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TMP takes two in Phillipsburg

Posted on February 12, 2016

By JEREMY McGUIRE

Girls: TMP 77, Phillipsburg 54

TMP fell behind early in Phillipsburg on Friday night but quickly made up their ground. After trailing 6-2 after a couple of Katelyn Swanson three pointers TMP scored seven in a row to take a 9-6 lead and would never trail again. The Lady Monarchs led 15-12 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 35-28 at halftime.

The third quarter was big for TMP. The Lady Monarchs outscored Phillipsburg 26-12 in the third quarter to take a commanding lead heading to the fourth and picked up the 77-54 win. Tatum Bartels led the Lady Panthers with 21 points. Swanson added 11.

TMP had four in double figures led by Madyson Koerner’s 22. Megan Koenigsman and Kayla Vitztum had 14 apiece and Melissa Pfeifer scored 12 on four three pointers. TMP has now won 12 in a row and will host Great Bend on Tuesday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 59, Phillipsburg 49

Peyton Hoffman led TMP with 13 points to help beat upset minded Phillipsburg on Friday night. The Monarchs were playing in front of an excited Panther fan base as the game tipped off and it only got louder. Phillipsburg used a late three pointer to take a 17-12 after the first quarter.

The Panthers would extend the lead to 23-12 early in the second quarter before TMP kicked things into. The Monarchs would end the half on a 19-5 run to take the lead at the break 31-28. TMP was able to stretch the lead to as many as eight a couple of times in the fourth quarter but Phillipsburg refused to wilt away.

The Panthers cut the lead to one early in the fourth quarter and TMP responded with five straight points to stretch the lead to six. That proved to be enough cushion as the Monarchs won 59-49. Phillipsburg sees their four game win streak come to an end. TMP improves to 13-3 on the season and keeps an unblemished Mid Continent League record at 7-0. The will go out of conference and host Great Bend on Tuesday.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

High School Basketball Scores Feb. 12

Posted on February 12, 2016

Girls
Western Athletic Conference
Hays 34 Liberal 42
Great Bend 63 Garden City 53

Mid-Continent League
TMP 77 Phillipsburg 54
*Wichita Co. 39 Trego 52

Central Prairie League
Central Plains 63 La Crosse 40
Victoria 50 St. John 47
Otis-Bison 51 Ness City 36

Northern Plains League
*Stockton 49 Osborne 37
St. Johns-Tipton 75 Chase 24
Wilson 30 Sylvan-Lucas 34
Lakeside 40 Southern Cloud 60

Northwest Kansas League
Quinter 53 St. Francis 46

Western Kansas Liberty League
Logan 43 Cheylin 36

Great Western Activities Conference
Hugoton 62 Goodland 41
Colby 36 Scott City 48
Holcomb 41 Ulysses 35

Boys
Western Athletic Conference
Hays 51 Liberal 57
Great Bend 67 Garden City 62

Mid-Continent League
TMP 59 Phillipsburg 49
Oakley 49 Hill City 73
*Wichita Co. 54 Trego 66

Central Prairie League
Central Plains 82 La Crosse 31
Victoria 40 St. John 69
Otis-Bison 42 Ness City 40
Ellinwood 66 Kinsley 31

Northern Plains League
*Stockton 36 Osborne 41
St. Johns-Tipton 77 Chase 29
Pike Valley 39 Natoma 34
Tescott 61 Thunder Ridge 48

Northwest Kansas League
Quinter 44 St. Francis 57
*Deerfield 66 Greeley Co. 61

Western Kansas Liberty League
Wheatland-Grinnell 64 Triplains-Brewster 73
Logan 39 Cheylin 35
Palco 46 Weskan 52

Central Kansas League
Lyons 23 Hoisington 50

Great Western Activities Conference
Hugoton 51 Goodland 33
Colby 37 Scott City 47
Holcomb 61 Ulysses 35

*Non-league

Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 58, Wellington 45
Andover 54, Goddard 52
Andover Central 79, Valley Center 62
Argonia 57, Flinthills 41
Arkansas City 55, Maize South 54
Atchison 81, KC Sumner 69
Augusta 76, Winfield 41
Basehor-Linwood 74, Tonganoxie 45
Baxter Springs 52, Riverton 49
Berean Academy 34, Bennington 31
Bishop Miege 29, BV Northwest 19
Bonner Springs 64, KC Piper 55
Buhler 57, El Dorado 45
Burrton 65, Stafford 51
BV North 70, Gardner-Edgerton 37
BV West 59, Blue Valley Southwest 56
Caney Valley 60, Yates Center 54
Central Plains 82, LaCrosse 31
Centralia 60, Clifton-Clyde 31
Chanute 56, Labette County 41
Cheney 47, Wichita Trinity 46
Clearwater 60, Circle 50
Coffeyville 59, Independence 45
Concordia 49, Chapman 44
Conway Springs 62, Belle Plaine 42
Crest 45, Oswego 37
Deerfield 66, Greeley County 61
Derby 54, Salina Central 52
Douglass 58, Medicine Lodge 52
Ellinwood 66, Kinsley 31
Ellis 54, Smith Center 52
Ellsworth 59, Republic County 58, OT
Elyria Christian 59, Peabody-Burns 42
Emporia 58, Topeka 54
Eudora 49, Spring Hill 43
Fort Scott 59, Heritage Christian 21
Galena 49, Girard 47
Garden Plains 51, Bluestem 33
Great Bend 67, Garden City 62
Hanover 72, Frankfort 51
Hays-TMP-Marian 59, Phillipsburg 49
Hesston 52, Haven 34
Highland Park 45, Junction City 42
Hill City 73, Oakley 49
Hillsboro 53, Kingman 38
Hoisington 50, Lyons 23
Hugoton 51, Goodland 33
Humboldt 70, Fredonia 59
Hutchinson Central Christian 61, South Barber 43
Hutchinson Trinity 53, Canton-Galva 41
Jackson Heights 55, Oskaloosa 25
Jefferson West 65, Atchison County 46
Kapaun Mount Carmel 68, Wichita Northwest 56
KC Christian 69, West Franklin 45
Kiowa County 80, Hodgeman County 54
Lakeside 44, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 39
Lansing 62, KC Bishop Ward 27
Lawrence 64, Olathe Northwest 48
Lebo 57, Burlingame 53, 2OT
Liberal 57, Hays 51
Little River 45, Rural Vista 41
Logan 39, Cheylin 35
Lyndon 60, Hartford 50
Macksville 56, Fowler 26
Manhattan 61, Washburn Rural 51
Marion 49, Ell-Saline 38
Marysville 64, Clay Center 49
McPherson 70, Rose Hill 34
Meade 72, Minneola 40
Mill Valley 56, KC Turner 53
Moundridge 51, Remington 47
Nemaha Central 47, Perry-Lecompton 16
Northern Valley 60, Western Plains 51
Olathe North 75, Olathe East 54
Olathe South 63, Lawrence Free State 59
Osage City 48, Olpe 44
Osawatomie 40, Santa Fe Trail 24
Osborne 41, Stockton 36
Otis-Bison 42, Ness City 40
Ottawa 50, Louisburg 33
Paola 63, Council Grove 47
Pike Valley 39, Natoma 34
Pittsburg 65, Parsons 46
Pittsburg Colgan 57, Southeast 22
Prairie View 48, Central Heights 30
Pratt 65, Nickerson 55
Pratt Skyline 56, Cunningham 49
Rock Creek 60, St. Mary’s 47
Sabetha 47, Hiawatha 46
Salina South 52, Hutchinson 43
Scott City 47, Colby 37
Sedgwick 63, Inman 44
Shawnee Heights 70, Topeka West 69
Silver Lake 48, Rossville 45
SM East 72, SM Northwest 61
SM North 71, SM West 55
SM South 55, Leavenworth 44
Solomon 66, Goessel 38
South Central 59, Pawnee Heights 34
Southeast Saline 73, Minneapolis 37
Spearville 70, Ingalls 34
St. Francis 57, Quinter 44
St. James Academy 69, University Academy, Mo. 59
St. John 69, Victoria 40
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 77, Chase 29
St. Thomas Aquinas 54, Blue Valley Stillwell 47
Sterling 60, Larned 50
Sylvan-Lucas 73, Wilson 40
Syracuse 50, Sublette 48
Tescott 61, Thunder Ridge 48
Topeka Hayden 56, Topeka Seaman 49
Trego 66, Wichita County 54
Triplains-Brewster 73, Wheatland-Grinnell 64
Uniontown 67, Pleasanton 56
Valley Heights 67, Wetmore 43
Wamego 55, Abilene 52
Washington County 42, Onaga 23
West Elk 51, Oxford 27
Wichita Bishop Carroll 71, Wichita Southeast 62
Wichita Campus 43, Maize 41
Wichita Collegiate 84, Mulvane 29
Wichita East 57, Wichita South 54
Wichita Independent 87, Chaparral 65
Wichita West 56, Wichita North 48
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 41, Wamego 30
Andover Central 64, Valley Center 58
Argonia 65, Flinthills 54
Basehor-Linwood 51, Tonganoxie 28
Berean Academy 57, Bennington 36
Bishop Miege 54, BV Northwest 50, OT
Blue Valley Southwest 67, BV West 37
Buhler 36, El Dorado 34
Burrton 59, Stafford 35
BV North 74, Gardner-Edgerton 68
Caney Valley 49, Yates Center 19
Central Plains 63, LaCrosse 40
Centralia 60, Clifton-Clyde 35
Chapman 60, Concordia 54
Cheney 65, Wichita Trinity 35
Chetopa 63, Tyro Community Christian 6
Clay Center 53, Marysville 39
Clearwater 55, Circle 34
Conway Springs 54, Belle Plaine 9
Cunningham 32, Pratt Skyline 28
Derby 57, Salina Central 36
Elkhart 46, Lakin 45
Ellis 56, Smith Center 31
Elyria Christian 44, Peabody-Burns 24
Emporia 60, Topeka 58
Eudora 52, Spring Hill 48
Fairfield 41, Pretty Prairie 33
Fort Scott 70, Heritage Christian 52
Frontenac 62, Columbus 29
Garden Plains 71, Bluestem 25
Girard 57, Galena 35
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 60, Lakeside 40
Goddard 44, Andover 30
Goessel 49, Solomon 24
Golden Plains 51, Healy 16
Great Bend 63, Garden City 53
Halstead 34, Smoky Valley 32
Hanover 59, Frankfort 47
Hartford 54, Lyndon 44
Hays-TMP-Marian 77, Phillipsburg 54
Hesston 54, Haven 36
Hill City 71, Oakley 27
Hoisington 60, Lyons 32
Holcomb 41, Ulysses 35
Holton 51, Riverside 21
Hoxie 52, Dighton 51
Hugoton 62, Goodland 41
Humboldt 48, Fredonia 45
Hutchinson 36, Salina South 27
Independence 65, Coffeyville 62
Inman 43, Sedgwick 39
Jackson Heights 42, Oskaloosa 40, OT
Jefferson West 53, Atchison County 28
Junction City 53, Highland Park 42
Kapaun Mount Carmel 40, Wichita Northwest 31
KC Piper 55, Bonner Springs 46
KC Sumner 65, Atchison 50
Kingman 61, Hillsboro 42
Kiowa County 58, Hodgeman County 27
Labette County 38, Chanute 36
Lansing 64, KC Bishop Ward 18
Leavenworth 53, SM South 38
Lebo 50, Burlingame 42
Lee’s Summit Community Christian, Mo. 39, KC East Christian 25
Liberal 42, Hays 34
Linn 38, Troy 34
Little River 42, Rural Vista 36
Logan 43, Cheylin 36
Macksville 47, Fowler 28
Maize 51, Wichita Campus 16
Maize South 56, Arkansas City 55
Marais des Cygnes Valley 53, Mission Valley 47
Marion 55, Ell-Saline 40
McPherson 48, Rose Hill 41
Meade 68, Minneola 19
Medicine Lodge 48, Douglass 46
Mill Valley 56, KC Turner 27
Nemaha Central 49, Perry-Lecompton 26
Neodesha 47, Northeast-Arma 37
Northern Valley 54, Western Plains 19
Norwich 56, Attica 41
Olathe East 27, Olathe North 24
Olathe Northwest 55, Lawrence 52
Olathe South 49, Lawrence Free State 43
Olpe 64, Osage City 27
Oswego 50, Crest 35
Otis-Bison 51, Ness City 36
Ottawa 64, Louisburg 54
Paola 67, Council Grove 59
Pike Valley 39, Natoma 34
Pittsburg 46, Parsons 30
Pittsburg Colgan 41, Southeast 35, 2OT
Pleasant Ridge 56, McLouth 34
Prairie View 53, Central Heights 26
Pratt 55, Nickerson 35
Quinter 53, St. Francis 46
Remington 57, Moundridge 53
Republic County 55, Ellsworth 40
Riley County 50, Wabaunsee 37
Riverton 50, Baxter Springs 49, OT
Rock Creek 42, St. Mary’s 34
Russell 53, Beloit 49
Sabetha 47, Hiawatha 44
Santa Fe Trail 50, Osawatomie 20
Scott City 48, Colby 36
Sedan 47, Caldwell 43
Shawnee Heights 47, Topeka West 29
Silver Lake 62, Rossville 39
SM North 55, SM West 51
SM Northwest 65, SM East 38
South Barber 51, Hutchinson Central Christian 27
South Gray 54, Southwestern Hts. 44
Southeast Saline 47, Minneapolis 34
Spearville 62, Ingalls 61
St. John’s Beloit 75, Chase 24
St. Thomas Aquinas 45, Blue Valley Stillwell 37
Sterling 63, Larned 10
Stockton 49, Osborne 37
Sublette 52, Syracuse 34
Sylvan-Lucas 34, Wilson 30
Thunder Ridge 77, Tescott 16
Topeka Hayden 46, Topeka Seaman 31
Trego 52, Wichita County 39
Uniontown 43, Pleasanton 40
Valley Falls 35, Jefferson North 21
Valley Heights 72, Wetmore 67
Veritas Christian 59, Bishop Seabury Academy 57
Victoria 50, St. John 47
Wakefield 51, Centre 40
Washburn Rural 43, Manhattan 41
Washington County 51, Onaga 19
Waverly 56, Chase County 33
Wellington 65, Andale 38
West Elk 50, Oxford 29
West Franklin 51, KC Christian 44
Wheatland-Grinnell 48, Triplains-Brewster 36
Wichita Bishop Carroll 56, Wichita Southeast 25
Wichita Independent 40, Chaparral 29
Wichita North 55, Wichita West 51
Wichita South 46, Wichita East 9
Winfield 49, Augusta 48

Hays swept in Liberal; Boys in 3OT

Posted on February 12, 2016

By Dustin Armbruster

Hays High returned to Western Athletic Conference play on Friday night with their longest road trip of the season. For the Lady Indians Friday night was a chance to move into a tie for third place in the WAC and surpass their win total from the previous season. For the Indians Friday was an opportunity to put two games between themselves and the rest of the conference for the league crown.

Girls: Liberal 42 – Hays 38

Hays took their only lead of the first half with a Haley George basket with 5:50 left in the first quarter. It was the only basket of the first eight minutes for Hays. Liberal scored the next nine points to take 9-2 lead.

The Lady Indians cut the Liberal lead down to three at 9-6 and had three chances to score but missed two shots and turned over the ball. Liberal responded with a 7-2 run to build their biggest lead of the first half at 16-8. Hays scored the final four points of the half to make the score 35-23.

Highlights

Hays and Liberal traded baskets and free throw for the first six minutes of the third quarter leaving Hays down 25-21. Liberal seized control of the game with a 13-2 run that extended into the fourth quarter with a three pointer to take 38-23 advantage.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays went on their best run of the game with nine straight points to get the lead down to 38-32. Hays held Liberal with a basket on their next five trips, but Hays could not take advantage. Hays did get within five at 39-34 with 1:20 left, but could not get any closer. Liberal hit three of their final four free throws to win 42-34.

Hays falls to 6-10 on the year and 1-4 in conference. Liberal is 9-7 and 3-2. The Lady Indians were led by Audra Schmeidler’s double-double 13 points and 10 rebounds. It is her fourth double-double of the season and eighth of her career.

Boys Liberal 57 – Hays 51 3OT

Liberal held an early 5-4 lead over the Hays High Indians over the first three minutes of the game. An 8-2 run by the the Indians built their biggest lead of the first quarter at 12-7. Liberal though had an answer in the form of a 9-2 run that lasted into the second quarter and gave the Redskins a 16-14 lead. Hays responded with a run of their own, this time a 7-1 to build their biggest lead of the first half at 23-17. Liberal responded with a three to cut the lead at 23-20 for the half time score.

Highlights

Hays pushed their lead to six after three quarter and scored a basket in the first ten seconds of the fourth quarter to build the biggest lead of the game at eight, leading 33-25. Liberal regained the lead with nine straight points, seven of them from the free throw line. Trailing 34-33, Hays got five straight points from Shane Berens to take a four point lead. The Indians led 40-37 in the final minute of the game, but missed the front end of two one-and-one free throw opportunities to build the lead. Liberal got a three point with six seconds remaining and took a timeout allowing Hays to set up a final play. A Drew Young lay up came off the rim, but was tipped up and in by Isaiah Nunnery. The shot though was ruled to be after the buzzer and the game went to overtime.

Coach Rick Keltner

Tied at 43 in the first overtime, Hays missed four free throws over the last 1:25 and Liberal missed a three to win at the buzzer. Hays led twice in the double overtime period only to fall behind 49-47 inside of two minutes. Hays tied the game at 49 with 1:40 remaining. Liberal worked down the remaining time in double OT but missed shot again at the buzzer.

In triple overtime Hays took a 51-50 lead with 2:50 remaining, but that would be their final points. Liberal finished on a seven point run taking the win at 57-51.

Hays was led by the 12 of Keith Dryden. Shane Berens and Isaiah Nunnery scored 11, Nunnery added a game high 10 rebounds for the double-double. Marcus Altman scored a career high 10, all in the first half.

The Indians shot 41% for the game making 21 of 51 shots while Liberal was 17 of 48 for 35%. Hays was out shot at the free throw line 29-8. Hays was 1-8 while Liberal made 19 of 29.

Hays falls to 13-3 on the year. Liberal is now 12-4. The two are now tied at 4-1 in conference play with three games remaining for each. The Indians are the #6 team in 4A-1, it was their third straight game against a ranked 5A opponent. Liberal was #6 entering the game. The Indians are home versus state ranked Abilene on Tuesday.

2 Kansas teens hospitalized after SUV overturns on I-70

Posted on February 12, 2016

RILEY COUNTY – Two Kansas teens were injured in an accident just before 6p.m. on Friday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Ford Explorer driven by Peter G. Young, 18, Overland Park, was westbound on Interstate 70 eight miles west of Kansas 177.

The SUV traveled onto the right shoulder and the driver overcorrected entering the median where the vehicle overturned.

Young and a passenger Herter, Laura E. Herter, 19, Shawnee, were transported to the hospital in Manhattan.

They were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Kan. Game Warden: Deer killed by downed power lines

Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016

photo- Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks

SMITH COUNTY -Officials in Smith County are investigating the accidental death of animals.

Wardens with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks investigated a deer kill near Gaylord, according to a social media report.

A power line fell over in a wheat field and the deer that were feeding walked into it and were electrocuted.

The active line was released from the fallen pole as soon as possible, but the accident had already taken place.

Kansas man dies after vehicle hits a tree

Posted on February 12, 2016

JEFFERSON COUNTY – A Kansas man died in an accident just before 4p.m. on Friday in Jefferson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2009 Pontiac G5 driven by Quentin D. Bertels, 36, Lawrence, was southbound on Wellman Road two miles south of Kansas 192.

The driver failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle went off the roadway into the west ditch and struck a tree.

Bertels was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Barnett Family Funeral Home.

He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

WHO: Possible Zika vaccines months away from trials

Posted on February 12, 2016

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says possible Zika vaccines are at least 18 months away from large-scale trials

WHO assistant director-general for health systems and innovation Marie-Paule Kieny says the U.N. health agency’s response is “proceeding very quickly” and 15 companies or groups have been identified as possible participants in the hunt for vaccines.

She told reporters in Geneva Friday that WHO also believes the link between the mosquito-borne virus and abnormally small heads in some newborn children is “more and more probable.”

The Zika outbreak is spreading rapidly across Latin America.

Kan. Senate passes bill blocking study of Obama’s clean-power rules

Posted on February 12, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Senate has passed a bill blocking a state regulatory commission from spending money to study how to comply with new federal clean-power rules until a legal challenge is resolved.

The chamber’s 37-2 vote on Thursday night sends the measure to the House. The vote came just two days after a divided U.S. Supreme Court agreed to halt enforcement of President Barack Obama’s sweeping plan to address climate change until a legal challenge by several states, including Kansas, is resolved

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Kansas Corporation Commission had been searching for a consulting firm to work on a study of what the state would be required to do to comply.

Sen. Rob Olson, R-Olathe, says the state shouldn’t move forward until the legal challenges are fully resolved.

Kansas woman arrested after alleged DUI crash (VIDEO)

Posted on February 12, 2016

MANHATTAN -An alleged drunk driver lost control of a vehicle, crossed the highway at 1601 Tuttle Creek Boulevard and traveled into the parking lot of a local business on Wednesday night.

The vehicle crashed into a van, pushing it into the Redi Systems’ building.

The driver and other employees who were inside the building and in the parking lot at the time were not injured, according to Redi Systems. They missed the collision by less than 15 seconds.

Samantha Noel Petri, 22, Manhattan, was arrested for DUI and reckless driving in connection with the crash. Her bond was set at $1500, according to the Riley County Police Department arrest report.

The company shared the video as a reminder not to drink and drive.

Gang member sentenced for killing KC woman, her 3-year-old daughter

Posted on February 12, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man convicted of federal drug and weapons charges faces considerable prison time after authorities said he also killed five people.

Rashawn Long was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison without parole for illegally possessing a controlled substance and firearms. Sentencing guidelines would have called for about 10 years in prison.

The Kansas City Star reports the judge cited Long’s criminal history in tripling Long’s sentence.

Prosecutors say Long was a gang member who killed five people, including one person he was convicted of killing in 2001. He was released from prison in 2012. Prosecutors say in 2013 he killed four more people, including a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. Charges have only been filed in one of those cases.

Long’s lawyer says he’s appealing

Man robs Kansas convenience store, then turns himself in

Posted on February 12, 2016

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 28-year-old man is behind bars after having second thoughts about an early morning convenience store robbery and turning himself in.

The Wichita Eagle reports a man walked into a Kwik Shop in northeast Wichita around 2 a.m. Friday, indicated he had a weapon and demanded money from the cash register.

Wichita Police Capt. Doug Nolte says the employee gave the robber a small amount of cash and the thief left in a black Honda CRV.

Soon after that officers at Patrol North noticed a black Honda CRV drive up at the bureau offices.

The man was interviewed and booked, and officers found evidence of the robbery in his car.

Mother of victim discusses alleged Great Bend school bus assault

Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016

Great Bend Post

GREAT BEND -Michelle O’Neil is the mother of a victim involved with the alleged assault on a Great Bend High School activity bus.

The incident happened as the bus was transporting the swimming team home from competing in Manhattan on Saturday, February 6.

O’Neil said her son was sexually assaulted on the bus by upperclassman on the swim team.

“My son is not doing good,” she said. “I get emotional about this. He cries all the time. He feels humiliated and he’s with me 24-7.

We tried to get him to go to school on Thursday. He made it about an hour and a half,” she explained.

“We do have him in counseling,” she said. “As a mom it is tough to see this.”

She also discussed the incident on the bus.

“There is no question that it happened,” she said. “The boys who did it have even sent my son text messages asking for forgiveness and facebook messages saying they are sorry.”

O’Neil was not pleased with the school’s response to the incident.

“It is sad how USD 428 is making light of this,” she explained. “The whole situation, the way it was handled is bad. My son is trying to be as strong as he can and we are going to change the policy on the buses so this can never happen again.”

The Ellsworth County Attorney is considering possible charges in the case.

1 hospitalized after loaded cattle truck slides down Kan. embankment

Posted on February 12, 2016

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY- One person was injured in an accident just after 5a.m. on Friday in Chautauqua County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Peterbilt semi pulling a load of 70-80 head of cattle and driven by Thomas A. Murphy, 49, Hattiesburg, MS, was northbound on K99 five miles north of U.S. 166.

The truck’s passenger tire slid off the edge of roadway.

Kansas 99 has no shoulders and the driver was unable to recover once the truck started down the embankment. The truck rolled into the east ditch.

Murphy was transported to the hospital in Sedan. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

The cattle were trapped in the truck. The KHP did not report any injuries to the animals.