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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…
Dick Dameron
Former Derby City Council Member Ward II
Term Jan. 20, 1981 - Apr. 06, 1982
appointed and sworn in Jan. 20, 1981 to fill the unexpired term of James Atherton
did not seek re-election
Dion Avello
Former Mayor of Derby
Former Derby City Council Member Ward IV
Term as MayorApr. 08, 2003 - Apr. 14, 2015
elected Apr. 01, 2003 defeating incumbent Mayor Richard Standrich
sworn in Apr. 08, 2003
re-elected Apr. 03, 2007 and ran unopposed
re-elected Apr. 05, 2011 defeating Frank Blake and Chuck Warren
did not…
Donald "Don" McFerson
Former Derby City Council Member Ward IV
TermApr. 20, 1993 - Aug. 02, 1994
Donald "Don" McFerson and Thomas "Tom" Prideaux defeated David Darling in the primary Mar. 02, 1993 to run in the general election Apr. 06, 1993
elected Apr. 06, 1993 defeating Ward IV incumbent Thomas "Tom"…
Donald "Don" Storck
Former Mayor of Derby
Former Derby City Council Member Ward I
Term as MayorApr. 21, 1981 - Apr. 21, 1987
defeated Apr. 05, 1977 for the position of mayor by incumbent Mayor Gerald Yocom
defeated Apr. 03, 1979 by Duane "Pappy" Lynch for the position of mayor
elected Apr. 07, 1981 defeating Albert "Al" Davey…
Duane G. "Pappy" Lynch
Former Mayor of Derby
Term as MayorApr. 17, 1979 - Apr. 21, 1981
elected Apr. 03, 1979 defeating Donald "Don" Storck for the position of mayor vacated by Gerald Yocom
sworn in Apr. 17, 1979
did not seek re-election in 1981
Serving as mayor was the first time Lynch served…
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,…
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…
Elizabeth Baker
Former Derby City Council Member Ward II
TermApr. 21, 1981 - Dec. 07, 1982
elected Apr. 07, 1981 defeating David "Dave" Cunningham for the Ward II seat vacated by Robert "Bob" Baker
sworn in Apr. 21, 1981
resigned Dec. 07, 1982