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Month: December 2014

Joanna Aubel Johnson

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Joanna Aubel Johnson, 78, Hays, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.

She was born March 3, 1936 in Uniontown, Kansas the daughter of Clifford and Addie (Swink) Typer. She was a real estate broker and owner of Aubel Realty. On March 29, 1986 she married William “Bill” Aubel in Hays. He died September 26, 2008. She married Toby Johnson on August 7, 2010 in Colorado Springs, CO. She was a member of the Hays Board of Realtors, the Hays Arts Council, the Hays Medical Center Foundation, the Wilson Lake Association, the Smoky Hill Country Club, and was a member of the Difference Makers organization at Fort Hays State University. She loved playing bridge, cooking, reading, traveling, and helping others.

Survivors include her husband, of the home in Hays, a son Joel Mollohan of Hays, a daughter Sue Ross and husband Roger of Edmond, OK, a step son James Aubel and wife Mara of Lawrence, KS, two brothers, Donald Typer of Hesston, KS and James Typer and wife Leigh of Oklahoma City, two granddaughters, Leah Fiore and husband Andrew of Prescott, AZ, and Lacey Sudik and husband Cody of Oklahoma City, and four step granddaughters, Vivian Aubel and Gabriella Aubel of Lawrence, Forrest Aubel of Maryland, and Ashley Aubel of Topeka.

Memorial services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church, 2900 Hall Street in Hays. Private family inurnment will be in the Mt. Allen Cemetery, Hays.

Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Tuesday at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine Street, and on Wednesday from 1:00 pm until service time at the church. A recitation of the rosary will be at 6:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested in Joanna’s memory to the St. Joseph Food Pantry, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Dena Kathleen Warta

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Dena Kathleen Warta, age 42, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Scott County Hospital in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on December 31, 1971 in Dodge City, Kansas, the daughter of Dale Ray & Anna Marie Dykstra Farr. A resident of Scott City, Kansas since 2004 moving from Oberlin, Kansas, she was a CMA at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas.

On August 10, 1990 she married Michael Eugene Warta in Lexington, Nebraska. He survives.

Survivors include her Husband – Michael E. Warta of Scott City, Kansas, Two Sons – Dustin S. & Karrin Warta of Scott City, Kansas, Troy E. & Sam Warta of Scott City, Kansas, One Daughter – Chelsea A. & Justin Harris of Scott City, Kansas, Father – Dale R. Farr Sr. of Scott City, Kansas, Mother – Anna M. Dykstra of Scott City, Kansas, Two Brothers – Dale R. and Gina Farr Jr. of Arizona, Ross A. & Tammy Farr of Scott City, Kansas, One Sister – Kimmy J. & Kevin Coats of Hanston, Kansas and Two Grandchildren Ayden Warta & Zaystyn Harris.

She was preceded in death by her Grandparents – Robert & Thelma Durr, Paul & Wanetta Farr, One Aunt – Rosemary Hammons, One Uncle – Paul Farr and One Nephew – Wyatt Raney.

Funeral Services will be held at the Gospel Fellowship Church in Shallow Water, Kansas at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2014 with Larry Taylor presiding.

Memorials in Lieu of flowers may be given to the Dena K. Warta Memorial Fund % Price & Sons Funeral Home.

Inurnment will be held at a later date.

Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday and 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

Ronald Dean Davis

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Ronald Dean Davis, age 79, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at the Park Lane Nursing Home in Scott City, Kansas. He was born on November 29, 1935 in Ree Heights, South Dakota, the son of Edison and Bernice Witte Davis. A resident of Healy, Kansas for over 30 years moving from Washington State, he was a seed cleaner foreman.

He attended grade school at Orient, South Dakota and graduated from high school at Miller, South Dakota where Ron was active in high school sports including football, track, and boxing. After graduation he worked for several years at Wilbers Seed Company in Miller, South Dakota. He worked for a time in Oregon and Washington as a overhead power line clearance tree trimmer and finally he went to Healy, Kansas to join the Sharp Brothers Seed Company where he was welcomed into the Sharp seed family until he retired.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Healy, Kansas.

Survivors include: One Daughter, Brenda & Mark Steckman of Centennial, Colorado; Two Sons, Rodney & Marsha Davis of Miller, South Dakota, Michael & Vonda Davis of Gillette, Wyoming; Two Brothers, Russell Davis of Miller, South Dakota, Gary Davis of Miller, South Dakota; Two Sisters, Shirley & Jack Jones of Kearney, Nebraska, Donna Welch of Pierre, South Dakota; Nine Grandchildren; Five Great Grandchildren; One Great Great Grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his Parents, One Son – Ricky, One Brother – Roger,

One Sister – Diane, One Brother In Law – Bob Hague and One Sister In Law – Joan Davis.

Graveside Services will be held at the Healy Cemetery in Healy, Kansas at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 5, 2014, with Rev. Bud Tuxhorn officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Healy United Methodist Women % Price & Sons Funeral Home.

Interment will be in the Healy Cemetery, Healy, Kansas.

HPD activity log, Nov. 28 to 30

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The Hays Police Department conducted 30 traffic stops on Friday, 24 on Saturday, and 14 on Sunday, according to the HPD activity log. The department also received 11 animal calls over the three-day period.

Nov. 28
Drug Offenses, 300 block West Ninth, 1:51 a.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 3300 block Fort, 3:41 a.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 1700 block MacArthur, 8:55 a.m.
Driving While Suspended/Revoked, 100 block East 13th, 11:46 a.m.
Harassment/Telephone/FAX, 2100 block Elm, 11:52 a.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 400 block West 23rd, 8:06 p.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 2600 block Fort, 8:12 p.m.

Nov. 29
Driving Under the Influence, 500 block West Seventh, 1:26 a.m.
Welfare Check, 2500 block General Custer, 2:06 a.m.
Criminal Damage to Property, 300 block West 17th, 8 a.m.
Civil Transport, Larned, 11:10 a.m.
Criminal Damage to Property, 100 block West Sixth, 11 a.m.
Animal At Large, 1300 block West 27th, 1:23 p.m.
Harassment, 1600 block Elm, 4:16 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 4:29 p.m.
Motor Vehicle Accident/Private Property, 3600 block Vine, 4:30 p.m.
Criminal Damage to Property, 200 block East 20th, 4:45 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 5:46 p.m.
Animal At Large, 400 block West 12th, 6:39 p.m.
Criminal Transport, WaKeeney, 6:49 p.m.
Welfare Check, 2200 block Centennial, 7:35 p.m.
Drug Offenses, 500 block East Eighth, 9:15 p.m.
Assist, Hays, 9:46 p.m.

Nov. 30
Criminal Transport, WaKeeney, 12:50 a.m.
Driving While Suspended/Revoked, 100 block East 20th, 12:55 a.m.
Driving While Suspended/Revoked, 300 block East Eighth, 1:08 a.m.
Criminal Damage to Property, 500 block East Eighth, 1:07 a.m.
Disturbance/Fight, 200 block West 10th, 2:14 a.m.
Driving Under the Influence, 2500 block Vine, 4:22 a.m.
Lost Animals, 1300 block West 42nd, 9:04 a.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 1900 block MacArthur, 11:45 a.m.
Unattended Death, 400 block Oak, 11:58 a.m.
Found/Lost Property, 2500 block Canterbury, 6:09 p.m.
Suspicious Activity, 200 block West 37th, 6:50 p.m.
Found/Lost Property, 1300 block Felten, 7:38 p.m.
Assist, 2100 block Vine, 10:23 p.m.
Domestic Disturbance, 2700 block Epworth, 11:42 p.m.

HPD activity log, Nov. 26 and 27

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The Hays Police Department conducted 17 traffic stops on Wednesday and 22 on Thursday, according to the HPD activity log. The department also received five animal calls over the two-day period.

Nov. 26
Abandoned Vehicle, 200 block East 14th, 2:20 a.m.
Driving While Suspended/Revoked, 800 block Vine, 7:58 a.m.
Theft, 2500 block Donald, 8 a.m.
Battery, Hays, March 29
Battery, 500 block Ash, Aug. 20
Aggravated Battery, 500 block Ash, Aug. 31
Battery, 400 block West 16th, Sept. 15
Battery, 90 block Lewis, Sept. 20
Abandoned Vehicle, 1700 block Felten, 11:19 a.m.
Burglary/vehicle, 4000 block General Hays, 11:42 a.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 1300 block Felten, 12:04 p.m.
Motor Vehicle Accident, 2400 block Vine, 12:14 p.m.
Civil Transport, Larned, 12:47 p.m.
Drug Offenses, 100 block West 12th, 12:54 p.m.
Warrant Service/Failure to Appear, 1000 block Fort, 1:01 p.m.
Shoplifting, 4300 block Vine, 1:11 p.m.
Drug Offenses, 1100 block Cody, 1:47 p.m.
Motor Vehicle Accident, 23rd and Ash, 2:37 p.m.
Intoxicated Subject, 800 block Ash, 2:48 p.m.
Criminal Trespass, 2900 block Vine, 3:23 p.m.
Shoplifting, 1000 block Main, 4:05 p.m.
Assist, Hays, 4:32 p.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 500 block West 24th, 9:49 p.m.
Drug Offenses, 3700 block Vine, 10:38 p.m.
Driving Under the Influence, 3800 block Vine, 11:01 p.m.
Suicidal Subject, 1700 block Volga, 11:20 p.m.

Nov. 27
Drug Offenses, 600 block Elm, 1:11 a.m.
Criminal Transport, WaKeeney, 3:49 a.m.
Civil Dispute, 100 block West 34th, 8:25 a.m.
Found/Lost Property, 1500 block Main, 8 a.m.
Motor Vehicle Accident/Hit and Run, 500 block West 32nd, 7:45 a.m.
Civil Dispute, 200 block East Eighth, 11:37 a.m.
Civil Dispute, 100 block West 12th, 3:32 p.m.
Motor Vehicle Accident/Private Property, 4300 block Vine, 7:10 p.m.
Abandoned Vehicle, 1200 block Maple, 7:47 p.m.
Theft, 4300 block Vine, 9 p.m.

Mostly sunny, cold Monday

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Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 1. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as -5 early. South wind 9 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Kansas man dies in Missouri plane crash, 3 others injured

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BOONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The pilot has died and three others are injured after the crash of a small plane near the Boonville, Missouri, airport.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells KMIZ  that the pilot, Charles Sojka of Salina was killed in the crash around 9 a.m. Sunday. The three passengers were taken to University Hospital in Columbia. Their conditions weren’t known.

Tim Rogers of the Salina Airport Authority says Sojka was a flight instructor at Sojka Aviation. Rogers says the plane had left Salina earlier in the week and was on its way back from Boonville.

Police: Teen attacked over K-State hat

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Screen Shot 2014-12-01 at 5.25.28 AMWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police are searching for a suspect after a teenager reported being attacked and robbed of his Kansas State hat.

The Wichita Eagle reports the 19-year-old victim tells police the man approached him during the weekend while the teen was walking and demanded his knit cap and shoes. He says the man struck him in the face when he asked why the man wanted the items.

Police say the man took the hat and fled in a white sedan with two women. They say the teenager wasn’t seriously injured.

No arrests have been reported.

 

Report: Midwest economic index dips again

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downOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwestern and Plains has dipped again.

A survey report issued Monday says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index fell in November to 51.3 from 51.8 in October. September’s figure was 54.3.

After rising in June to its highest level in more than three years, the overall reading has hovered in a range pointing to much slower growth for the overall regional economy over the next three to six months.

The survey results from supply managers are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests economic growth, while a score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Sheriff: Kansas man shoots suspect during break-in

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PoliceVALLEY CENTER, Kan. (AP) — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who deputies say was shot in the head by a homeowner during an attempted break-in.

The suspect was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail Sunday on suspicion of aggravated burglary after being treated at an area hospital. The homeowner tells deputies he shot the man while he was trying to break through a window. The homeowner then called 911.

Deputies found the wounded man walking down the street. They say two adults and three children were in the home but that no one else was hurt.

Broncos beat Chiefs to stay atop AFC West

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes, Connor Barth was perfect on five field-goal attempts and the Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs 29-16 on Sunday night to remain alone in first place in the AFC West.

C.J. Anderson added 168 yards rushing and caught a 15-yard touchdown pass, and Demaryius Thomas also had a TD grab to help the Broncos (9-3) beat Kansas City for the sixth straight time.

Alex Smith threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns for the Chiefs (7-5), the second of them to Jamaal Charles to make it 26-16 early in the fourth quarter. But Smith’s pass on the 2-point try fell incomplete, and the Broncos added another field goal to put the game away.

The victory kept Denver a game up on San Diego in the division race.

Supreme Court to consider Facebook threats case

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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a First Amendment test for the Supreme Court in a case being heard Monday.

At issue are the free-speech rights of people who use violent or threatening language on Facebook and other social media.

A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for posting graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and attacking an FBI agent.

The man says he was just venting his anger over a broken marriage and that he never meant to threaten anyone.

But a jury convicted him of violating a federal law that makes it a crime to threaten another person. A federal appeals court rejected his claim that his comments were protected by the First Amendment.

Kansas House members picking leaders for 2015-16

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick faces a challenge from a fellow Republican for the chamber’s top leadership position for another two years.

And House Democrats are naming a new leader.

The House’s 125 members and members-elect had organizational meetings Monday at the Statehouse to pick leaders for 2015 and 2016.

Republicans will hold a 97-28 House majority when lawmakers open the 2015 session in January, and GOP members will designate the speaker.

Merrick, from Stilwell, is finishing his first, two-year term and is seeking another. His challenger is Rep. Virgil Peck of Tyro.

Democrats must replace Minority Leader Paul Davis of Lawrence. He gave up his House seat to run unsuccessfully for governor.

Reps. Tom Burroughs of Kansas City and Jim Ward of Wichita are vying for the job.

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