk River located 5.86 miles east of the U.S. 160/K‑99 east junction, bridge repair, B & B Bridge Company LLC, St. Paul, Kansas, $1,177,742.55.

Franklin ‑ 169‑30 KA‑7482‑01 – U.S. 169, from the Anderson/Franklin county line north to the Franklin/Miami county line, milling and overlay, 2.4 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $407,791.83.

Miami ‑ 169‑61 KA‑7483‑01 – U.S. 169, from the Franklin/Miami county line north to 0.77 mile south of the K‑7/U.S. 169 south junction, milling and overlay, 6.5 miles, Bettis Asphalt & Construction Inc., Topeka, Kansas, $1,131,034.70.

Montgomery ‑ 166‑63 KA‑6466‑01 – U.S. 166, six locations beginning 0.21 mile east of 1900 Road east to 0.47 mile east of County Road 3950, guard fence, 11.0 miles, Klaver Construction Company Inc., Wichita, Kansas, $1,394,407.21.

Montgomery ‑ 63 C‑5226‑01 – County bridge, over Pumpkin Creek located 1.5 miles east of Coffeyville, bridge replacement, 0.3 mile, Bridges Inc., Newton, Kansas, $1,774,971.60.

Woodson ‑ 75‑104 KA‑7487‑01 – U.S. 75, from the Wilson/Woodson county line north to the south city limits of Yates Center, sealing, 10.7 miles, Circle C Paving And Construction LLC, Goddard, Kansas, $710,273.18.

District Five — South Central

Cowley ‑ 18 TE‑0471‑01 – Paris Park Pool to West Lincoln Avenue to Cowley Sports Complex in Arkansas City, pedestrian and bicycle paths, 1.6 miles, Prado Construction LLC, Valley Center, Kansas, $1,345,884.20

Harper ‑ 2‑39 KA‑7396‑01 – K‑2 from the south end of bridge #033 northeast to the Harper/Kingman county line, milling and overlay, 10.0 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $1,622,381.93.

Kingman ‑ 42‑48 KA‑7395‑01 – K‑42, from the K‑14/K‑42 junction east to the Sumner/Kingman county line, overlay, 15.1 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $1,917,319.60.

Kingman ‑ 2‑48 KA‑7397‑01 – K‑2, from the Harper/Kingman county line northeast to the Kingman/Sumner county line, milling and overlay, 5.6 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $785,096.50.

Pawnee ‑ 183‑73 KA‑7380‑01 – U.S. 183, from the U.S. 183/K‑56 junction north to the U.S. 183/K‑156 junction, milling and overlay, 12.3 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $2,269,583.80.

Reno ‑ 78 C‑5229‑01 – County bridge, over Little Arkansas River located 0.5 mile east and 2.0 miles south of Buhler, bridge replacement, 0.1 mile, King Construction Company Inc. & Subsidiaries, Hesston, Kansas, $738,711.49.

Rush ‑ 96‑83 KA‑7488‑01 – K‑96, from the Ness/Rush county line east to the U.S. 183/K‑96 junction, milling and overlay, 15.1 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $2,777,443.64.

Sedgwick ‑ 49‑87 KA‑7379‑01 – K‑49, from the Sumner/Sedgwick county line north to the K‑49/K‑42 junction, milling and overlay, 1.0 mile, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $188,073.34.

Sumner ‑ 49‑96 KA‑7378‑01 – K‑49, from the K‑49/U.S. 160 junction north to the Sumner/Sedgwick county line, milling and overlay, 14.1 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $2,028,883.75.

Sumner ‑ 81‑96 KA‑5768‑01 – U.S. 81, bridge #047 over Spring Creek located 4.84 miles north of U.S. 166, bridge replacement, Dondlinger & Sons Construction Co Inc., Wichita, Kansas, $1,363,991.30

Sumner ‑ 42‑96 KA‑7394‑01 – K‑42, from the Sumner/Kingman county line east to the K‑42/K‑2 junction, overlay, 1.0 mile, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $133,330.80

Sumner ‑ 2‑96 KA‑7398‑01 – K‑2, from the Harper/Kingman county line northeast to the Kingman/Sumner county line, milling and overlay, 1.4 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $228,936.55.

District Six — Southwest

Grant ‑ 25‑34 KA‑7499‑01 – K‑25, from the Grant/Stevens county line north to the south city limits of Ulysses, milling and overlay, 13.4 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $2,303,462.00.

Haskell ‑ 83‑41 KA‑7500‑01 – U.S. 83, from the Haskell/Seward county line north to the U.S. 56/U.S. 83 junction, milling and overlay, 6.0 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $1,052,824.11.

Haskell ‑ 83‑41 KA‑1008‑02 – U.S. 83, from 0.19 mile north of the U.S. 83/U.S. 56 junction north to 1.75 mile south of the U.S. 83/U.S. 160 junction, grading and surfacing, 4.1 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $15,545,585.53.

Meade ‑ 54‑60 KA‑7558‑01 – U.S. 54, from the Meade/Seward county line east 0.103 mile, milling and overlay, 0.1 mile, J & R Sand Company Inc., Liberal, Kansas, $42,251.40.

Stevens ‑ 56‑95 KA‑7497‑01 – U.S. 56, from the U.S. 56/K‑51 junction east to the K‑25/U.S. 56 east junction, milling and overlay, 2.2 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $1,078,907.00.

Stevens ‑ 25‑95 KA‑7498‑01 – K‑25, from the U.S. 56/K‑25 east junction north to the Grant/Stevens county line, milling and overlay, 13.1 miles, Venture Corporation, Great Bend, Kansas, $2,772,246.50.

 

The following projects were approved from the Sept. 18, 2024, letting.

Chase ‑ 9 TE‑0533‑01 ‑ Cottonwood Street, from 4th Street to U.S. 50 in Strong City, landscaping and beautification, 0.3 mile, Killough Construction, Inc., Ottawa, Kansas, $872,916.56.

Geary ‑ 31 C‑5231‑01 – County road, bridge over Tributary of Republican River located 3.0 miles north and 1.0 mile west of Junction City, bridge replacement, Bayer Construction Co. Inc., Manhattan, Kansas, $536,461.18.

Butler ‑ 54‑8 TE‑0508‑01 ‑ Along the old BNSF Railway grade/Redbud Trail rail corridor over U.S. 54 in Augusta, pedestrian and bicycle paths, Dondlinger & Sons Construction Co. Inc., Wichita, Kansas, $1,533,312.95.

Sedgwick ‑ 15‑87 N‑0727‑01 ‑ Nelson Drive, between Patriot and just south of Red Powell in Derby, grading and surfacing, 0.6 mile, Pearson Construction LLC, Wichita, Kansas, $7,318,642.00.

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