Selma M. Ray, age 89, passed away on March 29, 2016 at Daniella’s Loving Care Home in Glendale, Arizona. Selma was born September 29, 1926 in Tribune, Kansas, the daughter of John Oscar & Ferne E. (Dossett) Carlson. She had been a lifetime resident of Tribune until retiring to Sun City, Arizona in 1993. She was a homemaker and Secretary/Book keeper for Ray Oil Company.
Selma had been a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Tribune, Kansas, as well as The Shepherd Of The Desert Lutheran Church in Sun City, Arizona. She was also a former Stephen Minister.
On November 15, 1953 she married Russell H. Ray in Tribune, Kansas. Russell passed away on February 3, 2001 Sun City, Arizona.
Selma’s surviving family includes-
Two daughters-
Doris Ray- Sun City, Arizona
Joyce & Jerry Huddleston- Tribune, Kansas
Two grandsons-
Douglas Huddleston- Overland Park, Kansas
David Huddleston- Tribune, Kansas
Siblings-
Velma I. Carlson- Longmont, Colorado
Thelma I. Carlson- Longmont, Colorado
Nathalie M. & Don Monger- Loveland, Colorado
John Omer Carlson- Arvada, Colorado
Sister-In-Law
Marjorie Ray- Raymore, Missouri
Great Aunt-
CaroLee Frantz- Spearman, Texas
Her Caregivers-
Don & Daniella Radoiu- Glendale, Arizona
Numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, and her son, Forrest E. Ray on May 5, 2012.
Funeral Services were held on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Shepherd Of The Desert Lutheran Church in Sun City, Arizona.
Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM (MST), Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas with Douglas Huddleston officiating.
Memorials may be given to Shepherd Of The Desert Lutheran Church, 11025 N. 111th Street, Sun City, Arizona 85351 or to the Donor’s Choice in Care of Price & Sons Funeral Home. PO 301, Tribune, Kansas, 67879.
Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a suspicious package in rural northwest Ellis County Sunday night.
According to a media release from the sheriff’s office, at 7:53 p.m. Sunday, a landowner reported a small suspicious looking box with a timing device and wires attached lying in the area of an oil well pump jack about 11 miles northwest of Hays.
After looking at a picture of the device, a sheriff’s deputy on scene contacted the Fort Riley bomb squad for their opinion. They dispatched a bomb squad to the area and directed law enforcement officials to block of the area.
At approximately 1 a.m. Monday, the bomb squad arrived on scene and, after examining the device with a robot and a controlled detonation, the bomb squad determined the box was not an explosive device and cleared the scene at 3 a.m., according to the sheriff’s department.
The incident remains under investigation by the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office. Officials are also asking the public to call 911 and stay clear of any suspicious looking articles or packages.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man convicted of kidnapping and repeatedly sexually attacking an 8-year-old girl has been refused a new trial.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports a Shawnee County judge last week rejected 30-year-old Jeremy James Lindsey’s push for a new trial. He’s to be sentenced April 21.
Lindsey’s two-week trial ended with his January convictions of three counts of rape and two of aggravated burglary. He also was found guilty of single counts of aggravated kidnapping, battery, child endangerment, felony criminal property damage and unlawful drug administration.
The victim disappeared from her home in September 2014 and was held captive, bound with a telephone cord, before freeing herself and seeking help from a nearby home.
HaysMed will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a community celebration on Friday. HaysMed was formed by the merger of Hadley Regional Medical Center and St. Anthony Hospital on April 8, 1991.
The come-and-go celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and include remarks by President and CEO John Jeter, MD, a commemorative walk on the fitness trail followed by a complimentary “on the go” healthy box lunch. There will be posters along the trail highlighting significant hospital achievements over the last 25 years. The first 150 participants will receive a special T-shirt.
The public is asked to park in parking lot I on the southeast side of the hospital. Activities will begin at the shelterhouse.
The city of Hays Fire Department will be inspecting fire hydrants and flushing water mains on Tuesday, April 5, in the area of Canterbury Drive east to Wheatland Ave. between 22nd Street and 13th Street, and 6th Street south to 4th Street between Riley and Vine Street, and Vine Street to General Custer between 8th Street and Reservation Rd.
This is part of a coordinated effort by the city of Hays to inspect all fire hydrants in the city and flush all water mains annually.
Slight discoloration of the water supply may be encountered although there will be no health risks to the consumer.
Drivers are asked to avoid driving through water discharging from a fire hydrant during the short flushing period.
For more information contact the Hays Fire Department at (785) 628-7330.
Bourbon photo taken over the weekend courtesy Maries Co. Sherif
MARIES COUNTY, Mo. -Law enforcement authorities in Missouri have asked for help to locate former University of Kansas and Washburn running back Brandon Bourbon.
The 24-year-old Bourbon has been missing since April 2, 2016 from Washington County Missouri, according to a social media report.
Ping data from his cell phone last placed him in Maries County at 9:52 p.m. on Sunday.
Brandon is believed to be traveling in a silver, 2001 Chrysler Town & Country van.
The van has KU Stickers on the back windows and has some minor body damage on the rear end from an accident. Plates on the van are custom tags “JR-JENA”.
My friend Brandon Bourbon has been missing for 2 days with no communication with anyone. His phone turned off. This is not like Brandon.
Anyone with any information on the well being or location of Brandon Bourbon was asked to call Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 573-438-5478 or your local law enforcement.
Bourbon was originally recruited by Stanford but attended and played for the University of Kansas starting in 2011, according to his player bio. He suffered numerous injuries and finished his college football eligibility at Washburn in 2015.
The Hays Police Department will conduct training on April 12 and 13 between the hours of 1 and 7 p.m. The training will start at the Hays Police Department Range House and will move to the Thomas More Prep-Marian Field House.
Training will start at the range house where officers will complete all of the required criteria for recertification on the Taser X2. After completion of the recertification, officers will move to the TMP Field House where they will utilize the wrestling room for basic defense tactics training on handcuffing, baton and weapon retention. The training will conclude with officers completing several short training scenarios.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact the on-site supervisor (Sgt. Bonczynski) or Chief Scheibler at (785) 625-1030.
Today will be very warm with a high fire danger. Afternoon relative humidities will fall to low levels. A red flag warning is in effect.
Today A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tonight A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 24 mph.
Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 67. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Wednesday NightMostly clear, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming west 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
ThursdaySunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday NightMostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy.
HOUSTON (AP) — One of the great NCAA men’s championship games came down to one shot — and Kris Jenkins seized the moment.
The Villanova junior forward canned the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to send ‘Nova to its second national championship with a heart-stopping 77-74 victory over top seed North Carolina.
Jenkins said afterward that he believes every shot he takes is good — “and this one was no different.”
There’s something about playing in a NCAA national title game that brings out the best in Villanova.
The second-seeded Wildcats erased a five-point halftime deficit to win their first national championship in 31 years. It may not have been as flawless as Villanova’s upset of Georgetown in 1985 or its 44-point semifinal performance against Oklahoma on Saturday, but the Wildcats were poised and plenty good enough to deny North Carolina its sixth national title.
North Carolina’s Marcus Paige had just tied the game with an off-balanced 3-pointer with 4.3 seconds left. But Ryan Arcidiacono got the inbounds pass at midcourt quickly and fed Jenkins for the winning basket.
Phil Booth led Villanova with 20 points. Arcidiacono scored 16 and was named the tournament’s most outstanding player. Jenkins added 14 — but owns the 3-pointer that will forever go into Villanova basketball lore.
As ‘Nova coach Jay Wright said of Jenkins’ winning shot, “Kris lives for that moment.”
SALINA -Five people were injured in an accident just before 9 p.m. on Monday in Saline County.
A 2015 Nissan Altima driven by Sandra Schmitt, 71 Salina, was stopped at a red light in the southbound lanes of 9th Street at the Belmont intersection, Salina Master Police Officer Rande Repp .
While stopped, Schmitt’s vehicle was rear-ended by a 2004 Jeep Cherokee driven by Alicia Dawn Ortiz, 31, Englewood, Colorado.
Schmitt , Ortiz, a passenger the Jeep Jeanann Corn, 48, Englewood, CO, and two passengers in the Nissan, ages 4 and 5, were all transported to Salina Regional Health Center with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
Ortiz was cited for inattentive driving, according to police.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating after they say a man was stabbed while trying to intervene in an altercation in Wichita.
Wichita police Lt. James Espinoza said that three people were with a teenager Sunday night, when one of them began arguing and accusing the teen of owing them money. Espinoza said a 42-year-old man tried to intervene and a fight ensued, during which he was stabbed in the back.
The Wichita Eagle reports the man was taken to a hospital and was in serious condition as of Monday afternoon.
According to Espinoza, police are looking for the three people as well as the teenager.
As Virgin America claimed the top spot for the fourth consecutive year, overall U.S. airline performance improved slightly in 2015, according to the 26th annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR), released Monday.
Industry performance improved slightly after a down year in 2014. Six of 13 U.S. airlines evaluated improved this past year, six declined and one airline (Spirit) was new to the ratings.
Overall, the airline industry collectively improved in three of the four core elements traced by the AQR study: on-time performance, rate of involuntary denied boardings, and the rate of mishandled baggage.
However, the rate of customer complaints increased to its highest level in 15 years, per passenger served.
Airlines that performed better in 2015 were JetBlue, Delta, ExpressJet, SkyWest, Southwest and United.
Those whose scores declined from 2014 were Alaska, American, Envoy, Frontier, Hawaiian and Virgin America.
Although Virgin America’s score declined slightly, it still retained the overall No. 1 ranking. JetBlue climbed two spots to finish a close second, followed by Delta, which maintained third place.
Unhappy air traveling public
Dean Headley, associate professor of marketing at the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, says the better overall performance shows that the recent round of mergers is settling in and performance is reflecting this to customer benefit.
“Bigger has produced some operating gains for the airlines, but customer perceptions of poor outcomes are still reflected in a higher number of customer complaints for the year,” said Headley.
Study co-researcher Brent Bowen, dean of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona, campus, agreed.
“These results clearly show that the air traveling public is not happy,” Bowen said “Passengers are reaching out and letting us know exactly that, based on the number of complaints filed with the Department of Transportation. The human element of air travel is obviously deteriorating, and passengers are fed up.”
The AQR score also reflects some of the complexities of an airline industry serving customers in a capacity-limited air travel system.
“When you look at the past 14 years, you find that the airline industry performs most efficiently when the system isn’t stressed by high passenger volume and high number of airplanes in the air,” said Headley. “With continued capacity limits and consolidation, one would hope that a less congested system would perform better. We began to see this again in 2015.
“The challenge is whether airline performance quality improvements at this level can be maintained as more people choose to fly. Does the infrastructure and air traffic control technology limit what the airlines can actually do?”
Bowen says the answer to that question and others like it will be sought by researchers and the flying public in the years to come.
“While these airlines are making record profits, the findings clearly indicate investments need to happen now to improve the customer experience in all of the complaint categories,” Bowen added. “Additionally, airports, communities and the government agencies must improve the capacity for air travel because there is no indication that air travel growth will slow down in the future.”
An electronic version of the full report, with details on each airline, is available at https://airlinequalityrating.com.
Inside this year’s rating
Below is the 2015 numerical ranking of the nation’s leading 13 airlines, according to the Airline Quality Rating, with the 2014 ranking in parentheses:
Virgin America (1)
JetBlue (4)
Delta (3)
Hawaiian (2)
Alaska (5)
Southwest (6)
SkyWest (10)
United (9)
ExpressJet (11)
American (7)
Frontier (8)
Envoy Air (12)
Spirit (new to rating in 2015)
On-time performance
Hawaiian Airlines had the best on-time performance (88.4 percent) for 2015, and Spirit had the worst (69.0 percent).
Nine airlines improved their on-time arrival performance in 2015. Four of the 13 airlines rated had an on-time arrival percentage of better than 80 percent. On-time performance for the industry in 2015 was 79.9 percent, compared to 76.2 percent in 2014.
Involuntary denied boardings
JetBlue and Hawaiian are clearly the industry leaders in avoiding involuntary denied boarding incidents with a rate of 0.02 and 0.03 per 10,000 passengers, respectively. Envoy (2.35), ExpressJet (1.86) and SkyWest (1.78) had the highest involuntary denied boarding rates per 10,000 passengers.
Nine airlines improved their denied boardings rate in 2015. SkyWest recorded the greatest improvement.
Overall, the industry had 0.76 denied boardings per 10,000 passengers in 2015, compared to 0.92 in 2014.
Baggage handling
Virgin America had the best baggage handling rate (0.84 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers) of all airlines, and Envoy Air had the worst baggage handling rate (8.52 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers).
Eight airlines had improved mishandled baggage rates in 2015. The industry rate decreased from 3.62 per 1,000 passengers in 2014 to 3.24 in 2015.
Consumer complaints
Alaska had the lowest consumer complaint rate (0.50 per 100,000 passengers) of all airlines. Spirit had the highest consumer complaint rate (11.73 per 100,000 passengers).
Customer complaints per 100,000 passengers increased from 1.38 in 2014 to 1.90 in 2015. The majority of complaints (73 percent) to the Department of Transportation were for flight problems (36.1 percent), baggage (13.4 percent), reservations, ticketing and boarding (11.8 percent) and customer service (11.3 percent).
More about the Airline Quality Rating
As the nation’s longest running study of airline performance quality, the Airline Quality Rating (https://airlinequalityrating.com) sets the industry standard, providing consumers and industry watchers a means to compare performance quality among airlines using objective performance-based data.
No other study in the country is based on performance measures like the AQR. Criteria included in the report are screened to meet two basic elements: They must be readily obtainable from published data sources for each airline, and they must be important to consumers regarding airline quality. The resulting criteria include areas such as baggage handling, customer complaints, denied boardings and on-time arrivals.
The co-authors invite the flying public to participate in the Annual Passenger Survey at https://www.wichita.edu/aqrconsumersurvey.
The AQR is a joint research project funded as part of faculty research activities at Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona, campus.
Selma M. Ray, age 89, passed away on March 29, 2016 at Daniella’s Loving Care Home in Glendale, Arizona. Selma was born September 29, 1926 in Tribune, Kansas, the daughter of John Oscar & Ferne E. (Dossett) Carlson. She had been a lifetime resident of Tribune until retiring to Sun City, Arizona in 1993. She was a homemaker and Secretary/Book keeper for Ray Oil Company.
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