Tonganoxie Mirror (Newspaper) - October 27, 2004, Tonganoxie, Kansas 66371800006 28 PAGES THE MIRROR OCTOBER 2OO4 CITY COUNCIL PATH MOVES AHEAD 75 GENTS INSIDE CROSSWORD DEATHS EDITORIALS 16 GALL Us 8452222 PUBLIC NOTICES 11B12B REMEMBER WHEN SPORTS BUSINESS 3A Sunflowers Internet serv ice is getting even faster injust a few SPORTS IB Tonganoxie Chieftains win first district title since City administrator leaving Tonganoxie Krull leaving for top governmental job in Miami County final day in city is 10 BY LISA SCHELLER Tonganoxie City Administrator Shane Krull is going At Monday nights city council the 39yearold Krull announced he has accepted the posi tion of county administrator for Miami County in Krulls last day on the job in Tonganoxie will be Krull After meeting in executive city council mem ber Velda Roberts agreed to accept Krulls resignation as We should note that we appreciate the work that hes done and well miss him and wish him good luck in his new Roberts City council member Steve Gumm also thanked Krull for his good Were light years different than we were three years ago in regard to city public Gumm As far as giving the city a good he restored I personally appreciate everything hes done for the city and I wish him the Mayor Dave Taylor said Roberts and Gumms comments summed up the feelings of the entire city who started work in Tonganoxie on said his primary accomplishments here dealt with the citys new sewage treatment which could be completed as early as and the citys agree ment with the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities to purchase he there were the con stant issues that dealt with managing the citys continuing This experience has him better prepared for his next job in Miami Krull is a native of which is in Miami Theyre experiencing a lot of growth as Krull Of course See page 2A LISA PHOTOS Candidates for the third district seat of Leavenworth County commissioners Jerry and Dean visit with Tonganoxie area res ident Richard Reidel following Thursdays candidate forum at the Tonganoxie VFW post voice opinions BY LISA SCHELLER Candidates aired their views to a crowd of about 75 at Veterans of Foreign Wars post home Thursday Roger and Jan started off the evenings who grows crops and sod turf said economic develop ment is key to the future of and to this I believe we have to have a better environment than we have for small businesses and for industries and farmers to grow and Pine We need to have an envi for new businesses to look at Kansas and be Young people tend to look out of state for Pine Our young people after they get an edu cation they go some place else and I think we need to keep these people in Pine Economic development is the way to do Pine legislators have a fiscal School superin tendent Richard Erickson answers questions about the bond Its key to stretch those dollars that we do receive at the state level as much as we Pine Justices views Jan who has a back ground in upper managerial said Its time for the voice of com mon people and hard working Kansans to be Justice said people have to have enough money for the essentials food and health She used anecdotes from people shes See page HA Another rural home falls victim to fire BY LISA SCHELLER Firefighters from seven departments responded to Thursday afternoons blaze in the southwest part of the But they realized all too soon the house at 25493 Kansas could not be said Tim assistant fire chief for Tonganoxie The house six miles southwest of was raging by the time the first sheriffs officer He the sheriffs officer said it was 12 minutes from the time he got the call to when he arrived at the Smith They told him the fire started in the base but by the time he got there were already flames coming out of the front By the time he got there were already flames coming out of the front Tim Smith Tonganoxie Township firefighter See page ISA To help Heres how help the family Diane Smith get Call Randy and Karen call Kate Olsen at 785 Diane Smith can be calling her cell Inside Tuesdays election Sample ballot for area Page Where to vote in Leavenworth County Commissioner Joe Daniels swan Page The race for Third District Leavenworth County Commission The race for Third District Kansas Senate Page Bond issue decision heading to voters BY LISA SCHELLER Carol Jacobs plans to vote Yes in Tuesdays school bond Thats when voters will decide whether to approve a million bond election for school If voters approve the bond which would result in a tax increase of approximately the district will Build a new middle school for on the dis 80 acres near c ri u Pleasant and Washington Remodel and add to the existing grade school to convert it to a school for kinder gartners through See page 12A Time changes this weekend time ends At 2 or before retiring for the evening set clocks back one ing time will resume the first Sunday in The chim ney and rooftop of this home at 24593 Kansas are barely visible through the smoke and This photo was taken about 40 minutes after the fire was report USA PHOTO FOR TODAYS FAMILIES IN SUBURBAN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY ANO THE 2440