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OFFICE OF HARPER COUNTY COUNSELOR



Janis I. Knox

Address:



Harper County Courthouse

201 N. Jennings

Anthony, KS  67003



Telephone:



620-842-2799



Emergency Phone:



316-648-7159



e-mail:



 


WHAT WE HANDLE:



The County  Counselor is the civil attorney and legal counsel for the Board of County Commissioners, County Administrator, and all other elected County Departments.  The position includes representing the County before the Courts in civil matters, conducting tax sales, advising the Board of County Commissioners on zoning and land use matters, preparing and/or reviewing resolutions for the Board of County Commissioners, advising on road vacations, etc.  The County Counselor does not provide legal advice or legal services to the general public.



Tax Foreclosure Sale



A Real Property Tax Foreclosure Sale is held annually.    In connection with that sale, Notice of Suit, which includes the legal description of the properties to be sold and the title owners thereof, will be published in a local newspaper for three consecutive weeks.  In 2010 that notice will be published in the Attica Independent.





Following is a copy of the Notice of Suit filed in the 2010 Tax Sale Foreclosure – Harper County District Court





 

Janis I. Knox
HARPER COUNTY COUNSEL
201 N. Jennings
Anthony, KS  67003

(620) 842-2799

                                 IN THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

                      DISTRICT COURT, HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS

BOARD OF HARPER COUNTY COMMISSONERS,      )

                                                       Petitioner,                       )

vs.                                                                                           )  Case No. 2010 CV 22

                                                                                                                       

KENNETH BROTTON; YULA BROTTON; BEVERLY TURNER; TRACI HENSON; SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE ANTHONY HOUSE OF PRAYER; BOBBY DRY; DEBORAH DRY; KANZA BANK; G/M SYSTEMS, INC.; TOM POLSLEY; RAPHAEL A. GEHLEN; BRANDI R. GEHLEN; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC AND/OR CORPORATION; KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; JOHN MICHAEL JENKINS, JR.; MARY LUCILLE HODSON; SARA MCVEA; MARK MOORE; ANGELA K. MOORE; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATTICA; MARC C. FULLINGTON; ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER; NANCY L. NGUYEN; CITY OF ANTHONY, KANSAS; DARRELD W. PUDGE; DONNA R. PUDGE; FLOYD C. SNEARY; BARBARA F. SNEARY; VAUGHN R. STERLING; BULLDOG SUPPLY, LLC; KENNETH RICHARD TERHERST; REGINA LYNN TERHERST; KATHY TROTTER; STEPHEN VLCEK; DARLENE G. VLCEK; GEORGIE LYNN VLCEK; CHARLES TRAVIS WEEKS; STEVEN BRIAN WEEKS; MARCELLA A. WHITE; VERA MCCANSE; TERRY L. WILSON; BARBARA S. WILSON; JANIE DIXON pka MARY JANE ECK; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns, of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses, lessees and licensees of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants which are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants who are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators, and trustees of any defendants who are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased; and the unknown occupants or persons in possession of any real estate described herein.

                                                                                                                        Defendants.                                                                          



NOTICE OF SUIT

            You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in the District Court of Harper County, Kansas, by the Board of County Commissioners of Harper County, praying for judicial foreclosure and sale of real property upon which there is unpaid delinquent real estate taxes, and you are hereby required to plead the said petition on or before September 29, 2010, in said Court in Anthony, Kansas. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. The following are descriptions of all properties which shall be subject to foreclosure and sale and the names of such of you as are the owner, or a party having some interest therein, said legal description occurring first, listed as (1), the amount of delinquent taxes, charges, interest, and penalties as of June 18, 2010, listed as (2),  and the names of the owners, supposed owners, and parties having or claiming to have some interest therein or thereto listed as (3):

Tract No. 01

            (1) Lots Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), and Twelve (12), in Block                                     Twenty-five (25), City of Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas

            (2) $169.24

            (3) Yula Brotton, Deceased, Beverly Turner, Personal Representative of the Estate of                                     Yula Brotton, Kenneth Brotton, Deceased, Tracy Henson, Personal                                                 Representative of the Estate of Kenneth Brotton.

Tract No. 02

            (1) Lot Twenty-four (24) in Block Forty-four (44) in the City of Bluff City, Harper                                     County, Kansas.

            (2) $75.15

            (3) Yula Brotton, Deceased, Beverly Turner, Personal Representative of the Estate of                                     Yula Brotton, Kenneth Brotton, Deceased, Tracy Henson, Personal                                                 Representative of the Estate of Kenneth Brotton.

Tract No. 03

            (1) Lot One (1) in Block Seventy-three (73) in the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas,

            (2) $2,806.53

            (3) Trustees of the Anthony House of Prayer

Tract No. 04

(1)   Lots One (1), Two (2) and Three (3) in Block Sixty-one (61), in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.

(2)   $1,053.55

(3)   Bobby Dry, Deborah Dry, Kanza Bank,

 

Tract No. 06

            (1)Lots Seven (7) and eight (8) in Block Sixty (60) in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas

            (2) $147.11

            (3) G/M Systems, Inc.

 

 

Tract No. 07

            (1) Lots Four (4), Five (5) and Six (6) in Block Sixty (60) in the City of Attica, Harper C ounty, Kansas, according to the recorded Plat thereof, containing a mineral reservation recorded in Bl, 82, Pg. 645, conveying all interest in oil gas and other minerals that L.W. Polsley and Elsie M. Polsley own under subject property to Tom Polsley.

            (2) $180.35

            (3) G/M Systems, Inc., Tom Polsley

Tract No. 08

(1)   Lot Three (3) in Block Sixty (60) in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas.

(2)   $113.51

(3)   G/M Systems, Inc.

Tract No. 09

            (1) A tract of land beginning 145 feet East of the NE corner of Block Eleven (11) East Highland Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas, then ce East 85 feet, thence South 100 feet, thence West 85 feet, thence North 100 feet to the point of beginning, being a part of the SE/4 24-33S-7W

            (2) $318.10

            (3) Raphael A. Gehlen, Brandi R. Gehlen, Kansas Dept of Revenue, Midland Funding, LLC, Kanza Bank

Tract No. 10

            (1)  The West 85 feet of the following described tract in the SE/4 of Section 24, Township 33 South, Range 7 West of the 6th P.M., beginning 60 feet East of the NE corner of Block 11, East in Highland Addition to the City of Anthony, Kansas, thence East 170 feet, thence South 100 feet, thence West 170 feet, thence North 100 feet, thence South 100 feet, thence West 170 feet, thence North 100 feet to the place of beginning.

            (2) $5,527.92

            (3) Raphael A. Gehlen, Brandi R. Gehlen, Kanza Bank, Kansas Dept. of Revenue, Midland Funding, LLC.

Tract No. 11

            (1) Lot Five (5) and South Forty (40) feet of Lot Four (4) and the North Thirty (30) feet of Lot Eight (8) in Block eighty-one (81) in the City of Anthony, Kansas, as shown by the recorded Plat thereof.

         (2) $3,501.66

         (3) John Michael Jenkins, Jr., Kansas Department of Revenue, Mary Lucille Hodson

Tract No. 12

            (1) Lot Thirteen (13) in Block Thirty-two (32) in the Original City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas, as shown by the recorded Plat thereof.

            (2) $6,611.73

            (3) Sara McVea

Tract No. 13

            (1) The South Half of Lot Two (2) and all of Lot Three (3) in Block Forty (40) in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas, as shown by the recorded Plat thereof

            (2) $1,221.33

            (3) Mark Moore, Angela K. Moore, First National Bank of Attica, Mark C. Fullington, Anthony Medical Center

Tract No. 14

            (1) Lot Six (6) and the South Half (S/2) of Lot three (3) in Block One (1) in McKay and Darrough's Addition to the City of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas

            (2) $11,343.10

            (3) Nancy L. Nguyen, City of Anthony, Kansas

Tract No. 15

            (1) Lots Twenty-two (2), Twenty-three (23) and Twenty-four (24) in Block Sixty-two (62) in the City of  Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas, as shown by the recorded Plat thereof.

            (2) $719.41

            (3) Donna R. Pudge, Darreld W. Pudge

Tract No. 18

            (1) Lot Seven (7) and the West Half (W/2) of Lot eight (8) inBlock Eight (8) in martin's First Addition to the City of Harper, Harper County, Kansas

            (2) $712.04

            (3) Floyd C. Sneary

Tract No. 19

            (1) Beginning 343.7 feet East of the Northwest Corner of Government Lot Seven (7), Section Six (6), Township thirty-two (32) South, Range Six (6) West of the 6th P.M., thence South 380 feet, thence West 49.6 feet, thence North 380 feet, thence East 49.6 feet to the place of beginning. Harper County, Kansas.

            (2) $994.99

            (3) Floyd C. Sneary, Barbara F. Sneary

Tract No. 20

            (1) A Tract beginning at the Norwest Corner of Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Thirty-two (32) South, Range Eight (8) West of the 6th P.M., Harper County, Kansas, running thence South 208.71 feet, thence East 208.71 feet, thence North 208.71 feet thence West 208.71 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing .7 acres more or less.

            (2) $344.34

            (3) Vaughn R. Sterling, Bulldog Supply, LLC

Tract No. 21

            (1) Lots Seventeen (17) and eighteen (18) in Block Seventy-seven (77), in the Original townsite of Anthony, Harper County, Kansas

            (2) $2,793.26

            (3) Kenneth Richard Terherst, Regina Lynn Terherst

Tract No. 22

            (1) Lots Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9) and Twn (10) inclusive in Block Five (5), all in the town of Corwin, Harper County, Kansas

            (2) $431.38

            (3) Kathy Trotter

 

Tract No. 23

            (1) Lots Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18), and Nineteen (19), in Block Sixty-six (66) in Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas.

            (2) $90.77

            (3) Stephen Vlcek

Tract No. 24

            (1) Lots Eight (8) and Nine (9), in Block Forty-six (46) in Bluff City, Harper County, Kansas

            (2) $282.91

            (3) Stephen Vlcek, Darlene G. Vlcek, Georgie Lynn Vlcek

Tract No. 26

            (1) Lots Six (6) Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Nineteen (19), Twenty (20) and Twenty-one (21) in Block Six (6), in the town of Freeport, (formerly Midlothian) as shown by the recorded Platt thereof, in Harper County, Kansas.

            (2) $424.19

            (3) Charles Travis Weeks, Steven Brian Weeks

Tract No. 27

            (1) Lots Two (2), Three (3), Six (6), Seven (7), Ten (10), and Eleven (11) in Block Seventy-one (71), in the City of Anthony

            (2) $938.94

            (3) Marcella A. White, Vera McCanse

Tract No. 28

            (1) Lot Thirteen (13) in Block Seventy-two (72) in the City of Attica, Harper County, Kansas

            (2) $141.07

            (3) Terry L. Wilson, Barbara S. Wilson, Janie Dixon pka Mary Jane Eck

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOARD OF HARPER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS

Janis I. Knox
Harper County Counsel
201 N. Jennings
Anthony, KS 67003
(620) 842-2799