The City of Osage City, a community of 2,943 located in Northeast Kansas, desires to fill the position of Electric Distribution Supervisor. This non-exempt position is responsible for, but not limited, to a variety of supervisory, administrative, skilled, technical, and maintenance work in the planning, construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of the City electric distribution facilities and systems.

Minimum qualifications include completion of a two-year line school program or equivalent-type of training program, seven years of experience related to the construction, operation, repair, and maintenance of electrical distribution systems, a high school degree or GED, and Kansas CDL driver’s license with an insurable driving record. Previous supervisory experience is preferred, but not required for the position.

Salary will be commensurate with individual’s qualifications and experience. The City offers an excellent benefits package. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, application for employment, resume, list of five professional references, and salary history to the following:

City Clerk Terri Fultz
City of Osage City
201 S 5^th Street, PO Box 250
Osage City, KS 66523-0250

Application for Employment forms may be downloaded at www.osagecity.com/Jobs.

Applications may be submitted electronically to [email protected] . Applications will be accepted until Friday, August 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Questions can be directed to Joey Lamond, Director of Utilities, at 785-528-3714 or [email protected].

The full position description and benefit profile is available upon request. The City of Osage City, Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The City of Osage City, a community of 2,940 located in Northeast Kansas, desires to fill the position of City Utility Clerk. This non-exempt position is responsible for but not limited to clerical work which includes maintenance of utility accounts, collection of payments, and providing information utilizing a high level of customer service both in person and by phone. Receives and records monetary transactions for city utilities and other services and fees. Posts payment to accounts, balances daily revenue to daily transactions. Experience should include a minimum of six months customer service experience, minimum of one year of experience working with cash transactions, experience with data entry and proficient with computer software and other office machines, must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, professional interaction with customers in person and via telephone. A high school degree or GED is required. Salary will be commensurate with individual’s qualifications and experience. The City offers an excellent benefits package. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume, list of five professional references, and salary history to the following: City Utility Clerk Search, City of Osage City, 201 S. 5th Street, PO Box 250, Osage City KS 66523-0250. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on August 31, 2018. Questions can be directed to Terri Fultz, City Clerk at 785-528-3714 or [email protected]. A full position description and benefit profile is available upon request. The City of Osage City, Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The City of Osage City is notifying citizens and drivers that the intersection of 4th and Ellinwood streets will be closed from Monday, August 6 to Monday, August 20, 2018. Please use Safford Street for school access. Thank you!

For more information, contact Osage City Hall at 201 S. Fifth St., Osage City, Kan., 785-528-3714.

Three Lakes Educational Cooperative is seeking full-time interpreter services for an elementary student in the West Franklin School District. The interpreter will work closely with the education team serving deaf and hard of hearing children. Contact Three Lakes Educational Cooperative for more information at 785-828-3113.

Summer’s not over yet but the Osage City Aquatic Center is open until Labor Day, which is just around the corner. Osage City Parks and Recreation is also gearing up for fall sports, with signup dates announced for youth soccer and youth football.

We’ve seen it all before. The past few years, dark money special interest groups have brought negative campaigning to our community. Their tactics are the same again this year. My opponent – and the special interests backing her – waited until the last minute to launch a smear campaign against me. Why? Because by waiting, they hope I won’t have time to respond to their attacks and give you the truth.

So, let’s talk straight.

My campaign is supported by people in our community, businesses, ag groups and health care organizations. When my opponent says I am funded by “lobbyists,” she’s talking about Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Livestock Association, Kansas Hospitals and other community groups that represent our families, our values and our jobs. The people backing my campaign are fully disclosed on campaign finance reports, meanwhile the special interest groups that like to throw mud in these campaigns get to hide in the shadows. They don’t live here, work here or raise their families here like you and I do.

I voted to fund our schools without a tax increase. That’s a fact. The legislature passed Senate Bill 423 this year, a plan to fund our schools within the existing budget and get the Supreme Court out of our classrooms. There were special interest groups pushing for a $1 billion plan, which would have required a tax hike. I opposed that plan – and I opposed any plan that would have required a tax increase – from the very beginning. My opponent isn’t telling you the truth.

I voted to override Brownback and put a stop to his tax favors. My opponent took a special favor appointment from Brownback, so it’s not a surprise that she would support his tax favors too. I don’t think it’s fair that certain corporations get to skirt their taxes while our families and businesses pick up their tab. That’s why I voted to override Brownback. What my opponent fails to mention is that overriding Brownback meant reinstating the ability for our farmers to write off loss carryover, for our families to deduct medical expenses when facing a catastrophic illness or injury, and for homeowners in our community to deduct their property taxes and mortgage interest. Don’t be fooled by her rhetoric.

I am pro-life with the voting record to prove it. I have voted for every pro-life bill that has come before the Legislature, including banning dismemberment abortions, defunding Planned Parenthood, and establishing that life begins at conception. I have never wavered on this issue and I never will. My opponent knows that. What she and the special interests backing her take issue with is the fact that I voted for a provision that would not give your doctor permission to lie to you. I don’t think it’s right to give anyone free license to lie.