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Delinna L. “Weezie” Smith, age 56, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas.
She was born on August 5, 1958, in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Betty Morris Smith. A lifetime resident of Scott City, Kansas, Delinna graduated from Scott Community High School and was a self employed truck driver.
She was a member of the Pence Community Church in Pence, Kansas.
Survivors include her One Daughter – Lacey & Corey Rohrbough of Scott City, Kansas, Parents – Chuck & Betty Smith of Scott City, Kansas, Three Sisters – Marla Williams of Scott City, Kansas, Chuck & Rhonda Bauer of Pleasanton, Kansas, JoAnn McLemore of Florida, Four Brothers – Craig Smith of Scott City, Kansas, Mike Smith of Scott City, Kansas, Mark Smith of Wichita, Kansas, Clifton Smith of Scott City, Kansas, Four Grandsons – Zachery Rohrbough of Scott City, Kansas, Brodey Rohrbough of Scott City, Kansas, Kasey Rohrbough of Scott City, Kansas, Kirbey Rohrbough of Scott City, Kansas. She also had an additional 7 brothers and sisters that she didn’t get the chance to know.
She was preceded in death by her Grandparents – Ray & Bertha Morris and John & Cora Smith
Funeral Services will be held at the Pence Community Church in Pence, Kansas at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 4, 2014 with the Rev. Don Williams presiding.
Memorials may be given to the Delinna Smith Memorial Fund % Price & Sons Funeral Home.
Interment will be in the Scott County Cemetery in Scott, Kansas.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — A suspect in a 2013 Emporia homicide has made his first court appearance after being returned from Mexico.
Gabino Ruiz-Ascensio was in Lyon County court Monday, where a preliminary hearing for the 27-year-old suspect was scheduled for Jan. 8.
Ruiz-Ascensio is charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Police say two men were shot at an Emporia home in April 2013. Twenty-five-year-old Andrian Peralta died three days later, while 22-year-old Michael Koy was injured.
The Emporia Gazette reports Ruiz-Ascensio was found in Mexico in early November and was returned to Lyon County Detention Center on Friday.
Ruiz-Ascensio was initially arrested on minor charges in Mexico and arrested after a check turned up his warrant in the Emporia case.
Great Bend Post
GREAT BEND — More than a year ago, the Barton County Treasurer’s Office received new software to conduct transactions. The new system caused frustration and headaches within the department concerning the 2013 audit and delays in the 2015 budget.
“Apparently, the software has struck again,” County Treasurer Kevin Wondra explained to Barton County commissioners Monday.
Wondra’s department found $1.9 million in taxes that should have been distributed in June.
Wondra told the commission his staff must have entered the wrong end dates for the distribution.
“We had four people there, and I can’t imagine how we didn’t go to the correct ending date,” he said.
Wondra also said he has 50-plus checks written out in his office ready to be mailed but had not been sent out as of Monday morning.
Barton County Commissioner Jennifer Schartz recognized the biggest hardship has fallen on the townships and school districts that have been waiting on tax distributions to figure their budgets.
“My job is to distribute the funds we have in there,” Wondra told Schartz. “It didn’t get taken care of and I didn’t go and check the general ledger and make sure it was correct because I don’t have a feel for what the history is or what should be left in there, and I’m not that familiar with the software to know that all these reports are out there.”
Wondra said he and his staff are now aware of a report that will provide a system of checks and balances.
Wondra also said his office has yet to mail out over 30,000 tax statements that county taxpayers need to have paid by the Dec. 20.
Hays Public Library
All the snowmen will be shuffling down to the Hays Public Library on Saturday to celebrate FrostFest in downtown Hays. Before the parade starts at approximately 6 p.m., stop at the library to enjoy all the HLP holiday activities. All activities are free and open to the public.
Activities include:
• Breakfast and Storytime with Santa – 9:00 a.m. (children)
• Bingo- 11 a.m. (all ages)
• Cookie Decorating 1:00 p.m. (all ages)
• Holiday Music Recital 3:00 p.m. (all ages)
• Hot Chocolate 4:00 p.m. (all ages)
• Frost Fest Parade 6:00 p.m.
Registration is required for Breakfast and Storytime with Santa. Visit the Children’s Desk to pick up breakfast ticket. Openings are limited.
The Young Adult department also will be working on the float Wednesday and Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Families and children also are invited at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday to help decorate the float with paint-by-numbers.
For more information about FrostFest activities, call (785) 625-5916 or visit www.hayspublib.org.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department for Children and Families will unveil its new service center located at 2250 E. 22nd, Hays. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new facility will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Construction began on the new facility in April. Services recently moved from the former facility at 3000 Broadway.
DCF provides a wide range of services to Kansans in need, including cash, food and child care assistance, as well as employment programs.
By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post
After a winter storm in Wisconsin delayed delivery of Christmas trees to Hays Friday, local Optimist Club member Gary Wentling is happy to announce the trees arrived Sunday night and the annual Optimist Christmas Tree lot is “ready to roll.”
The annual Christmas tree sale opened Monday afternoon and will continue until the trees are sold out — something Wentling says usually occurs about a week before Christmas.
Wentling said there is good reason to stay away from artificial trees and “go natural” with a tree from the Optimists this year.
“All the profits we make go right back into the community toward our numerous youth projects,” Wentling said.
Wentling said the Optimist Club supports Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, the Hays Arts Council, the Youth Outdoor Festival, the Hays Public Library’s Children’s Department and more.
Wentling also encouraged parents to make picking out the perfect Christmas tree a family event.
“Bring the family out … we have numerous families who make picking out the tree a family outing … smell that Christmas tree smell on the lot,” he said. “It’s a lot of fun.”
The lot is located in the parking lot of Walmart and is open weekdays from 3 to 9 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
MUNJOR — The Sunflower Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia will hold its annual Christmas Program and Banquet Sunday Dec. 14th from noon to 3 p.m. at the Munjor Parish Hall.
The dinner will be traditional turkey with all the trimmings — served as a fundraiser for $10 a plate or $5 a plate for children age 5 to 12. RSVP to Dolores Pfannenstiel at (785) 625-6452 by Dec. 9.
This year’s program, “Why the Bells Rang,” will take place at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Munjor after dinner. Bring the kids and grandkids for a visit from Christ Kind and Belznichel.
The public is invited.
Our sympathies are with Capitol’s Luke Bryan, whose brother-in-law Ben Lee Cheshire (his late sister Kelly’s husband) passed away Nov. 29. Send condolences to the family here. Bryan is currently in Georgia with family and will not be attending the Dec. 2 CMT Artists Of The Year event.
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The Hays Police Department conducted nine traffic stops and received four animal calls on Monday, Dec. 1, according to the HPD activity log.
Lost Animals, 1300 block East 33rd, 12:13 a.m.
Found/Lost Property, 1900 block Vine, 7:04 a.m.
Violation of Restraining Order, 100 block West 12th, 10:02:13 a.m.
Bicycle/Lost,Found,Stolen, 500 block West 27th, 11:07 a.m.
Bicycle/Lost,Found,Stolen, 22nd and Donald, 11:46 a.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 2900 block Willow, 12:23 p.m.
Disturbance, 1400 block East 29th, 12:45 p.m.
Motor Vehicle Accident, 1300 block Hall, 12:46 p.m.
Animal At Large, 16th and Walnut, 3:13 p.m.
Identity Theft, Hays, 3 p.m.
Burglary/storage unit, 1200 block Canterbury, 5:54 p.m.
Lost Animals, 200 block East 25th Street Terrace, 6:20 p.m.
Violation of Restraining, Hays, 7:02 p.m.
Welfare Check, 2400 block Ash, 7:29 p.m.
Mental Health Call, 3700 block Vine, 7:36 p.m.
Harassment, 2700 block Augusta, 8:52 p.m.
Assist, 2200 block Canterbury, 10 p.m.
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are moving to pass a one-year extension of temporary tax breaks affecting millions of businesses and individuals.
Most of the more than 50 tax breaks expired at the end of 2013, so the extension would only run through the end of the month. However, it would allow taxpayers to claim the tax breaks when they file their 2014 returns.
The tax breaks benefit big corporations and small businesses, as well as commuters, teachers and people who live in states without a state income tax.
Senate Democrats and House Republicans were negotiating to make some of the tax breaks permanent, but talks faltered.
A House GOP aide said the House could vote on the package this week. The aide was not authorized to speak publicly about the package.
