PLEASE HELP! Volunteers needed by MLPTA ! The Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty Association is looking for volunteers to help with last minute jobs that need to be completed for Peace Treaty weekend. Those who work can earn a wristband or day pass to the Peace Treaty events that will be held September 27, 28, 29 in Medicine Lodge. Those that are interested in helping can find a list of jobs that are needing to be completed under a post on the "Official What's Going On in Medicine Lodge" Facebook page. Each post contains a job, a contact person and any tools that may be needed to complete the job.

PARADE FLOAT: SCTelcom will once again have a Veterans Float in the Peace Treaty parades on both Friday and Saturday. If you or someone you know is a Veteran and is interested in riding, we would be honored to have you join us. Please call 877-723-6875 to be put on our list.

COFFEE: Barber County United invites the public to join them in Network Coffees at 10am each month on the third Tuesday in Kiowa and the third Thursday in Medicine Lodge. Locations will be published as soon as they become available.

GriefShare: Grieving a loss? Find hope and healing after the death of a loved one in this faith based weekly support group. Sign-up and Orientation, Thursday, September 19, 2924, at 7:00pm, in the Fireside Room at the Medicine Lodge Methodist Church, 108 E. Second in Medicine Lodge. Sessions begin October 24, 2024, at 7:00 pm. For questions call 620-886-3903 or Judy Phipps 316-640-5994.

DECREASED SPEED LIMIT: The speed limit will be decreased for the section of Well Road between the north Medicine Lodge City Limits to 0.6 miles north. Travel at a maximum speed of 30 mph.

Barber County Health Department Monthly Schedule
Tuesday am -Wic Clinic/or by appointment
Tuesday pm- Footcare
Every 2nd week on Friday Footcare in Kiowa
Family Planning Clinic- once a month (day varies)
Covid vaccine offered by appointment
Allergy Clinic offered by appointment
Love and Logic parenting class -by appointment only
Presumptive Eligibility for KanCare- by appointment only
Immunizations by appointment only
Pre-school and kindergarten physicals
Flu shot Clinic -starting each Oct.

MEETING: All Veterans Organization will meet the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall.

COMMUNITY CARRY-IN DINNER for seniors age 50 and over at Isabel Senior Center. Every third Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Come join us.

NOTICE: To obtain a burn permit in Medicine Lodge, go to the City Office before burning. There is no charge and it is good for 30 days. Also, please remember to call the Sheriff’s Office and let them know the address.

Notice to citizens of Medicine Lodge: Concerning the legal use of golf carts and ATVs (sometimes called side by sides) on city streets: ONLY licensed adults may operate these vehicles, when the vehicle is properly insured and has the appropriate license plate registered with the city.

MEETINGS: Sharon Fellowship Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Tuesday evenings 7pm at the Senior Center in the People's Bank building 106 Broadway St Sharon, KS 67138. Contact Randy C 620-930-8207.

NOTICE: Help and hope for family and friends of alcoholics. Join us at Al-Anon (adults) at 7 and Alateen (youth) at 6 in the basement of the Kiowa St. John’s Catholic Church rectory (house on corner of Main and 10th). For questions or possible transportation, please call (620) 899-3268 or email kiowaafg@gmail.com

SUNFLOWER SUMMER: Staff members at the Stockade can help families sign up to participate in Sunflower Summer. Stop by and be amazed with all the Kansas venues just waiting to share their treasures with your families this summer!

NOTICE: If your house is within the ML city limits and needs a new 9-1-1 number, please contact the Stampede 4-H Club for a FREE set! Our club is providing free house numbers as a community service for emergency preparedness. Hardware is provided, and you can attach them or we can. Give us a call at 620-886-2244.

 

Postal Service moves to
slow rural mail —again
The U.S. Postal Service has again proposed to lower public expectations for mail delivery, having already proven it cannot reliably deliver mail on time in many areas. It has filed a petition for a review of proposed new service standards with the Postal Regulatory Commission.
The announcement states that if a newspaper is further than 50 miles from a new Regional Processing and Distribution Center, an additional day would likely be added to expected delivery times for any mail that entered into the newspaper’s local post office.
As part of a planned visit to Washington, D.C., Kansas Press Association Executive Director Emily Bradbury and KPA Board Legislative Director Adam Strunk are planning to address the issue that threatens rural newspaper delivery in the state. Bradbury and Strunk will be in the nation’s capital to attend the News Media Alliance Support Journalism Fly-In, which also will give them an opportunity to meet with members of Congress to discuss journalism and postal issues in particular.
NNA Chair John Galer, who represents NNA on the USPS Mailers Technical Advisory Committee, said the announcement will draw attention to USPS’ current failures and cause the public to have even less confidence in its Postal Service.
“The plan is offered in the name of cost-cutting. In reality, it is just the same old story, one of inefficiency and unreliability,” Galer, who is also publisher of The Journal-News in Hillsboro, Illinois, said.
NNA has long complained about unreliable rural mail service. It has asked the PRC on numerous occasions to require reports on how well USPS does in delivering rural mail on time, but the PRC has declined to do so.
Galer said NNA would participate in the PRC’s review of the new request.
“There is no question that USPS has severe financial problems,” he said. “It was supposed to produce more than a billion dollars in profit this year under its new Delivering for America plan. Instead, it looks like losses of close to $7 billion will be reported. The mail is changing. There is less of it. We agree with USPS’ statement about that. But USPS has been driving its mailers away with postage increases that have risen several times faster than inflation; at the same time it is delivering mail slower. That certainly results in less mail. Now it wants a reward for its predictions of less mail. At some point, Congress has to step in to protect rural America.”
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