ALLEN COUNTY – A Kansas teen was injured in an accident just before 7a.m. on Friday in Allen County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Ford Focus driven by Michaela Victoria Swindell, 19, Savonburg, was southbound on U59 two miles south of Elsmore.
The driver fell asleep. The vehicle crossed the centerline and into east ditch.
Swindell was transported to the hospital in Iola,
She was wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
WaKeeney area resident LyNette Jo (Gaschler) Proctor passed away May 11, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was 50 years of age. LyNette was born January 30, 1966 in WaKeeney, to William J. and Betty Jo (Cochran) Gaschler.
LyNette had lived many years in Farmington, NM, but had moved back to Wakeeney several years ago. She drove the city bus for Wakeeney and was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. She loved her pets, and was known for her green thumb, as she loved to garden, particularly flowers. It wasn’t uncommon to see LyNette at area auctions and garage sales. She was a proud mother, and will be forever missed by many.
Survivors include her mother, Betty Jo Pennington of WaKeeney; a daughter Grace’ Lynn Glatz of WaKeeney; a brother, Bill “Joker” Gaschler, Jr. of Collyer; a sister, Rene Owens of Commerce, Texas; a nephew Lance Gaschler of Augusta, Kansas and many cousins, extended family, and friends. She was preceded in death by her father Bill Gaschler, her step father Don Pennington, and her grandparents.
LyNette’s kindness and loving spirit touched the lives of many.
Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney.
There will be no visitation. Cremation was chosen.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the LyNette Proctor Memorial Fund to help with Grace’s education. Checks made to the fund may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th, WaKeeney, KS 67672.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.schmittfuneral.com.
HPL
School is letting out for the summer, but things are just heating up at the Hays Public Library.
Adult Coloring Class – The adult department will be offering an adult coloring class on Monday, May 16 at 6 PM. Coloring is shown to relieve stress and serve as a creative outlet for adults. Come to the library this Monday for a coloring class designed to help you unwind and let your true colors fly! Materials will be provided for this free class.
End of School Party – The young adult department will be serving up some fun on Tuesday, May 17 at 1 PM in Massey Park. School’s out and it’s time to party! There will be games and snacks for teens.
Read-a-thon – The library is hosting its first ever read-a-thon to kick-off summer reading. The read-a-thon will take place Friday, May 20th from 10 AM to 5 PM in the children’s and young adult departments. The goal is for participants to read 300 hours in one day. There will be special story times and a snack store (one hour of reading = one snack). Parents can help out by reading to their kids. If the goal of 300 hours read is met, HPL staff members will be publicly slimed!
For more information about these and other programs and events, call (785) 625-9014 or visit www.hayspublib.org.
The Hays Police Department responded to 6 animal calls and 26 traffic stops Thursday, May 12, 2016, according to the HPD Activity Log.
Intoxicated Subject–1300 block Holmes Rd, Hays; 1:50 AM
MV Accident-Private Property–1200 block E 27th St, Hays; 9:51 AM
Drug Offenses–1300 block Golden Belt Dr, Hays; 11:17 AM
Suspicious Activity–600 block Main St, Hays; 5/10 3 PM
Parking Complaint–100 block W 12th St, Hays; 11:54 AM
Animal At Large–2900 Hillcrest Dr, Hays; 1:27 PM
Suspicious Person–500 block W 20th St, Hays; 1:30 PM
Theft (general)–200 block E 8th St, Hays; 4/15/16 2:46 PM
MV Accident-Personal Injury–1000 block Centennial Blvd, Hays; 3:09 PM
Phone/Mail Scam–1400 block Fort St, Hays; 4:56 PM
Unattended Death–1800 block E 26th St, Hays; 5:01 PM
Animal Call–1000 block Reservation Rd, Hays; 5:03 PM
Animal Call–4100 block Covenant Dr, Hays; 5:56 PM
Animal Call–1500 block Elm St, Hays; 6:48 PM
MV Accident-City Street/Alley–400 block W 8th St, Hays; 3:50 PM
Abandoned Vehicle–500 block E 18th St, Hays; 7:55 PM
Criminal Damage to Property–2200 block Canterbury Dr, Hays; 8:51 PM; 8:53 PM
GEARY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Geary County are investigating a suspect for alleged sexual exploitation of a child.
On Friday, following a three-week investigation, the Geary County Sheriff’s Office arrested Mark Snider, 26, Abilene on suspicion of Electronic Solicitation and five counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child Under 16, according to Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf.
Snider was a basketball and track coach for USD 473, Chapman School District, prior to his resignation at the April 2016 USD 473 School Board meeting.
Snider was taken into custody at the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office in Abilene and was transported to the Geary County Detention Center in Junction City where he is being held without bond, pending his first appearance.
The Geary County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate this matter to determine if there are any other victims involved.
Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to contact the Geary County Sheriff’s Office, Investigations Division at 785-238-6621.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Newly released court documents allege that a Manhattan homicide suspect killed his 3-month-old daughter.
The Manhattan Mercury reports that 25-year-old Andrew Gibson is jailed on first-degree murder and child abuse charges in last week’s death of Serenity Nichole Reich. Bond is set at $500,000.
The affidavit says that a series of bruises and abrasions led a doctor to conclude that she was killed. The child’s name and relationship to Gibson wasn’t released previously. The affidavit says a doctor also found older injuries, such as partially healed broken bones.
She was rushed to a hospital May 5 after officers responded to a call about an infant who wasn’t breathing. Efforts to revive the infant weren’t successful, and the child was pronounced dead at the hospital.
ABILENE — The Abilene Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a “Lunch and Learn” session on Digital and Social Media Marketing.
Jeremy Coulter of Eagle Communications will be the presenter. He will discuss the value and process of digital marketing on platforms including from Google, Facebook and other social media outlets.
Eagle Communications is the only Google Partner in western Kansas and the only Google Partner All Star in a four-state region. Eagle’s Google marketing campaigns perform in the top 3 percent of all Google Partners in North America.
The Lunch and Learn is scheduled for noon Tuesday at the Abilene Civic Center, 201 NW Second.
The session if free of charge, and beverages will be provided. Bring your own lunch.
For more information, call (785) 263-1770.
For more information on Eagle’s array of digital marketing tools, call (785) 628-0467 or click HERE.
LyNette Jo (Gaschler) Proctor, age 50, passed away May 11, 2016 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina.
Schmitt Funeral Home, WaKeeney, is handling arrangements.
Funeral services for former Goodland, Kansas, resident Charlotte L. (Clark) Stasser Vaala, 80, will be held Monday, May 16, at 10:30 AM MT at Calvary Gospel Church in Goodland.
Interment will be at Goodland Cemetery.
Friends may share respects Sunday, May 15, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM MT at Koons Chapel in Goodland.
Memorials to Charlotte Vaala Memorial may be left at the services or mailed to Koons Funeral Home, 211 North Main, Goodland, KS 67735-1555.
Online condolences to www.koonsfuneralhome.com.
Valencia Machree (Casey) Jones, 88, McCracken, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Locust Grove Village, LaCrosse. She was born Nov. 10, 1926, in Forsyth, Missouri, to Ralph and Pauline Casey. She married Thayne W. Jones, Jan. 31, 1952, in Forsyth, and soon after marriage she joined her husband, serving in the U.S. Army in occupied West Germany, where they completed their honeymoon in the Bavarian Alps.
After discharge, she lived with her husband in Columbia as he completed his degree in Journalism at Missouri University. She moved with her husband to St James, MO, where they published the weekly St James Journal for three years, until sale of the newspaper to the Rolla Daily News. (Today the paper is published from St. James as the Journal-Leader).
She moved with her husband in 1956 to Raymond, Washington, where he was employed as News Editor of the weekly Raymond Herald and Advertiser. In 1958 they returned to Rush County, joining the Jones family farm business.
Before marriage she had lived with her family in various communities in Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. She became skilled as a Linotype operator in the days when newspapers were printed from hot cast metal type. She was a member of St. Michaels Episcopal Church in Hays where she had served one term on the church Vestry.
She is survived by her husband of McCracken, her son Thayne Christian, his wife Marites (Tess) and her grandson, Ethan Michael all of Wichita.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Patrick, her parents and two brothers who drowned before their teen years after falling through the ice in Lake Taneycomo, Missouri.
Memorial Services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, May 17, at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church 2900 Canal Blvd. in Hays. Private family inurnment will take place at a later date in the Casey family Cemetery in Forsyth, MO. Arrangements in care of Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.
Memorials in her memory may be donated to the McCracken Library or Museum.
Condolences may be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected].
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is telling public schools that they must allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
The directive is in formal guidance being sent to school districts Friday by the departments of Education and Justice.
The letter does not impose any new legal requirements, but federal officials say the guidance is meant to clarify school districts’ obligations to provide students with nondiscriminatory environments.
It comes amid a legal fight between the Justice Department and North Carolina over that state’s law on bathroom use by transgender people. The state and the federal government sued each other on Monday.
DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is telling owners of some newer Legacy and Outback vehicles not to drive them because the steering can fail.
The company is recalling about 52,000 of the cars and SUVs from the 2016 and 2017 model years. It also has told dealers to stop selling them until they’re repaired.
Subaru says in government documents that steering columns may have been manufactured improperly by a parts supplier. The columns may not engage, meaning the steering wheel could rotate freely and the driver could lose control.
The problem was discovered May 3 when the owner of a 2016 Outback reported trouble. It was unclear if there have been any crashes or injuries.
Subaru says dealers will check the steering columns. If they weren’t built properly, they’ll be replaced. That starts in mid-May.
