PUBLIC NOTICE (First published in The Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, August 6, 2020) 3t The following is a listing of the 2019 unpaid Real Estate taxes due the Stevens County Treasurer as of August 3, 2020. A $16.00 advertising fee per parcel and interest will be added to the tax amount shown. If the taxes remain unpaid as of September 1, 2020, the County Treasurer will sell on said date the Real Estate described to the County for the amount of the taxes and legal charges due. The sale as described above is not a sale to the public; it is the legal process under which redemption period for payment of 2019 Real Estate taxes, fees and penal- ties begin. In the event said Real Estate taxes are not paid within the prescribed period, a foreclosure suit and Sheriff’s Sale will occur in due time. Vanessa Willis, Stevens County Treasurer 4 | The Hugoton Hermes | Thursday, August 6, 2020 Official Newspaper of Stevens County, Kansas The Hugoton Hermes | Thursday, August 6, 2020| 5 Official Newspaper of Stevens County, Kansas NEWS NEWS BLUE RIBBON From page 1 Kraisinger, 2 blue; Chelsea Crawford, 2 blue; Clara Mor- ris, 2 blue; Madison Niehues, 2 blue, Junior Reserve Cham- pion Girls Buymanship; Madai Ortiz, 2 blue; Myka Evans, 1 blue; Samantha Goode, 1 blue, Intermediate Reserve Champion Girls Buy- manship; Ella Beesley, 2 blue, Intermediate Champion Girls Buymanship; Aneta Morris, 1 blue; Faith Beesley, 2 blue; Morgan Niehues, 2 blue; Lakota Persing, 1 blue, Senior Reserve Champion Girls Buy- manship; Isabella Hall, 2 blue, Senior Champion Girls Buymanship; Jayce Heger, 1 blue; Brystyn Heger, 2 blue, Intermediate Reserve Cham- pion Boys Buymanship; Cameron Persing, 2 blue; Henco Gerber, 1 blue Horse Showmanship Sydney Beesley, Senior Champion; Claudia Clark, Senior Reserve Champion; Farrah Gaskill, Intermediate Reserve Champion; Faith Beesley, Intermediate Cham- pion; Ike Gaskill, Junior Champion Horse Elisha Staggers, Grand Champion; Farrah Gaskill, Reserve Grand Champion; Claudia Clark; Faith Beesley; Morgan Niehues Horse Performance Sydney Beesley, 5 blue; Farrah Gaskill, 5 blue; Faith Beesley, 5 blue; Claudia Clark, 4 blue; Grace Dillinger, 3 blue; Isabella Hall, 2 blue; Channing Dillinger, 1 blue; Elisha Staggers, 1 blue; Ike Gaskill, 3 blue; Emmett Gaskill Dog Showmanship Alivia Grubbs, Junior Champion; Hudson Titus, In- termediate Champion, Re- serve Grand Champion; Faith Beesley, Intermediate Re- serve Champion; Tobias Grubbs; Sydney Beesley, Sen- ior Champion, Grand Cham- pion Pets Lindy McClure, 1 blue, Re- serve Champion; Braylee Kraisinger, 1 blue; Clayton Grubbs, 2 blue, Champion; Alivia Grubbs, 1 blue, Re- serve Champion; Tobias Grubbs, 1 blue, Champion; Kadence Hernandez, 2 blue Photography Jaycee Burrows, 5 blue, 2 purple; Joshua Burrows, 2 blue; Alexis Crawford, 2 blue; Chelsea Crawford, 3 blue; Jenna Crawford, 2 blue; Alexa Escalera, 3 blue; Brystyn Heger, 5 blue, 2 purple; JoLynn Herring, 4 blue, 1 pur- ple; Kamryn Kirkham, 8 blue, 2 purple; Kassidy Kirkham, 7 blue, 4 purple; Jewels Kraisinger, 6 blue, 2 purple, Champion, Reserve Grand Champion; Clara Morris, 5 blue; Grant Niehues, 4 blue, 1 purple; Morgan Niehues, 3 blue, 1 purple; Madai Ortiz, 10 blue, 2 purple; Ava Skin- ner, 2 blue; Eli Skinner, 3 blue; Katelynn Willis, 1 blue; Faith Beesley, 3 blue; Sydney Beesley, 5 blue, 2 purple; Jay- den Burrows, 7 blue, 1 pur- ple; Claudia Clark, 8 blue, 1 purple; Hannah Cox, 3 blue, 1 purple; Lainey Cox, 4 blue, 3 purple; Channing Dillinger, 7 blue, 1 purple; Catie Gooch, 4 blue; Allison Goode, 5 blue, 1 purple; Aneta Morris, 2 blue; Lakota Persing, 6 blue, 1 pur- ple; Elisha Staggers, 8 blue, 3 purple; Keegan Staggers, 7 blue, 1 purple; Katya Wolters, 11 blue, 5 purple, Reserve Champion; Jacob Bell, 8 blue, 3 purple, Champion; Grace Dillinger, 4 blue, 1 purple, Re- serve Champion; Myka Evans, five blue, 1 purple; Molly McClure, 8 blue, 1 pur- ple; Jane Beckham, 1 blue, purple, Champion, Grand Champion Continued to page 1B Food Preparation Jaycee Burrows, 2 blue, 1 purple, Champion; Chelsea Crawford, 1 blue; Jenna Crawford, 1 blue; Emmy Haar, 2 blue, 1 purple; Keegan Staggers, 1 blue; Clara Morris, 1 blue; Joshua Burrows, 3 blue; Madai Ortiz, 3 blue; Ike Gaskill, 2 blue; Aneta Morris, 1 blue; Farrah Gaskill, 2 blue, 2 purple, Reserve Champion, Champion; Kynli Crawford, 1 blue; Jayden Burrows, 3 blue, 1 purple; Alexis Crawford, 1 blue; Elisha Staggers, 1 blue; Faith Beesley, 4 blue; Myka Evans, 2 blue, 1 purple; Em- mett Gaskill, 1 blue, 1 purple; Cameron Persing, 3 blue, 1 purple; Nicholas Bryan, 3 blue, 1 purple, Champion; Victoria Bryan, 2 blue, 1 pur- ple; Kynna Crawford, 3 blue, 2 purple, Reserve Champion; Frances Gaskill, 1 blue; Madi- son Niehues, 2 blue; JoLynn Herring, 3 blue, 1 purple, Re- serve Champion; Grant Goode, 2 blue, 1 purple; Samantha Goode, 4 blue; Braylee Kraisinger, 2 blue, 1 purple; Lindy McClure, 2 blue; Morgan Niehues, 2 blue; Katelynn Willis, 3 blue, 1 purple; Hannah Cox, 2 blue, 1 purple, Reserve Champion, Champion, Grand Cham- pion; Brystyn Heger, 1 blue; Grant Niehues, 3 blue; Lainey Cox, 3 blue, 2 purple; Allison Goode, 3 blue, 2 purple; Molly McClure, 1 blue; Toby McClure, 3 blue, 1 purple; Olivia Salmans, 1 blue; Catie Gooch, 4 blue, 1 purple; Kendra Hermreck, 2 blue, 1 purple; Alivia Grubbs, 3 blue, 3 purple; Madison Kurts, 3 blue, 3 purple; Ella Beesley, 4 blue, 1 purple; Channing Dillinger, 3 blue, 1 purple; Conlee Eisenhour, 2 blue; Janay Wolters, 2 blue, 1 pur- ple; Hudson Titus, 2 blue; Hannah Cox, 1 blue; Clayton Grubbs, 1 blue, 1 purple; Zane Hermreck, 2 blue; Clau- dia Clark, 4 blue, 3 purple; Lainey Cox, 1 blue; Jayce Heger, 1 blue, 1 purple; Soe Lin Heger, 4 blue, 2 purple; Tobias Grubbs, 2 blue; Lakota Persing, 2 blue, 2 purple; Syd- ney Beesley, 1 blue; Katya Wolters, 4 blue; Karson Hermreck, 1 blue Food Preservation Braylee Kraisinger, 1 blue Clothing and Textiles Con- struction Jaycee Burrows, 1 blue, 1 purple, Junior Reserve Cham- pion; Conlee Eisenhour, 3 blue; Alivia Grubbs, 2 blue, 1 purple, Junior Champion; Madai Ortiz, 1 blue; Elisha Staggers, 2 blue; Kendra Hermreck, 1 blue; Kynli Crawford, 1 blue; Kynna Crawford, 1 blue; Jayden Bur- rows, 1 blue, 1 purple, Inter- mediate Champion, Overall Grand Champion; Clayton Grubbs, 1 blue; Tobias Grubbs, 1 blue, 1 purple, In- termediate Reserve Cham- pion, Overall Reserve Grand Champion Geology Nicholas Bryan, 1 blue, Grand Champion; Victoria Bryan, 1 blue, Reserve Grand Champion Woodworking Jayden Burrows, 1 blue; Joshua Burrows, 1 blue, Champion Channing Dillinger, 1 blue, Grand Champion; Olivia Salmans, 1 blue; Rylee Fann, 1 blue, Reserve Grand Cham- pion Home Environment Jayden Burrows, 1 blue; Joshua Burrows, 1 blue, Re- serve Grand Champion; Jaycee Burrows, 1 blue; Chan- ning Dillinger, 1 blue; Grace Dillinger, 1 blue, Grand Champion; Elisha Staggers, 1 blue Cultural Arts Jewels Noland Horticulture Nicholas Bryan, 4 blue; Lindy McClure, 6 blue, 1 pur- ple; Kynna Crawford, 10 blue; Kynli Crawford, 9 blue, 1 pur- ple; Jacob Bell, 9 blue, 1 pur- ple, Grand Champion; JJ Conley, 3 blue, 2 purple, Re- serve Grand Champion; Lainey Cox, 9 blue; Alexis Crawford, 1 blue, 1 purple; Burke Lambley, 1 blue; Victo- ria Bryan, 2 blue; Jenna Craw- ford, 2 blue; Hudson Titus, 2 blue; Caiden Oder, 2 blue Floriculture Kynna Crawford, 2 blue; Alivia Grubbs, 3 blue; Tobias Grubbs, 4 blue, Grand Cham- pion; Clayton Grubbs, 1 blue, Reserve Grand Champion Agronomy Jacob Bell, 3 blue, Reserve Champion, Champion Visual Arts and Crafts Chelsea Crawford, 2 blue; Alivia Grubbs, 7 blue, 1 pur- ple, Reserve Champion; Jenna Crawford, 2 blue, 1 purple; Keegan Staggers, 3 blue; Jaycee Burrows, 6 blue, 2 purple, Champion; Zane Hermreck, 1 blue; Lelani Ger- ber, 5 blue, 2 purple; Hannah Cox, 3 blue, 2 purple; Henco Gerber, 1 blue; Tobias Grubbs, 6 blue, 2 purple; Madison Kurts, 1 blue, 1 pur- ple; Jayden Burrows, 3 blue; Lainey Cox, 2 blue; Alexis Crawford, 2 blue, 1 purple; Soe Lin Heger, 2 blue; Elisha Staggers, 2 blue, 2 purple, Champion; Joshua Burrows, 1 blue; Channing Dillinger, 1 blue, 1 purple, Reserve Champion; JJ Conley, 1 blue; Clayton Grubbs, 2 blue, 1 purple; Jane Beckham, 2 blue, 1 purple; Rolanda Gerber, 3 blue, 3 purple; Victoria Bryan, 2 blue, 2 purple, Reserve Champion, Reserve Grand Champion; Jewels Kraisinger, 1 blue; Catie Gooch, 3 blue, 3 purple, Champion, Grand Champion Heritage/Fiber Arts Chelsea Crawford, 1 blue; Elisha Staggers, 2 blue; Kendra Hermreck, 1 blue; Alexis Crawford, 1 blue; Kynna Crawford, 1 blue, 1 purple, Reserve Grand Champion; Rylee Fann, 1 blue, 1 purple, Grand Cham- pion; Lakota Persing, 1 blue Ceramics Chelsea Crawford, 1 blue; Keegan Staggers, 2 blue; Braylee Kraisinger, 5 blue, 2 purple, Reserve Champion, Champion; Madison Niehues, 2 blue; Janay Wolters, 2 blue, 1 purple; Jenna Crawford, 1 blue; Jaycee Burrows, 1 blue, 1 pur- ple; Madison Kurts, 1 blue; Joshua Burrows, 1 blue, 1 purple; Soe Lin Heger, 1 blue; Elisha Staggers, 1 blue; Blake Salmans, 1 blue; JJ Conley, 1 blue; Morgan Niehues, 2 bue, 1 purple; Samantha Goode, 2 blue; Ella Beesley, 3 blue, 1 purple, Champion, Reserve Grand Champion; Alexis Crawford, 1 blue, 1 purple; Madai Ortiz, 1 blue; Hannah Cox, 1 blue; Kynli Crawford, 1 blue; Olivia Salmans, 1 blue; Jayden Burrows, 1 blue; Lainey Cox, 1 blue, 1 purple, Reserve Champion; Kadence Hernandez, 1 blue; Breckyn Salazar, 1 blue; Claudia Clark, 2 blue; Katya Wolters, 1 blue; Nicholas Bryan, 3 blue, 2 pur- ple, Reserve Champion; Jayce Heger, 1 blue; Victoria Bryan, 1 blue, 1 purple, Champion, Grand Champion; Kynna Crawford, 1 blue Robotics Jenna Crawford, 1 blue; Chelsea Crawford, 1 blue; Jonathan Ortiz, 1 blue; Alexis Crawford, 1 blue; Henco Ger- ber, 1 blue, Reserve Grand Champion; Lelani Gerber, 1 blue, Grand Champion Self Determined Burke Lambley, 1 blue; Boone Lambley, 1 blue; Channing Dillinger, 1 blue Booths Heartland 4-H, 1 blue, Re- serve Grand Champion Notebooks, Posters and Ed- ucational Displays Emmy Haar, blue, Cham- pion, Reserve Grand Cham- pion; Hannah Cox, blue; Elisha Staggers, blue; Jayden Burrows, blue, Champion, Grand Champion; Tobias Grubbs, 2 blue, Reserve Champion; Joshua Burrows, blue; Jayce Heger, blue, Champion 4-H Record Book Jaycee Burrows; Brek Colantonio; Chelsea Craw- ford; Jenna Crawford; Conlee Eisenhour; Ike Gaskill; Alivia Grubbs, Junior Champion; Emmy Haar; Zane Hermreck; Braylee Kraisinger; Clara Morris; Madison Niehues; Kenzi Pike; Blake Salmans; Keegan Staggers, Junior Re- serve Champion; Rowan Sul- livan; Janay Wolters; CJ Beard; Ella Beesley; Faith Beesley; Jayden Burrows; Joshua Bur- rows; Hannah Cox; Lainey Cox; Alexis Crawford; Myka Evans; Farrah Gaskill; Henco Gerber; Lelani Gerber; Grant Goode; Samantha Goode; Clayton Grubbs, Intermedi- ate Reserve Champion; To- bias Grubbs, Intermediate Champion, Reserve Grand Champion; Soe Lin Heger; Kendra Hermreck; Kamryn Kirkham; Kassidy Kirkham; Madison Kurts; Boone Lamb- ley; Burke Lambley; Lindy McClure; Max McClure; Continued to page 7 Braylee Kraisinger shows her Reserve Grand Champion breeding heifer at the Stevens County Fair. Photo courtesy of Erin Kraisinger. Jewels Noland is the winner at the Stevens County Fair with her Reserve Grand Champion market goat. Photo courtesy of Erin Kraisinger. Kassidy Kirkham is the Champion Intermediate Sheep Showman winner and Champion Market Lamb and Kamryn Kirkham is the Reserve Champion Intermediate Sheep Showman. The judge is pictured along with the Austin Abeldt Family who were the sheep breeders. Photo courtesy of Kim Kirkham. Hugoton FFA member Shea Robertson proudly shows her Reserve Grand Champion Sheep at the Stevens County Fair.