Victoria, Kansas – Mary Schmidtberger, age 95, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Via Christi Village Care Center, Hays. Kansas.
Services are 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 9, 2017, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.
A full obit will follow from Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main, Victoria, Kansas 67671.
Chester Oliver Wishon Jr. , age 59, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kansas. Chet was born September 15, 1959 on Heidelberg, Germany, the son of Chester Oliver & Oleta (Thon) Wishon, Sr. A lifetime resident of Greeley County, he was a Gas & Oil Supervisor in the Oil and Gas Industry.
Chet attended the Assembly of God Church in Tribune, Kansas.
On July 4, 2009 he married Patricia Lopez Hocker in Tribune, Kansas.
Chet surviving family includes-
His wife-
Patty Wishon- Tribune, Kansas
His Mother-
Oleta Bergquist- Tribune, Kansas
One daughter-
Hillary Brooke & Bryan Koehn- Greeley, Colorado
One grandchild-
Remington Koehn- Greeley, Colorado
Two sisters-
Deborah & Warren Kuttler- Tribune, Kansas
Sandra Lewis- Tribune, Kansas
Two step children-
Christopher Garrison- Liberal, Kansas
Aubrey Hamilton- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Four step grandchildren
Karley, Ayden, Chloe & Natalie Garrison – Liberal, Kansas
His father, stepfather and a step grandchild precede him in death
Cremation has been chosen.
There will be no calling times.
Funeral Services will be held at a later date
Memorials may be given to the Chester O. Wishon Memorial Fund in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home. PO 301, Tribune, Kansas 67879.
BUTLER COUNTY –Officials in Butler County are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a home on Douglas Street in Eldorado on Thursday evening.
The homeowner reported seeing smoke and found a fire in a bedroom, according to media release.
Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the entire front of home as well as the roof.
They were on scene for over an hour and a half getting the entire fire in the multilayer roof extinguished. The home was a complete loss.
Neither the owners nor the occupants had insurance. A church is helping the family.
Two pet dogs perished in the fire.
WILSON COUNTY- A Kansas man died in an accident just before 7p.m. on Thursday in Wilson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Chad Stacy, 34, Louisburg, was eastbound on Kansas 39 at U.S. 75.
The driver failed to stop at the stop sign and collided with a 2013 GMC pickup driven by Ronald Young, 43, Overbrook, that was northbound on U.S. 75.
The SUV rolled in the middle of U.S. 75 and came to rest on its wheels.
Stacy was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
Young was not injured.
HODGEMAN COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Hodgeman County are investigating a suspect for burglary and assault of a law enforcement officer.
Just before 10p.m. on Thursday, Hodgeman County Dispatch received a call from a resident in Hanston stating there was a subject that entered their home and left, according to a social media report.
Dispatch contacted officers to be in route. Initial responding officer made contact with the victims and as additional units arrived a search of the area was conducted.
A short time later tracks in the snow led officers to a nearby church.
Sheriff Jared Walker a deputy and K9 initiated a search of the church and found the suspect.
After a short fight, they placed the suspect under arrest.
Hanston EMS transported the suspect to Hodgeman County Health Center to be checked for injuries and he was then taken to jail.
The suspect has been charged with Aggravated Burglary, Burglary, 2 counts of Assault on Law Enforcement, and resisting arrest. Bond was set at $40,000. No names or locations are being released due to the case being an open investigation.
Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -13. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -4. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -4. West wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
SundayMostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Sunday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 21.
MondayMostly sunny, with a high near 48.
RENO COUNTY– A Kansas man and woman arrested December 28 accused of stealing a truck following a rollover accident were back before a judge on Thursday.
Alex Currie, 19, and Heather O’Gorman, 24, both of Hutchinson were charged with auto burglary, two counts of felony theft and felony criminal damage.
The pickup belonged to a corrections officer at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility.
Just after 8:30 a.m. on December 28, Reno County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to 11713 S Victory Road after report of a suspicious vehicle.
The description matched the description of a vehicle reported stolen just after 5:30 a.m. at residence in the 1500 block of West 12th Street in Hutchinson.
Deputies along with a trooper from the Kansas Highway Patrol were able to locate the vehicle driving westbound on Illinois
Street from Yoder Road.
The vehicle went north on Halstead as deputies were still trying to get catch up with the vehicle it turned east on Blanchard at a high rate of speed.
The driver lost control on the curve and left the roadway to the right, entering the ditch, and overturning onto its top. O’Gorman was transported to the hospital for treatment. Currie was arrested at the scene
Both were also involved in another case involving burglary from March 28, of 2016. They are accused of breaking into another vehicle, stealing a woman’s wallet, forging a $600.00 money gram and causing damage to the vehicle.
Currie remains jailed on a $24,000 bond while O’Gorman is jailed on a bond of $9,000.
SEDGWICK COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Sedgwick County are investigating a robbery and asking for help to identify a suspect.
On December 29, The Family Mart in the 1500 block of south Meridian in Wichita was robbed, according to a social media report.
On Thursday, police released photos of the suspect.
If you are able to identify of this person or you have any additional information about the crime please call Crime Stoppers at 267-2111.
By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State outscored Central Missouri 8-2 over the final 1:15 to overcome a five-point deficit and beat the Mules 74-73 Thursday at Gross Coliseum. Rob Davis, who scored a game-high 34 points, hit the go-ahead jumper with 27-seconds to play. He added two free throws to extend the lead to three with four second to play.
Aaron Nicholson fouled Spencer Reeves with two seconds left. Reeves hit the first free throw then intentionally missed the second but after securing the rebound, the Tigers Drew Kite was called for a foul. Gabriel Williams hit the first free throw but missed the second. Jaquan Smith secured the rebound to end the game, which saw 52 combined fouls and 68 combined free throws.
Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
Rob Davis Postgame Interview
Game Highlights
The Tigers (9-4, 3-2 MIAA) led by 10 in the first half, but the Mules (8-4, 2-2 MIAA) responded with a 16-4 run to take their first lead early in the second half. They would hold Fort Hays State without a field goal for over eight minutes in the second half and build the lead to seven on two different occasions, the latest with 5:40 to play.
Hadley Gillum scored 15 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.
Spencer Reeves and DJ Richardson both scored 14 to lead the Mules with Dushaun Rice adding 11.
UCM scored 33 of their 73 points from the free throw line, hitting 33-of-40. FHSU was 21-of-28 from the foul line.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The youngest of five people convicted in the deaths of six Kansas City firefighters will be resentenced in February.
Bryan Sheppard was sentenced to life in prison for an arson fire that sparked an explosion and killed the firefighters. Sheppard was 17 at the time of the November 1988 explosion.
The Kansas City Star reports Sheppard was granted a new sentencing hearing after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to impose life without parole sentences on juveniles.
Sheppard, now 45, will be resentenced Feb. 15 and 16.
Firefighters Thomas Fry, Gerald Halloran, Luther Hurd, James Kilventon Jr., Robert D. McKarnin and Michael Oldham died in the explosion at a construction site in south Kansas City.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A European plane maker that established a U.S. engineering outpost in Wichita 14 years ago has moved to a new building at Wichita State University.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Airbus Americas Engineering’s final group of Wichita employees began working at the two-story, 90,000-square-foot building this week.
Brandi Chandler, who coordinated the multi-stage move for Airbus, says it began the first week of December and involved 300 employees.
Vice president of Airbus Americas Engineering John O’Leary says the transition “went extremely smooth.”
O’Leary says the move not only was a means to consolidate its work from two buildings to one, but was also a way to be closer to at university’s new Innovation Campus, where there’s a pipeline for the company’s future workforce.
By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
HAYS, Kan. – Jill Faxon scored 13 of her team-high 17 points in the first half, Kacey Kennett added 14 points, both hit three 3-pointers to lead the Fort Hays State women to a 69-59 win over Central Missouri Thursday at Gross Coliseum.
After missing their first seven shots to open the game, the Tigers (12-2, 3-2 MIAA) went on a 21-4 run to build a 12-point second quarter lead. They closed the half on a 15-4 run to go up 17 and led by as many as 22 late in the third before the Jennies (10-2, 3-1 MIAA) closed the gap to five with under four minutes to play.
The Tigers responded with a 10-2 run which included six points without any time off the clock after two technical fouls on UCM coach Dave Slifer.
Tony Hobson Postgame Interview
Game Highlights
The Tigers went 3-for-15 from the floor in the fourth quarter and finished at 35.5-percent for the game but hit 10-of-27 from beyond the arc. The Jennies went 8-for-12 in the final frame to finish 31.1-percent but were held to their lowest point total of the season.
Photo courtesy FHSU Athletics
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for shooting another man and throwing a kitten against a wall, causing it to be euthanized.
Damion Looney, 29, Wichita, was sentenced Thursday after being found guilty in November of several charges.
District Attorney Marc Bennett said in a statement that Looney shot Quinton Edwards at a home in July 2015 after Looney argued with his girlfriend in a Wichita bar. The shooting caused Edwards to lose an eye.
While investigating the shooting, authorities discovered a video showing Looney throwing a kitten against a wall. The animal was later euthanized.
Looney pleaded guilty to felony cruelty to animals in that case.
