The Janousek Funeral Home of La Crosse, Kansas, has announced Funeral Services for Vernita M. Serpan, 90, La Crosse, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, La Crosse, Kansas.
Burial will be at La Crosse City Cemetery.
Gary George Helget, age 69, of Schoenchen, Kansas passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017 in Schoenchen. He was born July 29, 1947 in Hays, Kansas to George and Alberta (Huber) Helget. He graduated from Ellis High School in 1965.
Gary was a truck driver for APAC for 30 years and worked for Travenol for 10 years before that. He also worked with Bob Munsch Auction as well. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Schoenchen 3rd degree Knights of Columbus and the Bishop Cunningham 4th degree Knights of Columbus, Sons of the American Legion post 173 and the American Legion Riders post 173. He enjoyed playing guitar with Johnny and the Rebels and also various other area polka bands, riding motorcycles especially his Tri-Glide and hunting with his son.
He is survived by his son, Wade Helget and wife Amy and children, Kevin, Robin, Peyton and Ethan Helget all of Rose Hill, Kansas; a brother, Bob Helget and wife Bernie of Hays and a sister, Gloria Wilson of LaCrosse, Kansas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother-in-law, BJ Wilson.
Funeral services will be 10 AM on Monday, July 24, 2017 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Schoenchen. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday 6 PM – 8 PM with a parish vigil at 7 PM followed by a combined Schoenchen Council 3rd degree and Bishop Cunningham 4th degree Knights of Columbus rosary service all at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are suggested to the Harold Dorzweiler Cancer Memorial Fund.
Condolences amy be left by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected]
LUCAS, Kan. – All four teams that advanced from the West Regional have been eliminated at the K-18 State Tournament. Saturday top-seeded Norton lost 11-3 to Concordia F&B. Concordia DNB then defeated Phillipsburg 13-5. After being rained out Saturday afternoon, Hill City lost 10-0 to Smith Center and Ellis fell 20-5 to Clay Center.
Concordia CNB defeated Concordia F&A 20-10 and Clay defeated Smith Center 12-3 in Sunday’s semifinals.
Concordia F&A will play Smith Center in the third place game Wednesday at 6:30 pm followed by the state K-18 State Championship game between Concordia F&B and Clay Center at 8:30 pm
What kind of pets does a marching band have?
Trum-pets.
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Today Sunny, with a high near 98. Light east southeast wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 98. South wind 7 to 15 mph.
Tuesday NightA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
WednesdayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 97. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightA 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
ThursdayA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday NightPartly cloudy, with a low around 65.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Moss hit a game-ending double off Tyler Clippard that lifted the Kansas City Royals over the White Sox 5-4 Sunday, extending Chicago’s longest losing streak in four years to nine games.
Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio and Eric Hosmer hit consecutive home runs off Derek Holland in the fourth inning for a 3-0 lead, and Merrifield hit another solo shot in the eighth off Dan Jennings to tie the score at 4.
Mike Moustakas singled off Gregory Infante (0-1) leading off the ninth and pinch-runner Lorenzo Cain advanced on a wild pitch. Clippard relieved in his second appearance since he was acquired from the New York Yankees, and Moss doubled.
Kelvin Herrera (3-2) struck out two in a perfect ninth, extending the scoreless streak by the Royals bullpen to 18 innings over five games. Kansas City has won five straight following a skid of seven losses in eight games and went 6-4 on a homestand that included four walkoff wins.
COWLEY COUNTY – Authorities are investigating an alleged credit card scam.
Communications officers in Cowley County reported they have taken several calls regarding what is likely a scam, according to a social media report.
The targets of the alleged scam have received text messages claiming to be from Wells Fargo, requesting they call a phone number regarding a problem with their credit card.
Once the number is called, the target is asked for their credit card information. Authorities recommended you do not call the number if you receive a text message like this, as it is likely a scam.
Credit card companies do not typically contact customers by text message or phone and ask that they provide their card numbers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Thousands of people remain without power in the Kansas City area after severe thunderstorms moved through the area overnight Saturday.
Utility officials believe the power outages will linger into Monday afternoon before everyone regains electricity. The storms that began Saturday generated winds gusts up to 70 mph that knocked down trees and power lines.
Our office windows are the only source of light in Pleasant Hill right now. That and all the lightning. pic.twitter.com/1EaP0nJgCZ
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) July 23, 2017
About 71,000 Kansas City Power & Light customers remained without power Sunday morning. At the height of the storm, 112,000 customers lost power.
Another 8,000 customers in Independence, Missouri are also without power, and nearly 14,000 in Kansas City, Kansas lacked power.
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Colorado authorities say a person has died while inner tubing in the Platte River — the state’s third fatal tubing accident in a week.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that a 43-year-old Castle Rock resident drowned near the Platte River campground.
Authorities say the man had been tubing Saturday afternoon with his fiance and friends when he apparently lost his tube and went into an area near the bank with bushes and tall grass.
A camper saw the man emerge face down. Several people pulled him from the water but attempts to revive him failed.
On Friday, a 48-year-old woman flipped off her inner tube and drowned near Golden. On July 16, a 31-year-old man died after falling out of his inner tube at the Animas River Whitewater Park in southwestern Colorado.
TREGO COUNTY –Two people were injured in an accident just after 8a.m. on Sunday in Trego County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2016 Nissan Rogue driven by Isaac J. Sandlin, 15, Cullman, AL., was eastbound on Interstate 70 two miles east of Wakeeney.
The Nissan rear-ended a 2016 Jeep Renegade driven by Mary A. Comer, 49, Colby, that was in the left lane slowing for traffic due to fog.
Comer and a passenger Terry A. Comer, 49, Lamar, CO., were transported to the hospital in WaKeeney.
Sandlin and two passengers in the Nissan were not injured. All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo will be August 3 – 5, 2017 in Phillipsburg, KS.
Listen to 99 KZ Country July 24 -August 1, 2017 for chances to win tickets from Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo. Winners will be able to choose a pair of tickets for Thursday, August 3 or Friday, August 4 while supplies last. Down to Thursday, August 3 tickets. Thursday, August 3 tickets will include a Tough Enough to Wear Pink item.
For every fan who wears pink to the rodeo on Thursday, August 3, $1 will be given to Phillips County Relay for Life.
For more information visit the website KansasBiggestRodeo.com or call 785-543-2448. Also, look for the rodeo’s Facebook Page: Kansas Biggest Rodeo
Winners will need to pick up tickets at the KHAZ Studio, 2300 Hall in Hays, KS.
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KANSAS CITY – A California man and woman were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute multi-kilos of methamphetamine and fentanyl (a synthetic form of heroin), which was confiscated during an interdiction at a Kansas City bus terminal, according to Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
Edgar Israel Reyes-Toscano, 44, and Vanessa Sanchez, 44, both of Bakersfield, Calif., were charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Today’s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against both defendants on July 6, 2017.
The indictment alleges that Reyes-Toscano and Sanchez participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. In addition to the conspiracy, Reyes-Toscano and Sanchez are charged together in one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
According to an affidavit filed in support of the original criminal complaint, Reyes-Toscano and Sanchez were arrested on July 5, 2017, at a local bus terminal. They had traveled together, the affidavit says, on a bus that originated in Los Angeles, Calif. Reyes-Toscano’s bus ticket bore a final destination of St. Louis, Mo. A Kansas City police detective searched his duffel bag and noticed a white cardboard box secured with clear package tape. Upon opening the lid of the box, the detective observed a large bundle wrapped in clear cellophane wrap. The detective also found a gift-wrapped package in the duffel bag that contained three bundles wrapped in clear cellophane wrap. According to the affidavit, those packages were later determined to contain a total of 2,380 grams of methamphetamine and 3,540 grams of fentanyl
Another Kansas City police detective noticed Sanchez, carrying a bag on her shoulder, walk past while intensely staring at what was transpiring between Reyes-Toscano and the detective. The detective had seen Sanchez exit the bus with Reyes-Toscano, and noticed that the bag she carried over her shoulder appeared to have a heavy, rectangular-shaped box in it.
Sanchez entered the women’s restroom and when she came back out, her bag no longer appeared to have a heavy rectangular box within. Sanchez immediately exited the bus terminal, walked out to the loading platform and sat down on a bench. While the detective questioned Sanchez, a third detective searched the women’s restroom and found a rectangular gift-wrapped package in the trashcan. According to the affidavit, the package, wrapped in the same gift wrap as the package carried by Reyes-Toscano, contained three bundles wrapped in clear cellophane wrap for a total of 2,410 grams of methamphetamine.
KDA
MANHATTAN — The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s agricultural advocacy, marketing and outreach team is seeking talented Kansans to serve on the Marketing Advisory Board. The mission of the KDA marketing program team is to serve all Kansans through innovative programming and deliver solutions designed to create an environment that facilitates growth and expansion in agriculture while increasing pride in and awareness of the state’s largest industry — agriculture.
The Marketing Advisory Board will advise the program team on a variety of topics through the following sub-committees: From the Land of Kansas, international agricultural development, agricultural business development, agricultural workforce development and agricultural education.
If you are interested in applying to serve as a Marketing Advisory Board member, please submit a resume, statement of interest/cover letter and tax clearance confirmation PDF via email to Kerry Wefald, Director of Marketing at [email protected]. For more details about the board and about the application process, go to agriculture.ks.gov/marketing-advisory-board. All questions can be directed to Kerry Wefald at [email protected] or via phone at 785-564-6758.
Applications are due by Fri., August 4, 2017.
