Treasures of the Stauths shared world touring legacy in Montezuma museum
The Stauths left world travel artifacts to a Montezuma museum after their deaths in 1989 and 1993. Kim Legleiter, museum director, notes Claude built wealth through stock market savvy and land purchases while Donalda, a photographer, joined later. The couple traveled for decades, lived frugally, and funded trips with selling and trading items.
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Egypt
Claude
Donalda Stauth
Montezuma
Donalda
Stauth Memorial
Stauths
Kim Legleiter
Claude Stauth
Legleiter
Stauth
America
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe
Europe
Stauts
Kansans See Few Presidential Candidates at State Fair
National contenders largely skipped Kansas visiting Iowa and Oklahoma instead. Senator Derek Schmidt lamented the lack of national attention and the state’s decision to drop a presidential primary to save about 1.75 million dollars. Party leaders debated primary value while lawmakers pressed for earlier, more direct voter participation.
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Topeka
Iowa
Oklahoma
Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Independence
Tulsa
Republican Party
Dennis Jones
Lakin
Jones
Kansas State Fair
Hutchinson
House
Dennis McKinney
Greensburg
Finney County to discuss law enforcement gear upgrades
Finney County officials meet at the Administrative Center to consider 11,187 dollar server purchase or 122,720 dollar upgrade for sheriff records and jail software, plus 30,000 dollar jail door locks and radar units funded partly by federal grants. Also on the agenda are Klaver Construction bridge bids at 333,713 dollars and fireworks permit fee changes from 100 to 200 dollars based on purchase timing. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.
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Finney County Commission
Marti Bremer
Finney County Sheriff's Office
Commission
Bremer
Mark Welch
Kingman-based
Klaver Construction
Hamil Road
Pawnee Creek
Max Morgan
Klaver
Pete Olson
Kansas Chamber chief urges open for business push
Kansas Chamber of Commerce leader Lewis Ebert, who arrived from Pennsylvania, calls for a business friendly shift to create jobs and curb brain drain. He cites assets like roads and schools, urges tax and litigation reform, and outlines a legislative agenda while lawmakers propose entrepreneurship and targeted growth.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lewis Ebert
Pennsylvania
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ebert
National Tax Foundation
Hays
Ernie Lehman
Midwest Energy
State Chamber Board
Lehman
Joint Committee On Economic Development
Nick Jordan
Shawnee
Kenny Wilk
Lansing
Pilot Commander of Kansas Guard Dies in Private Plane Crash
Preliminary NTSB report in Topeka notes no engine anomalies after a Cessna 1826 crash near O'Toole home in Shawnee County. Col. Mike O'Toole led the 190th Air Refueling Wing with 900 personnel. his funeral drew about 1,300 attendees at Grace Episcopal Cathedral. The Kansas National Guard Museum plans a memorial and will use donations to honor his KC-135 tail fin display project.
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Topeka
Kansas National Guard
National Transportation Safety Board
Mike O’toole
O’toole
Shawnee County
Pam
Shannon
NTSB
190Th
Grace Episcopal Cathedral
Kansas National Guard Museum
Forbes Field
O'Toole
Printmaking exhibits at Montezuma museum to close next week
Montezuma’s Stauth Memorial Museum will remove two printmaking exhibits next week. The Prairie Print Makers collection covers 1931 to 1965 gift prints, while Sandzén in the Smoky Valley features Birger Sandzén works from 1916 to 1952, with 328 prints produced. The Stauth gallery closes for three weeks until the September 7 exhibit Expanding Boundaries from the Art Quilt Network opens. Tours by appointment. admission free with donations requested. call (620) 846-2527.
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Montezuma
Stauth Memorial Museum
Prairie
Sandzén
Stauth
Art Quilt
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Garden City Telegram
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Schmidt
Sharon Franzen
Wichita
Dee Dee
Stevens Park
Franzen
Finney County Administrative Center
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