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Jack Hezlep
Former Derby City Council Member Ward II
Term Apr. 14, 2015 - current
elected Apr. 07, 2015 defeating Ward II incumbent James "Jim" Craig
sworn in Apr. 14, 2015
re-elected Nov. 05, 2019 and ran unopposed
did not seek re-election in 2023
Jack Hezlep had been appointed to the Derby Planning…
Vaughn Nun
Derby City Council Member Ward II
14 years and 2 months
Term Oct. 23, 2007 - Dec. 31, 2021
Steve Ashley and Vaughn Nun defeated Christopher Gadd in the primary Mar. 01, 2005 to run in the general election Apr. 05, 2005
defeated Apr. 05, 2005 by Steve Ashley for the Ward II seat vacated by Betty…
Tom Keil
Derby City Council Member Ward I
Term Jul. 14, 2015 - Mar. 23, 2022
appointed Jun. 23, 2015 to fill the unexpired term of Darrell Downing
sworn in Jul. 14, 2015
elected Nov. 07, 2017 and ran unopposed
re-elected Nov. 02, 2021 and ran unopposed
resigned effective Mar. 23, 2022…
Rocky Cornejo
Former Derby City Council Member Ward I
Term Apr. 14, 2015 - Dec. 31, 2023
elected Apr. 07, 2015 defeating Dennis Poteete and Jason "Wojo" Wojteczko for the Ward I seat vacated by Randy White
sworn in Apr. 14, 2015
re-elected Nov. 05, 2019 and ran unopposed
did not seek re-election in…
Garrett Homestead
1100 E. Chet Smith
(Historic Landmark #7)
Alexander and Margaret (Dickson) Garrett were the first settlers to put down roots in what was first El Paso and was renamed Derby, Kansas. In 1869, the area was considered Indian Territory (Osage Trust Lands) and had many transient traders, trappers…
Lauber Farm & Silo
Brookwood & Redwood
(Historic Landmark #5)
In 1869, Fred Gerteis homesteaded this land. In 1900, he traveled back to Germany to get his 23-year-old nephew, Albert Lauber, to help work the land by promising the farm eventually would become his. After Albert Lauber returned to Germany to get…
El Paso Cemetery
700 E. Kay St.
(Historic Landmark #6)
El Paso Cemetery sits on a slight hill in the center of Derby but was once surrounded by farmland and was about a mile southeast of the growing settlement. In 1878, the cemetery opened, 9 years after the Garrett family staked a claim near the bank of…
Derby Public School & Museum
Derby Historical Museum, 710 E. Market
(Historic Landmark #4)
In March 1924, this red brick building opened as the third school at this site. It had 10 classrooms, study hall, small office, two modern lavatories and a gymnasium/auditorium. From 1924 to 1953, this was the only public school in town; high school…
Smith Farm & St. Mary School
Madison Avenue Central Park, 512 E. Madison Ave.
(Historic Landmark #3)
In 1912, Oliver and Alice Smith began a family farm on 240 acres, including this current park land. In 1938, Robert and Mildred Smith took over the farm. In the 1950s, the Smith farm sold to build houses needed for the post-war baby boom. From 1953…
El Paso Business District
Derby Police Department, 229 N. Baltimore
(Historic Landmark #2)
On July 11, 1871, J. Hout Minnich and John Hufbauer filed a town plat for El Paso in Sedgwick County, Kansas. It established streets from Madison to Kay and from Water Street to Georgie Avenue, and business boomed.
Around the turn of the century,…
Around the turn of the century,…