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Commissioners accept donations to county museum
Summary
The court accepted multiple donations to the county museum, including gifts given in memory of local residents and a donation from Dr. Chris Yansu associated with the museum building's history.
Hutchinson County commissioners accepted several donations to the county museum during the meeting. Staff presented gifts including an in-kind or monetary donation from Crown Supply in memory of Linda Walnut, a donation in memory of Gordon Pierce presented by his family, and a donation from Dr. Chris Yansu. Staff described the museum building’s history—built in 1927 by Greek immigrant brothers and later donated by Dr. Yansu to the historical commission—and recommended acceptance of the items.
A motion to accept the donations passed by voice vote. County staff indicated the museum will use donated funds and objects to support upcoming events and ongoing exhibits, and the court thanked museum staff for the work on programming.
