Jackie Miles Warren left this world at Redbud Village in Plainville on September 3, 2021, at the age of 85.

He was born on January 17, 1936, to Miles A. Warren and Ruth M. (McCauley) Warren at the Warren Family Farm in Northern Ellis County, Kansas, with “Dr. Pete” AC Petterson assisting.

For the second straight week, Webster Reservoir remains in a “Watch” Advisory for blue-green algae according to the latest release received Thursday, September 2nd, by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP).

With the Labor Day Weekend fast approaching, this is welcome news for water enthusiasts.

Leon John Hammerschmidt, Plainville, passed away on his 80th birthday on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at Redbud Village in Plainville.

From the humblest of beginnings, Leon was born on August 31, 1941 in rural Victoria, Kansas to Joe and Matilda Hammerschmidt, the fifth of 13 children. He grew up on a farm in a small, three-bedroom farmhouse. He attended school and only completed 8th grade before he went to work in the oilfield to help support and provide for his siblings and parents.

Robert P. (Bob) Chesney, age 92, of Hays, passed away August 16, 2021, at Via Christi Village in Hays.

He was born February 17, 1929, in Paradise, Kansas to Kent Loyal and Hazel (Day) Chesney. He married Verla L. Meyers on June 4, 1950. She died August 10, 1961. He married Judith A. (Weigel) Pfannenstiel on July 3, 1989.

He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hays and a former member of Sacred Heart Church in Plainville, Kansas. He was a graduate of Woodston High School and Kansas State University with a two-year curriculum in agriculture.