Stambaugh resigns from Edgerton City Council
A new spot has opened up on Edgerton’s City Council. Don Roberts, mayor, announced council member Josie’s Stambaugh resignation.
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USD 231 continues ongoing Transgender bathroom policy
The school board decided Monday, September 12 not to make a decision on the transgender bathroom policy before receiving feedback through a survey sent out to USD 231 staff members first. All board members, with the exception of board member Katie Williams, were against surveying students.
GEHS Stage walkout, protest over USD 231’s proposed policies
Gardner Edgerton school board members held a six hour board meeting Monday, September 12 that mainly focused on a proposed policy for bathroom and locker usage in the district’s buildings that would mainly effect students who consider themselves transgender and do not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. The policy was originally proposed by board member Jeff Miller in July requesting that people “assigned as male at birth use male restrooms and locker rooms and females use female restrooms and female locker rooms.”
GEHS Homecoming Court announced
Congratulations to the Gardner Edgerton High School 2022 Homecoming Court. TOP ROW: L to R: Pierson Carlisle, Paige Schesser, Kyle Oatman, Shelby Davis, Conner Elder, Riley Pemberton MIDDLE ROW: Kylee DeFrancesco, Ryleigh Sander FRONT ROW: Dawson Williams, Eli Blazic Photo courtesy of USD 231 .
City leaders share priorities for downtown Gardner’s future
The Gardner Rotary Club hosted a panel of city leaders Thursday, September 15 to hear plans for the city’s downtown corridor. The panel consisted of Mayor Todd Winters, Dave Knopick, community development director, Jason Leib, Gardner Chamber President, and local business owners Stacey and Sam Boyajian.
The Gardner Chamber of Commerce
The Gardner Chamber of Commerce held an Open House from 11a.m. to 1p.m.
The Provenance Co. premieres doc at Kansas City Film Festival
The Provenance Co., Lawrence, Kansas, on Sept. 24th, will premiere a short documentary about their grassland regeneration project at the Kansas City Underground Film Festival.
Lana Sutton recognized
reeccooggnniizzeedd Gardner Edgerton School Board recognized Lana Sutton Monday, September 12 at the beginning of the September school board meeting for her time serving as the Board President. Tom Reddin, current board president, presented the plaque to Sutton and thanked her for her tenure.
Veterans banners coming to Gardner this Fall
Lhermansen@cherryroad.com A hometown heroes banner program was approved Tuesday, September 6 by Gardner City Council. The program allows the display of banners on downtown poles to honor local Veterans.