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Museum Director Catherine Hensler told the board that August visitation and program attendance produced about 913 public impressions through visits, events and outreach; the museum’s genealogy and history fair drew just over 200 visitors. Volunteer hours for August exceeded 140 for general volunteers and interns, and the historical society’s board contributed about 99 hours.

Hensler said LED lighting was installed in the museum’s temporary storage space, allowing staff and volunteers to identify more objects stored there; she estimated the space may contain as many as 20,000 objects that will need cataloging, review and either accessioning or deaccessioning. The museum plans to coordinate with the Riley County Historical Society on options; Hensler said the society may hire a contract registrar to assist under museum guidance.

The museum also announced a new online archives platform to publish digitized historic photographs and research materials; staff said the site will be hosted on the historical society’s website and is scheduled to launch Oct. 1. Hensler said the digitized images will be made available at low resolution for broad public use, with higher-resolution or publication permissions available on request.

Why it matters: The lighting and storage work affect preservation, access and the museum’s ability to manage long-term collections. The planned online archive will expand public access for researchers and community members who previously needed appointments to view materials.

Hensler listed upcoming programs — monthly fireside chats, humanities presentations and cemetery-preservation workshops — and said the museum is collaborating on community planning for the national America250 commemoration. The museum is also recruiting interns and continuing modest staff expansion; two fall interns began work in August and one summer intern has continued into the fall.

From the record: \"We do have LED lighting now that's been installed in that area. We can actually see what we're working around,\" Hensler said. The museum will present additional plans for managing the storage backlog to the historical society and the board as work proceeds.

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Heather McMillan of Public Works told the board that crews will replace a culvert on Tabor Valley Road \"about half a mile west of the... county line,\" and that the road will be closed to through traffic for the day and reopened the following day. She said the work \"should only take 1 day to replace that.\"

Staff also reported progress on a courthouse window-replacement project (roughly half complete in areas described by staff), ongoing overlay and mill-and-fill work on roads including Skyway and Manhattan Avenue, and routine operations such as ditch cleaning and shoulder repairs. Public Works said a number of staff have recently passed CDL tests and that a Peterson Ranch project has an estimated mid-October start date by the contractor Schilling.

A Tuttle Creek Reservoir dredging project has a tentative start of Sept. 15; Public Works said downstream monitoring will require Barnes Dyer Bridge to be reduced to one lane for approximately two weeks to allow USGS to sample upstream and downstream water during the dredge.

Why it matters: The culvert replacement is a short disruption for local drivers; the overlay and bridge projects are part of scheduled maintenance and capital work. The planned lane reduction for the dredge project could affect traffic patterns for two weeks and was highlighted so the public can plan alternate routes.

Public Works also discussed equipment and staffing items, including fuel-pump repairs at county fueling stations and open utility- and facility-maintenance positions. Staff said the county is monitoring inmate-medical contract costs at the jail and tracking expenditures that could affect year-end budget needs.

The on-the-record statement announcing the culvert closure: \"Public Works will be replacing... a culvert on Taper Valley Road. This is located about half a mile west of the... Raleigh County line. The road will be closed to through traffic for that day, and we'll be open up the the following day.\" That excerpt is taken verbatim from the meeting record.","Public Works told the commissioners about a one-day culvert replacement on Tabor Valley Road, progress on a window and overlay project, and a dredging project at Tuttle Creek Reservoir that will temporarily reduce Barnes Dyer Bridge to one lane for two weeks.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476339,"Commission approves engineering contracts, interlocal utility agreement and budget certification; tax-roll corrections cleared",0,1581000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5730602-3f0dde208ac754bd77eb6f1df1b499f4&start=1581&end=1581","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5730602-3f0dde208ac754bd77eb6f1df1b499f4/thumbnail_1581000.jpg","/articles/6476339/Kansas/Commission-approves-engineering-contracts-interlocal-utility-agreement-and-budget-certification-tax-roll-corrections-cleared","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476339-1b81b047b4d0448168d6ae5d46665dc7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773590789&Signature=noFmlATXJSJn1oH313PDrJzqS3hXUzzWEzykk1q9ZjYuhAUAcQ-ESpDPTV-JzamW2RGzn6ra2i7Lk~gUcbUXAACEhRYp3q0FkJ~0Gg20n9noQ6oKz9MP4p4nH-6dO3OYaQF-QhhzKh4kEe69DjFFgt8absoqYqoks1WGpwytxtlRKtPPHmmWIFjZ2HBMfoUgxoGp1utFdd1K4s80UoXpJFlVKyDLtdXBY889AgyrL40W38hjR16gJyLL~~y5bDMGgY~A-Gta~~35bjjrkrhU7E5wQHH4PJWlAsAARzfHCL9Fu1j2dCOLrIVaPu5NNdQzmJciDXzuATTl2ig6Ig8kMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The county commissioners approved multiple routine contracts and administrative items during the Sept. 8 meeting, including professional-services agreements for local bridge work, an interlocal agreement between a rural water district and a sewer-benefit district, and a county budget certification to a conservation district.

The board approved motions by voice vote for the following items: a professional-services agreement with Schwab Eaton; engineering services agreements with BG Consultants for the Crooked Creek Bridge replacement and for the Raleigh County Bridge on Kansas Avenue; and an agreement between Rural Water District No. 1 and University Park Sewer Benefit District. The commissioners also approved the county budget certification to the conservation district in the amount of $55,136 for calendar year 2026 and a tax-roll correction item presented by staff.

Why it matters: The engineering contracts move planned bridge and road projects into the design or construction phase. The interlocal utility agreement affects how water and sewer services will be delivered in University Park. The budget certification and tax-roll correction are standard financial housekeeping items required for administration and state reporting.

Votes at a glance
- Approve agreement for professional services with Schwab Eaton — outcome: approved (motion, seconded; voice vote). (Transcript reference: motion at ~00:10:32–00:10:50.)
- Approve agreement with BG Consultants for Crooked Creek Bridge replacement — outcome: approved (motion and second; voice vote).
- Approve agreement for engineering services with BG Consultants for Raleigh County Bridge on Kansas Avenue — outcome: approved (motion and second; voice vote).
- Approve agreement between Rural Water District No. 1 and University Park Sewer Benefit District — outcome: approved (motion and second; voice vote).
- County budget certification to the Conservation District — $55,136 for calendar year 2026 — outcome: approved (motion and second; voice vote).
- Approve tax-roll corrections as presented — outcome: approved (motion and second; voice vote).

Most motions were moved and seconded from the dais and passed by unanimous voice assent; the public record shows \"Aye\" responses but does not include a roll-call tally for individual yes/no votes.

","The commission approved several agreements and certifications, including engineering contracts for bridge projects, an interlocal utility agreement and a county budget certification to the conservation district; tax-roll corrections were also approved.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476344,"County proclaims Recovery Month; Pawnee Mental Health highlights services, $139,000 grant for integrated primary care",421,2717000,3138000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5730602-3f0dde208ac754bd77eb6f1df1b499f4&start=2717&end=3138","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5730602-3f0dde208ac754bd77eb6f1df1b499f4/thumbnail_2717000.jpg","/articles/6476344/Kansas/County-proclaims-Recovery-Month-Pawnee-Mental-Health-highlights-services-139000-grant-for-integrated-primary-care","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476344-513f3a27da2d8d9db61df1f26977f9fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1773590789&Signature=cEo-Jblr5V0xmGJOO78nHIG66fmL8i3U8gtSmbEP4IxrQVfEO7BLoWYv5y~MPs7WAhFQbZDC7i9FVcfrqiAtmCyhNeII5~aTA6IUbcRk2Tf0RLvFWG7cOd09s24ilCDRUFZ5K8Wm2YFOtwQ~TfG~h2gv9Jkaki1jVLxWfWEfKOIGRx-xJy91FYe-N9x-K--Ei6qoVEDI5Db9bcuanupJOUY6K4yjqH6LtugLOVBScXcJ6uGJvCp~2RN2JPO2jEXsYW7HkAcGZZXD2r9rDJXAeQFKb5K75fLX60JgqiW9A7EcwVxx7u2EmJ5FWTvQOP8y~nXd1nK7aU0TtXOAKjgmlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The county commissioners voted to proclaim September 2025 as Recovery Month and approved a separate proclamation recognizing a mental-health-in-construction initiative.

At the meeting, representatives from Pawnee Mental Health Services described recovery and crisis-response work across their 10-county service area and announced a $139,000 grant to support an integrated primary care program at Pawnee’s Claflin office in Manhattan. A Pawnee representative said the grant will \"support the purchase of equipment and furniture for our integrated primary care program, which will provide primary care services at our Claflin office in Manhattan.\" The commissioners approved the recovery-month proclamation by voice vote.

Why it matters: County officials said the proclamations and Pawnee’s grant are intended to raise local awareness of substance-use and mental-health treatment and connect people to services. Pawnee staff emphasized the continuing demand for behavioral-health services and the link between substance use and suicide prevention work during September’s awareness observances.

During a presentation, a Pawnee speaker described the agency’s recovery services and community programs, including an annual fundraising and awareness event and multiple certification visits that keep the clinic’s programs in compliance. The speaker said Pawnee serves a region of \"over a 180,000 people\" and noted recent relicensing visits and upcoming KDADS visits September 17–19.

Recovery services manager Eric Martin described the agency’s mix of clinical staff and peer-support workers, the sober-living house that \"houses about 5 men\" in transition, and the agency’s work with court-ordered clients. Martin said roughly \"about 70 percent are court ordered,\" and that, in many cases, people who begin treatment under court supervision go on to secure housing and employment.

The commissioners signed two proclamations on voice votes: one proclaiming September as Recovery Month and one supporting the construction-industry mental-health observance and a local mental-health event scheduled for Sept. 12. Pawnee staff thanked the board for the county’s support and for public recognition of recovery and prevention efforts.

The presentation and proclamations included these on-the-record comments from Pawnee staff: \"This is Bonnie's annual signature event\" and \"we have therapists who, work diligently with clients, kind of on the therapeutic side of of treatment.\" Those quotes are taken verbatim from the meeting record.

Looking ahead: Pawnee said it will expand integrated primary care availability to people across its 10-county service area once the Claflin site is equipped; the agency also noted ongoing certification work and public outreach events scheduled in the fall.

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County proclaims Recovery Month; Pawnee Mental Health highlights services, $139,000 grant for integrated primary care