October 2015 – Page 78

Former Manhattan city attorney Indicted on child porn charges

Posted on October 6, 2015

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – The former city attorney of Manhattan is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., Tuesday on charges of distributing child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Bill D. Raymond, 53, Andover, Kan., is charged with three counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in November 2014, February 2015 and May 2015 in Butler and Riley counties.

A federal grand jury indicted Raymond on Sept. 30, 2015.

If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 20 years on each distribution count, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the possession charge. The FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart is prosecuting.

FHSU men’s soccer falls from top-25

Posted on October 6, 2015

FHSU Athltics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time this season, Fort Hays State has been listed outside of the Top 25 of the NSCAA Division II Poll, released on Tuesday (Oct. 6). The Tigers had been in the rankings for five straight polls this year, preseason through Week 4, before falling into the collection of teams receiving votes. The Tigers, now 7-3 overall, dropped from the rankings after a loss to Northeastern State at home on Sunday.

Northeastern State jumped into the Top 25 after receiving votes last week. The RiverHawks (6-4 overall) collected wins over ranked teams in each of the last two weeks to return to the Top 25 at No. 24 this week. Upper Iowa is the top ranked team from the MIAA, sitting at No. 14, while Lindenwood joins FHSU in the list of teams receiving votes, so four of the five schools in the MIAA are referenced in the poll.

Fort Hays State has a challenging week ahead as they go on the road to 14th-ranked Upper Iowa, then Lindenwood over the weekend. FHSU is just a half game back of the conference lead, all shared by Upper Iowa, Northeastern State, and Lindenwood at 2-1. FHSU is 1-1 in conference play so far.

Below is the NSCAA Division II Poll for October 6, 2015.

Rank	School	Prev.	W-L-T
1.	Midwestern State University	2	7-0-0
2.	Pfeiffer University	3	9-0-0
3.	Southern New Hampshire University	4	9-0-0
4.	Palm Beach Atlantic University	5	9-0-1
5.	University of Charleston	1	8-1-0
6.	St. Edward’s University	8	7-0-2
7.	California State University-Dominguez Hills	14	7-1-2
8.	Wingate University	16	8-0-2
9.	Millersville University	10	9-0-1
10.	Barry University	20	5-0-2
11.	Northwood University (Mich.)	NR	7-1-0
12.	Northwest Nazarene University	19	8-1-1
13.	Colorado School of Mines	18	8-0-1
14.	Upper Iowa University	12	7-1-1
15.	Merrimack College	11	7-1-2
16.	Alderson-Broaddus University	NR	8-1-1
17.	LIU Post	17	7-1-1
18.	Seattle Pacific University	7	6-1-2
19.	Young Harris College	21	7-1-0
20.	Urbana University	23	7-1-1
21.	Limestone College	9	6-2-0
22.	Rockhurst University	6	6-1-2
23.	Lee University	NR	7-1-0
24.	Northeastern State University	RV	6-4-0
25.	Lander University	NR	7-0-0

Also receiving votes: Notre Dame College (11), Colorado Mesa University (11), Fresno Pacific University (11), Eckerd College (11), Saginaw Valley State University (8), Fort Hays State University (7), Bloomsburg University (6), Wilmington University (5), Lindenwood University (3), Lynn University (3), Lincoln Memorial University (2), Cal Poly Pomona (1)

Hays restaurant owner offers free food for acts of kindness

Posted on October 6, 2015

By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

One of the newer dining establishments in Hays, On the Rocks Bar and Grill, 507 W. Seventh, is offering a pretty sweet deal to area residents with the intention of spreading acts of kindness.

The offer was posted on the establishment’s Facebook page Tuesday morning.

“I want to try a little experiment with all of you,” said Tony Taylor, owner. “Without being too political, I tend to believe that we can get caught in the rat race and lose sight of what really matters, our fellow man.”

The intention to focus on others sparked the idea at the establishment, that carries few rules, instead focusing on positive community interactions.

“I will offer anyone a free meal (excluding beverages or alcohol) every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. if that person in the previous week, Monday through Saturday, does something nice for anyone or organization in the community,” Taylor said.

“Something nice” for the offer covers a wide array of activities.

“You could pick up trash, donate money to animal rescue, mow someone’s lawn for free, carry someone’s groceries, donate time anywhere, compliment five random strangers, basically anything that can change or impact anyone for even one second,” he said.

Participants will document the activity on the establishment’s Facebook page in order to track the good deeds.

“All you have to do is take a picture or write a short description of what you did and where and post it on this page. I will keep track of your name and look for you the following Sunday. I will take care of your meal and all you have to do is take care of any beverages you order, my servers and enjoy the meal you earned,” Taylor said.

Kan. woman ejected after truck rolls, catches fire in Barton Co.

Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

BARTON COUNTY- A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 3p.m. on Monday in Barton County.

The sheriff’s office reported a 1973 Dodge Ram pickup driven Michele N. Jeanson, 25, Cimarron, was northbound in the 700 Block of Northeast 20 Avenue.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It crossed the centerline, left the road, entered the ditch, rolled and caught fire.

Jeanson was ejected from the vehicle

She was transported to Clara Barton Hospital in Hoisington and then flown to Wichita. Her current condition is not known.

The truck was destroyed by the fire.

The accident remains under investigation.

KBI: Arrest made in connection with murder of SW Kan. man

Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

Frank Asebedo Jr.-photo Kan. Dept. of Corrections

COLDWATER – Law enforcement authorities have made an arrest in connection with a murder in Comanche County.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported in a media release just after 11p.m. on Friday, the Comanche County Sheriff’s Office and Coldwater Police Department received a call regarding a man with a gunshot wound.

They discovered that forty-three year old Garden City resident Lelyn P. Betts had been fatally shot.

Throughout the weekend members of the Comanche County Sheriff’s Office, Coldwater Police Department, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation developed information that identified Frank D. Asebedo, Jr. as the suspect in the shooting.

With the cooperation of the community and a major, coordinated effort by the law enforcement community, Asebedo, a 42 year old from Protection, Kansas, was arrested without incident in Protection for 1st Degree Murder and Criminal Possession of a firearm.

Asebedo is being held in the Ford County Detention Center pending a first appearance in the Comanche County District Court.

Cox Bros. shutters its Salina barbecue joint

Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

Salina Post

SALINA — Cox Bros. BBQ, which had only been open since April, abruptly closed its doors over the weekend.

No official reason for the closure of the restaurant, which was located at 1000 E. Crawford, has been given, but Cox Bros. Marketing Manger Cody Tenbrink did release the following statement to Salina Post on Monday:

“We are very disappointed that we have had to close our doors in Salina. Due to unforeseen complications, we are no longer able to provide our guests with the quality of food and service that our guests had come to expect from us. It is unfortunate that we will not be able to serve our loyal guests and the great people of Salina. The Salina closing is permanent.”

Tenbrink said Cox Bros. would continue to operate their Junction City and Manhattan locations.

KFIX Rock News: John Fogerty Releases Memoir

Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) – John Fogerty believes he was such a prolific songwriter because he was born at the right time.

Fogerty says he was a child of the 1960s and his music was part of the soundtrack of that era.

He says everything was in turmoil and it was a fascinating time unlike any other — although he points out he was not alive when the Black Plague was hitting Europe.

He says that was “probably pretty exciting” as well.

Fogerty writes about his life in his new book, “Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music,” in stores today.

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Images courtesy Little, Brown and Company

Kan. challenging same-sex couples’ request for birth certificates

Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two same-sex couples say Kansas has refused to issue birth certificates listing them as parents of their children conceived through artificial insemination.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports the women contend the state is refusing to comply with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that said states must give full recognition to same-sex marriages.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed affidavits Monday from women who said the state was not granting issuing birth certificates listing both women in their marriages as parents of children conceived through artificial insemination.

The ACLU also filed a federal lawsuit in 2014 seeking to end Kansas’ ban on same-sex marriage. That case was pending when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in June.

KDHE says it’s still studying the case.

Linda Sue Pelzel

Posted on October 6, 2015

Linda Sue Pelzel, age 67, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in Rogers, Arkansas.

Ms. Pelzel, daughter of Ezra and Edlee (Valentine) Tittle, was born in Hobart, Oklahoma, on January 2, 1948.

Linda graduated from high school in Liberal, Kansas, and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Major in Sociology and Political Science at Fort Hays State University, in Hays, Kansas. She was employed by the State of Kansas as a social worker for over 30 years. Linda was extremely active in the community, volunteering at the Hays Public Library, Hays Community Assistance Center, Barry County Council on Aging, and various other organizations.

She was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hays. In 2010 she relocated to Cassville to be near her sisters and began volunteering for Barry County Council on Aging. Volunteering was a way of life for Linda and she was always thinking of others. Linda loved to read and enjoyed baking.

Survivors include two sons, Len and his wife, Trish Gregg-Pelzel of Olathe, Kansas, Lance and his significant other, Laikynne Smoot, of Mountain Home, Arkansas; one daughter, LeAnne Bennett and her husband James, of Flint, Michigan; two sisters, Marie Reid of Cassville, and Sondra Carson, of Mulberry, Arkansas; and one grandson, Troy Pelzel, of Slidell, Lousianna.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Janice Williams and Gwen Meier.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the White Funeral Home & Crematory, with words of comfort spoken by Laikynne Smoot.

Memorials in honor of Linda may be made to the Haven of the Ozarks, and entrusted to the White Funeral Home & Crematory, P.O. Box 890, Cassville, MO 65625.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home & Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.

Lynn L. Wallgren

Posted on October 6, 2015

Phillipsburg resident Lynn L. Wallgren passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 at the Smith County Hospital in Smith Center, KS at the age of 67.

He was born December 5, 1947 in Logan, Kansas, the son of Lloyd & Betty (Damewood) Wallgren. Lynn was the owner of Heartland Marketing in Phillipsburg, KS for many years.

He is survived by his wife, Janeen, of Phillipsburg, KS; son, Ty Wallgren, of Kearney, NE; daughter Mandy Wallgren of Hays, KS; two brothers, Rod and Ron Wallgren, both of Hays; and two grandchildren.

Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the First St. John Lutheran Church, Kensington, KS, with Pastor Dave Hutson officiating.

Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg.

Memorials may be given to the First St. John Lutheran Church or Hospice Services. Online condolences to www.olliffboeve.com.

Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements.

6-year-old Kan. girl dies after pickup hits a tree

Posted on October 6, 2015

Officer directing traffic off of Tuttle Creek Blvd after Monday night’s fatal accident.

MANHATTAN – A child died in an accident just before 7:30p.m. on Monday in Riley County.

Police reported a 2001 Ford Ranger driven by Joshua Mall, 39, Riley, was traveling in the 2400 Block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard.

The driver lost control of the vehicle at Northfield Road and collided with a 2013 Chevy Cruz.

Immediately following the initial impact the Ford left the roadway and collided with a tree.

Mall was transported to Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan and transferred a medical care facility in Topeka.

A child in the Ford Madilyn Mall, 6, Riley, was transported to Via Christi where she died.

The driver of the Chevy Cruz was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.

Death of another Kansas inmate under investigation

Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

WICHITA- Law enforcement authorities in Sedgwick County are investigating the death of another inmate at the Sedgwick County Jail. The fourth in custody death at the jail this year.

Officials reported in a media release the inmate was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday evening.

At approximately 11:45 p.m., after medical aid was administered, the inmate was pronounced dead.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division were notified.

The 55-year-old man was booked into the Sedgwick County Detention Facility on September 30, 2015 on felony charges. The identity of the inmate is being withheld at the request of the family.

Death of firefighters leads to consolidation of Ellis Co. fire districts

Posted on October 6, 2015October 7, 2015

By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

Ellis County will move forward with merging two rural fire districts after receiving very little input from the community.

Ellis County Rural Fire Chief Darin Myers said at Monday’s Ellis County Commission meeting he had not received any phone calls regarding a proposal he presented to the commission last month that would combine Rural Fire Companies 2 and 3 in northwest Ellis County at Catharine and Companies 6 and 7 in the southwest part of the county at Ellis.

Myers said when talking to the public in those areas, most did not know there were still fire companies in those locations.

Among the reasons for the consolidations is a shortage of firefighters, Myers said. As of this week, Company 3, located on the Saline River Road, no longer has any volunteer firefighters. He said the three remaining firefighters said they would retire along with former Chief Dick Klaus — and that happened this week.

The county commission is expected to adopt an updated resolution at next week’s meeting.

In other business, the commission:

• Approved an agreement with P&W Commercial Investments for $136,900 for the purchase of the rural fire property at 1208 Cedar Street.

• Approved, as the Public Building Commission a bid from Nex-Tech for $86,218.62 for cabling, security cameras and equipment at the courthouse and Law Enforcement Center.

• Heard from Commissioner Dean Haselhorst, who said construction at the Emergency Services Building is 99 percent complete. Haselhorst said the generator installed at the EMS building is too small. He said it should have been a 200- or 250-kilowatt generator — instead a 150-KW generator was installed. Officials plan to address the issue this week.

• Gave the Emergency Management Director authority to purchase a new 2014 E350 Van for $29,764.95.