Recently a Lyon County judge dismissed a “protection from stalking” order filed against Garnett Newspaper Publisher, Dane Hicks, by a former Garnett city employee seeking an employment settlement against the city of Garnett. District Judge Jeffrey Larson’s decision came after a 90-minute hearing Friday, March 8th, in Lyon District Court, which was continued from earlier this month, after former Anderson County Development Director Sherry Harrison, filed the “protection from stalking” order against Hicks over questions he asked her regarding her settlement demand and the possible filing of a lawsuit against the city. The judge found that the requests for comment for the news stories did not meet the level in the Kansas stalking statute and was not reckless engagement in a course of conduct targeted at a specific person.
Garnett City Manager, Travis Wilson says the City/County Economic Development post remains vacant with discussions among Development Agency members that it may be converted to a grant writing position.
