Image of the bank theft suspects- courtesy Salina Police
SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities continue investigating a reported theft of over $2,200 from the Central National Bank last week and have released security camera photos of the suspects.
Just before 3:30 p.m., a bank employee told Salina Police that a man entered the bank, located inside Walmart, 2900 South Ninth, and asked to exchange $4,800 in $20 bills for $100 bills, according Police Captain Paul Forrester.
The man then asked to exchange the $100 bills for Canadian currency.
When the bank employee told the man that the bank did not do currency exchanges, he asked for the $20 bills back.
While the clerk was collecting the $4,800 in $20 bills, the man pocketed $2,200 from the stack of $100 bills. He and a female suspect then left the bank with $7,000.
The suspects left in a white or silver GMC Acadia, according to Forrester.
More than a year ago, Billy Sims BBQ named Hays as a potential location to expand the restaurant of Heisman Trophy winner and Oklahoma University running back Billy Sims. Fast forward a year later and Billy Sims BBQ is set to open on July 27 at 4310 Vine at Tebo Village.
Franchisee David Dunn will open his eighth location for the growing franchise when he opens the Hays restaurant. Dunn said the location and community were contributing factors to bringing the franchise to Hays.
Billy Sims
“A lot of people go for the large cities. I like what I call the mid-markets. The population of Hays is perfect. I think the need for good barbecue is perfect, there’s not a lot of barbecue here and what we have is very good, so I think this community will really like it,” Dunn said. “The fact that it’s a college town helps bring a lot more people to town certain times of the year. I like that. I do like the fact that it’s right off of I-70. We get a lot of traveler traffic and the community is a big thing.”
The restaurant in Hays will be Dunn’s third location to open in the past month and is the seventh Billy Sims BBQ to open in Kansas.
“We have enjoyed tremendous growth in the past few years and much of that is owed to our success in Kansas,” said co-founder and CEO Jeff Jackson in a press release. “We’ve wanted to reach the northwest part of the state for some time, and now we can introduce Kansans in the Hays area to our menu and great barbecue.”
Billy Sims BBQ features a menu of nine meats that are smoked daily in-house and they also serve traditional sides such as potato salad, smoked baked potatoes, smoked corn, coleslaw and salads.
Billy Sims himself will be at the restaurant all day July 28 and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29 to meet guests and customers and also sign autographs.
More information can be found on their website and Facebook.
Phillipsburg resident Wanda F. Henrichs passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital in Phillipsburg, KS at the age of 90.
She was born in Worth County, Missouri on Oct. 21, 1926, the daughter of Clyde & Noma (Parman) Barnes. She was united in marriage to Fred “Bud” Henrichs on Sept. 12, 1948 in Phillipsburg. He preceded her in death on June 29, 2011.
She is survived by her daughter, Amber Nonamaker & husband, Gary, of Cedar, KS and two granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. in the United Presbyterian Church, Phillipsburg, KS, with Pastor Chris Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg.
Mrs. Henrichs will lie in-state on Wednesday, July 26, from noon – 9:00 p.m. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with the family greeting friends from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. that evening.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Presbyterian Church. Online condolences to: www.olliffboeve.com.
Diana W. (Sanders) Hulse died peacefully at Rock Haven Nursing Home in Janesville, Wisconsin on July 16, 2017 at the age of 86. She had faced a long, hard-fought battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Diana was born to parents, Charlie and Madeline (Hutton) Sanders on April 6, 1931 in Stockton, Kansas. She was the second to the youngest of 6 children; later an older sister to two half sisters and three half brothers.
She married Merle D. Hulse on June 20, 1953 in Stockton, Kansas, and the couple had four children. Diana spent most of her life in Stockton, Kansas; but due to failing health, moved to Chanute, Kansas with her oldest daughter, Lila, in 2003 and then to Wisconsin with her youngest daughter, Tammy, in 2008.
Diana was a loving, selfless and devoted mother to her children. She loved babies, her friends, animals, traveling, writing poetry and laughter. Anyone who knew her loved her. She had a courageous, gentle and grateful heart. Diana proudly told everyone she met that she was a cook for 40 years at the Midway Cafe in Stockton. She was a strong Christian and loved her Savior. Before leaving Kansas, the Baptist Church in Stockton became her sanctuary. Her years there seemed to be some of her best.
Diana is survived by her children; Lila (Alan) Dunning, Sharon Hibbard, Jesse (Denise) Hulse, Tammy (Ken) Williams; 10 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and her sister, Ameita. She was preceded in death by her husband, Merle; her parents, her sisters Marjorie and Zelda, her brothers; Donald and Thornton, her half brothers; Bobby, Marion and Charles, and her half sisters; Rosanna and Roberta.
The family would like to extend a special “thank you” to Ginny Grant, her loyal and loving friend and caregiver. In addition, we would like to thank Agrace Hospice Care for giving Mom, in her final days, comfort, dignity and excellent nursing care. We would also like to thank the staff at Rock Haven Nursing Home for their care of Mom over the last year.
A graveside memorial service will be held at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in rural Stockton at 11:00 A.M on September 2, 2017. The family gratefully declines flowers, but prayers are gladly accepted. Diana spent some of her early years as a nursing assistant at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Hays, Kansas and St. Rose Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas. Memorial donations may be made to the Diana Hulse Nursing Fund in care of the Kellerman Foundation. This fund helps educate young African women in nursing programs in Uganda, Africa. Donations to this fund may be sent to Plumer-Overlease Funeral Home, 723 N. First St, Stockton, KS.
Former Phillipsburg resident Gladys F. Hansen passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 at the Park West Retirement Center in Wichita, KS at the age of 84.
She was born June 19, 1933 in Montrose, Colorado, the daughter of Max & Eva (DeHerra) Trujillo. Her husband, James, preceded her in death on August 10, 1997.
Survivors include her son, Richard Hansen, of Sidney, NE; daughters, Eva Maria Hansen of Phillipsburg, KS and Betty Jean of Wichita, KS; 8 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren; and her brother, Robert Trujillo of Salt Lake City, UT.
Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 29, at 11:00 a.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Rev. Lew Van Der Wege officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg.
Friends may sign the book on Friday, July 28, from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be given to the First Lutheran Church. Online condolences to: www.olliffboeve.com.
Former Phillipsburg resident Gladys T. George passed away Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Stanton County Long Term Care in Johnson, KS at the age of 88.
She was born in Rooks County, KS on Sept. 6, 1928, the daughter of Frank & Rose (Morin) Balthazor. She married Dorrell George on Aug. 9, 1949 in Damar, KS. He preceded her in death on March 12, 2016.
Survivors include her son, Neal George of Scott City, KS; daughters, Sondra Fleming of Grapevine, TX, Sharon Porter of Johnson, KS, and Shirley Wagner of Haslet, TX; 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; and four sisters: Eunice Berland of Hays, KS; Irma Kirkpatrick of Long Beach, CA; Joyce Wasinger of Denver, CO; and Opel Hochandal of Seattle, WA.
Cremation was chosen. Friends may sign the book Thursday, July 27, from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg.
A scriptural wake & rosary service will be held Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home, with the family greeting friends from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, July 28, at 10:00 a.m. in the SS Philip & James Catholic Church, Phillipsburg, with Father Jose Kumblumkal officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Phillipsburg.
Memorial contributions may be given to the SS Philip & James Catholic Church. Online condolences may be sent to: www.olliffboeve.com.
TROY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has ordered a competency evaluation for a homeless man charged with killing a man whose body was found in the Missouri River.
Proceedings in the Doniphan County case against 40-year-old Christopher Colhour are on hold until the evaluation is completed. Colhour is being held without bond on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and felony theft in the death of 64-year-old Daniel Purvis, of St. Joseph, Missouri. Colhour’s defense attorney says Colhour previously has been diagnosed as being schizophrenic, bipolar and suffering from auditory hallucinations.
Law enforcement in Missouri and Kansas searched streams and rivers for Purvis after he disappeared around May 22. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department in Missouri recovered Purvis’ body May 27 just south of St. Joseph.
For more information, call the Cedar Bluff KDWPT Area Office at 785-726-3212, or Lynn Davignon, Region 1 Fisheries Supervisor, at the Hays KDWPT Regional office at 785-628-8614.
The Hays school board voted Monday night to reduce workbook/material fees for all students for the upcoming school year by $45.
The fee will drop from $135 to $90.
The drop in fees will cost the district about $90,000, but this will be offset by an increase in state aid.
The new base state aid per pupil will be raised to $4,006 for the 2017-2018 school year, which is estimated to bring an additional $1.9 million to the district this year.
Board member Luke Oborny said, “This has been a goal, and this has been one of the things that we have worked toward, and I am happy to vote for this.”
Board president Lance Bickle also said he supported the reduction in fees and looked forward to chipping away further at the fees in the future.
In other business, the board:
• Approved the milk bid from Hiland Dairy for the 2017-2018 school year
• Approved a copier paper bid from Contract Paper Group for $21,627.60.
• Approved a Title VI-B budget for special education
• Approved special meetings for 7 a.m. Aug. 10 for the annual budget hearing and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24 for the budget approval.
TOPEKA –Jim Barnett, a recently declared candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, today announced the 2nd phase of a statewide tour focusing on agriculture, feedlots, seed, grain and value-added products.
This second phase of the Barnett Ag Tour will take place on July 27 and July 28 and include stops in Pratt, Greensburg, Healy, Colby, Russell, and Hays, Kansas.
Phase one of the tour included stops in Great Bend, Kinsley, Dodge City, Garden City and Scott City.
“Last week, on the first phase of the tour, numerous good ideas came forth regarding roads, water, and marketing,” Barnett said. “I look forward to hearing the issues that get raised later this week.”
“I grew up on a farm so I know the practical wisdom and the optimism that reside there,” Barnett said. “My #OneKansas agenda will be built around commonsense ways to move our state forward. As governor, my door will always be open to constructive ways to help.”
Hello from Goodland! I am completing more stops on my July Listening Tour this weekend! Hope to see you at one of these stops:
WILSON
Saturday, July 29, 8:30 a.m. – Grandma’s Soda Shop, 2524 Ave. E
LINCOLN
Saturday, July 29, 10 a.m. – Finch Theater Community Room, 122 E. Lincoln Ave.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns or know of ways my office can be of assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us.
See the above video for my conversation with my mentor and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Dr. Phil Roe! Watch our conversation about the important work the Chairman is doing to help our veterans.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
In the House Meeting with Secretary Perdue
Grateful to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for joining those of us in the Congressional Western Caucus for lunch last Wednesday. We had a great conversation on trade, particularly with Mexico.
He even took a moment to show off the big tom he shot. Big spurs, long beard. Well done, Secretary Perdue!
Remembering Amelia Earhart
This past Sunday would have been Amelia Earhart’s 120th birthday. Two weeks ago, I spoke from the House Floor to recognize this Kansan’s important contributions to our state, aviation, women and our national pride.
Senator Dole embodies what it means to be a public servant, a leader and a Kansan. I am proud to call him a friend, and I am humbled to bear the awesome responsibility of serving in the Congressional seat he one held. For as long as I can remember, Bob Dole has been a role model. Today, he is a mentor and continues as a shining example of international leadership. This serves as a great occasion for my colleagues to remember leaders like Senator Dole, who never forgot the human impact of each bill, who truly serves the public, and who never forgot where he was from – Russell, Kansas.
Last week, the House Ag Committee took a break from farm bill hearings to talk about another topic vital to rural America: Infrastructure.
This is not only regarding transportation. Many folks across the country take for granted the power of access to the internet. As we represent our rural communities and businesses, we must ensure that improved communications technologies and broadband infrastructure are realities all Kansans and Kansas businesses.
WASHINGTON— Kansas statesman Bob Dole has been nominated for the highest civilian honor Congress bestows.
Sen. Pat Roberts and Rep. Lynn Jenkins are seeking to honor the longtime senator with the Congressional Gold Medal. Roberts and Jenkins jointly introduced resolutions Monday, two days after Dole’s 94th birthday.
The resolution says that Dole has “embodied the American spirit of leadership and determination.” Co-sponsors include the entire Kansas delegation, along with a bipartisan list of representatives and senators from around the country. Two-thirds of the House and Senate must agree to co-sponsor the resolution to award the medal.
The Russell native served 27 years in the Senate and 10 years in the House. Dole was the GOP presidential nominee in 1996, losing the election to Bill Clinton.
