City Government:
Mayor---Mike Brosius---------------------------- 620-622-7105
City Council Members:
Craig Divoll-------------------------------- 620-622-4030
Nelda Jellison----------------------------- 620-622-7255
Gary Lindsay----------------------------- 620-622-4576
Donald Norton---------------------------- 629-622-4555
Protection, Kansas
The town of Protection was incorporated in 1909 with the help of the Miller family of fifteen members. The population was not large enough for state standards, until they moved to town.
Protection is a friendly town in the Western part of the county, consisting of about 530 residents. Protection houses most of the industry in the county, with 3 manufacturing businesses.
In Protection you will find the community working together for a common goal. Civic pride led the Protection Beautification Committtee to improve the look of the town. Several pocket parks were created with lots of flowers and plants. In 1996 a group funded and built a new pavilion in the city park by selling commemorative bricks laid in the pathway.
Protection attractions:
Stan Herd Art Gallery
Protection is especially proud of Artist Stan Herd, a Protection High School graduate of 1968. He has been a busy person since the last Comanche County History book was published in 1981. Stan is now known worldwide as a “Crop Artist”, using tractors and plantings to create huge murals of EARTH ART in many fields in the area and across the country. Stan is very community minded and has painted murals in each of the three towns in Comanche County.
Articles on Stan and his artistic work have been featured in more than 40 magazines and hundreds of newspapers; he has also appeared on local, state, and national television programs. In 1999 his hometown honored him with the Stan Herd Art Gallery. It was first located in the northwest room of Don’s Place and was later moved to the Protection Township Library. In the gallery are paintings, drawings, prints, and other memorabilia.
Comanche County
by Economic Development Foundation
Sponsored by
Measurement Incorporated
Things to do in Protection:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-5:30 --Strength Training at United Methodist Church
Wednesdays 5:15 PM -- TOPS at United Methodist Church
Wednesdays 6-7:00 PM -- Bell Choir practices at United Methodist Church
Wednesdays 8-9:00 PM -- AA meetings at United Methodist Church
1st Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. Red Hat ladies meet at Don's Place for lunch
Protection Library is open from Monday through Friday 12-6:00 p.m.
Protection, Kansas
Protection Businesses:
Auto Sales, Service, Repair, Parts and Fuel:
Farmers Co-Op (pay at the pump gas) 102 W. Chestnut 620-622-4619
Lucky's (gas and snack food) Highway 160 620-622-4526
Protection Automotive Parts Store 207 N. Broadway 620-622-4591
Protection Auto Repair 222 N. Broadway 620-622-4358
Protown Glass and Body 401 N. Broadway 620-622-4600
Webster Repair 515 N. Broadway 620-622-4497
Financial:
The Bank of Protection 302 N. Broadway 620-622-4224
Groceries:
Protection Venture Foods 221 N. Broadway 620-622-4406
Restaurants:
Bluff Creek Kitchen (catering) 1131 Road 5 620-635-5717
Don's Place 230 N. Broadway 620-622 4365
Lucky's (sandwiches & snack foods) Highway 160 620-622-4526
House Repairs, Household Storage:
Brooks Plumbing and Building Supply 428 N. Broadway 620-622-4201
Brooks Heating and Air 428 N. Broadway 620-622-4201
Divoll Construction (Craig) 620-622-4030
G & B Sales and Service (appliance repair) 102 N. Grant 620-622-4576
Stan Hazen (house painting) Stan 620-622-4586
U-Haul 401 N. Broadway 620-622-4360
Insurance Agencies:
Howell Insurance 104 W. Walnut 620-622-4501
The Sanders Agency 306 N. Broadway 620-622-4580
Manufacturing:
Lane Myers Company (re-bar) 415 N. Broadway 620-622-4310
Filson Manufacturing (livestock equipment) 102-108 S. Broadway 620-622-4521
Bar Six Manufacturing (farm equipment) E. Highway 160 620-622-4456
Feed and Seed:
Farmers Cooperative Company 102 W. Chestnut 620-622-4619
Merle Hazen (alfalfa sales and delivery) 620-622-4485
Motel & Apartments:
Protection Motel 236 N. Broadway 620-622-4814
Newspaper:
Protection Press 301 N. Broadway 620-622-4288
Day Care:
Hands of Protection Christian Day Care (Stacy Hagins) 320 W. Main 620-622-7308
Shawn Miller's Daycare 204 N. Grant 620-622-4856
Health Care:
Protection Valley Manor (nursing home) 600 S. Broadway 620-622-4261
Comanche County Medical Clinic 208 S. Broadway 620-622-4588
Beauty Shop:
Marvalous Creations 208 N. Washington 620-622-4357
Speciality Services:
Bayne Laundry and Car Wash 235 N. Broadway 620-622-7029
Dale's Family Farms (fresh beef and chickens) Andi 620-622-4473
Dog Shoppe (dog grooming) Pat Gean 620-622-7166
Lizza's Body Works (massage therapy) 102 N. Jefferson 620-622-4801
Protection Plants (bedding plants) 701 E. Main 620-622-4596
Tri-County Spray Services (crop spraying) 1575 Road 5 620-622-4835
Twisted Sisters (home decor) Teresa Jellison 620-622-4501
Worship Woodworks Inc. 207 W. Walnut 620-622-4568
Woolfolk Bit and Spurs 620-622-4543
Lounge:
My Brothers House 345 N. Broadway 620-622-4331