SALINA – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a case of alleged check forgery.
Shannon Guebara, 36, Salina, was arrested after attempting to cash a counterfeit check for $869.42 at Quik Cash, 2146 Planet Avenue just before 1 p.m. on Friday, according to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney.
The check was purported to be a payroll check from Brian Hamilton Roofing based in Topeka.
Sweeney said officers were called after an employee at Quik Cash was notified by the bank listed on the check that the account was non-existent.
A search of Guebara’s vehicle revealed additional checks from the same business and well as other counterfeits checks. Officers also allegedly found drugs in the woman’s purse.
Guebara was booked into the Saline County Jail on requested charges that included forgery for the counterfeit check that she attempted to cash, as well as six additional counts of forgery for the checks found in her vehicle and three counts of possession of narcotics, three counts of possession of a depressant and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Guebara also faces charges of making false information and theft by deception.
Bob Seger may have turned 70 this past May but he apparently isn’t quite ready for retirement.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer recently toldBillboard that he’s planning to put out a new album next year called I Knew You When, a collection of updated versions of previously unreleased tunes.
The record also will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the start of Seger’s music career.
To support the album and mark the milestone, the Michigan rocker revealed that he intends to hit the road for what he describes as a “bucket-list tour,” during which he will perform at venues and events he always has wanted to play. Among these are the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the Hollywood Bowl.
I Knew You When will be a follow-up to Seger’s 2014 studio effort, Ride Out, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State senior kick returner Morgan Burns picked up his second-consecutive Big 12 weekly honor on Monday as he was again named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance in K-State’s thrilling 38-35 victory over Iowa State, the conference office announced.
It marked the second time in the last three years a Wildcat has earned a weekly conference honor in consecutive weeks (Ryan Mueller, 2013 vs. Iowa State and Texas Tech), while it was the first in the special teams category since David Allen was honored following the Iowa State and Texas games in 1999. With Burns’ honor last week and Jack Cantele’s accolade following the Louisiana Tech game, K-State now has a staggering 18 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors since 2011 (3.6 per year).
For the second-straight week, Burns returned a kickoff for a score as he went 100 yards against the Cyclones in the second quarter. It was Burns’ third return for a score in 2015, while he became the first player in school history with two 100-yard returns in a season and first in the Big 12 since Fozzy Whittaker (Texas) in 2011. Burns is the only player nationally this year with two 100-yard returns, while his three kickoff return scores rank second in both school and Big 12 history.
A product of Wichita, Kansas, Burns ranks sixth nationally this season in kickoff-return average (30.2), while he is second in school history in single-season kickoff-return yards (846) and fifth for a career (1,280). Additionally, he ranks fourth in school history in both season and career (28.4) return average.
This week’s honor comes on the heels of breaking the school record with 221 kickoff-return yards at Texas Tech, which featured a 93-yard kickoff return touchdown.
Jessica Seib, RN, BSN at HaysMed was recently certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant.
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants function and contribute as members of the maternal-child health team. They provide care in a variety of settings, while making appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community support resources.
Working together with mothers, families, policymakers and society, IBCLC certificants provide expert breastfeeding and lactation care, promote changes that support breastfeeding and help reduce the risks of not breastfeeding. At least 90 hours of lactation specific education that was completed as well as a minimum of 1000 hours of lactation specific clinical practice that was obtained prior to applying for the IBLCE examination.
Seib is the OB/Pediatrics Staff Development Coordinator and has been with HaysMed since 2000.
Suspect reported wanted for a pair of July armed robberies -photo Wichita Police
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say they’re dealing with a dramatic increase in armed robberies of businesses.
The Wichita Eagle reports that police say that through late last week there had been 102 armed robberies of businesses so far this year. That’s up 33 percent over the same time last year and nearly 50 percent over 2013.
Sgt. Stephen Patton, who heads the robbery section of the Wichita Police Department, says the robberies are also more aggressive and dangerous.
Patton says he doesn’t know the reason for the increase, and the largest increases came in the spring and summer.
SALINA — Kansas State University’s polytechnic campus has set a new precedent in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, becoming the first entity in the United States to receive approval from the Federal Aviation
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is elevating UAS education with the nation’s first FAA-approved commercial flight training program for undergraduate students and outside industries. Photo courtesy ksu.edu.
Administration to provide UAS commercial flight training to both students and outside companies.
The authorization, which is referred to as a Section 333 exemption, allows Kansas State Polytechnic to create and conduct an extensive flight training program for unmanned aircraft operations. Previously, motion picture and television filming and aerial data collection have been given permission for commercial UAS operations; however, the approval has been limited to only training internally and in these two mission-specific areas alone. Kansas State Polytechnic’s authorization is open to students both internal and external and is not restricted to any one particular application.
“Kansas State’s UAS program continues to be a leader and innovator in the UAS industry,” said Kurt Carraway, Kansas State Polytechnic’s acting UAS program manager. “Our goal is to produce the most relevant and professional graduate possible, and we can now offer an exclusive flight training program that will take the student experience to the next level. Kansas State Polytechnic is essentially setting the standard on how to educate tomorrow’s unmanned pilots.”
The UAS program will incorporate the new flight training with current curriculum, building structured discipline that is modeled after the campus’s manned professional pilot program. Starting in fall 2016, students will progress through multirotor training and multirotor instructor to fixed-wing operations and finally fixed-wing instructor. They also will focus on integration of components such as autopilots and sensors as well as advanced UAS employment activities.
Students are required to have a private pilot certificate with instrument rating and will have a specific number of unmanned flight hours they have to procure. Just as professional pilot students can become certified flight instructors teaching their peers to fly, once a UAS student reaches a certain rating, he or she can act as an instructor in entry-level flight courses.
“Another distinction of this FAA approval is being able to provide flight training to commercial partners,” Carraway said. “For almost every industry there is a UAS application. We’re proud to be able to partner with companies and provide them with the tools they need to integrate this technology into their sector while offering rigorous, specialized flight training operations.”
Those learning commercial flight training can do so through two avenues that are exclusive to Kansas State Polytechnic. They can train out in the field under the auspices of the nationwide Certificate of Authorization that was included with this FAA approval. Students can also fly on campus inside one of the largest enclosed unmanned flight facilities in the country.
The campus’s UAS bachelor’s degree program began in 2011 and since doubled in enrollment almost every year. The initial degree focused on flight and operations; in fall 2015, a second bachelor’s degree was added in UAS design and integration. Kansas State Polytechnic also is a core member of the FAA Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
“This campus prides itself on providing forward-thinking education and an environment where students learn by doing,” said Verna Fitzsimmons, Kansas State Polytechnic’s CEO and dean. “By having the opportunity to offer unmanned commercial flight training — something that has never been done before and exemplifies real world application — we are continuing the commitment of this campus’s polytechnic tradition.”
In October, the campus transformed from Kansas State University Salina to Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus.
To learn more about enrollment in the unmanned aircraft systems program, contact Michael Most, associate professor of UAS, at 785-826-2681 or[email protected]. To inquiry about commercial flight training, contact Carraway at 785-826-2624 or [email protected].
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 452,000 midsize cars because the gas tanks potentially can leak fuel.
The recall covers certain 2010 to 2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans built in Mexico from July 21, 2008 through March 4, 2011.
Ford says a valve on a gasoline vapor recovery canister can get stuck, causing repeated air pressure changes in the gas tank. That can eventually cause a crack on top of the tank and a possible fuel leak. The company says it has no reports of fires or injuries from the problem.
Dealers will inspect the valve and fuel tank for leaks and replace them if needed. They’ll also update the powertrain control module software.
About 411,000 of the cars are in the U.S., with nearly 34,000 in Canada and just over 7,000 in Mexico.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Eudora man who strangled his disabled home-care client to death in September 2014 has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 49-year-old Ronald Eugene Heskett was accused of asphyxiating 65-year-old Vance Moulton by twisting a towel around his neck. Heskett was originally charged with first-degree murder, but jurors found him guilty of the lesser second-degree murder.
Heskett has said since September 2014 that the killing of Moulton, who had cerebral palsy, was an assisted suicide.
Douglas County District Judge Peggy Kittel sentenced Heskett to 195 months in prison, although his attorney had asked the judge to sentence Heskett to less time than what state guidelines suggested for a defendant with his criminal history.
Heskett was previously convicted of felony criminal damage to property and misdemeanor trespassing in 1986.
Memorial services for Goodland, Kansas, resident Lenna J. Studer, 72, will be held Saturday, November 28, at 1:00 PM MT at First Christian Church in Goodland.
Inurnment will be at a later date.
Memorials, in lieu of flowers to Hospice Services of Sherman County or Northwest Kansas Foundation for Hope may be left at the service or mailed to Koons Funeral Home, 211 North Main, Goodland, KS 67735-1555.
